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abc Key Shows Black-ish, Grey's Anatomy, The Real O'Neals A solid sophomore sitcom, an ageless drama and an on-brand newbie pace ABC What's working: 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'The Bachelor,' two [...]

abc What's Working: 'TGIT' has been a real success (even if 'American Crime' has sputtered) and ABC is delivering its best Thursday averages in five years. Earlier timeslots for 'Grey's [...]

In showbiz, there's always someone younger and hungrier coming up the stairs alter you. Widely spotlights talents 21 and under and the pros who enable their budding careers. film The [...]

A&E No. of subscribers: 92 million Network topper: Bob DeBitetto Programming toppers: Robert Sharenow, Tana Nugent Jamieson Top originals: Dog the Bounty Hunter, Intervention, Criss Angel Mindfreak, Gene Simmons: Family [...]

There's a discernible dividing line this season between TV's haves and have-nots. As the major nets prepare to spin their stories at the winter Television Critics Assn. tour in Pasadena [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Strong sampling for its new comedies and the conclusion of summer's hottest reality show have helped NBC roll to its 16th consecutive weekly ratings victory among young adults [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- As the summer television season nears a close, three high-profile unscripted skeins--NBC's 'The Restaurant,' CBS' 'The Amazing Race' and Fox's 'American Juniors'--ended their runs last week and await [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Original unscripted programs continue to prop up the networks' ratings averages this summer, but it was repeats--led by CBS drama 'CSI'--that delivered some of the most impressive numbers [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- NBC is cruising in the primetime ratings races at the halfway point of summer, as the finale of 'For Love or Money' powered the net last week to [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- NBC's blitz of original summer programming is paying off, as the net posted a second straight weekly victory among young adults. Net remains down vs. last season, when [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- The reality is sinking in: Fox is on a roll. Behind mega-hits 'American Idol' and 'Joe Millionaire,' which combined to comprise roughly one-third of the net's sked, Fox [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- NBC scored another convincing primetime ratings victory among young adults last week, while CBS eked ahead in total viewers. According to Nielsen estimates for the Dec. 9-15 frame, [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Here comes the bride.., and big ratings, too. A wedding on 'Will & Grace' has boosted NBC to another weekly primetime ratings victory in all key demos, while [...]

HOLLYWOOD--NBC cruised to another primetime victory among young adults last week, expanding its advantage for both the November sweep and season. And don't look now, but here comes ABC, which [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Fox, NBC and CBS continue to get good mileage out of their summer reality series, as last week each net delivered more viewers than the same frame a [...]

HOLLYWOOD -- Boosted by the summer's hottest reality series, Fox and NBC tied for the primetime lead last week in key demos, while CBS was again the most-watched network. That [...]

Shaq and Tiger helped NBC secure another primetime ratings victory last week, while Fox was making its own noise with the first two episodes of reality skein 'American Idol.' According [...]

JIMMY FALLON has mastered the monologue as host of NBC's 'The Tonight Show' and now he's ready to put his stamp on the Golden Globes on Jan. 8. It will [...]

JUST A FEW SEASONS AGO, the 10 p.m. timeslot was being written off as a dead zone, as viewers turned to their DVRs to catch up on programming during the [...]

ABC is a turnaround story in the making. CBS is expected to go four-for-four with pickups for its new fall series. Fox is giving thanks for 'Gotham.' And NBC is [...]

It wasn't that long ago that the Big Four networks put out the Gone Fishin' sign at season's end, filling summer with reruns of their comedies and dramas. But in [...]

The soap bubble that was supposed to burst is still very much intact. A couple of years after 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' brought to five the [...]

HOLLYWOOD The clock is ticking for "24." Universal critical admiration, unrelenting on-air promotion and a virtually unprecedented TV Guide cover before it even bowed had most believing the actioner would […]

HOLLYWOOD Sunday, bloody Sunday. With Fox's Sunday lineup finally hitting the air for the first time this season, the night's key 9 o'clock hour is shaping up to be a [...]

HOLLYWOOD Saturday night has long been known for its depressed levels of television viewing, but this fall the broadcast nets' downer Friday lineups could use some Prozac, too. A shot [...]

