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A cold winter’s night saw a unique divide between Sharks and Smacks, as ABC’s Shark Tank and Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown tied atop the demo pool, each raising an 0.6. Shark Tank’s new episode saw Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner, Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran duel over entrepreneurs…

The latest Thursday primetime ratings tally isn’t looking all too different from the previous one as CBS continues to dominate the night in both demo and audience. The network’s comedy slate continues to prove a winner as Young Sheldon nabs yet another primetime win. Per fast affiliates, Young Sheldon earned a 0.8…

During the holiday break, which traditionally shuts down Hollywood for the final two weeks of the year, top broadcast network executives used to spend a significant portion of their time reading pilot scripts before kicking off pilot pickups at the start of January with early drama standouts. Broadcast business…

EXCLUSIVE: Rebel Wilson's dog-grooming competition series Pooch Perfect won't be taking any more walks at ABC. Deadline understands that the Disney-owned network has canceled the unscripted series after one season. Separately, ABC has parked the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. While the game show…

EXCLUSIVE: Toks Olagundoye, Hari Nef and Ian Duff have been cast as series regulars in ABC drama pilot L.A. Law. They join original cast members Blair Underwood and Corbin Bernsen, who are reprising their roles as Jonathan Rollins and Arnie Becker, respectively, in the revival of the iconic Steven Bochco legal drama…

Once again, everything was coming up fives in the Friday evening demo wars for the major networks. Six shows tied for the top spot in early demo numbers on the night, leaving it to total viewership to break any ties. The total viewer honors go to perennial champion Blue Bloods, which helped the CBS crime drama lineup…

Here is Deadline’s latest list of renewals and cancellations for TV series on broadcast, cable and streaming services from August 2021 to the present (excluding syndicated shows). First-year series are in bold. Note that some shows listed as canceled are airing their final seasons. Keep checking back as we add to the…

American Idol isn't planning to replace mentor Bobby Bones directly and will instead lean on a number of alums of the talent contest. Bones revealed last week earlier this year that he would not be starring in season 20 of the ABC as a result of a conflict with another show. Instead, showrunner and exec producer Megan…

After a three-decades-long career, John Ortiz will finally take on the leading role in the upcoming ABC family drama Promised Land, premiering January 24. With credits in major films like Carlito’s Way, Amistad, American Gangster, and Silver Linings Playbook, and the small screen in Medium, The Handmaid’s Tale, Mayans…

Black-ish boss Kenya Barris was just hoping to get a show on the air when he first created the family comedy. Now in its final season, the ABC title starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as the pillars of the Johnson family, has far exceeded his expectations. “We wanted to say something that as much as we…

ABC yesterday gave an early Season 19 renewal to its flagship drama series Grey's Anatomy, with star Ellen Pompeo closing a new one-year deal to continue as the show's title character, Meredith Grey, and rise from co-executive producer to executive producer on the show next season. Krista Vernoff remains an executive…

Jimmy Kimmel's future in late-night at ABC is still in flux but ABC chief Craig Erwich reiterated his hopes to keep the comedian on the air for as long as possible. Erwich, who is President, Hulu Originals & ABC Entertainment, said that Kimmel, who hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live! was the "king of late-night" as the longest…