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Fox Cancels The X Factor

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Simon Cowell’s latest attempt to salvage The X Factor has come to naught, as Fox on Friday said it has pulled the plug on the series. 


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How I Met Your Mother Turbocharges CBS’ Lineup

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Episode No. 200 of How I Met Your Mother powered CBS’ entire Monday night lineup, as the nine-seasons-in-the-making origin story helped deliver the comedy’s highest ratings in a year.

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Rake’s Charm Offensive Fails to Hook Viewers

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Although it was given the plum slot leading out of American Idol, the series premiere of the new Fox drama, Rake, failed to drum up much business Thursday night.

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Sleepy Hollow Goes Out on a High Note, The Blacklist Continues to Slip

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Fox’s freshman hit Sleepy Hollow wrapped its first season in grand fashion, drawing its biggest ratings in months with a two-part cliffhanger finale.

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Ford, Coca-Cola Return for Season 13 of American Idol

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American Idol on Wednesday returns for its 13th cycle, and while two long-time sponsors will be on hand to get the party started, a third has left the fold.

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Voiceless Blacklist Drops, Intelligence Plummets

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The return of NBC’s The Blacklist on Monday was undermined somewhat by a softer lead-in, but the season’s No. 1 new series still managed to dominate the 10 p.m. time [...]