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This Is Us only continues to gain traction ahead of its series finale and the latest episode on Tuesday was no exception. The long-running NBC family drama topped Tuesday ratings for the seventh consecutive week, rising in the 18-49 demo to deliver a 0.9 rating and 4.97 million viewers. The penultimate episode bid an…

Ted Danson’s mayoral career is over. NBC has canceled Mr. Mayor after two seasons. Mr. Mayor stars Ted Danson as a retired businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's still got it. Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic-turned-deputy mayor (Holly…

Season 26 of The Bachelor concluded Tuesday with a finale twist that brought the ABC series to the top of primetime. The unexpected engagement-less ending to bachelor Clayton Echard’s journey for love earned a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.43 million viewers last night, per Nielsen fast affiliates. The night’s…

NBC is out with its midseason schedule, which features an all-Law & Order Thursday and a rare Monday comedy block comprising back-to-back episodes from the sophomore season of Kenan.  The lineup also includes the sixth and final season of This Is Us, which will debut January 4; new seasons of Young Rock and Mr. Mayor…

NBC will air original episodes of all five of its comedy series — returning shows Young Rock, Kenan and Mr. Mayor – and new series Grand Crew and American Auto — during the week of December 13, ahead of their regular 2022 season premieres. The standalone holiday specials were initially announced in May before Grand Cre…

Amid declining linear ratings, holiday programming has been one area where viewers had continued to flock to ad-supported networks, bringing in a significant chunk of those nets’ annual ad revenue. As a result, holiday fare has exploded, expanding to a month — or longer — on basic cable networks such as Hallmark…

Ted Danson is getting another season in charge of Los Angeles after NBC renewed freshman comedy Mr. Mayor. The comedy from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock was hit by the Covid-19 production shutdown last year and was only able to film nine of its 13-episode order. It premiered on January 7. NBC touted the digital and…

NBC’s comedy Mr. Mayor toplined by Ted Danson wrapped its freshman run Thursday, drawing a 0.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.47 million viewers, both numbers hitting lows as it awaits a decision on a return for second season. CBS’ flagship comedy Young Sheldon (0.9, 7.62M) jumped up week over week in…

Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen cooked up Thursday’s top-rated show in broadcast primetime, drawing a 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.76 million viewers. It helped the network tie for the best rating of the night overall with ABC, which blanketed its lineup with Celebrity Wheel of Fortune encores. Fox was aided…

ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune kept up its pace Thursday, scoring a night-leading 0.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.39 million viewers. The network’s lineup that included fellow game shows The Chase (0.6, 4.72M) and The Hustler (0.5, 2.98M) helped ABC top primetime in total viewers. Wheel and Hustler…

ABC’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune maintained its momentum in Thursday’s primetime, matching last week’s premiere numbers with a night-leading 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.57 million viewers. Wheel‘s strong showing bolstered ABC’s game shows The Chase (0.8, 5.27M) and The Hustler (0.6, 3.17M), both…

ABC’s series debut of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune topped the ratings Thursday in primetime with a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.83 million viewers, pacing a night that saw a slew of debuts across the Big 4 as they continue to roll out their new season fare. That list included series premieres for NBC…