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ReachTV has appointed George Sealey as executive VP of development and production.

Sealey will oversee original content for the network and studio and will collaborate with networks, production companies and producers to license their content to ReachTV. He will also exec produce ReachTV’s new original series such as TasteBuds, The Business of Sports and Cultural Eats with Chef Eric Adjepong, which is a co-production with Chris and Cj Paul’s Oh Dip!!! Prods.

He will report to ReachTV founder and CEO Lynnwood Bibbens.

“George Sealey is one of the original trailblazers of unscripted entertainment,” Bibbens said in a statement. “His broad experience in development, production and licensing will help ReachTV continue to innovate new business models and build the streaming television network of the future.”

Prior to joining ReachTV, Sealey served as an executive VP of alternative programming and development at Universal Television Alternative Studios. In his role, he...

Keshet Studios, the production company behind National Geographic’s “A Small Light,” Apple TV+’s “Echo 3” and NBC’s “La Brea,” is pushing into the world of unscripted television. The studio owned by global producer and distributor Keshet International has appointed Rebecca Mayer as its executive vice president of unscripted and Benjamin Long as VP of unscripted, two newly created roles.

Together Mayer and Long will work to build out a non-scripted slate of entertainment for U.S. broadcast, cable and streaming markets. They will also develop original IP while keeping the door open for these new projects to be distributed internationally. Rebecca will report to Peter Traugott, president of Keshet Studios, and Long will report to Mayer.

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“We are thrilled to be welcoming Rebecca and Benjamin into the Keshet Studios’ fold,” Traugott said. “As individuals,...

Keshet Studios has appointed Rebecca Mayer and Benjamin Long to head the company’s unscripted division as it continues to expand its US footprint. Mayer will serve as executive vice president with Long reporting to her as vice president.

In their new roles, the duo’s focus will be examining Keshet International’s catalog of international IP to build a non-scripted slate of entertainment formats specifically for the US broadcast, cable and streaming markets, alongside developing original IP with the potential to be distributed internationally by Ki. Mayer will report to Peter Traugott, president of Keshet Studios, and will be based in Los Angeles.

“We are thrilled to be welcoming Rebecca and Benjamin into the Keshet Studios’ fold. As individuals, their extensive development and production experience is impressive, but together as a team, their combined creativity and passion make them a dream hire as we look to expand our remit into unscripted,...

Exclusive: Keshet Studios, the U.S. division of the Israeli media company behind scripted series including NBC’s La Brea, is moving into unscripted.

The company has hired Banijay Studios North America executives Rebecca Mayer and Benjamin Long to lead this push.

Mayer joins as EVP of Unscripted and Benjamin Long as VP of Unscripted. They are tasked with expanding the company’s unscripted footprint in the States and mining Keshet International’s catalog of international IP as well as creating new projects.

On the non-scripted side, Keshet was responsible for ABC’s Rising Star, which quickly clocked up a slew of international format deals back in 2014, as well as game show Boom! and 2025. On the scripted side, the company also produces Apple’s Echo 3 and Nat Geo/Disney+ series A Small Light.

Based in Los Angeles, Mayer will report to Peter Traugott, President of Keshet Studios, with Long reporting into Mayer.

The Bachelor season 27 host Jesse Palmer announced that his cousin, country singer Griffen Palmer, will perform his latest single in the next episode of Zach Shallcross' season. Griffen signed a record deal with Big Loud Records in January. In 2020, he was a contestant in Songland season 2, a songwriting competition series. On that show, he collaborated with country singer Shane McAnally and Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard to write the ballad "Second Guessing." Griffen won the episode, and the song was released as a single.

In an Instagram post, Jesse announced the "big news" that Griffen will perform "Second Guessing" during the February 6 episode of The Bachelor.

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The Bachelor's Jesse Palmer shared a video of Griffen telling his followers that he had a surprise for them. Griffen said, "It was super exciting bringing this...

John Legend will attempt to teach common folk how to pen hit songs as the latest instructor in the MasterClass series.

The streaming platform announced its new Egot-winning teacher Thursday, with Legend presenting a songwriting curriculum with lessons revolving around his own songs like “Free,” “All of Me,” “Glory,” and “Dope.”

“Songs are core to who we are and are such an important part of humanity,” Professor Legend promised in a statement. “My class will give you the tools to find your voice, figure out who you are and establish...

