The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special on CBS on Dec. 3 posted the largest audience for an entertainment/non-sports special since the Academy Awards on Feb. 26. What follows are the Live + Same Day results on the broadcast networks for the week of Nov. 27 (with change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses): –Total […]
Three NFC matchups highlight Week 14 of NFL action: NFC South division rivals New Orleans Saints (9-3) and Atlanta Falcons (7-5) face off in Atlanta on NBC/NFL Network/Amazon Prime’s “Thursday Night Football” on Dec. 7; NFC North leader Minnesota Vikings (10-2) visit the Carolina Panthers (8-4) in the early afternoon on Dec. 10 on some […]
CBS celebrated the 50th anniversary of the variety/comedy sketch program “The Carol Burnett Show” with a two-hour retrospective on Dec. 3. Burnett welcomed two from the show’s original cast, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner. There were also many celebrities who joined Burnett to reflect on the hit classic that originally aired on CBS from 1967 […]
CBS has given a straight-to-series order for 13 episodes of “Blood & Treasure,” a new one-hour serialized action-adventure series for broadcast in summer 2019. The series centers on a brilliant antiquities expert and a cunning art thief who team up to catch a ruthless terrorist who funds his attacks through stolen treasure. As they crisscross […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day results on the five broadcast networks for the week of Nov. 20 (with change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses): –Total Viewers: NBC: 8.61 million (- 7), CBS: 6.96 (-12), ABC: 5.37 (- 8), Fox: 2.96 (+ 2), Univision: 1.43, CW: 1.31 (- 2), Telemundo: 1.19, […]
CBS has ordered eight additional episodes of detective drama “Elementary” ahead of the show’s sixth season premiere, which will bring the total to 21 for midseason. While there is no confirmed return date or time period at present, the soon-to-be absence of “Wisdom of the Crowd” in the Sunday 8 p.m. hour could be a […]
Week 13 will feature three NFC matchups with strong playoff contenders on Dec. 3: the NFC North division-leading Minnesota Vikings (8-3) visit defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons (7-4) in the early afternoon window on Fox; the battle for NFC South leadership between the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints (both 8-3) will air on […]
Playoff implications abound during this conference championship weekend. Victories by Clemson, Oklahoma, Auburn and/or Wisconsin in their respective games will practically ensure a spot for each of them in the College Football Playoff among the available four slots. Any loss by any of the aforementioned teams will put the playoff rankings in flux. Follow @SonOfTheBronx […]
The American Music Awards on ABC grew by double digits year to year in Total Viewers (+11 percent) and Teens 12-17 (+20 percent), while holding even with Adults 18-49. The 2017 AMAs drew ABC’s biggest entertainment audience in the Sunday 8-11pm time slot since February and highest young adult number since May – since The […]
