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NBC Scraps ‘Revolution’ Preview Plan

NBC scrapped plans to air a preview of its new fall drama "Revolution" on Saturday night, instead opting to air a shorter preview tonight, Monday, reports Deadline.com. The network originally planned to air the six-minute preview of the J.J. Abrams…

MTV Orders Another Season of ‘Jersey Shore’ Spinoff, Unveils Premiere Dates

MTV has placed an order for a second season of a reality show that is a spinoff of the network’s franchise show “Jersey Shore,” B&C reports. The show is "Snooki & JWoww," starring Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley….

NBC Strikes Gold With Its Online Olympics Presence — Which Event Has Been Streamed the Most?

While NBC’s prime-time coverage of the London Games is receiving the highest-ever ratings for an Olympics, the network’s online coverage is also scoring well among viewers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. During the Games’ first week, 75 million…

NBC ‘Comes Back’ After Losing Wimbledon to ESPN, Extends Rights Deal for Another Major Tennis Event

NBC Sports, which recently suffered a setback when it lost its TV deal for Wimbledon, has signed a contract with the French Tennis Federation to keep the French Open tennis tournament on the network through 2024, reports the Los Angeles…

ABC Reality Show Is Latest to Be Crushed by London Games — NBC’s Numbers Continue to Outpace Beijing

NBC’s Olympics coverage from London continues to crush the competition in prime time, with Thursday’s coverage — highlighted by a historic gold medal in the all-around competition for U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas — pulling in an 11.2 average rating in…

CBS Goes Back to Court in Dispute With ABC Reality Show

Even though ABC’s summer reality series "The Glass House" has been a bust in the ratings, CBS remains focused on the show and on allegations that it violates CBS copyrights and trade secrets, the Associated Press reports. CBS alleges that…

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan Has Deal for First Scripted TV Effort; ‘Buffy’ Producer Also on Board

Syfy has given a put-pilot commitment to filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" producer Marti Noxon, with a deal that marks Shyamalan’s first scripted TV venture, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The project, "Proof," would…

Fake Facebook Accounts Raise Concerns

Facebook disclosed in a regulatory filing that 83 million of its users are fakes, such as duplicates, pages for pets or spam, raising concerns about the company’s advertising effectiveness, reports the New York Post. The fake users make up almost…

Disney TV Tweaks Financial Leadership, Names New CFO

Disney/ABC Television Group has created a new position in its financial leadership structure, tapping Peter Seymour, executive vice president of strategy and research for Disney Media Networks, to fill the position, reports B&C. The new role is executive VP and…

NBC’s Olympics Juggernaut Continues to Own the Summer — Numbers Pacing Ahead of Beijing

Nielsen overnights for Wednesday night reflect what has been the pattern since the Olympics opened: huge ratings for NBC, with not much to shout about on the other broadcast networks. The London Olympics continue to pace ahead of the Beijing…