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factsoflife

03-14-2017, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by factsoflife
Gen-TV's Ratings Information:
---Network at war with YTN; sends chilling response
----FCC responds to complaint, National Ratings Board issues statement

A Hollywood Insider Report

In yet another heated exchange with rival networks, primarily YTN, Gen-TV Network sent out another bloodthirsty response in regards to recent accusations about ratings tampering. Here is the explosive response directly from Cain Wentworth, who is the Chairperson for Gen-TV's Board of Directors "In response to the baseless claims by YTN that they are the #1 rated network on Sunday nights I must present a few facts that are indisputable. Fact #1: "Threesome" and "Sisterly Love" routinely and consistently outrank "Life Lessons" in every conceivable measure. Per Nielsen Reports dated December 2016-March 2017, "Threesome" averages 2.7 in demos while "Sisterly Love" averages 3.9. This is a far cry from the 1.7 quoted by YTN for "Life Lessons." I certainly do not understand how YTN can claim they are the victor for a series that averages 1.7 against series in the 2.7-3.9 range. Fact #2: According to Nielsen Ratings, Gen-TV Networks "Audience Reach" is at 94%, meaning that Gen-TV Network is carried in approximately 94% of homes with access to cable television." "Fact #3: Gen-TV politely and respectfully asked Eva Vargas to retract her statements, or at least correct them. We sent respectful emails, voice messages, text messages and even sent a certified letter through the United States Postal Service. All of these went unanswered. The only response we received was a vicious quote attacking us in the Hollywood trade papers."

"Fact #4: When Ms. Vargas finally responded to Gen-TV, days after attacking us in the press it was in the form of a profanity laden, insensitive and disgusting tirade against Ross Chin, our Vice President." "The words used by Ms. Vargas likely said in a moment of anger or frustration are simply unacceptable and will not be tolerated." "She is very lucky that Ross Chin is not a litigious man and has convinced our legal department not to file a suit against her for harassment; intentional infliction of emotional distress and for defamation of character." "Ross has remained completely calm throughout all of this and has advocated for trying to find a way to make peace with Ms. Vargas." "And lastly, the main issue is that YTN is causing a huge commotion over what is essentially a misunderstanding or simply a mistake. Mistakes happen, we all make them and it is simply a matter of professionalism that one should apologize for their mistakes. Instead Ms. Vargas has dug her feet into the ground and decided to make a mountain out of a molehill. She has essentially started a war with Gen-TV; a network that has had a positive working relationship with them in the past."

Now for another development, in response to Gen-TV's filing an official complaint against YTN, there has been some movement forward in that case, today the FCC issued this oblique statement "We have received Gen-TV's complaint against network YTN and are taking this issue very seriously." "We will conduct an internal review and will issue an appropriate response if we deem it necessary." "We have attempted to reach Eva Vargas, President of YTN for the last 24 hours and have received ZERO response from her. Calls to her office were not returned and on two occasions a receptionist hung up on us." "An attempt to reach her by email was sent back as undeliverable." "We take this sort of obstruction extremely seriously and will take appropriate action if it is deemed necessary."

Meanwhile, the National Ratings Board, the only US Government Sponsored Agency regulating TV Ratings and its measurement issued this definitive statement today "We are absolutely disheartened by the allegations against YTN Network and are working diligently to get to the bottom of this serious matter." "The National Ratings Board has the legal right to issue fines of upwards of 650,000 dollars per year, and take other punitive actions against YTN including in extreme cases suspension of their broadcasting license." "We have yet to make any determinations in this case but we must be clear that at this juncture, YTN is NOT in the clear and is still under serious investigations by us." "Eva Vargas should consider responding to our requests for an interview as it is important we speak to her and get her side of the story on these serious allegations." "As of now she has not returned our calls."

A Hollywood Insider Report
---Is YTN in serious trouble?
Former FCC Investigator Spills All

When Gen-TV Network announced they had filed charges against YTN with the FCC it sent shockwaves through the TV industry. It is exceptionally rare for a TV network to file complaint against one of their rivals; typically FCC charges come from viewers at home or from law firms representing clients. Hollywood Insider wanted to know how serious these charges are and what kind of trouble YTN might be in, we spoke to a former FCC investigator who is now retired and got his views on this issue. He would only speak on the condition of anonymity, out of fears that he could get in trouble with the FCC for revealing classified information about their process for investigating.

Here is the edited version of his comments:

"I worked for the FCC as an investigator for over 22 years and have investigated cases ranging for obscenity charges to improper use of satellite signals." "Never in my 22 years did I ever have an investigation regarding TV Ratings." "It is exceptionally rare; almost unheard of for ratings to be an issue in the FCC jurisdiction." "That said, we have investigated two previous cases related to ratings. The first was in 1984 when MTV was investigated for an accusation that they were being discriminated against by the Nielsen Ratings company because they are a cable network." "That case was settled privately for an undisclosed sum." "The second case, and most recent was in 2002 when The WB Network and The UPN Network asked the FCC to investigate the truthfulness of their reported ratings from third-party ratings companies." "That case was dismissed without an investigation."

"This case is different in that the facts are seemingly easy to find as Nielsen and other ratings companies can use their archived ratings reports to find the true numbers of each show in question." "It should be a very easy case to solve." "The main issue is if YTN will be held liable for any wrong doing and face any consequences." "That is an issue that is unpredictable as this could come down to the whim of the investigator." "There is no clear precedent for a case like this and no official policy on this subject as reporting ratings has never been an issue before." "the most serious consequence YTN could face is a suspension of their broadcasting license. This is extremely unlikely and would only be used as a last resort in a case of a company that has repeatedly violated FCC guidelines." "YTN doesn't appear to fall within those parameters and is unlikely to lose their right to broadcast." "The more likely outcome is that YTN faces some financial fines, must pay Gen-TV's legal fees and could be required to have their ratings verified by a third-party company." "However that also seems unlikely to happen in this case, where much of the allegations stem from press releases and not official ratings issues." "The investigator could also decide this issue isn't serious enough to warrant a harsh punishment and could simply require YTN officials to apologize for their mistake and correct it in writing."

"Bottom line: YTN is unlikely to face any serious punishment, but it is almost a certainty that they will face some minor consequence."

Eva Vargas to face charges
---FCC completes investigation

A Hollywood Now Report

The Federal Communications Commission released their final report on an investigation into YTN Network following a complaint against them for fraudulently reporting ratings information. The complaint was filed by rival network Gen-TV after they took issue with information in a press release issued by YTN about ratings for its series Life Lessons. The report is over 600 pages long and contains a number of legal findings; but here is the bottom line for our Hollywood Now readers:

---YTN network (and its parent company YTN Studios) will not lose its broadcasting licence as the FCC finds "YTN Studios is not guilty of any obscene or gross negligence; and did not knowingly violate any federal or state laws."

----YTN Network will avoid any major financial consequence, however the FCC did find that "YTN Network did violate a minor law in regards to providing accurate ratings information." As such, "YTN is found guilty of a misdemeanor and will be required to pay a $2,000 fine to the FCC by March 10, 2018." This stems from the FCC finding "conclusive and non-disputable evidence that YTN did provide inaccurate ratings information regarding the ratings for Life Lessons, and that Gen-TV's series Threesome and Sisterly Love easily outranked that program both historically and currently."

---YTN Network will be required to issue an apology to Gen-TV Studios and provide a crystal clear clarification that indeed, Life Lessons is in third place in its timeslot and does not in any way out-rate Threesome or Sisterly Love in the ratings.

Other interesting information in the FCC report is that basically YTN network is getting off scot-free with a proverbial "slap on the wrist", a decision that stems from "YTN's otherwise stellar and sterling reputation as an honest and truthful company." And the finding that "This is a simple matter of poor judgement on Eva Vargas's part and not a reflection of YTN as a whole." "This is a one-off error in judgement and not a continuing issue."

That said; while YTN Studios and Network will get away without any trouble, President Eva Vargas is not so lucky as the FCC finding are as follows:

"As President of YTN, Eva Vargas is responsible for providing truthful and accurate information in press releases." "Even though YTN did not compile the ratings information and used a third-party source (Nielsen Ratings Company), it was Eva Vargas's responsibility to verify the accuracy of said ratings prior to publishing a press release and promoting it as accurate."

"We, the FCC find Eva Vargas guilty of falsely reporting ratings information, of dishonest business communications and of obstructing an FCC Investigation by refusing to cooperate." "Her official charges are as follows:

12 misdemeanor counts-- Falsely Reporting Ratings Information
1 misdemeanor count--- Dishonest Business Communication
5 felony counts--- obstructing an FCC Investigation/refusal to cooperate

and as such, "Eva Vargas will be sanctioned by the FCC to a fine of $250,000 and will be suspended from working for any venue that is under the jurisdiction of the FCC for a term of fourteen months." "As such, she will be ineligible to continue in her role as President of YTN Network until March 14, 2018." "As such, YTN Network will be required to suspend her and replace her in all official and unofficial capacities until that date when her suspension is lifted." "She will not be permitted to consult on any business or creative decisions at YTN Network or any of its subsidiary or other businesses for the length of her 14-month suspension."

Lastly, in a separate finding, the National Ratings Board has also issued a report on this matter and has found as follows:

"YTN Network is not guilty of falsely reporting TV Ratings for Life Lessons."

However, "YTN Network is guilty of dishonestly representing TV Ratings and for making inaccurate claims that Life Lessons was more highly rated than Gen-TV's programs Threesome and Sisterly Love."

"YTN will face the following consequences; a fine of 300,000 dollars, and will be required to publish an apology on their official website."

Lastly, as the ringleader of this mess, "Eva Vargas will lose her membership in the National Ratings Board for a term of 14-months; and will be required to pay a fine of 210,000 dollars." "Eva Vargas will be suspended from working in the TV industry for 14-months; which is the same time frame given in a suspension issued by the FCC."

yankeesrj12

03-15-2017, 02:28 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN RENEWS FOUR MORE SERIES FOR NEXT SEASON (UPDATED)
YTN is re-releasing a press release from two weeks ago, with correct information provided. This is the same press release from two weeks ago, although changes have been made and are marked in bold italics.

YTN has renewed four additional series for the 2017-2018 television season, including freshman comedy series Life Lessons.

The new Sunday night comedy is averaging over 8 million viewers and 1.7 A18-49, easily winning its 930 timeslot against nearly every network (AMC's The Walking Dead is the lone exception). In total viewers, Life Lessons is averaging 8.01 million viewers - the best for any series in the timeslot, and is now the number one new comedy in its timeslot. In fact, Life Lessons is averaging more viewers than GEN-TV comedy Sisterly Love (which also airs Sundays at 930) by over one million viewers: 8.01 million vs. 6.86 million. Since the start of the new year, each comedy has faced off three times, with Life Lessons defeating Sisterly Love in each case. GEN-TV has since removed Sisterly Love from its timeslot. In two special Monday night airings, Life Lessons averaged nearly 11 million viewers and 2.6 A18-49 - series highs for the comedy. Life Lessons walked away with a win during last weeks Harper Everett Awards and has racked up numerous accolades from various critics.

The network also renewed hit family comedy The Hughes Family for a fifth season. Averaging 9.5 million viewers and 2.6 A18-49, The Hughes Family continues to win its timeslot against network competition.

Hit sophomore drama CIA Files will return for a third season in the fall. Through 17 episodes, the series is averaging 13.3 million viewers and 3.28 A18-49, down only slightly from its freshman season average. The hit drama inherited the Wednesday 9 o'clock hour this season, after airing behind Call Girls in season one.

Finally, long-running TAKEN: Phoenix joins mothership TAKEN in returning next season. During its upcoming eighth season, TAKEN: Phoenix will celebrate its 200th episode, only the second network drama to accomplish such a feat (TAKEN will air episode 200 later this month). On Thursday nights, the procedural is averaging 10 million viewers and 1.65 A18-49, down only 3% year-to-year.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "All four series celebrate the core message of YTN, which is to bring viewers the programming they want to see. Each exemplifies the message that we continue to care about our viewers. We are excited to see all of these series play out for years to come."

yankeesrj12

03-15-2017, 02:48 PM

yankeesrj12

03-15-2017, 05:27 PM

Sunday, March 12th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter ticked up to 7.98 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Unrounded number: 1.642

At 830pm, a new episode of Suburbia eased to 7.17 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.486

At 9pm, a new episode of Full Time Mom strengthened to 9.36 million viewers and 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for its best rating since October. Unrounded: 1.975

At 930pm, a new episode of Life Lessons bopped up to 7.85 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low for its best rating since January. Unrounded: 1.634

At 10pm, a new episode of Virus held at 7.36 million viewers and 3.1/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 3.102/3.134

Monday, March 13th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the third season premiere of Revolution slid to 6.35 million viewers and 1.5/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks season premiere. Half hour: 1.496/1.603

At 9pm, a new episode of Call Girls fell to 13.48 million viewers and 5.6/11 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 5.636/5.619

At 10pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver dropped to 4.21 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, down four tenths from last weeks fourth season premiere. Retention from its lead in was 37% among total viewers and 36% in the demo. More below. Unrounded: 2.033

At 1030pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver garnered 3.67 million viewers and 1.7/6 among adults 18-49. Unrounded: 1.706

Tuesday, March 14th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love inched up to 7.98 million viewers and 2.3/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 2.314/2.301

At 9pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Global slid to 7.04 million viewers and 1.1/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 1.104/1.145

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN slumped to 10.71 million viewers and 1.9/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour numbers: 1.845/1.856

factsoflife

03-15-2017, 06:19 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

EVA VARGAS BLASTS FCC AND GEN-TV
Eva Vargas will not be going out quietly. One day after learning of her suspension for a one year period, the President of YTN and YTN Studios is filing an appeal with the FCC and taking more shots at GEN-TV.

During the appeals process with the FCC, Ms. Vargas is allowed to stay in her position as network and studio president. That is important for YTN, as the network is currently in the midst of filming pilots and forming a schedule for the upcoming season.

A decision on the appeal is expected to be announced by the end of March.

In the meantime, Ms. Vargas is not holding back her frustration at GEN-TV. She issued a press statement moments ago:

A Hollywood Now Report:
Aftermath of FCC Ruling
---Shake-ups and Showdowns at Gen-TV & YTN

In the direct aftermath of an explosive ruling by the FCC and National Ratings Board that left Eva Vargas suspended and YTN forced to pay fines, that network has released an explosive statement in which Vargas claims she will not pay any fines or leave her post to fulfill her suspension. In this explosive and potentially defamatory statement, Vargas accuses Gen-TV of having an ulterior motive and of "having a Sunday night line-up that is in shambles." This statement has sent shockwaves through the TV industry, but most especially at Gen-TV, where Vice President Ross Chin released this incredible response on his Gen-TV blog:

"To cast blame at Gen-TV for a mistake made by Eva Vargas only shows the kind of morality at play from the executives at YTN." "I believe that this is an example of a woman with an inferiority complex trying to overcompensate for her own insecurities and the fact that she knows deep down that she messed up and simply cannot accept her own shortcomings." "She says that our Sunday night line-up is in shambles? That is non-sense, both Threesome and Sisterly Love remain stable performers for us; consistently out-perform every other series on Sunday nights; including Life Lessons and have become important utility players for our network. They are able to fill holes in the schedule when needed and have always maintained a large and devoted audience that follows them."

"As for her claims that she will not pay the FCC fines or serve the term of her suspension? I cannot comment on that as that is an issue for the FCC and lawyers to deal with." "Although, frankly it sounds like Ms. Vargas needs to learn a thing or two about taking responsobility for her actions." "What was a minor mistake has been blown out of proportion because she refuses to admit her mistake."

Immediately following the publication of this blog post, which instantly garnered wide attention from the press and was picked up by Huffington Post and the L.A. Times, Ross Chin was placed on a temporary suspension for "failing to comply with a long-standing Gen-TV policy against making negative comments about a colleague, and for engaging in language that is meant to harass, embarrass or shame another individual." The suspension is for three days and is unpaid. Suzanne Stefan-Clarke, the President of Gen-TV will fill his shoes for those three days.

