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Delayed Viewing Lifts TNT

"Time-shifted viewing has lifted TNT's new series 'The Last Ship' to 7.2 million viewers in Live + 3 delivery for last week's premiere episode," Turner Broadcasting announced. The announcement adds: " 'The Last Ship' now ranks as basic cable's #1…

‘Fat Guys in the Woods’ Will Put, Well … the Title Pretty Much Says It

A new reality show about survival will offer an alternative to the beautiful bodies seen on shows such as CBS's "Survivor." The L.A. Times' Show Tracker reports: "The Weather Channel's latest reality series isn't about killer storms or mountains of…

Aereo Urges Consumers to Join the Fight

The CEO of Internet streamer Aereo, which had its service shot down by the Supreme Court last week, has taken his case to consumers, TheWrap.com reports. "Six days after the Supreme Court said Aereo's business model violates copyright law, the…

Big Premiere for New Disney Series

A new Disney Channel series had a big turnout for its premiere. The Los Angeles Times' Show Tracker reports that the cable channel's "Girl Meets World," a sequel to the popular ABC series "Boy Meets World,"  drew an audience of…

High-Profile Drama Series Sets World Premiere for Comic-Con — and It’s Not Alone

An upcoming Fox series will make its world premiere in San Diego during this month's Comic-Con, one of a number of high-profile TV launches to take place at the event, Variety reports. DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. TV plan a…

‘Community’ Picked Up for 6th Season: Here’s Where You’ll Find It

" 'Community' has done it, beating the odds and overcoming a cancellation to score a sixth-season order," reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The story reports: "After a couple of weeks of negotiations, series producer Sony Pictures TV has closed a…

Cable Superstation WGN America Plans to Become a Cable Network

The original drama series "Salem" is "the first step in a strategy by the Tribune Company, owner of WGN America, to transform the superstation into a full-fledged cable network, creating yet another competitor in the increasingly crowded field of purveyors…

Denis Leary Returns to FX With New Series

Denis Leary, who had a seven-season run on FX with "Rescue Me," is back on the network with a new series. Writing on Deadline.com, Dominic Patten reports that FX Networks ordered Leary's "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" to series. The music comedy is on…

Video: Mick Jagger Goes Off on a Group of ‘Wrinkly Old Men’ — and It’s Not the Rolling Stones

Mick Jagger is in rare form on a new video in which the veteran rocker gripes about a bunch of "wrinkly old men" from the 1960s who are still on stage — and it's not the Rolling Stones. See for…

Is It Just Saber-Rattling, or Something More? Fox TV Stations on Verge of Dropping Nielsen

The Fox Television Stations Group is set to become the first network-owned station group in decades to dump Nielsen as its ratings service, MediaPost reports. The TV station group's long-term contract with Nielsen expires today. "While sources say negotiations continued…