March 2017

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NBC Greenlights Neil Patrick Harris Game Show ‘Genius Junior’

by Marc Berman March 31, 2017, 8:19 pm Comments are off
NBC has ordered “Genius Junior,” a new game show that celebrates the brightest children in America, hosted and executive produced by Neil Patrick Harris. The show will pit teams of three smart kids against each other, each hoping to earn the “Genius Junior Grant,” plus the national attention of the country’s best, most innovative, and […]

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Thursday Final Nationals: Mixed Results for ‘The Amazing Race’ Season Premiere on CBS

by Douglas Pucci March 31, 2017, 6:40 pm 1 Comment
CBS led Thursday night among total viewers (6.83 million) and adults 25-54 (2.0 rating/7 share). Their evening featured the 29th season premiere of “The Amazing Race” in the 10 p.m. hour. While it bested its competitors ABC and NBC within the hour in viewership and all key demos, the episode hit a series-low, to-date, among […]

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Tagged with: Amazing Race, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Med, Cleveland Cavaliers, college basketball, Colony, Grey's Anatomy, Houston Rockets, Impractical Jokers, Kicking & Screaming, Life in Pieces, Masterchef Junior, Mom, National Invitational Tournament, NBA, NCAA Basketball, Portland Trail Blazers, Powerless, Riverdale, Scandal, Supernatural, Superstore, Swamp People, Telemundo, The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory, The Blacklist: Redemption, The Catch, The Great Indoors, UniMas, Univision
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CBS Orders Reality Series ‘Ambulance’

by Marc Berman March 31, 2017, 2:24 pm Comments are off
CBS has greenlit “Ambulance,” a new one-hour alternative series that takes a revealing look into the intense world of emergency medical workers and the 911 dispatchers who make split second decisions during life-threatening emergencies. The series is being developed for broadcast based on the format of the U.K. show of the same name, originally created […]

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Updated Thursday Ratings: ABC and CBS Share Leadership

by Marc Berman March 31, 2017, 11:39 am 2 Comments
What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, March 30, 2017 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: CBS: 6.86 million, ABC: 5.78, NBC: 4.08, Fox: 2.67, CW: 1.35 -Adults 18-49: ABC: 1.5 rating.6 share, CBS: 1.4/ 5, NBC and Fox: 0.8/ 3 each, CW: 0.5/ 2 —— 8:00 p.m. ABC […]

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Tagged with: Chicago Med, Grey's Anatomy, Life in Pieces, Masterchef Junior, Mom, Powerless, Riverdale, Scandal, Supernatural, Superstore, The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory, The Blacklist: Redemption, The Catch
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Soft Return for ‘The Amazing Race’ on CBS

by Marc Berman March 31, 2017, 9:12 am 3 Comments
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 [socialpoll id=”2431695″] Household Rating/Share CBS: 4.5/ 8, ABC: 4.3/ 7, NBC: 2.8/ 5, Fox: 2.0/ 3, CW: 1.0/ 2 -Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening: NBC: +12, CBS: – 6, CW: – 9, ABC: -14, Fox: -69 -Ratings Breakdown: CBS led this final Thursday in March, besting ABC by two-tenths of […]

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Tagged with: Chicago Med, Grey's Anatomy, Kicking & Screaming, Life in Pieces, Masterchef Junior, Mom, Powerless, Riverdale, Scandal, Supernatural, Superstore, The Amazing Race, The Big Bang Theory, The Blacklist: Redemption, The Catch, The Great Indoors
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TV Upfronts: Crown Media at The Rainbow Room

by Marc Berman March 31, 2017, 7:20 am Comments are off
Crown Media, the home of Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, hosted an upfront dinner on Wednesday featuring “Home & Family” hosts Mark Steines and Debbie Matenopolous and a performance by Jewel at the famed Rainbow Room at 30 Rock in New York City. Hallmark Channel, which currently features scripted dramas “When Calls the […]

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ABC Greenlights Singing Competition ‘Boy Band’

by Marc Berman March 31, 2017, 6:48 am Comments are off
ABC has placed a 10-episode order to a new singing competition series for this summer called “Boy Band.” Produced by Matador Content (“Lip Sync Battle”), “Boy Band” will feature a live-voting system where viewers will vote on performances as they happen, rather than waiting until after the show to cast their ballots. A panel of […]

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‘Grimm’ Concludes on NBC

by Marc Berman March 31, 2017, 6:33 am 6 Comments
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 [socialpoll id=”2431700″] ABC 8:00 p.m. “Last Man Standing” (season finale) 8:30 p.m. “Dr. Ken” (season or series finale) 9:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” (R) 10:00 p.m. “20/20” CBS 8:00 p.m. “MacGyver” 9:00 p.m. “Hawaii Five-O” 10:00 p.m. “Blue Bloods” (150th episode) NBC 8:00 p.m. “Grimm” (series finale) 9:00 p.m. “Dateline” (two hours) […]

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Tagged with: 13 Reasons Why, 20/20, Blue Bloods, Dateline, Dr. Ken, Dr. Miami, Five Came Back, Gold Rush: Parker's Trail, Grimm, Hawaii Five-O, Last Man Standing, MacGyver, Reign, Rosewood, Shark Tank, Sleepy Hollow, The Originals
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Wednesday Final Nationals: ‘Imaginary Mary’ on ABC Matches Second-Highest Rated Midseason Comedy Debut in Adults 18-49

by Douglas Pucci March 30, 2017, 7:02 pm 4 Comments
CBS and Fox shared Wednesday night leadership. CBS led in total viewers (6.7 million) while Fox led in adults 18-49 (1.7 rating/7 share), adults 18-34 (1.4/7) and adults 25-54 (2.0/7). ABC offered a sneak preview of their new comedy “Imaginary Mary” starring Jenna Elfman. The episode ranked tied for second (with NBC’s “Trial and Error” […]

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Adult Swim Orders Animated ‘Apollo Gauntlet’ and ‘Hot Streets’

by Marc Berman March 30, 2017, 3:47 pm Comments are off
Adult Swim has ordered two action-packed new animated series that will premiere later this year, with “Apollo Gauntlet” debuting this summer, followed by “Hot Streets” in the fall. “Apollo Gauntlet,” from MONDO’s animation studio, Six Point Harness, and Mosaic, is a quarter-hour adventure comedy created by Myles Langolis. The logline: On Earth, Paul Cassidy is […]

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