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It's a small thing, but by the time Michael Gallup's shoe came off on the field it was clear last night's Thursday Night Football was going south for the Dallas Cowboys. Taken down 31-24 by the Chicago Bears in the Windy City, last night's loss was the third in a row for the Jerry Jones-owned team. Still first in the…

UPDATE, 7:22 PM: Took a bit but the final numbers for Thursday Night Football are in and it ain’t pretty Adjusted up to a 3.8 among adults 18-49 and 12.9 million viewers, the Houston Texans’ tight win over the Indianapolis Colts tumbled 13% in the demo from the final Nielsen stats of last week’s smash and scratch TNF…

The Oakland Raiders’ 26-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers came down to the final two minutes, helping keep Fox’s Thursday Night Football interesting with a primetime-best 2.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.42 million viewers. Those early numbers are mostly even with the season-low-hovering results…

UPDATED: The Seattle Seahawks fought hard for their 30-29 victory over the Los Angeles Rams last night in what was a thriller of Thursday Night Football that delivered a nightly ratings win for the network. On the entertainment side, most series held steady week-to-week, with new shows still low in Live+Same Day…

Snapshot: New series premieres: CBS’ The Unicorn (0.8 n 18-49 Live+Same Day rating, 6 million viewers), Carol’s Second Act (0.7, 5.97 million) and Evil (0.6 after a downward adjustment in the finals, 4.6 million); NBC’s Perfect Harmony (0.5, 2.6 million) and Sunnyside (0.4, 1.8 million). While Fox had a good Premiere…

CBS' Young Sheldon and the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation are partnering with DonorsChoose.org with a $200,000 matching gift to support middle school applied science projects. The foundation is continuing its support of public school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education by doubling all donations made…

EXCLUSIVE: Parenthood and Coach alum Craig T. Nelson is set for a recurring role on the upcoming third season of CBS’ hit comedy series Young Sheldon. Clearly a nod to his signature character on ABC’s ’90s sitcom Coach, Nelson will play Coach Dale Ballard on Young Sheldon. Dale Ballard is a Little League baseball…

UPDATED with details: Another hit show is in the FCC’s crosshairs over misuse of the Emergency Alert System’s tone. The federal regulator today proposed a $272,000 fine against CBS’ Young Sheldon for using a simulated version of the distinctive warning sound. “On April 12, 2018, CBS transmitted an episode of Young Shel…

CBS has announced the premiere dates for its 2019-2020 fall season. As usual, CBS' is sticking to tradition, rolling out the bulk of its lineup (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) during the official premiere week. Like it has done for the past few years, the network is kicking off Wednesdays with…

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Pastor Jeff on Young Sheldon. Matt Hobby, who has recurred as the character since Season 1, has been promoted to series regular for Season 3 of the CBS comedy. Hobby has appeared in 13 episodes to date. Young Sheldon stars Iain Armitage as younger version of the character played by…

CBS' The Big Bang Theory series finale (3.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 17.99 million viewers) sucked much of the oxygen out of Thursday night in primetime, clocking its biggest crowd in more than three years and its best demo rating since the middle of last season. Spinoff Young Sheldon's season ender…

CBS is saying goodbye to The Big Bang Theory, TV’s No. 1 comedy, with a half-hour retrospective special, an honor reserved for TV’s biggest comedies (Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond come to mind). Unraveling The Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell will air on Thursday, May 16 at 9:30 PM, following the Big Bang series…