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Renewals, Pickups and Cancellations Roundup for ABC, NBC, CW and AMC
11 May 2012 7:09 PM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Dozens of shows learned their fate this week so we’re going to run down the latest as they came in on Friday evening. The headline news included series such as Nikita, Happy Endings, Parks & Rec, Body of Proof, and yes, even Whitney being renewed while NBC’s Awake and Harry’s Law were not.
Make note of how many 13-episode seasons were ordered. The thinking may be that the networks are learning that the cable model does work better, because it 1) allows more shows to be added to the lineup and 2) keeps the interest going through the fall instead of trying to carry the momentum through the holiday breaks. That doesn’t give fans many episodes to be excited about, but in the case of Community, any word of renewal, regardless of number was good news.
Networks could also be thinking the strategy behind 13-episode seasons could be to »
- Ernie Estrella
NBC Renews Whitney, Picks Up Dane Cook Comedy
11 May 2012 12:58 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
NBC Renews Whitney, Picks Up Dane Cook Comedy
NBC has given a second season order to Whitney, the eponymous comedy from stand-up comedian Whitney Cummings. Though it may have been critically ignored/reviled, the show had a pretty steady fanbase, thriving in a move from the post-Office slot to leading off Wednesday nights. The most logical pairing for the show would be the only multi-cam that NBC ordered to series - Guys with Kids, starring Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tempestt Bledsoe, Anthony Anderson, and Jesse Bradford. The network had several other multi-cams in development, including a sitcom from Roseanne, but they failed to pick anything else up.
NBC has also picked up a final comedy pilot in Next Caller, starring Dane Cook as a radio host for a relationship-themed call-in show. Deadline is reporting that the show, which features Collette Wolfe, Joy Osmanski, and Ryan Devlin, is being considered for midseason and »
- Shilo Adams
Robert Altman's 'The Player': What Lessons Hollywood Has Learned From The Showbiz Satire
13 April 2012 5:02 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Released 20 years ago this week , "The Player" seemed at the time like one of the most merciless lampoons of Hollywood ever made, but director Robert Altman liked to insist that it was "a very mild satire." He meant that it could have been even meaner if he'd made it more realistic. Altman was working from Michael Tolkin's screenplay, adapted from Tolkin's own novel, but the observations it made about the movie industry's contempt for art and artists were clearly informed by Altman's own decades of frustration as a creative filmmaker with a singular, idiosyncratic vision who repeatedly clashed with executives interested only in profit. Judging by how many Hollywood A-listers he got to do free cameos in the movie -- about five dozen of them -- a lot of the industry's top talent must have felt as he did. So did critics and audiences, who helped make the movie »
- Gary Susman
'The Big Bang Theory', 'Celebrity Juice' dominate multichannels
13 April 2012 2:57 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The Big Bang Theory and Celebrity Juice both pulled in large numbers last night, according to overnight data. The E4 sitcom starring Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons took a hefty 1.11m (4.8%) and 365k (1.6%) on +1, despite being slightly down on last week's 100th episode, with Celebrity Juice grabbing 1.75m (9%) on ITV2 from 10pm (+1: 303k/2.8%). Elsewhere on E4, a brand new episode of Happy Endings entertained 261k (1.1%). On the terrestrials, Long Lost Family won the 9pm hour with 4.86m (21.2%). An additional 289k (1.6%) saw it on timeshift. On BBC One, Watchdog drew 4.38m (18.5%) from 8pm, with Out of Africa: Ivory Wars managing 2.26m (9.9%) afterwards. Peter Kay Live (more) »
- By Ben Lee
The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching Wednesday
14 March 2012 7:10 AM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
This Wednesday on TV: American Idol deals with a disqualification, Modern Family clowns around, South Park has toilet troubles and more. On this very busy Wednesday, we’ve singled out 12 programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm American Idol (Fox) | The Top 12 (or 11, depending on how Jermaine’s disqualification shakes out) serve up “Songs from the Year You Were Born.” Check out Michael Slezak’s two new episodes of Idology.
8 pm One Tree Hill (The CW) | Dan, Julian and Chris Keller attempt to rescue Nathan; Brooke’s conflict with Xavier escalates; Quinn and Clay revisit the past.
