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NBC disaster drama series La Brea has avoided a linear ratings sinkhole and instead taken off on Peacock and among the younger demo. The premiere episode of the series, which stars Natalie Zea, has more than doubled in total viewers since its September 28 launch,  from 6.4 million viewers, per Nielsen overnights, to…

EXCLUSIVE: Diany Rodriguez (Law & Order: Organized Crime) has joined the upcoming ninth season of NBC’s long-running drama series The Blacklist in a heavily recurring role. Rodriguez will play Weecha Xiu. With a tough physical presence and a hardened demeanor, Weecha is more than capable of defending herself against…

UPDATE: Production on America's Got Talent: Extreme has been paused indefinitely after an accident on set involving stuntman Jonathan Goodwin. An AGT spokeswoman said, "Our thoughts and prayers remain with Jonathan Goodwin and his family as he continues to recover from his accident on Thursday. In order to focus on…

An audition for a fictional Jordan Peele biopic about music icon Prince saw a surprise guest on Saturday Night Live. Chris Redd took on the Get Out director alongside casting directors played by Punkie Johnson and Ego Nwodim. After rounds of auditions, the two actors standing were Keenan Thompson and Rami Malek who…

The inevitable happened on Saturday Night Live as the sketch series took on global phenomenon Squid Game thanks to a musical number from  Pete Davidson and guest host Rami Malik.  The spoof country number, a cover of Branchez & Big Wet’s “Turn Up On the Weekend,” started out with both Davidson and Malek as country…

It’s October, which means it’s time for the Major League Baseball playoffs to take center stage. Friday’s ratings reflected that, as Fox’s broadcast brought in a 1.1 in demos and 5.31 million viewers. Surprisingly (or maybe not so, given the fanaticism of its following) CBS crime drama Blue Bloods brought in a…

“This is a petty and vindictive move. It is actually an insult to the industry,” said Critics Choice Awards President Joey Berlin of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s rescheduled January 9 date for its show. That happens to be the same night of the annual Critics Choice event which, unlike the Globes this…

For the first time in its 128-year history, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees could go on strike this weekend and shut most of Hollywood down, unless the studios, networks and streamers agree to a new contract for below the line workers. In that context of conflict, which show is the one you…

Wednesday night belonged to mysterious musicians and first responders as The Masked Singer topped the evening’s demo ratings and Chicago Fire walked away with the most viewers. After tying for second last week with Chicago Med, The Masked Singer returned as Wednesday’s highest-rated program drawing in a 0.9 in the…

We’ll be seeing more of Octavio Pisano on Law & Order: SVU. Pisano, who portrays Detective Joe Velasco, has been promoted to series regular on the NBC procedural. Pisano’s Joe Velasco is a former undercover and detective under Chief McGrath (Terry Serpico) who's been assigned to the SVU. Pisano has appeared in 3…

The Voice topped Tuesday ratings for the fourth consecutive week, holding steady with a 0.8 rating in the 18-49 demo and drawing in 6.30 million viewers. NBC’s singing competition led the night alongside the latest episode of FBI on CBS (0.7, 6.44M), which took home the evening’s most viewers. Both NBC and CBS battled…

UPDATE: Per NBC, Sunday’s Bills-Chiefs game brought in an average Total Audience Delivery of 18.4 million viewers, 18% up from last year’s SNF match between the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. Even with adjusted numbers, the Bills-Chief match was way down from the previous week’s game, with a Total Audience…