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07/12/2019
Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Cowboys-Bears
Fox won Thursday prime by a mile, as a hearty Thursday Night Football gave the network a 3.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 18 share. In a...
07/12/2019
Quibi to Offer Season Seven of Reno 911!'
Season seven of comedy Reno 911! will run on Quibi. The ensemble comedy was created by and stars Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Thomas Lennon, all w...
06/12/2019
MRC Buys Rights to Kids' Character Eloise'
MRC said it bought film, television, live stage and related ancillary rights to the Eloise children's books written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilar...
06/12/2019
Vazquez, Tweedie Hired to Host New E! Morning Shows
E! said it has hired Lilliana Vazquez and Scott Tweedie to co-host its two new New York-based morning news shows. Lilliana Vazquez and Scott Tweedie The new ...
06/12/2019
Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Strong Singer'
Fox won Wednesday ratings with a robust The Masked Singer. The network scored a 1.2 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That topped the...
06/12/2019
Syndication Ratings: Progress Impeached by Public Hearings
Wall-to-wall coverage of public impeachment hearings in the House of Representatives across major broadcast affiliates caused massive preemptions and skewed rat...
05/12/2019
BET Plans Miniseries About Uptown Records
BET Networks said it is planning a three-part miniseries about Uptown Records that will be executive produced by the label's founder, Andre Harrell. Uptown...
05/12/2019
Season Two of Collector's Call' on MeTV Jan. 12
Season two of Collector's Call, MeTV's original series, starts up Sunday, Jan. 12th. MeTV will have 26 episodes. Lisa Whelchel, who played Blair on The ...
05/12/2019
Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Grinch'
NBC won the Tuesday ratings race, with How the Grinch Stole Christmas leading to a 0.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. ABC and Fox ...
05/12/2019
TV of Tomorrow: How Digital News Differs From on Air
Key figures in digital news took the stage for the session Streaming the News: The Legacy Brands Rebrand at the TV of Tomorrow Show in New York Dec. 4. John Fin...
05/12/2019
Naked and Afraid' Begins on Discovery Jan. 5
Discovery Channel Survivalist series Naked and Afraid begins on Discovery Jan. 5. Each contestant is forced to find food, water and shelter, and make fire to s...
04/12/2019
Starz Greenlights Queen of England Series Becoming Elizabeth'
Starz has greenlit series Becoming Elizabeth, about the early life of the queen of England. Anya Reiss created the project and is writing and executive producin...
04/12/2019
TBS Orders Second Season Of The Misery Index'
TBS ordered a second season of comedy game show The Misery Index. TBS The network said the series has reached 28 million viewers across linear, VOD and digita...
04/12/2019
Broadcasters Foundation of America Starts Year-End Giving Campaign
New York The Broadcasters Foundation of America launches its annual year-end appeal on December 3rd in conjunction with Giving Tuesday, a nationwide movement ...
04/12/2019
Jackson Promoted to GM of Nexstar Tri-Cities Operations
Nexstar Media Group has promoted Paula Jackson to VP and general manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Tri-Cities, Tenn., effective immediately....
03/12/2019
Miss Scarlet and the Duke' Set To Air on PBS's Masterpiece'
Miss Scarlet and the Duke, a crime drama set in the 19th Century co-produced by A E International and Element 8 Entertainment, will have its U.S. debut in 2020 ...
03/12/2019
Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins As Patriots-Texans Does Big Number
NBC was the big winner in Sunday prime, with Sunday Night Football leading to a 4.7 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 20 share. That ea...
03/12/2019
Nexstar Expanding News at KTXL in Sacramento
Nexstar Media Group, which recently acquired KTXL-TV, Sacramento, said it is expanding the stations local news programming by launching the market's first 7...
02/12/2019
Dr. Who' Premieres on BBC America Jan. 1
Dr. Who begins on BBC America Jan. 1. Jodie Whittaker plays the Doctor in the sci fi series. The two-part premiere is entitled Spyfall. Subsequent episodes wi...
02/12/2019
Winners Named for 28th Bounce Trumpet Awards
Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer, Marsai Martin, Andrew Young, Hydeia Broadbent and Phylicia Fant will be among the honorees at the 28th annual Bounce Tr...
28/11/2019
Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With Growing Dramas
CBS posted the top score in Tuesday prime ratings, NCIS leading the Eye to a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That squeaked by t...
28/11/2019
Netflix Agrees to Take on Paris Theater in New York
Netflix has signed on to rent the Paris Theater in New York. The famed movie house, which opened 71 years ago and the New York Times noted is New York City'...
28/11/2019
The New Pope' on HBO Jan. 13
The New Pope, the follow-up series to The Young Pope, premieres on HBO Jan. 13. Paolo Sorrentino created both series, and the new one dives into the inner work...
27/11/2019
AT&T Reaches Agreement With CW Affiliate in Nashville
AT&T reached a renewal of its retransmission agreement with Nashville License Holdings, which owns the CW affiliate in Nashville, lifting a six-month blackout a...
27/11/2019
Lucy Hale to Host New Year's Rockin' Eve' With Seacrest
Photo: Katie Yu/The CW Actress Lucy Hale joins Ryan Seacrest in Times Square to co-host Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020...
27/11/2019
Showtime Greenlights Gossip Starring Cindy Adams'
Showtime will feature the docu-series Gossip Starring Cindy Adams (working title), about the longtime New York Post gossip columnist. Imagine's Brian Grazer...