8 pm The Middle »
- Alyse Whitney
What to TiVo: Wednesday
7 February 2012 11:59 PM, PST | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
8:00 The Middle (new) 8:30 Suburgatory (new) 9:00 Modern Family (new) 9:30 Happy Endings (new) 10:00 Revenge (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Josh Hutcherson and Nathan Fillion) 8:00 Person to Person (new, with guest George Clooney) 9:00 Criminal Minds (new) 10:00 CSI (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Ryan Reynolds and Ellie Kemper) 12:37 Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Christina Applegate and Brad Goreski) 8:00 American Idol (new) 9:00 Mobbed (new) 8:00 Whitney (new) 8:30 Are You There, Chelsea? (new) 9:00 Rock Center With Brian Williams (new) 10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (new) 11:35 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Chris Pine and Lisa Lampanelli) 12:35 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Vanessa Hudgens and Of Montreal) 8:00 One Tree Hill (new) 9:00 Remodeled (new) More shows to watch when you read more »
- BuzzSugar
The Biz: Will These Shows Sink or Swim?
6 February 2012 6:50 PM, PST | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
As mid-season shows debut over the next three months, it will be crunch time for a number of series that haven't been tearing up the Nielsen charts. Here's what network insiders say are the shows on the bubble as execs look to set their schedules in May.
ABC
A second-year ratings fade may mean it's time to pull a sheet over the Dana Delany-led Body of Proof. While the network ordered an extra episode of Pan Am in order to keep a hold on the cast until May, its chances of returning next fall are as likely as an airport going a full day without a flight delay. Comedy Happy Endings doesn't do a great job retaining the lead-in from the mighty Modern Family, but ABC parent Disney has an ownership stake in the show and it's a favorite within the network's entertainment division — so a pickup for another season is considered a lock. »
- Stephen Battaglio
TV Ratings: 'American Idol' easily tops a sleepy Wednesday
2 February 2012 9:28 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
"American Idol's" ratings kicked into high gear on a mostly sleepy Wednesday evening, though the competition from other networks was mainly in the form of re-runs.
Fox scored 13 million viewers and a 7.5 rating/12 share in households Wednesday night, beating out CBS (8 million, 5.2/8), NBC (5 million, 3.3/5), ABC (4.8 million, 3.1/5) and The CW (1.1 million, 0.8/1).
Fox, of course, also easily won the 18-49 demographic with a 4.4 rating. CBS followed with 1.9, NBC and ABC tied at 1.5 and The CW finished with a 0.5.
Ratings hour-by-hour:
8 p.m.:
Fox: "American Idol" (18.1 million viewers, 10.5/17 households)
CBS: "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" (8.7 million, 5.4/8)
ABC: "The Middle" re-run (5 million, 3.2/5)/"Suburgatory" re-run (4.2 million, 2.8/4)
NBC: "Whitney" (4.4 million, 2.9/5)/"Are You There Chelsea?" (4 million, 2.6/4)
The CW: "One Tree Hill" (1.5 million, 1.0/2)
9 p.m.:
CBS: "Criminal Minds" re-run (8.3 million, 5.3/8)
Fox: "Mobbed" (7.9 million, 4.6/7)
ABC: "Modern Family" re-run (7.7 million, 4.7/7)/"Happy Endings" re-run (5.2 million, 3.4/5)
NBC: "Law & Order: Svu" re-run (4.8 million, 3.2/5)
The CW: "Remodeled" (1.5 million, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
See Sweet Pictures From Valentine's Day TV Episodes!
1 February 2012 3:08 PM, PST | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
Valentine's Day is the perfect opportunity to spend quality time with the ones you love - on TV! Several shows are having V-Day-themed episodes, so we've gathered up all the heart- and love-filled photos for you to peruse. See how your favorite characters on shows like Parks and Recreation, Once Upon a Time, and Happy Endings are celebrating. Photos courtesy of Fox, NBC, and ABC, Inc. View Slideshow › »
- BuzzSugar
The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching Wednesday
1 February 2012 4:00 AM, PST | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
On TV this Wednesday: a slew of Super ads, Chelsea goes to the dogs, a Royal Pains doctor is out, Letterman has an anniversary and more. On this repeat-riddled final night before February sweeps, here are 10 programs you might wanna check out.
8 pm Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (CBS) | CBS Sports analyst Boomer Esiason and fitness expert Jillian Michaels host this look at the Big Game’s biggest and buzziest commercials from years gone by.
8 pm American Idol (Fox) | Hey, maybe Nicole Scherzinger can finagle herself an audition?
8 pm One Tree Hill (The CW) | As Julian deals with his guilt, »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Lady GaGa Vying for Outstanding Music Artist at 2012 GLAAD Media Awards
20 January 2012 12:29 AM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Lady GaGa is one of the nominees for 2012 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards. The Mother Monster is up for Outstanding Music Artist. To win the title, she has to defeat Beverly McClellan, Girl in a Coma, as well as Hunx and His Punx and Men.
