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Empire Spinoff With Taraji P. Henson In The Works At Fox
Empire’s Cookie Lyon may not be put to rest at Fox anytime soon. It has been announced that Taraji P. Henson is developing an Empire spinoff based on her character Cookie Lyon from the parent […]
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Empire Final Season Cut Short Due To COVID-19, Won’t Have Formal Series Finale
This is not the way any show wants to wrap its final season on air but the coronavirus pandemic has turned the industry upside down. The latest casualty of the pandemic is the final season […]
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Disney Presents: The Little Mermaid Live! Dominates Tuesday Ratings For ABC
Whether you loved it or hated it, Disney Presents: The Little Mermaid Live! certainly got the attention of television watchers last night as it won Tuesday night by a wide margin for ABC and likely […]
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Arrow Returns Steady For The CW On Tuesday
Arrow returned for its eighth and final season premiere last night on The CW and was steady with its overall average from last season. On The CW, the final season premiere of Arrow grabbed a […]
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The Flash Returns Steady On Tuesday Night For The CW
In today’s television landscape, it’s good news if you return steady in the ratings year-to-year and that gives the season 6 premiere of The Flash reason to celebrate as it returned in a steady fashion […]
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Emergence Takes A Hit In Week Two On ABC
Despite being one of the better-reviewed new series of the fall season, Emergence took a hit in its second airing on ABC. Emergence hit a 0.6 demo rating and 3.58 million viewers, down two tenths […]
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Mixed-ish Scores A Slight Win On Tuesday Night For ABC As More Declines Plagued Premiere Week
Premiere week continued last night with Tuesday season and series premieres and while it fared a bit better than Monday night, year-to-year declines continue to be a thorn in network TV’s side. ABC scored a […]
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Schedule For Returning & New Fall Shows (Week Of September 23)
After a very long summer, premiere week is finally upon us and to help you keep track of what’s new and returning this fall season, I’ve provided you with a little schedule for all the […]
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FOX Sets Fall Premiere Schedule
Fox becomes the latest network to reveal its fall schedule and the Emmys will kick off premiere week for the network. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards kick off Fox’s premiere week, airing live coast-to-coast from […]
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Despite Rumors, Lee Daniels Says Jussie Smollett Will Not Be Returning For Empire’s Final Season
Yesterday “Variety” dropped a story that the writers of Empire were mulling over bringing back Jussie Smollett for its final season. The actor does have his contract optioned in case they want to use him […]
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Fox Fall 2019-20 Schedule: Fox Welcomes The WWE While Last Man Standing Held Until Midseason
Fox unveiled its fall schedule during its Upfronts Presentation and there are some series making moves while others are being held off to make room for The WWE. WWE SmackDown Live is displacing Fox’s live-action […]
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Empire To End With Season 6, Jussie Smollett Likely Not To Return
Empire was renewed ahead of Fox’s Upfront Presentation but during their showcase today, the network announced that, while renewed, Empire will end with its upcoming sixth season. “We are turning the final season into a […]
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Empire Renewed For Season 6 By Fox, Jussie Smollett Likely To Not Return
The good news for fans of Fox’s Empire is that the series has been renewed for a sixth season. The bad news for Jussie Smollett is that his future with the show remains in limbo […]
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Empire Cast Pens Open Letter To Fox In Support Of Jussie Smollett Returning To The Show
The curious case of Jussie Smollett and the is there or wasn’t there a hate crime committed against the actor back in January has been a fascinating one, to say the least. What began as […]
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Jussie Smollett Criminal Charges Dropped As Chicago Mayor & P.D. Still Adamant About His Guilt
On this week’s episode of Empire…Jussie Smollett has seemingly dodged a big bullet in his criminal case that had him standing accused of filing a fake police report in which it was being alleged that […]
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Jussie Smollett Removed From Final Two Episodes Of Empire Season Five
Although Jussie Smollett returned to the Empire set after posting $100,000 bail in his disorderly conduct case, the producers have made the decision to cut Smollett from the final two episodes of the season. A […]
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Jussie Smollett Arrested In Chicago, Alleged False Attack Due To Seeking Raise On Empire
After being officially indicted yesterday for filing a false police report, Jussie Smollett turned himself in early this morning for arrest in relation to an alleged attack that took place on January 29. A press […]
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Jussie Smollett Indicted On Federal Charge Over Alleged Attack
In a story that has seen many twists and turns since it first broke, the situation became far more series for Jussie Smollett as Chicago prosecutors have indicted the Empire actor over the alleged assault […]
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Jussie Smollett Cut From Empire Episodes As Investigation Into Alleged Attack Continues
As the Chicago PD continues to investigate the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett a month ago, FOX is feeling a bit of pressure and has decided to cut him from episodes of Empire while the […]
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Jussie Smollett Attacked In Possible Hate Crime In Chicago
It’s a shame that this is the news that has to be reported but we live in a day and age where things like this are far too common. It was first reported TMZ that […]
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Empire Leads Typical Wednesday Night On FOX
It was an Empire-led Wednesday night with the FOX drama winning a typical Wednesday that was pretty much business as usual for the other networks. On FOX, Empire hit a 1.6 demo rating in the […]
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CMA Awards Hit New Low On ABC
Despite easily winning the night for ABC on Wednesday, the CMA Awards fell considerably year to year. On ABC, the awards hit an all-time low this year with a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49 and 10.06 […]
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A Million Little Things Hits Series Low On Wednesday
After five straight weeks of maintaining the same demo score, A Million Little Things came down to a series low on Wednesday night for ABC. On ABC, A Million Little Things was the network’s only […]
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Star Hits Series Low On Wednesday