27/11/2019
Primetime Ratings: ABC, Fox, NBC in Virtual Tie For Top Spot
ABC, Fox and NBC were virtually tied for the win in Monday prime ratings. ABC and NBC both did a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share...
27/11/2019
CBS to Air I Love Lucy' Christmas Special Dec. 20
CBS will air the I Love Lucy Christmas Special Dec. 20. The one-hour special offers a pair of colorized episodes, titled The Christmas Episode and Paris at L...
27/11/2019
Syndication Ratings: James Holzhauer Leads Jeopardy! to Overall Win
James Holzhauer's win of Jeopardy!'s Tournament of Champions in the week ended Nov. 17 scored for the veteran game show as well, spiking 7% to a 7.2 liv...
27/11/2019
Univision, Chicago Reporter' Join for Cross-Platform News
Univision Chicago and The Chicago Reporter said they are combining to create Latinext, a cross-newsroom, cross-platform bilingual news operation to serve the 2....
26/11/2019
Primetime Ratings: Strong Sunday Night Football' Beats AMA's Easily
NBC won the Sunday ratings race, NFL action leading the net to a 4.2 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 18 share. That blasted the 2.6/11 put ...
26/11/2019
CBS Evening News' to Air From D.C. Starting Early December
CBS News will begin airing CBS Evening News from Washington, D.C. the first week of December. Norah O'Donnell has anchored the newscast since mid July. She ...
26/11/2019
Spend Thanksgiving With Friends
Spend Thanksgiving with your favorite Friends as Warner Bros. slates an off-network marathon with Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Monica, featuring the...
26/11/2019
Standard Media Group Buys Waypoint, Vision Stations
Standard Media Group said it acquired nine TV stations from Waypoint Media and Vision Communications for $59.9 million. Standard Media CEO Deb McDermott The s...
25/11/2019
Catching Fire (TV) Around the World
As streaming becomes the dominant method for viewing television around the world, two device platforms have emerged as the leading over-the-top ecosystems. San...
25/11/2019
Norah O'Donnell Makes Her Move
Norah O'Donnell slid into the CBS Evening News anchor chair on July 15, shifting from her spot at CBS This Morning. She's had some significant gets sinc...
25/11/2019
Food Network Serves Up Seasonal Comfort Fare
While countless networks serve up the Christmas content like Santa tossing out toys, a somewhat unlikely one is significantly ramping up the Santa stuff this se...
25/11/2019
PBS Premieres Expedition With Steve Backshall' Jan. 15
PBS debuts Expedition With Steve Backshall, a look at unclimbed peaks, unexplored cave systems and uncharted landscapes, according to PBS, Jan. 15. The networ...
25/11/2019
Stations Stay Hot In Cold Twin Cities
The Twin Cities TV market is a unique one, with all Big Four stations in the running for the title. CBS-owned WCCO is a power in Minnesota-St. Paul, and gets a ...
25/11/2019
KMSP'S Jason Show' Reaches Beyond Twin Cities
The Jason Show airs daily on KMSP, is syndicated to a handful of other markets and streams on Hulu. Hosted by Fox 9 entertainment news anchor Jason Matheson, Th...
23/11/2019
No Victoria's Secret Fashion Show' This Year
The annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show will not happen this year. L Brands owns Victoria's Secret. The company confirmed the cancellation during an e...
23/11/2019
Amazon Orders Season Two of Undone'
Amazon Studios has ordered a second season of animated series Undone. Amazon also signed an overall deal with executive producer Kate Purdy, who created Undone ...
23/11/2019
Advertiser and Viewership Insights for the Fifth Democratic Debate
For this week's fifth Democratic primary debate, hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, the top 10 candidates took the stage in Atlanta a list that incl...
23/11/2019
Primetime Ratings: Big Dip For Thursday Night Football' on Fox
Fox had the top score in Thursday ratings, Colts versus Texans leading the net to a 2.6 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 12 share. That easil...
23/11/2019
The Price is Right' Gets Prime Slots on CBS
The Price is Right has a couple primetime specials on CBS, as the SEAL Team cast turns up on one episode and Seth Rogen on another. The Price is Right at Night:...
22/11/2019
ABC Premieres American Idol' Feb. 16
ABC has shared its mid-season schedule, which includes the network's third season of American Idol kicking off Sunday, Feb. 16. Ryan Seacrest is back as hos...
22/11/2019
Nexstar Renews Affiliation Agreements with NBC
Nexstar Media agreed to renew affiliation agreements with NBC. Nexstar stations will continue to air shows like This Is Us under a new affiliation deal with NB...
22/11/2019
Fields Named Sales Head for NBC Outlets in Chicago
Jill Fields has been named senior vice president of ad sales for NBC Sports Chicago, NBC station WMAQ-TV and Telemundo station WSNS-TV, effective immediately. ...
22/11/2019
Primetime Ratings: Fox, NBC Split Win as Masked Singer' Rocks
Fox and NBC split the win in Wednesday prime ratings, high-flying The Masked Singer leading Fox and the robust Chicago shows pacing NBC. Both networks did a 1.2...
22/11/2019
Showtime Orders Season Two of Desus & Mero'
Showtime has picked up a second season of Desus & Mero, the network's first late-night talk show. Season two begins Feb. 3 and will offer new episodes every...
