Producer Dick Wolf, who just renewed his deal with NBC through 2020, is now four for four in the renewal department with early picks-ups issued to veteran “Law & Order: SVU” and freshman “Chicago Med.” This will take “SVU” into season 18, which will make it the third longest running scripted network drama in the […]
CBS and ABC split leadership on this Friday prime time — CBS with total viewers (7.2 million), ABC with all key demos. Three shows moved to Friday on this evening with ordinary results. On the CW, “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals” shifted over from Thursday nights and each series delivered their average season numbers. […]
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The special Feb. 7 prime time edition of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” follows Super Bowl 50 on CBS and make history as the first late-night program to air immediately after the annual Big Game. It will be the most-watched talk show episode since the famous Tiny Tim-Miss Vicki wedding on “The Tonight Show […]
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The stars of the new FX drama “American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson” make the rounds on the talk shows this week. Cuba Gooding Jr. will be on “Live with Kelly and Michael” on Feb. 1, John Travolta on “Live with Kelly and Michael” Feb. 2, Courtney B. Vance on “The View” Feb. […]
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On-the-fence “So You Think You Can Dance” will return on Fox for a 13th season with new theme “The Next Generation,” featuring contestants between the ages of 8 and 13 paired with all-star dancers. Host Cat Deeley will be back, along with judges Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo. The returning all-stars will be […]
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The National Football League will expand “Thursday Night Football” in 2016 and 2017, continuing its partnership with CBS while also adding NBC as a partner. Both CBS and NBC will broadcast five games, increasing the package to 10 broadcast games in 2016 and 2017 from eight in 2014 and 2015. All “Thursday Night Football” broadcast […]
Watch!, the official magazine of CBS, unveiled today an exhibit of its most celebrated covers in the lobbies of its historic Black Rock headquarters in midtown Manhattan in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the must-read publication. The eight-foot-tall cover displays, which will be present for the entire current month, features Julianna Margulies of “The […]
What follows are the preliminary national ratings for Sunday, January 31 broken out by network and by each half-hour. Note that these results are based on the time period averages and are not program based. -Total Viewers: Fox: 12.18 million, CBS: 8.56, NBC: 4.81, ABC: 2.52 -Adults 18-49: Fox: 4.3 rating/13 share, NBC: 1.3/ 4, […]
SUNDAY 1/31/16 Metered Markets Rating/Share Fox: 7.4 rating/11 share, CBS: 6.0/ 9, NBC: 2.9/ 5, ABC: 1.5/ 2 Note: Comparisons to the year-ago evening are not included because NBC aired “Super Bowl 49.” For the complete analysis, click here. —– -Winners: “Grease Live!” (Fox) -Honorable Mention: “60 Minutes” (CBS), “Madam Secretary” (CBS) -Losers (excluding repeats): […]
Sony Pictures Television’s classic TV channel getTV has signed a distribution agreement with Media General, Inc. (“Media General”) for both over-the-air and local cable carriage in 20 new markets. Media General will begin rolling out getTV beginning today, Feb. 1. With the addition of the Media General’s affiliates, getTV now has local deals in place […]
