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ABC's MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D Wins Hour in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2014

In the first round of L7 data for the new season, ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. shot up 80% (3rd-highest lift in premiere week) to a 3.6 rating among Adults 18-49...


THE HOUR OF THE STAR Plays Connelly Theatre, Now thru 2/21
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015

Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star Columbia Stages will present THE HOUR OF THE STAR, a comedic and philosophical piece about the existential search for meaning in a tragic world. Part solo-performance and part-storybook-theatre, this production puts Clarice Lispector's famous novella into a co...


William Hurt to Star in AMC's HUMANS; Additional Casting Announced!
by Caryn Robbins - October 15, 2014

William Hurt (A History of Violence, Damages), Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, The Honourable Woman), Tom Goodman-Hill (The Devil's Whore, Mr Selfridge), Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Fall), Rebecca Front (The Thick Of It, Just William), Neil Maskell (Utopia, The Mimic) and Gemma Chan (Dates, Fresh ...


The CW's SUPERNATURAL Scares Up Season High
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2014

Coming off of last week's huge crossover episode, THE FLASH midseason finale rose +7% week to week in total viewers (4.66M) for its most watched episode since its series premiere, while SUPERNATURAL scared up its most watched (2.62M) episode of the season, according to national Live Plus Same Day Ni...


ABC's THE MUPPETS Beats 8pm Premiere of NBC's 'Best Time Ever' in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - October 14, 2015

At 8:00 p.m., ABC's “The Muppets” took second in Adults 18-49 (1.3/5) to CBS' “NCIS,” beating NBC's time-slot premiere of “Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris” by 18% in the half-hour...


ABC's SCANDAL Up Week-to-Week in Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2014

Up against a big CBS Thursday Night Football game, ABC more than doubled its closest non-sports competition on the night (NBC) in Total Viewers (+126% - 9.5 million vs. 4.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (+155% - 2.8/9 vs. 1.1/3)....


ABC's AGENT CARTER Takes Second in Adults 18-49 During Timeslot
by Tyler Peterson - January 28, 2015

Returning after the prior week's preemption for the SOTU and coming out of a special repeat “Shark Tank” at 9:00 p.m., “Marvel's Agent Carter” moved ABC up to second in the hour among Adults 18-49 (1.3/4-tie), beating NBC's original comedies by 63% (“Marry Me”/”About a Boy” = 0.8/2). The new ABC dra...


The CW's REIGN Hits Season High in Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2014

REIGN hit season highs in total viewers (1.35M) and all key demos, with its most watched episode since 5/1 and best A18-34 (0.5/2) and A18-49 (0.5/1) since 5/8....


ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS Results Show Dominates Hour
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2015

DWTS: The Results Show (8-9pm – 10.1 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49): At 8pm, ABC's Dancing with the Stars: The Results Show dominated its unscripted competition in the hour with Total Viewers...


BWW Reviews: An Hour In The Life of Three MEN Examines What Makes Them Tick And What Brings Them Undone.
by Jade Kops - July 03, 2015

Brendan Cowell's hilarious one act play MEN joins three men as they wait out time in a small room, discovering their deeper selves as the hour counts down....


THE HOUR OF THE STAR Plays Connelly Theatre, Now thru 2/21
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015

Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star Columbia Stages will present THE HOUR OF THE STAR, a comedic and philosophical piece about the existential search for meaning in a tragic world. Part solo-performance and part-storybook-theatre, this production puts Clarice Lispector's famous novella into a co...


ABC's CASTLE Posts First-Ever Total Viewer Victory Over NBC's 'Blindspot'
by Caryn Robbins - March 29, 2016

During the week of March 21, 2016, ABC delivered 7 of the Top 15 broadcast entertainment TV series in Adults 18-49, including the Top 4 comedies for the 2nd week running...


NBC's MYSTERIES OF LAURA Retains 93% of Last Week's Debut in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - October 02, 2014

“The Mysteries of Laura” (1.4/5 in 18-49, 8.9 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) retained 93% of last week's regular-slot debut in adults 18-49 rating...


The CW's Season Debut of ARROW Hits the Mark!
by Caryn Robbins - October 09, 2014

The third season premiere of ARROW (8:00-9:00 pm) was right on target for The CW, up +13% in adults 18-34 (0.9/4), +11% in adults 18-49 (1.0/3), and +2% in total viewers (2.79 million) versus last season's debut, according to preliminary Live Plus Same Day Nielsen ratings for Wednesday, October 8, 2...


ABC's GREATEST HITS Opens at 3-Year Summertime Time-Slot High in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - July 01, 2016

With “BattleBots,” the debut of “Greatest Hits” and a repeat of the “Match Game” pilot, ABC took second on Thursday night in Total Viewers (4.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.9/4), outdrawing an “Olympic Trials”-boosted NBC in viewers (3.6 million) and tying with young adults....


ABC's SCANDAL, 'MURDER' are Week's Top 2 Dramas in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2014

ABC's Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder are once again tracking as the week's Top 2 dramas in Adults 18-49....


ABC's MODERN FAMILY is Wednesday's Top TV Show
by Caryn Robbins - February 11, 2016

ABC's “Modern Family” outdelivered Fox's “American Idol” on the night by 24% to rank as Wednesday's No. 1 TV show in Adults 18-49 (2.6/8 vs. 2.1/7)....


Special Live Episode of NBC's UNDATEABLE Delivers Ratings Win
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2015

A special hourlong live telecast of “Undateable” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) is up +8% versus last week's half-hour episode in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.2 from 9-9:30)....


Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Metropolitan Playhouse's MAN OF THE HOUR
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2015

Trusted sons of wealthy families who ascend to high office to do their party's bidding? Crooked backroom deals that ignore the will or needs of the people? Well-placed one-percenters who avoid punishment no matter the crime? These are not merely well-trodden news angles ripped from the latest headli...


ABC's BLOOD & OIL Outdraws Fox's Comedies by 36% in Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2015

At 9:00 p.m., ABC freshman drama “Blood & Oil” delivered 36% more viewers in the hour than Fox's comedies (3.8 million vs. 2.8 million for “Family Guy”/”The Last Man on Earth”)....


Amazon Picks Up AMC's Hit Show HUMANS for Prime Video
by Caryn Robbins - December 02, 2015

Amazon and Endemol Shine International announced today that, Prime Video will be the exclusive subscription home for HUMANS starting spring 2016....


ABC's MODERN FAMILU Is Wednesday's No. 1 TV Show in Adults 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - January 20, 2016

During the week of January 11, 2016, ABC delivered 5 of the Top 15 entertainment TV shows in Adults 18-49, including 3 of the Top 5 and once again placing all 4 of its Wednesday comedies...


NBC's THE VOICE Wins the Hour Among Big 4 Networks
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2014

NBC ranked #1 Wednesday night in adults 18-49 and total viewers with the conclusion of the three-part “Chicago Fire”-“Law & Order: SVU”-“Chicago P.D.” crossover, teamed with a special Wednesday “Voice.”...


ABC's GREATEST HITS Spikes 40% Over Its Week-Ago Debut in Adults 18-34
by Caryn Robbins - July 08, 2016

Improving on its lead-in by 11% in Adults 18-49 at 9:00 p.m. against CBS' “Big Brother,” ABC's “Greatest Hits” (1.0/4) defeated its freshman unscripted competition in the hour by 11% on NBC...


ABC's SCANDAL Continues to Beat Competition by Wide Margins in Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2015

At 9:00 p.m., ABC's “Scandal” was the entertainment leader with Adults 18-49 (2.2/7), defeating CBS' comedies by 10%...






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