The trio of “The Voice” (Women 18-34: 2.3/9; Men 18-34: 1.2/6; Women 18-49: 3.5/12; Men 18-49: 2.0/7), freshman drama “Chicago Med” (Women 18-34: 2.0/7; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.9/9; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) and veteran “Chicago Fire” (Women 18-34: 1.7/6; Men 18-34: 0.8/4; Women 18-49: 2.7/8; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) were a winning for NBC on […]
December 2015
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The Real Reason ‘The Simpsons’ Remains a Cultural Institution
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One of the mysteries of television is why certain series never seem to get bad press. NBC drama “Grimm,” for example, has never been a hit on Friday. “Shark Tank” on ABC is not the monster success we are led to believe. “Elementary” on CBS is modest at best. And sophomore dramedy “Jane the Virgin” […]
Tagged with: Family Guy, The Simpsons
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Showtime Greenlights ‘Homeland’ and ‘The Affair’ for 2016-17
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Showtime as issued pick-ups to dramas “Homeland” and “The Affair,” with an unconfirmed number of new episodes each for next season. This will take “Homeland,” which debuted on Oct. 2, 2011, into season six. Sixty episodes in total have been produced to-date. And “The Affair,” which launched on Oct. 12, 2014, will head into season […]
Tagged with: Dice, Homeland, House of Lies, Masters of Sex, Ray Donovan, Roadies, Shameless, The Affair
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ABC Family Orders Reality Series ‘The Letter’
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ABC Family (which will be retitled Freeform on January 12) has ordered a new relationship/reality series called “The Letter” from Sirens Media (part of Leftfield Entertainment), which asks the following question: “If you could, without identifying yourself, what would you tell your best friend that he or she really needed to hear?” The premise: In each […]
Tagged with: ABC Family, Freeform, Monica the Medium, The Letter
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Monday Final Nationals: Sluggish Start for ‘Telenovela’ on NBC
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“Monday Night Football” (Women 18-34: 2.45; Men 18-34: 5.31; Women 18-49: 3.10; Men 18-49: 6.55) that featured an entertaining finish culminating in a 19-16 Dallas Cowboys win versus the Washington football team put ESPN atop Monday night in total viewers and all key demos. On the previous Monday, NBC’s new comedy “Superstore” received ample sampling […]
Tagged with: ABC Family, American Dad, Arrow, Dallas Cowboys, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, Hannity, House Hunters, Love and Hip Hop Hollywood, Major Crimes, Monday Night Football, NCIS: Los Angeles, Scorpion, Street Outlaws, Supergirl, Telenovela, The Big Bang Theory, The Flash, The Great Holiday Baking Show, The Kelly File, The O'Reilly Factor, The Santa Clause, The Voice, Univision, Vanderpump Rules, VH1, WWE, WWE Raw
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Sunday Final Nationals: Modest Viewership for ‘Sinatra 100’ Grammy Concert on CBS
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The Pittsburgh Steelers dominated the Indianapolis Colts 45-10 on “Sunday Night Football” (Women 18-34: 3.5/13; Men 18-34: 7.1/26; Women 18-49: 4.6/14; Men 18-49: 8.8/26). Also with a dominating victory on this Sunday night: the network that carried the game, NBC. CBS showcased a salute to the late great crooner Frank Sinatra with “Sinatra 100: An […]
Tagged with: 60 Minutes, 90 Day Fiancé, ABC Family, Alaska: The Last Frontier, America's Funniest Home Videos, Blood & Oil, Carolina Panthers, Family Guy, Football Night in America, Frank Sinatra, Grammy Awards, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, Homeland, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Indianapolis Colts, Into The Badlands, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Once Upon a Time, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Quantico, Real Housewives of Atlanta, soccer, Sunday Night Football, The Affair, The Big Bang Theory, The Grammy Awards, The Grammys, The Last Man on Earth, The Leftovers, The Librarians, The OT, The Royals, The Simpsons, Univision, Univision Deportes
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Saturday Final Nationals: Big Ten Championship Leads Fox to Win Its Third Consecutive Saturday
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College football’s Big Ten Championship (Women 18-34: 1.5/7; Men 18-34: 3.4/16; Women 18-49: 1.8/7; Men 18-49: 4.2/15), which featured the Michigan State Spartans scoring late over the Iowa Hawkeyes propelling them to a 16-13 victory and Big Ten title, gave Fox its third Saturday night win in a row among households (5.0 rating/9 share), total […]
Tagged with: 48 Hours, Adult Swim, American Dad, college football, Disney Channel, Elf, Family Guy, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, House Hunters, Hunger Games, It's a Wonderful Life, Lifetime, Make It Pop, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, Nickelodeon, Property Brothers, Saturday Night Football, The Big Bang Theory, The Cleveland Show, The Hunger Games, Toonami, Toy Story That Time Forgot, Univision
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NBC Renews “The Blacklist for Season 4
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NBC has handed an early fourth season renewal to Thursday night drama “The Blacklist,” with an expected 22-episode order for 2016-17. Debuting on Sept. 23, 2013, “The Blacklist” initially aired out of “The Voice” on Monday and moved into the Thursday 9 p.m. hour on Feb. 1, 2015. “The Blacklist” is now the fourth NBC […]
Tagged with: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Law & Order: SVU, The Blacklist
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‘The Wiz Live!’ Scores Best-Ever Twitter Numbers for an NBC Musical Telecast
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“The Wiz Live!,” the third live musical on NBC since 2013 was, not surprisingly, the top televised special on Twitter and most tweeted-about telecast overall for the week of Nov. 30. According to Nielsen, the Dec. 3 live telecast totaled 1.64 million tweets written by 279,000 unique authors, which were seen by a unique audience […]
Tagged with: America's Next Top Model, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown Christmas, Cleveland Browns, CMT, college football, Detroit Lions, Empire, Frank Sinatra, Grammy Awards, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Love and Hip Hop Hollywood, Minnesota Vikings, Monday Night Football, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Seahawks, Seattle Seahawks, Sunday Night Football, The Voice, The Wiz Live!, Thursday Night Football, WWE, WWE Raw
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“Bates Motel” Test
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This is a test.
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