“American Song Contest” continued its premiere season with Episode 5 on Monday, April 18. Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg host the NBC reality TV competition that showcased 11 more qualifiers hoping to reach the semi-finals. So which state or region outshined the rest? Below, read our rankings for Season 1 Episode 5 from worst to best.

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Representatives from each of the 50 states, five US territories and the District of Columbia will take part in this round-robin tournament to find the best original song in America.

Each locale will be showcased with an original song that will be performed by a home-grown talent, be it a solo singer, duet or band. There will be three rounds: the first five weeks will be qualifiers followed by two semi-finals and the final. Voting will be by both fans and “a jury of music industry professional.”

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Exclusive: Attorney and business affairs exec Evan Sypek is joining Westbrook Inc. as Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Unscripted, the company announced today.

In his new role, Sypek will help oversee business and legal affairs for Westbrook across Westbrook Media, Westbrook Studios, and Red Table Talk Production’s unscripted development and production projects. He’ll report directly to Westbrook COO, Gila Jones, and will start his new role effective immediately.

“Evan’s dealmaking experience and understanding of the unscripted space are second to none,” said Terence Carter, who serves as Co-President and Head of TV at Westbrook Studios. “His unique expertise will be integral to the growth of Westbrook’s unscripted content offerings as we continue to develop premium unscripted projects across each of our divisions. We look forward to having him on the team.”

“In such a short time, Westbrook has already built an unscripted slate across...

Longtime unscripted producer and Universal Television exec Monica Rodman has been promoted to executive vice president of the studio’s alternative division.

Most recently the senior vice president of Universal Television Alternative Studio, Rodman has been with the company since 2015 after spending the prior 12 years producing “The Celebrity Apprentice,” “Fashion Star,” and “Judge Judy,” the latter of which earned her a Daytime Emmy nomination. She first joined Universal TV’s alternative unit as vice president of development.

Reporting to Universal Television Alternative Studio president Toby Gorman, Rodman will continue to shepherd all development across the alternative studio and work with its creative talent. At Universal TV, she and the alternative development have worked on “The Titan Games,” “Songland,” “Making It” and “World of Dance,” among other projects. On her slate next is “That’s My Jam,” hosted by Jimmy Fallon. She also oversees curation of development for talent such as Fallon,...

Universal Television Alternative Studio, which is behind series such as The Titan Games and Making It, has promoted Monica Rodman.

Rodman, who was previously Senior Vice President, Alternative Development, has been upped to Executive Vice President, Alternative Development.

She will continue to oversee all development across Universal Television Alternative Studio and will work closely with the studio’s roster of talent including Dwayne Johnson, Jimmy Fallon and Amy Poehler.

In addition to The Titan Games and Making It, Rodman has overseen projects including Songland and World of Dance as well as Fallon’s upcoming series That’s My Jam.

She has also spearheaded the company’s annual event Diversity Unscripted, which connects a group of diverse showrunners to executives across NBCU.

She joined Universal in 2015 as Vice President of Development and prior to that, her credits included The Celebrity Apprentice, Fashion Star and Judge Judy.

Rodman reports to Utas President Toby Gorman.

Universal Studio Group chair Pearlena Igbokwe on Tuesday revealed the latest tweaks to the structure of the group that comprises Universal Television, Ucp and NBCUniversal International Studios, saying that the International Formats Group has joined the fold to be overseen by JoAnn Alfano, whose role has been expanded.

As part of the tweaks, Formats boss Enrique Guillen, EVP Commercial Strategy and International Development, will be reporting to Alfano, who will now oversee Current Programming for both Universal Television and Ucp. She will now hold the title of EVP Scripted Current Series and Head of International Business Development, Usg.

Usg still is searching for a new international president following the recent exit of Jeff Wachtel.

Alfano, the veteran Lifetime and Brillstein exec, had been EVP Scripted Programming at NBCUniversal International Studios before returning to the domestic side in 2018 as EVP Current Series and New Business Development for Universal Television. In her new role,...

JoAnn Alfano is set to lead current programming for the both Universal Television and Universal Content Productions.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Pearlena Igbokwe, chairperson of Universal Studio Group, in a letter to staff obtained by Variety. In addition, Alfano will add the International Formats Group to her purview, with the group being folded into Usg. Her new title will be executive vice president of scripted current series and head of international business development for Usg. She will report to Igbokwe for formats and international business development and Ucp president Dawn Olmstead and the yet to be named president of Universal Television for current series.

