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A few weeks before Banijay announced its $2.2 billion takeover of Endemol Shine last year, Endemol Shine International's esteemed distribution chief Cathy Payne stepped down from her role. Her resignation was not directly related to the takeover, she says, but as the months rolled on with the mega-merger, Banijay…

Big Brother wrapped up its 23rd Season with a history-making moment. The CBS competition series crowed its first Black winner as Wisconsin attorney Xavier Prather walked away victorious. Per fast nationals, Big Brother‘s two-hour Season 23 finale earned a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and 3.47M, placing it in a…

The venerable CBS reality show Big Brother 23 topped the Friday demo wars with an 0.6, as Thursday’s two-hour special was followed by a rare Friday appearance to tuck into the nominations following the double eviction from the day before. The show was moved up two days because of Sunday night’s Emmy Awards. CBS also…

NBC bid farewell to its Brooklyn Nine-Nine crew as the Andy Samberg-led comedy aired its final episode Thursday. The series finale rose in its final episode, earning a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.17 million viewers, per Nielsen fast affiliates. The series finale, titled “The Last Day,” grew from the Season 8…

America’s Got Talent and Big Brother ruled a finale-filled Wednesday, winning the top viewership and ratings spot, respectively. On the tails of its Tuesday-topping performance, the Season 16 finale of America’s Got Talent drew in a 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demo and 6.13 million viewers, per fast affiliates. The season…

Love Island crowned Olivia Kaiser and Korey Gandy winners of its third season last month in Hawaii. CBS is now hopeful that the summer reality series will return for a fourth season. CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl told Deadline that he was "looking at" its renewal potential. "No decision has been made yet but…

The Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons might have had the field Sunday during NBC’s NFL preseason game, but the evening belonged to CBS. With new episodes of 60 Minutes and Big Brother, the network had the most-watched and highest-rated programs in primetime, per Nielsen Live+7 fast affiliates. Before delving too…

Big Brother returned once again to top primetime ratings on Wednesday. The CBS reality series came back slightly down from its previous episode earning a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demo and 3.63 million viewers, per fast affliates. Last night’s episode was down one tenth in demo rating and approximately 6% from the previo…

Sunday night belonged to Big Brother and Celebrity Family Feud, which topped primetime ratings and viewership, respectively. Big Brother returned slightly down in viewership from its previous episode on Thursday, but reined in Sunday ratings with a 1.0 in the 18-49 demo and 3.87 million viewers, per fast affiliates…

Big Brother and CBS are back at the top of ratings as the latest episode of the reality series returned to win Thursday primetime ratings and viewership. Big Brother jumped up from Wednesday to bring in a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.32 million viewers, per preliminary fast affiliates. That’s a one tenth bump in…

LA County’s Covid database on Thursday showed 9 positive tests on Stage 18 of the CBS Studio Center (aka CBS Radford) in Studio City. The outbreak is tied to CBS’ Big Brother, which is filming its 23rd season there, sources said. The nine positive tests for crew members had been registered over several weeks since…

Unscripted programs ruled Wednesday evening as CBS’ Big Brother and ABC’s The $100,000 Pyramid marked the evening’s highest-rated and most-watched titles, respectively. The latest installment of Big Brother was the most-watched program in the 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. timeslot, airing to 3.33 million viewers and gaining a 0.8…