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PBS to Air Another Season of Period Drama

PBS will air a second season of a British period drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the broadcaster has secured rights to the sophomore run of "Mr. Selfridge." The U.K.’s ITV renewed the drama in February. In…

Univision Poised for Historic Ratings Achievement

Univision is set to end the July 2013 sweeps period as the top-rated network in both the 18-49 demo and the 18-34 demo, marking the first time the Spanish-language network will beat all of the English-language broadcasters, reports Deadline.com. The…

Cable Channel Celebrates No. 1 TV Movie of 2013

A new TV movie delivered a big audience to one cable channel, ranking as the No. 1 TV movie of the year to date. Disney Channel reported that "Teen Beach Movie," which premiered Friday, July 19, at 8 p.m., pulled…

CBS Show Hits Season High, but Univision Wins the Night

Even on a night when a CBS franchise show rose to a season high, Spanish-language broadcaster topped all of its English-language broadcast rivals in prime time Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that…

Syndication Ratings Suffer as Summer Kicks Off

Most syndicated programs were down and several access magazines dropped to season lows for the week ended July 7, as viewers turned off the TV for the long July 4th weekend, B&C reports. "Entertainment Tonight," from CBS Television Distribution, dropped…

NBC Rolls to Nightly Win Even as New Series Slips

NBC beat its broadcast rivals in the prime-time ratings Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the Peacock Network averaged a 2.0 rating in the demo for prime time. The win came despite…

Shakeup at the Top for ABC Studios

ABC Studios, the TV production arm of Disney-ABC Television Group and the largest producer of programming for the ABC broadcast network, has had a shakeup at its highest level of management. The Los Angeles Times’ Company Town reports that Barry…

ABC Renews Drama Series

Just four episodes into its current season, ABC has announced a renewal for a drama series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network renewed the Canadian cop show "Rookie Blue" for a fifth season. Even though the drama…

Is This a First? TV Movie That Only Got Modest Ratings — But Was a Huge Sensation with Social Media — Gets a Sequel

We guess this was inevitable. A TV movie that was only moderately successful in the ratings — but was a sensation with social media — is getting a sequel. Syfy has announced that " ‘Sharknado 2,’ a working title, will…

Fox Hits It Out of the Park in Tuesday Ratings

Fox rolled to an easy win in the Tuesday night broadcast ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox, which aired the MLB All-Star Game, led the way in prime time with a 2.9…