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EXCLUSIVE: Another legacy broadcast reality series, ABC’s Shark Tank, is heading back to production after a coronavirus-related shutdown. The popular family-friendly unscripted show, which traditionally shoots on the Sony lot in Culver City, will film its upcoming 12th season in Las Vegas, I have learned. I hear the…

On yet another rerun-heavy night, ABC’s Shark Tank repeat was the overall winner. Although it tied in the demo rankings with Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown and a repeat of ABC’s 20/20 newsmag, Shark Tank had the largest P2+ at 3238 to take the crown. The Shark Tank repeat had a rare event – an entrepreneur who…

ABC has renewed 13 more series for 2020-21, eight of them scripted, including freshmen Stumptown and mixed-ish. The broadcast network has picked up American Housewife, black-ish, The Conners, The Goldbergs, A Million Little Things, mixed-ish, The Rookie, Stumptown; reality stalwarts The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars…

Business reality show Shark Tank swam off into the sunset Friday night, but managed an overall victory in the demo wars before departing. The season finale came in at a solid 0.7 and was highlighted by a pitch from The Mad Optimists, a brand that makes all vegan, organic and environment-friendly soaps that can be…

As the country moves closer to an economic recovery, the entrepreneurial fires are apparently being stoked in the population. That’s evident as ABC’s Shark Tank was the overall demo winner in the Friday ratings wars. Shark Tank came in with a solid 0.8, trailed by a repeat episode of 20/20. But the demo win wasn’t…

The entrepreneurial spirit was strong among a home viewing audience eager to make something for themselves now that employment is stagnant. They propelled ABC’s Shark Tank to the top of the Friday night demo wars with an 0.8. The wheeling/dealing reality show came in lower in total audience, but its momentum helped…

The good news is that more people in the choice demos appear to be watching television. The bad news is the reason why, the coronavirus. For now, television is the great national comforter, and that was reflected in the large audience for its offerings on Friday during primetime. ABC’s Shark Tank was the overall…

The Friday night audience preferred swimming with Sharks to smacking down wrestlers, as the venerable ABC pitch session Shark Tank came in with an 0.8, tying Fox’s WWE Friday Night Smackdown in demos, but getting a slight edge by winning on total audience. The Shark Tank win propelled ABC to an overall victory in the…

Some midseason scheduling changes were revealed today as part of ABC’s TCA Winter Press Tour. Shark Tank, which currently airs at 9 PM on Sundays is returning to its Friday time slot at 8 PM on February 28, the spot currently held by American Housewife, which is moving to ABC's Wednesday comedy block beginning April…

UPDATE, 1:25 PM: Almost nobody loves statistics like NFL fans, and the league and NBC have one for you today straight outta Sunday Night Football. The final numbers are in for last night's white knuckler between the ultimately victorious Minnesota Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys – and they look good indeed when it…

Two people have died following an accident last weekend on a Canadian lake involving a boat owned by longtime Shark Tank panelist Kevin O’Leary. TMZ reported. that O’Leary was a passenger on a boat allegedly driven by his wife, Linda, on Lake Joseph in Ontario, when the accident occurred. The O’Leary boat smashed…

UPDATED with statement: Shark Tank star Daymond John will not be hosting a weekend event at a West Palm Beach, FL strip club, which has been advertising his appearance on billboards near the venue. A spokesperson tonight told Deadline that a report in the the Palm Beach Post that John will have a one-night stand…