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CBS has renewed multi-camera comedy series Man With a Plan for a fourth season. As we noted in the CBS renewal update last night, the Matt LeBlanc starrer had been considered the most likely among the network’s bubble comedy series to score a pickup. Stay tuned for cancellation news later today. While never a…

NBC's The Voice (1.1, 7.215M) topped Monday primetime in total viewers but marked a Monday version low In the demo, in which it was tied by Fox's 9-1-1 (1.1, 5.796M). ABC aired a Bachelorette reunion special (0.6, 2.854M) fell 2/10th relative to previous week's Adam Lambert/Queen special in the demo and where, two…

ABC's The Bachelor (1.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demo, 6.184 million viewers) was the top choice in the ratings demo Monday, besting NBC's America's Got Talent: The Champions (1.6, 9.786M) for the first time in Live+Same Day data. AGT: Champions was top show of the night in total viewers. CBS shows saw modest…

CBS is using a different approach to unveiling its winter scheduling plans this year — by genre. After announcing its midseason unscripted slate yesterday, the network today is focusing on comedy. Coming off the schedule in January/February are freshmen Murphy Brown and Happy Together; coming on are new comedy Fam and…

Kali Rocha, who has recurred opposite Matt LeBlanc on the first two seasons of Man With A Plan, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming third season of the CBS comedy. Rocha plays Marcy Burns, the bossy sister-in-law to Adam Burns (LeBlanc). She has appeared in 24 episodes. "Kali is effortlessly funny,"…

UPDATED: CBS will be bringing back Monday comedy Man with a Plan starring Matt LeBlanc. The network had not been expected to bring back all of its Monday comedies as it is looking to improve its shaky ratings performance on the night. Still up in the air is the fate of Kevin Can Wait and Superior Donuts, with at least…

CBS has given full-season orders to Monday sophomore multi-camera comedies Man with a Plan and Superior Donuts. Both hail from sibling CBS TV Studios. Man with a Plan had been given a 13-episode order for midseason but was summoned in after CBS pulled freshman Monday comedy Me, Myself & I. The November 13…

A very close Monday Night Football match-up between the winning Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks up on ESPN took the night overall, but among the Big 4 it was a victory for ABC – for now. Tops in fast affiliates among both adults 18-49 and overall viewers with a 1.6/6 rating and 10.35 million watching, the…

As the only debut and real addition to the night, Matt LaBlanc's Man With A Plan (1.0/4) was back Monday with its Season 2 premiere as The Voice (1.9/7) and The Good Doctor (1.9/7) were dead even for the demo top spot. On a night that saw Monday Night Football near a season low on ESPN, both the NBC competition series…

After an anemic first ratings delivery for CBS’ Monday lineup without The Big Bang Theory as an 8 PM anchor this week, the network is making a change. Freshman single-camera comedy Me, Myself & I has been pulled from the schedule effective immediately, and CBS is reverting to an all-multi-camera Monday lineup. Man With…

Comedy writing tandem Ethan Sandler and Adrian Wenner (New Girl) have signed an overall deal with CBS TV Studios. Under the pact, the pair will join the studio’s CBS comedy series Man With A Plan, starring Matt LeBlanc, as co-executive producers for the upcoming second season. This is the first overall pact for the…

In his annual handicapping of CBS’ freshman series and pilot slate at the Deutsche Bank Media & Telecom Conference, CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves this morning indicated that "at least five, maybe six shows from this season" will be returning next season. That is encouraging news for the crop of first-year CBS series. With…