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The season finale of CBS' Survivor: Edge of Extinction (1.5 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 7.21 million viewers) came in tops in the demo on Wednesday night. NBC's Chicago Fire (1.0, 7.86M) ranked No. 1 in total viewers, followed closely by Chicago Med (1.1, 7.86M). In the demo, Survivor inched up a tenth…

NBC is not into change very much this upcoming season, to put it conservatively. Sure, the network has Melissa McCarthy taking over hosting duties from Steve Harvey for the fourth season of Little Big Shots in the upcoming season, and Will & Grace and last year's breakout Manifest are both pushed back to midseason…

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Gilvary, a key writer/producer on Chicago Fire since its inception, is extending his relationship Universal Television, the studio behind the hit NBC drama series, signing a new overall deal. Gilvary began his stint on Chicago Fire in season one as an executive story editor, rising to co-producer…

CBS' Survivor: Edge of Extinction (1.4 rating in adults 18-49, 7.36M viewers) was Wednesday's highest-rated show in the demo, besting Fox's Empire (1.1, 3.8M) at 8 PM. The Jamal-wedding episode of Empire held steady at its series demo low for a fourth time in five weeks. Empire's showing in the key age bracket for…

EXCLUSIVE: When NBC in late February renewed all three Chicago series for next season, the flagship Chicago Fire was picked up for…

Fox is pushing deeper into unscripted programming after the breakout of The Masked Singer, re-teaming with producer Dick Wolf on First Responders Live. Hosted by Josh Elliott and co-produced by Red Arrow Studios’ 44 Blue Productions, the show will premiere June 12. It promises “an unprecedented look at fearless first…

CBS’ Survivor: Edge of Extinction (1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, 7.31 million viewers) handily won Wednesday in the key ratings demo for a fourth week, despite slight slippage week to week. Meanwhile, NBC's Chicago dramas dominated primetime in total viewers, with 9 PM’s Chicago Fire (1.1, 8.10M) attracting the…

NBC has renewed all three of its Chicago-set drama series from Dick Wolf: Chicago Fire (for Season 8), Chicago P.D. (Season 7) and Chicago Med (Season 5). The network notes that the Windy City trio is delivering their most-watched season ever, per Nielsen. Chicago Med is averaging a 2.0 rating in adults 18-49 and 11.4…

Fox’s The Masked Singer (2.2 demo rating, 6.983 million viewers) continued to dominate Wednesday primetime in the demo for a third week, coming in a lap ahead of closest competitor in the key 18-49 age bracket, though down 1/10th from week ago's stats. The slide is small, however, compared to previous week's 7/10th…

In its second broadcast The Masked Singer (2.3, 7.056M) was Wednesday’s No. 1 program for the night in the demo by a full rating point, despite slipping from previous week’s opening by 20-something percentages in demo and total viewers against stronger competition as other network’s returned to original…

On a night strewn with fall finales, Fox’s Empire (1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic, 5.034 million viewers) tied CBS’ Survivor (1.5, 7.450M) for Wednesday night’s No. 1 spot in the demo. Empire slipped a tenth versus last week in the metric, and by four-tenths versus its year-ago fall finale. Following Empire,…

NBC has ordered two extra episodes each from each of its Chicago drama series, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med. The pickups, revealed by Chicago PD executive producer/director Eriq LaSalle on Friday, bring the orders for all three shows to 22. The extra episode order reflects the ratings success NBC has had…