The CBS veteran reality hit Undercover Boss has been conspicuously absent from its summer schedule, and now we know why. The network today announced Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition, a spin on the series that will premiere on Monday, May 11. Check out the promo above. The new take — which got a two-episode tryout in…

Undercover Boss producer Studio Lambert will focus more of its attention on the U.S. market with Head of Development Jack Burgess receiving a promotion and a transfer to Los Angeles. Burgess, who has been involved in the creation of shows including Naked Attraction and Gogglesprogs, will lead the All3Media-backed…

It was a very quiet pre-summer Friday, with NBC’s two-hour Dateline the night’s highest-rated (0.9 adults 18-49 rating in Live+Same Day) and most-watched (5.14 million viewers) broadcast program. Three reality series had their season finales last night. CBS’ Undercover Boss (0.7 in 18-49, 4.9 million) was down 0.2 in…

Another biz-focused franchise is getting a celebrity twist. CBS will air two special episodes of Undercover Boss — Celebrity Undercover Boss featuring Grammy-winning musician Darius Rucker and chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson. Celebrity Undercover Boss: Darius Rucker, airing Friday May 12 at 8 PM, follows the…

CBS’ Undercover Boss and Fox’s Foster Farms Bowl were the only fresh offerings by the broadcast networks on Wednesday. Undercover Boss (1.1 in 18-49, 6.26 million viewers) was even with its season premiere last week, tying ABC’s comedy repeats of The Goldbergs (1.1) and Modern Family (1.1) for the top spot in the demo…

It's an idea that maybe more than a few other high-ranking politicians might want to try out – going incognito to learn what really is happening on the front lines. That's what Gary, Indiana’s Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson did on the Season 8 premiere of Undercover Boss (1.1/4) on Wednesday, a night that had pre-holiday…

The last Friday of February sweep was good for the Tom Selleck-led cop family drama, good for Undercover Boss' Season 6 finale, good for ABC and a very good indication of the staying power of SNL 40.   While everyone else had originals on last night, NBC filled its entire primetime with an encore of the live February…

The broadcast scripted series kicked off their return to originals after a holiday break last night with CBS Friday dramas Hawaii Five-0 (1.4 in adults 18-49) and Blue Bloods (1.4) leading the way. Both were up double digits from their most recent originals on December 12: Hawaii was 27% higher, while Blue Bloods…

It's almost always an event when the Dallas Cowboys play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football (7.7/21) and the Lone Star State team's 38-27 victory wasn't the only solid win last night. NBC and the NFL saw a 26% rise among adults 18-49 from the fast nationals of last week's New England Patriots as they…

CBS has made it official — the upcoming 13-episode seventh season of The Mentalist will be the crime drama’s last. The end game was fully expected when The Mentalist clinched an eleventh hour renewal in May after spending the spring heavily on the bubble, prompting producing studio Warner Bros. TV to shop the series…

When Fox moved newbie Enlisted on Friday nights in January, the show saw a big jump upwards. The same could not be said for fellow freshman Rake (0.5/2) last night on its move to Fridays. The debut of the Greg Kinnear–starring drama in its new slot last night saw the faltering show hit a new low – down 37% from its…

There was a lot of movement last night. CBS returned to originals, with all programs exceeding their most recent deliveries. Undercover Boss (1.7) continues to show resilience, up a tenth from its last original two weeks ago and drawing its largest audience (9.23 million) in a year. The reality series was also up when…