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In a continuation of cross-promotion among ViacomCBS networks, BET is set to air select encore episodes of popular CBS comedies The Neighborhood and Bob ♥ Abishola and courtroom drama All Rise ahead of the series’ Nov. 16 new season premieres. The episodes will air on BET and BET Her, Friday November 13, beginning at…

CBS has set the first airdates for scripted series from its regular fall lineup. The network this morning announced November premiere dates for 10 scripted series — dramas NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans, S.W.A.T and All Rise, and comedies Young Sheldon, The Neighborhood, Bob ♥ Abishola, new comedy B Posi…

EXCLUSIVE: WME and M88, the newly formed company from former WME partner Phillip Sun and MACRO CEO Charles D. King, have signed Nigerian-born actress and star of the CBS/Chuck Lorre sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, Folake Olowofoyeku. She’s also repped by Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano and The Initiative…

The Voice sang its way to the top on Monday night, earning a 1.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and netting 9.87 million viewers, which is a hearty five-tenth boost in the demo. This was a helpful lead-in for Manifest (0.8, 4.51M) as the sci-fi drama ticked up two-tenths. The hits don’t stop there as CBS saw a…

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Kofu and Goodwin on Bob ♥ Abishola. Anthony Okungbowa (Kofu) and Bayo Akinfemi (Goodwin), who have been recurring all season, have been promoted to series regulars on Chuck Lorre’s CBS comedy. Kofu (Okungbowa) and Goodwin (Akinfemi) are both Nigerian immigrants and loyal MaxDot…

The Voice ticked up in ratings from last week with a 1.3 in adults 18-49 demographic, but the big news is that the NBC reality singing competition hit an audience season-high Monday night with 9.07 million viewers tuning in to watch the live finale performances. However, the numbers for NBC as well as CBS and ABC are…

The Voice topped ratings on a fairly quiet Monday in primetime, maintaining its 1.2 in the adults 18-49 demographic from a week ago while nearly matching its audience with 7.53 million viewers. Meanwhile at ABC, Dancing With the Stars (0.9, 7.09M) dipped a tenth from last week, though it should be noted an NFL…

The Voice hit all the right notes Monday night to finish as most-watched show in broadcast primetime among the Big 4 and the CW. Ratingswise, Voice held steady with last week with a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 demographic, while 8.04 million viewers tuned in to the two-hour episode to watch Taylor Swift mentor the…

UPDATED with finals Snapshot: New series premieres: Prodigal Son (Fox, 1.0 rating in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers), Bluff City Law (NBC, 0.8, 4.8), Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS, 0.9 rating in 18-49 after upward adjustment in the finals, 5.9 million viewers), All Rise (CBS, 0.7, 6 million); Returning series: 9-1-1 holds stead…

EXCLUSIVE: Gina Yashere is getting a second full-time job on the new CBS comedy series Bob ♥ Abishola. Yashere, who co-created the series with Chuck Lorre, Al Higgins and Eddie Gorodetsky, serves as a writer and producer on the show. She also had a scene-stealing guest starring turn in the pilot as Kemi, Abishola’s…

At a time when President Donald Trump is pushing a fierce policy on U.S. immigration, TV creator Chuck Lorre is out to remind the nation’s TV viewers how great immigrants are again with his new CBS series Bob Hearts Abishola. The Big Bang Theory co-creator showed up at TCA wearing a yellow baseball cap with the…

CBS has released some of the first trailers for its new comedies and dramas as part of its series orders for the 2019-20 season. You can watch Bob Hearts Abishola above and the rest below. We’ll update as more come in. BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA (Comedy) After having a heart attack, a middle-aged sock businessman from…