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In an emotional blog post today, Cristela creator, executive producer and star Cristela Alonzo reflects on her ABC comedy series’ cancellation last Thursday. She talks about how she got the news and her reaction; about the deep personal connection she had with the show, which was based on her family; and how much the…

Two freshman ABC series, drama Forever and comedy Cristela, will not be returning for a second season. Both had respectable runs, earning nine-episode back orders for 22-episode first seasons, something not every rookie is able to accomplish. (Forever also managed a rare ratings increase in its second airing vs. the…

It was a night of endings, beginnings and a dip in primetime TV usage on Friday. With the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs as competition and a 4% slip among adults 18-49 in overall usage from last week, there was also a bit of some things remaining the same with ABC topping the night among adults 18-49 for the…

On the eve of the Season 1 finale of freshman ABC comedy series Cristela tonight, the series’ creator and star, standup comedian Cristela Alonzo, wrote an emotional entry in her blog addressing the possible end of her show, which is on the bubble for a second season renewal. In the lengthy post, titled “A Possible…

UPDATED: Last season, 12 freshman scripted series made it to Season 2. That number will likely be matched and even surpassed this season, which has been pretty strong for newcomers. Nine freshman series already have been given early renewals, Fox’s Empire, Gotham and The Last Man On Earth, CBS’ Madam Secretary, Scorpio…

There was no NCAA Tournament on last night but the first night of Passover and Good Friday saw CBS score nonetheless. On a primetime where adults 18-49 usage was down 5% from last week, the network took the top spot in both the key demo with a 1.2/5 rating and in total viewers with 8.579 million watching. Dipping 7%…

There was a noticeable shift toward minority castings last season, with more parts opening up to ethnic actors, a casting term used for non-Caucasian thesps. It was a concerted effort, with more than one instance where a family member role was rewritten as adopted to make them ethnic. Then, following the success of…

With flashbacks, fast forwards, Oval Office aspirations and a tribute to Cory Monteith, Glee (0.8/3) sang its last song last night after 6 seasons on the air. Even with being relegated to a new direction on Fridays this season, the "2009" titled season closer was actually up last year's finale when it ran on a much…

Maybe they just need to hug it out on Glee (0.5/2) after last night – because they really lost the plot on Friday as the Fox series fell to an all time low among adults 18-49. With a hard 29% free fall from last week, the "What The World Needs Now' episode of Christian rockers, gay marriage and of course a whole lot…

There were some new faces, there were some old(er) faces, there were some bittersweet homecomings, there was Sue Sylvester and of course there were some tunes on the 2-hour debut of the sixth and final season of Glee (0.7/2) last night. Moved to Fridays by Fox for its last cycle, the Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian…

Moving into the Christmas holiday season, it was a bit of an unusual Friday in primetime with championship college football on Fox and the new A Very Grammy Christmas (0.8/3) on CBS – even with the latter dark for DISH Network subscribers well into the AM as the network and the satellite company stalled on a new…

Cristela‘s Cinderella story continues with a Back 9 pickup by ABC, bringing the Latino family sitcom’s freshman order to full-season 22. Cristela becomes only the second new comedy series this season to receive a full-season order so far, joining another ABC freshman ethnic family comedy, Black-ish. (NBC half-hour…