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NBC Wins Opening Night Ratings Brawl

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NBC won the first ratings skirmish of the 2012-13 broadcast TV season, as The Voice and Revolution ran the table against CBS’ comedy-drama stew. Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, NBC ran [...]


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Battle Royale: ‘Voice’ and ‘DWTS’ Square Off

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Already packed like a rush-hour subway car, Monday night became even more dangerously overcrowded with the return of Dancing With the Stars. Back for its 14th cycle, ABC’s competition series [...]

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CBS: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It

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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 [...]

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Of Price and Men: Kutcher, Lorre Ponder 10th Season

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Ashton Kutcher played it coy when asked if Two and a Half Men would be renewed for a 10th season, but the Nielsen ratings say Walden Schmidt is a lock [...]

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Let the Upfront Games Begin

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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 already [...]

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CBS’ Moonves Eyes $4 Million Super Bowl Spot

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CBS Corp. skipper Les Moonves on Wednesday made a bold prediction about the broadcaster’s Super Bowl prospects, telling investors that his sales team will set an all-time unit cost record [...]