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There really wasn't a lot new on TV on the eve of the July 4th holiday but the ratings for what was on weren't pretty. Cratering 25% from the 2.2/7 of its Season 15 debut last week, Big Brother (1.6/6) hit a new series low on Wednesday. Vexed off air by recent controversy from online homophobic and racist comments by…

Back with a bigger cast, colorful challenges, new voting twists, that $500,00 grand prize and for a longer season, Big Brother (2.1/7) returned last night for its 15th cycle. The CBS reality show took a hit right out of the gate. Watched by 6.1 million viewers, the veteran Julie Chen-hosted series was down 19% adults…

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 last night in triple overtime in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, but it was NBC who really scored. Going from 8 PM-1:06 AM ET, the game drew a 4.8 overnight rating, which is up 100% from the 2.4 overnight rating of last year's Game 1 between the LA Kings and New…

As broadcasters ease into summer, Wednesday once again saw a whole lot of cooking on TV. On Gordon Ramsay's two-hour MasterChef (2.2/7) on Fox, variety seemed to be the spice of the night. In the first hour, the 18 remaining contestants competed as teams cooking a well-balanced meal for 300 picky elementary school…

Pulled together in just over a week, Wednesday night saw NBC broadcasting the Healing In The Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert (1.9/6) for victims of the tornado that hit Oklahoma. Headlined by Voice judge and Oklahoma native Blake Shelton, the one hour live show for the United Way at Oklahoma City's 14,000-capacity…

EXCLUSIVE: CBS has tapped comedian Jeff Foxworthy to host its upcoming summer baking reality series, which now has a title, The American Baking Competition. The network also has locked in judges for the reality competition series, based on the UK hit The Great British Bake Off, which premieres Wednesday, May 29. Paul…