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What Will the Other Networks Air During the Super Bowl?

When the Super Bowl airs Sunday on CBS, the other television networks will deploy a "run for the hills" strategy, reports the New York Post. The night’s most popular shows will almost all disappear from TV, although some programs will…

Showtime — on a Ratings Roll — Renews Sunday Comedy Block

Showtime, which has seen a number of key shows post ratings gains, has renewed its entire Sunday comedy block, giving renewals to "Californication," "House of Lies" and "Shameless," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. All three shows are performing better than last…

Season-Two Premiere of ‘Dallas’ Plays to a Smaller Audience

TNT’s two-hour premiere of the second season of "Dallas" saw its viewer numbers drop significantly from where the show left off last summer, B&C reports. The drama drew 2.98 million viewers to its second-season return, down 31% from where it…

Key CNN Executive Resigns

Amid a climate of change under new CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker, a key executive has announced his departure from the network. Deadline.com reports that Mark Whitaker, who has been CNN’s managing editor and executive vice president, is exiting the…

CBS Renews Its Slate of Daytime Programs

CBS announced renewals today for a number of daytime programs, encompassing the genres of game shows, soap operas and talk. TheWrap.com reports that the network renewed the long-running game show "The Price Is Right" for the 2013-14 season, while also…

New Fox Drama Pulls Off a First for This Season

Fox’s new drama series “The Following” pulled off something no new drama has managed to do this season. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the series became the first new drama of the season to post a ratings gain from week one to…

Nielsen, Weigel Reach Deal for National Measurement of Me-TV

Weigel Broadcasting Co. announced it has reached an agreement with Nielsen that will bring national audience measurement to the Me-TV Network, starting this spring. “The ratings for the Me-TV Network that Nielsen shared with us were above our expectations and…

Numbers Are Down for Starz’ New Version of ‘Spartacus’

The new "Spartacus" drama series on pay-cable channel Starz — "Spartacus: War of the Damned" — debuted down 12% from the premiere night of "Spartacus: Vengeance" a year earlier, reports B&C. About 1.84 million total viewers tuned in to watch…

NBC Will Keep the ‘Fire’ Burning: Drama Series Gains Momentum, Gets an Extra Episode

"Chicago Fire" has received some good news, with NBC ordering one extra episode, reports Deadline.com. That will bring its freshman season to 23 episodes, the story notes. The Dick Wolf-produced drama series has been a late bloomer, with an October…

Sunday Prime Time: Numbers Dip for NFL Pro Bowl; CBS Series Sinks to All-Time Low

Numbers were down from last year for NBC’s broadcast Sunday of the NFL Pro Bowl, based on Nielsen overnights. Meanwhile, the CBS drama “The Good Wife” sank to an all-time low in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The Pro…