As a direct result of this controversy, Gen-TV made another huge move today, renewing previously "on the bubble" comedy "Sisterly Love" for next season; ordering a full 22 episode season. Stefan-Clarke said when announcing this "Sisterly Love has remained a valuable property for our network and will remain so for another season." "If we learned anything from this debacle it is that we need to recognize the importance of series that perform well, and Sisterly Love is a long-stand hit for Gen-TV." (Threesome was previously renewed for an additional two seasons).

On the YTN side, Hollywood Now can report that things remain tense and filled with disagreement as Eva Vargas continues to get blamed for her role in this mess. A source directly related to YTN tells us "higher ups at the network are fully planning to throw Eva under the bus, especially if she fails to comply with the FCC ruling." "Eva's tenure at YTN has been in jeopardy for sometime now, but this may be the last straw." "If she refuses to pay the fines ordered or comply with her suspension, she may be facing a permanent dismissal from YTN." And getting fired from YTN can prove to be a fatal blow to one's career; just ask Taylor Song, a YTN Executive fired in 2011, who has spent the years since in and out of prison on a series of embezzlement scams after being unable to land work in the TV industry. Ms. Song spoke to Hollywood Now and said "After getting fired from YTN I was stunned to learn that my former bosses badmouthed me across the entire industry and blacklisted me from working at all." "I couldn't even get a job as a cafeteria worker in a studio cafeteria."

When officially contacted for comment about this article a representative for YTN declined to comment.

factsoflife

03-15-2017, 06:26 PM

Breaking News:
FCC grants partial appeal
---Vargas suspension, fines reduced

In a shocking turn of events today, the FCC has issued a statement in which they have had a stunning change of heart and have granted a partial appeal for Eva Vargas and YTN Network. The statement reads as follows "After carefully reviewing the fines and suspension levied against Ms. Vargas, we are willing to admit that we may have been a bit hasty in our decision." "While Ms. Vargas and YTN did commit minor offenses, likely out of sheer error and not ill-intention it is apparent that no criminal intent was present by either Ms. Vargas or YTN Studios." "As such we have decided to grant Ms. Eva Vargas and YTN Studios a partial appeal." "While we will not lift her suspension, we have decided to reduce her suspension from 14-months to 4-weeks." "We have also decided to lift the clause preventing her from consulting on YTN business during pilot seasons." "We realize that preventing the President of a network from being present during pilot season presents an unfair burden on the company." "As for the fines, we have opted to reduce them to a total of $300 dollars." "We feel this is a fair compromise and offer this in good faith towards Ms. Vargas and YTN Studios."

factsoflife

03-15-2017, 10:12 PM

Gen-TV News:
Leeza Gibbons moves to Gen-TV
Hollywood Now

Gen-TV Daytime is about to add one very big name to its already robust line-up of hosts. Hollywood Now has confirmed with Gen-TV Studios that Leeza Gibbons will be moving from YTN to Gen-TV Network later this year.

A representative for Gen-TV Network confirmed that Leeza Gibbons has signed a contract with Gen-TV Studios, but declined to comment on a specific capacity in which she'll be utilized. Speculation is now running wild about what role Leeza will serve at Gen-TV. The most popular theory is that she'll be named host of "A.M. Live" which recently lost its two co-hosts Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete.

Gibbons is best known for her decades long stint as a correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight" (1983-1995) and for hosting the Emmy-Nominated daytime talk show "Leeza" which ran on NBC from 1993-2000. Most recently in 2013, she won a Daytime Emmy for hosting the retirement themed talk show "My Generation" and just this month she won a Harper Everett Award for "Rise & Shine with Jerry & Leeza"; the YTN talk show that was recently cancelled. That show won the Harper Everett Award for "Best Talk, News or Reality Series" known as the "Talkie Award."

Gen-TV Announces Leeza News
---Gibbons to co-host new talk show

Since it was announced back in February that Leeza Gibbons would jump from YTN's "Rise & Shine" to Gen-TV Network; rumors have been running rampant about what role Gibbons would play at Gen-TV. Until now, the network has been quiet about this and now we have official confirmation.

Despite reports to the contrary, she will NOT be the new host of "A.M. Live", the series which is currently still looking for new co-hosts. Instead, the network confirms that Gibbons is going to be one of the co-hosts of a new talk show sponsored by the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons); the leading American association dedicated to issues important to retired persons or people over the age of 60. However, sources tell us this new talk show will mainly target future AARP members, between the ages of 40 and 55.

The pilot is being produced not for Gen-TV Network, but instead for Stream-Me, the Gen-TV funded streaming site that is already home to original series "Law of Death", "Younger Sisters" and "Promise of Tomorrow" which was recently rebooted in the form of 20-minute segments. Later this year former Gen-TV Network series "Cooking For Dummies", "Law & Order: New York City" and "Law & Order: Hate Crimes" will move over to Stream-Me as well.

yankeesrj12

03-17-2017, 12:15 AM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN CORP. PRESIDENT FURIOUS AT NETWORK PRESIDENT VARGAS
The ongoing controversy surrounding YTN President Eva Vargas is now making its way up the chain of command: all the way to the President of YTN Corporation.

Grayson Rogers, the rarely seen or heard from executive, is said to be 'fuming' at the situation and 'raging mad' at Eva Vargas. The last time Rogers made any sort of press announcement, was nearly three years ago when he fired network Vice President Nick Greenway for making inappropriate comments.

One insider at the network said Vargas may be on the chopping block, "You know, this is really serious for Eva, and I do not think she quite understands the extent of how far this has gone. Grayson is furious at the negative attention toward YTN, especially so close to pilot season. She messed up and refuses to admit to that, which is concerning."

Ms. Vargas is in the midst of a three-year contract extension, which was singed in June 2015. She initially became president of the network in October 2011, following the death of Olivia Pavlin. Under the terms, through next June, Eva will earn $2.2 per year, plus contract incentives. There are stipulations within the contract that allow YTN Corporation to remove her from the position, but there is no word on what would allow YTN to fire her.

UPDATE: Eva Vargas has been indefinitely suspended by YTN Corporation President Grayson Rogers. Here is the statement:

Due to an ongoing conflict of interest with YTN, network president Eva Vargas has been indefinitely suspended from her position. YTN is in the process of conducting its own internal investigation, with the help of outside resources. Once the investigation is complete, the length of Ms. Vargas' suspension will be reviewed by both the FCC and YTN Corporation. In the meantime, Vice President of YTN, Paul Johnson, will handle the day-to-day duties of network president, effective immediately. Ms. Vargas will remain on as an adviser during pilot season.

Paul Johnson was promoted to VP in July 2014, following the dismissal of Greenway. He previously served as President of Network Scheduling.

factsoflife

03-17-2017, 02:15 AM

A Hollywood Now Report
---Gen-TV's Vice President Issues Apology

Upon returning to work on Friday morning, the first thing Gen-TV Vice President Ross Chin plans to do is issue an apology to Eva Vargas, the President of YTN Network (who incidentally is apparently on a suspension right now). Chin, who is returning from a two day suspension of his own has learned a valuable lesson about how to communicate with rival networks and fellow executives. A lesson that Chin seems to have taken to heart. When we spoke with him on Thursday afternoon Chin said "I can completely own up to my part in this entire debacle. I made some comments out of anger and instead of listening to the other side I have participated in creating a mess." "I acknowledge that things could have been handled better and that I should have been more diplomatic in speaking about and to Ms. Vargas." "My blog post was uncalled for and not fair to Eva Vargas, to YTN Corp or to my colleagues at Gen-TV; who have graciously given me a chance to make amends."

Chin says the first thing he'll do on Friday morning is call Eva Vargas personally and attempt to sort this thing out, or at least to reclaim the once-friendly working relationship Gen-TV has enjoyed with YTN in the past.

factsoflife

03-17-2017, 02:48 AM

Stefan-Clarke Adopts!
-Gen-TV President Adopts!

Suzanne Stefan-Clarke, the newly minted president of Gen-TV Studios has some exciting news to share with the world. She is a new mother! At the age of 63, Stefan-Clarke and her husband, Stephen R. Clarke, of Atlanta, Georgia have adopted a 13 1/2 month old baby girl from England, who they have named Stefania Lynne Clarke. This is the first child for Stefan-Clarke, and the third for Stephen R. Clarke, 56 who has two children from a previous relationship; Jordan P. Clarke, 25, a former varsity football player at Georgia State who now is an attending law school at University of Texas; and Claudia Clarke, 19 who is currently competing in the Miss USA Pageant as Miss Georgia and plans to attend Michigan State in the fall to study nursing and drama. He was previously married to the late Lynette Clarke (nee Lyons), formerly of Pigeon Hollow, Tennessee.

Suzanne Stefan-Clarke was briefly married to George Stefan, 61, a retired district court judge who served in southern florida for twenty one years. They married in December 1988 and divorced amicably in July 1991, citing "irreconcilable differences." They have reportedly remained close friends and Mr. Stefan apparently is responsible for introducing Suzanne and Stephen R. Clarke.

Big Gen-TV News:
---Suzanne Stefan-Clarke to retire in May

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events; Gen-TV's current President, Suzanne Stefan-Clarke, 64 has announced that she will retire from Gen-TV and from the television industry all-together in May 2017.

This completely out of the blue decision was apparently made by Stefan-Clarke as she wishes to spend more time at home with her infant daughter. Sources say "Suzanne waited until much later in life to have children and now that she is a mother she wants to give all her attention to her daughter." The formal announcement was made by Stefan-Clarke on her Gen-TV Studios blog that read "It is with a lot of excitement and a little bit of sorrow that I announce my decision to retire from the television business in May 2017." "I started in the TV business decades ago when I was 22 and got my first job as an Intern at CBS News." "Since then I have worked long and hard and carved out a fascinating and satisfying career. I spent 25 years at HBO where I oversaw the development and production of numerous live concerts, comedy shows and theatrical productions. I have also spent over 5 years (on and off) at Gen-TV. I can honestly say that my career has been satisfying and I have nothing left to achieve." "I have worked my way up from intern to a network president. Now, I have to dedicated my time to a more challenging career; mother to Stefania Lynne Clarke." "I thank all my colleagues at Gen-TV and my former associates, friends and co-workers from HBO."

Stefan-Clarke was appointed President of Gen-TV in January 2017, following the death of Sylvia Wilkes-Sharpe. She was hired by Gen-TV in 2012 to oversee live & unscripted events, such as concerts and reality series for the network. She had spent over 25 years at HBO producing live music and comedy events.

At this point Gen-TV has not announced a successor for Stefan-Clarke, but if she has her way it will be Ross Chin, the current Vice President. Clarke says "Ross Chin is the future of Gen-TV; he has a clear vision, and one that frankly will be very good for Gen-Tv." "I believe he is the ideal choice to fill my role as President of Gen-TV."

yankeesrj12

03-19-2017, 07:07 PM

Wednesday, March 8th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Boston General grew to 8.09 million viewers and 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.286/1.435

At 9pm, a new episode of CIA Files jumped to 14.37 million viewers and 3.5/12 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour: 3.532/3.556

At 10pm, week nine of Amazon slid to 8.03 million viewers and 1.6/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Retention from its lead in was 56% among total viewers and 46% in the demo. Half hour: 1.804/1.305

Thursday, March 9th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes dwindled to 8.03 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 2.013

At 830pm, a new episode of Blended perked up to 6.32 million viewers and 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.685

At 9pm, a new episode of The Hughes Family held with 10.29 million viewers and 2.7/8 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 2.710

At 9pm, week eight of Growing Up at 30 dipped to 7.04 million viewers and 1.8/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low. Unrounded: 1.803

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix eased to 9.02 million viewers and 1.5/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.559/1.525

Friday, March 10th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Secret Service descended to 4.45 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.624/0.635

At 9pm, a new episode of Serve and Protect: Detroit ticked down to 8.03 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.003/1.044

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York rose to 10.84 million viewers and 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.394/1.416

yankeesrj12

03-19-2017, 07:42 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN RELEASES SUMMER SCHEDULE
Warm weather and summer television are right around the corner, which means its time for the YTN summer schedule!

Here is the new schedule, with launch dates yet to be announced:

MONDAY
8 - Fear Factor: Flashback (NEW)
9 - Fear Factor
10 - Living in Fear

Details: Fear returns on Monday nights with a brand new season of Fear Factor and Living in Fear. Leading off the night is Fear Factor: Flashback, which features old episodes with never before see clips, as well as new commentary.

TUESDAY
8 - The Neighborhood
9 - Miami Examiner (NEW)
10 - Bloodlines

Details: Hit summer series The Neighborhood returns for an all new season, leading into new summer drama Miami Examiner. Last year freshman breakout summer drama Bloodlines rounds out the night.

WEDNESDAY
8 - 30 Seconds to Win (NEW)
9 - Extended Family
930 - Raising Teenagers
10 - Friends of Mine
1030 - Comedy Repeats

Details: It's not summer without a brand new game show, and 30 Seconds to Win will make its debut in the lead off timeslot. Veteran summer comedy Extended Family and long-running Raising Teenagers inherit the 9 o'clock hour. Friends of Mine comes back in a new later hour, paired with comedy repeats.

THURSDAY
8 to 11 - Outdoor Renovation

Details: Six episodes of Outdoor Renovation will air weekly.

FRIDAY
8 - XXX: My Life Story

Details: The final episodes of XXX: My Life Story lead into repeats.

Still waiting to air:
Second Chance - 13 episodes (season three)
Serial - 13 episodes (season five)
Six - 18 episodes (season one, two, and three)
They Are Out There - 10 episodes (season two)

factsoflife

03-21-2017, 09:12 PM

Big Gen-TV News:
---Suzanne Stefan-Clarke to retire in May

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events; Gen-TV's current President, Suzanne Stefan-Clarke, 64 has announced that she will retire from Gen-TV and from the television industry all-together in May 2017.

This completely out of the blue decision was apparently made by Stefan-Clarke as she wishes to spend more time at home with her infant daughter. Sources say "Suzanne waited until much later in life to have children and now that she is a mother she wants to give all her attention to her daughter." The formal announcement was made by Stefan-Clarke on her Gen-TV Studios blog that read "It is with a lot of excitement and a little bit of sorrow that I announce my decision to retire from the television business in May 2017." "I started in the TV business decades ago when I was 22 and got my first job as an Intern at CBS News." "Since then I have worked long and hard and carved out a fascinating and satisfying career. I spent 25 years at HBO where I oversaw the development and production of numerous live concerts, comedy shows and theatrical productions. I have also spent over 5 years (on and off) at Gen-TV. I can honestly say that my career has been satisfying and I have nothing left to achieve." "I have worked my way up from intern to a network president. Now, I have to dedicated my time to a more challenging career; mother to Stefania Lynne Clarke." "I thank all my colleagues at Gen-TV and my former associates, friends and co-workers from HBO."

Stefan-Clarke was appointed President of Gen-TV in January 2017, following the death of Sylvia Wilkes-Sharpe. She was hired by Gen-TV in 2012 to oversee live & unscripted events, such as concerts and reality series for the network. She had spent over 25 years at HBO producing live music and comedy events.

At this point Gen-TV has not announced a successor for Stefan-Clarke, but if she has her way it will be Ross Chin, the current Vice President. Clarke says "Ross Chin is the future of Gen-TV; he has a clear vision, and one that frankly will be very good for Gen-Tv." "I believe he is the ideal choice to fill my role as President of Gen-TV."

Breaking News:
Ross Chin named Gen-TV President

Confirming what was widely expected all along, Gen-TV has finally named a successor for retiring President Suzanne Stefan-Clarke, as they have officially named Ross Chin to assume the role. Chin, a prodigy who spent nearly half a decade at 20th Century Fox being mentored by Dana Walden and Gary Newman was hired by Clarke to fill the vacant role of Vice President following her succession to President last year following the death of Sylvia Wilkes Sharpe.

