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The pre-Christmas housecleaning of ABC's schedule continued Friday, with the crime drama "Day Break" and game show "Show Me the Money" being shown the door. The moves come a day after ABC booted the comedy "Help Me Help You" from its lineup, opting...

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006 A strong performance by a rerun of "CSI: NY" helped propel CBS to the top of the ratings heap Wednesday against rather light competition. CBS earned a 6.6 rating/11 share among households for the night....

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, July 25, 2006 The solid summer ratings for FOX's "House" continued Tuesday, leading the network to the top of the Nielsens for the night. FOX averaged a 5.6 rating/10 share in primetime to grab the No. 1 position....

President George W. Bush takes to the airwaves tonight to tell the nation about his new strategy for the war in Iraq. The networks have adjusted their prime-time schedules accordingly*: ABC 8:00 - According to Jim 8:30 - According to Jim 9:00 -...

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 On a night interrupted by President Bush's address about Iraq, CBS managed to grab the biggest slice of a fairly small ratings pie. CBS averaged a 6.4 rating/10 share in primetime, beating out NBC's 5....

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007 The second installment of "American Idol's" sixth season didn't quite live up to Tuesday's premiere, but it still obliterated the competition Wednesday. FOX scored a 20.2 rating/30 share in primetime,...

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....

Like many in Hollywood preparing to celebrate a 55th birthday, there's not-so-subtle pressure on the Emmy Awards to undergo a face-lift, if not an extreme makeover. This year's nominations will be announced Thursday, and the aging statuette still...

ABC is tearing up its lineup and practically starting over, a process that is becoming an annual ritual. The Disney-owned network Tuesday rolled out a fall lineup featuring eight new series, with three more reserved for midseason. Every night's lineup...

It is no longer a secret that for big Hollywood nights like the Emmy Awards, designers provide free gowns and tuxedos to deserving stars (those likely to be on camera or in the path of photographers). Now that a number of the recipients of freebie duds...

Doug Herzog, president of Comedy Central and Spike TV, didn't have his epiphany about the future of television at work. He experienced it on a recent vacation. Herzog knows the explosive growth of DVR (digital video recorder) technology, which allows...

Hospitals, morgues, courtrooms and nostalgia - that's where you'll again find most of the action in the new television season. • • • Cops and hospitals. Hospitals and cops. It's a topical cul-de-sac on TV, where the highest-rated shows in recent...