The reality dating program produced by Vertical Networks, is said to be the first show to move from Snapchat to broadcast TV.
Fox TV Group chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman on Thursday outlined more of the vision for “New Fox”, the Fox Broadcast Co. after its sister studio 20th Century Fox TV, along with other key 21st Century Fox assets, move to Disney in the pending acquisition. “We want to be [studios] first choice among the four networks,” Walden said. “We will be the only network to be operating completely independently. It will have the ability to pick up the best shows without any studio agenda.”
KMSP’s ‘The Jason Show’ To Stream On Hulu
‘The Originals’ Series Finale Holds Steady
The series finale of The Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals closed out steady in the Wednesday overnight ratings. Airing at 9 p.m., The Originals drew a 0.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 870,000 viewers, even with last week’s episode and on par with what the show has averaged in Live+Same Day during its final season. The CW has already ordered the spinoff series Legacies, which will launch this October. Earlier on CW, Burden of Truth (0.2, 830,000) was also even.
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The Amy Poehler-Nick Offerman hosted competition series drew a 1.1 rating in adults 18-49 and 5.3 million viewers. That makes it the most-watched series premiere of this summer to date. The show also had the benefit of a lead in from America’s Got Talent, which was steady week-to-week with a 2.1 rating and 11.2 million viewers.
CBSN Local services will feature local news content produced by CBS Owned Stations. CBSN New York will be first, launching during the fourth quarter of 2018.
The co-founder SFM Media had a lengthy career as both a producer and distributor of television shows. He was recognized as a national media expert whose services were sought by the academic, legal and multimedia communities. Stanley Moger was 81.
The BBC, Fox News and PBS are the most-trusted TV news brands in the U.S., according to Research Intelligencer by Brand Keys, which surveyed 4,012 viewers who rated broadcast and cable brands that they watch more than three times per week “to determine how much trust those brands engendered.”
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Betty White sees no point in slowing down at age 96, as long as her phone keeps ringing with offers to work. The actress known […]
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‘America’s Got Talent’ Is Viewers’ Summertime Pick
The talent contest has ranked as the most-watched program for the past five weeks, with last week’s show topping the No. 2 series, CBS’s 60 Minutes, by 65%.
As we look ahead to FX’s John Landgraf’s semi-annual “Peak TV” address at the cable network’s upcoming TCA presentation, it’s worth asking: How will broadcasters, cable networks and independent studios adapt to the ongoing pressure from their well-funded digital rivals?
NBC may try, but it just can’t seem to quit Timeless. The young sci-fi drama, canceled for the second time in only two seasons, is being revived one (seemingly) last time for a two-part series finale holiday special.
‘The Bachelorette’ Stays At No. 1 On Monday
The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All put up ratings pretty much in line with the show’s season average, helping ABC to a demographic win Monday night. Men Tell All drew a 1.3 rating among adults 18-49, off slightly from last week’s and the season’s 1.4 average but still the No. 1 show of the night in the demo.
