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NBC Wins the Night as ‘The Voice’ Soars to a Season High

The finale of NBC’s singing competition “The Voice” surged in the Nielsen ratings Tuesday night, based on overnight numbers, pushing the Peacock Network to an easy win in the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the two-hour finale delivered a…

Sony Pictures Television Names Key Marketing Exec

Sony Pictures Television announced the appointment of a new senior vice president of marketing, networks. The company named Nathalie Lubensky to the position. Sheraton Kalouria, executive vice president & chief marketing officer for SPT, made the announcement. Additionally, Tom Keeter…

Syndicated Talk Show Canceled After Second Season

A conflict-oriented syndicated talk show currently in its second season will not make it to season three. B&C reports that Debmar-Mercury’s "Jeremy Kyle" won’t return to television after this season. The popularity of the British talk-show host never translated to…

Fox News Channel Anchor Re-Ups

Fox News Channel has signed one of its veteran anchors to a new contract, TVNewser.com reports. Under the new, multiyear deal, morning anchor Martha MacCallum will stay on as co-anchor of "America’s Newsroom" from 9-11 a.m. with Bill Hemmer. MacCallum…

Popular TV Actress Is Sued Over Series in the Works at ABC

A well-known television sitcom actress has been sued over her upcoming ABC comedy, TheWrap.com reports. Collective Management Group filed suit against Leah Remini over her yet-to-air sitcom "Family Tools." The company, which formerly managed Remini, claims it’s owed $67,000 in…

Fox’s $6.1 Billion Dodgers Deal in Limbo

The $6.1 billion television rights contract between Fox Sports and the Los Angeles Dodgers is in limbo, as the team and Major League Baseball negotiate over how the money will be split with the league, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

NBC Doubles Down on Game Shows

NBC is adding a new game show to a network portfolio that already includes "Deal or No Deal," "Minute to Win It," "Who’s Still Standing" and the new Howie Mandel show “Take It All.” Deadline.com reports that the network is…

First Casualty of Carriage Rate Squeeze: Time Warner Cable Dumps Channel

In what is being called the first casualty of a stricter stance on carriage rates, cable giant Time Warner will drop the arts channel Ovation at the end of the year, Variety reports. The move comes just a couple of…

ABC Lines Up High-Powered Guests for Kimmel’s Upcoming Move to 11:35 p.m.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live” moves up to the 11:35 p.m. ET/PT (10:35 p.m. CT) slot in ABC’s late-night lineup — and out of its long-held midnight slot — starting Jan. 8, and the network is backing up the move with a…

Twitter and Nielsen Partner to Create New TV-Related Metric

Social media service Twitter and ratings provider Nielsen Holdings are creating a partnership to measure the online chatter generated by television shows, reports Bloomberg. Called the Nielsen Twitter TV Rating, the service will be available in the second half of…