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Daily Archives : May 4, 2012

How Low Can It Go? NBC’s ‘Awake’ Hits a Number That’s Rarely Seen on a Major Broadcast Network

NBC’s troubled first-year fantasy crime drama “Awake” continues to lower the bar in the prime-time ratings. The series set a new low Thursday night in the key demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports, sinking from last week’s already problematic 0.8 average rating to…

CBS Will Try Again With Show It Already Pulled Off the Air Once

CBS is hoping the second time will be the charm for a series it gave up on once already when the Nielsen numbers dipped too low for comfort. After pulling the sitcom "How to Be A Gentleman" off the schedule…

TNT Renews Drama Series

TNT has renewed a drama series for a fifth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network announced the renewal of “Southland,” which stars Regina King, Ben McKenzie, Michael Cudlitz and Shawn Hatosy. The series will return for 10 new…

Samuel L. Jackson Lashes Out at Film Critic

As one of the stars of the new action flick "The Avengers," Samuel L. Jackson was so angry at New York Times critic A.O. Scott’s negative review of the film that he called him out via Twitter, reports TheWrap.com. Jackson…

‘Million Dollar Listing New York’ Gets Another Season on Bravo

Bravo has renewed "Million Dollar Listing New York" for a second season, reports B&C. The World of Wonder production has been a solid hit for the cable network, averaging 1.04 million total viewers. The finale hit a season high of…

Founding Member of Famed Musical Group Dead at 47; the Group Was Just Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame This Year

A founding member of a popular musical group that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year has died after a fight with cancer, TMZ.com reports. Rapper Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, who used the…

NBC News Production Adds Resonance to Events Surrounding the Killing of Osama bin Laden

“Inside the Situation Room,” which aired this week on NBC’s "Rock Center," was as dramatic as any television procedural — but it was with otherwise incomparable resonance that the NBC News program chronicled what Barack Obama called “the most important…