In addition, "Glee" receives a nod for Outstanding Comedy Series alongside "The Big C", "Exes and Ohs", "Happy Endings", and "Modern Family". Another show, "Pretty Little Liars" is vying for Outstanding Drama Series, facing "Degrassi: The Next Generation", "Grey's Anatomy", "Shameless" and "Torchwood".
In the motion picture category, meanwhile, critically-acclaimed movie "J. Edgar" is nominated for Outstanding Film - Wide Release. The Clint Eastwood-directed drama flick is competing against two other strong rivals, "Albert Nobbs" and "Beginners".
Nominations for the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Awards was announced on Thursday, January 19. The winners, meanwhile, will not be unveiled until spring this year. »
- celebrity-mania.com
AfterElton Briefs: Adam on "Ellen", America's Favorite Actor, and "Mad Men"'s Poster Stirs Controversy
19 January 2012 3:20 PM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Happy Birthday to Honey Boo-Boo Child (above), who turns 32, Katey Sagal is 58, Paula Deen is 63, and the faboo Dolly Parton is 66. Time to name your top five Dolly songs! Here are mine: 5. "Potential New Boyfriend," 4. "9 to 5," 3. "Here You Come Again," 2. "Shine," 1. "Islands In The Stream."In ratings news, American Idol had its lowest season premiere ever, but still crushed the competition. Meanwhile Modern Family and Happy Endings held up well against AI, and Revenge was up a bit.Unfortunately, the Season Four premiere of Southland was down from its Season Three opener.And America's Favorite Actor is ... Johnny Depp.Courtney B. Vance is joining Revenge as "a high-powered defense attorney who’s tasked with representing the not-yet-revealed prime suspect of the the not-yet-revealed victim."The Top Ten Destinations Gay Travelers Should Avoid.Below you can see the teaser poster for the upcoming premiere of Mad Men. Allegedly, some people are upset, »
- snicks
GLAAD Award nominees: 'Glee,' Lady Gaga, 'Pretty Little Liars,' 'Happy Endings,' and more
19 January 2012 12:07 PM, PST | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has announced the nominees for its 23rd annual Media Awards, honoring "outstanding images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in news coverage and entertainment media."
The usual suspects received nods -- as if Lady Gaga or "Glee" couldn't be recognized for all their Lgbt-friendly work -- but a few surprising nominees were included too. For example, "Conan" was recognized for featuring the first gay wedding on late-night TV, and "The Late Show with David Letterman" got its first nod.
The Awards will be given out at multiple ceremonies, including New York City on March 24, Los Angeles on April 21 and San Francisco on June 2.
Check out the rest of the pop culture relevant nominees below, and visit GLAAD's site for the full list of nominees.
Outstanding Film - Wide Release
"Albert Nobbs" (Roadside Attractions)
"Beginners" (Focus Features)
"J. Edgar" (Warner Bros. Pictures »
- editorial@zap2it.com
'American Idol' premiere down on 2011, still slays opposition
19 January 2012 10:11 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
American Idol's 11th season began impressively last night, pulling in over 21 million viewers. Despite being down on last year's opener, the reality show commanded an audience and an 18-49 demo rating of 7.2, boosting Fox to pole position in primetime. With ABC dropping into second place, The Middle (8.2m/2.6), Suburgatory (7m/2.3), Modern Family (11.8m/5.0) and Happy Endings (6.2m/2.9) all lost viewers week-on-week. NBC was the hardest hit, as Whitney (4.3m/1.6), Are You There Chelsea? (4.3m/1.7) and Harry's Law (6.4m/1.1) all hit series (more) »
- By Paul Millar
‘Sarah Marshall’ Director To Write Sitcom
19 January 2012 9:32 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Nicholas Stoller, director of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and pal of Jason Segel, is currently working on a sitcom pilot for CBS. Though the project is still in its infancy, the show will apparently be somewhat autobiographical, focussing on a guy whose messy breakup is complicated when he discovers that his ex is his new co-worker. Stoller is currently married, so it’s safe to assume he didn’t break up with a girl who turned out to be operating one of the muppets.
America has something of a surplus of high quality comedies at the moment, with the likes of Parks And Recreation, Community (come back soon!) and 30 Rock on NBC, Happy Endings on ABC, big recent hit New Girl and cult favourite Raising Hope on Fox, and the past-its-peak-but-often-still-good How I Met Your Mother on CBS. Mother, in particular, has proven to be extremely popular, with probably the most »
- Josh Mills
TV Ratings Report: American Idol Wins, Plummets
19 January 2012 9:11 AM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Note for the rest of the TV season: American Idol will win in total viewers every single night it airs.
