CBS and Fox split Wednesday night victory. CBS topped in total viewers (8.38 million), Fox topped in all key demos: adults 18-49 (2.4 rating/9 share), adults 18-34 (2.1/9), and adults 25-54 (2.8/8). For the first time this season, when “Empire” aired on the same night, the long-running CBS reality competition “Survivor Kaoh Rong” bested the […]
May 5, 2016
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FX Orders ‘Feud’ Anthology Series from Ryan Murphy
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Ryan Murphy, the creator of “American Horror Story” and “American Crime Story,” will add a third dramatic anthology series to his growing FX resume – “Feud.” The cable net has given a straight-to-series order for eight episodes, with the first season of “Feud” for Fox 21 Television Studios centering around the legendary backstage battle between […]
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Netflix Announces New Comedy ‘Dear White People’
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Netflix has picked-up a new sitcom for streaming called “Dear White People” based on writer/director/producer Justin Simien’s critically-acclaimed, Sundance satirical indie film. The series will be produced by Lionsgate, whose sister company Roadside Attractions released the original film in 2014. The 10-episode, 30-minute series will go into production later this year and will premiere on […]
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SVOD Service Feeln Announces Drama ‘The Eleventh’
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Feeln, the SVOD service and subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, has announced the production of original scripted drama “The Eleventh.” “The Eleventh,” which follows a young girl’s journey to getting to know her estranged grandmother in order to bring closure to the past and unite her family, stars Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner and “The Brady Bunch’s” […]
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CBS and Fox Share Midweek Leadership
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Wednesday, May 4 broken out by network and by each half-hour: -Total Viewers: CBS: 8.34 million, Fox: 6.80, ABC: 5.72, NBC: 5.20, CW: 1.80 -Adults 18-49: Fox: 2.4 rating/8 share, CBS: 1.7/ 6, ABC: 1.5/ 5, NBC: 1.0/ 4, CW: 0.7/ 2 ———- 8:00 p.m. ABC – […]
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‘Empire’ on Fox Tops Wednesday, but CBS Still Leads in Household Overnights
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 Household Rating/Share CBS: 5.0 rating/8 share, Fox: 4.9/ 8, ABC: 4.0/ 7, NBC: 3.5/ 6, CW: 1.3/ 2 Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening: Fox: – 9, ABC: -11, CBS: -12, CW: -13, NBC: -20 —– Ratings Breakdown: CBS inched past Fox by one-tenth of a household rating point for Wednesday […]
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Dawn Wells Joins MeTV as Marketing Ambassador
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Former “Gilligan’s Island” star Dawn Wells is joining nostalgia network MeTV as its first marketing ambassador. In addition to serving as on-camera host for “The Summer of Me,” the network’s upcoming primetime themed schedule, Wells will appear in commercials and print ads, participate in special events and make personal appearances around the country to promote […]
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CBS had original programming throughout this Tuesday night and won handedly among total viewers (11.59 million), as well leading among adults 25-54 (2.4 rating/7 share) and tying NBC in adults 18-49 (1.6/6). Their lineup featured the fifth and final season premiere of “Person of Interest” which earned the most total viewers for a originally scheduled […]
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Seth MacFarlane to Creator and Star in Fox Drama
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“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane will be featured in a new one-hour dramedy he is creating for Fox that will take place 300 years in the future and will follow a “motley crew of space explorers” on a “not-so-top-of-the-line exploratory ship” named the Orville. Thirteen episodes of the untitled series have been ordered for the […]
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Ellen DeGeneres to Launch Digital Network
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Ellen DeGeneres will launch The Ellen Digital Network, which will feature an initial production slate of six original shows. Social media star Tyler Oakley has signed a content development deal and will collaborate on a range of original digital projects with an aim toward developing projects for television as well. The first batch of programs […]
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