Chin will assume the role of President immediately, though Stefan-Clarke will officially remain on the payroll until May 2017 when her retirement kicks into effect.

The role of Vice President will remain vacant for the time being as Gen-TV seeks out a replacement. Sources indicate several names are being considered for the role, including one unlikely candidate, Eva Vargas, currently suspended from YTN. Vargas was previously considered for the President role before Sandy Torres took over.

factsoflife

03-21-2017, 09:36 PM

Breaking News:
Gen-TV Announces Summer Schedule

Ross Chin got to work as newly appointed Gen-TV President, announcing the network's Summer 2017 schedule. Some of the touches he added himself include airing season 11 of "Sisters" in the summertime; and adding new episodes of "Sisterly Love" to the line-up.

"Sisters" used to regularly air new episodes in the summer, but producers grew tired of having to produce new episodes all year round and the series was cut to only airing one season a year. "Sisterly Love" recently gained massive promotion when a scandal broke out with a rival network regarding the ratings for the series.

Gen-TV Network
Summer 2017 Schedule
Effective: TBA
Bold Represents New Episodes

Sunday:
8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV!)
9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New Season)
10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New Series)
11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New Series)

NOTES: Game show “Climb The Pyramid” joins Gen-TV’s Monday through Friday schedule at 8pm. At 9pm, summer staple “Love Affair” moves into the late 1980’s and to New York City to follow a summer romance at a New York City nightclub. Kate Walsh returns as L ydia, who know owns the club. At 10pm, Jennifer Love Hewitt hosts a documentary about the history of Love in America. At 11pm, Leah Remini comes to Primetime as “she teams with scientists, private investigators and other experts to explore and investigate some of the most fascinating and often unexplored aspects of life including scientific issues, health issues and other general interest topics.” Some of the topics on-tap for this season include the mysterious dissaperance of Amelia Earhart, the debate on Global Warming and some alternative theories on the OJ Simpson case.

Monday:
8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV!)
9pm: Making It Work (Reruns)
930: Raising Grandma (New Episodes!)
10pm: Deadly Visions (New Episodes!)
11pm: Boston Homicide (Reruns)

Notes: A new episode of “Climb The Pyramid” is the lead-off a Monday night that includes reruns of “Making It Work”, brand new episodes of “Raising Grandma” and “Deadly Visions” and reruns of “Boston Homicide”.

Tuesday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV)
9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New Season)
10pm: Cop City (New Episodes!)
11pm: Mob City (New Series)

NOTES: Tuesday is all new with “Climb The Pyramid”, a new season of cancer-drama “The Hardest Goodbye” (cast announcements coming soon!), new episodes of popular drama “Cop City” and it’s brand new spin-off “Mob City” (cast announcements coming soon).

Wednesday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV)
9pm: Hart of Family (New Episodes!)
930: Sisterly Love (New Episodes!)
10pm: Trauma Center (New Episodes!)
11pm: Without Borders (New Series!)

NOTES: Wednesday is all-new with “Climb The Pyramid”, new episodes of “Hart of Family” and “Sisterly Love”, a new season of “Trauma Center” and new docudrama “Without Borders”, which follows a team of doctors working with doctors without borders in war torn, impovirshed countries without access to regularl medical treatment.

Thursday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV)
9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles(New Season)
10pm: The Winners Circle (New Game Show!)
11pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (Reruns)

NOTES: On Thursday night it is three hours of game shows with “Climb The Pyramid”, “Celebrity Cooking Battles”, new trivia series “The Winners Circle” followed by reruns of “The Mallory’s of Jefferson County.”

Friday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV)
9pm: Selling Out (Reruns)
930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns)
10pm: Being Janet Jackson (New Season)
11pm: Sisters (New Episodes!)

NOTES: Friday night has “Climb The Pyramid” at 8pm, followed by reruns of “Selling Out” and “Every Other Weekend”, a new season of “Being Janet Jackson” and season 11 of “Sisters”.

Saturday:

8pm: Magic School (Reruns)
830: Zendaya (Reruns)
9pm: Outside The Lines (Reruns)
930: Mama Knows Best (Reruns)
10pm: Unlikely Family (Reruns)
1030pm: Threesome (Reruns)
11pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Reruns)

NOTES: Saturday night is all reruns with “Magic School”, “Zendaya”, “Outside The Lines”, “Mama Knows Best”, “Unlikely Family”, “Threesome” and “The Mulroney Mysteries.”

factsoflife

03-22-2017, 06:06 AM

Is Bravo's top star moving to Gen-TV?
---Sources claim Lisa Vanderpump in talks for A.M. Live gig

Hollywood Today

Although officials at Gen-TV offered no comment on the continuing search to find replacement hosts for flagship talk show "A.M. Live", sources close to Gen-TV tell us that one big name is indeed in talks for the gig, and is hellbent on getting it.

According to industry insiders who work at Gen-TV (in roles we won't disclose for privacy) Lisa Vanderpump, star of Bravo's popular "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and "Vanderpump Rules" is desperate to land the hosting gig on "A.M. Live" as she hopes to exit Bravo and reality TV all-together for a more respectable career as a talk show host. Our sources, some of whom are friendly with Vanderpump say "Lisa is tired of the drama that surrounds you when you are on reality TV. She wants to have a more relaxing life and believes she can achieve this by landing the A.M. Live gig." "She wants to be like Kelly Ripa."

Our sources inform us that while Vanderpump is interested in the gig, there doesn't seem to be much interest from Gen-TV who apparently are already fielding offers from "multiple A-List parties, many of whom are much more famous than Lisa Vanderpump."

The chances of Vanderpump snagging the gig? Less than 50% say our sources who tell us that Gen-TV is possibly looking to change the format of the show to more closely resemble "Good Morning America" and that they may be seeking names more closely associated with hardcore news instead of reality TV. One name being bandied about is Connie Chung, who has been retired from news since 2006 when she co-hosted a weekend show with husband Maury Povich on MSNBC. Our sources claim that "Connie Chung has the exact right personality Gen-TV is looking for; she has a hard news background, a lively, engaging and slightly quirky personality and is a well known news anchor."

Another source claims that Gen-TV may go a different route and hire two male co-hosts; with Ryan Seacrest, Neil Patrick Harris and Simon Cowell all being named as potential co-hosts. One name that apparently won't be on that list of potential co-hosts is Josh Elliot; a well known news personality who despite recently exiting NBC News will not accept the role and has reportedly declined the job already.

A.M. Live Update
--Vanderpump Rejected by Gen-TV

Despite her apparent desperation to land the hosting gig on "A.M. Live", Lisa Vanderpump of Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchise will not be moving to Gen-TV anytime soon. A source connected to Gen-TV confirms to Hollywood Now that Lisa Vanderpump has officially been passed over for the job by Gen-TV, who are said to be in active negotiations with "A-Listers who carry more clout, more fame and more good will than any Real Housewive could ever bring with them."

yankeesrj12

03-22-2017, 07:40 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN UPDATES SUMMER SCHEDULE; PREMIERE DATES
YTN has updated its summer schedule.

Here is the new schedule, with launch dates yet to be announced:

MONDAY (LINEUP DEBUTS MAY 15th)
8 - Fear Factor: Flashback (NEW)
9 - Fear Factor
10 - Living in Fear

Details: Fear returns on Monday nights with a brand new season of Fear Factor and Living in Fear. Leading off the night is Fear Factor: Flashback, which features old episodes with never before see clips, as well as new commentary.

TUESDAY (LINEUP DEBUTS MAY 16th)
8 - The Neighborhood
9 - Miami Examiner (NEW)
10 - Bloodlines

Details: Hit summer series The Neighborhood returns for an all new season, leading into new summer drama Miami Examiner. Last year freshman breakout summer drama Bloodlines rounds out the night.

WEDNESDAY (LINEUP DEBUTS MAY 17th)
8 - 30 Seconds to Win (NEW)
9 - Extended Family
930 - Raising Teenagers
10 - Friends of Mine
1030 - Upselling (NEW)

Details: 30 Seconds to Win will make its debut in the lead off timeslot. Veteran summer comedy Extended Family and long-running Raising Teenagers inherit the 9 o'clock hour. Friends of Mine comes back in a new later hour, paired with new comedy Upselling. To prepare for its summer timeslot, the series will air a sneak peak, prior to the two hour season finale of Call Girls. Those two episodes will air again the following day.

THURSDAY (LINEUP DEBUTS MAY 18th)
8 to 10 - Outdoor Renovation
10 - Life After Prison

Details: Outdoor Renovation will air four episodes per week, leading into new docu-series Life After Prison. The one hour series will follow two felons per week and document their life after being released from prison.

FRIDAY
8 - XXX: My Life Story

Details: The final episodes of XXX: My Life Story lead into repeats.

Still waiting to air:
Second Chance - 13 episodes (season three)
Serial - 13 episodes (season five)
Six - 18 episodes (season one, two, and three)
They Are Out There - 10 episodes (season two)

yankeesrj12

03-22-2017, 08:27 PM

Sunday, March 19th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter eased to 7.48 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low. Unrounded number: 1.542

At 830pm, a new episode of Suburbia scored 7.26 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.502

At 9pm, a new episode of Full Time Mom slid to 9.01 million viewers and 1.9/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.923

At 930pm, a new episode of Life Lessons rose to 8.29 million viewers and 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.735

At 10pm, a new episode of Virus notched 7.48 million viewers and 3.1/7 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Half hour: 3.096/3.142

Monday, March 20th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Revolution ticked down to 5.85 million viewers and 1.4/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low. Half hour: 1.400/1.497

At 9pm, a new episode of Call Girls fell to 13.02 million viewers and 5.4/11 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week to tie its season low (and lowest rating since March 2014). Half hour: 5.378/5.395

At 10pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver inched up to 4.63 million viewers and 2.1/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Retention from its lead in was 36% among total viewers and 39% in the demo. More below. Unrounded: 2.132

At 1030pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver garnered 3.98 million viewers and 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks 1030 episode. Unrounded: 1.819

Tuesday, March 21st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love jumped to 8.37 million viewers and 2.4/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for a season high. Its also the shows best rating since the season 13 finale in December 2015. Half hour: 2.414/2.436

At 9pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Global continued its ugly downward trend, dipping to 6.38 million viewers and 1.0/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low (and for the second straight week). Since a 1.6 on January 31st, the numbers have gotten worse by the week: 1.4/1.3/1.2/1.1/1.0 Half hour: 1.034/1.051

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN rose to 11.14 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from from last week. The 200th episode airs next week, with the crossover event two weeks away. Half hour numbers: 1.956/1.943

factsoflife

03-22-2017, 10:40 PM

"Single Again":

Production on the first six episodes of "Single Again" has been complete and will air on TV One soon. However, due to the Presidential inauguration coverage has been pushed back one week from January 20th to January 27th. Casting for the series regulars has also been complete and Gen-TV is proud to announce that Gen-TV favorite Kim Coles (Living Single; Gen-TV's The Arrival) has joined the cast in the final regular role of Sheree. Sheree is described as "nearing 60, a recent divorcee who despite being very financially wealthy thanks to a recent divorce from husband number three, has decided to move in with Rachelle who she has been best friends with since they were 30."

"1-2-3 Cook":

This series starting airing on A&E in October 2016 and has become a massive success. In its first five airings in primetime it has averaged over 2.34 million viewers and a 6.2 in the 18-49 demo. This puts it on-par to become the highest rated unscripted program on television today and puts it in contention to finish the year as the #3 program overall on cable for the entire year after AMC's "The Walking Dead" and A&E's "Duck Dynasty."

This series has also done well on weekday daytime airings where it is averaging 279,000 viewers each weekday. This puts it on-par to be the #1 rated daytime show on cable and the #1 cooking series on television. It has already won major awards from the American Teacher's Associations, The American Educational Society, The James Beard Foundation and The American Cable Television Association. It has been named by Time Magazine as one of the "Best Shows on Television" and by NPR as one of the "Fifteen Most Important Series In Broadcasting History."

The series is so successful currently that the hosts, Amanda Freitag and Alton Brown are currently on a 50+ city tour where they host live mini-episodes of the show. Ticket sales for these shows are currently the #1 best seller on Ticket Master and it is the most successful non-musical or theater show in America right now.

Faded Beauties Premiere Ratings
--Bravo's newest scripted drama tanks hard

Despite a cast of fairly well known performers like Heather Locklear, Nia Peeples (mistakenly identified as Nia Pebbles in an earlier article); and Serena Scott Thomas Bravo TV's newest scripted drama produced in part by Gen-TV tanked hard in its Sunday premiere. The series debuted to 260,000 viewers and netted a .76 in demos.

For the entire evening, the series ranked #76 out of 250 shows airing on basic, ad-supported cable, and #56 among its 67 timeslot rivals. If the show sustains these numbers for the remainder of the season, it would still rank as the lowest performing scripted series Bravo has ever aired; and would put it near the bottom of the list among all of Bravo's programming for the last year; with only "There Goes The Motherhood", "Timber Creek Lodge" and "Real Housewives of Dallas" ranking lower.

Luckily for the cast and crew of the series, Bravo has already commissioned two additional seasons of 13-episodes apiece. So the program will live beyond its initial 13-episode order despite these ratings.

"Texas Law":

This scripted drama, an in-name-only spin-off of "Hollywood Law" featuring the drama surrounding a Texas branch of the same law firm featured in "Hollywood Law" will debut in national syndication starting the week of January 8th. Although Harry Hamlin from "Hollywood Law" will make a one-off cameo on the show to set it up, the regular cast of the series will feature nobody from "Hollywood Law". The cast of this series includes Jason Lee, Kadee Strickland, Brooke Langton and Adam "Edge" Copeland.

Gen-TV Studios Reality Shows Score Big
---Lifetime snagged boffo numbers

Lifetime Television scored fantastic ratings for two reality programs produced by Gen-TV Studios. "Please, Fix My House" an unscripted home improvement/fix it series hosted by former "Trading Spaces" cast members Paige Davis and Doug Wilson scored fantastic ratings for Lifetime when it premiered on October 8th. It drew 2.5 million viewers and a 2.8 in demos, during its first airing. A second original episode an hour later drew 2.8 million/3.2 18-49.

Meanwhile, airing on Friday, October 7th the primetime series premiere of "Celebrity Dreamhouse Project" was watched by 11.3 million viewers and netted a 4.7 in demos. It ranked as the #2 most watched cable program on Friday night and #12 on cable for the entire week.

Gen-TV Studios News:
First Run Series Updates

Gen-TV Studios is proud to announce the following status updates for several programs produced by Gen-TV Studios for first run on other broadcasting outlets:

"Single Again":

Gen-TV Studios is proud to announce details for the second season of "Single Again"; a comedy series about newly single roommates who all happen to be middle aged and single again for the first time since their 20's.

The programs first 40-episodes debuted in January 2017 and completed airing on March 17th (2017). The series averaged 1.89 million viewers/3.8 in demos. Starring Jasmine Guy, Kim Fields, Robin Givens, Elise Neal and Kim Coles it ranks as the #3 rated TV series among African-American viewers in households (#1 is Black-ish on ABC and #2 is a tie between ABC's How To Get Away with Murder and BET's Being Mary Jane.) The series is also the #2 series among African-American Females aged 25-40, with #1 being FOX's Empire.

TV One plans to air the second batch of 40-episodes between May and August 2017. This is in line with the series original order of 200 episodes to be spread out over 5 seasons of 40 episodes each.

"1-2-3 Cook:"

A&E announced today that Gen-TV Studios produced cooking series "1-2-3 Cook" will start airing its second season in May 2017. The series averaged over 9 million viewers in its primetime airings between October 2016 and February 2017. In its daytime airings, the series reached over 2 million viewers in the same time period.

