ABC has placed a pilot order for a potential half-hour single-camera sitcom from ABC studios in 2017-18 called “Libby & Malcolm,” about two polar-opposite political pundits who fall in love despite all odds and form a blended family and a work partnership. The logline: Felicity Huffman stars as Libby, a strong, brilliant, white Republican and […]
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Five to Watch: Midseason’s Most Promising New Shows
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From Campaign US: Two-and-one-half months into the new television season and the broadcast networks, unfortunately, have not been able to stop the audience bleeding. Season to-date (through Nov. 27), CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and The CW are averaging 36.11 million viewers in total, according to Nielsen. That’s a 5 percent drop from last year. Ratings […]
Tagged with: 24: Legacy, Empire, Great News, Riverdale, Star, This Is Us
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NBC Presents ‘Hairspray Live!’
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 ABC 8:00 p.m. “The Goldbergs: 8:30 p.m. “Speechless” 9:00 p.m. “Modern Family” (R) 9:30 p.m. “black-ish” 10:00 p.m. “Designated Survivor” CBS 8:00 p.m. “Survivor” 9:00 p.m. “Criminal Minds” 10:00 p.m. “Code Black” NBC 8:00 p.m. “Hairspray Live” Fox 8:00 p.m. “Lethal Weapon” (fall season finale) 9:00 p.m. “Empire” CW 8:00 p.m. […]
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Monday Final Nationals: Colts-Jets on ESPN Delivers ‘Monday Night Football’ Record-Low Among Adults 18-49
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NBC wrestled the Monday night total-viewer crown away from ESPN with the combo of “The Voice” and “Timeless,” averaging 8.44 million total viewers in prime time. Indianapolis Colts’ walloping 41-10 Week 13 victory over the New York Jets on ESPN drew the second lowest viewership ever for a “Monday Night Football” game — 8.091 million […]
Tagged with: American Dad, Conviction, Full Frontal, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Golden State Warriors, Gotham, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Jane the Virgin, Kevin Can Wait, Love and Hip Hop, Lucifer, Man With a Plan, Mars, Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party, Monday Night Football, National Geographic Channel, NBA, NBA TV, New York Jets, People of Earth, Supergirl, Teen Mom, Telemundo, The Big Bang Theory, The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, The Voice, Timber Creek Lodge, Timeless, UniMas, Univision, Vanderpump Rules, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, WWE, WWE Raw
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Sunday Final Nationals: ‘Westworld’ on HBO Reaches Season-High Marks with Season Finale
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The Seattle Seahawks and NBC both exhibited dominance on Sunday night. Seattle’s 40-7 blowout win over the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers on “Sunday Night Football.” Compared to the year-ago “SNF” game of Indianapolis-Pittsburgh (12/06/15), Panthers-Seahawks was down 8-9 percent in all the following measures: household rating (10.2 vs. 11.1), total viewers (17.752 million vs. […]
Tagged with: 60 Minutes, America's Funniest Home Videos, Arizona Cardinals, Bull, Carolina Panthers, Divorce, Family Guy, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, Last Man on Earth, Los Angeles Rams, MacGyver, Mariah Carey, Mariah's World, NCIS: Los Angeles, New England Patriots, New York Giants, NFL, Once Upon a Time, Pittsburgh Steelers, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Seattle Seahawks, Secrets & Lies, Secrets and Lies, Shameless, soccer, Son of Zorn, Sunday Night Football, Talking Dead, The Affair, The Last Man on Earth, The Librarians, The OT, The Royals, The Simpsons, The Talking Dead, The Walking Dead, Univision, Univision Deportes, Walking Dead, Washington Redskins, Westworld
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Saturday Final Nationals: Slight Year-to-Year Decline for Big Ten Championship Game on Fox
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Fox was the definitive winner on Saturday night with Penn State’s 38-31 victory over Wisconsin in the 2016 “Big Ten Championship Game.” Compared to the year-ago Big Ten title game (Michigan State-Iowa, 12/05/15), Penn State-Wisconsin was down 6 percent in total viewers (9.189 million vs. 9.818 million) and down 11 percent in adults 18-49 (3.401 […]
Tagged with: 48 Hours, ACC Championship, Adult Swim, Bellator, Bellator MMA Live, Big Ten Championship, Clemson, Clemson Tigers, college football, Criminal Minds, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, It's a Wonderful Life, NCIS: New Orleans, Penn State, Penn State Nittany Lions, Saturday Night Football, soccer, Toonami, Ultimate Fighter, UniMas, Univision, Univision Deportes, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
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Travel Channel Orders ‘Booze Traveler: Best Bars’
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Travel Channel has greenlit spin-off “Booze Traveler: Best Bars,” which will follow cocktail connoisseur Jack Maxwell on a new, fun-filled mission to find the best bars and drinks in the United States for any and every occasion. He will continue doing what he does best – getting to know people and places through a cocktail. […]
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Sluggish Showing for ‘Showtime at the Apollo’ on Fox
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Monday, December 5 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: NBC: 8.39 million, CBS: 6.44, A BC: 5.37, Fox: 3.81, CW: 1.36 -Adults 18-49: NBC: 1.7 rating/6 share, CBS: 1.6/ 5, ABC and Fox: 1.1/ 4 each, CW: 0.4/ 1 ———- 8:00 p.m. ABC […]
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Respectable Return for ‘The Great Christmas Light Fight’ on ABC
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[socialpoll id=”2405348″] MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016 Household Rating/Share NBC: 5.4/ 9, CBS: 4.3/ 7, ABC: 3.1/ 5, Fox: 2.9/ 5, CW: 1.0/ 2 Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening: Fox: +164, CW: +43, ABC: + 3, NBC: -16, CBS: -26 —– Ratings Breakdown: Two-more hours of “The Voice” led NBC to Monday overnight victory, with […]
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Performance Recap of ‘Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2016’
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The annual “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” hailed from Paris, France in 2016 and featured three of today’s biggest pop stars performing their current hit releases: Bruno Mars (“Chunky”, “24K Magic”), Lady Gaga (“Million Reasons”, “A-YO”, “John Wayne”) and The Weeknd (“Starboy”). The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show originally aired on Dec. 5, 2016 on CBS.