‘New Amsterdam,’ ‘This Is Us’ Hit Highs
NBC swept all three hours of primetime in adults 18-49, as the final This Is Us and New Amsterdam episodes of 2019 both improved and The Voice held steady. The two dramas also scored multi-week highs in total viewers.
CBS Takes Weekly Crown Behind ’60 Minutes’
CBS averaged 5.2 million viewers last week. NBC had 4.7 million viewers, ABC had 4.3 million, Fox had 3.5 million, Univision had 1.1 million, Ion Television had 1 million, Telemundo had 850,000 and the CW had 610,000.
‘Judge Judy’ Keeps Collecting Viewers
The syndication leader turns in a new season high 7.1 in the week ending Nov. 10. And Judge Judy Sheindlin’s Hot Bench barreled ahead 10% to a new season-high 2.2, putting it second in courtrooms and No. 3 in syndication overall.
Exclusives
CBS Comedies Rise, ‘The Voice’ Leads Monday
CBS comedies The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola hit season highs in total viewers Monday night. NBC topped primetime on the broadcast networks in adults 18-49 thanks to The Voice.
Kelly Clarkson’s new daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, has been renewed through the 2020-2021 season by NBCUniversal, the studio announced Monday.
BC announced Monday that Jeopardy‘s three highest earners of all time — Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holzhauer — will face off against one another for the multi-night primetime event Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time. Premiering Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at 8/7c, the Jeopardy! tournament will air for at least three consecutive weeknights through Thursday, Jan. 9.
‘Sunday Night Football’ Takes A Loss
Early numbers for NBC’s telecast are down significantly week to week, while CBS’s 60 Minutes gets an NFL bump.
Co-producer and distributor Debmar-Mercury says Fox will serve as the launch group for the eponymous talk show, giving it access to nearly 40% of U.S. TV homes and a fast start on clearing the rest of the country. Cannon is best known for his hosting duties on Fox’s The Masked Singer and NBC’s America’s Got Talent.
After recently selling his remaining stake in Lionsgate, billionaire investor and media mogul John Malone has acquired more stock of Discovery in what is believed to be his largest or one of his largest open-market purchases of the stock ever.
“None of this had to happen”: The network’s new sexual harassment policy did not prevent them from leaving Patricia Heaton’s new show after accusations against the star’s husband, a producer.
Millions of Americans are choosing to experience the impeachment hearings through a variety of media filters, a notable change between current and previous modern-era impeachment explorations.
How effective is political comedy in changing anything? Last Week Tonight may or may not have altered opinions on SLAPP lawsuits, but his show has certainly angered coal exec Bob Murray.
