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[11/16/14 - 09:00 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Tops Viewers, Demos with "Saturday Night Football"
The Alphabet pulls back in front among both categories last night.

[11/16/14 - 08:50 AM]
"Saturday Night Live," With Host Woody Harrelson, Matches Its Second Highest Rating in Metered-Market Households So Far This Season
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, November 15.

[11/15/14 - 08:59 AM]
"The Blacklist" Hits a Four-Week High in 18-49 and a Five-Week High in Total Viewers in "Live Plus Three Day"
NBC further spins the numbers for Monday, November 10.

[11/15/14 - 08:58 AM]
"Dateline NBC" Reports the Network's Highest 18-49 Rating in Its Hour in Eight Months
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, November 14.

[11/15/14 - 08:44 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "Shark Tank" Helps ABC Tops Viewers, Demos
Plus: NBC climbs into the number two spot in both categories.

[11/15/14 - 08:35 AM]
ABC Wins Friday with "Shark Tank" at #1 and "Last Man Standing" at Season Highs
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, November 14.

[11/14/14 - 11:41 PM]
Development Update: Friday, November 14
Updates include: Elizabeth Perkins boards TNT's "Cocaine Cowboys"; Jessy Schram, Jonathan Banks join Lifetime's "The Lizzie Borden Chronicles"; and AMC passes on comedy pilot "We Hate Paul Revere."

[11/14/14 - 06:40 PM]
Video: Watch a New Promo for "Idol XIV" Returning January 2015 on FOX
The network issues the latest tease for its flagship reality offering.

[11/14/14 - 06:17 PM]
CBS Cancels Sophomore Comedy "The Millers"
The show's most recent episode posted a season low rating among adults 18-49.

[11/14/14 - 04:06 PM]
Tis' the Season with New and Returning Thanksgiving and Holiday Episodes and Specials on FOX!
The weather outside may be frightful, but FOX's programming sure will be delightful with this year's new and returning Thanksgiving and holiday favorites.

[11/14/14 - 01:41 PM]
"Mom" Hits Series-High Ratings Among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, November 13.

[11/14/14 - 11:57 AM]
"Thank You, America!" with Robin Roberts Airs Thursday, November 27 on the ABC Television Network
Perfect for the whole family to gather and watch this Thanksgiving holiday, "Thank You, America!" shines a light on the American spirit of gratitude.

[11/14/14 - 11:00 AM]
FOX's Emmy Award-Winning Hit, "Bob's Burgers," Serves Up the Laughs at a Brand-New Time on Sunday Nights
The network details the show's next five episodes, now airing Sunday nights at 9:30/8:30c.

[11/14/14 - 10:33 AM]
Emmy(R) Award Winner and Golden Globe(R) Nominee Bradley Whitford Joins "Happyish" on Showtime(R)
He'll play Jonathan Cooke, Thom Payne's (Steve Coogan) boss and an advertising industry legend whose success is due in equal parts to his creative genius and moral cravenness.

[11/14/14 - 10:31 AM]
U.K. Sensation Ella Henderson to Perform Tuesday, Nov. 18 on "The Voice"
Eighteen-year-old Henderson will perform her breakout single "Ghost" during the broadcast.

[11/14/14 - 10:30 AM]
FOX Extends "The Mindy Project" by Six Episodes
Said order brings the Tuesday comedy's third season total to 21 episodes.

[11/14/14 - 10:18 AM]
Charli XCX, Fergie, One Direction and Meghan Trainor Join the Billboard Hollywood Party for the "New Year's Rockin' Eve" Lineup
Fergie returns for the ninth year to host the Billboard Hollywood Party and will treat the audience to a special performance.

[11/14/14 - 10:05 AM]
Mickey Mouse-Themed Programming to Debut in Celebration of Mickey Mouse's Birthday, Tuesday, November 18 on Disney Channel
Back-to-back episodes of "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" lead into "Mickey Mouse" cartoons airing every half hour and the premiere of the cartoon short "Mickey Monkey."

[11/14/14 - 09:15 AM]
2015 MLB Opening Night Exclusively on ESPN: St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Dan Shulman is scheduled to provide commentary for MLB Opening Night, with analysts Curt Schilling and John Kruk and reporter Buster Olney.

[11/14/14 - 09:13 AM]
When Life Gives You Lemons, Crush 'Em - New Series "Wake Up Call" Premieres December 12 on TNT
In the series premiere, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and UFC President Dana White attempt to give teenager Terrell Moore a real shot at becoming a MMA Fighter.

[11/14/14 - 08:46 AM]
"The Biggest Loser" Retains 100% of Last Week's Adult 18-49 Rating to Equal Its Top Result Since October 16
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, November 13.

[11/14/14 - 08:32 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: Dramas Power ABC to Top Demo Spot
"Scandal" is the Alphabet's most-watched drama among adults 18-49 last night.

[11/14/14 - 08:21 AM]
ABC Wins 3rd Straight Thursday of the November Sweep in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, November 13.

[11/14/14 - 07:49 AM]
Taylor Twellman Signs Multiyear Extension to Stay at ESPN
Twellman, who has quickly emerged as one of soccer's top analysts, will continue his dual role as a match and studio analyst for ESPN's television and digital platforms.