The first season contained 60 episodes, and the second season will contain 45 episodes. When the series was bought by A&E, it was for a 3-season order of 150 episodes.

The interactive and instructional cooking series is hosted by Amanda Freitag and Alton Brown.

"Faded Beauties":

Despite lackluster ratings in season 1, Bravo TV will go ahead and air previously ordered second and third seasons of the modeling themed nighttime soap opera starring Serena Scott Thomas, Heather Locklear and Nia Peeples.

Despite averaging just under 1 million viewers and a .82 in demos, while airing between January and February 2017, Bravo will air a second season of 13-episodes between June and July 2017.

However, there is a catch; Bravo has asked Gen-TV Studios to make some casting adjustments. Nia Peeples is being axed from the show and is being replaced by two different characters; who will be played by Model/Actress Stephanie Seymour (Angel, Models Inc.,) and Charisma Carpenter (Scream Queens, The Lying Game, Angel, Buffy The Vampire Slayer). Peeples character will be written out of the series by having moved out of the country.

"Texas Law":

Gen-TV Studios is announcing that they will not be producing a second season of first-run drama "Texas Law", a legal procedural series about Texas lawyers. The series averaged only 100,000 viewers in its freshmen season which aired January 8, 2017-February 20, 2017.

"Celebrity Dreamhouse Project and Please, Fix My House":

Lifetime TV has announced second season renewals for Gen-TV Studios produced reality series "Celebrity Dreamhouse Project" and "Please, Fix My House", both of which scored huge ratings when they aired in Fall 2016.

"Celebrity Dreamhouse Project" follows a group of celebrities who are building houses for Habitat for Humanity while also competing to win cash and prizes for a family who will become the owners of the newly built home. It averaged over 15 million viewers over its first season. Lifetime will air a second season of 20 episodes starting in May 2017 and completing in August 2017. Alyssa Milano will be replaced as host by Chrissy Tiegen.

"Please, Fix My House", a home renovation series hosted by Paige Davis and Doug Wilson averaged over 4 million viewers in its first season and will return with a new batch of 40 episodes to air between April and August 2017.

"Upselling & Life After Prison":

YTN Network still holds the rights to scripted comedy "Upselling" and reality docudrama "Life After Prison" and is said to be working on scheduling them soon. They were both leased to YTN network from Gen-TV Studios last fall.

factsoflife

03-23-2017, 07:10 PM

A Hollywood Now Expose:
Gen-TV's Bubble Shows
---Pros, Cons and Final Predictions of Unrenewed Shows

Gen-TV Network has seven series left waiting to be renewed or cancelled; most of these will likely wait until Gen-TV's Fall 2017 schedule is finalized and announced at UpFronts in May. Hollywood Now has been doing some extensive digging and here is what we've found out and what we are predicting is going to be the outcome for these series:

"Outside The Lines":

PROS & CONS:

PROS:

The premise of this series, about a retired Nascar driver who takes over child rearing his siblings children seems to have mass appeal, with a built in revenue stream from Nascar, which in a unlikely deal has become an official sponsor of the show, underwriting the entire first season for extra publicity. This may be the deciding factor in the series future, does Nascar see any benefit from underwriting another season? Do the ratings of the series add any benefit to Nascar?

Seemingly, there is something about this show that could appeal to parents and children. Men and women could find reason to enjoy this show; Men might watch for the frequent guest appearances from professional race car drivers, who often cameo as themselves. This is one feature the show has going for it; in fact, a recent episode featuring Danica Patrick as herself ranks as the series highest ratings peak so far.

CONS:

This ultra-traditional sitcom starring Jason Priestley as a retired race car driver turned dad to three children hasn't done particularly well in the ratings and has gotten very little critical support. Most reviewers called it redundant or unoriginal. A particularly harsh review from the NY Times called it "The freshmen series this season that is least likely to warrant your attention, your time or any further discussion beyond this review." "The writing is flat, lifeless and poorly conceived as to feel amateurish." "There is not an original idea in the entire pilot episode and it seems like there isn't anywhere else for this show to go."

In terms of freshmen comedy on Gen-TV this season, "Outside The Lines" is the lowest rated (excluding already cancelled series "Keke Fabulous" and "Going South"). Among all of Gen-TV's comedy series currently airing, it ranks only above "Threesome" and "Every Other Weekend", both of which already got renewed.

These ratings surely aren't giving Nascar any reason to think the show deserves another season of their support; it is likely costing them money. Gen-TV can probably do better ratings wise, and certainly critically. There does not seem to be much benefit to keeping this series.

Predictions:

Hollywood Now doesn't see much future for this show. The only potential saving grace would be Nascar deciding that the series fanbase is large enough to justify underwriting another season; basically giving Gen-TV a comedy to air for nearly free. Should this happen, it is likely Gen-TV would bury this show on Friday or Saturday night; freeing up a more lucrative timeslot for a series with more potential.

But bottom line is that a renewal is not likely here.

"Peretti Rules":

PROS:

One of the few Gen-TV comedies that gets universal acclaim from critics; Peretti was nominated for the National Board of Review Award and won a Critics Choice TV Award for writing the show. Most of Gen-TV's acclaim comes from its drama series and TV Movies.

Female viewers seem to like this show, and it is the #4 rated series overall among Female Viewers 18-25.

CONS:

Outside of that demo, nobody else is watching this show. It is one of the lowest rated shows on TV among Male viewers, and dead last among Black Viewers 18-25.

Chelsea Peretti has other jobs including her gig on Fox's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and comedy specials for Netflix, Epix and HBO. She has already expressed a desire to have a less hectic schedule and has predicted cancellation for the series. It seems unlikely that a show whose lead star is asking for cancellation would be renewed.

Predictions:

Despite low ratings and star woes, we think critical acclaim will save this show and it will return in mid-season as a filler show. Sources tell us that Ross Chin is a fan of the series and sees potential in keeping it.

"The Malones":

PROS:

The pros of this show are plenty, though it may not seem so at first glance. First off, it is the spin-off of TV's #1 rated show by far, "The Mallory's of Jefferson County". It generates more publicity than any other show on TV, aside from "Mallory's" and is doing epically well overseas, where it is breaking ratings barriers in many countries; including Germany, England, Australia and Japan.

CONS:

Nobody is watching this show stateside. Ratings are at embarrassingly low levels and for a show this expensive to produce the benefits of overseas success may not be enough to save it.

Critics have abandoned the show. After glowing reviews in the first half of the season; particularly for its pilot episode the notices have trended downward since then.

Perhaps the biggest con; sources indicate that Ross Chin is not a fan of this show and with him driving programming decisions now, it seems unlikely it'll return. We hear that Chin sees this show as wasted potential and wants to free up space on the schedule for newer programs that will generate more publicity stateside.

Prediction:

This show is extremely unlikely to return for another season. It is as close to cancellation as it gets.

"Code Of Ethics":

PROS:

It has a huge movie star attached as its lead star in Hillary Swank. It has mega-producer Stephen Bochco attached as its Executive Producer. This is the man that created "LA Law", "Hill Street Blues" and "NYPD Blue"; a man that knows police drama.

CONS:

Ratings have been inconsistent; some episodes trending as high as 15 million viewers and some as low as 5 million viewers. They seem to have steadied out in recent months. But that may not be enough.

Sources are telling us that Executives at Gen-TV are generally supportive of this show and see the potential in a renewal, but that development of pilots will be the deciding factor for this show.

Prediction:

It really is a case of 50/50 with this one, it could go either way. Our final prediction tells us that it'll get cancelled though.

"Gen-TV Original Movies":

Our predictions haven't changed for this one since we first reported on this topic nearly a month ago.

Pros: Gen-TV has won numerous awards for its stellar slate of original films and mini-series. They are one of the few broadcasters that still produce TV films at this volume. Numbers for many of these films have been stellar.

Cons: Gen-TV still has not renewed the franchise for another season. In fact they seem to be downshifting focus on these projects.

Our sources at Gen-TV are telling us that no decision has been made about this franchise, but that Ross Chin generally likes the idea of producing TV films. He has a film background as he did an internship at Paramount Features in the early 1990's; so he could really do some good with this franchise and attract some A-List directors.

Prediction: Despite Ross Chin's connections we still think the network will still produce TV films and mini-series, but at a drastically reduced volume. And probably on a much cheaper budget.

"Intrusion":

Pros: Joan Allen leads a fantastic cast. A stellar and cleverly produced premise.

Cons: Nobody watches this show, nobody talks about this show. Ratings for the show are near the bottom of the TV Ratings. Only CBS's "Ransom" and CW's "No Tomorrow" rank lower than "Intrusion".

Prediction: We see cancellation coming from "Intrusion".

yankeesrj12

03-25-2017, 01:29 PM

Wednesday, March 15th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Boston General slid to 7.46 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.194/1.292

At 9pm, a new episode of CIA Files eased to 13.97 million viewers and 3.4/12 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 3.423/3.384

At 10pm, week ten of Amazon slid to 6.81 million viewers and 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Retention from its lead in was 49% among total viewers and 41% in the demo. Half hour: 1.598/1.205

Thursday, March 16th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes garnered 8.16 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 2.041

At 830pm, a new episode of Blended held at 6.23 million viewers and 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, even with last last week. Unrounded: 1.693

At 9pm, a new episode of The Hughes Family inched up to 10.57 million viewers and 2.8/8 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 2.785

At 9pm, week nine of Growing Up at 30 dipped to 6.64 million viewers and 1.7/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new low. Unrounded: 1.736

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix rose to 9.60 million viewers and 1.6/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.601/1.561

Friday, March 17th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Secret Service scored 4.63 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.597/0.645

At 9pm, a new episode of Serve and Protect: Detroit slipped to 8.01 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.921/0.924

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York fell to 10.04 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.213/1.246

yankeesrj12

03-25-2017, 02:04 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN RENEWS FOUR MORE SERIES FOR 2017-18 SEASON
YTN shored up its schedule for next season, renewing four more series that will return during the 2017-2018 television season.

Now in its fourth season, Virus continues to dominate the television landscape and breaking television records. The season premiere scored a massive 4.1 L+SD (6.4 L+7), a new series high for the series - and the third year in a row the show grew season premiere to season premiere. It has been renewed for a 16 episode fifth season, the largest order in the shows history.

Long-running dating reality series Looking for Love is in the midst of its best season since season twelve in May 2015 - averaging a 2.1 L+SD (2.8 L+7) in its sixteenth season. The show will return for two more seasons, once again with one in the fall and one in the spring.

The veteran Friday night police procedural Cops of New York will return for its eighth season in the fall. Cops of New York is averaging 1.4 L+SD, down only 7% year-to-year - one of the best holds for any drama in the 10 o'clock timeslot.

Finally, sophomore comedy Blended is bringing more laughs next season with a third season order. Shifting to 830 earlier this year, Blended is improving the timeslot by nearly 30% compared to the fall timeslot occupant.

Interim YTN President Paul Johnson said, "We are proud to announce these renewals today. All four series have demonstrated excellent storylines while continuing to deliver in the ratings."

yankeesrj12

03-29-2017, 07:39 PM

Sunday, March 26th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter jumped to 7.95 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Unrounded: 1.624

At 830pm, a new episode of on-the-bubble Suburbia eased to 6.89 million viewers and 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.439

At 9pm, a new episode of Full Time Mom notched 9.23 million viewers and 1.9/6 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.896

At 930pm, a new episode of Life Lessons slid to 7.91 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.615

At 10pm, a new episode of Virus scored 7.38 million viewers and 3.1/7 among adults 18-49, even for the fourth straight week. Half hour: 3.024/3.169

Monday, March 27th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Revolution garnered 5.70 million viewers and 1.4/6 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Half hour: 1.423/1.456

At 9pm, a new episode of Call Girls totaled 13.18 million viewers and 5.4/11 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks season low. Half hour: 5.395/5.478

At 10pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver dipped to 4.36 million viewers and 1.9/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Retention from its lead in was 33% among total viewers and 34% in the demo. More below. Unrounded: 1.860

At 1030pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver slipped to 3.71 million viewers and 1.6/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks 1030 episode. Unrounded: 1.623

Tuesday, March 28th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love jumped to 8.79 million viewers and 2.5/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week to set a new season high for the second straight week. Half hour: 2.510/2.451

At 9pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Global rose to 7.61 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last weeks season low. As part of the crossover event, TAKEN: Global will air on Wednesday at 10. Half hour: 1.313/1.355

At 10pm, the 200th episode of TAKEN advanced to 12.15 million viewers and 2.3/7 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from from last weeks episode for its best performance since the season premiere (2.4). The three-part crossover event begins with TAKEN next week. Half hour numbers: 2.329/2.316

factsoflife

03-29-2017, 08:00 PM

Gen-TV Orders More Pilots
---Studio to double amount of pilots ordered this season

In an aggressive move to find suitable programming; Gen-TV Studios announced that this development season they plan to nearly double the number of pilots they will order. Ross Chin, Vice President of Gen-TV Studios explains "A typical pilot season would consist of between 20 and 30 pilots ordered; many of which will never air. This development season will be be ordering more than that, probably around 40-50 pilots in total." "And that is in addition to other projects we are hearing pitches from for our streaming site and our first run division."

According to Chin "and at least 20-25 of those pilots this year will be hour-long drama pilots" which confirms earlier reports about Gen-TV trying to focus on drama development this year as they have successfully launched several comedy programs this past year. He cautions however "We will still develop a number of comedic pilots too, so who knows what the final schedule will look like."

Here is a rundown of the pilots ordered today:

Comedy:

"Say Uncle!": This half-hour sitcom pilot focuses on a single, playboy type 20-something who suddenly becomes the legal guardian to his sister's infant daughter following her arrest on tax evasion charges. The comedy would follow his attempts at becoming a good parent and how this impacts his single life as a young 20-something with a corporate job. This series has been given a cast contingency; meaning it cannot proceed to series until the network has approved a cast. This is a typical method used by networks when they are unsure about a the concept of a pilot and want assurances that they can utilize a star who is familiar to audiences and might attract high viewership based on their name.

"Awakened" (Comedy Version): This high concept comedy pilot follows a woman who awakens from a twenty year coma to find her entire life is different. Her husband has married her sister after being granted a divorce; they have had three children; her best friend is now gay and married to her brother; and she is now twenty years older. This hilarious and at times poignant sitcom has a cast contingency attached to it. In a unique twist, the studio is developing two versions of this pilot; this one as a comedy and a second version as a straight drama. Both versions are being produced by separate production teams but will utilize the same cast playing characters with the same basic story and names.

"Skating By": This half-hour sitcom pilot focuses on two best friends; Liza and Andrea (casting pending for both) who are both in their mid-20's; live together in a spacious loft and are both skaters in a professional ice capades style show.

"Year In Her Life": This sitcom pilot focuses on a year in the life of a teenage girl as she comes of age. It follows her life with her widowed mother and two teenage brothers. This series also has a cast contingency and network script approval pending.

"The GLAM Life": This ensemble sitcom pilot from the producers of "Parks & Recreation" and "30 Rock" focuses on the team from "The GLAM Life"; a party planning company that specializes in planning lavish, over the top parties the the ultra-rich.

"Designing Women" (Reboot): Gen-TV's second attempt at rebooting the 80's classic. Gen-TV tried to reboot this series back in 2011 with Lucy Liu cast in a supporting role; however that pilot never made it to air. Sources indicate that Gen-TV intends for this reboot to have a primarily black cast of characters.

"Drama":

"Awakened" (Drama Version): A dramatic version of a pilot Gen-TV is also developing as a comedy. It focuses on a woman who awakens from a twenty year coma and must deal with the changes that have occured since she was injured twenty years ago. See above for more details.

"The Guardians Above" (working title): This high concept fantasy/spiritual drama focuses on a group of angels tasked with helping human beings on earth deal with crises of faith; life threatening issues and other problems that require the intervention of a guardian angel to help them.

