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Once one of the biggest nights on television, home of such hits as Golden Girls, Saturday has become a scripted wasteland where cancelled series go to air their final episodes. The CW may change that. The network recently reached an agreement with its affiliates to take over Saturday primetime starting next fall…

NBC’s The Titan Games was one of the lone fresh programs among the Big 4 and the CW in Monday’s primetime, topping the night with a 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and drawing 3.68 million viewers. It helped NBC tie with Univision as broadcast’s top-rated network. Titan Games, which matched last week’s…

The CW has finalized its summer plans as it continues to push for more year-round programming. The network today revealed its 2019 post-TV season schedule including a half-dozen new series and dates for two returning dramas and three unscripted veterans. The 11 summer premieres is the most ever for the 13-year-old…

Just ahead of its fall season rollout, which launches tonight, the CW is already looking ahead, announcing its 2019 summer programming lineup. It features six original series — one new and five returning — including three acquired dramas, as the CW has renewed all of its summer 2018 series. It is one of the CW’s…

There were visits to the hometowns of Rachel Lindsay's remaining suitors on The Bachelorette (1.6/6) last night, which turned out to win over the hearts of America – or at least more of them than of late. Rising 14% among adults 18-49 over its July 10 episode, the ABC romance reality series hit a three-week high with…

The CW has made its summer plans. The network said today that its new action-adventure series Hooten & the Lady will premiere at 9 PM Thursday, July 13, and set the return of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Masters of Illusion and Penn & Teller: Fool Us for May, June and July, respectively. Spanning eight hourlong episodes…

The CW said today that it has renewed its summer series Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Masters of Illusion. All will return in 2017. Hosted by Alyson Hannigan, the hourlong magic competition series Penn & Teller: Fool Us will return for Season 4 with the duo inviting aspiring magicians to…

UPDATED, June 20: The CW said today that Season 3 of Penn & Teller: Fool Us now will premiere Wednesday, July 13, two days later than originally planned. PREVIOUSLY, April 5: In the summertime when the weather is hot, the CW has revealed just what it’s got. With apologies to Mungo Jerry, the broadcast net today set…

The final piece of the fall season Friday puzzle has been placed on the board, and it fit quite well indeed. The premiere of ABC's multi-camera comedy Cristela (1.3/5) got off to a good start in its 8:30 slot. While nowhere near the 2.3/8 that the now-cancelled fellow comedy Malibu Country got in the same slot for its…

The CW has ordered 24 all-new half-hour episodes of improv comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway? to debut in 2015. No premiere date and time were announced for the new cycle, but featured performers Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie will return along with host Aisha Tyler. Dan Patterson, Mark Leveson, Jimmy…

ABC’s Monday lineup took a ratings hit with Diane Sawyer’s Hillary Clinton interview, dropping from 1.5 in 18-49 last week to 1.0 last night. To make room for the interview, the network subbed the two-hour The Bachelorette original with an hourlong Bachelorette recap special (0.9), leading to the Sayer-Clinton chat…

The CW launches its summer lineup tonight with Whose Line Is It Anyway? moving temporarily to Monday and Beauty And The Beast kicking off its run of six original episodes left over from Season 2. Back in April, the network announced its summer scheduling plans through August 1, including premiere dates for new series F…