World of Dance judge and two-time Emmy winner Derek Hough is expanding his relationship with Universal Television, signing a first-look producing deal with the the studio behind NBC’s hit competition dance series. The pact covers both alternative and scripted programming. Hough has been a judge on World of Dance for…

NBC is bringing back two of its hit alternative series for another go-round. The network has renewed Jennifer Lopez-led World of Dance for a fourth season and America’s Got Talent: The Champions for a second season. A strong ratings performer, World of Dance has averaged a 1.2 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.8 million…

ABC's American Idol (1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 6.72 million viewers) won Sunday night in the demo among broadcast networks, marking its 10th week in a row at the top. But the live singing competition tumbled five tenths in the demo, week to week, from its season high, and fumbled about 2 million…

ABC's 8-10 PM American Idol (1.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 7.88 million viewers) continued its run as Sunday's top broadcast program in the demo, more than doubling NBC's World of Dance (0.8, 3.36M) head-to-head in total viewers, and by sixth tenths in the demo. CBS' 60 Minutes (0.8, 9.06M) clocked the…

A mega three-hour American Idol (1.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demo, 7.18 million viewers) that saw cut-downs to the top 20 of the ABC signing competition hogged the primetime schedule Sunday, a night when NCAA Tournament overrun boosted CBS’ 60 Minutes and its other shows to a preliminary overall victory in the demo…

ABC's American Idol (1.3, 7.221M) snagged its second week as Sunday's No. 1-ranked broadcast show while taking a ratings hit, in company with virtually all other programs, as Daylight Savings took its toll. CBS newsmag 60 Minutes (0.8, 8.449M) topped the night in total viewers, but it's numbers also suffered…

American idol (1.7, 8.633M) dropped double digits in its Season 17 launch to mark a new Idol Live+Same Day opening low. In its second season debut on ABC, the long-running singing competition tumbled 26% in the demo and 18% in total viewers compared to last year’s when it moved from Fox to ABC, on Sunday, March 11…

Fox wrapped up the seasons for Lethal Weapon (0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 3.08 million viewers) and The Gifted (0.5, 1.69M) on Tuesday, with the former off a tenth from its penultimate episode of Season 3 with an explosive finale and the latter up a tick in viewers but keeping its demo low in…

NBC has firmed up its schedule for the rest of the broadcast season, setting late winter and spring premiere dates. The slate includes two new series, drama The Enemy Within and The Village, and two returning sophomores that debuted last midseason, comedy A.P. Bio and comedic drama Good Girls. Additionally, NBC has…

World of Dance producers Alex Katz and Mandy Novak have launched No Other Way Productions, a company that will focus on providing post-production and editorial services for networks, streaming services and cable channels. Housed in a 14,000-square-foot facility in the San Fernando Valley, No Other Way also will have a…

Jenna Dewan is stepping down from her post as host of World of Dance after two seasons — but she plans on returning in the near future in another capacity. The Step Up star posted a pic of herself on the World of Dance set on Instagram to make the announcement, saying, “I will not be returning to the show as host for…

NBC's America's Got Talent (1.5 rating in 18-49 demographic, 9.9 million total viewers), which determined the remaining acts heading to next week’s final, was Wednesday night’s top-rated and by far most-watched show, and teamed with the two-hour season finale of World of Dance (1.1, 5.6M) to give the network the…