Star, which is normally a very steady performer for FOX on Wednesday nights, came down to a series low this week on the network. To be fair, Wednesday was Halloween so a lot of show […]
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Empire Tops Typical Wednesday Night
It was business, as usual, Wednesday with Empire, once again, topping the night as Wednesday’s number one scripted series. On FOX, Empire held onto its 1.6 demo rating and 5.19 million viewers from last week […]
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The CW’s All American Has Soft Premiere On Wednesday While Empire Remains On Top
The CW continued another soft night in the ratings as they rolled out more premieres last night. Overall, Wednesday night was relatively steady with Empire taking top honors once again. The news was a bit […]
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A Million Little Things Dips In Week 2
Despite some solid delayed viewing lifts, A Million Little Things saw its live ratings take a dip in week 2. On ABC, the drama dropped to a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49 and 3.81 million […]
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A Million Little Things Has Slow But OK Start On ABC
If ABC was hoping A Million Little Things would be their This Is Us, it may have some work to do after its initial start last night. A Million Little Things, which has been heavily […]
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FOX Upfront Presentation Features Major Schedule Shakeups
FOX had its Upfront Presentation today and change was the big focus as FOX is trying a few new things as it heads into the 2018-19 season. Perhaps the biggest change is, after 8 years […]
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The Goldbergs, Modern Family & American Housewife Hit Series Lows On Wednesday Night
Wednesday night had a trio of ABC comedies hitting series lows for the network. On ABC, The Goldbergs returned from a couple of weeks off and hit a series low 1.2 demo rating and 4.89 […]
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Empire Renewed For Season Five At FOX
FOX is sticking behind one of its highest rated scripted dramas. The network has renewed Empire for a fifth season. While not the cultural phenomenon it once was, Empire is FOX’s second-most-watched drama behind Ryan […]
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Code Black Opens Lower At CBS On Wednesday
The little engine that could known as Code Black (it has somehow made it three seasons despite so-so ratings) returned lower for its season three premiere on CBS. On CBS, The show drew a 0.7 […]
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The Originals Final Season Premiere Opens Higher On Wednesday Night
It looks like swapping Life Sentence with The Originals on Wednesday night is going to pay off. The final season premiere of The Vampire Diaries spinoff came in higher than Life Sentence and from its […]
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Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Empire Tops Wednesday Night
Empire took up its usual perch on top for Wednesday night viewing and remained steady week to week in the process. On FOX, Empire led the night with a 1.8 rating in adults 18-49 and […]
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Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Modern Family Only Wednesday Show To Tick Up Week To Week
ABC’s Modern Family saw an increase from last week but it was in a club all by itself because all other Wednesday shows saw declines or were flat versus last week’s numbers. On ABC, Modern […]
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Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Empire & Star Return Higher After Long Hiatus
It looks like fans missed Empire and Star during their long break because they returned with numbers that were higher than their last airings for their fall finales. On FOX, Empire delivered a 2.0 rating […]
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Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Empire Ticks Up After Down Week
It was an up night for most shows on Wednesday night, beginning with FOX’s Empire. The show ticked up to a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 and 5.70 million viewers. It was the top scripted […]
Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Special Law & Order: SVU Episode Hits Season High For NBC
A special episode of Law & Order: SVU, a format-breaking episode centering on Benson’s (Mariska Hargitay) interview with a rape victim, saw solid ratings for the veteran NBC drama. The show scored a 1.5 rating […]
Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Empire Hits Three Episode High In The 18-49 Demo
Despite the show not being the behemoth it once was, Empire is still the highest rated scripted series on Wednesday night and it saw its demo numbers climb with its latest episode. The series scored […]
Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – The CMA’S Easily Tops Programming Across The Networks
The CMA’s topped last years performance for ABC as it was easily what people were tuning into on Wednesday night. The awards drew a 3.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 14.29 million viewers, up from […]
Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Empire Leads The Night With A Series Low, Riverdale Dips
What has become common with most live ratings for the night, a lot of shows saw slight dips as the crowded Wednesday field fought to be noticed. On Fox, Empire remained Wednesday’s No. 1 show […]
Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Riverdale Returns To A Ratings Series High
It looks like quite a few people binged season one of Riverdale on Netflix over the summer because the season 2 premiere saw the series at an all time high. Riverdale began its second season […]
Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Empire & Modern Family Lead On A Night Of Rating Declines
Empire and Modern Family were the top shows of the night Wednesday but the bragging rights end there. A week ago, the collective 18-49 rating for ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC on Wednesday was down […]
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Reel TV Ratings: (Wednesday) – Star Gets Season 2 Boost From Empire, Seal Team Has Ok Start
Wednesday night has always been a crowed night for television and this year proves to be no different. A lot of sampling took place and most shows came out fairly well while some were a […]
FOX Unveils New Fall Schedule
It’s day one of network upfronts and FOX is first on deck to unveil its new schedule for the fall which sees a few shows moving from their cushy timeslots into new homes. Fox like […]
MTV Movie & TV Award Nominations Announced
MTV is changing the MTV Movie Awards in several ways this year. In addition to the previously announced expansion to cover television and streaming, the awards will mix film, TV and streaming nominees together in some categories, […]
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Coming Soon: Hidden Figures (Trailer 2)
The second trailer for the upcoming Hidden Figures has been released. It stars Empire’s Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, the African American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and the […]
Coming Soon: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The trailer we all have been waiting for has been released. Last night during the Olympics, the second trailer for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been released. The trailer includes the first appearance […]