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Rod Durham, a high school teacher who appeared on ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss, has died. He was 52. Local paper the Tallahassee Democrat reported Durham was found during the weekend at a motel in Fort Lauderdale, where he was visiting during spring break. Friends told the paper he died of diabetic shock. Durham lost…

There was twice the spice on NBC last night with Mel B. showing up on both America's Got Talent (2.0/7) and the Season 3 finale of Hollywood Game Night (1.3/4) The AGT judge and former Spice Girl was joined on the latter by Pete Wentz, Niecy Nash, Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D's Ming Na Wen, Kevin Nealon and Cedric…

There wasn't a lot of movement Tuesday night in primetime but there were some fine moves from Seth Green, Cheryl Burke and Joe Jonas on Hollywood Game Night (1.4/5). With that action on board, the Jane Lynch-hosted show — which also had Michelle Trachtenberg, Jenna Elfman and Jeff Dye on last night — saw a strong 27%…

Howie Mandel had to make an on-air apology last night for some ill-considered remarks about the entertainment value of bulimia but that didn't seem to affect America's Got Talent (2.1/8) very much. With Mandel's regret, which he repeated online, and another round of live performances on Tuesday, AGT dipped 9% among…

With another primetime win, NBC will feeling pretty good today. Having topped Sunday and Monday, the Comcast-owned network won Tuesday with a 2.1/7 rating and 9.21 million viewers based on strong performances from America's Got Talent (2.5/9) and Hollywood Game Night (1.5/5). Not only was the former the top rated and…

A check for $50,000 delivered by Justin Bieber can go a long way for a financially struggling family with a child with Down Syndrome Yes, but that, a belated quinceañera surprise and other acts of kindness and money from the Canadian superstar wasn't enough to improve the fortunes of Knock Knock Live (0.5/2). The…

There was a lot of competition in the field last night on primetime and the winners split the spoils. The 86th MLB All-Star Game (2.8/10) saw the American League beat the National League 6-3, Angels' center Mike Trout snagged the MVP the second year in a row and an honored Pete Rose get a huge roar from the packed…

The Season 3 debut of Hollywood Game Night (1.5/5) was called "Two Janes Are Better Than One" and that seemed to be the case ratingswise. With host Jane Lynch joined by Jane Krakowski plus Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Giada De Laurentiis, Zachary Quinto and lovebirds John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, the NBC celebfest matched…

Victorious Americans, murderous animals and some Heavenly Joy were on the primetime plate last night and their courses certainly varied. First of all, it was a record night for Fox and the Women's World Cup as the USA thrashed top-ranked Germany 2-0 to move on to Sunday's final. Early numbers have the match from…

A week ago primetime was the court for the clincher game of the 2015 NBA Finals. Well, the Golden State Warriors won, as did ABC with the best results since it started showing the series in 2003. But now, we've truly started to settle into the summer season with a Tuesday that saw America's Got Talent (2.5/9) slip…

Last night was the calm before the storm, with primetime poised to be taken over by big league sports this week with the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals starting on NBC tonight and the NBA Finals hitting the court on Thursday on ABC. Even with TV usage among adults 18-49 dipping 6% for most of Tuesday's prime compared to…

There were a lot of championship level sports on cable last night in primetime and a lot of unscripted on the Big 4. After Tuesday's 7-3 ice battle, the New York Rangers have forced the Tampa Bay Lightning to a NHL Eastern Conference Game 7 to decide who competes for the Stanley Cup. At least LeBron James and the…