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TV Ratings: NFL Kickoff Game Hits Multi-Year High
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‘Yo Gabba Gabba’ Revived at Apple TV+
Muno, Brobee and the rest of the Yo Gabba Gabba! crew are getting a new life. Apple TV+ has ordered a new series based on the former Nickelodeon show, which featured a human character, DJ Lance Rock, and a crew of puppets (Muno, Brobee, Plex, Foofa and Toodee) performing songs, sketches and dances. The tech […]
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HBO Extends ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ Through 2024
HBO is further extending Real Time With Bill Maher. The premium cable outlet has picked up two more seasons of the late-night show, which will take it through 2024 — and into its third decade at HBO. Real Time debuted in February 2003. The renewal comes midway through the show’s current multiseason order, which runs […]
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Nickelodeon Doubles Down on NFL Programming With Weekly Highlights Show
Nickelodeon is pushing further into NFL programming. The ViacomCBS cable outlet and CBS Sports will launch a weekly football highlights show, NFL Slimetime, on Sept. 15. Nickelodeon will also air a wild card playoff game in January for the second consecutive year; the channel scored strong ratings for its inaugural NFL telecast earlier this year. […]
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TV Ratings: NFL Kickoff Game Hits Multi-Year High
The NFL returned to television in a big way on Thursday. The opening game of the 2021 season scored its biggest total audience — including TV and streaming — in six years. NBC Sports says…
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‘Yo Gabba Gabba’ Revived at Apple TV+
Muno, Brobee and the rest of the Yo Gabba Gabba! crew are getting a new life. Apple TV+ has ordered a new series based on the former Nickelodeon show, which featured a human character, DJ…
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HBO Extends ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ Through 2024
HBO is further extending Real Time With Bill Maher. The premium cable outlet has picked up two more seasons of the late-night show, which will take it through 2024 — and into its third decade…
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Nickelodeon Doubles Down on NFL Programming With Weekly Highlights Show
Nickelodeon is pushing further into NFL programming. The ViacomCBS cable outlet and CBS Sports will launch a weekly football highlights show, NFL Slimetime, on Sept. 15. Nickelodeon will also…
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‘TV’s Top 5’: Inside the Long Path to ‘Y: The Last Man’
Welcome to Episode 135 of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter‘s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the…
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‘The Bachelor’ Finds Its Star Among Upcoming ‘Bachelorette’ Contestants
ABC is gearing up for its next season of The Bachelor. The 26th season of the long-running reality dating show has yet to be officially renewed by the network, but the search for the…
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Justin Hartley Plots Life at CBS Post-‘This Is Us’
Justin Hartley is solidifying his future post-This Is Us. The actor behind Kevin Pearson will star in and exec produce The Never Game, based on the novel by Jeffrey Deaver, for CBS. The…
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David Oyelowo to Star in ‘Bass Reeves’ Limited Series as Part of ViacomCBS Deal
David and Jessica Oyelowo are putting down roots at ViacomCBS. The couple has inked an exclusive overall deal with ViacomCBS and its MTV Entertainment Studios to develop scripted and…
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Beth Ditto Signs on for Fox’s ‘Monarch’
Fox’s Monarch continues to bolster its musical cast. Singer-actress Beth Ditto has joined the cast of the upcoming country music drama series at the network. Picked up to series in May after…
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Nielsen, Media Companies Press Forward on Measurement Updates
With Nielsen’s accreditation for measuring national TV ratings about to be suspended, a TV trade association is pushing forward to seek out new ways of measuring audiences. Nielsen itself…
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Iconic ’80s Toy Teddy Ruxpin Getting TV, Film Treatment (Exclusive)
Before there was Ted, there was Teddy Ruxpin, the animatronic teddy bear that became a childhood staple for kids raised in the ’80s. And now the talking teddy is ready to make the leap to film…
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‘Gossip Girl’ Renewed for Second Season on HBO Max
XOXO: HBO Max is extending the run of its Gossip Girl update. The WarnerMedia-owned streaming service has renewed Gossip Girl for a second season. The pickup comes midway through the…
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