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CBS Becomes First Network in History to Achieve Ratings Milestone

CBS has been so dominant in the ratings for the young fall television season that it has accomplished something no network in history has ever done before, The New York Times reports. According to Nielsen figures for the first three…

Steve Harvey’s Daytime Talk Show, Featuring the Funny Host Who Has Been a Big Hit on ‘Family Feud,’ Sold to Major Station Group for Its Fall 2012 Debut

Steve Harvey is one hot personality. Right now he’s got a popular radio show, and he’s breathed new life into the syndicated game show “Family Feud,” which originally hit the airwaves 35 years ago. Today it was announced that his daytime…

Wednesday Ratings: ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ Continues Its Strong Run, While NBC’s ‘Up All Night’ Sputters

On a night when a rain-delayed baseball playoff game took Fox out of the running in the overnight ratings, ABC came away with a win for the night in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. On the strength of another big…

Stewie Is Going to Turn White When He Reads This: Seth MacFarlane Says, ‘Part of me thinks that ‘Family Guy’ should have already ended.’ Plus the Classic Sci-Fi Series MacFarlane Would Love to Bring Back to TV

Here’s a shocker: "Part of me thinks that ‘Family Guy’ should have already ended," Seth MacFarlane tells The Hollywood Reporter. MacFarlane is the creator of "Family Guy." The story continues, " ‘I think seven seasons is about the right lifespan…

NBC Drama, Despite Struggling in Ratings, Gets Additional Script Order From Network

Despite struggling in the ratings, a new NBC drama has received an order from the network for six more scripts, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The series is the Thursday night crime drama "Prime Suspect," which averaged 4.9 million viewers…

CW Gives Full-Season Orders to Three Freshman Series

The CW announced Wednesday that it is giving full-season orders to three freshman series, Deadline.com reports. The network first announced the pickup for Sarah Michelle Gellar’s "Ringer." It then added pickups for Kevin Williamson’s “The Secret Circle” and Josh Schwartz’s…

Strong Debut for New ABC Comedy

A new ABC sitcom had a strong opening Tuesday night, up against CBS powerhouse “NCIS,” TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Last Man Standing,” starring Tim Allen, scored a 3.5 average rating in the 18-49 demo, a little shy of the 3.9 average for…

With Second Season Recently Under Way, HBO Already Renews This Highly Acclaimed Drama for a Third Season

HBO has announced that it will bring back a critically acclaimed drama series for another season, Deadline.com reports. "Boardwalk Empire," the Emmy-winning look at Atlantic City in the Roaring Twenties from filmmaker Martin Scorsese and writer Terence Winter, has been…

NBC Show on the Bubble, Whose Live Demo Rating Is No Better Than the Canceled ‘Playboy Club,’ Gets Order For Six More Scripts. Big Help Was Significant Increase in Demo When Live+7 Numbers Added

One of the NBC shows that’s been on the bubble got a sign of encouragement from NBC programmers when they ordered 6 more scripts for the series. "Despite matching the performance of the canceled ‘Playboy Club’ in the demo, NBC…

Most Top 20 Cable Networks Post Double-Digit Ratings Declines

A majority of the top 20 cable networks were hit with double-digit ratings dips in the third quarter, with TV viewers moving to smaller cable networks, reports the New York Post. Fifteen of the top 20 cable channels had declines…