"Caged Animals": This prison themed drama focuses on the staff of a Zoo and their daily lives caring for the animals and dealing with the patrons of the zoo.

"Getting Out" (working title): This crime procedural drama is focused on the parole board and the process of deciding if an inmate has earned early release from prison.

Gen-TV Pilot News:

A Hollywood Now Report

Here is the latest news and updates about Gen-TV's pilot season. The hottest pilot this season for Gen-TV seems to be "The GLAM Life", a single-camera comedy from Michael Schur (The Good Place, Parks & Recreation) starring Eliza Coupe about a party planning company who specializes in parties for the ultra-rich. The focus of the series would be the staff members of the party planning company. Since being ordered to pilot in January it has become the hottest pilot on the block, garnering internal support. Sources tell us that Eliza Coupe being cast is a strong sign that Gen-TV plans to order this to series.

Meanwhile, one pilot not gaining traction is a planned reboot of "Designing Women" which like the ill-fated 2011 attempt at rebooting has failed to secure a cast and has run into script issues. A rewrite was ordered from Linda Bloodworth Thomason, the creator of the original series, but that has left Gen-TV's Ross Chin "unsatisfied". Looks like it might be curtains for this one.

Meanwhile, another comedy pilot "The Boss Man" has been ordered to undergo rewrites to turn the male lead into a female lead, and the title will change to "The Boss Lady." This pilot centers on a unmotivated and emotionally beat down staff of office workers suddenly brought back to life when they learn their tyrant of a boss has been reassigned to another division and they meet their new boss, an utterly unqualified nobody who in a case of mistaken identity quickly cements herself as the boss lady and finds herself in the process. Gen-TV is reportedly seeking a known female in her 30's or 40's for the role.

and lastly, it seems Gen-TV is about to pass on a reality pilot called "The Food Fight" which is described as "a real life Hunger Games style competition featuring contestants battling for the last scrap of food while stranded Survivor-style on a deserted island."

factsoflife

03-29-2017, 08:12 PM

Breaking News:
Deadly Visions Spin-Off Ordered

Hollywood Insider News

Gen-TV has officially (and rather unexpectedly) ordered straight to series a spin-off from "Deadly Visions" tentatively called "Jack of All Trades" which will reportedly star Steven Weber as "A psychic, magician con-man turned private investigator who uses skills learned from his years a magician and con-man to solve outrageous mysterious and assist the police in solving unusual crimes they don't have the time or manpower to investigate."

In order to introduce the character of Jack Ridley, he will be featured in an upcoming two-part episode of "Deadly Visions" (which will air this summer) as a backdoor pilot. Sources say that a script for the pilot had previously been written and approved by Gen-TV, thus why they have ordered the series straight to series. Insiders inform us that the order is for 13-episodes, but of course if ratings justify it they could order additional episodes.

factsoflife

03-29-2017, 08:27 PM

factsoflife

03-29-2017, 08:36 PM

Breaking Report:
Future of Gen-TV Reality Series

A Hollywood Insider Report

Gen-TV has made a decision regarding three reality series, cancelling one while renewing two others. The network has officially pulled the plug on struggling reality series "Bizarre Jobs" after three seasons; while renewing stronger performing series "The Bidding War" and "Food Showdown".

"Bizarre Jobs" premiered in January 2016 and was an instant smash, often garnering ratings over 40 million viewers and getting demos in the high 12's; but in recent months ratings have slipped to under 10 million viewers; and has hit series-lows several times this season. One reason this series may have suffered such ratings erosion is that Gen-TV aired reruns on an almost non-stop basis, resulting in viewer fatigue.

Meanwhile, both "The Bidding War" and "Food Showdown" have remained consistent performers, and will return in the fall. "Food Showdown" for its third season, "The Bidding War" for its fourth; as it is airing its third season starting in April.

jimpickens

04-03-2017, 01:34 AM

April is salute to hog hunting month on RMTV, LTPN, 45 Caliber TV, and Ballistic TV with the following shows having hog hunting themes Shooting Times, Our Heritage, Smokepole, Buckshot, Camp Bullseye, Trapper Man, Woodsman, Mountain Man, Mountain man Tactical, Down Home, Swamp Fever, Safari, Bullshooter, Backwoods Fever.

factsoflife

04-03-2017, 02:36 AM

Breaking News:
Gen-TV Orders "E.R." Reboot
---Original Cast In Talks To Star

In what could be the biggest development this pilot season, Gen-TV has ordered a 30-minute pilot presentation for what would be the first official reboot of "E.R." since the series went off the air in 2009 after 15-seasons. The original E.R. produced in part by Stephen Spielberg, was the biggest hit of the 1994-1995 season, quickly becoming TV's #1 rated drama and making huge stars out of cast members George Clooney, Julianna Margulies and Noah Wyle.

A combination of eroding ratings, skyrocketing production costs and general decline in quality lead to the series cancelation after season 15 and its absence has left a hole in the lives of viewers who came to love the series; and in the TV landscape where its hybrid of action, character-drama and issues oriented writing has been lacking.

The pilot presentation is being filmed in Los Angeles in a couple weeks and will be based on a script by Amelia Kelley (Hollywood Law). It centers on the daily lives of the emergency staff at Cook County Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. It would feature a few of the original cast members reprising their roles, though as recurring characters and would mostly feature a brand new cast of characters.

Sources tell us that Gen-TV is looking at this as a potential replacement for "Trauma Center" which despite being renewed for a third season which will air this summer, is apparently the source of frustration with Gen-TV Executives who are not pleased with its slow ratings progress and even slower cultural impact.

yankeesrj12

04-03-2017, 03:37 PM

Wednesday, March 29th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Boston General inched up to 7.98 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.157/1.345

At 9pm, a new episode of CIA Files scored 14.09 million viewers and 3.4/12 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 3.362/3.464

At 10pm, week eleven of Amazon amassed 6.96 million viewers and 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Retention from its lead in was 49% among total viewers and 41% in the demo. Half hour: 1.567/1.301

Thursday, March 30th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes jumped to 8.47 million viewers and 2.1/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 2.124

At 830pm, a new episode of Blended slid to 6.41 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.626

At 9pm, a new episode of The Hughes Family garnered 10.35 million viewers and 2.8/8 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 2.756

At 9pm, week ten of Growing Up at 30 slid to 6.31 million viewers and 1.6/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new low for the second straight week. Unrounded: 1.631

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix eased to 9.49 million viewers and 1.5/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.541/1.497

Friday, March 31st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Secret Service ticked up to 5.06 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week . Half hour: 0.698/0.713

At 9pm, a new episode of Serve and Protect: Detroit rose to 8.94 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.985/1.040

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York remained at 10.15 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 1.212/1.234

yankeesrj12

04-03-2017, 05:40 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN UPFRONT PREVIEW: WHAT WILL YTN RENEW? WHICH PILOTS ARE HOT?
Less than a month away from its upfront, its time to evaluate the chances for the remaining bubble series on YTN, and take our first look at their pilots.

As of today, the network has renewed thirteen series: Behind the Scenes, Blended, Call Girls, CIA Files, Cops of New York, Full Time Mom, The Hughes Family, Life Lessons, Looking for Love, Mother & Daughter, TAKEN, TAKEN: Phoenix, and Virus. The network also announced this is the final season of Secret Service. Now, let's dig into those bubble shows...

AMAZON - The freshman drama has one of the best timeslots on YTN, airing post-CIA Files, but has yet to capitalize on the lead in. After an impressive start in January (2.4), Amazon is averaging 7.83 million viewers and a 1.65 A18-49, retaining about 40% of the CIA Files audience. The series will get its second tryout in a different timeslot (Tuesday at 9, tomorrow), allowing YTN to get a sense of what audience is really watching Amazon. The numbers don't warrant cancellation, but do they when it has the networks second biggest lead in? Cancellation odds at 60%.

BOSTON GENERAL - For the second straight year, Boston General finds itself on the bubble late in the season. Down 22% year-to-year, Boston General inherited the Wednesday 8 o'clock lead off spot and is averaging a 1.36 A18-49. While that number is still pretty great for the timeslot, it does not tell the entire story. The half hour numbers show a typical two tenth growth at the half hour (likely due to its massive lead out, CIA Files). In either case, YTN cut the cost over the last season with the two main stars departing. So given those circumstances (new timeslot, new cast, etc.), a 22% drop isn't that terrible. Is YTN hoping for more in the timeslot? Renewal odds at 50/50.

GROWING UP AT 30 - During the first seven weeks of the season, Growing Up at 30 seemed like a sure-bet for renewal. Since returning from its three week hiatus at the beginning of March, the freshman comedy has hit a new low in each consecutive episode - not a good sign. The most recent episode notched a 1.6 A18-49, retaining only 57% of The Hughes Family audience. The show is still averaging a solid 2.05 A18-49, but have the declines stopped? In either event, its unlikely the show doesn't return for another season. Renewal odds at 80%.

SERVE AND PROTECT: DETROIT - In the fall, the freshman drama had the Wednesday 10 o'clock timeslot and averaged a 1.47 A18-49, finishing its run in the timelsot with a series low 1.2 A18-49. YTN shifted the series to Friday night, where it was expected to die off in a less-viewed timeslot. Since then, however, has averaged a 1.00 A18-49 and has grown its audience by about 2 million viewers. The move is all the more impressive given the show went from a lead in of 3.0+ to 0.6/0.7. Serve and Protect is one of the few shows to benefit from a move to Friday, and has yet to be rewarded for its stability. Renewal odds at 75%.

SUBURBIA - Now in its eighth season (it began its run on TCN) is cheaper than most other comedies at this point in their run, but it is getting more expensive. Airing on Sundays at 830, the veteran comedy is averaging 7.37 million viewers and 1.53 A18-49 - in line with its last two season averages (1.58/1.59). Finding that stability over the course of three seasons is nearly unheard of, but YTN still hasn't renewed Suburbia. Maybe YTN was hoping for numbers better than that of when it aired in the summer? It seems very unlike YTN to cancel a comedy after eight seasons with no proper final season announcement. Renewal odds at 50/50.

TAKEN: GLOBAL - The fourth series in the venerable TAKEN franchise finds itself in an odd spot. The third in the series (New Orleans) was cancelled after only three episodes, while TAKEN and TAKEN: Phoenix will be heading into their ninth and eighth season, respectively, next season. Does TAKEN: Global become the first to be cancelled after one season, or will it join the ranks of the more successful ones? Maybe it has its own path forward. Currently averaging 8.5 million viewers and 1.44 A18-49, the average is well below that of TAKEN (10.8 million / 2.04 A18-49), and slightly behind Phoenix (9.9 million / 1.63 A18-49). Two weeks ago, TAKEN: Global fell to a series low 6.38 million viewers and 1.0 A18-49. The typical TAKEN viewer hasn't latched on to this new series yet, and it still seems to be finding its groove. There are rumors of a possible reboot in season two, although nothing has been confirmed yet. Renewal odds at 90%.

THE PILOTS!
YTN has ordered eleven pilots this season. The network doesn't have a ton of schedule space to fill, so the network may go light this year with new series and order 3-4 new ones, at most. Our insider buzz is listed below.

BURGERS AND FRIES - The 30 minute single-camera comedy has some love from executives for its real look at the fast food world, but others say it lacks the typical feel of a YTN comedy. Reviews have been surprisingly positive from the pilot, with the network refusing to make changes to it. Right now there is quite a bit more buzz than we expected so it could earn a spot on the schedule.

COPS OF BALTIMORE - The episode will air a backdoor pilot on Cops of New York this Friday. Until then, we remain silent...

DAY IN THE LIFE - A unique concept drama for the network, it is surprisingly quiet. We hear the network is making some tweaks to the pilot and hoping to re-film at least two major scenes in the pilot. YTN's still-suspended president Vargas is the biggest supporter of the series, so with her fate in doubt, is the same for this pilot? Likely.

DEEP TIES - Some of the worst buzz for any fall pilot is attached to this pilot. One insider tells us, "All the executives were stunned at how poorly the pilot turned out given the high expectations. I can report Vargas walked out halfway through the pilot."

FAMILY BUSINESS - YTN is very (very) high on the multi-camera comedy and believe it is the perfect occupant for the Thursday 830 timeslot (even though Blended) is holding up well in the timeslot. Audience reports from the pilot filming were more positive than any comedy pilot from last season. Insiders tell us the network has put out hiring notices for writers, which bodes well for a series order.

I'M REBECCA - High concept, serial drama. The pilot was screened by network executives and we hear they are making changes to make the series "less confusing". Creative differences are being exposed by both the network and creator. If anything, this one is held for midseason after some major re-tooling.

MARRIAGE BY DEFAULT - Comedies like this one typically fit right in the wheelhouse of the standard YTN family comedy. For some reason, however, this one is universally panned by audience reports. Many of those reports indicated confusion on if the comedy was 'family' or 'relationship' and that long term it did not make much sense. We also hear that during the pilot filming, there was little to no laughter from the live audience - yikes.

NOT OUR PLAN - The pilot is being compared to Roommates, which ended its run on YTN a few years ago. Some of the audience reports are positive, while others are negative. There really does not seem to be a consensus on the pilot. A few network executives are reported to want changes, while others are skeptical that changes could work. Possible midseason pickup?

SOCCER, USA - If any YTN comedy is taking the unique route this season, it is indeed Soccer USA. The single camera comedy is rare on YTN (just The High Times of Denver), but is also a family comedy. Would it break the mold of all multi-camera comedy blocks, or would it fit right in with the others? Reviews are slowly trickling in since the pilot just finished filming Saturday afternoon. Audience reports are mixed.

yankeesrj12

04-03-2017, 08:58 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN UPDATES SUMMER SCHEDULE
YTN has made updates to its upcoming summer schedule.

The most noticeable change is game show night on Wednesdays, with the addition of Locked in the 9 o'clock hour. It will lead in to the previously unscheduled fifth season of serial drama Serial.

Thursday nights have also received a complete makeover, becoming the new summer comedy block. Top-lined by veteran Extended Family in the lead off timeslot, Raising Teenagers returns for the rest of its fifth season at 830. At 9 o'clock, Friends of Mine will lead off the tentpole hour, with freshman comedy Upselling rounding out the comedy block. Upcoming docu-series Life in Prison will air at the end of the night.

Previously scheduled for Thursdays, four episodes of Outdoor Renovation will now air on Fridays, from 8 to 10pm. Once the season for XXX: My Life Story finishes up at 10, Outdoor Renovation will air six episodes a night.

Paul Johnson, Interim President of YTN, says, "The addition of Locked and Serial to the schedule allowed us to, in the process, build our comedy block on Thursday night. The summer schedule has a much better flow to it as a whole with these changes. We now have a full weeknight schedule for the summer season two years in a row. I think we can proudly say we have accomplished the goal of year-round programming."

