Broadcasting & Cable News

AMC to Premiere John le Carré’s ‘Little Drummer Girl’ Nov. 19

August 26, 2018

AMC will offer The Little Drummer Girl, based on John le Carré’s novel, across three nights starting Nov. 19 and concluding Nov. 21. Alexander Skarsgard will star, playing Becker. Michael Shannon plays Kurtz and Florence Pugh plays Charlie. As AMC puts it, “Blurring the fine lines between love and ...

‘Below Deck’ Back on Bravo Oct. 2

August 26, 2018

Season six of unscripted series Below Deck, about the crew on a luxury yacht, starts up on Bravo Oct. 2. In Bravo’s words, “The Stud of the Sea, Captain Lee, and his most trusted chief stewardess, Kate Chastain, are back for another season of above-deck demands and below-deck drama.” This season, ...

California Committee to Vote New Net Neutrality Bill

August 26, 2018

Network neutrality activists are closely watching California Wednesday (Aug. 22) for a 1:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) vote on a new version of the state's net neutrality bill. The bill was watered down--activists say gutted--before it got a vote last month in the Communications Committee. But after ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘Talent’-Rich NBC Wins Tuesday

August 26, 2018

NBC rolled to a big Tuesday ratings win thanks to America’s Got Talent, the network posting a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share. That easily beat the 0.9/4 that ABC put up. America’s Got Talent did a 2.0 from 8 to 10 p.m. and Making It a 1.0, both shows flat with ...

Simon Cowell Signs Deal to Stay On as ‘America’s Got Talent’ Judge

August 26, 2018

Simon Cowell has renewed his deal with NBC for America’s Got Talent, meaning Cowell will stay on as a judge on the show in a multi-year agreement. Cowell will remain an executive producer on the show. Cowell became a judge on America’s Got Talent for season 11 in 2016, joining Howie Mandel, Mel B ...

FCC's CAF II Auction Closes

August 26, 2018

The FCC says bidding has concluded in the CAF II advanced communications subsidies auction, though it will be "a few" days before the results are made public and the winning bidders identified. The FCC gave incumbent telcos the first shot at its Connect America Fund (CAF) funds to deliver fixed ...

‘Big Bang Theory’ to End After This Season

August 26, 2018

CBS hit comedy The Big Bang Theory will end its run in May 2019. The show, from Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions, will have run for 12 seasons and totaled 279 episodes. Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre Productions said in a statement, “We are forever grateful to our fans for their ...

Trump Launches Petition to Pressure ESPN to Reverse Anthem Decision

August 26, 2018

President Donald Trump said he is the first to sign on to his own petition—actually his campaign committee's—to try and force ESPN to play the national anthem before Monday Night Football, with the President branding the cable net spineless in the face of a liberal mob for its decision not to air ...

Food Network Marries Tradition With New-School Food Filmography

August 26, 2018

We partnered with social video analytics company Tubular Labs to see which food-focused creators brought the most people to the table last month across both Facebook and YouTube. Overall, Facebook remains a behemoth when it comes to views, overwhelmingly beating out YouTube in the food space (in ...