The Big Four broadcasters are in the final stages of negotiating an eight-year renewal of the deal through which they share rights to televise the Primetime Emmy Awards. For their trouble, they will get to continue broadcasting for nearly a decade what is effectively a commercial for HBO, FX, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. (Coming soon: Apple!)
The Disney-owned network captured a larger amount of ad commitments for its primetime schedule than it did last year, a signal of Madison Avenue interest in programs like American Idol, The Good Doctorand black-ish. The volume surge at ABC comes despite the network’s loss of Roseanne, the once-celebrated reboot of the Roseanne Barr sitcom that had to be scrapped after its star posted controversial and racist tweets.
ESPY Awards See Steep Drop Off From 2017
The 2018 ESPY Awards broadcast on ABC suffered noticeable declines in in the Wednesday overnight ratings compared to last year’s ceremony. Airing from 8-11 p.m., the ESPYs drew a 0.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.9 million viewers. Compared to the 1.4 and 5.3 million viewers the 2017 awards show pulled in, this year’s show was down approximately 36% in the key demo and 26% in total viewers. This also marks the heaviest drop off year-to-year going back two years.
David Zaslav, who helped orchestrate the $14.6 billion merger of Discovery and Scripps Networks earlier this year, will stay at the head of the combined company through 2023, Discovery revealed Wednesday. The executive, who has been at the helm of Discovery since 2007, had previously been on a contract slated to expire in 2020.
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The new multicast network will debut on Sept. 3 featuring procedural dramas focusing on strong women. At launch, it will reach 42% of U.S. TV households anchored by the CBS Television Stations.
NEW YORK (AP) — Put away your wallet — you won’t have to pay hundreds of dollars to see Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show. Netflix announced Wednesday that it will broadcast […]
MLB All-Star Game Holds Steady With 2017
The game is currently at a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49 and 8.3 million viewers, though due to the nature of live sports those numbers will be subject to adjustment later today. In the early numbers at least, this year’s game is down a scant few percentage points from the 2.2 and 8.6 million viewers 2017’s All-Star Game initially drew. The latter game eventually adjusted up to a 2.3 and 9.3 million viewers.
Cozi’s Clever Promo Taps Into Shark Frenzy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-running dispute between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles over television rights fees likely will be reheard by a committee of baseball executives this fall. A New York […]
Amid discussion about whether Apu is an Indian stereotype, The Simpsons creator shares his feelings about the character and explains why the criticism caught him off guard.
NBCUniversal’s cable entertainment unit is rebranding the subscription offering from its crafting brand Craftsy Unlimited as “Bluprint,” marking a new foray into direct-to-consumer video offerings. The subscription service will be bulking up its content offerings with the name change.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tour buses will no longer be swinging by a San Francisco house made famous in the popular 1990s sitcom “Full House.” The San Francisco Municipal Transportation […]
Raycom Media and Kids at Play have a new show venture — Me Time with Frangela — premiering this fall in all Raycom Media markets. The new series is the […]
World Cup Finale Reaches 16 Million US Viewers
While that made the Sunday morning telecast on Fox and Telemundo the most-watched program of the week, it represented a significant drop in viewership from the 2014 World Cup finale, which featured Germany and Argentina. That game had 26.5 million viewers on ABC and Univision, Nielsen said.
Isaac Lee, the man who oversaw Univision’s push into digital through the creation of Fusion and the acquisition of the Gawker assets, will now launch a TV production company.
NEW YORK (AP) — The 61st annual Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles and air on CBS on Feb. 10, 2019. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the show […]
“The Bachelorette” was up slightly in both key ratings measures on Monday to once again claim the top spot of the night. Airing from 8-10 p.m., “The Bachelorette” averaged a 1.6 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.3 million viewers. That is up around 10% in both measures from last week’s episode. Later on ABC, “The Proposal” (0.8, 3.5 million) ticked up in the demo.
First-Run Fizzles In July 4 Week
The only gainers from the previous frame were six talkers, four courtrooms and one entertainment magazine. In daytime, it was a mixed bag with some strips recovering from recent steep drops. Live with Kelly and Ryan was one of only two talkers above a 2 rating, jumping 11% to a four-week high
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors have charged reality TV star Farrah Abraham with two misdemeanor charges over a scuffle with a Beverly Hills hotel security guard last month. […]
