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NBC’s three-part Chicago crossover titled “Infection” came on strong Wednesday night, giving a boost to all three franchises for NBC in the adults 18-49 demographic. Chicago Fire ticked up two tenths with a 1.3 rating and 8.07 million viewers and was on par with its best numbers in a year. It was the same for Chicago M…

Fox Entertainment in May launched an in-house unscripted studio to provide reality series for the newly independent broadcast network, starting with Season 2 of flagship The Masked Singer. The network’s CEO Charlie Collier said at the time that the company's overall mission to keep a lid on costs. In line with that…

Fox’s The Masked Singer (2.0 in 18-49 after an upward adjustment, 7.0 million) was down double-digits from its Season 2 premiere to log its lowest L+SD marks to date. Yet, the celebrity contest was the highest rated broadcast program on Wednesday night by a wide margin and is on track to once again rank as the No.1…

Fox’s The Masked Singer fended off a spirited challenge by NBC’s This Is Us to remain the No. 1 entertainment program of Premier Week after three days of replay. The Season 2 premiere of the celebrity reality series added +0.8 adults 18-49 rating to a 3.3 Live+3 demo number. (It has also delivered 12.0 million…

Fox-owned TV stations in 17 markets as well as FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Deportes have gone dark on Dish Network in the latest carriage dispute to throw a wrench into the pay-TV ecosystem. The dispute affects Dish’s 12 million satellite households as well as millions more who subscribe to the…

Fox’s The Masked Singer came back in a new time slot and the same top ratings spot — handily winning Premiere Wednesday in the adults 18-49 demographic (Live+Same Day). The zany competition drew a 2.5 adults 18-49 rating and 7.9 million viewers for its special two-hour 8-10 PM Season 2 premiere. That was down 13%…

Thank God for the winners at last night's 71st Primetime Emmys, who could be relied upon to inject all the humor, charm and entertainment value to a Fox telecast that might represent a nadir point for awards shows unwitnessed since Rob Lowe sang a song with Snow White at the Oscars. Wouldn't you have rather watched…

A four-time Emmy winner who has designed costumes for music videos, concert tours, television series and the fashion world, Marina Toybina had her work cut out for her with The Masked Singer, rapidly producing 12 full-body costumes that were more like eccentric art pieces than anything else. A reality competition…

Fox has set fall premiere dates for its new and returning series for the 2019-2020 broadcast season. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards kick off Fox’s premiere week, airing live coast-to-coast from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live on Sunday, September 22 (8-11 PM ET/5-8 PM PT). Hit drama 9-1-1 returns for its third…

The Masked Singer is heading to the UK after ITV ordered a local version of the Fox reality hit. The British commercial broadcaster has commissioned a remake from Argonon-owned Scottish producer Bandicoot. The Korean format, which became a hit U.S. series as Fox's most-watched unscripted debut in 11 years, will air as…

Stumptown, 9-1-1: Lone Star and Emergence are heading to Canada after CTV revealed its fall slate following the LA Screenings. The broadcaster has also bought Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson-exec produced For Life, Bob ❤ Abishola, Not Just Me, Filthy Rich, legal drama All Rise, John Slattery's thriller NExT, family comedy Out…

Fox’s first upfront presentation as an independent network was overshadowed by a racially insensitive comment made by  NFL Sunday host and former The Masked Singer contestant Terry Bradshaw. He made the cringeworthy remark during onstage banter among NFL presenters tied to the Super Bowl. He referenced his stint on The…