The NBA Playoffs’ second round commences on April 28. Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James escaped earning his first first-round series loss in his career by defeating the Pacers in seven games. He and the Cavaliers now faces a Raptors team that had the best regular season record in the East this past year […]
ABC, not surprisingly, has picked up veteran medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” for a 15th season. The network has not confirmed how many new episodes will air in 2018-19, but the assumption is 22 to 24. “‘Grey’s Anatomy’ has a special place in my heart and millions of viewers feel the same way,” said ABC Entertainment […]
The 2018 NBA Playoffs have arrived! Starting April 14, sixteen teams — eight from each the Eastern and Western conferences — will begin their route for the NBA championship and the coveted Larry O’Brien trophy, to be rewarded in June. While most observers predict a Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive […]
The 2017-18 NBA regular season approaches its conclusion on Apr. 11, and (as of Mar. 31) nine out of the 16 playoff spots are still up for grabs. Of the teams already having clinched a postseason berth (as of Mar. 31): Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana […]
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ABC, not surprisingly, has announced an 11th season renewal for sitcom “Roseanne,” which returned last Tuesday after a 20-year absence with a massive 21.87 million viewers, on average, for its first two episodes in season 10. With just one day of Nielsen’s delayed viewing counted, the return of “Roseanne” saw its total viewer count increase […]
ABC has renewed freshman medical drama “The Good Doctor” for the 2018-19 season, with an expected full season (22 episode order). “‘The Good Doctor”s message of inclusiveness resonates with our viewers and is a hallmark of what we aim to accomplish here at ABC,” said Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment. “This series has quickly joined […]
From the opening night of coverage on Feb. 8 thru the final night on Feb. 25, the PyeongChang Winter Games averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 19.8 million viewers. NBC Olympics’ primetime performance more than doubled the combined primetime viewership of ABC, CBS and Fox (9.8 million). NBC Olympics’ Total Audience Delivery measured broader PyeongChang […]
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ABC has officially ordered a new talk show titled “Sundays with Alec Baldwin,” which will open with a sneak peak following “The Academy Awards” this Sunday beginning at 11:35 pm ET/10 pm PT. The show will feature one-on-one conversations between Baldwin and a range of pop culture figures, modeled after his WNYC podcast “Here’s The Thing with […]
NBC has claimed the primetime 2017-18 season-to-date lead among total viewers, with an average of 9.569 million persons for the season through 20 weeks in “most current” results from Nielsen Media Research that include fast-official results for Feb. 9-11. This marks the first time NBC has ranked #1 in total viewers at any point during […]
