ABC crime solver “Wicked City” was pulled off the air after just three episodes on Nov. 10. The cause: anemic ratings, of course. But the small base of fans can get some sense of closure via Hulu, which is now streaming “Wicked City.” Four of the five remaining episodes are now on Hulu, with the […]
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‘Duck Dynasty’ to Return on A&E on January 13
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The clan called Robertson will return for season nine of A&E docuseries staple “Duck Dynasty” on Wednesday, January 13 with back-to-back episodes from 9-10 p.m. ET. This nine-episode season will conclude on February 17th with a one-hour 100th episode featuring a family road trip to move John Luke and Mary Kate into Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. […]
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2015 in Review
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As we deck the halls with holiday cheer, TV historians will look back at 2015 as the year featuring more original scripted programs than ever before. Over 400 series – too many according to some insiders – are vying for attention this season. The way viewers consume content is no longer synonymous with watching TV […]
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Tuesday Final Nationals: ‘The Year: 2015’ on ABC Tops Original Programming in Prime Time
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CBS was Tuesday’s top network in total viewers (7.82 million) and all key demos even though its prime time lineup was all repeats — “NCIS”, “NCIS: New Orleans”, and “Limitless.” The top original program on the night was ABC’s 2-hour year-end retrospective “The Year: 2015” hosted by Robin Roberts. It won its 2-hour time slot […]
Tagged with: ABC Family, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chrisley Knows Best, college football, Disney Channel, Fixer Upper, Fresh Off the Boat, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, Hollywood Game Night, Hunting Hitler, Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, iZombie, Limitless, Moonshiners, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, Robin Roberts, Smackdown, Taraji and Terrence's White Hot Holidays, The Big Bang Theory, The Curse of Oak Island, The Flash, The Kelly File, The Muppets, The O'Reilly Factor, The Santa Clause, The Simpsons, The Year: 2015, Univision, WWE, WWE Smackdown
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Repeat programming encompasses the majority of the TV schedule during holiday time and this Monday before Christmas was no different. Two Disney networks — ESPN and ABC — were among the few outlets to feature all-original programs in prime time and they benefited in the ratings. ESPN was the No. 1 network on TV overall […]
Tagged with: American Dad, Barbara Walters Presents American Scandals, Black Ink Crew Chicago, Bones, Detroit Lions, Disney Channel, Elf, Gotham, Great Christmas Light Fight, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, Hannity, Legends, Love and Hip Hop, Major Crimes, Monday Night Football, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Penn & Teller, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Saturday Night Live, Scorpion, SNL, SNL Christmas, Supergirl, Superstore, Telenovela, The Big Bang Theory, The Great Holiday Baking Show, The Kelly File, The O'Reilly Factor, The Santa Clause, Univision, WWE, WWE Raw
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NBC was Sunday night’s top network of all of television in all key measures, thanks to, of course, “Sunday Night Football” (Arizona-Philadelphia) (Women 18-34: 3.4/13; Men 18-34: 6.6/26; Women 18-49: 4.0/13; Men 18-49: 8.3/26). Fox had an above average Sunday evening — despite no late afternoon NFL lead-in — with the three-hour “Miss Universe Pageant” […]
Tagged with: 60 Minutes, Agent X, Alaska: The Last Frontier, Arizona Cardinals, CSI: Cyber, Denver Broncos, Elf, Family Guy, Food Network, Football Night in America, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, Homeland, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Into The Badlands, Jill & Jessa: Counting On, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Married by Mom and Dad, MIss Universe Pageant, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Steve Harvey, Sunday Night Football, The Affair, The Big Bang Theory, The Librarians, The Royals, The Sound of Music, Undercover Boss, Univision, Univision Deportes
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Saturday Final Nationals: ABC a Dominant Force with Third Democratic Presidential Debate
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ABC led this Saturday night among all TV networks in total viewers (8.03 million) and topped the Big 4 in all key measures — including adults 18-34 over UFC (Women 18-34: 0.6/3; Men 18-34: 1.1/6; Women 18-49: 0.8/3; Men 18-49: 1.4/6) coverage on Fox — with the third Democratic Presidential Debate (Women 18-34: 0.8/4; Men […]
Tagged with: 48 Hours, Adult Swim, American Dad, Best Friends Whenever, college football, college volleyball, Criminal Minds, Dallas Cowboys, Democratic Debate, ESPN2, Family Guy, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, K.C. Undercover, Lifetime, Liv and Maddie, Mariah Carey, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, NCIS, New York Jets, NFL, NFL Network, Nicky Ricky Dicky & Dawn, The Big Bang Theory, The Cleveland Show, The Santa Clause, The Wiz Live!, Toonami, UFC, Univision
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2015 NFL Week 16 TV Schedule
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Of the games with the most playoff implications: Washington and Philadelphia battle for first place in the NFC Least, er… East on NFL Network in a Saturday night matchup on Dec. 26; AFC East leader New England Patriots go to the Meadowlands to face playoff contender and division rival New York Jets on CBS in […]
Tagged with: Amazon Prime, Arizona Cardinals, CBS, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, ESPN, Fox, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Monday Night Football, NBC, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL, NFL Network, Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, Washington Redskins
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Presidential Debates Dominate the Week on Twitter
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Two political debates – one from each political party – led Twitter among specials for the week of Dec. 14. Topping all televised events (including sports) was CNN’s telecast of the fifth Republican Presidential debate. According to Nielsen, the Dec. 15 event totaled 2.4 million tweets written by 490,000 unique authors, which were seen by […]
Tagged with: Adele Live in New York City, Amy Poehler, Arizona Cardinals, Billboard Women in Music, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Democratic Debate, Denver Broncos, GOP Debate, Love and Hip Hop, Miami Dolphins, Monday Night Football, NBA, New York Giants, NFL, Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Republican Presidential Debate, Saturday Night Live, SNL, soccer, Sunday Night Football, Survivor, Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance, The Voice, Thursday Night Football, Tina Fey, WWE, WWE Raw
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Friday Final Nationals: Most-Watched Edition of ‘Dateline NBC’ in Two Months
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NBC was the top network on the Friday before Christmas among households (3.3 rating/6 share), total viewers (4.92 million), adults 18-49 (1.0/4) and adults 25-54 (1.4/5). A 2-hour edition of “Dateline NBC” was the #1 newsmagazine of the night in every key measure. Delivered its most-watched telecast since Oct. 2 (5.686 million) and equaled its […]
Tagged with: 20/20, ABC Family, Alaskan Bush People, American Pickers, Blue Bloods, Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon, Chain Reaction, Cloud 9, college football, Dateline, Dateline NBC, Disney Channel, ESPN, ESPN2, Family Guy, Gold Rush, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, Home for the Holidays, House Hunters, Last Man Standing, Los Angeles Clippers, Masterchef Junior, NBA, NCIS, Penn & Teller, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, San Antonio Spurs, Satisfaction, Shark Tank, The Kelly File, The O'Reilly Factor, The Santa Clause, TNT, Unforgettable, Univision, Yes Virginia