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NBC is not commenting, but I’ve learned it’s now a done deal — low-rated freshman drama American Odyssey is over. I hear the series co-creator/director/executive producer Peter Horton, for whom the globe-spanning thriller had been a passion project, personally called the cast to give them the news. The decision comes…

With less premiere competition from cable than last week, Sunday's primetime saw one whimpering exit, one sluggish slot debut and some Week 2 blows across the Big 4. That departure was the tractionless American Odyssey (0.4/1), which saw its first and likely last season finale even with its June 21 show among adults…

2nd UPDATE, 1:50 PM: Last year, Game 5 of the NBA Finals was the clincher that saw the San Antonio Spurs win the series 4-1 over the Miami Heat. As big do-or-die games like that do, the deciding game of the 2014 series drew the biggest viewership of the series for ABC with nearly 17.9 million total viewers and a 6.8…

There wasn't a lot that was new last night on the Big 4 and there was no NBA Playoffs or NHL Playoffs to watch as the finals of both don't start until later this week. With ABC all encores, Fox almost all repeats and the only new thing on CBS was 60 Minutes (0.8/3), which was down 20% from its most recent original of…

The first Sunday after the 2014-15 television season officially ended was fairly light on originals with repeats all over the schedule and some intense NBA Playoff action over on cable. But that didn't mean there wasn't a finale on broadcast plus some very very fast cars and some ongoing freshman newbies on NBC. With…

It was Easter Sunday again last night for the Eastern Orthodox portion of America, but that didn’t help NBC’s A.D. The Bible Continues (1.7 in adults 18-49, 7.6 million total viewers), whose second installment at 9 PM fell -26% from its debut last Sunday. Night 2 of the original Bible miniseries on History slipped…

A.D. The Bible Continues had emerged as NBC’s best shot at a solid drama debut this season. The Mark Burnett- and Roma Downey-produced follow-up to their hit miniseries The Bible did log NBC’s highest drama debut this season, opening with a 2.3 rating in 18-49 and 9.5 million total viewers from 9-10 PM last night. It…

American Odyssey, NBC’s new political conspiracy drama starring Anna Friel, debuts April 5, right after A.D. The Bible Continues. But as I say in my video review above, this conspiracy drama is very different fare for an Easter Sunday evening. It’s an ambitious effort from NBC that in its best moments feels like those…