“JoAnn is well respected across the industry and we are lucky to have someone who brings such a wealth of experience to this newly created role,” Igbokwe wrote.

Enrique Guillen, executive vice president of commercial strategy and international development, will now be reporting to Alfano.

JoAnn Alfano is expanding her purview at NBCUniversal.

The executive, with the company since 2013, is adding oversight of current programming at Universal Content Studios as well as the International Formats Group to her duties. (The latter unit previously reported to ousted NBC alternative boss Meredith Ahr.)

Exec vp international development Enrique Guillen will now report to Alfano, who will be charged with leading the International Formats Group’s expansion and content pipeline. Guillen’s group currently includes setting the sales strategy for NBCU IP adaptations including local language takes on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Superstore, Suits, Songland, Hollywood Game Night and The ...

JoAnn Alfano is expanding her purview at NBCUniversal.

The executive, with the company since 2013, is adding oversight of current programming at Universal Content Studios as well as the International Formats Group to her duties. (The latter unit previously reported to ousted NBC alternative boss Meredith Ahr.)

Exec vp international development Enrique Guillen will now report to Alfano, who will be charged with leading the International Formats Group’s expansion and content pipeline. Guillen’s group currently includes setting the sales strategy for NBCU IP adaptations including local language takes on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Superstore, Suits, Songland, Hollywood Game Night and The ...

After outlining her exec team, recently appointed Universal Studio Group chief Pearlena Igbokwe is adding another studio to that group.

Igbokwe has announced, via a letter obtained by Variety, that the Universal Television Alternative Studios is being incorporated into Universal Studio Group. As part of the move, Utas president Toby Gorman is joining Igbokwe’s leadership team and will continue to oversee the studio’s biggest shows, including “Making It,” “The Wall,” “The Titan Games,” “Songland” and “World of Dance.”

Utas was previously overseen Meredith Ahr, who left NBC earlier this week. Her exit came little over two months after NBC Entertainment head Paul Telegdy left the company over accusations of racist, sexist and homophobic behavior.

The transition is the latest sign of the seismic corporate restructure happening at the top of NBCU. Igbokwe took over the NBCU TV reins from Bonnie Hammer last month, as the latter into the...

NBCUniversal is moving Universal Television Alternative Studio under Pearlena Igbokwe and the Universal Studio Group, which covers all aspects of TV production.

Utas president Toby Gorman will remain on and join Igbokwe’s leadership team. Gorman will continue to oversee development, domestic sales strategy and creative affairs for the studio.

The decision follows the ouster of top unscripted executive Meredith Ahr, who had oversight of the Alternative Studio. Ahr was fired following an investigation into her and former NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy’s workplace behavior. Telegdy and Ahr were both accused by multiple employees of fostering a toxic workplace environment. Telegdy was let go in August amid a larger NBCU shakeup.

Ahr had led the unscripted TV division since 2018, where she oversaw all facets of the division including syndicated series like “Access Hollywood” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Before that, she was president of Universal Television Alternative Studio. Ahr...

Universal Television Alternative Studios, the division responsible for shows including The Wall and World of Dance, has become part of the Pearlena Igbokwe-run Universal Studio Group.

The move, which becomes official today, follows the departure of Meredith Ahr, who was President of NBC Entertainment’s Alternative and Reality Group, and who oversaw the non-scripted studio.

It means that Utas, which is run by President Toby Gorman, now joins sister studios including Universal Television, Ucp and NBCUniversal International Studios under the Universal Studio Group umbrella.

It comes a month after Igbokwe was promoted to Chairman of Universal Studio Group, which was formerly known as NBCUniversal Content Studios last month, succeeding Bonnie Hammer, who is taking on a new role as Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal

Gorman, who joins the Usg leadership team, will continue to oversee development, domestic sales strategy and creative affairs, while collaborating closely across all areas of production, casting,...

During the regular 2018-19 season, NBC launched six new scripted TV shows and four of them were cancelled. Which TV shows will be cancelled or renewed during the 2019-20 television season? Stay tuned.

