Fox Wins Tuesday With Zooey Charm Offensive
The juggernaut of adorableness that is Zooey Deschanel steamrolled over its competition and attracted 10.3 million Americans Tuesday night, thanks to the premiere of the actress’ Fox comedy, New Girl....
View ArticleFox Gives ‘New Girl’ First Full-Season Pickup
She’s been an indie film actress, an alt-rock sweetheart and, as of this spring, an online content producer. Now Zooey Deschanel can add TV star to her manic pixie dream girl résumé. Fox on Wednesday...
View ArticleCrash and Burn: ABC’s 'Pan Am' Is Another Downer
Heading into the third week of the 2011-12 TV season, the new crop of broadcast dramas appears to be dying on the vine. Programs that got off to a healthy start during premiere week wilted the second...
View ArticleEmergency Landing: DVR Data May Save 'Pan Am'
While a number of new drama series are facing imminent cancelation, newly released Nielsen data tracking time-shifted viewing may offer a new lease on life for shows on the bubble. According to...
View ArticleCBS Gives Full-Season Orders to ‘Person of Interest,’ ‘Unforgettable’
CBS has given full-season orders to two of its new drama series, picking up nine back-end episodes of Person of Interest and Unforgettable. Executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Person of Interest bowed...
View ArticleCBS Profits Beat the Street, but Revenue Disappoints
CBS Corp.’s third-quarter profits beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company’s net revenue fell shy of projections. Earnings added up to $338 million, or 50 cents a share, about 4 cents more...
View ArticleLet the Upfront Games Begin
Les Moonves on Wednesday told investors that CBS is gearing up for another lucrative upfront market, predicting that the top-rated broadcast network will land double-digit pricing increases versus its...
View ArticleCBS: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
CBS viewers can expect to see a lot of familiar faces next fall, as the network has locked up all but four hours of its 2012-13 prime-time schedule. The broadcaster announced today that it has renewed...
View ArticleThe Long Goodbye: Renewal Hopes Kept Alive in a Night of Season Finales
A handful of series broadcast their season finales Tuesday night, and while two—NBC’s The Voice and Fox’s New Girl—are already booked for a return trip in the fall, two others may have performed well...
View ArticleGhost Town: The Vanishing 10 p.m. Broadcast Drama
The 10 o’clock broadcast drama tottered further down the road to oblivion this season, as not a single series in the time slot finished among Nielsen’s highest-rated programs. Per 33 weeks of...
View ArticleDéjà Vu All Over Again as CBS Renews 18 Series
It’s Groundhog Day at CBS, as the top-rated broadcast network has booked a return ticket for 18 of its original series—the same number it renewed a year ago. Among the programs that will appear on...
View ArticleNBC's Revolution Goes Out on a High Note
Monday night was all about transitions, as NBC put its top-rated drama series to rest for the summer, while ABC introduced its newest scripted effort. Per Nielsen fast affiliate ratings, the season...
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