Actor and producer Mark Blum, known for his television and Off-Broadway roles, has died due to complications from COVID-19, according to SAG-AFTRA. He was 69. “With love and heavy hearts, Playwrights Horizons pays tribute to Mark Blum, a dear longtime friend and a consummate artist who passed this week,” the off-Broadway theater Playwrights Horizons shared […]
As we near the end of 2018, there was another record number of original scripted programming options vying for eyeballs (across all platforms) and a continued emphasis on the “when you want where you want” programming philosophy. The consumption of content, of course, is no longer reliant on a particular schedule or at home in […]
Nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced yesterday morning. After not qualifying to be on the ballot last year, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” led the nominations with 22 nods, including outstanding drama against last year’s winner, “The Handmaid’s Tale” on Hulu. “The Americans,” “The Crown,” “Stranger Things,” “This Is Us” and “Westworld” will also […]
ABC has confirmed that the fictional Conner family will continue minus Roseanne in a spin-off sitcom tentatively called “The Conners.” John Goodman (‘Dan’), Laurie Metcalf (‘Jackie’), Sara Gilbert (‘Darlene’), Lecy Goranson (‘Becky’) and Michael Fishman (‘D.J.’) are all set to return, and 10 initial episodes have been ordered. “The Conners” will air in the Tuesday 8 […]
What follows are the average Live + Seven Day rating results for the broadcast network programs for the 2017-18 traditional television season from Monday, September 25, 2017 thru Wednesday, May 23, 2018 [season ranking in respective data category noted in brackets]: Related: 2017-18 Live Same Day Season Ratings: ‘Sunday Night Football’ Tops for 7th Year, […]
NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” finishes as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented seventh consecutive year – breaking a tie with Fox’s “American Idol” for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on live plus same day data provided by Nielsen. “Sunday Night Football” also ranked as the […]
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ABC has put an end to its mega-successful revival of sitcom “Roseanne” after its star when on an unexpected Twitter rant this morning. “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” said ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey in a statement. Earlier today Roseanne Barr sent […]
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 ABC 8:00 p.m. “Roseanne” (R) 8:30 p.m. “The Middle” ((R) 9:00 p.m. “black-ish” (R) 9:30 p.m. “black-ish” (R) 10:00 p.m. “Splitting Up Together” (R)) 10:30 p.m. “Splitting Up Together” (R)) CBS 8:00 p.m. “NCIS” (R) 9:00 p.m. “Bull” (R) 10:00 p.m. “48 Hours: NCIS” NBC 8:00 p.m. “America’s Got Talent” (season […]
Buoyed by the season finale of “Roseanne” as its lead-in, the 1-hour series finale of ABC’s “The Middle” (7.1 million viewers; Adults 18-49: 1.7 rating/7 share), delivered the comedy’s best finale figures in 4 years with viewers and in 3 years with young adults – since 2014 and since 2015, respectively. (Source: ABC) What follows […]