NBC shows this season (so far): America's Got Talent, America's Got Talent: The Champions, The Blacklist, Blindspot, Bluff City Law, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, Council of Dads, Dateline NBC, Ellen's Game of Games, Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways, Good Girls, The Good Place, Hollywood Game Night, Indebted, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, Little Big Shots, Making It, Manifest, New Amsterdam, Perfect Harmony, Songland, Sunnyside, Superstore, This Is Us, The Titan Games, The Voice, The Wall, Will & Grace, World of Dance, and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

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“America’s Got Talent” concluded its unconventional season 15 on Wednesday night with the grand finale and the announcement of this year’s million dollar act. Ten acts arrived at the final after earning enough votes from the public in the quarter-final and semi-final rounds and with the support of this season’s panel of judges: Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara. Simon Cowell was absent from the latter half of the season as he recovered from surgery.

The line-up for Tuesday’s final night of performances was led by the three Golden Buzzer acts: Howie’s pick Brandon Leake, Sofia’s pick Roberta Battaglia, and Heidi’s pick Cristina Rae. The set also included Broken Roots, Alan Silva, Archie Williams, Kenadi Dodds, Bello Sisters, Bad Salsa, and Daneliya Tuleshova.

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A new series of “The More You Know” PSAs will tackle systemic racism and speak up for social justice, equality and equity, NBCUniversal says. Participating will be a roster of NBC talent, including Dulé Hill, James Roday Rodriguez, Kelly Clarkson and Melissa Fumero, among others.

The campaign was developed in collaboration with social and racial justice organizations Fair Count, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP, the National Action Network and the National Urban League, and focuses on standing up against injustice, teaching children about equity, and the importance of voting and completing the census, especially for how it impacts the Black community and communities of color.

The campaign kicked off yesterday on NBC’s Today with a spot on teaching children about inclusion and acceptance. The campaign will be rolling out over the next few weeks, with spots now available on TheMoreYouKnow.com and YouTube. The...

Of all the major Primetime Emmy categories, the competition program field has been the most in need of a shakeup. This is a not-so-amazing race that rarely changes — although this year, ironically, “The Amazing Race” won’t be a part of it.

For the first time since the category launched in 2003, “The Amazing Race” — which won the competition series Emmy 10 times — won’t be among the nominees, as it didn’t air during the eligibility period. That will open the door for at least one new nominee — and maybe more, given the recent TV Academy rule that allows up to eight slots depending on how many programs are submitted.

Turnover in the competition race has moved at a glacial pace. Last year, Netflix’s “Nailed It” entered the category, displacing “Project Runway,” but in 2018, the five nominees were the same as 2017. And then there’s the fact that only four...

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) and nonfiction producers’ organization Npact announced the winners for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, honoring the best in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming aired on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Netflix programming was the big winner this year, with the streamer taking home eight wins from its 31 nominations, including two wins each for “Cheer” and “Queer Eye,” with the former earning accolades for Unstructured Series and Male Star of the Year (Jerry Harris), while the latter scored for Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show and Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series.

Other notable winners include several Emmy hopefuls, including Hulu’s “Hillary” in Limited Documentary Series, ESPN’s “The Last Dance” in Sports Show, plus a win for streaming newbie Disney+ for “The World According to Jeff Goldblum” in Structured Series.

Executive producer and host of longtime CBS competition series “Survivor” Jeff Probst was...

Netflix dominated this year’s Critics Choice Real TV Awards, thanks in part to “Cheer” and “Queer Eye,” which led the winners list with two kudos each.

“Cheer” was named best unstructured series, as well as male star of the year for Jerry Harris, while “Queer Eye” landed wins for lifestyle: fashion/beauty show and ensemble cast in a scripted series.

Overall, Netflix won eight awards, also picking up trophies for “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” (crime/justice series), “Somebody Feed Phil” (travel/adventure series), “Love Is Blind” (relationship show), as well as the peer-voted award for outstanding achievement in nonfiction programming by a network or streaming platform.

Other networks with multiple wins were ABC and Bravo, with two each. “Survivor” host and executive producer Jeff Probst was awarded this year’s Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award, “for his ongoing contributions to the unscripted television industry.”

The Critics Choice Association...

In Rolling Stone‘s series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here.

Shane McAnally is a big advocate of finding a crew. When he arrived in Nashville as a struggling songwriter years ago, the Texas native banded together with several other writers, and he championed them through the music industry after his own fortunes began to improve. As he puts it: “My domino fell first of the group.

CBS’ “Game On!” had an off night on Wednesday, when Univision managed to top all of broadcast — again — in TV ratings among adults 18-49.

