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Remake of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Gets Second Season

The remake of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has earned a second-season order from Nickelodeon, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The show debuted over the weekend, ranking as the week’s top telecast among children 2 to 11 years old….

Proud as a Peacock: NBC Pulls Off a Ratings Achievement It Hasn’t Accomplished in Nine Years

NBC is marking a ratings achievement that it just pulled off for the first time in nine years: The Peacock Network won the ratings battle during premiere week in the key demographic of viewers 18-49, TVLine.com reports. The network had…

HBO Renews ‘Boardwalk Empire’

The award-winning HBO period drama "Boardwalk Empire" has been renewed for a fourth season, reports TheWrap.com. HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo made the announcement today. In a statement, Lombardo said, "Terry Winter, Martin Scorsese and the rest of their…

‘Katie’ Has Plenty of Company as Ratings Race Tightens Among New Syndie Talkers

A close race is shaping up for the new syndicated daytime talk shows, especially in key demos focusing on women viewers. The segment leader continues to be Katie Couric’s “Katie,” with “Steve Harvey” emerging as Couric’s top rival. For the…

Delayed Viewing Is Shattering Records, Pumping Up New Series — and in Some Cases, Changing the Way Networks Look at Ratings

Some of the new television shows are getting a lot of help from delayed viewing via online streaming or DVR taping, with some of the results "eye-popping," reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. NBC’s new drama…

Don Johnson’s Payout in ‘Nash Bridges’ Lawsuit Slashed by Millions

The award given to Don Johnson in a lawsuit over "Nash Bridges" has been reduced by $35 million, with the actor now slated to receive $15 million, reports TheWrap.com. Rysher Productions, which produced the 1996-2001 TV show, was ordered in…

After Overtaking NBC in the Morning Ratings, ABC Narrows the Gap in Evening News

Fresh off weekly wins by “Good Morning America” over NBC’s “Today” show, ABC News is touting gains by its “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” during the first week of the fall season. The news division reports that “World News”…

Showtime Has Its Largest Sunday Audience Ever

Showtime had a big ratings night Sunday, fueled by two season premieres, B&C reports. The pay-cable network apparently benefited from the Emmy win for “Homeland” as best drama series a week ago. For its season two premiere, "Homeland" delivered 1.73…

Google Got Sweetheart Deal in Kansas City to Build Its Competitor to Cable and Telco. Now Time Warner Cable and AT&T Want Same Sweeteners. Also, Google Plans to Bring the Service to More Cities

Time Warner Cable and AT&T want the same concesssions that Kansas City — both Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri — gave Google to build its network in those cities, The Wall Street Journal reports. [Warning: The WSJ is…

Lifetime Is Sued Over ‘Steel Magnolias’ Reboot

Lifetime has been sued over the network’s telepic based on the 1989 film "Steel Magnolias," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The lawsuit was filed Monday by Victoria L. White, who served as an executive producer on the feature…