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factsoflife

04-05-2017, 07:19 AM

yankeesrj12

04-05-2017, 04:17 PM

Sunday, April 2nd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter inched up to 8.22 million viewers and 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.696

At 830pm, a new episode of on-the-bubble Suburbia held with 7.03 million viewers and 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.424

At 9pm, a new episode of Full Time Mom eased to 8.74 million viewers and 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.786

At 930pm, a new episode of Life Lessons rose to 8.18 million viewers and 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.684

At 10pm, a new episode of Virus slid to 6.95 million viewers and 2.9/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths for a new season low, but still ahead of everything from the last three seasons (excluding last season premiere). Half hour: 2.742/2.978

Monday, April 3rd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Revolution garnered 5.61 million viewers and 1.4/6 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Half hour: 1.398/1.467

At 9pm, a new episode of Call Girls jumped to 14.06 million viewers and 5.7/11 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last weeks season low. Half hour: 5.713/5.738

At 10pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver ticked up to 4.75 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Retention from its lead in was 34% among total viewers and 35% in the demo. More below. Unrounded: 1.954

At 1030pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver eased to 3.42 million viewers and 1.5/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last weeks 1030 episode. Still no word on a fifth season. Unrounded: 1.539

Tuesday, April 4th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love scored 8.43 million viewers and 2.5/7 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks season high. Half hour: 2.510/2.451

At 9pm, a special episode of Amazon amassed 7.11 million viewers and 1.5/4 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from its regular Wednesday 10 o'clock episode. It also marks a four tenth improvement compared to the four week timeslot average (1.15 for TAKEN: Global) Half hour: 1.617/1.386

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN (and part one of TAKEN crossover) slid to 11.95 million viewers and 2.2/7 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last weeks 200th episode. The 2.2 is the highest demo for the show (excluding last weeks number) since October 4, 2016 (2.3). Half hour numbers: 2.195/2.245

factsoflife

04-05-2017, 08:24 PM

factsoflife

04-05-2017, 09:15 PM

Latest Pilot Updates
--Gen-TV Development News

A Hollywood Insider Report

Here is the latest in pilot and development news from Gen-TV:

"The Hot Pilots":

Right now, the two hottest pilots at Gen-TV seem to be comedy pilot "The Glam Life" and drama "Degree of Guilt". The comedy pilot, "The GLAM Life" focuses on a party planning company for the ultra-rich, staffed by a group of quirky and eccentric individuals struggling in their personal lives. It comes from Michael Schur (Parks & Recreation; The Good Place) and reportedly is the highest tested pilot Gen-TV has had in years, as it has earned universal support in focus groups.

The drama pilot, "Degree of Guilt" featuring Riz Ahmed in a supporting role has gained traction in recent weeks; especially when Ryan Phillippe joined the cast in the lead role earlier this week, replacing Jason O'Mara who left for creative differences. This pilot has gained a lot of support internally and initial intell suggests that the writing is excellent.

"Latest Castings":

Laura Dern, fresh off the buzzy-hit "Big Little Lies", has joined the cast of "The High Life" (formerly The High Class), which focuses on a family run pharmaceuticals company on the verge of collapse. Dern has snagged one of the leading roles; as the founder of company. She will be joined by David Lyons (Game of Silence; Revolution) who has snagged a lead role as well.

Gen-TV's Pilot Season:
News and Rumors

A Hollywood Insider Report

Rumor Alert:

Much like a planned 2011 reboot, the current "Designing Women" redo seems to be running out of steam. Sources in Gen-TV tell our reporters that "casting is not coming together, and we seem to be at an impasse with this one. " Another source says "The script is a big mess and that is part of what is hindering the reboot from gaining any traction."

Also, a reboot of "E.R." that was ordered to script only a few days ago seems to be running into trouble as well; this time the issue is about the licensing fees that Gen-TV would have to pay the studio which owns "E.R.", which is Warner Brothers. Sources tell us that talks about a price are not going well and that the project may be dead in the water.

"Adjustments & Changes:"

Gen-TV is apparently changing the title of pilot "The Palm Life" to "Private Lives", as they felt the original title was a bit bland. Sources indicate that Gen-TV also is asking producers to change the setting of the series from Palm Beach, Florida to another sunny location, possibly Hawaii.

Our insiders tell us that Gen-TV "desperately wants a new nighttime soap on their schedule, but right now is having a difficult time finding a script they like enough to order to series." Apparently, neither "The Palm Life" or "Blue Waves" is gaining enough support to go forward to series.

factsoflife

04-05-2017, 09:29 PM

Breaking News:
Plain Land Murders to Fall 2017

Hollywood Now Exclusive:

Gen-TV has finally announced an airdate for the second season of "The Plain Land Murders"; a popular crime anthology that become a massive success in its 13-week run back in January 2016. The long-on-the-shelf second season will air in Fall 2017, and will apparently garner a prime spot on the networks fall schedule.

The series debuted as a six-week limited series back in 2016 and was so popular that Gen-TV ordered an additional six episodes before the third episode had even aired. That season chronicled a decades long search for a notorious serial killer that was terrifying the plain land states of the USA. It had an all-star cast headlined by Sandra Bullock and Gerard Butler. Only Bullock returns for the second season, reprising her role as FBI Agent Lesley Travers.

The second season will tackle an entirely new case, as Lesley deals with finding a copycat killer who is killing in the manner as the original killer, but in different states. Additional casting details are being kept under wraps for now, but is said to include several high profile stars amongst the principal players.

factsoflife

04-06-2017, 10:46 PM

Gen-TV Orders Additional Pilots:
---More Drama and Comedy Scripts Ordered

A Hollywood Insider Report

It looks like Gen-TV is running into serious problems this development season, specifically that they are unhappy with the majority of the current pilots they have on-tap. In fact, Ross Chin, Gen-TV's President acknowledged this fact yesterday when a asked by a reporter about the state of the development season and he said "We need to take a much closer look at the pilots we have and at the series we have on the bubble, because as things stand right now we are not in a good place." "We need something very big to happen to save this development season."

Today the network ordered a whopping 50 new pilots, split equally between comedy and drama, reality is not a priority this season as the network has several successful reality series already that they can rely on. Series like "The Bidding War", "Ask Alyssa" and "Celebrity Cooking Battles" do decent numbers and are fantastic utility players for filling scheduling holes. The problem lies in their crop of dramatic and comedy series; which as of now are unstable at best. The crop of pilots currently being reviewed are not netting the kind of results the network would hope for in testing, and they are desperate to find some that will potentially work in the long-term as series.

Here is the rundown of just some of the pilots ordered today; which run the gauntlet of styles, tones and genres:

"Drama":

"Highly Functioning Adults": This one-hour, single camera dramedy (in the same vein as FX's Atlanta or Netflix's Orange Is The New Black) is uncharted territory for Gen-TV and combines several different genres. The focus of the pilot is on, a Pittsburg drug dealer identified only as "X" who unexpectedly learns that he has a 10-year old son with special needs. The series would focus on his attempts at gaining custody of his son and the issues he and his son face in their lives. Ross Chin describes this pilot script as "one of the best I've ever read; coming from a novice writer who has no previous professional credits and that expertly combines two distinct worlds; the drug trade and the world of caring for a special needs child."

"Fishermen's Wives": This nighttime soap opera focuses on the lives of four best friends since childhood, who are all in their 30's and live in the same town and are all married to professional fishermen. The outrageous and ballsy pilot focuses on the personal lives of these very complicated ladies and the various lies, deceits, affairs and entanglements they find themselves in.

"Call & Response": This drama pilot focuses on the high stakes world of Emergency Responders (aka, EMT's/Paramedics) and takes a "Law & Order" approach to the drama, by splitting the series into two parts; the first part features the emergency call and the response of the paramedics to the call and the second half featuring the outcome of the call; either medically at the hospital or in a professional sense for the paramedics or doctors involved.

"Malpractice": This drama pilot focuses on medical malpractice cases and focuses on a law firm specializing in these sorts of cases.

"Private Lives of Pretty Faces" (working title): This drama pilot focuses on the personal lives of residents of a gated community in L.A., all of whom happen to be A-List actors, athletes, models and entertainment agents.

"Basketballers's Wives": This drama pilot focuses on the personal lives of five wives who are married to professional basketball players.

"Comedy":

"Fish Out of Water": This pilot is for a fantasy/children's series about a mermaid named Meredith who finds out on her 16th birthday that she is actually half-human and has a human father up on earth. She is given the chance to explore this half of herself as she is able to live on earth as a human until her 21st Birthday when she will have to make a choice between living as a human for the rest of her life and never returning to the sea or returning to the ocean and giving up her human self forever. This pilot is being aimed at the 10-15 year old audience.

"The Special Classroom": This unique comedy pilot is for a children's series which would presumably occupy a portion of the networks schedule alongside "Magic School" and "Zendaya" and focuses on a special needs classroom and the children in it. The unique part about this series is that it would utilize puppets from Sesame Workshop instead of child actors. It is being aimed at the 3-10 year old audience, and would be the networks first foray into this type of children's programming, aimed at a much younger audience than "Magic School" or "Zendaya".

factsoflife

04-07-2017, 04:02 AM

Gen-TV's Pilot Season:
News and Rumors

A Hollywood Insider Report

Rumor Alert:

Much like a planned 2011 reboot, the current "Designing Women" redo seems to be running out of steam. Sources in Gen-TV tell our reporters that "casting is not coming together, and we seem to be at an impasse with this one. " Another source says "The script is a big mess and that is part of what is hindering the reboot from gaining any traction."

Also, a reboot of "E.R." that was ordered to script only a few days ago seems to be running into trouble as well; this time the issue is about the licensing fees that Gen-TV would have to pay the studio which owns "E.R.", which is Warner Brothers. Sources tell us that talks about a price are not going well and that the project may be dead in the water.

"Adjustments & Changes:"

Gen-TV is apparently changing the title of pilot "The Palm Life" to "Private Lives", as they felt the original title was a bit bland. Sources indicate that Gen-TV also is asking producers to change the setting of the series from Palm Beach, Florida to another sunny location, possibly Hawaii.

Our insiders tell us that Gen-TV "desperately wants a new nighttime soap on their schedule, but right now is having a difficult time finding a script they like enough to order to series." Apparently, neither "The Palm Life" or "Blue Waves" is gaining enough support to go forward to series.

Gen-TV Pilot Updates:
--Most Recent Development News

"First Official Passes":

Gen-TV has made their first official passes of pilot season, announcing that they will not be moving forward with the following pilots "Grow Up, Ginny", "E.R." or "Designing Women." In the case of "E.R.", the reboot of the popular medical drama fell victim to an issue with licensing fees Gen-TV would have to pay Warner Brothers, sources say "the two parties were too far apart on numbers to come to any agreement."

As for "Designing Women", the reboot fell apart in the writing process and completely deteriorated in casting when Gen-TV Executives could not come to agreement with producers on a cast for the series. Lastly, "Grow Up, Ginny" is being passed over because as one Gen-TV Exec put it "that pilot just didn't live up to its potential, it really isn't very interesting at all."

Sources close to Gen-TV tell us that at least two other pilots "Say Uncle" and "Capital Defense" are thisclose to being passed over as well, and that decisions on those two will likely be made within the next two weeks.

"Name Changes and Rewrites:"

Gen-TV is indeed going forward with plans to rewrite and rename the pilot "The Palm Life." The series title has been changed officially to "Pretty Big Lies" and the format of the show is changing as well. Though it will still be a nighttime soap, it will be retooled to be more upscale, and closer in tone to HBO's "Big Little Lies" instead of being more like "The OC" or "Melrose Place" as originally intended. Sources tell us this decision was made by Ross Chin who was a big fan of the HBO program and wanted something of that calibre on his network.

"Casting News:"

Michael Strahan (Good Morning America, Live with Kelly & Michael) has landed the lead role in the sitcom pilot "Homefield Advantage".

Lena Dunham has been cast in "Highly Functioning Adults", a Gen-TV pilot in which she will play the "baby mama" of the lead character; a drug dealer who discovers he is the father of a special needs child. Due to her casting the age of the special needs son character is being shifted from 10 to 8, so that Dunham's casting makes more sense. The two male leads are still being cast, and Gen-TV is apparently seeking a name performer for the adult lead.

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04-11-2017, 01:41 AM

Wednesday, April 5th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Boston General slid to 7.35 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.093/1.269

At 9pm, a new episode of CIA Files amassed 14.29 million viewers and 3.4/12 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Half hour: 3.411/3.428

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Global (part two of the TAKEN crossover) scored 8.41 million viewers and 1.5/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from its most recent episode, and its best performance since January 31st (1.6). Retention from its lead in was 59% among total viewers and 44% in the demo. Half hour: 1.700/1.374

Thursday, April 6th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes eased to 8.01 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.964

At 830pm, a new episode of Blended inched up to 6.99 million viewers and 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.695

At 9pm, a new episode of The Hughes Family garnered 10.14 million viewers and 2.8/8 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Unrounded: 2.812

At 9pm, week eleven of Growing Up at 30 ticked down to 6.08 million viewers and 1.5/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new low for the third straight week. Unrounded: 1.531

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix (part three of the TAKEN crossover) jumped to 10.67 million viewers and 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week for its best performance since October 13th (1.8) - and one tenth shy of its season high (1.9 - season premiere and week two). Half hour: 1.823/1.845

Friday, April 7th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Secret Service rose to 4.86 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for its best performance since January 27th (0.8) . Half hour: 0.726/0.821

At 9pm, a new episode of Serve and Protect: Detroit perked up to 8.74 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week to tie its Friday high. Half hour: 1.156/1.158

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York (and the backdoor pilot for possible-pickup Cops of Baltimore spiked to 10.61 million viewers and 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.401/1.310

factsoflife

04-11-2017, 09:25 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:
Saturday, April 1-Tuesday, April 4, 2017:

Saturday, April 1:

Gen-TV's original programming returned to the air on Saturday night, after taking a month-long (scheduled) hiatus. Ratings across the board were down over the previous original episodes, which aired in February 2017. "Sisters" was the strongest in terms of retaining previous viewership levels; netting a 2.9 in demos; while "Code of Ethics" dropped to a 1.3 in demos. Among total viewers, "Law & Order: New York City" was the #1 rated scripted program on TV, with 14.2 million viewers, and overall, second only to NCAA coverage on CBS.

8pm: Sisters (New): 12.3 million/2.9 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 11.8 million/1.3 18-49

10pm: Gen-TV Original Movies (New):

"Ramona's Romantic Valentine's Day" (held over from a planned February airing due to scheduling issues): 7.5 million/6.2 18-49

11pm: Law & Order: New York City (New): 14.2 million/4.1 18-49

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Sunday, April 2:

Ratings were more stable on Sunday with "The Bidding War" and "Food Showdown" holding court as the series with the least viewer erosion on Sunday night. "Threesome" returned with respectable numbers, while "Intrusion" basically imploded.

8pm: Food Showdown (New; Season Premiere): 10.3 million/4.4 18-49

9pm: Threesome (New): 8.5 million/3.4 18-49

930: Threesome (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: The Bidding War (New; Season Premiere): 12.2 million/4.8 18-49

11: Intrusion (New): 4.5 million/2.1 18-49

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Monday, April 3:

Gen-TV's Monday line-up continues to be one of its strongest assets; returning with only a negligible amount of viewer erosion. "Magic School" is the clear favorite once again, out-ranking "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS by a wide margin in demos. "Hart of Family" continues to climb upwards, earning its early renewal and "Blood Relations" was on TV, but viewed by nearly nobody.

8pm: Magic School (New): 15.5 million/6.5 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 12.5 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 14.8 million/5.9 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 11.1 million/3.1 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 15.9 million/4.5 18-49

11: Blood Relations (New): 3.1 million/.98 18-49
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Tuesday, April 4:

Tuesday was a surprisingly strong night of programming for Gen-TV; considering new episodes haven't air in a month. Series premiere of "Ask Alyssa" at 10pm is a surprise success, netting nearly 10 million viewers out of the gate with very little promotion. "Sisterly Love" clearly benefitted from the last month of controversy surrounding its ratings, as those ratings nearly doubled in demos. Series premiere of "Places We Go" debuted strong; especially in female demos.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 13.3 million/4.3 18-49

830: Peretti Rules (New): 7.3 million/4.4 18-49

9: Every Other Weekend (New): 12.3 million/5.3 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 28.4 million/10.4 18-49

10: Ask Alyssa (New; Series Premiere): 9.94 million/4.4 18-49

11: Places We Go (New; Series Premiere): 13.8 million/6.4 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Wednesday, April 5-Monday, April 10, 2017:

Wednesday, April 5:

It was a true mixed bag for Gen-TV on Wednesday, with "The Heist" series premiere drawing a record low for the network in demos and returning drama "Boston Homicide" shedding nearly 50% (in households) of its audience over its previous original airing, and drops nearly 30% in demos.

Returning series "Unlikely Family", "Running In Circles" and "Cop City" return steady to previous numbers. "Selling Out" is the only Gen-TV series on Wednesday night to grow over its previous airing.

