Showtime has placed a third-season order for "Homeland," the drama starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The pay-television network ordered 12 new episodes of the show, which recently cleaned up at the Emmys,…
A long-running reality series fell to an all-time low in Sunday’s ratings, based on Nielsen overnight figures. The series is CBS’s “Amazing Race,” which managed only a 2.3 average rating in the key demo of viewers 18-49, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. That…
Fox has given a third-season renewal to “The X Factor,” even with the singing competition’s numbers down from season one, Deadline.com reports. Meanwhile, NBC announced an expanded schedule for “The Voice” during election week, setting up head-to-head showdowns between the…
"The Mindy Project" has received an order from Fox for additional episodes, bringing its first-season order to 24 episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Fox ordered an additional two episodes after a recently ordered back nine, the story…
CBS rode strong performances by two Thursday night comedies to a comfortable ratings win in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports, citing Nielsen overnights. CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” was the top show of the night, delivering a 4.7 average…
NBC has seen enough of one of its new series. Deadline.com reports that the ongoing ratings struggle for the freshman sitcom “Animal Practice” — including a 1.0 average rating last night in the key 18-49 demo — convinced NBC to…
The second debate between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney drew 65.6 million viewers, just slightly down from the numbers for the first debate on Oct. 3, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Millions more watched in…
Fox’s "The X Factor" and NBC’s "The Voice" will once again go head-to-head after a baseball rain delay caused Fox — after a series of glitches — to reschedule Wednesday’s episode, reports Deadline.com. Simon Cowell, the creator of "X Factor,"…
The new syndicated daytime talk show “Steve Harvey” has blossomed into a strong companion program and lead-in for “Ellen” on the NBC Owned Television Stations, with both the programs and the stations benefiting from the relationship, TVNewsCheck reports. But another…
NBC continued to show ratings strength on Monday night, with “The Voice” and “Revolution” pushing the network to a big win over its broadcast rivals. Citing Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC averaged a 4.3 rating for prime time in…