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Disney Junior Renews ‘Sofia the First’; Note to Parents: Get Ready for More Sofia — Everywhere

Disney Junior has announced a renewal for a series that is part of Disney Channel’s preschooler-targeted programming block. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the animated show “Sofia the First” will be back for a second season. The series…

Ouch! NBC Affiliate in Nation’s 18th-Largest Market Pre-empts NBC Prime Time, Replacing It With a 20-Year-Old Program

By Chuck Ross —  The NBC station in the nation’s 18th-largest market, Gannett’s WKYC-TV in Cleveland, "pulled three of the network’s Thursday shows, replacing them with a two-hour ‘Matlock’ episode from 1992," reports Mark Dawidziak in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The…

CBS’s Moonves Joins Push for Advertisers to Pay for Live Ratings Plus 7 Days, as Opposed to the Live Ratings Plus 3 Days They Pay for Now

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves is lobbying for advertisers to move to payment for live ratings plus 7 days (C7), versus the live ratings plus 3 days (C3) that they currenly pay for, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "As things stand now, advertisers…

Sunday Broadcast Ratings: Plenty of Pain to Go Around

A season of dismal ratings for the broadcast networks continued Sunday with a feeble debut for an ABC drama series and a series low for an ABC series that had been doing reasonably well. Based on Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports…

Fox Announces Renewals for Four Series

The Fox Network announced four series renewals today, with the theme being “girls and gore,” the Los Angeles Times reports. The network is bringing back the drama series "The Following" along with the comedies "New Girl," "The Mindy Project" and…

ABC Cancels Drama Series

ABC pulled the plug on a drama series that has struggled to find an audience. Deadline.com reports that the network canceled the Anthony Edwards series "Zero Hour" after three low-rated episodes. The network instead will air repeats of "Shark Tank"…

Canceled Show Gets a Reprieve as Network Reverses Decision

A drama series that was canceled back in January got a reprieve when the channel reversed its decision. B&C reports that Lifetime changed its mind and will keep “Drop Dead Diva” going. As previously reported, the network canceled the program…

Report: Matt Lauer’s ‘Today’ Spot ‘Up for Discussion’ as Ratings Dive

A fixture on NBC’s morning “Today” show, Matt Lauer has been the focus of attention as NBC contemplates how to pump life into the show, and the New York Daily News reports that “replacing Matt Lauer is now seriously on…

Broadcast Nets Take a Breather, Put Up Mostly Repeats … and Fox Rolls

Fox didn’t have much competition in broadcast prime time Thursday night, with its rival networks dusting off plenty of repeat programming. With its two-hour “American Idol” running virtually unopposed, Fox coasted to a comfortable win for the night, based on…

USA Drama Series Rises in All Key Demos for Season Seven Premiere

A drama series that has been a mainstay for USA Network saw its numbers climb in all key demos for its season seven premiere, Deadline.com reports. The "Psych" premiere Wednesday drew 2.9 million viewers and was up in all key…