That was easily the case on Wednesday, as the season 11 premiere drew 21.6 million households... but it's not all good news for Fox: the premiere was down 27% from last year's opener. That's quite the drop-off, though not unexpected for a show that's been on for so many seasons and which now faces competition from other singing competitions.
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8 p.m.
American Idol: 21.3 million
NCIS rerun: 9.1 million
The Middle: 8.2 million/Suburgatory: 7.0 million
Whitney: 4.3 million/Are You There, Chelsea?: 4.3 million
One Tree Hill: 1.5 million
9 p.m.
American Idol: 21.95 million
Criminal Minds: 12.8 million
Modern Family: 11.8 million/Happy Endings: 6.2 million
Harry's Law: 6.4 million
Remodeled rerun: 605,000
10 p.m.
CSI: 11.8 million
Revenge: 7.6 million
Law & Order: Svu: 6.4 million »
- matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
TV ratings: 'American Idol' down 17%, still dominates the night
19 January 2012 8:52 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Fast national ratings for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
"American Idol," while still the top program of the night, saw a 17% drop in total viewers over the Season 10 debut a year ago. It averaged 21.6 million viewers over its two-hour premiere, in contrast to Season 10's 26.1 million. Season 11 was down 28% over its Season 9 debut. It was the biggest drop the show has ever had between season premieres, which have been declining in numbers since the highest-rated premiere in Season 6.
Fox won the night easily, with 21.6 million viewers and a 12.2 rating/19 share in households. CBS was second with 11.2 million, and a 7.1/11, followed by ABC at 8.1 million, 5.0/8 and NBC with 5.7 million, 3.8/6. The CW trailed with 1.1 million and 0.7/1.
In the adults 18-49 demo, Fox also dominated with a 7.2, though that was down 26% over last year's 9.7. It was followed by ABC (3.0), CBS (2.5), NBC (1.5) and the CW (0.5).
Wednesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
Fox: "American Idol" (21.3 million, 12/19)
CBS: "NCIS" rerun (9.1 million, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin And 'Dancing With The Stars' Among The 2012 GLAAD Media Award Nominees
19 January 2012 8:43 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Anderson Cooper and the cast of "Glee" are among the many high-profile names to receive nominations for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards this year.
GLAAD officials announced the 2012 nominees, all of which provide "outstanding images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (Lgbt) community" and "complement GLAAD's work to bring Lgbt images and stories to Americans," according to a press release.
In recognition of her chart-topping, all-encompassing "Born This Way" album, Lady Gaga will compete for "Outstanding Music Artist," while "Glee," "Modern Family" and "Happy Endings" will face off for "Best Comedy Series." Transgender icon Chaz Bono is connected to three of the nominated projects -- the Oprah Winfrey Network (Own) documentary "Becoming Chaz," an episode of the "Late Show With David Letterman" on which he appeared, and ABC's "Dancing With The Stars," on which he was a contestant. Last year's Vito Russo »
- Curtis M. Wong
Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin And 'Dancing With The Stars' Among The 2012 GLAAD Media Award Nominees
19 January 2012 8:38 AM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Anderson Cooper and the cast of "Glee" are among the many high-profile names to receive nominations for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards this year.
GLAAD officials announced the 2012 nominees, all of which provide "outstanding images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (Lgbt) community" and "complement GLAAD's work to bring Lgbt images and stories to Americans," according to a press release.
In recognition of her chart-topping, all-encompassing "Born This Way" album, Lady Gaga will compete for "Outstanding Music Artist," while "Glee," "Modern Family" and "Happy Endings" will face off for "Best Comedy Series." Transgender icon Chaz Bono is connected to three of the nominated projects -- the Oprah Winfrey Network (Own) documentary "Becoming Chaz," an episode of the "Late Show With David Letterman" on which he appeared, and ABC's "Dancing With The Stars," on which he was a contestant. Last year's Vito Russo »
- Curtis M. Wong
'American Idol' premiere ratings: Biggest drop ever
19 January 2012 8:18 AM, PST | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Updated: The Idol has landed.
The 11th season debut of Fox’s American Idol had the biggest year-over-year ratings drop for a premiere episode in the show’s decade-long history. Idol delivered 21.9 million viewers and a 7.4 in the adult demo on Wednesday night, according to Fox’s time-zone-adjusted national ratings. That’s down 24 percent from last year.
The reality veteran still easily won the night (with Fox outperforming all its rivals combined) and the show will almost certainly rank as this week’s top-rated entertainment program. Still, the decline is a disappointment for Fox, though not entirely unexpected.
Here’s »
- James Hibberd
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