Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in each of our three daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital, sports and kids television. Enjoy! FLAGSHIP CNBC is moving to research firm Cogent Reports to measure its […]
Fox is hungry for more Bob’s Burgers. The Emmy winner from 20th Century Fox Television, averaging 1.7 among A18-49 and 3.5 million viewers for season five, has been renewed for a 22-ep season six.
Good news, bad news: Debmar-Mercury and FremantleMedia North America announced the renewal of Celebrity Name Game for a second season, after the show was picked up by Tribune Broadcasting, Sinclair and Cox, among others. Name Game “came out of the gate with an impressive start, building its audience each week, and showing itself to be […]
For the first time, full episodes of American Idol are available to view online. Fox announced season 14’s premiere episode can now be streamed on AmericanIdol.com, Hulu and the FoxNOW app. Subsequent eps will be released the morning after the broadcast. The series returned this week to a 3.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic (down […]
Netflix reigns king among millennials compared to broadcast and cable subscriptions, according to a new survey from NATPE/Content First and the Consumer Electronics Association. Presented at CES yesterday (The full study will be released at NATPE in Miami at the end of the month), the joint study found: – 51 percent of millennials consider Netflix […]
The first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T will see ESPN deliver a CFP Megacast with over a dozen ways to follow the big game across its platforms. In addition to the traditional telecast on Monday, Jan. 12, at 8:30p on ESPN, the initiative will include a different telecast across ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, […]
Boston was selected to represent the US in its bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USOC stated that the ruling followed more than one round of voting. “We’re excited about our plans to submit a bid for the 2024 Games and feel we have an incredibly strong partner in Boston that […]
John Travolta (Welcome Back Kotter) returns to the small screen with a starring role in Ryan Murphy anthology miniseries American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson. Travolta plays defense Robert Shapiro, joining Cuba Gooding as Simpson, David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian and Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark. Production for FX begins this spring in […]
Will Annie accept McQuaid’s marriage proposal? Fans of Covert Affairs may never find out – USA canceled the spy drama, which drew 1.6 million viewers for its season five finale in December. On deck at USA for 2015: Dig, Mr. Robot and Complications.
Netflix will premiere original series Marvel’s Daredevil on April 10, and will bring back Marco Polo for a ten-episode second season, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos announced at yesterday’s Television Critics Association panel. Other premieres: Tina Fey’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (13 eps on March 6); Ever After High: Spring Unsprung (Feb. 6); Mako Mermaids (Feb. […]