CBS Pumps Up Its Fall Comedy Lineup
When you return as many franchise series as CBS did this year, you don’t change the schedule so much as shift the tiles around like a giant Rubik’s Cube.
Smash Shifts to Saturdays
In a prelude to the show’s inevitable cancelation, NBC will shift the mortally wounded Smash to Saturdays beginning April 6. While the move to the night with the lowest HUT [...]
CBS ‘Bangs’ Up Thursday Nights, NBC’s Slide Continues
CBS’ Thursday night comedy juggernaut The Big Bang Theory topped the 6.0 mark for the third time this season, running roughshod over its 8 p.m. competition.
Doc Drama Do No Harm on Life Support
The series premiere of NBC’s schizoid doctor drama Do No Harm died on the table Thursday night, posting a miserly 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demo. Per Nielsen preliminary fast [...]
Steady as She Goes: Night 2 of Idol Holds Up
The second installment of the new cycle of American Idol dominated the Thursday night ratings race, drawing 16.3 million viewers and a 5.6 in the dollar demo.
Fox Force Five: A Fistful of Midseason Replacements Awaits
For television executives, hope often springs eternal in the dead of winter.