Opening Day of the impeachment hearings hardly hit blockbuster status, generating middling viewer interest compared with other Trump-era political hearings. Are Democrats connecting with the public?
Collins | Diginets Maturing Into Attractive M&A Targets
The appetite for these specialized networks continues to grow, and with many of the diginets achieving coverage of over 80% of the television households in the United States, it looks as if this increased breadth and depth has set the stage for increased merger and acquisition interest.
ABC News’ Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang hosted the annual awards ceremony produced for the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation by the International Radio & Television Society Foundation. Back row, l-r: Mark Pedowitz, Alfred C. Liggins III, Larry Patrick, Peter Dunn, Mark Richer. Front row, l-r: Julie Talbott, Lester Holt, Connie Chung, Paula Kerger. (Photo: Wendy Moger-Bross)
NBC has handed an early renewal to Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Season 7 of the cop comedy isn’t set to premiere until Feb. 6, 2020, but the network has already seen fit to order an eighth season.
The new TrackPass streaming service is part of the NBC Sports Gold service and is expected to debut in December.
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NATPE Adds Five To Board Of Directors
Coming onboard in advance of the organization’s NATPE Miami event in January are NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises EVP Peter Blacker, Viacom Digital Studios President Kelly Day, MAG Managing Partner Shahid Khan, all3media International CEO Louise Pedersen and Verance CEO Nil Shah.
CMA Awards Rebound, Top ‘Masked Singer’
The CMA Awards bounced back some from last year’s all-time low, drawing about a million more viewers than they did in 2018. The show’s 18-49 rating was slightly behind last year, however, reaching a new low.
Shows like Grey’s Anatomy and This Is Us are getting huge bumps from digital platforms and longer measurement of delayed viewing.
A politics pivot for The Tonight Show doesn’t pay off as the network swaps showrunners and observers say “let Jimmy be Jimmy.”
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Actor Charles Levin, who played numerous roles on television comedies such as “Seinfeld” and “Night Court,” has been identified as the man whose body was found […]
Santa Monica, Calif.-based syndicator Telco Productions is offering a variety of new shows for fall 2020. Among them is the daily news, entertainment and lifestyle strip Daily Flash, available as […]
The Content Wars have reached full pitch, and they’re changing television forever.
Warner Bros. chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff on Wednesday unvieled the studio’s refreshed brand with a new logo that is now on the Burbank, Calif., lot’s storied water tower. The new logo is a refinement and modernization of the Warner Bros shield that has been part of the studio’s identity since its founding in 1923.
25 Words Or Less, Divorce Court and Dish Nation get a green light for the 2020-2021 season.
‘The Voice,’ ‘This Is Us’ Carry NBC On Tues.
The two shows put up steady 18-49 ratings, while CBS’s NCIS remains No. 1 in total viewers.
For some users, Disney Plus was a Disney Minus on its big launch day Tuesday. In its Nov. 12 debut, the service was beset by multiple problems, including Disney Plus customers being unable to log in to the service, access specific content, or use certain streaming devices — while some who called Disney’s customer service line for help were left on hold for an hour or more.
As mega-hit Friends continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the six core stars and the creators of the NBC comedy from Warner Bros. TV are in talks to reunite on HBO Max.
LSU-Alabama Game A Big Winner For CBS
Nielsen said 16.6 million people watched the game late Saturday afternoon, as LSU held off the Tide’s late charge. At 7 p.m. ET, just before its conclusion, the audience topped 20 million people.
The entire cast of NBC’s daytime drama Days of Our Lives are been released from their contracts, Deadline has confirmed. the soap will go an indefinite hiatus at the end of the month. The cost-cutting move comes during the usual renewal window between NBC and Days distributor Sony Pictures TV; a renewal for Days typically comes at the start of the year.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Look out Hollywood, Ricky Gervais is returning to host the Golden Globe Awards. Gervais memorably hosted the Globes from 2010 to 2012, skewering many of the […]
Lots Of Syndies Post Ratings Gains
Multiple first-run shows in all genres drew stronger numbers in the week ending Nov. 3.
The Fox drama also hits a three-week high in total viewers and helps the network lead the night in adults 18-49.
Apple TV executive Kim Rozenfeld is departing the tech giant amid a restructuring of the executive ranks at its streaming platform. Rozenfeld is leaving his post as head of current scripted programming and documentary and unscripted content. He won’t being go far, however, as he has signed a first-look deal with Apple for his company, Half Full Productions.
