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Tim Allen Comedy ‘Shifting Gears’ Nabs Series Order at ABC
Tim Allen is officially returning to ABC. The network has given a series order to Shifting Gears, a comedy starring Allen as a widower and owner of a classic car restoration business whose adult daughter (Kat Dennings) and teenage kids move back in with him. The series marks a return to ABC for Allen, who […]
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Olympics Bring Huge Audiences to NBCUniversal Over Opening Weekend
The opening weekend of the 2024 Olympics has NBCUniversal saying “Vive la France.” Through the first three full days of the games, NBCU is averaging 34.5 million viewers across all of its linear networks and digital platforms for its primary telecasts. The ratings figures include both what it calls “Paris Prime” — 2-5 p.m. ET […]
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FX Picks Up ‘Snowflakes’ Comedy from ‘Tonight Show’ Duo, Nick Kroll
FX, which is about to say goodbye to one of its comedies, is adding another to its lineup. The Disney-owned outlet has handed a series order to Snowflakes, an ensemble comedy about “a group of codependent housemates trying to be good people, despite being neither ‘good’ nor ‘people’ yet,” as the show’s logline puts it. […]
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TV Ratings: Olympics Opening Ceremony Draws Biggest Audience for Summer Games Since 2012
The first ever waterborne Olympics opening ceremony drew a big audience for NBCUniversal on Friday. The official start of the Paris games drew 28.6 million viewers on the broadcast network and Peacock, along with about 670,000 more on Telemundo, according custom fast national figures from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. That’s the biggest audience for a […]
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‘Life & Beth’ Canceled After Two Seasons on Hulu
It’s the end of the line for Life & Beth. Hulu has canceled the dramedy, created by and starring Amy Schumer, after two seasons. The second (and now final) installment of the show debuted on the Disney-owned streamer in February. The series follows Beth (Schumer), a woman with “a cool job, a great apartment” and […]
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‘Solar Opposites’ Renewed for Season 6 at Hulu
Solar Opposites is sticking around for another season at Hulu. The Disney-owned streamer has ordered a sixth season of the animated series. The pickup was announced during the show’s time at Comic-Con in San Diego on Friday and comes a couple weeks ahead of the season five premiere on Aug. 12. Additionally, Solar Opposites will […]
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‘Invincible,’ ‘Hazbin Hotel,’ ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Renewed at Amazon
Prime Video is extending the runs of several of its animated series. The Amazon-owned streamer has ordered new seasons of Invincible, Hazbin Hotel and Sausage Party: Foodtopia. The pickups, announced at Comic-Con in San Diego, will bring a fourth season of Invincible, seasons three and four of Hazbin Hotel and season two Foodtopia to the […]
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‘Krapopolis’ Gets Early Season 4 Renewal at Fox
Fox is getting an early start — very early, in fact — on the future of its animated series Krapopolis. The network has ordered a fourth season of the show from creator Dan Harmon, which is set in a mythical version of ancient Greece where humans, gods and monsters intermingle. The early renewal is nothing new for […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘The Bear’ Hits All-Time High With Season 3 Premiere
In the parlance of the times, The Bear absolutely ate in the week of its third season premiere. The FX-produced Hulu show had its biggest streaming week to date for the June 24-30 period. The Emmy-winning series, whose third season premiered June 27, racked up 1.23 billion minutes of viewing for the week — beating its […]
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‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Finds Its Tyson for Season 2
Season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians has cast one of its key new roles. Daniel Diemer will join the Disney+ series as Tyson the cyclops, a fan-favorite character from author Rick Riordan’s quintet of novels. Diemer’s casting was announced Thursday during a panel for the show at Comic-Con. Season two of Percy Jackson, […]
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TV Ratings: 29M Viewers Watch Biden’s Oval Office Address on Ending Campaign
President Joe Biden’s Oval Office address on ending his re-election campaign Wednesday drew a large TV audience. Nearly 29 million people — 28.9 million, to be precise — watched the 15-minute speech at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT across 15 broadcast and cable networks, according to final same-day Nielsen ratings. ABC had the largest single-network audience for […]
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‘Chicago Fire’ Adds Dermot Mulroney for Season 13
Chicago Fire is bringing a new leader into Firehouse 51. Dermot Mulroney is joining the long-running NBC series for its upcoming 13th season, which is set to premiere on Sept. 25. He’ll play Chief Dom Pascal in the series. Other details about the character are being held back for the time being. The show’s fire […]
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