A new HBO series got off to a slow start Sunday while the record run ended for a veteran HBO show. The pay-cable network’s new comedy "Family Tree" drew only 794,000 viewers to its Sunday debut, reports Deadline.com. That was…
Even while dropping in the ratings, NBC’s "The Voice" had enough to lift the network to a nightly ratings win in the key 18-49 demo Monday night, based on Nielsen overnights. Meanwhile, CBS’s "How I Met Your Mother" came back…
As the current television season winds down, one prominent TV writer notes a disturbing trend for the broadcast networks. Writing in The New York Times, Bill Carter warns of a sophomore slump. “Even with increased competition from cable television and…
On the same day that Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce that "Celebrity Apprentice" had been picked up for another season on NBC, as previously reported, the show’s Sunday night broadcast sank to a season low in the key…
Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly, gearing up for his network’s upfront presentation in New York today, talked with reporters about what’s been happening at "American Idol" — and what’s in the cards for the suddenly ratings-challenged singing competition. Among the…
One major American city tops the list as the TV market where people watch more live television than in any other market. Pittsburgh residents watched more live television during the February sweeps period than residents of any other large market…
ABC revealed that it will bring back a sitcom that has been on the bubble. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the comedy series "The Neighbors," about a family living in a suburban development populated by space aliens, has been renewed….
The broadcast television networks are starring in their own cliffhanger as the network upfronts approach, reports Brian Stelter in The New York Times. As the nets prepare to showcase their new fall schedules this week in New York, they are…
Another comedy series has been added to the list of cancellations at NBC. On the heels of word that the comedies “1600 Penn,” “Whitney,” “Guys With Kids” and “Up All Night” were given the ax, as we reported earlier today,…
An ABC series got off to a bad start on its new season, scoring its worst-ever premiere in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Thursday’s premiere of “Wipeout” mustered only a 1.2 average rating. Meanwhile,…