HOLLYWOOD It's still early but, according to some pundits, a slew of primetime programs are already on the chopping blocks. NBC's 'Emeril,' CBS' 'Wolf Lake' and ABC's 'The Mole II' [...]

HOLLYWOOD If Americans' viewing preferences last week are any indication, it's OK to laugh again. Audience levels for some of primetime's most popular comedies remained at peak levels following their [...]

HOLLYWOOD The broadcast networks returned to a more typical mix of programming last week, but viewers continued to search out news programs devoted to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Nearly [...]

For newscasters and audiences, the fatigue factor was in play when it came to news in the wake of the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., last week. By […]

There is a fair amount of moving but not too much is really shaking on Monday this season, as the nets prepare to roll out surprisingly conservative lineups on one […]

HOLLYWOOD They'll be hounding Fox on Sundays this season, as the net's broadcast rivals look to chip away at its recent dominance while also trying to keep the cable world [...]

HOLLYWOOD In some ways, it seems the networks' Saturday programming strategies in recent years have resulted in a self-fulfilling prophecy. Is it because nobody's watching on this night that the [...]

HOLLYWOOD It's shaping up to be a fresh and freaky Friday on the nets this fall, with three broadcasters starting from scratch on the night and a fourth nearly doing […]

NBC on defense as big guns target Thursday HOLLYWOOD If any more slings or arrows were hurled in the direction of NBC's vaunted Thursday lineup, it would need to check [...]

HOLLYWOOD A family comedy duel, the next potential breakout reality series and a rare three-net drama battle at 10 p.m. highlight Wednesday's wars on the networks this fall. We'll also [...]

HOLLYWOOD In network television, winning means a lot, but it's not everything. When victory isn't possible on a given night, sometimes execs will settle for signs of improvement over where […]

Tuesday nights likely will be ground zero with sked shifts ... The suicidal tendencies of network programmers will be on full display come Tuesday nights this fall. You'd think webheads [...]

HOLLYWOOD One year after putting out the 'gone fishin'' sign, NBC is the clear winner of this summer's reality sweepstakes. Sure, the net has thrown a lot of the stuff [...]

HOLLYWOOD The demographic profiles of the networks generally oscillate with the swiftness of polar ice caps melting in the dead of winter, but reality series and other non-scripted programming have [...]

HOLLYWOOD The sky is hardly falling, but it sure has been a troubling couple of weeks for the broadcast networks. First, they learn that collectively they will reap about $1 […]

HOLLYWOOD After an early upset opened the door for potentially blockbuster ratings, the NBA Finals on NBC had to settle for merely the best numbers since Michael Jordan hung up [...]

HOLLYWOOD The new television season is still three months away, but there's one thing handicappers already agree on: ABC's 'NYPD Blue' and CBS' 'The Agency' don't have a chance of [...]

HOLLYWOOD NBC is the net to beat next season in the battle to attract the most young adults, but it could afford to be even Peacock-ier about its chances if [...]

HOLLYWOOD CBS enjoyed big drama success, but it certainly wasn't with 'The Fugitive.' ABC found that much-needed new hit laffer, but its title contained neither the word 'Geena' nor 'Davis.' [...]

HOLLYWOOD There's a new police chief cleaning up crime in D.C. and cleaning up in the ratings on Saturday night, but CBS drama 'The District' remains under the radar of [...]

HOLLYWOOD '60 Minutes' no longer ranks among the top 10 shows on television, but it may be the least of the Eye net's Sunday woes. Once the most dominant night [...]

Ratings for the 'Survivor 2' finale may have come up well short of those for its inaugural season, but CBS still has plenty to be happy about with the second [...]

HOLLYWOOD Ever since 'The Fresh Prince' bailed on Bel-Air about five years ago, Monday night at 8 has been one of the weakest links of an otherwise strong NBC schedule. [...]

HOLLYWOOD The end of the season is shaping up as quite a ratings horse race, with some neck-and-neck finishes not likely to be decided until the final weeks of the [...]

HOLLYWOOD NBC won't suffer much of a ratings loss when those wacky aliens of '3rd Rock From the Sun' leave the airwaves next month, but the show's departure is significant [...]