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Ron Howard spent time on stage at Cannes Lions today for a discussion with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and WPP CEO Martin Sorrell. While he touched on his new Han Solo movie gig, Howard also talked about how Imagine is evolving; the impact of technology on the business; and a trio of Broadway…

NBC’s Night Shift grew 38% week to week, from a 0.8 demo rating to a 1.1, and by more than a million viewers overall (5.7M viewers vs. 4.5M) last night, delivering its most watched broadcast since March of 2015 when it followed an episode of The Voice. In the demo, last night’s S3 sixth episode was the doc drama’s…

In a Wednesday night heavy with repeats, Fox's Masterchef cooked up broadcast's top original-show ratings (1.2 demo rating, 4.2 million viewers) for the night. But a repeat of American Ninja Warrior (1.2  4.2M) tied it as the night’s top rated broadcast show in the demo, pushing NBC to a Wednesday win in all key…

NBC has ordered a second season of summer series The Night Shift,  which is in the back half of its eight-episode first season. The second-season order is for a bulked up 14 episodes;  no scheduling was announced. The Night Shift is the No. 1 new scripted series on broadcast TV so far this summer in the demo and total…

NBC‘s Night Shift exec producer Jeff Judah insists he loves the idea of his big ensemble medical drama running on the broadcast network in the summer. “There are not as many shows on the networks, it may not get lost as much, maybe get a chance to be seen by more people — we love it.” he told reporters at NBC Press…