For years now, there has been talk about many A-list writers shunning broadcast TV in favor of cable and streaming series because of the fewer limitations and bigger creative freedom they could get there. That has been reflected in the WGA Awards nominations over the past five years, with the number of broadcast…

It was partially a primetime of goodbyes and remembrance last night as The Carmichael Show came to an end after three seasons and the life of Diana, Princess of Wales was examined as the 20th anniversary of her death nears. In the first of a two-night documentary event on ABC, The Story of Diana, Part 1 (1.0/4)…

“It was hard to find a stable audience.” This was NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke’s response today to a TCA reporter’s query about the network’s struggle to find footing for the critically acclaimed comedy, The Carmichael Show which announced its cancellation back in June.  NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert…

Another summer Wednesday and another easy win for the night-topping Big Brother (1.9/8) and CBS, even as newbie Salvation hit a low. The veteran reality show was up 6% among adults 18-49 over its July 26 final numbers, which had been adjusted up a tenth, and the House of Moonves won the Big 4 primetime battle with a…

There was not a lot of what anyone would call big change on the dial last night among the Big Four's Wednesday primetime from last week. Like on July 19, CBS won the night and Big Brother (1.7.9) was the highest rated and, with 6.29 million tuning in, the most watched show of Wednesday. However, down 18% overall from…

Michelle Obama showed up at the 8-11 PM ESPY Awards (1.4/6) on ABC last night to give Special Olympics founder and presidential sibling Eunice Kennedy Shriver the Arthur Ashe Courage Award as politics, Hollywood and the sports world all crossed paths. However, for all the star power of host Peyton Manning, Bill…

The Carmichael Show may have ended its run after three seasons, but leading studio 20th Century Fox TV is keeping series co-star Amber Stevens West in the fold with a regular role on another comedy series, the upcoming Ghosted on Fox, which recast one of its female parts after the pilot. Buddy comedy Ghosted stars…

Alex survived the veto competition on Big Brother (1.8/8) last night as the CBS unscripted veteran not only topped Wednesday's primetime but also went up from its Season 19 premiere last week. Bopping up 6% among adults 18-49 from its June 28 debut, Big Brother was No. 1 in the demo for its fourth broadcast in the…

UPDATED with cancellation confirmation: NBC's The Carmichael Show won’t be returning for a fourth season. The network and studio announced the news shortly after creator and star Jerrod Carmichael revealed he was exiting the series as cast options were set to expire at the end of today. The Carmichael Show, from 20th…

NBC said today that the mass-shooting-themed episode of The Carmichael Show that was pulled after a gunman shot five people at a GOP congressional baseball team practice in Alexandria, VA, now will air at 9 PM Wednesday. Series star Jerrod Carmichael at the time called it “criminal” the the network would ax the…

NBC had a seamless transition on Wednesday, with the debut of spinoff alternative series Little Big Shots: Forever Young picking up where the Season 2 finale of mothership series Forever Young left off last week. The offshoot, featuring older performers, opened with a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating and 7.4 million viewers…

Year-round scheduling is a great idea unless it hits constraints associated with the traditional broadcast production cycle. That is the case this year with two comedies, NBC’s The Carmichael Show and ABC’s Downward Dog. Both premiered in late May and have done respectably by summer standards. Neither has heard yet on…