CBS' The Big Bang Theory series finale (3.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 17.99 million viewers) sucked much of the oxygen out of Thursday night in primetime, clocking its biggest crowd in more than three years and its best demo rating since the middle of last season. Spinoff Young Sheldon's season ender…

A showrunner change is ahead for Season 5 of Superstore. Creator Justin Spitzer is stepping down as showrunner as he, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green have re-upped their overall deals with Universal TV, the studio behind NBC’s critically praised comedy series. Spitzer has served as showrunner of Superstore since the…

NBC has ordered a fifth season of critically praised comedy series Superstore. The series has pulled solid ratings in its current season to date. In Live+7, Superstore is averaging a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.4 million viewers overall its Thursday 8-8:30 pm timeslot against rival programming as The Big Bang Theo…

America Ferrera has her eye on a crossover between her Superstore and Ugly Betty characters – two women with very different outlooks on the world. Ferrera, speaking at day one of TCA, said that while there have been no further official conversations about an Ugly Betty remake, she was keen to have Amy Dubanowski bump…

Against Thursday NFL on Fox, CBS' Mom fall finale (1.2 rating in the 18-49 demo, 7.671 million viewers) was the night's highest rated non-pigskin show in the demo, but CBS' The Big Bang Theory repeat (1.1, 8.078M) topped Thursdaay in total viewers, followed by repeat Young Sheldon (1.1, 7.702M). Mom ticked up a tenth…

Born in Manila, Philippines Nico Santos made his way stateside and studied acting in Oregon, but after one of his instructors told him he wouldn’t make it as an actor (how rude!), Santos remained acting adjacent, working in the costume department at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and eventually made his way to the…

Eden Sher has her own pilot at ABC, a spinoff from the long-running comedy The Middle. But she’s found time for a possible temp job at Cloud 9 Superstore. Sher will be a guest star on an upcoming episode of the NBC Superstore comedy, playing Penny, a potential employee for the Cloud 9 department retailer. In the…

It's that time of year when the season is winding down and the finales are coming almost nightly, with many likely to see ratings declines in the changing landscape. On a fairly steady primetime, NBC newbies A.P. Bio (0.6/3) and Champions (0.4/2) wrapped up their inaugural runs last night, while Superstore (0.8/4)…

NBC has renewed hit comedy Superstore for a 22-episode fourth season. Created and written by Justin Spitzer, Superstore centers around Amy (America Ferrera), the store's most stalwart employee as well as the glue holding the place together. Jonah (Ben Feldman), who is often the target of his colleagues ribbing, is…

With CBS' Thursday comedies in repeats and an NFL MVP special filling that net’s first hour of primetime, ABC's Grey's Anatomy (2.2 demo rating, 8.51 million viewers) ran a lap ahead of competitors on the night in both metrics, including its biggest overall crowd in a year. While that total viewer tally is up compared…

The Exes alumna Kelly Stables is set for a recurring role on the upcoming third season of NBC’s hit comedy series Superstore. Stables will play chipper divorcée Kelly, who's back in the work force with her new job at Cloud 9. Her quirky optimism grates on Amy (America Ferrera), but she strikes up a fun flirtation with…

EXCLUSIVE: Nico Santos has joined the ensemble cast of Warner Bros’ upcoming romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, from director Jon M. Chu. The pic, currently in production, stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Michelle Yeoh, and Ken Jeong. Based on the first novel of Kevin Kwan’s trilogy series and…