Univision was first in ratings with a 0.5 rating/3 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and fourth in total viewers with an average of 1.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. The Spanish-language network aired a trio of telenovelas: “Te Doy La Vida,” “Amor Eterno” and “Como Tu No Hay Dos.”

NBC and Fox tied for second in ratings, both with a 0.4/3. NBC was first in total viewers with 3.7 million, Fox was fifth with 1.5 million.

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NBC aired all reruns of its “Chicago” shows last night.

For Fox, following a repeat, “Ultimate Tag” at 9 p.m. had a 0.4/3 and 1.6 million viewers.

ABC, CBS and Telemundo tied for fourth in ratings, each with a...

The CW has reason to pop bottles, sort of, this morning. Its “Happy Hour” rose from a horrific 0.0 rating last week to a 0.1 rating last night. (The show still got a 0 share.)

That’s not *good* — but it’s a heck of a lot better than a full-on goose egg. The CW still finished dead last in broadcast’s primetime.

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NBC was first in ratings with a 1.1 rating/7 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 7.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. “America’s Got Talent” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. averaged a 1.3/8 and 8.6 million viewers. “World of Dance” at 10 had a 0.8/5 and 4.4 million viewers.

Univision was second in ratings with a 0.5/3 and fourth in viewers with 1.6 million.

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With Songland, executive producer Audrey Morrissey aimed to create a series that would take viewers deeper into the creative process involved with music, representing a new chapter for music in television.

For the four-time Emmy winner, the seeds of the songwriting competition series were planted while working on NBC’s The Voice. “My entire career has been in music and television, but once I ended up at The Voice, for the first time in my career, I had an up-close, ringside seat to massive international artists talking about material, and I realized how the material was everything,” Morrissey says. “Not to minimize vocalists, but a great song is what all artists are looking for.”

It was around this time that Morrissey met Dave Stewart—a Grammy winner known for his ’80s pop duo Eurythmics—whose appreciation of songwriters matched her own. “Being a very famous writer-producer himself, he said, ‘I...

“Dateline Monday” might not have catchy tunes, but it topped what the “Songland” season finale posted last week on the Nielsen charts.

NBC was first in ratings with a 0.7 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 3.8 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Titan Games” at 8 p.m. had a 0.8/5 and 3.9 million viewers. At 9 p.m., “The Wall” got a 0.7/4 and 3.8 million viewers. At 10 p.m., “Dateline Monday” received a 0.6/4 and 3.6 million viewers.

Univision was second in ratings with a 0.5/3, but fifth in total viewers with 1.7 million.

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CBS, Fox and ABC tied for third in ratings, each with a 0.4/2. CBS was second in total viewers with 3.4 million, Fox was third with 2.2 million and ABC was fourth with 2.1 million.

CBS and Fox aired all reruns last night. ABC aired “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!

After its no so greatest debut ever, “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever!” came in even with its second episode, as NBC won the night overall.

“The Bachelor” highlights shows scored a 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 2.2 million total viewers, down a fraction from the 2.4 million viewers who tuned in for the premiere last week. Its numbers continue to aline more closely with another “Bachelor” spinoff series “Listen to Your Heart,” which averaged a 0.6 rating and 2.8 million viewers throughout its run.

NBC’s unscripted lineup lost a little bit of steam from last week, but still topped the night. “Titan Games” led the way with a 0.7 rating and 3.8 million viewers, down from a 0.8 rating last time around. “The Wall” also ticked down from a 0.7 rating to a 0.6, drawing 3.8 million viewers in the process. “Songland” came in even at a 0.5 rating and 2.5 million viewers.

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Once again, The Titan Games ruled the Monday night ratings, delivering a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.80 million viewers. The extreme reality athletic competition may have dipped a tenth from last week, but it was still enough to stay on top.

NBC also aired a fresh episode of Songland, which held steady. Meanwhile, The Wall (0.6, 3.77M) ticked down from last week. The trio gave the network the No. 1 spot overall in the demo for the night.

ABC’s latest walk down memory lane with The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever! managed to stay on par with last week. The CW aired repeats of Whose Line Is It Anyway? followed by the season finale of Roswell, New Mexico (0.1, 658,000), which held steady.

Elsewhere, reruns of The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, All Rise and Bull took over CBS which was the night’s most-watched network overall. Fox served encores of...

