ABC has made it official, opting not to pick up summer drama series The Whispers for a second season. The decision comes four months after the options on the cast expired. The network and producing studio ABC Studios hinted at the direction they were leaning at the end of June when they allowed the options on all the…

The Season 1 finale of The Whispers (0.7/2) last night saw blue lights in the sky, a visit to FBI HQ and nuclear detonations – among other things. Still no word yet on whether the summer Amblin TV-produced drama is coming back for a Season 2 but it certainly went out on a bang and a strong note. Up 17% among adults…

On the heels of getting a renewal for next summer, NBC’s summer staple American Ninja Warrior (1.8 in adults 18-49, 6.7 million) fell 14% from last week to a season low in the demo. It was still the highest-rated program of the night in adults 18-49 and total viewers, leading NBC to a nightly win. Second was ABC’s Bach…

ABC is taking a wait and see approach with new drama series The Whispers. Not ready to make a renewal or cancellation call on the series five episodes into its run, ABC and producing studio ABC Studios are allowing the options on the cast of the midseason-turned-summer series to expire today. Before making a…

As America prepares to slip into a hopefully relaxing Independence Day holiday weekend, American Ninja Warrior (1.9/7) pumped it up a bit last night to the tune of a 6% rise among adults 18-49. While no big shakes unto itself, that bop upwards does come after a sluggish return for the competition series last week. The…

Five episodes in, ABC likely will have to make a renewal decision next week on its new drama series The Whispers, which has shown promise in the early going, especially in DVR viewing. The network has found itself in that predicament because of how The Whispers came about. The drama originally was picked up to series…

There were some up-and-downs in live+same day viewing as Monday night returned to normal after atypical competition from the Stanley Cup-clinching game on NBC last week. After a break for the hockey game, NBC’s American Ninja Warrior (1.8 in 18-49) was a little sluggish in return — down -14% from its most recent…

To paraphrase, LL Cool J, don't call it a dynasty, because the Chicago Blackhawks never really went away. With last night's Game 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals (2.8/9), the Windy City's boys took home Lord Stanley's reward for the third time in the last six seasons, the franchise’s…

It’s been a case of good news, bad news for new ABC drama The Whispers. After a pretty decent Live+same day launch last week (1.5 rating in adults 18-49), the supernatural series grew significantly in Live+3, with its 18-49 delivery rising +53% to a 2.3, the highest summer series premiere in two years, since CBS’ Under…

There were ballerinas, there were breakdancers and there was Paula Abdul at the judge's table last night on the Season 12 premiere of So You Think You Can Dance (1.2/4). On a night of auditions in Dallas and Memphis, fellow new judge Jason Derulo set the tone for the Nigel Lythgoe-led show by jumping on stage to…

Is there anything cuter than little kids and puppies? Well, you’ll be forced to rethink that judging by the new broadcast drama offerings this summer. Launching tonight — on International Children’s Day, no less — is ABC’s horror-themed The Whispers, in which young children are manipulated by a paranormal force into…

David Andrews (Fight Club, Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines) has been booked as recurring on ABC thriller The Whispers, from ABC Studios and Steven Spielberg's Amblin TV. It focuses on an an unseen force that is manipulating society's most innocent – our children – to act in favor of its cause. As the kids…