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20/05/2020
CBS Makes Quick Work of Virtual Upfront Pitch
If there were an open bar somewhere, CBS's virtual upfront would have gotten media buyers and advertisers there pretty quickly. New CBS sitcom B Positive ...
20/05/2020
Fox Renews Last Man Standing' and The Resident'
Fox has renewed comedy Last Man Standing and drama The Resident for 2020-2021. Last Man Standing, starring Tim Allen, will enter its third season on Fox, and ni...
20/05/2020
Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Growing The Voice'
NBC had the top score in Monday ratings, with The Voice leading the network to a 0.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. In second were...
20/05/2020
Syndication Ratings: Shows Level Off as Pandemic-Driven Viewership Fades
The viewership highs that accompanied the start of stay-at-home orders are fading now that some cities are reopening and the weather is improving. The result is...
20/05/2020
CBS Shares 2020-2021 Schedule
CBS has unveiled its 2020-2021 schedule, which features one new comedy and two rookie dramas. The new shows are Chuck Lorre comedy B Positive and Queen Latifah ...
20/05/2020
Freeform Brings Back Everything's Gonna Be Okay' and Motherland: Fort Salem'
Freeform is bringing back Everything's Gonna Be Okay and Motherland: Fort Sa...
20/05/2020
CBSN Fills in for CBS Evening News
CBS had to switch to a feed from its 24/7 over-the-top news site, CBSN, when it had technical issues with CBS Evening News with Norah ODonnell Tuesday (May 19)....
20/05/2020
Binge Report: NCIS: Los Angeles' Is the Weekend's Most Binged Time-Shifted Show
According to Inscape.tv, the TV data company with glass-level insights from a pa...
20/05/2020
Rob Silverstein Named EP of Merediths New Strip Based on People
Rob Silverstein, former executive producer of NBCUniversal's Access Hollywood, has been named executive producer and showrunner for Meredith's new half-...
20/05/2020
Sherri Shepherd Joining Foxs Dish Nation as Co-Host
Sherri Shepherd is joining Fox's Dish Nation as co-host starting in August, said Stephen Brown, executive VP of programming and development, Fox Television ...
19/05/2020
Holey Moley II: The Sequel' Premieres on ABC May 21
Season two of mini-golf spectacle Holey Moley begins on ABC May 21. Holey Moley II: The Sequel has 13 episodes. Contestants put their miniature golf and physi...
19/05/2020
ViacomCBS Upfront Touts Power of Combination
ViacomCBS couldn't put its stars on stage, so it put them in a video. In the first part of its virtual upfront presentation, the media company employed its...
19/05/2020
Cape Cod Crime Drama Hightown' Debuts on Starz May 17
Drama Hightown premieres on Starz May 17. The series, set in Cape Cod, follows one woman's journey to sobriety, and an unfolding murder investigation. Rebec...
19/05/2020
Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With Idol' Finale
ABC got top score in Sunday prime, with the American Idol finale leading the Alphabets. ABC got a 0.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 shar...
19/05/2020
Wendy Williams to Take Hiatus From Daytime Talker
Wendy Williams, host of Debmar-Mercury's daytime talker The Wendy Williams Show, is once again taking some time off due to her Graves' disease. During t...
19/05/2020
Bilte Sets Retirement as GM of KIRO-TV, Seattle
Greg Bilte plans to retire as VP and general manager of KIRO-TV, Seattle, effective June 30, capping a 41 year career, Cox Media Group said Monday. Greg Bilte ...
19/05/2020
CBSN Dallas-Fort Worth Has Launched
CBS Television Stations and CBS Interactive have launched CBSN Dallas-Fort Worth, the 10th of ViacomCBS' 13 local direct-to-consumer streaming news services...
19/05/2020
Michael Carr Named KFSN Fresno President/GM
Michael Carr has been named president and general manager of KFSN Fresno, which is part of ABC Owned Television Stations. He's been the station's news d...
17/05/2020
KOIN Portland Anchor Jeff Gianola Hosts CBS Weekend News'
KOIN Portland anchor Jeff Gianola is hosting CBS Weekend News May 16-17 from KOIN studios in downtown Portland. With the CBS Broadcast Center in New York closed...
16/05/2020
Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With Strong Station 19' Closer
ABC had the top score in Thursday primetime, with the Station 19 finale leading the Alphabets to the victory. ABC had a 0.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen ov...
16/05/2020
ABC Orders Season Four of American Idol'
ABC has renewed American Idol for season four on the network. The current season crowns its winner May 17. Seven contestants remain. Related: Lowes Helps Amer...
16/05/2020
Networks Feature Graduation Special May 16
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 airs May 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, The CW, Univision and a range of cable networ...
16/05/2020
NBC Orders More Good Girls'
NBC has renewed crime drama Good Girls for a fourth season. The show has averaged a 0.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.4 million viewers overall in live plus seve...
15/05/2020
CBS All Access Orders New Star Trek' Series
CBS has ordered Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, based on the time Captain Christopher Pike manned the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series will feature fan favorites fr...
15/05/2020
Meredith Promotes Holub to GM, WHNS-TV
Meredith Corp. promoted Jeff Holub to VP and general manager of WHNS-TV, the Fox affiliate in Greenville, S.C., effective May 18. Jeff Holub Holub, currently ...