“The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!” drew even less grand a crowd last night than it did in the prior Monday’s debut. The latest “Bachelor” spinoff stayed steady in ratings among adults 18-49, but that 0.4 demo number is nothing to celebrate in the Fantasy Suite.

Also of note last night, Univision finished second in ratings in the key demo. Two season finales aired on the English-language broadcast channels: “Songland” on NBC and “Roswell, New Mexico” on The CW.

NBC was first in ratings with a 0.6 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 3.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Titan Games” at 8 p.m. had a 0.7/4 and 3.8 million viewers. At 9, “The Wall” got a 0.6/4 and 3.8 million viewers. The “Songland” season finale at 10 received a 0.5/3 and 2.5 million viewers.

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NBC swept all three hours of primetime among adults 18-49 Monday, and the season finale of Songland also improved its total-viewer count. The finale of Roswell, New Mexico was steady on The CW.

Songland drew 2.46 million viewers, up about 120,000 viewers from a week ago, and a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49, even with last week, for its second-season finale featuring guest artist Usher. The Titan Games (3.8 million viewers, 0.7 in 18-49) and The Wall (3.77 million, 0.6) declined a tenth of a point each in adults 18-49 but were fairly steady in total viewers. ...

With the season two finale of NBC’s “Songland” just hours away, hitmaker and star mentor Ester Dean is not ready to say goodbye to her Monday night showcase. “I want to do more TV,” she says. “I love TV, and if TV coincides with my songwriting, I don’t have to give up one kid for the others. So I would love to do more. I want to be Oprah. At the end of the day, that’s my goal. … I mean, Kelly Clarkson is doing exactly how I want to do it. She’s amazing.””

Needless to say, Dean would be ecstatic if “Songland,” the show which co-stars Ryan Tedder and Shane McAnally as a panel of songwriters, mentors and producers there to find the best undiscovered writing talents, were picked up for a third season. After charting several No. 1 hits on iTunes, clearly people are listening, and artists like Luis Fonsi,...

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With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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The Titan Games topped another pre-summer Monday last night, holding steady at a 0.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.90 million viewers. The extreme American Gladiators-adjacent athletic reality competition was followed on the network by The Wall and Songland which both ticked down a tenth in the demo with their new episodes. The trio led NBC to the nightly victory in that metric.

ABC’s programming real estate was occupied by the debut of The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!. Based on ratings standards delivered by The Bachelor franchise, the numbers are quite low for the kickoff of the 10-episode retrospective.

The CW followed a Whose Line Is It Anyway? repeat with a fresh episode of Roswell, New Mexico, which dropped in the demo.

CBS aired repeats of The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, All Rise and Bull, which led the network to an overall victory in total viewers.

Monday’s series premiere of “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!” did not post great Nielsen ratings. As a result, ABC found itself in a three-way tie for third place.

Univision finished second in the key demo last night, when “Titan Games” carried NBC to a first-place finish.

Another interesting tidbit from last night: ABC and Fox tied exactly for third place in total viewers, both with 2.428 million. You don’t see that happen very often.

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NBC was first in ratings with a 0.6 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 3.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Titan Games” at 8 p.m. put up a 0.8/5 and 3.9 million viewers. At 9, “The Wall” had a 0.7/4 and 3.7 million viewers. “Songland” at 10 got a 0.5/3 and 2.4 million viewers.

Univision was second in...

ABC aired the first part of its summer stroll down Bachelor Nation memory lane, however, a much smaller audience than is usual for “The Bachelor” tuned in to watch.

The premiere of “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever!” scored a 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 2.4 million total viewers. Compared with the lowest scored of the most recent season of “The Bachelor” (a 1.3 rating and 5.1 million viewers), those numbers don’t look so good, but they do aline more closely with the other “Bachelor” spinoff series “Listen to Your Heart,” which averaged a 0.6 rating and 2.8 million viewers throughout its run. Usually this time of year ABC would be airing “The Bachelorette,” but due to the coronavirus production shutdown that is obviously not the case. For further comparison, the previous season of “Bachelorette” scored a 1.5 rating and 5.8 million viewers on averaged.

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In the latest TV ratings, The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons — Ever! averaged just 2.4 million total viewers and a 0.4 rating across its three-hour (!) premiere, down sharply from what ABC has been doing on recent Mondays and besting only an All Rise rerun and CW fare in the demo.

