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ABC is hoping that the Department of Homeland Security will be able to provide it some protection against "American Idol" in January. The network has booked an unscripted show called "Homeland Security USA," which follows agents in the DHS' various...

Spike TV has greenlit its first ever original comedy series, figuring that its male target audience could use a laugh. The guy's cable channel has ordered six episodes of a show called "Factory," about, no surprise, a group of guys who work in a factory....

Shonda Rhimes' new project at ABC has landed its first cast member, and the creators of "October Road" have recruited a familiar face for their latest project. Martin Henderson ("The Ring," "Smokin' Aces") will star in Rhimes' pilot about the TV news...

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 The first new episode of "House" in two months helped FOX score a big ratings win Tuesday night. "American Idol" didn't hurt either. FOX averaged a 14.3 rating/21 share for the night, more than doubling...

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, April 14, 2009 A night of movie songs on "American Idol" led FOX to its usual ratings win Tuesday. FOX scored a 10.0 rating/15 share and close to 17.5 million viewers in primetime, beating out second-place CBS' 8.2/...

Fast National ratings for Friday, June 6, 2008. With the summer doldrums comes a half-hearted tug-o'-war for ratings between two networks. Despite CBS' usual mastery, NBC shimmied by for the top spot Friday. NBC pulled in an overall 4.1 rating/8 share...

In 1882, the United States government declared the first Monday in September to be Labor Day, a day off for workers. But on that day, and for the following week, Discovery Channel keeps working, offering a marathon of "Dirty Jobs," in which host and...

ABC has pulled the low-rated freshman comedy "The Knights of Prosperity," leaving the show's remaining episodes in limbo. The network announced on Monday (March 5) that the next three episodes of Donal Logue-centric heist comedy will be off the schedule,...

It seems a little odd to write the following, but it's true: "Scrubs," a show that seemingly has had the ax hanging over it for about five years, is the longest-running comedy currently on NBC. In fact it's the longest-running live-action comedy on...

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 The start of actual competition Tuesday on "American Idol" was a boon for both FOX and the show, which posted its best ratings since the season premiere. As usual, FOX won the night by a wide margin,...

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 Predictably, the first live "American Idol" of the season blew away everything else on TV Tuesday night. FOX averaged a 16.4 rating/25 share in primetime, tripling the household rating for second-place...

ABC has picked up nine of its most successful scripted shows for the 2008-09 season, including first-year offerings "Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice," "Samantha Who?" and "Dirty Sexy Money." In addition to those four new shows, ABC gave no-brainer...