ABC will launch the 2017-18 season with five new series (four dramas and one sitcom), and the overall changes impacting five of the seven nights (including Thursday and Saturday). The new season kicks off with the premiere of the 25th installment of “Dancing with the Stars” on Monday, September 18. New dramas debuting are medical […]
July 2017
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Netflix Offers ‘Alias Grace’ YouTube Teaser
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Inspired by the historical true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks and based on the award-winning novel by Margaret Atwood, six-hour miniseries “Alias Grace” will be broadcast in Canada on CBC and will stream everywhere else globally on Netflix on Friday, November 3. The story of “Alias Grace” follows Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon), a poor, […]
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Sunday Overnights: CBS Tops Modest Evening
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SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017 What follows are the metered market household results by half-hour for Sunday, July23, 2017: Household Rating/Share CBS: 3.3/ 6, ABC: 3.1/ 6, NBC: 2.4/ 4, Fox: 0.8/ 1 Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening: NBC: +33, Fox: no change, CBS: – 3, ABC: -24 Ratings Breakdown: Note: Due to NASCAR bleeding […]
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Michael Phelps Defeats a Shark to Kick Off Shark Week 2017 on Discovery
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Discovery Channel used an interestingly unique gimmick to begin their annual Shark Week for 2017 on July 23: legendary Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, winner of a record 23 gold medals throughout his five Olympic Games appearances, was pitted against several sharks — a hammerhead shark, a reef shark and a great white shark — in […]
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Comedians Go Wild on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’
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The July 23 episode of ABC’s hit game show “Celebrity Family Feud” featured a battle between Funny Guys and Funny Gals. The face-off area was used for several hijinx among the competing players including June Diane Raphael slapping the face of her real-life husband Paul Scheer, “SNL” alum Horatio Sanz planting a romantic kiss on […]
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MONDAY, JULY 24, 2017 ABC 8:00 p.m. “The Bachelorette” (two hours) 10:00 p.m. “Somewhere Between” (series premiere) CBS 8:00 p.m. “Kevin Can Wait” (R) 8:30 p.m. “Man with a Plan” (R) 9:00 p.m. “Mom” (R) 9:30 p.m. “Life in Pieces” (R) 10:00 p.m. “Scorpion” (R) NBC 8:00 p.m. “American Ninja Warrior” (two hours) 10:00 p.m. […]
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Saturday Ratings Scored: NBC and Fox Share Modest Leadership
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, July 21, 2017 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: NBC: 2.53 million, CBS: 2.15, ABC: 1.92, Fox: 1.87 -Adults 18-49: Fox: 0.6 rating/3 share, NBC: 0.5/ 2, ABC: 0.3/ 2, CBS: 0.2/ 1 —— 8:00 p.m. ABC – America’s Funniest Home Videos […]
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Syfy Renews ‘Wynonna Earp’ for Season Three
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Syfy and IDW Entertainment announced the third season renewal of the supernatural series “Wynonna Earp.” The announcement was made during the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con, which was attended by cast members Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Katherine Barrell, Varun Saranga, Tamara Duarte, along with showrunner and creator Emily Andras and […]
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Actor John Heard Dies at 72
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John Heard, who is remembered for playing the father on the “Home Alone” franchise, has died according to the Santa Clara Medical Examiner coroner. His body was discovered in a hotel room near Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, where he had recently undergone back surgery. Born March 7, 1945 in Washington, D.C., Heard launched […]
Tagged with: Beaches, Cutter's Way, Gladiator, Home Alone, Jack & Bobby, John Heard, Prison Break, The Client, The Sopranos
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Friday Edition of ‘Big Brother’ Leads CBS to Victory
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, July 20, 2017 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: CBS: 4.62 million, NBC: 4.52, Fox: 1.90, ABC: 1.62, CW: 1.07 -Adults 18-49: CBS and NBC: 0.8 rating/4 share each, ABC and Fox: 0.4/ 2 each, CW: 0.2/ 1 —— 8:00 p.m. ABC […]