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Hostages, We Are Men on the Ropes

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NBC once again coasted to an effortless victory Monday night, as The Voice-Blacklist battery thumped the broadcast competition.


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Fox Carves Up Big Ratings With The Following

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The series premiere of the Fox serial-killer drama The Following put up strong numbers on Monday night, beating its time slot predecessor by a whopping 113 percent.

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The Lights Are Out and Everybody’s Home

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NBC on Monday night put up its biggest premiere numbers in recent memory, as its lights-out drama Revolution drew 11.7 million viewers and a 4.1 rating in the adults 18-to-49 [...]

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A Look Back at a Week’s Worth of Programming News

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I don't know if you've heard, but various television networks are having these upfront presentations, and they range from entertainingly professional industry demonstrations with some expensive production flourishes to

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Saturday Night Fever: Fox Beefs Up Sports Footprint

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Fox is going all in on Saturday night, energizing the sleepiest night of the broadcast week with a full complement of live sports coverage. Beginning this weekend, the top-rated network [...]

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Tough Sledding for Broadcast TV

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In what’s shaping up to be an annus horribilis for the broadcast networks, ratings for returning series are plummeting and only a few newcomers are finding an audience.