NBC’s Titan Games (3.9 mil/0.8) was steady week-to-week and led Monday in the demo, while The Wall (3.7 mil/0.7) and Songland (2.4 mil/0.5) each dipped in the demo.

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NBC topped all three hours of primetime among adults 18-49 on Monday, with The Titan Games matching its rating from a week ago and leading all shows on the broadcast networks. ABC's Bachelor retrospective show, meanwhile, got off to a modest start — as is to be expected from a clip show.

The Titan Games scored a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49, even with last week, and 3.89 million viewers, down a little from 4.15 million a week ago. The Wall (0.7 in 18-49, 3.74 million) and Songland (0.5, 2.41 million) were both off a little in ...

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) and nonfiction producers’ organization Npact announced the nominees for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, honoring the best in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming aired on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Leading the nominees were Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” each of which received five nominations, followed by Netflix bedfellow “Queer Eye” with four nominations and Showtime’s “Couples Therapy” with three nominations.

Netflix dominated other outlets with 31 nominations overall, with its nearest competition coming in the form of ABC, Bravo, and VH1, which scored six nominations apiece.

“Our nominees for the 2020 Critics Choice Real TV Awards reflect the broad range of dynamic unscripted content available on all television platforms,” Cca TV Branch President Ed Martin said in a statement. “We are once again honored to bring much deserved attention to the best of reality TV — a genre that...

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) and nonfiction producers’ organization Npact announced the nominees for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, honoring the best in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming aired on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Leading the nominees were Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” each of which received five nominations, followed by Netflix bedfellow “Queer Eye” with four nominations and Showtime’s “Couples Therapy” with three nominations.

Netflix dominated other outlets with 31 nominations overall, with its nearest competition coming in the form of ABC, Bravo, and VH1, which scored six nominations apiece.

“Our nominees for the 2020 Critics Choice Real TV Awards reflect the broad range of dynamic unscripted content available on all television platforms,” Cca TV Branch President Ed Martin said in a statement. “We are once again honored to bring much deserved attention to the best of reality TV — a genre that...

Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” both earned five nominations for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, while Netflix dominated the tally among all networks.

Administered jointly by the Critics Choice Association and the nonfiction producers organization Npact, the Critics Choice Real TV Awards has also named “Survivor” host and executive producer Jeff Probst as the recipient of its Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award.

“Cheer’s” nominations were for categories including unstructured series, sports show, limited documentary series, male star of the year (Jerry Harris), and female star of the year (Monica Aldama). “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will compete in competition series, ensemble cast in an unscripted series, female star of the year (Michelle Visage), male star of the year (RuPaul Charles), and show host (also RuPaul Charles).

Netflix landed 31 nominations, far ahead of second-place networks ABC, Bravo and VH1 (tied at six each). Disney...

Netflix’s Cheer and VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race lead nominations with five apiece for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Organized by the Critics’ Choice Association and nonfiction producers’ body Npact, winners will be announced on June 29.

Survivor host and executive producer Jeff Probst will receive this year’s Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award, for his ongoing contributions to the unscripted industry.

Cheer, which follows the cheerleaders of Navarro College as they prepare for the biggest moment of their lives, is nominated for Unstructured Series, Sports Show, Limited Documentary Series, Male Star of the Year and Female Star of the Year. Emmy winner RuPaul’s Drag Race is vying for Competition Series, Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, Female Star of The Year, Male Star of The Year and Show Host.

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VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Netflix’s “Cheer” led all shows in nominations for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, the Critics Choice Organization and the nonfiction producers organization Npact announced on Monday.

But while 89 different shows were nominated, and nonfiction series nominees included “The Last Dance,” “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” and “Hillary,” the year’s biggest nonfiction sensation, “Tiger King,” was not nominated for anything despite being eligible.

The awards, which were launched last year, honor nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming as chosen by television journalists in the Critics Choice Organization.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Cheer” each landed five nominations in the 25 categories. “Queer Eye” received four and “Couples Therapy” three, with almost two dozen other shows, ranging from “A Very Brady Renovation” to “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich,” receiving two.

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Every year, the NBC television network airs new and continuing TV series. Many are cancelled and many are renewed by the season's end. Although everyone understands that Nielsen ratings usually play a big role in TV cancellations and renewals, most fans do not get to participate in that system. So, we are offering you the chance to rate NBC TV shows here, instead.

