The two-week “Tournament of Champions” of 2017 of syndicated game show “Jeopardy” concluded with one of the show’s most notable (and, according to host Alex Trebek, “most fun”) championship final rounds on Nov. 16-17. The three finalists were New York City bartender Austin Rogers, Riverside, Calif. software engineer Alan Lin, and Los Angeles music executive […]
November 20, 2017
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‘Touched By An Angel’ Star Della Reese Dies at 86
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Della Reese, who segued from a gospel, pop and jazz singer into a successful acting career, died Sunday evening at the age of 86. “On behalf of her husband, Franklin Lett, and all her friends and family, I share with you the news that our beloved Della Reese has passed away peacefully at her California […]
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PBS Announces New Series ‘We’ll Meet Again’
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“We’ll Meet Again,” a new six-part series produced by Blink Films in partnership with AnnCurry Inc., will premiere on PBS on Tuesdays, January 23 at 8 p.m. ET. The logline: Exploring some of history’s most dramatic events through the personal stories of those who experienced them, the series brings together people whose lives intersected at […]
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Updated Sunday Ratings: Eagles Victory Over the Cowboys Lifts NBC
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Sunday, November 19, 2017 broken out by network and by each half-hour. -Total Viewers: NBC: 15.67 million, CBS: 9.04, ABC: 7.65, Fox: 2.26 -Adults 18-49: NBC: 5.1 rating/17 share, ABC: 2.0/ 7, CBS: 1.5/ 5, Fox: 0.9/ 3 —— 7:00 p.m. ABC – The Toy Box (season […]
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‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine”: Still a Hit with Audiences for Five Seasons
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When a TV series has been around for awhile, you start to question the reasons (both good and bad) that explain why the show continues. In the modern landscape of TV shows, the norm is that a show needs to start generating respectable audience ratings before they can be used as cash cows for networks […]
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Sunday Overnights: ‘American Music Awards’ on ABC on the Year-to-Year Upside
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What follows are the metered market household results by half-hour for the four broadcast networks for Sunday, November 19, 2017: Household Rating/Share NBC: 10.5/17, CBS: 6.6/10, ABC: 5.1/ 8, Fox: 1.4/ 2 -Percent Change From the Year-Ago Opening Sunday (9/25/16): NBC: +13, ABC: + 2, Fox: -18, CBS: -25 Ratings Breakdown: The power of network […]
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‘SNL’ Takes on Alum Al Franken
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On the Nov. 18 edition of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” during “Weekend Update”, ‘anchors’ Colin Jost and Michael Che reported on the latest notable male personality to be accused of sexual misconduct: U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken. Earlier in the week, Los Angeles news radio anchor Leeann Tweeden had commented that during a 2006 […]
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Early Preview of ‘American Idol’ on ABC
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During the Nov. 19 telecast of the “American Music Awards 2017“, ABC featured three prospective contestants for their upcoming “American Idol” — all female — who each performed a snippet of a tune. Viewers were then asked to vote for their favorite auditioning performer. The top vote-getter will advance to Hollywood, as announced during the […]
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‘Nashville’ to Conclude on CMT After Season Six
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Scripted drama “Nashville,” which debuted on ABC on Oct. 10, 2012 and was reprived by CMT for a fifth season beginning in December 2016, will conclude after the upcoming sixth season. “All of us on ‘Nashville’ are so incredibly grateful to the show’s fans, who convinced CMT to give us a chance to keep telling […]
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2017-18 Men’s College Basketball Week 3 TV and Announcer Schedule
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For Thanksgiving week, the only matchup between two ranked teams takes place on the night of Sunday, Nov. 26 when No. 16 Texas A&M plays No. 10 USC. The game airs on Pac-12 Network. Follow @SonOfTheBronx If you can see this text, your browser does not support iframes. This section of the page requested visitors […]
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