[11/14/14 - 07:05 AM]
Sites and Teams Announced for the 2015 & 2016 Armed Forces Classic
The Armed Forces Classic will originate from the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan in 2015 and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu in 2016.

[11/14/14 - 06:45 AM]
Nickelodeon Amplifies Pro-Social Elements to This Year's HALO Awards with Grants Program, Brand-New DoSomething.org Partnership
The HALO Awards is Nickelodeon's annual event that recognizes real-life kids who are doing extraordinary things in their communities and 'Helping and Leading Others' (HALO).

[11/13/14 - 11:24 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, November 13
Updates include: CBS gives "The McCarthys" two additional scripts; Netflix on track to revive "Longmire"; and VH1 is in talks to bring back MTV's "The Osbournes."

[11/13/14 - 06:00 PM]
Video: A Subversive and Comic Crime Procedural from the Creator of "Bones," "Backstrom" Is Coming Soon to FOX
Rainn Wilson stars as an unhealthy, offensive, irascible - albeit brilliant - detective who is brought back from exile to run the Portland Police Bureau's Special Crimes Unit.

[11/13/14 - 03:31 PM]
Science Channel Lands #1 Most Watched Telecast of the Year with "Landing on a Comet: Rosetta Mission"
Science Channel spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 12.

[11/13/14 - 02:40 PM]
TNT Pulls the Plug on "Perception"
The show's upcoming five-episode winter run beginning February 17 will be its last.

[11/13/14 - 02:38 PM]
NBC Leads the November Sweep at the Halfway Point in 18-49
NBC spins the numbers for the November sweeps period to date.

[11/13/14 - 02:38 PM]
ABC Drops "Selfie" for the Remainder of November Sweeps
Look for a repeat of "Shark Tank" to fill the Tuesday, 8:00/7:00c hour on November 18 and a "Dancing with the Stars" recap special on November 25.

[11/13/14 - 02:20 PM]
E! Kicks Off "The Soup's" Return to Fridays with The Soup Awards Airing Live for the First Time on Friday, December 12 at 10PM ET
Beginning December 12, host Joel McHale and team will pack up their green screen, DVRs and bikini wearing hairy guy and move back to Fridays.

[11/13/14 - 02:15 PM]
NBC Rings in the Holidays with a Diverse Slate of Heart-Warming Specials That Feature an Impressive Array of Talent
Highlights include concert specials by One Direction and Michael Buble, plus the premieres of two brand-new inventive animated specials.

[11/13/14 - 01:01 PM]
Disney Channel's Annual Winter Programming Event, "Fa-La-La-Lidays," Kicks Off Friday, November 28
Look for special themed installments of "Jessie," "Girl Meets World," "Dog With A Blog," "Liv and Maddie" and "I Didn't Do It."

[11/13/14 - 12:52 PM]
Showtime(R) Debuts Season Five Poster Art for Its Hit Comedy Series "Shameless"
William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum return for a new season beginning Sunday, January 11 at 9:00/8:00c.

[11/13/14 - 11:27 AM]
"The Tonight Show" Dominates Timeslot Competition, Winning All Key Ratings Categories for Week of Nov. 3-7
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of November 3-7.

[11/13/14 - 11:11 AM]
Iconic Voices Return for FOX Sports' Extensive College Basketball Coverage
The incomparable Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery return for their second season as FOX Sports' lead game announcers, while iconic play-by-play announcer Tim Brando takes the mic for his first season calling FOX Sports college basketball.

[11/13/14 - 10:51 AM]
Video: "An En Vogue Christmas "Trailer
Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Rhona Bennett star as themselves in the Lifetime movie, which also features some of En Vogue's biggest hits and two new original songs.

[11/13/14 - 10:31 AM]
Guts, Glory and Gourds Return to Discovery and Science Channel in an All New Version of the Classic Hit Punkin Chunkin: Superchunk!
Former "MythBusters" Kari Byron and Tory Belleci make their much-anticipated return to Discovery and Science Channel as hosts of the annual rite.

[11/13/14 - 10:31 AM]
Jimmy Kimmel to Reveal the Cover of People's 2014 Sexiest Man Alive and Interview the Chosen Man for an Exclusive Interview on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
This will be the second consecutive year that Jimmy will be participating in the Sexiest Man Alive festivities.

[11/13/14 - 10:00 AM]
Let the Games Begin as CMT's All-New "Redneck Island" Cast Is Revealed
Hosted by Steve Austin and Jessie James Decker, the 10-episode series is filled with hijinks and hookups as 12 guys and 12 girls discover a new twist to the game which pairs male and female teammates up as bunkmates.

[11/13/14 - 09:55 AM]
CNN Renews Successful Original Series Line-Up
"This is Life with Lisa Ling," "Somebody's Gotta Do It with Mike Rowe" and "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" have all been picked up for additional seasons.

[11/13/14 - 09:39 AM]
Acclaimed Actress Kathryn Hahn to Star as Female Lead in "Happyish" on Showtime(R)
The new half-hour pilot will be filmed in New York next month, with Oscar(R) and Golden Globe(R) nominee Steve Coogan previously announced as the male lead.