8pm: Unlikely Family (New): 39.5 million/6.8 18-49

830: Running In Circles (New): 15.4 million/4.5 18-49

9: Selling Out (New): 41.8 million/14.1 18-49

930: The Heist (New; Series Premiere): 10,000/.14 18-49

10: Boston Homicide (New): 8.95 million/5.0 18-49

11: Cop City (New): 23.4 million/4.3 18-49
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Thursday, April 6:

Gen-TV had a solid night on Thursday; "Raising Grandma" and "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" return steady over previous original episode. "Mama Knows Best" and "Cooking For Dummies" return slightly down from previous airing, but still in the "solid hit" range. "The Malones" however, returns down from an already previous low. Meanwhile, season premiere of "Nicki J's World" returns down nearly 40% from season 1.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 23.9 million/6.8 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (New): 23.2 million/9.6 18-49

9pm: Nicki J's World (New; Season Premiere): 5.4 million/3.4 18-49

930: Cooking For Dummies (New): 12.1 million/2.5 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 70.4 million/15.5 18-49

11: The Malones (New): 4.4 million/1.1 18-49

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Friday, April 7:

Friday was a successful night for Gen-TV; all series returned on-par with previous original episode and new reality drama "Soapless: Life After Daytime" debuted to stellar ratings, and sets the record the Best Friday Night Premiere Ratings since 1993.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 40.5 million/8.3 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 38.4 million/6.5 18-49

10: ColdFront (New; Final Episodes!): 10.2 million/5.5 18-49

11: Soapless: Life After Daytime (New; Series Premiere): 14.2 million/4.5 18-49

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Saturday, April 8:

Saturday was a huge success for Gen-TV; "Sisters" is on-par with its previous original episode; "Law & Order: New York City' is steady in demos and Gen-TV's Original Movie "The Wedding Reception" aired to positive acclaim and decent numbers.

8pm: Sisters (New): 27.4 million/8.4 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 24.9 million/7.5 18-49

10: Gen-TV Original Movie:

"The Wedding Reception" (New): 16.6 million/5.8 18-49

11: Law & Order: New York City (New): 8.6 million/5.5 18-49

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Sunday, April 9:

Gen-TV had a blowout success on Sunday, garnering strong numbers for new seasons of "Food Showdown" and "The Bidding War" and decent returns for strong utility player "Threesome". "Intrusion" is the only let-down as it has been all season long.

8pm: Food Showdown (New; Season Premiere): 19.4 million/4.4 18-49

9pm: Threesome (New): 10.4 million/4.8 18-49

930: Threesome (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: The Bidding War (New; Season Premiere): 20.2 million/4.8 18-49

11: Intrusion (New): 4.4 million/1.1 18-49

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Monday, April 10:

The only let-down for Gen-TV on Monday is that "Blood Relations" continues to underperform in its final episodes. All other series were on-par with its previous original airing. "Magic School" outshined "Zendaya" week, taking #1 for the timeslot.

8pm: Magic School (New): 22.4 million/8.4 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 22.1 million/7.6 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 14.3 million/7.5 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 12.8 million/4.1 1 8-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 17.5 million/4.5 18-49

11: Blood Relations (New): 5.3 million/1.5 18-49

factsoflife

04-11-2017, 09:32 PM

Gen-TV Pulls Comedy After 1 Episode
---Desperately Amy Burn-Offs Will Air

Gen-TV has pulled the plug on comedy series "The Heist" after one low rated episode aired this week. The series, a satire of the robbery/thief/heist movie genre was seen by less than 12,000 viewers in it's debut episode on Wednesday night. This airing was the lowest-rated episode of any show Gen-TV has ever aired. Though critical reviews for the series were strong, viewers just didn't tune in.

To replace the series, Gen-TV will burn-off the final seven produced episodes of "Desperately Amy"; a comedy that the network cancelled earlier this season. The series will air episodes that were pulled from the schedule and that were already produced. The series however, is still cancelled.

factsoflife

04-12-2017, 07:13 PM

Breaking News:
Gen-TV Plans UpFronts, despite threat of writers strike

Gen-TV has gone ahead and released details for their planned UpFronts Presentation, which will proceed as planned, despite the looming threat of a writers strike. The annual presentation for ad buyers in which networks present their Fall Schedules and seek ad buyers for their programming will proceed as planned on May 5th in New York & Los Angeles.

In the event of a writers strike, the presentation will be postponed until the strike is resolved; a plan nobody hopes to see happen. The last time writers went on strike was the 2007-2008 season, a strike that delayed the start of the TV season and cost TV Studios and Networks millions of dollars.

Unlike previous years, the Gen-TV Presentation this year is going to be "muted, understated and demure" says Gen-TV President Ross Chin. "We understand that a strike could be disruptive to the industry and out of respect for that we will not be hosting a lavish or glamarous affair." "We want to do a understated and respectful presentation."

Gen-TV President Ross Chin will Co-Host the UpFront Presentation for Gen-TV alongside several of Gen-TV's biggest stars; they include Patti Labelle (Mama Knows Best), Zendaya Coleman (Zendaya); Eva LaRue (Unlikely Family), Justin Long & Rashida Jones (Making It Work) and selected cast members from "Sisters" and "The Mallory's of Jefferson County", which are yet to be determined as scheduling is still being worked out.

In the event of a strike, it is unlikely cast members would attend as they would likely be on the picket line and would not want to cross. In that event, Ross Chin would present the UpFront presentation with Cain Wentworth, who is Chairperson of Gen-TV's Board of Directors.

factsoflife

04-12-2017, 07:29 PM

Three Gen-TV Series Complete Filming
---2 Dramas and 1 Talk Show Finish Production

Two of Gen-TV's signature dramas and a struggling talk show have completed production. The daytime talk show "That Show with Ty Treadway and Lisa Rinna" was cancelled back in December after ratings fell to unacceptable limits; but the series continued production on its original order until April 11th, when it finished production. The final episode of "That Show with Ty Treadway and Lisa Rinna" airs on Gen-TV Daytime on April 14th.

Meanwhile, the two dramas "ColdFront" and "Blood Relations" were also cancelled back in December and have finally completed production on their final three episodes. Both series are currently airing their final six episodes and will not return in the fall. Both series debuted in 2015 and were instant successes, grabbing huge ratings; critical acclaim and winning a slew of awards; and in both cases creative issues caused viewers to flee and ratings dropped.

The cast of "ColdFront" celebrated their final episode by completing an interview and photoshoot for "Entertainment Weekly" in which they relived the series most memorable moments; including the on-screen death of one character played by Calista Flockhart that remains a low-point for the series. The cast of "Blood Relations", (Sela Ward and Lynn Whitfield) invited the crew to dinner at a L.A. restaurant and celebrated three seasons of working together.

The daytime talk show's final taping was less grand and featured only a small store-bought cake; that was cut by Treadway prior to starting the filming of the episode and he reportedly thanked the crew for their hard work. Lisa Rinna reportedly stayed in her dressing room until cameras rolled and did not thank anybody; sources say her attitude on-set has been horrible in recent weeks as she blames Ty for bringing her on a show that was about to be cancelled. Insiders say "Lisa has been cruel to Ty and has acted cold and distant all season as she realized the show would be cancelled."

factsoflife

04-12-2017, 10:41 PM

Breaking News:
Ross Chin named Gen-TV President

Confirming what was widely expected all along, Gen-TV has finally named a successor for retiring President Suzanne Stefan-Clarke, as they have officially named Ross Chin to assume the role. Chin, a prodigy who spent nearly half a decade at 20th Century Fox being mentored by Dana Walden and Gary Newman was hired by Clarke to fill the vacant role of Vice President following her succession to President last year following the death of Sylvia Wilkes Sharpe.

Chin will assume the role of President immediately, though Stefan-Clarke will officially remain on the payroll until May 2017 when her retirement kicks into effect.

The role of Vice President will remain vacant for the time being as Gen-TV seeks out a replacement. Sources indicate several names are being considered for the role, including one unlikely candidate, Eva Vargas, currently suspended from YTN. Vargas was previously considered for the President role before Sandy Torres took over.

Update On Gen-TV Vice President Search
---Who Will Be Gen-TV's Next V.P.?

It has been about a month since Ross Chin advanced to the role of President of Gen-TV; replacing his mentor Suzanne Stefan-Clarke who retired from the TV Industry and left her role as President. At the time, Gen-TV said that the role of Vice President, which Chin previously held "would remain vacant for the foreseeable future until we can find the perfect candidate to take this role." Seemingly, "foreseeable future" doesn't mean "forever" and a month is adequate time to fill such a role right? Hollywood Now wanted to know where things stand, who they are looking at to fill this role and when an announcement can be made. We did some investigating and got some information:

According to Gen-TV's legal department "We cannot currently comment on the search for our Vice President. This is a legal matter and commenting on such would be to disclose sensitive and privileged information pertaining to on-going legal and financial discussions and would violate the privacy of our candidates."

Basically that is the Gen-TV legal department saving face because the information we uncovered from talking to sources inside Gen-TV and the TV industry say that the search for Gen-TV's next Vice President is "going very slowly as Gen-TV awaits a response from one person in particular who they hope to see inherit this job." "That person is Eva Vargas, currently suspended from YTN Network and who Ross Chin hopes to mentor and turn into an asset for Gen-TV." "However, due to her contract with YTN she cannot legally discuss any future positions until her contract is expired or terminated." "Ross apparently wants to wait and fill the position when she is available to discuss this role." "Even if Eva turns down Gen-TV, she is the top choice and Ross wants her to have first right of refusal."

This is an especially odd choice given the tense history that exists between Chin and Vargas, stemming from a scandal earlier this year that resulted in her suspension from YTN after inaccurately reporting ratings information and refusing to apologize; a feat that made YTN look bad and hurt the reputation of the network as a whole. This lead to Vargas and YTN being fined and censured by various regulatory boards; including the FCC and the National Ratings Board. Some of these fines were eventually overturned but the damage was done. Ross Chin was one of the people who spoke out against Vargas at the time, but sources tell us his comments weren't personal and were only meant to clarify the facts.

However, Vargas is not the only name in consideration; several others are being groomed in case Vargas can't or won't come work for Gen-TV. A former YTN Executive, Taylor Song is being considered for the role and reportedly is "beyond anxious to return to the TV industry"; an industry she hasn't worked for since 2011 when she exited the network in controversy. Another name being considered is Jamie Tarses, a renowned name in the industry who runs one of the most successful production companies in the country. She previously served as President of ABC Network back in the 1990's. Two other names are being bandied about as potential considerations too; Kimberly Vail, a basically unknown development executive from Toronto, Canada is being considered because of a close connection she has with Cain Wentworth, who runs the board of directors for Gen-TV; and Amanda Leigh Green, a former Gen-TV President is also being considered as a possible candidate. Supposedly, this disgraced Gen-TV President has made amends with Wentworth and is being considered as a replacement if none of the others work out; sources say however that "Green is a longshot, a dark horse and very unlikely to get this role."

It looks like the future is still up in the air and is basically up to Eva Vargas to determine. Only time will tell, but for the time being, Doug Bartell, Gen-TV's former President of Programming (among other roles) will fill in temporarily assisting Ross Chin as needed, though he won't be given an official title.

yankeesrj12

04-13-2017, 01:51 PM

Sunday, April 9th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter slid to 7.39 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low. Unrounded: 1.486

At 830pm, a new episode of on-the-bubble Suburbia eased to 6.82 million viewers and 1.3/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new season low. Unrounded: 1.335

At 9pm, a new episode of Full Time Mom scored 8.89 million viewers and 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.814

At 930pm, a new episode of Life Lessons fell to 7.67 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.599

At 10pm, a new episode of Virus jumped to 7.28 million viewers and 3.2/7 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week. Half hour: 3.145/3.276

Monday, April 10th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Revolution slipped to 5.31 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week for a new series low. Half hour: 1.285/1.325

At 9pm, a new episode of Call Girls garnered 14.26 million viewers and 5.7/11 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 5.693/5.782

At 10pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver dropped to 4.12 million viewers and 1.8/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Retention from its lead in was 29% among total viewers and 31% in the demo. More below. Unrounded: 1.810

At 1030pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver held with 3.49 million viewers and 1.5/6 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks 1030 episode. Still no word on a fifth season. Unrounded: 1.513

Tuesday, April 11th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love amassed 8.24 million viewers and 2.5/7 among adults 18-49, even with its season high for the third straight week. YTN is pre-empting next weeks episode of TAKEN: Global in favor of a two hour season finale for Looking for Love. The current season is up more than 30% compared to the fall season - wow! Half hour: 2.486/2.525

At 9pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Global returned to its regular timeslot after a special Wednesday airing to 7.46 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from its last Tuesday airing. The series, which still has not been renewed for a second season, will not air another episode before the YTN upfront presentation, due to next weeks pre-emption. Half hour: 1.301/1.142

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN ticked down to 11.21 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour numbers: 1.913/1.996

factsoflife

04-13-2017, 11:09 PM

A Hollywood Insider Report:
What Will Gen-TV's Fall Look Like?

We won't have any official idea what Gen-TV's Fall 2017 schedule will look like until at least May 5th, depending on the outcome of ongoing writers guild discussions which could result in a potential strike. But according to our sources there are some programs with a larger than average chance of getting picked up and some central ideas that seem to be taking place. We discuss all those and more in our preview of what we think Gen-TV's big power moves will be:

"More Comedy":

Gen-TV had major success with it's comedy development last season; even if "Outside The Lines" is an average performer and "Suddenly Single" and "Desperately Amy" were big failures. They managed to create a solid block of programming with "Magic School" and "Zendaya" that dominates Monday nights; they had breakout hits with "Mama Knows Best" and mid-season entry "Selling Out" and strong performers in "Hart of Family" and "Unlikely Family." Sources indicate that Gen-TV isn't going to ignore this trend and will continue to program additional comedy hours. According to industry insiders "Gen-TV will probably have double the number of half-hour comedies on the schedule than they currently have."

Debbie Smith, a Hollywood Publicist says "Based on the calls I'm getting about potential P.R. work, Gen-TV seems to be leaning heavily on sitcoms this development season; and it seems will try programming for the underserved pre-school market for the first time ever."

It seems that the series most likely to get picked-up if this trend is accurate are "Fish Out Of Water", a pre-teen comedy with fantasy elements about a mermaid living as a human for the first time. Sources tell us "Gen-TV is keen on this one because it has a youthful vibe to it and will appeal to young viewers." We also hear that viewers should be on the look-out for "Say Uncle" and "The Glam Squad" to make the cut; though they appeal to entirely different demographics. "Say Uncle" would be a natural pairing with current family comedies like "Hart of Family" or "Unlikely Family", both of which appeal to a broad audience; and "The Glam Squad" likely would be paired with edgier and more adult-oriented comedies "Making It Work" or "Sisterly Love."

The comedy pilots least likely to get a pick-up? According to sources, "Growing Up Ginny", "Designing Women" and "Limited Edition", which our insiders say are trending downward or have already been passed over.

"Balanced Drama Genres:"

Gen-TV has always had a mix of prestige dramas and mass-appeal dramas and this is a trend that will likely continue. Pilots like "Life of Mann", "The September Club", "The High Life" and " Pretty Big Lies" all could easily fit this category of high-end dramas that garner awards nominations and appeal to the most intelligent viewers. Meanwhile, they will likely co-exist amongst more mass-appeal soaps and crime procedurals like "Boston Homicide" and "Sisters." Gen-TV has pilots "Jack of All Trades", "Degree of Guilt" and "Capital Defense" all vying for slots on the schedule; and it wouldn't be surprising to see some nights of programming that include several different types of genres.

