The Bachelor and America’s Got Talent: The Champions both improved in Monday’s ratings, setting new season highs in viewers and tying their best adults 18-49 ratings of the season. The Bachelor — which featured a contestant opening up about being a sexual assault survivor — scored a 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, matching its season high from two weeks ago. AGT: The Champions, meanwhile, drew a 1.8 in the demo, tying the season high set with its premiere, and 10.38 million viewers, a season high.
On Sunday, Brown, 67, will host the Super Bowl pregame show for the ninth time, between his current employer, CBS, and his former employer, Fox. For years he has served as the buttoned-up straight man on fall Sundays — on Fox he was opposite Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long; at CBS, it’s Boomer Esiason and Bill Cowher. He’s one of the most ubiquitous presences in sports television — he’s hosted the Super Bowl pregame show more than anyone other than Brent Musburger — and also one of its longest tenured.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Comedian and divisive former television star Roseanne Barr says her sitcom was canceled last year because of backlash against her support for Israel. Barr spoke […]
The third hour of Good Morning America has received a new name, a new look and an even stronger focus on its hosts: Michael Strahan and Sara Haines.
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain’s Sky Sports News is returning to U.S. television this week for a transfer-deadline show on the NBC Sports Network. NBCSN will simulcast SSN’s deadline show […]
‘Rent’ Is Fox’s Lowest-Rated Musical
Fox’s staging of Rent underperformed Sunday night, drawing ratings at the bottom of the list of TV musicals aired in recent years. Sunday’s performance — which consisted largely of taped footage from Saturday’s dress rehearsal after star Brennin Hunt broke his foot near the end of the run-through — posted a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 and 3.42 million viewers over its three-hour running time. Those are the smallest numbers for any of the four musicals Fox has aired since 2016.
Viacom Bets Big On Free Streaming
Viacom’s $340 million bet on Pluto TV signals that the programming giant sees a bright future in free, ad-supported streaming. The move also speaks to a grander strategy as Viacom looks to stake its claim in a growing direct-to-consumer marketplace that has lured in just about every media company across the sector.
Jessell | Daytime TV’s Not-So-Secret Shame
I look at broadcast TV’s schedules and I see a lot of junk cluttering up the grids. I mean lousy shows that may make money, but that drag down the overall broadcast day and make the station and the industry looked seedy and desperate. Stations need to clear out the junk and make room for other programs that draw viewers and make money without sacrificing respectability, and they can start with NBCU’s unholy trinity of Springer, Maury and Wilkos.
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the stars of the live broadcast of the musical “Rent” on Fox was injured during a rehearsal Saturday, forcing the producers to use recorded […]
Analysts bemoaned the streamer “leaving money on the table” while spending billions on pricey content, but new surveys find that there’s a limit to how much consumers will pay.
Alda, 83, best known by far for his 11 seasons as Hawkeye Pierce on CBS’s M*A*S*H from 1972 to 1983, has continued to work despite a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, and said it’s a more vital time than ever to be acting, with its search “to see life through another person’s point of view.”
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — GLAAD is honoring video games for the first time during its 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer advocacy group […]
51 Minds Entertainment, a division of Endemol Shine North America, has promoted three executives on its development team, including Chris Kinsella, who was named EVP, development, it was announced Friday. […]
‘Fam’ Steadies, ‘Grey’s’ Tops A Slow Night
A night without a new Big Bang Theory allowed Grey’s Anatomy to claim Thursday’s top rating among adults 18-49, while CBS rookie Fam leveled off after dropping from its premiere.
MASN Sets New Nats Pre- And Post-Game Lineup
Netflix has publicly revealed some fuzzy performance figures for a handful of projects. But these are the exceptions. Viewership for Netflix’s hundreds of other original series and movies remains a corporate secret. As Netflix continues to grow, this practice has become increasingly irksome to other studios as well as talent agencies, some of which feel that Netflix’s lack of transparency gives it an unfair competitive advantage.