[11/13/14 - 09:14 AM]
Cooking Channel Explores the Country's Best Taquerias and Authentic Mexican Cuisine with Chef Aaron Sanchez in New Series "Taco Trip"
The six-episode series launches Tuesday, December 16 at 9:30/8:30c on the network.

[11/13/14 - 09:02 AM]
Holidays Are Dramatic, Musical, Delicious - And Vicious! - All on PBS
Highlights include new holiday specials from "Call the Midwife" and "Vicious."

[11/13/14 - 08:57 AM]
"The Voice" Delivers NBC's Top In-Season Rating in Its Slot, Excluding Olympics, Since May 8, 2013
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 12.

[11/13/14 - 08:51 AM]
NBC's "Dateline" Adds Two Saturday Night Mysteries to Its Weekend Lineup in November
Look for encore installments this Saturday, November 15 and November 22.

[11/13/14 - 08:34 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "The Voice" Special Fuels NBC Victory
Lead-outs "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Chicago PD" get a big boost from the network's flagship reality series.

[11/13/14 - 08:12 AM]
"Modern Family" and "black-ish" Rank as Wednesday's Top 2 Shows in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 12.







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[04/23/24 - 03:01 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Week to Week in Women 18-49 Hitting 6-Week High and Ranking No. 2 Among All Syndicated Talk Shows
In addition, "Tamron Hall" turned in increases for the same week last year in Households and Women 18-49.

[04/23/24 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Up Week-to-Week in Adults 18-49
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (916,000 vs. 913,000), posting its largest overall audience in 3 years - since the 2020-2021 season.

[04/23/24 - 01:54 PM]
Great American Family Announces Danica McKellar Set to Star in "A Royal Christmas Ball" (wt), Co-Starring Oliver Rice, Part of Great American Christmas 2024
In the film, Chelsea Jones (McKellar) is a dance instructor and studio owner in Chicago who inspires kids to find themselves through dance.

[04/23/24 - 12:34 PM]
Sports Personalities Joy Taylor and MJ Acosta-Ruiz to Host Season 2 of Fuse Media's Hit Trailblazing Series "Like a Girl"
The company is also announcing the launch of "She Leads," a short-form series celebrating women breaking barriers.

[04/23/24 - 12:05 PM]
Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean" Sets Sail for New Season in Athens, Greece on Monday, June 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
Capt. Sandy Yawn, is joined by franchise-favorite Chief Stew Aesha Scott, who returns to the Med where her yachting career began.

[04/23/24 - 11:22 AM]
Viewership for April 21 Edition of ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" - Texas Rangers vs. Atlanta Braves - Up 24 Percent From Last Year
The reigning World Series Champion Texas Rangers 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves averaged 1,623,000 viewers, up from 1,309,000 viewers for last New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants game.

[04/23/24 - 11:04 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Apr. 15: "Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver" Debuts at #1; "Baby Reindeer" Rises to the Top
List mainstays included "3 Body Problem," which spent its fifth week on the list in third place (3.2M views), and Guy Ritchie's aristocratic gangster series "The Gentlemen," which spent its seventh week on the list in sixth place (2.9M views).

[04/23/24 - 09:59 AM]
The Gang is Back Again... Prime Video Reveals Premiere Date and First-Look Images for Third Season of Stephen Merchant's Critically Acclaimed Comedy-Drama "The Outlaws"
All five episodes of the comedy thriller from creator, star, and award-winning writer and director Stephen Merchant, will debut on May 31.

[04/23/24 - 09:32 AM]
ABC News Studios Presents "Michael Strahan x Jon Bon Jovi: Halfway There"
The one-hour special premieres this Sunday, April 28 on ABC.

[04/23/24 - 09:31 AM]
ABC News Announces "20/20" Primetime Special for Robin Roberts' Exclusive Interview with WNBA Star Brittney Griner
"Prisoner in Russia: The Brittney Griner Interview" airs Wednesday, May 1 on ABC.

[04/23/24 - 09:01 AM]
Paramount+ Announces Star-Studded Cast for Ninth Season of "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars"
In this new season, due May 17, eight fan-favorite queens return to use their drag superpowers for good, competing to win a supersized donation of $200,000, provided by The Palette Fund, for a charity of their choosing.

[04/23/24 - 07:38 AM]
Date Announcement & First Look: "Shoresy" Season 3 Premieres June 21 on Hulu
The series returns for season three on Friday, June 21 with all six new episodes exclusively in the U.S. on Hulu.

[04/23/24 - 07:16 AM]
Video: "Atlas" - Official Trailer - Netflix
A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.

[04/23/24 - 06:20 AM]
Video: Apple TV+ Debuts Trailer for Fourth Season of Critically Acclaimed Comedy "Trying"
"Trying" will return for its eight-episode fourth season of on Wednesday, May 22 on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.

[04/23/24 - 06:01 AM]
"The Spiderwick Chronicles" Makes Roku Channel History with Record-Setting Opening
The series also earned the highest daily reach and most hours streamed of any title to ever debut on The Roku Channel in a singular day.