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Super Bowl Sets Ratings Record in Metered Markets

The CBS broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII yesterday, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, "scored the highest [ratings] in history in metered markets," CBS announced. Here’s the full news release: CBS SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF SUPER BOWL XLVII SCORES HIGHEST RATING IN HISTORY…

CBS May Have a Problem After Super Bowl MVP Drops Expletives on Live TV

The halftime show went off without an indecency incident, but in the moments after the Super Bowl ended Sunday night, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco — the game’s MVP — dropped a few swear words that were picked up by…

Super Bowl Goes Dark for a Half-Hour: What Happened?

The Super Bowl went dark for more than half an hour during the third quarter Sunday night, when half of the stadium’s power suddenly went out. The incident raised questions among viewers and fans about what went wrong, reports the…

Fox Brings Back Infamous Reality Show

Fox is revisiting a reality show that sparked controversy and was heavily criticized during its original run in 2004, EW.com’s Inside TV reports. The show is “The Swan,” an infamous plastic surgery makeover program, which will return as a celebrity…

NBC Series Reaps Promotional Gold From Super Bowl Blackout

While CBS and the NFL struggled to bring the Super Bowl back up to speed during a 34-minute blackout Sunday night, an NBC series got some free publicity from the incident, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series “Revolution” —…

CNET Writer Who Quit Over CBS’s Meddling Lands a New Job — at Website That Helped Expose CBS’s Role in Hopper Situation

Former CNET senior writer Greg Sandoval, who quit his job after CBS meddled in the website’s editorial coverage last month, has found a new job: working for the website that first dug into CBS’s interference, reports The New York Times’…

Classic Children’s Show Getting Reboot

A classic animated kids show is getting a reboot, reports Deadline.com. An order for 26 half-hour episodes has been placed in the U.K. for a new show based on the 1960s puppet series “Thunderbirds,” the piece reports. The new show,…

New Onion Show Snags ‘Arrested Development’ Veteran

A new project based on the news parody site The Onion has landed a big-name star, Deadline.com reports. The project, “The Onion Presents: The News,” signed “Arrested Development” alum Jeffrey Tambor. The project is one of six comedy pilots in…

Producer From ‘GMA’ Spinoff Jumps to ‘Katie’

The syndicated Katie Couric talk show "Katie" has acquired a new co-executive producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The daytime show tapped Ethan Nelson, who moves from the "GMA" spinoff "Good Afternoon America," the piece reports. Nelson will serve along…

NBC Recasts Comedy Project, Brings ‘Ally McBeal’ Alum Aboard

NBC has replaced two actors following a table read for a new comedy project, bringing aboard an “Ally McBeal” veteran, Deadline.com reports. Aasif Mandvi and Justin Chon are off the single-camera comedy pilot “The Gates,” replaced by “McBeal’s” Greg Germann…