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Why Is NBC Delaying the Season Premieres of Two Series?

NBC has postponed the scheduled season premieres for two series, Deadline.com reports. The network had planned to roll out the new seasons of comedies "Community" and "Whitney" Oct. 19, but will now air repeat programming in the 8 p.m. time…

Syfy Renews Series

Syfy has made the decision to renew one of its original series, B&C reports. The cable channel ordered a fourth season of "Face Off," the story reports. The show’s third season has been drawing an average audience of 986,000 viewers…

Secrets of ‘Fawlty Towers’ Revealed? Monty Python’s John Cleese — Following His ‘Alimony Stand-Up Tour’ — Will Pen Autobiography

John Cleese, one of the founding members of the British satirical group Monty Python, as well as a comedic actor known for TV’s "Fawlty Towers" and the feature film "A Fish Called Wanda," has agreed to write his autobiography, reports The…

Football Powers NBC to an Easy Ratings Win

NBC coasted to an easy win in the ratings Sunday night on the strength of its “Sunday Night Football,” while programming on the other broadcast networks was generally down. Citing Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Sunday Night Football” averaged a…

Lifetime’s Big Weekend: a Huge Turnout for ‘Steel Magnolias’ and Big Numbers for ‘Carlina White Story’

Lifetime enjoyed a huge night Sunday with its original movie “Steel Magnolias” — which followed a strong Saturday night with the world premiere of “Abducted: The Carlina White Story.” The cable channel reports that an average of 6.5 million total…

Thursday Night Ratings: Feeble Premiere for NBC’s ’30 Rock’ as CBS Wins the Night

Powered by a big number for “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS won Thursday night among the broadcast networks, based on Nielsen overnights, while the final season of NBC’s “30 Rock” premiered to disappointing ratings. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “30 Rock” opened…

How Oprah’s OWN Has Turned Things Around

With the numbers in for the third quarter, the situation at OWN has improved dramatically from a year ago. OWN’s prime-time average in total viewers was up 55% for the quarter (314,000 average vs. 203,000 in 2011), with an even…

67.2 Million Watch First Presidential Debate, Way Up Over Number of Viewers Who Watched the First Presidential Debate in 2008

"An estimated 67.2 million people watched Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama debate Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney in the first presidential debate on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012," reports TVbytheNumbers. That compares with 52.4 million people who watched the first presidential…

‘GMA’ Lines Up Ann Romney to Fill In for Robin Roberts

ABC’s “Good Morning America,” still riding a series of ratings wins over NBC’s rival “Today” show, has booked Ann Romney, the wife of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, to fill in one day for Robin Roberts, according to The Hollywood…

Cable Drama Rolls Over Tuesday’s 10 p.m. Dramas on ABC, CBS and NBC

While ABC, CBS and NBC were proudly showcasing drama series in the 10 p.m. time slot Tuesday night, a cable drama rode in and buried them all in the ratings, TVLine.com reports. FX’s "Sons of Anarchy" delivered a 2.88 rating…