Mike Darnell Steps Down as Fox Reality Capo
Nearly 20 years into a stint that saw him steer an unscripted slate that included the likes of When Animals Attack! and American Idol, Fox president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell is...
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Pepsi, GM Bail on Fox's X Factor
After serving as the flagship sponsor of Fox’s The X Factor for its first two seasons—an agreement that included extensive integrations and interactive elements—Pepsi has passed on a third go-around...
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The X Factor Stumbles Out of the Gate
Fox has a black hole punched through the middle of its prime-time schedule, and if the Season 3 premiere of The X Factor is anything to go by, the void is only going to get more ragged at the edges as...
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Hump Day Dump Day: Wednesday Ratings Drop
But for bounce-back performances from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The X Factor, every returning Wednesday night broadcast series lost ground. In some cases, the regression was downright...
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Robin Williams, CBS Win the Retro Battle
They may not go head-to-head in Week 2, but if Thursday night’s numbers are anything to go by, Robin Williams is beating Michael J. Fox in the Comeback Kid ratings battle. According to Nielsen...
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Ironside Rolls to a Dead Stop; Super Fun Night Lifts ABC
ABC’s decision to mothball the Super Fun Night pilot seems to have paid off, as the replacement episode performed well on Wednesday night. The series premiere of the Rebel Wilson vehicle delivered...
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NBC’s Thursday Night Comedies Fall Flat
Bob Greenblatt’s decision to steer the HMS Funnybones into the mainstream hasn’t prevented NBC’s Thursday night comedy lineup from sinking to the bottom. And while it’s too early to call for a salvage...
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Ratings: More Slippage on Wednesday Night
Erosion continues to plague the Wednesday night broadcast lineup, as new shows and returning veterans once again suffered significant ratings reversals. Per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, every...
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Cory Monteith Tribute Lifts Glee, NBC Comedies Sink
A heartfelt tribute to the late Cory Monteith (Finn) helped rally legions of Gleeks, giving the Fox musical drama its highest rating in over a year.“The Quarterback,” an elegy co-written by Glee...
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More Tricks Than Treats: November Sweeps Begin on Halloween
By a quirk of the calendar, this year’s November sweeps began on Halloween night and will end on the night before Thanksgiving. Bad news, good news. In kicking off on an evening in which overall TV...
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Mario Lopez’s Dog Has a Twitter Account
SpecsWho Mario LopezAge 40Accomplishments Host of Extra; NuvoTV’s Mario Lopez: One-on-One (new episodes return early 2014); Fox’s The X Factor (Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m.); and Premiere Radio’s...
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Ford, Coca-Cola Return for Season 13 of American Idol
American Idol on Wednesday returns for its 13th cycle, and while two long-time sponsors will be on hand to get the party started, a third has left the fold. Ford and Coca-Cola, which have served as...
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Fox Cancels The X Factor
Simon Cowell’s latest attempt to salvage The X Factor has come to naught, as Fox on Friday said it has pulled the plug on the series. Acknowledging the end of his stateside tenancy, Cowell said he...
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Broadcast’s Incredible Shrinking Thursday
Movie studios looking to prime the pump for their weekend releases may want to start looking for an alternative to broadcast TV. At the risk of trafficking in hyperbole, the Big Four has become a...
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Sweeping Changes in Store at Fox
When the Knights of the Laptop begin to examine the fall broadcast schedule in earnest, expect a deluge of think pieces on how, after a seemingly robust return to form a few seasons back, broadcast...
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