HGTV’s Property Brothers: Forever Home delivered the highest-rated series premiere for the network since March 2017, garnering a .84 Live+3 rating among P25-54 on Wednesday, May 29, in the 9-10p timeslot. The P25-54 rating was a 56% increase in that period over the prior six weeks.
On a happier note, Starz picked up Vida for a third season. In addition to critical praise, the drama has seen its Hispanic audience grow 56% compared to the same period in season 1, giving it the highest Hispanic audience composition among premium scripted series in 2019 (Live+3). Starz Hispanic subs have grown 17% since […]
The upcoming sixth season of HBO comedy Silicon Valley, created by Mike Judge, John Altshuler and Dave Krinsky, will be its last – but likely not the last viewers will see of the creative team. “This type of comedic chemistry, both behind and in front of the camera, is rarely found,” said Amy Gravitt, EVP […]
Hillary Clinton is “going Hollywood.” The defeated 2016 Presidential candidate and her daughter Chelsea are forming a production company to pursue film and television projects, a la former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions. The pair have reportedly spoken to several studios and streamers about working on projects together. Discussions, however, are […]
The ax fell on a trio of NBC series. Abby’s, The Village and The Enemy Within were all cancelled after one season. Abby’s ranked dead last among all NBC sitcoms this season and 19th among all scripted series. Meanwhile, The Village averaged an 0.7 demo rating, while The Enemy Within averaged an 0.8 demo rating.
CBS will air the entire first season of The Good Fight, beginning June 16 at 9p. The Good Wife spinoff starring Christine Baranski from creators Robert and Michelle King had been available only SVOD service CBS All Access. The news came from CBS CEO Joe Ianniello during yesterday’s shareholder meeting. In related scheduling news, the […]
Peabody established an East Coast division to its board of directors, to include chair John Huey, former editor-in-chief, Time Inc.; Katie Couric; Nancy Dubuc, CEO, Vice Media; Dave Isay, president/founder, StoryCorps; and Paula Kerger, president/CEO, PBS.
Netflix has taken a stand against Georgia’s recent passage of a strict abortion law, with Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos announcing on Tuesday that the streaming service would rethink its “entire investment in Georgia” if legislation known as the “heartbeat bill” becomes a state law. The bill would outlaw abortions after a fetal heartbeat is […]
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend face off against Lisa Vanderpump and the cast of Vanderpump Rules when Celebrity Family Feud returns for its fifth season on Sunday, June 9 at 8p on ABC.
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley was fired as CBS Evening News anchor in 2017 for repeatedly complaining about the “hostile environment” in the news division, he told CNN’s Reliable Sources. “Four or five years ago, I went to the president of the news division and explained to him that this hostile work environment couldn’t go […]