NBC won Tuesday night with the combo of “America’s Got Talent” and reality/comedy “Better Late Than Never.” From its series premiere telecast of one week prior, the latter program — featuring Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman together on a global tour — maintained 100% of its adults 18-49 rating and dropped […]
August 2016
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FYI Orders New Food Competition Series ‘Man vs. Master’
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FYI has greenlit a new culinary competition series for 2017 called “Man vs Master,” hosted by chef and author Richard Blais, which will feature a rotating roster of culinary masters, such as Art Smith, Elizabeth Falkner, Jonathan Waxman, Ming Tsai and Rick Bayles. In “Man vs Master,” unknown chefs working in the trenches of the […]
Tagged with: Art Smith, FYI, Jonathan Waxman, Man vs. Master, Ming Tsai, Rick Bayles
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NBC Delays ‘Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon’
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NBC, which just announced that perennial Friday night scripted drama “Grimm” is officially concluding next season, has now said the return of modest 8 p.m. anchor “Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon” will be delayed until Oct. 14. Filling in on Sept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7 will be encore telecasts of sitcoms “Superstore” and […]
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CBS All Access Offers Commercial-Free Option for Subscribers
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CBS Corporation has announced the launch of a commercial-free plan for the CBS All Access subscription service. In addition to the existing subscription offering of $5.99 per month, subscribers now have the option to watch CBS All Access’s on-demand content commercial-free for $9.99 per month. “The foundation of CBS All Access is not only about […]
Tagged with: Big Brother, CBS All Access, Star Trek Discovery, The Good Wife
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Netflix to Launch ‘Bill Nye Saves the World’
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Netflix has announced a new talk show, “Bill Nye Saves the World,” hosted by the famed scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor. Set to launch in spring 2017, each episode will tackle a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or […]
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Clean Tuesday Sweep for NBC
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Monday, August 29 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: NBC: 10.51 million, CBS: 5.63, ABC: 3.43, Fox: 1.45, CW: 1.12 -Adults 18-49: NBC: 2.2 rating/8 share, ABC: 0.9/ 3, CBS: 0.7/ 3, Fox: 0.4/ 2, CW: 0.31 ———- 8:00 p.m. ABC – Bachelor […]
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Netflix Orders Season Two of ‘Stranger Things’
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Netflix has issued a second season renewal to “Stranger Things,” with an order for nine new episodes. Set in Indiana in the 1980s, the plot follows the disappearance of a young boy, and a telekinetic girl who helps his friends in their search, while the boy’s older brother, mother, and the town police chief start […]
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Easy Tuesday Overnight Victory for NBC
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[socialpoll id=”2384516″] What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Tuesday, August 30: Household Rating/Share NBC: 6.7/11, CBS: 3.6/ 6, ABC: 2.6/ 4, Fox: 1.0/ 2, CW: 0.6/ 1 Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening: ABC: +44, NBC: +22, CBS and CW: -14 each, Fox: -17 8:00 […]
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Here come the stinkers: What will fail on TV this fall
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From Campaign US: After pinpointing the new series I think will succeed last week, I now shift my focus to those I would not get too used to. Once again, my benchmarks include the network, time period, competition, lead-in, critical acclaim, social-media potential and the quality of the show itself. And my picks – or […]
Tagged with: Fox, The Exorcist
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ABC Expands Agreement to Air the Oscars
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ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have expanded their agreement for eight more years, in which the network will remain home to the Oscars through 2028. The existing contract for the Academy Awards was scheduled to expire in 2020. “We’re honored to continue our storied and successful partnership with ABC in […]
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