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TV Ratings: Republican Convention Finishes High but Down Slightly Overall vs. 2020
The closing night of the Republican National Convention drew the gathering’s biggest TV audience of the week, one larger than the closing night of the RNC four years ago. It wasn’t quite large enough, however, to push the convention as a whole past 2020’s numbers. Thursday’s coverage of the convention, running from 10 p.m. to […]
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‘Suits: LA’ Spinoff Officially a Go at NBC
The world of Suits is officially getting larger. NBC has given a series order to Suits: LA, a spinoff of/companion show to the former USA Network series-turned-streaming juggernaut. The network has also picked up Grosse Pointe Garden Society, a murder mystery from the team behind Good Girls. NBC hasn’t scheduled either show yet, but it’s […]
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CBS to Air Bob Newhart Tribute Special
CBS, which was home to Bob Newhart’s two most successful TV series, will pay tribute to the legendary comedian with a special set to air July 22. The Entertainment Tonight-produced special, titled Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter, will look back at Newhart’s life and career, from his start as a deadpan comedian through his […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘House of the Dragon’ Hits Series High
HBO’s House of the Dragon hit its highest mark to date in Nielsen’s streaming ratings for June 17-23. The series racked up 1.23 billion minutes of viewing on Max for the week after its season two premiere (and including a few hours of viewing for the second episode on June 23). HotD‘s previous best showing […]
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Fox Entertainment Lays Off 30 Staffers in Restructuring
Fox Entertainment has laid off 30 employees as part of a restructuring, the latest in a series of workforce cuts across the industry. The cuts at Fox come as the broadcaster is changing the structure of its operations on both the production and business sides into three groups: The Fox Television Network, headed by Michael […]
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‘Halo’ Canceled at Paramount+ After Two Seasons
Master Chief has fought his last battle at Paramount+. The streamer has canceled its video game adaptation Halo after two seasons. The series, based on the Xbox franchise and starring Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief John-117, finished its second season in March. “We are extremely proud of this ambitious series and would like to thank […]
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Dan Stevens to Topline ‘The Terror’ Season 3 for AMC
AMC has found its leading man for the next installment of The Terror. Dan Stevens will star in the anthology’s third season, which is based on Victor LaValle’s novel The Devil in Silver. AMC ordered the third season in February, almost five years after season two aired. Stevens (Abigail, Legion, Downton Abbey) will also be […]
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‘Dune: Prophecy’ Sets Fall Premiere at HBO, Releases Second Teaser
The origin story of the Bene Gesserit has a premiere date — more or less — at HBO. The premium cable outlet will debut Dune: Prophecy, a prequel series to director Denis Villeneuve’s film franchise, in November; a specific date will be announced later. The series was developed as an original for HBO’s sibling streamer Max but […]
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FX’s ‘Alien’ Series Wraps Filming, Showrunner Noah Hawley Promises “Something Special”
FX’s long-gestating Alien series has finished principal filming, creator Noah Hawley says. “We are wrapped — just wrapped,” Hawley told The Hollywood Reporter Wednesday, the same day his other FX series, Fargo, earned 15 Emmy nominations. “I’m in post, editing away, and obviously there’s a large visual effects component that takes time. But I couldn’t […]
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‘The Daily Show’ and Jon Stewart Return to Emmys Talk Series Race
The Daily Show and Jon Stewart found themselves in a familiar place Wednesday morning — among the nominees for best variety talk series at the 2024 Emmys. The category may be just as notable, however, for the shows that didn’t make the nominee list. The Daily Show — which won the talk series Emmy last year […]
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Emmys: Best Drama Series Field Almost Entirely Different From 2023
The 2024 Emmy Awards will feature a best drama series field that’s almost entirely different than the nominees for the last awards. But rather than a wholesale changing of the guard, the nearly unprecedented turnover is more a function of the way TV works now. Of last year’s eight drama series contenders, two — HBO’s Succession […]
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Fox Will Use NFL to Launch New Series ‘Universal Basic Guys,’ ‘Rescue: Hi-Surf’
Fox will use its biggest possible launchpad — Sunday NFL games — to help introduce two of its three new series for the fall to viewers. The animated comedy Universal Basic Guys will premiere after an NFL doubleheader on Sept. 8 and air a new episode each week before settling into its regular place behind The Simpsons […]
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