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Comedic powerhouses with incomparable rapport, Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman recently ventured into unfamiliar territory with Making It, their first unscripted series. Spearheading the project through her Paper Kites shingle, Poehler's pitch for the show was beautiful and succinct. “I think she said, ‘We want it to be…

NBC’s double play of a two-hour America’s Got Talent (1.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 10.61 million viewers) and the season finale of Making It (0.8, 3.76M) helped the network score another easy overall victory in Tuesday’s primetime ratings. Only ABC’s two-hour Bachelor in Paradise (1.0, 3.91M) joined AGT…

Just three episodes in, NBC has picked up a second season of its hit summer competition series Making It, with hosts Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, from Universal Television Alternative Studio. Making It‘s debut telecast on July 31 earned a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.3 million viewers overall in Live+7, making…

America’s Got Talent’s live quarterfinals broadcast (2.0 rating in the 18-49 demo, 10.86 million viewers) towered over its competition Tuesday night, doubling closest competitor Bachelor in Paradise (1.0, 3.97M) while matching its slot’s combined Big 4 competition. The NBC reality competition series’ two-hour process…

For some, it was a mini Parks and Recreation reunion, to others the debut of the Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman hosted Making It (1.1/5) was a chance to watch some quality crafting on network TV. Either way NBC got some solid ratings and viewership builds out of the 10 PM premiere. Coming off an America's Got Talent…

Beyoncé for Mayor of Parks and Recreation‘s Pawnee? Probably not, but the show itself seems a couple votes closer to another term. On today’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Parks & Rec star/producer Amy Poehler tells DeGeneres that the cast of the 2009-2015 NBC comedy would jump at the chance for a Will & Grace-style…

In a sign of these changing times, Mipcom organizers today said they hosted 1,700 VOD and SVOD buyers at the Riviera market this week. A notable phenomenon was the increased presence of streaming and social media companies, with short-form mobile video a focus. That was amid more traditional, if original, fare in…