Ludo LeFebvre, Brian Malarkey Set for New ABC Reality Series THE TASTE
by Caryn Robbins - December 05, 2012 Famed culinary experts Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey are confirmed to join no-holds-barred chef Anthony Bourdain and British food star Nigella Lawson as Mentors on eight episodes of ABC's innovative new cooking competition show, THE TASTE....
ABC'S WIFE SWAP Outdraws NBC Comedies in 8:00 pm Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2013 In the 8 o'clock hour, ABC's Wife Swap outdrew NBC's comedies in the hour (Community/Parks and Recreation) by 1.6 million viewers. Opposite the second half of Fox's American Idol, Wife Swap jumped by 23% in Adults 18-49 from its first half-hour to its second half-hour....
ABC Posts Best Ratings Since October; Takes Thursday Night in Adults 18-49
by Tyler Peterson - March 23, 2013 With the season opener of 'Wife Swap,' 'Grey's' and the return of 'Scandal' (first original since 2/21), ABC ranked No. 1 on Thursday in Adults 18-49 (2.4/7 - tying Fox with 'American Idol' and 'Glee')....
NBC Announces Cast of ALL-STAR CELEBRITY APPRENTICE
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2012 NBC has announced the cast of the upcoming CELEBRITY APPRENTICE ALL-STAR season. The fourteen returning contestants, who were revealed on NBC's Today show this morning, includes former winner Bret Michaels...
GLEE's 'Michael Jackson' Tribute is Ratings Win for Fox
by Caryn Robbins - February 01, 2012 Fox's tribute episode to superstar Michael Jackson brought the network a 16% jump in ratings according to the just-released Nielsen ratings report. The episode earned a 3.6 among adults 18-49 and tied with a season high in total viewers with over 9 million. ...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Discovery's KURT SUTTER'S OUTLAW EMPIRE, Premiering Tonight, 5/14
by TV News Desk - May 14, 2012 Behind the America you know lies another world, where people live outside the law. For the new Discovery Channel series KURT SUTTER'S OUTLAW EMPIRES, premiering tonight, May 14 at 10PM ET/PT and produced by Studio Lambert and Sutterink for Discovery, Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter enters the re...
ABC is Most-Watched Network for 6th Time in Last 7 Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - April 09, 2013 During the week of April 1, 2013, ABC (6.7 million) was the 2nd-most-watched network to CBS, outdrawing NBC (5.2 million) and Fox (5.2 million) by 1.5 million viewers each....
Spike TV's New Original Series DIAMOND DIVERS to Premiere 6/20
by Caryn Robbins - May 14, 2012 Spike TV's new unscripted original series, DIAMOND DIVERS captures the epic journey of the fearless Captain John and his tough nautical crew as they put everything on the line to battle the treacherous seas of South Africa in search of buried diamonds under the sea....
NBC's 69th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Wins Its Time Period
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2012 Led by Sunday's telecast of 'The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards,' which was among the top programs of the week in adults 18-49, total viewers and other key measures, NBC averaged a 2.0 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 6.6 million viewers overall for the week of January 9-15, according to in-home...
Lifetime's New Unscripted Series LOVE FOR SAIL to Premiere 4/10
by Caryn Robbins - March 23, 2012 Ahoy! Lifetime sets its sights on romance on the high-seas by taking match-making to new territories with the launch of the docu-dating series LOVE FOR SAIL. Beginning Tuesday, April 10, at 10:00 pm ET/PT, the hour-long program will follow single women as they leave their day-to-day lives behind loo...
The CW Premieres New Reality Series BREAKING POINTE Tonight, 5/31
by TV News Desk - May 31, 2012 The CW Network previously announced the premiere date for a new original reality series for summer 2012: BREAKING POINTE, an inside look at the competitive world of ballet premieres tonight, May 31 (8:00-9:00pm ET)....
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Jeff Usner Featured on ABC's SECRET MILLIONAIRE
by Caryn Robbins - July 10, 2012 On this week's episode of ABC's SECRET MILLIONAIRE self-made millionaire Jeff Usner will travel not far from his luxury home and loving family to an impoverished area of San Antonio, TX. Get a sneak peek below!...
NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU Matches Highest 18-49 Rating on Thursdays
by Caryn Robbins - March 22, 2013 'SVU' matched its highest 18-49 rating among six encores aired in this time period so far this season and hit a high among those six rebroadcasts in total viewers....
NBC's THE OFFICE Ranks #1 in Key Demos
by Caryn Robbins - April 26, 2013 In the time period, 'The Office' ranked #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in men 18-34 (with 1.4 rating) and tied for #2 in adults 18-34 (1.7)...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Discovery's KURT SUTTER'S OUTLAW EMPIRE, Premiering 5/14
by Caryn Robbins - April 25, 2012 Behind the America you know lies another world, where people live outside the law. For the new Discovery Channel series KURT SUTTER'S OUTLAW EMPIRES, premiering Monday, May 14 at 10PM ET/PT and produced by Studio Lambert and Sutterink for Discovery, Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter enters the rea...
truTV Rings Up More Episodes of Breakout Hit HARDCORE PAWN
by Caryn Robbins - December 16, 2013 In advance of the season 8 premiere of Hardcore Pawn this week, truTV is already heading back to Detroit for more episodes of the breakout hit. Hardcore Pawn...
ABC Yanks Freshman Drama ZERO HOUR from Schedule
by Tyler Peterson - March 01, 2013 After just three episodes, ABC has pulled its freshman conspiracy drama, ZERO HOUR, from its prime time schedule, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
Alan Thicke, Gilbert Gottfried Set for ABC's CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 12, 2013 The wives of actor Alan Thicke and comedian Gilbert Gottfried trade homes for one week, on CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP TONIGHT, MARCH 12 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network....
ABC's New Series WHODUNNIT? Ties for Top Summer Debut
by Caryn Robbins - June 24, 2013 Whodunnit tied as the top-rated unscripted debut this summer in Adults 18-49 with Fox's Does Someone Have to Go, which came out of a much higher-rated Hell's Kitchen (2.2 rating on 5/23/13)....
Jessica Sebastian Named Electus VP Unscripted Television
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2013 Multimedia studio Electus, an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI), today announced that Jessica Sebastian has been named the company's first Vice President of Unscripted Television....
Joan Rivers, Bristol Paliin to 'Swap' Lives on ABC's CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP, 6/23
by Caryn Robbins - June 07, 2013 CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP is back and all-new on Sundays this summer. Kicking things off SUNDAY, JUNE 23 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) are the popular mother-daughter duo of Joan and Melissa Rivers, who trade lives with Bristol and Willow Palin, two daughters of one of today's most controversial politicians, forme...
Lifetime's New Unscripted Series LOVE FOR SAIL to Premiere 4/10
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2012 Ahoy! Lifetime sets its sights on romance on the high-seas by taking match-making to new territories with the launch of the docu-dating series LOVE FOR SAIL. Beginning Tuesday, April 10, at 10:00 pm ET/PT, the hour-long program will follow single women as they leave their day-to-day lives behind loo...
Quotables from NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON - Week of 7/29
by Caryn Robbins - August 06, 2013 Below, check out quotables from NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON for the week of July 29 - August 2!...
Lifetime to Premiere All-New Season of BETTY WHITE'S OFF THEIR ROCKERS, 2/28
by Caryn Robbins - January 22, 2014 Emmy(R) Award winner and comedic icon Betty White brings her hilarious cast of elderly and unruly pranksters to Lifetime for an all-new 20-episode season of Betty White's Off Their Rockers, beginning Friday, February 28, with two back-to-back episodes at 9pm and 9:30pm ET/PT....
NBC's Encore of BETTY WHITE's 90th BIRTHDAY Draws Big Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2012 This week, Betty White once again demonstrated the broad, perennial appeal that has made her 'America's Golden Girl.' NBC's Monday special, 'Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl,' attracted an average 13.9 million viewers against tough competition and ranked #8 among all p... |