Cynopsis Fall TV Preview!
Cynopsis Fall TV Preview!
OWN quick to order more Black Love
OWN ordered more episodes of docu-series Black Love, following an August 29 debut that garnered 1.2 million total viewers and a 0.89 rating for W25-54. That makes it the most-watched unscripted series debut in the net’s history. Show bows in its regular timeslot, Saturdays at 9p, beginning September 2.
The Daily Show hits ratings high
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah scored its most watched month ever among total viewers in August, passing The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon among A18-34. Across the month, The Daily Show averaged 1.6 million Total Viewers (Live+3), up +37% vs August 2016. The series also built on year-ago levels in A18-49, garnering […]
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Tomi Lahren joins Fox News
Conservative political commentator Tomi Lahren, booted from The Blaze in March after expressing her opinion on The View that pro-life conservatives are hypocritical, just started a new job as a Fox News contributor. In addition to offering commentary, primarily on the net’s Hannity, Lahren will have a role on a Fox News product “currently in […]
MSNBC heats up in August
There was good news all around for cable news nets in August. Fox News topped cable networks in prime time (2.2 million viewers, +6%) and total day (1.3 million, +7%) viewing. MSNBC was up a whopping +63% in prime time (to 1.8 million) and +54% in total day (to 1 million), while CNN rose a […]
Season premiere date set for Discovery’s top-rated series
Discovery’s top-rated series Gold Rush returns with a two-hour premiere on Friday, October 13 at 9p. Get ready for a heated competition between miners Todd Hoffman and Parker Schnabel.
Guess who’s headed to The Mindy Project?
Reese Witherspoon is onboard to guest star with pal Mindy Kaling in the final season of The Mindy Project. Kaling made the announcement on Instagram.
Game of Thrones hits viewership high
Sunday’s season 7 finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones hit a series topping 12.1 million viewers, up 13% from its previous high. Add in the first replay and HBO Go and HBO Now, and the total rises to 16.5 million.
Minnie Driver returns to Will & Grace
Minnie Driver will jump networks to guest on an episode NBC’s Will & Grace revival, reports TV Line. Driver, who stars on ABC’s Speechless, will reprise her role as Karen’s nemesis, Lorraine Finster. Why is ABC being so generous? Perhaps because back in April, Driver told the LA Times, “I will die if I’m not […]
Bill Nye … the lawsuit guy?
Bill Nye (aka The Science Guy) is suing the Walt Disney Company and some of its subsidiaries for over $37 million, claiming he is due a larger share in the net profits generated by his series Bill Nye the Science Guy. Buena Vista TV told Deadline the suit was a “publicity ploy and we look […]
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