15/05/2020
Nexstar Names Baldwin GM for Quad Cities Stations
Nexstar Broadcasting named J. Patrick Baldwin as VP and general manager for its broadcast and digital operations in the Quad Cities, effective immediately. Pat...
15/05/2020
B+C, Next TV Name Recipients of Best of Show Special Edition Awards
Broadcasting Cable and Next TV have selected the winners of the 2020 Best of Show Special Edition Awards. The special edition of the program was created this y...
15/05/2020
Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With Strong Survivor' Finale
Photo: Screen Grab/CBS Entertainment The Survivor season finale paced CBS to the Wednesday win. CBS posted a 1.6 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, ...
15/05/2020
The CW to Start New Season in January
The CW will launch its new season in January 2021, while fall 2020 will have a mix of original and acquired programming. The CW made the announcement on its usu...
14/05/2020
KVVU-TV Named Broadcast Home for Las Vegas Raiders
KVVU-TV, Meredith's Fox affiliate in Las Vegas, has been named the official broadcast home of the NFL Raiders, which are moving to Sin City this season. Un...
14/05/2020
Primetime Ratings: Voice' Down But NBC Still on Top
(Photo by: NBC) NBC had the top score in Tuesday prime, with The Voice leading the network to a 0.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share...
14/05/2020
AMC Networks Acquires Anne Rice Novel Rights
AMC Networks has worked out a deal to acquire the rights to Anne Rice's literary works, The Vampire Chronicles Series and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches S...
14/05/2020
Hearst Names Roblin GM of Sacramento Stations
Hearst Television said it named Ariel Roblin as president and general manager of its stations in Sacramento, KCRA-TV and KQCA-TV. Ariel Roblin Roblin, who has...
13/05/2020
Advertisers Plan to Spend 33% Less in Upfront, Survey Finds
Advertisers say they expect to spend 33% less on upfront television buys in 2020 compared to last year, according to a new study by Advertiser Perceptions. Adv...
13/05/2020
NBC Orders Season Two of A Little Late with Lilly Singh'
NBC has ordered a second season of A Little Late with Lilly Singh. The late-night show premiered in September 2019. Singh got her start on YouTube. She hosts a...
13/05/2020
Syndication Ratings: Jeopardy! Jumps to Overall Lead
Answer: Game that led all of syndication in the week ended May 3. Question: What is Jeopardy!? CBS Television Distribution's genre leader rebounded 11% to...
13/05/2020
TruTV Debuts Impractical Jokers' Spinoff May 21
TruTV debuts Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party May 21. A spinoff of Impractical Jokers, the six-episode series stars the comedy troupe made up of Joe Gatto, Jame...
13/05/2020
Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With 9-1-1' Closer
Fox had the top score in Monday's primetime battle, with the 9-1-1 season finale leading the network to a 0.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, ...
13/05/2020
Final Season of The 100' on The CW May 20
Dystopian drama The 100 has its season premiere on The CW May 20. It will be season seven, and the final one. The 100 is about 100 teens sent to Earth to see i...
13/05/2020
Final Season of Room 104' on HBO July 24
The fourth and final season of anthology series Room 104 starts on HBO July 24. Mark and Jay Duplass created the show. There are 12 more episodes, each telling...
12/05/2020
Telemundo Shares New Season Plans
Telemundo shared its lineup for the upcoming TV season. New series include Caf , con Aroma de Mujer, which it calls a modern adaptation of a telenovela. Writt...
12/05/2020
Camp' Series Aims to Keep Parents from Going Bonkers
Parents worrying if their kids will have summer camp this year can send their kids to Camp Bonkers, which begins streaming on YouTube Kids Wednesday. Produced ...
12/05/2020
Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With Disney Family Singalong'
ABC had the top score in Sunday prime, with The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2 pacing the Alphabets. ABC got a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnight...
12/05/2020
Season Two of The Twilight Zone' on CBS All Access June 25
Season two of The Twilight Zone starts on CBS All Access June 25. All 10 episodes will drop that day. The original Twilight Zone debuted on CBS in 1959. Jordan...
12/05/2020
At-Home Variety Show' Begins on Peacock
Weekday series The At-Home Variety Show debuts on Peacock May 11. Seth MacFarlane will introduce each installment of the program. Most shows will be under 10 mi...
12/05/2020
Binge Report: ESPN's The Last Dance' Is the Weekend's Most Binged Time-Shifted Show
According to Inscape.tv, the TV data company with glass-level insights from a pa...
12/05/2020
Johnson Named Hearst TV's Director of Veteran Recruiting
Kevin Johnson, a 20-year Army veteran, was named director of veteran recruiting at Hearst Television, which is expanding its efforts to hire people who have ser...
12/05/2020
Longtime Station Exec Jack B. Allen Dies at 89
Jack B. Allen, 89, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a longtime sales and management executive at broadcast TV stations, died on Sunday, May 3, according to his fa...
11/05/2020
Sellers Lay Out Flexible Approaches to Upfronts
The upfront picture has gotten a bit clearer as programmers lay out plans to present their programming and ad products for media buyers and clients. When those...
11/05/2020
For TiVo, Better Late Than Never?
TiVo said on May 6 that its new HDMI-connected streaming dongle, the TiVo Stream 4K, is finally available for purchase at an early-bird price of $49.99. The de...
