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Ratings: More Slippage on Wednesday Night

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Erosion continues to plague the Wednesday night broadcast lineup, as new shows and returning veterans once again suffered significant ratings reversals.


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ABC Strikes Gold With the Oscars

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With just under three weeks to go before the film world descends on Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, ABC has sold the last available inventory in its broadcast of the 84th annual [...]

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The Americans Bows to 3.2 Million Viewers

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FX is breaking out the водка and икра—that’s “vodka” and “caviar” to you, Yankee Imperialist Dog—as the series premiere of its Cold War espionage thriller The Americans drew big numbers [...]

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Nevermore: The Following Dispels TV’s Freshman Curse

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Fox’s pitch-black new crime drama The Following on Monday night became the first freshman series of the class of 2012-13 to actually improve on its premiere ratings.

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CBS Breaks Up With Partners

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The third new series of the 2012-13 broadcast TV season has been given a pink slip, as CBS today canceled its freshman comedy Partners.

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Iger: Lack of Blockbusters Is Putting the Hurt on TV Ratings

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While broadcasters have blamed everything from the DVR to the Olympics for a soft ad sales marketplace, Walt Disney Co. chairman and CEO Bob Iger on Thursday allowed that unspectacular [...]