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CBS Series Surges to Historic High

As NBC and Fox struggled to find viewers for their prime-time programming Thursday night, CBS saw the ratings continue to surge for “The Big Bang Theory,” based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Big Bang” topped its all-time best number…

CNET Owner CBS Corp. Pulls One of CNET’s Best of Consumer Electronics Show Awards. Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, Cries ‘Censorship’

CBS Corp, which owns the respected tech website CNET, stepped in at the last minute to prevent one of the prestigious CNET Best of CES Awards to be presented, reports The New York Post. Just before Dish was set to receive an award…

ABC Fetching Higher Ad Prices for Oscars

ABC is getting more money for commercial time on its broadcast of the Oscars, with a 30-second spot going for between $1.65 million and $1.8 million in this year’s show, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. That’s up slightly from…

Get Ready for a New and Improved ‘COPS’ — Reboot of Iconic Crime Show Cleared in 80% of Country

The onetime Fox Saturday night staple “COPS” is marking its 20th anniversary as a syndicated strip, and Twentieth Television is marking the occasion by rolling out an updated version, “COPS Reloaded,” B&C reports. The show has been cleared in 80%…

Kimmel’s Numbers Slip in Second Night Going Head-to-Head With Jay and Dave

Jimmy Kimmel’s fast start Tuesday night in the 11:35 p.m. slot didn’t hold up on night two. Bill Carter reports in The New York Times that Kimmel’s ABC show slipped to third place in its head-to-head battle with NBC’s Jay…

TV Station Operator May Go Up for Sale

A TV station operator with 13 full-power stations and seven low-power stations appears poised to be put up for sale. Reuters reports that Fisher Communications Inc. is exploring its strategic options — including a possible sale. The company is under…

Rookie Talk Show Picked Up for Second Season

In a crowded field of first-year syndicated talk shows, one of the stronger performers got good news today when Barry Wallach, president of NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution, and David Goldberg, chairman and CEO of Endemol North America, jointly announced that…

Plans Unveiled for Return of ‘Arrested Development’

Netflix has taken the wraps off its plans for the resurrected cult comedy "Arrested Development." The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the online-streaming company will bring back the series in May, with all 14 episodes rolling out at once….

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Sees Ratings Surge With Move to 11:35 — But How Did He Fare Against Jay and Dave?

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” debuted in its new 11:35 p.m. time slot Tuesday night, moving into direct competition with NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman.” ABC announced that the show delivered its second-biggest…

NBC Prime-Time Shows Sink to Historic Lows

Two NBC series sank to all-time lows in the Tuesday night ratings as the Peacock Network was down almost across the board, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. CBS, meanwhile, rolled out fresh episodes of three drama series and coasted to an easy win…