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These Are the Biggest Hurdles Facing Social TV 2013 could be the breakthrough year

TV has a new love—that little blue Twitter bird. And like any new infatuation, the promise of what’s to come is almost too good to be true. Most recently, the Grammys…

May 13, 2013, 10:25 PM EDT

Cops Ousted by Fox After 25 Seasons, Moves to Spike TV Police reality show will have new episodes on guy-centric cable net

Cops, the great-granddaddy of the contemporary reality show, finally got its walking papers from the Fox broadcast network after 25 seasons, only to get picked up immediately by male-centric cable…

May 6, 2013, 5:51 PM EDT

Futurama Spanned TV’s Sci-Fi Evolution Matt Groening’s sci-fi comedy enters the past on Sept. 4

Bad news, everyone: Comedy Central has decided not to order another season of Matt Groening’s Futurama, thus canceling the animated sci-fi comedy after 140 episodes. Set to return on June…

April 22, 2013, 4:07 PM EDT

The Walking Dead Devours Scripted TV Foes AMC’s zombie apocalypse drama draws record 12.3 million viewers

The Season 3.5 premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead on Sunday night tore the viscera out of its scripted-series competition, averaging an all-time record draw of 12.3 million viewers and…

February 11, 2013, 4:36 PM EST

10 Thanksgiving Episodes: Not a Turkey Among Them Everything else is just gravy

Thanksgiving is a time for reflection, for gratitude, for football and for marathoning the James Bond movies. It's also a time when the braver TV writers try paying tribute to…

November 21, 2012, 12:40 PM EST

Gray Gardens: Broadcast Audience Older Than Ever Aging viewership coincides with steep ratings declines

If the low turnout for the new fall TV series weren’t reason enough to start gobbling SSRIs, the early median-age data could find all but the sturdiest broadcast executives scrambling…

October 10, 2012, 1:19 PM EDT

The Devil Is in the Details Little fire for demonic ABC drama ‘666 Park Avenue’

ABC’s decision to bundle returning hits Once Upon a Time and Revenge in its Sunday night drama block appears to have paid off, as both series premiered to strong numbers.…

October 1, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT

Reilly Upped to Entertainment Chairman at Fox Programming boss gains oversight of scheduling, marketing, biz affairs

On the eve of a new TV season, Fox Broadcasting programming chief Kevin Reilly has been elevated to chairman of entertainment. Effective immediately, Reilly will assume oversight of all programming for…

August 20, 2012, 5:27 PM EDT

Television’s Big, Gay Weddings Adweek recaps some of television's very special moments in gay marriage

Michelle Obama’s favorite TV show is ABC’s Modern Family, and while her husband enjoys knottier fare (Boardwalk Empire, Homeland), the First Family’s media preferences are in line with the zeitgeist. Still, it’s odd…

May 14, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT

'Allen Gregory' a No-Show on Fox's Midseason Roster Network sets premiere dates for 'Touch,' 'Alcatraz'

Fox on Thursday released its midseason lineup, and to the surprise of absolutely nobody, Allen Gregory is nowhere to be found on the schedule. Voiced by Jonah Hill, the animated series…

December 1, 2011, 11:27 PM EST

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