NBC TV series that have premiered (so far) during the 2019-20 television season: America's Got Talent: The Champions, The Blacklist, Bluff City Law, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, Council of Dads, Ellen's Game of Games, Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways, Good Girls, The Good Place, Hollywood Game Night, Indebted, Law & Order: Svu, Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, Little Big Shots, Making It, Manifest, New Amsterdam, Perfect Harmony, Songland,...

ABC aired a two-part season finale of its freshman romantic dramedy The Baker and the Beauty on Monday, which delivered a 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic for the first hour and 3.01 million viewers. If that holds after adjustments due to preemptions, it could mark a series high.

The second half earned a 0.5 in the demo and 2.62 million viewers, an uptick from last week and steady with its season premiere.

NBC aired a new episode of The Titan Games, which was up in the demo from last week’s season premiere. A fresh episode of The Wall afterward marked its best numbers since February 2018. Both shows topped Monday night for NBC, which also saw Songland tick up in the demo from last week.

The CW spotlighted a seminal rap group in Iconic: TLC and served a fresh episode of Roswell, New Mexico, which climbed a tenth in the demo.

The writers of ABC’s “The Baker and the Beauty” clearly put enough yeast in the finale two episodes of season 1.

On Monday night, the show’s back-to-back finale rose to a season high rating and total viewership tally. The first episode scored a 0.6 rating and 3 million total viewers, the second a 0.5 and 2.6 million. ABC has yet to make a decision no whether it will bake a second loaf of “Baker and the Beauty.” Earlier in the night, a “Celebrity Family Feud” replay scored a 0.8 and 5.1 million viewers.

NBC lineup of game shows all ticked up from their previous episodes, with Dwayne Johnson’s “Titan Games” rising from its season debut to a 0.8 rating and 4.2 million viewers. “The Wall” grew a whopping 167% from a 0.3 rating last week to a 0.8 this time around. The show also doubled its viewership to end up with around 4 million pairs of eyeballs. “Songland” grew from...

The Rock just cooked up a better Week 2 than Week 1 in the Season 2 Nielsen ratings for his “Titan Games.” To be fair (and clear), the Dwayne Johnson-hosted NBC competition series premiered its second season on Memorial Day.

NBC was first in ratings with a 0.7 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 3.63 million, according to preliminary numbers. At 8 p.m., “Titan Games” drew a 0.8/5 and 4.2 million viewers. “The Wall” at 9 p.m. had a 0.8/4 and 4 million viewers. “Songland” at 10 p.m. got a 0.6/3 and 2.7 million viewers.

ABC and Fox tied for second in ratings, both with a 0.6/3. ABC was third in total viewers with 3.58 million, Fox was fourth with 2.9 million.

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For ABC, following a rerun, the first hour of “The Baker and The Beauty” finale at 9 p.m.

Exclusive: British TV and radio host Richard Bacon is continuing his segue into production with an overall deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal Television.

Bacon will develop and produce non-scripted shows for the World of Dance and The Wall studio. He is already in development with a couple of projects with the company.

This comes after he created The Hustler, a mystery-based gameshow that was handed a series order by ABC last year. The show, which is hosted by Craig Ferguson, is produced by All3Media’s Studio Lambert, the company behind Undercover Boss and The Circle.

Bacon is a well-known figure in the UK, where he used to host BBC kids’ series Blue Peter as well as The Big Breakfast and presented on BBC radio.

In the States, he previously hosted Nat Geo’s Explorer series, where he hiked with President Barack Obama through Yosemite National Park, and Fox syndicated talkshow Top 30,...

Memorial Day was quiet…very quiet. The networks were filled with reruns and repeats save a small handful of fresh episodes. NBC did air the two-hour Season 2 premiere of The Titan Games, which delivered a 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.42 million viewers. Both metrics were down from last season’s averages and marked a series low.

Titan Games was followed by a new episode of Songland (0.5, 2.34M), which stumbled two-tenths from last week, also hitting a series low. NBC won the night overall in the demo.

ABC gave audiences a new episode of the freshman romantic dramedy The Baker and the Beauty, matching last week. Other than that, ABC served a double helping of Celebrity Family Feud repeats.

Not much to report at CBS. They aired a lineup of repeats of The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, All Rise and Bull. It was the same story for Fox,...