The MLB Postseason continues to tear it up. MLB reports that, overall, the games now rank as the most-watched since 2010, scoring an average of 3.6 million viewers for a 9% spike over last year’s slate. On TBS, the MLB Postseason is averaging 3,862,000 total viewers through the completion of the ALDS, up 15% over […]
TNT will leave Dallas fans dangling, cancelling the Ewing saga reboot after a season three cliffhanger that had one major family member die, and (spoiler alert!) J.R.’s long-lost daughter show up. “We are extremely proud of the series, which defied expectations by standing as a worthy continuation,” said TNT. Finale earned a .4 rating among […]
Steve Martin will receive the American Film Institute’s 43rd Life Achievement Award, presented on June 4 at a gala in LA and airing on TNT, with an encore on TCM. Last year’s honoree was Jane Fonda.
Amazon ordered two full seasons from its latest pilots: Hand of God and Steven Soderbergh’s Red Oaks. Hand of God will be the third hour-long episode series for Amazon; it received a 4.4 out of 5 star rating from viewers, as did comedy Red Oaks. Two other pilots, Really and Hysteria, will not make it […]
YouTube mega celeb PewDiePie (31 million subscribers), aka Felix Kjellberg, is hinting that he may break off from Maker Studios when his contract ends in December. “I’m in touch with a couple of people who I think would be so right for this…so far, all the networks have been managed in such an incredibly poor […]
espnW hits the week preparing for its fifth annual annual Women + Sports Summit, with all-star lineup speakers slated to include the likes of Maria Shriver, Stacey Allaster, Anita DeFrantz, Brittney Griner, Sarah Robb O’Hagan and Former U.S. Ambassador Melanne Verveer on this year’s agenda. Joining them from Oct. 8-10 in Dana Point will be […]
FOX Sports 1’s coverage of the National League Division Series is paying dividends for the channel with Game 1 of the Cardinals/Dodgers matchup delivering an audience of 3.595 million viewers to the network, breaking the channel’s previous mark of 3.526 million set in February, according to fast national figures from Nielsen. Meanwhile, the channel’s earlier […]
Skip a newsletter last week? Here’s our roundup the top stories in each of our four 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 NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment is bundling Bravo, E!, Esquire and Oxygen in a new lifestyle group […]
Fox is pulling reality show Utopia from its Tuesday sked. Encores of Family Guy, The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers will fill the hole until October 14; the World Series takes up the following two Tuesdays, then a new season of MasterChef Junior launches November 4, shuttled from Friday, November 7. Utopia will continue in its […]
CBS Daytime game shows The Price Is Right and Let’s Make a Deal will recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Week with themed shows today and Tuesday, October 14, respectively. Studio audiences will include cancer fighters, survivors and their supporters; prizes on Deal will include pink items like jewelry and a scooter.