Will Ferrell’s Return Bumps Ratings For ‘SNL
The latenight comedy show reached 7.47 million viewers for this past weekend’s show with Ferrell as host. However, CBS easily won the week in primetime, averaging 8.5 million viewers. ABC had 4.6 million viewers, NBC had 4.2 million, Fox had 3 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Telemundo had 1.6 million, the CW had 1.3 million and Ion Television had 1.1 million.
Many First-Run Strips Deliver Season Highs
Among the 10 shows setting records in the week ending Jan. 21 was No. 1 newcomer Daily Mail TV, which posted a 9% gain. The Doctors and Maury each rose 13%.
‘The Brave’ Finale Falls To ‘Good Doctor’
The season finale of The Brave on NBC failed to generate enough steam to overcome a repeat of ABC’s The Good Doctor. In the 10 p.m. hour, The Brave averaged a 0.7 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.9 million viewers, while The Good Doctor repeat drew a 0.8 and 5 million viewers. In fairness, The Brave was up by approximately 15% in total viewers compared to last week and even in the demo.
Since last year, the former DreamWorks Animation CEO has been making the rounds in Hollywood and at big industry events to pitch an ambitious new project, the holding company WndrCo. Among other things, WndrCo is building a global video platform for short- and mid-form content, which would be anchored by shows from some of the top Hollywood talent at production levels to rival HBO and Netflix.
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“We have only recently learned of these past allegations regarding Mr. [Charlie] Walk,” Fox said Monday, hours after claims of sexual harassment were leveled at one of the judges of its new competition series The Four: Battle For Stardom.
OLD LYME, Conn. (AP) — A TV personality who has appeared on home remodeling reality shows has been accused of molesting a 10-year-old girl. Christopher Dionne, of Old Lyme, Connecticut, […]
TriStar Pictures announced Monday it has acquired worldwide rights to the film You Are My Friend, to be directed by The Diary of a Teenage Girl filmmaker Marielle Heller. The film will focus on the friendship between the host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and journalist Tom Junod.
Michelle Obama selected Ellen DeGeneres for her first post-White House TV interview. The former First Lady will appear on Thursday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show to help celebrate the host’s 60th birthday, the show revealed today.
Grammys Drop Nearly 10M Viewers From 2017
The CBS show averaged a 12.7 household rating and 21 share in the 56 overnight metered markets, which cover about 70% of U.S. TV households. That’s down from a 16 household rating for the 2017 telecast.
Producer Mark Gordon has been named chief content officer for Entertainment One, the indie distributor that acquired 51% of his busy production banner in early 2015. With Gordon’s elevation to president and chief content officer, eOne will buy out the remaining 49% of Mark Gordon Co. for $209 million. As part of the shuffle, longtime eOne TV chief John Moryaniss will step down after a period of transition. Steve Bertram, formerly co-president of film, TV, and digital, has been upped to president.
TeleXitos, the Telemundo Station Group’s Spanish-language multicast network, will feature romantic comedy movie marathons all February-long with Mes Del Amor (Month of Love). Starting Feb. 4, every Sunday afternoon TeleXitos […]
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WGRZ Hopes Welshofer Boosts ‘Daybreak,’ Website
Paramount Network, formerly Spike TV, launched Jan. 24 with its inaugural original series Waco, starring Shannon and Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights). In addition to scripted originals, Paramount has migrated Spike’s biggest hits, including Lip Sync Battle and Ink Master, over to the new network terrain.
Hands On Buzzers, Quiz Show Comes To KASW
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Omarosa Manigault Newman is following up her year in the White House with a stint on “Celebrity Big Brother.” CBS unveiled the cast of the reality […]
Lin Bolen, the first female VP of programming at a TV network and an influential force in daytime television fare, died Jan. 19 at the age of 76. She was appointed VP of daytime programming at NBC in 1972, rising to become the VP of programming in September 1975. NBC thrived under her leadership, becoming the No. 1 network in ratings.
‘Superstore,’ ‘Good Place’ Improve On NBC
Superstore drew a 1.2 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.2 million viewers. That is up approximately 20% in both measures and the show’s highest ratings since October. The Good Place drew a 1.1 and 3.6 million viewers, up over 10% in the demo and 20% in total viewers.
FremantleMedia North America has added three executives to its scripted division. Reid Shane has joined the company as EVP of production; Jennifer Sherwood is the new SVP of scripted development; […]
WWE founder and chairman Vince McMahon announced Thursday he is giving a professional football league another go. It will be called the XFL, the same name of the league McMahon and NBC tried for one season in 2001, but it won’t rely on flashy cheerleaders and antics as its predecessor did, he said.
