Proving once again that location, location, location can be everything, especially in primetime, CBS' time slot shift for Extant (0.7/2) showed immediate results on Wednesday. In its first night back in the 9 PM post-Big Brother (1.8/7) slot where the Halle Berry series debuted in back in 2014, the struggling Extant…

Reporters attending NBCU Summer Press Day — a sort of press speed-dating through NBCU’s summer programs – naturally wanted to talk to Last Comic Standing panelists about Trevor Noah. The new host of The Daily Show came under scrutiny this week when Comedy Central announced his hire and journalists — seeking more…

Get in those last few days of kickin' back if you can because summer is coming to a close. It's not just the calendar slothing toward Labor Day but the fact that finales are popping up all over the place on primetime. In fact, last night saw three summer shows wrap up their runs.

On Fox, freshman Gang Related (0.7/2)…

Between NFL preseason pre-emptions in major markets across the country and President Obama's announcement of military action to address the deteriorating situation in Iraq, last night's primetime was all over the shop. All the preliminary ratings will see adjustments when the final numbers come out later today.

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NBC said today Jay Leno will return to the network as the final comic mentor on Last Comic Standing on Thursday at 10 PM. In the episode, the final five comics are flown to meet surprise guest Leno in Las Vegas and ask him questions about stand-up comedy. He answers, shares personal stories and anecdotes and gives…

Kicking off NBC’s TCA presentation, NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt announced the renewal of summer reality series America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior and Last Comic Standing. The pickups join <a title="NBC & Sony Make Deal: 'Community' Renewed; 'Blacklist', 'Night Shift' & 'Welcome To The Family' Picked Up"…

CBS' 8 PM return of Big Brother to Sunday night (1.8/6, 5.76 million viewers) came in 22% short of last Thursday's time period premiere to tie its lowest-rated Sunday launch to date. It was, nonetheless, the night's top rated broadcast in the demo, as well as 18-34 and 25-54.

After BB, CBS' Reckless unveiling (0.7/2)…

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For any other new reality series, the premiere number for ABC’s Bachelor Pad (2.2 rating/7 share) would’ve been a solid number. But being part of the network’s hit Bachelor franchise automatically raised expectations for the spinoff, whose two-hour debut last night was down 21% from this summer’s premiere of The Bachel…