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May 26, 2009: 'Bachelorette' drops; 'Newlyweds' debuts OK
Comments: 0 | Categories: Bachelorette , Newlyweds

Broadcasters, welcome to summer: The second week of ABC's "The Bachelorette" plummeted 30% in the adult demo to place a close second to repeat-driven CBS on Monday.

May 25, 2009: Top fall time-slot battles: 'Fringe' vs. 'CSI,' 'Dollhouse' vs. 'Medium,' 'Dancing' vs. 'Dance,' Leno vs. all
Comments: 0 | Categories: CSI , Dancing With the Stars , Dollhouse , Fringe , Late Night , Medium , So You Think You Can Dance

With broadcaster’s fall plans now set, here’s some of the more dramatic time-period battles shaping up for next fall.

May 23, 2009: Study: Only 8% of teens watch TV online
Comments: 0 | Categories: Web/Tech

Whenever a TV show is threatened with cancellation, comments on blogs and message boards have the same complaint

May 23, 2009: Upfronts recap: bottom-line focus led to surprising decisions
Comments: 0 | Categories: The Unit

This year, the recession made for more intense renewal negotiations, and when push came to shove on older, more expensive shows, the networks more often than not canceled outside-produced series over those from their own studios.

May 22, 2009: 'Dance' starts solid for Fox
Comments: 0 | Categories: So You Think You Can Dance

Fox's reality hit "So You Think You Can Dance" returned with a 3.4 rating among adults 18-49.

May 21, 2009: Broadcast ends rough season; top nets down 16%
Comments: 0 | Categories: weekly ratings

At the close of the 2008-09 season, which officially ended Wednesday night, the major networks were down a collective 16%.

May 21, 2009: Ratings: 'Idol' results show finale
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"American Idol" wrapped its seventh season Wednesday with the lowest numbers ever for an "Idol" finale, including its first season, which aired in the summer.

May 21, 2009: CW upfront presentation not-so-live blog
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Chat IM Tweet Blog Talk -- reads the omnipresent signage at the CW's upfront at Madison Square Garden. The verbs are part of the network's...

May 21, 2009: The CW's fall schedule: 'Vampire' on Thursdays; 'Privileged' cancelled
Comments: 0 | Categories: 90210 , One Tree Hill , Supernatural

The CW announced a 10-hour primetime fall schedule that included the pairing of two 1990s remakes and a vampire show that will try to take a bite out of Thursday nights.

May 20, 2009: Five things NBC did right this season
Comments: 0 | Categories: Late Night , Saturday Night Live

The network has been a a whipping boy for rival executives all week. So here's five things NBC did RIGHT this season:

May 20, 2009: Live blogging the CBS upfronts
Comments: 0 | Categories: Weblogs

CBS is like your buttoned-down neighbor who gets porch-delivery of the Wall Street Journal and eats three square meals a day

May 20, 2009: CW vampire show may get 'Smallville' spot
Comments: 0 | Categories: Smallville , Vampire Diaries

The CW is said to have settled on launching the hot new drama "Vampire Diaries" Thursday 8 p.m., paired with "Supernatural."

May 20, 2009: TNT's upfront: the finest broadcast net on cable
Comments: 0 | Categories: The Closer

TNT has this strange love/hate relationship with the broadcast networks.

May 20, 2009: 'Idol' wins Tuesday with lowest-ever finale; 'Glee' preview OK
Comments: 0 | Categories: Glee

The premiere preview of Fox's new musical dramedy "Glee" posted a solid stand-alone number, though lost a large portion of its lead in from the "American Idol" finale.

May 20, 2009: CBS' new fall schedule; 'Mentalist' after 'CSI'; picks up 'Medium' for Fridays
Comments: 0 | Categories: CSI , Medium , The Mentalist

A network that prides itself on stability, CBS will make a few dramatic schedule shifts next fall.

May 19, 2009: ABC videos: 'Modern Family,' 'Middle'
Comments: 0 | Categories: Modern Family , The Middle

Video clips for ABC fall comedies "Modern Family" and "The Middle" ...

May 19, 2009: CBS Studios blasts NBC for cancelling 'Medium'
Comments: 0 | Categories: Medium

Statement from the CBS TV Studios re: NBC's decision to cancel its oft-smacked around "Medium."

May 19, 2009: ABC videos: 'Happy,' 'Hank,' 'Forgotten'
Comments: 0 | Categories: Hank , Happy Town , The Forgotten

More video from ABC ... quirky thriller "Happy Town," Kelsey Grammar sitcom "Hank" and Jerry Bruckheimer's procedural drama "The Forgotten"

May 19, 2009: The CW orders 'Melrose,' 'Vampire,' 'Life'
Comments: 0 | Categories: Beautiful Life , Melrose Place , Vampire Diaries

"Melrose Place," "Vampire Diaries" and "Beautiful Life" are a go at the CW.

May 19, 2009: Jimmy Kimmel mocks ABC's upfront: 'Every year we lie to you'
Comments: 0 | Categories: Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Kimmel took the stage at ABC's upfront with jokes that so effectively undercut the whole puffed-up affair you wonder if he tells the network in advance what he's going to say.

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