CBS Gives Full-Season Orders to ‘Person of Interest,’ ‘Unforgettable’
CBS has given full-season orders to two of its new drama series, picking up nine back-end episodes of Person of Interest and Unforgettable. Executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Person of Interest bowed...
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CBS Profits Beat the Street, but Revenue Disappoints
CBS Corp.’s third-quarter profits beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company’s net revenue fell shy of projections. Earnings added up to $338 million, or 50 cents a share, about 4 cents more...
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Let the Upfront Games Begin
Les Moonves on Wednesday told investors that CBS is gearing up for another lucrative upfront market, predicting that the top-rated broadcast network will land double-digit pricing increases versus its...
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'Terra Nova' Extinct
Terra Nova is as dead as the Diplodocus. Fox has decided not to renew the pricey Steven Spielberg-produced dino drama after an unspectacular 11-episode run. Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Terra...
View ArticleCBS: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
CBS viewers can expect to see a lot of familiar faces next fall, as the network has locked up all but four hours of its 2012-13 prime-time schedule. The broadcaster announced today that it has renewed...
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No Major Surprises as CBS Unveils Fall Lineup
As befits its status as the most-watched television network on the dial, CBS is also the most stable. While its rivals scramble to fill holes and put out fires, CBS prefers to leave the drama on the...
View ArticleNo Laughing Matter: Season Premiere of ‘The Office’ Falls Flat
NBC’s Thursday night lineup continues to underwhelm, as the season premieres of The Office, Parks and Recreation and Up All Night failed to find an audience. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day...
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'Elementary,' My Dear Nielsen
CBS last night rolled to a decisive ratings victory, as its hybridized comedy-procedural lineup led to a strong series debut at 10 p.m. Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, CBS’s new Sherlock Holmes...
View ArticleCBS’ Poltrack: Demos Don’t Tell the Entire Story of the 2012-13 Season
Despite a season that’s been marked by vertiginous ratings declines, CBS research guru David Poltrack believes that broadcast’s slow start “is not indicative of how the season will progress.” Speaking...
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Steady as She Goes: Night 2 of Idol Holds Up
The second installment of the new cycle ofAmerican Idoldominated the Thursday night ratings race, drawing 16.3 million viewers and a 5.6 in the dollar demo. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day...
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No Post-Super Bowl Lift for CBS
CBS failed to capitalize on the promotional muscle of the Super Bowl, as Monday night’s prime-time lineup showed very little growth versus the most recent Monday roster of first-run episodes....
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CBS 'Bangs' Up Thursday Nights, NBC's Slide Continues
CBS’ Thursday night comedy juggernaut The Big Bang Theory topped the 6.0 mark for the third time this season, running roughshod over its 8 p.m. competition. Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, The...
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Dwight Schrute Buys the Farm
After a three-week hiatus, NBC’s The Office returned last night in the form of the backdoor pilot to the stillborn Dwight Schrute spinoff, The Farm. If the preliminary ratings are anything to go by,...
View ArticleCBSi Shows Off Programming Extensions, Diverse Portfolio at NewFront
Easily the best moment in the CBS Interactive NewFront on Tuesday evening came at the beginning of the presentation, when Les Moonves offered pre-taped advice to both CBSi president Jim Lanzone and...
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CBS Pumps Up Its Fall Comedy Lineup
When you return as many franchise series as CBS did this year, you don’t change the schedule so much as shift the tiles around like a giant Rubik’s Cube. The top-rated broadcast network today...
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Person of Interest Star Michael Emerson Likes to Keep It Old School
SpecsWho Michael EmersonAge 59Accomplishments Stars as Harold Finch on CBS’ Person of Interest (Season 3 premieres Tuesday, Sept. 24); Emmy Award winner for his roles on Lost and The PracticeBase New...
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Delivers Superhuman Ratings
The much-anticipated premiere of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. delivered powerhouse ratings for ABC Tuesday night, marking the third successful drama launch of the new fall season. Per Nielsen...
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New Series Take a Beating on Tuesday Night
For all the sampling of new broadcast series people did last week, it’s starting to look as if viewers are more interested in the established shows. This is good news for NBC and CBS and perhaps not...
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Ratings: Fox Stops the Bleeding, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Softens
In the absence of a new episode of NBC’s The Voice, the Tuesday night broadcast lineup enjoyed a bit of a reprieve. But while a number of new series appeared to have reached a sort of equilibrium, one...
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Another Ratings Skid for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
One of the first series to earn a back-nine order is starting to look like a candidate for cancelation. ABC’s ambitious drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on Tuesday fell to yet another series low,...
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