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Abby Dalton, an Emmy-nominated actress known for her early roles on such series as comedy-drama Hennessey and The Joey Bishop Show who reenergized her career in the 1980s as a star of the primetime hit soap Falcon Crest, died November 23 in Los Angeles following a long illness. She was 88. Her death was announced by…

CBS’ Thursday edition of Big Brother finished as primetime’s top-rated show with a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.00 million viewers (Live+Same Day), while facing stiff competition with the season premieres of ABC’s game show block. As a result, the two networks tied for the top spot in the demo…

ABC has set May premiere dates for the farewell season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a new series from ABC News, The Genetic Detective, along with the Summer Fun & Games lineup. Returning in May are Holey Moley II: The Sequel and To Tell The Truth on Thursdays and Celebrity Family Feud, Press Your Luck and Mat…

ABC has renewed its summer game shows The $100,000 Pyramid, Match Game and To Tell the Truth for their fifth seasons, Card Sharks and Press Your Luck for their second seasons and Celebrity Family Feud for a sixth season. They join previously announced Holey Moley, which is returning for a second season. All the shows…

Big Brother, featuring Julie Chen’s dramatic first CBS appearance since CBS Corp’s ouster of CEO husband Les Moonves, was Thursday night’s highest-rated broadcast program in key demos by a considerable margin. BB (1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, 5.99 million viewers) jumped two tenths from its previous Thursday…

NBC kicked off NFL season (6.6 demo rating, 18.96 million viewers) and dominated Thursday, though the 45-minute rain-delayed play between Philly Eagles and Atlanta Falcons took a ratings plunge compared to previous year’s 7.7 demo rating, 21.79M viewers season starter. The Falcons/Eagles NFL kickoff was the top…

ABC has slated three premiere dates for the return of one of their popular game shows and two new series. The third season of the revival of the retro game show Match Game from FremantleMedia North America will premiere at 9 PM EDT June 21 with Alec Baldwin returning as the host. The hilarious panel game features two…

Ahead of tonight’s winter finales, ABC has set midseason return dates for Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder, along with the premiere dates for Ricky Gervais’ new game show Child Support and the Season 3 return of Alec Baldwin-hosted Match Game. The Shondaland TGIT block remains intact with the…

ABC has renewed its game show Match Game, hosted by Alec Baldwin, for a third season. Additionally, Baldwin's company, El Dorado Pictures, has signed a two-year first-look deal with the network’s sibling ABC Studios. The announcement was made during ABC’s portion of the TCA summer press tour. While ranking below other…

An almost full night on the Big 4 saw movement up and down the ratings court Sunday as the NBA playoffs scored on cable. In early metered market results, ABC and ESPN saw double-digit increases from last year as reigning champs the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers 106-102 and the Houston Rockets topped…

UPDATED: ABC is sticking with its game show lineup. The network has renewed the Steve Harvey-hosted Celebrity Family Feud for a third season, and picked up $100,000 Pyramid, Match Game and To Tell The Truth for Season 2, ABC president of entertainment Channing Dungey announced at the top of the network’s TCA executive…

NBC won Sunday among broadcast networks in the demo, and in overall audience, with coverage of U.S. Olympics Trials in track and field, and in gymnastics. From 7-8:30 PM ET, track and field coverage clocked 4.9M viewers, and a 1.1/5 demo rating/share. That’s up 38% compared to previous week’s Olympics Trials coverage…