"Veteran Drama's Will End:"

Last season, Gen-TV cancelled some long in the tooth comedies (Molly Says, I Said So) and this year it will probably be dramas like "Sisters" or "Mallory's of Jefferson County" that will get the axe. We are hearing that an end date for "Sisters" is imminent and that the fate of "Mallory's" is up in the air as the drama seems to be fading in popularity and skyrocketing production costs might spell the end. A source says "Mallory's is a tricky show as it still gets over 70 million viewers; but that is a massive loss of audience from a time when the series would easily grab over 100 million viewers." "The show is very expensive to produce and has already earned the network syndication dollars; so there is little incentive to continue production while ratings drop and production costs rise." It won't be shocking if the series is given a final renewal and is told to wrap up production within the season.

factsoflife

04-15-2017, 03:39 AM

Gen-TV Pilot Updates:
--Most Recent Development News

"First Official Passes":

Gen-TV has made their first official passes of pilot season, announcing that they will not be moving forward with the following pilots "Grow Up, Ginny", "E.R." or "Designing Women." In the case of "E.R.", the reboot of the popular medical drama fell victim to an issue with licensing fees Gen-TV would have to pay Warner Brothers, sources say "the two parties were too far apart on numbers to come to any agreement."

As for "Designing Women", the reboot fell apart in the writing process and completely deteriorated in casting when Gen-TV Executives could not come to agreement with producers on a cast for the series. Lastly, "Grow Up, Ginny" is being passed over because as one Gen-TV Exec put it "that pilot just didn't live up to its potential, it really isn't very interesting at all."

Sources close to Gen-TV tell us that at least two other pilots "Say Uncle" and "Capital Defense" are thisclose to being passed over as well, and that decisions on those two will likely be made within the next two weeks.

"Name Changes and Rewrites:"

Gen-TV is indeed going forward with plans to rewrite and rename the pilot "The Palm Life." The series title has been changed officially to "Pretty Big Lies" and the format of the show is changing as well. Though it will still be a nighttime soap, it will be retooled to be more upscale, and closer in tone to HBO's "Big Little Lies" instead of being more like "The OC" or "Melrose Place" as originally intended. Sources tell us this decision was made by Ross Chin who was a big fan of the HBO program and wanted something of that calibre on his network.

"Casting News:"

Michael Strahan (Good Morning America, Live with Kelly & Michael) has landed the lead role in the sitcom pilot "Homefield Advantage".

Lena Dunham has been cast in "Highly Functioning Adults", a Gen-TV pilot in which she will play the "baby mama" of the lead character; a drug dealer who discovers he is the father of a special needs child. Due to her casting the age of the special needs son character is being shifted from 10 to 8, so that Dunham's casting makes more sense. The two male leads are still being cast, and Gen-TV is apparently seeking a name performer for the adult lead.

Gen-TV News:
--Network Orders Another Round of Pilots

Gen-TV Network has ordered yet another crop of pilots to contend for their Fall 2017 schedule. This last minute round of scripts and pilot presentations comes as a writers strike seems inevitable and it would seem Gen-TV is hoping to have a stockpile of scripts on-hand to pursue at the time a strike is resolved.

Most of these pilots are for one-hour dramas as that seems to be the focus on the networks development this season; as they are pleased with their current comedy roster and have very few comedies in development; and have ordered no reality pilots beyond one's that were previously in development.

Here is the rundown on the newest crop of pilots:

"By Any Means Necessary": This pilot is for a one-hour crime drama set within the internal affairs bureau of the New York Police Department and follows to Internal Affairs detectives as they go undercover within other police departments to root out corruption and dirty cops. This pilot script comes from veteran TV producer Stephen Bochco; who has produced classic series like "NYPD BLUE", "Hill Street Blues" and Gen-TV series "Code of Ethics", "District Attorney" and "Gone".

"Shortage": This high-brow drama is set in the world of the New York Stock Exchange and focuses on a group of five stock brokers as they go through their daily lives and deal with the high pressure world of working in the financial industry. This pilot script comes from David Angelo Hart (Hollywood Law) and his new writing partners Kelsey Shaw and Sean Stanton.

"Spaced Out" (working title): This space-themed drama focuses on a group of scientists training to be astronauts. It mainly focuses on the professional lives of these five people; but occasionally delves into their personal lives.

"Law of Family" (working title): This pilot is for a spin-off of the Stream-ME series "Law of Death" (which previously aired on Gen-TV before moving to the streaming service now called Stream-Me). It focuses on a family run law office that specializes in family law; mainly cases of divorce, custody and fitness to parent cases.

"Juvie" (working title): This legal procedural focuses on the daily lives of children incarcerated in a juvenile detention center (juvenile prison).

"Newly American": This drama focuses on a family of immigrants who recently became American Citizens and the challenges they face daily.

factsoflife

04-15-2017, 11:09 PM

Breaking Report:
Gen-TV Axes Hilary Swank Drama

It's been a rocky road, but Gen-TV has finally determined the fate of freshmen drama "Code of Ethics" which stars Hilary Swank as a female police captain in a homicide unit. The drama which averages 10.8 million/4.2 18-49 has finally been cancelled and will not return in the fall. After debuting softly in the fall, the series managed to rebound and was averaging between 14 and 16 million per episode until a mid-season hiatus saw the series drop nearly 25% in viewership. The chances of renewal were always slim, but had been looking up in recent weeks as Gen-TV development seemed to be lagging.

The biggest sign however that renewal wasn't likely occured last week when Hilary Swank confirmed she was seeking a new TV development deal and that her Gen-TV holding deal was no longer in existence. Swank first signed a Gen-TV development deal in 2015 which resulted in her producing the now cancelled Gen-TV drama "Field of Lilies" and the smash hit drama "The Hardest Goodbye" which returns this summer for its third season. Both series focused on the subject of cancer. Acting wise, Swank's deal produced a five-episode arc for Swank on "Field of Lilies", where she played a breast cancer doctor who refuses treatment for herself and dies; and the starring role in "Code of Ethics", which took nearly two years to get a series order as it was retooled several times before Gen-TV brought it to series. At the same time Swank announced her intention to seek a new TV development deal; the cast of "Code of Ethics" was also released from its contracts with Gen-TV.

This cancellation is also significant in that "Code of Ethics" is the last remaining Stephen Bochco series on TV; following the cancellation earlier this season of Gen-TV's "District Attorney". Prior to these two programs, the veteran TV producers most recent TV entries were, TNT's "Raising The Bar" (2007-2008) and Gen-TV's "Gone" (2010-2014) .

factsoflife

04-15-2017, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted By FactsofLife on 2/8/2017:
Big News:
Jackee Harry to Gen-TV Daytime

In a new Hollywood Now feature, we'll be discussing some of the day's biggest news items and today's feature is Big with a Capital B, or rather, a Capital J as in JACKEE. Hollywood Now can exclusively confirm that "Raising Grandma" and former "227"/"Sister, Sister" star Jackee Harry has signed a deal to host and produce a brand new daytime talk show for Gen-TV Studios... But there is a twist.

The new series is actually a sitcom-talk show hybrid, in that it is a scripted sitcom about the host of a daytime talk show. The series focuses on Jackie (spelled with a Kie instead of Kee) Walters, an over-the-top diva who is also a single mother, ex-wife three times over and host of a once-popular daytime talk show who is desperate to get her show back to its 1980's glory days. The kitschy, glossy series will feature lots of celebrity guest stars and a heavy dose of nostalgia as well.

Currently the working title of the series is "Jackie" but that is subject to change. Gen-TV Studios is currently developing the series with hopes for a launch in the fall on Gen-TV's daytime schedule.

Harry, an Emmy-winner for her Iconic role on the 1980's sitcom "227" has also starred in the 90's teen sitcom "Sister, Sister" and is currently starring on the multiple award-winning hit Gen-TV sitcom "Raising Grandma".

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Jackee Gets Picked-Up!
---Gen-TV Orders Jackee Harry Daytime Show

Gen-TV has officially ordered "The Jackie Show" to series. Nearly two months after ordering a script, Gen-TV has officially ordered a full 90-episode first season of "The Jackie Show"; a talk show/sitcom hybrid starring Jackee Harry as "Jackie Walters", a washed up, formerly famous talk show host desperate to reclaim her fame and get her TV show back into the A-List. The glossy, nostalgic and lighthearted sitcom will feature cameos and guest appearances from a wide variety of famous and formerly famous guest stars including recurring roles for former talk show hosts Sally Jesse Raphael, Ricki Lake and Rolonda Watts.

Formerly titled "Jackie", "The Jackie Show" will air back-to-back episodes weekdays at 12 and 1230pm starting this fall.

yankeesrj12

04-17-2017, 12:51 AM

Wednesday, April 12th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of on-the-bubble Boston General slid to 6.95 million viewers and 1.1/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 1.002/1.156

At 9pm, a new episode of CIA Files garnered 14.35 million viewers and 3.4/12 among adults 18-49, even for the fourth straight week. Half hour: 3.346/3.366

At 10pm, a new episode of Amazon, back in its regular timeslot after a tryout on Tuesday, amassed 6.86 million viewers and 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, even with its most recent Wednesday airing. The freshman series still hasn't been renewed for a second season and is very much a toss-up for season two. Retention from its lead in was 48% among total viewers and 41% in the demo. Half hour: 1.661/1.217 (quarter halves: 1.748/1.479/1.228/1.206)

Thursday, April 13th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes inched up to 8.48 million viewers and 2.1/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 2.134

At 830pm, a new episode of Blended rose to 7.34 million viewers and 1.8/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for its best performance since moving to the timeslot back in January. Unrounded: 1.813

At 9pm, a new episode of The Hughes Family dropped to 9.57 million viewers and 2.6/8 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Unrounded: 2.587

At 9pm, week twelve of Growing Up at 30 remained at 6.12 million viewers and 1.5/6 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Unrounded: 1.521

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix eased to 10.04 million viewers and 1.7/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last weeks crossover, but still its best regular-episode result since February. Half hour: 1.730/1.709

Friday, April 14th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Secret Service ticked up to 5.03 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for its best performance since moving to the timeslot (also a 0.9) . Half hour: 0.879/0.875

At 9pm, a new episode of Serve and Protect: Detroit perked up to 9.41 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for its best result since December 14th (when it aired on Wednesday nights). Half hour: 1.167/1.178

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York rode the momentum jumping to 11.04 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks Cops of Baltimore backdoor pilot. Half hour: 1.489/1.472

yankeesrj12

04-17-2017, 01:10 AM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN CORP. PRESIDENT FURIOUS AT NETWORK PRESIDENT VARGAS
The ongoing controversy surrounding YTN President Eva Vargas is now making its way up the chain of command: all the way to the President of YTN Corporation.

Grayson Rogers, the rarely seen or heard from executive, is said to be 'fuming' at the situation and 'raging mad' at Eva Vargas. The last time Rogers made any sort of press announcement, was nearly three years ago when he fired network Vice President Nick Greenway for making inappropriate comments.

One insider at the network said Vargas may be on the chopping block, "You know, this is really serious for Eva, and I do not think she quite understands the extent of how far this has gone. Grayson is furious at the negative attention toward YTN, especially so close to pilot season. She messed up and refuses to admit to that, which is concerning."

Ms. Vargas is in the midst of a three-year contract extension, which was singed in June 2015. She initially became president of the network in October 2011, following the death of Olivia Pavlin. Under the terms, through next June, Eva will earn $2.2 per year, plus contract incentives. There are stipulations within the contract that allow YTN Corporation to remove her from the position, but there is no word on what would allow YTN to fire her.

UPDATE: Eva Vargas has been indefinitely suspended by YTN Corporation President Grayson Rogers. Here is the statement:

Paul Johnson was promoted to VP in July 2014, following the dismissal of Greenway. He previously served as President of Network Scheduling.
THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

EVA VARGAS RETURNS AS YTN PRESIDENT, EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
YTN President Eva Vargas is officially back to work tomorrow, with YTN Corporation President Grayson Rogers lifting her suspension after one and a half months.

The suspension stemmed to the controversy between the network and GEN-TV in regard to allegations of lying in press releases. The FCC found little wrong-doing, and only lightly fined the network. Insiders tell us Vargas and Rogers had a face-to-face meeting twice in the last week to work out a deal to allow her to return to the network. Until this point, Vargas was rarely involved in controversy and had a strong bond with Rogers. While that friendship is still being repaired, Rogers ultimately decided to keep his long-time network president.

Grayson Rogers released the following statement:
I am excited to announce that beginning Monday morning, Eva Vargas will return to her role as network president. She will co-lead our upfront presentation with network vice president Paul Johnson later this week.

Over the last month and a half, Paul led YTN with a clear vision and will continue to work closely with Eva to bring our shows to even more viewers,
in even more ways.

The future is bright at YTN.

There was speculation that Vargas was abandoning ship and jumping to her rival, GEN-TV. Vargas went through with her suspension and will continue to run YTN through the length of her contract (June 2018).

factsoflife

04-17-2017, 04:17 AM

Update On Gen-TV Vice President Search
---Who Will Be Gen-TV's Next V.P.?

It has been about a month since Ross Chin advanced to the role of President of Gen-TV; replacing his mentor Suzanne Stefan-Clarke who retired from the TV Industry and left her role as President. At the time, Gen-TV said that the role of Vice President, which Chin previously held "would remain vacant for the foreseeable future until we can find the perfect candidate to take this role." Seemingly, "foreseeable future" doesn't mean "forever" and a month is adequate time to fill such a role right? Hollywood Now wanted to know where things stand, who they are looking at to fill this role and when an announcement can be made. We did some investigating and got some information:

According to Gen-TV's legal department "We cannot currently comment on the search for our Vice President. This is a legal matter and commenting on such would be to disclose sensitive and privileged information pertaining to on-going legal and financial discussions and would violate the privacy of our candidates."

Basically that is the Gen-TV legal department saving face because the information we uncovered from talking to sources inside Gen-TV and the TV industry say that the search for Gen-TV's next Vice President is "going very slowly as Gen-TV awaits a response from one person in particular who they hope to see inherit this job." "That person is Eva Vargas, currently suspended from YTN Network and who Ross Chin hopes to mentor and turn into an asset for Gen-TV." "However, due to her contract with YTN she cannot legally discuss any future positions until her contract is expired or terminated." "Ross apparently wants to wait and fill the position when she is available to discuss this role." "Even if Eva turns down Gen-TV, she is the top choice and Ross wants her to have first right of refusal."

This is an especially odd choice given the tense history that exists between Chin and Vargas, stemming from a scandal earlier this year that resulted in her suspension from YTN after inaccurately reporting ratings information and refusing to apologize; a feat that made YTN look bad and hurt the reputation of the network as a whole. This lead to Vargas and YTN being fined and censured by various regulatory boards; including the FCC and the National Ratings Board. Some of these fines were eventually overturned but the damage was done. Ross Chin was one of the people who spoke out against Vargas at the time, but sources tell us his comments weren't personal and were only meant to clarify the facts.

However, Vargas is not the only name in consideration; several others are being groomed in case Vargas can't or won't come work for Gen-TV. A former YTN Executive, Taylor Song is being considered for the role and reportedly is "beyond anxious to return to the TV industry"; an industry she hasn't worked for since 2011 when she exited the network in controversy. Another name being considered is Jamie Tarses, a renowned name in the industry who runs one of the most successful production companies in the country. She previously served as President of ABC Network back in the 1990's. Two other names are being bandied about as potential considerations too; Kimberly Vail, a basically unknown development executive from Toronto, Canada is being considered because of a close connection she has with Cain Wentworth, who runs the board of directors for Gen-TV; and Amanda Leigh Green, a former Gen-TV President is also being considered as a possible candidate. Supposedly, this disgraced Gen-TV President has made amends with Wentworth and is being considered as a replacement if none of the others work out; sources say however that "Green is a longshot, a dark horse and very unlikely to get this role."

It looks like the future is still up in the air and is basically up to Eva Vargas to determine. Only time will tell, but for the time being, Doug Bartell, Gen-TV's former President of Programming (among other roles) will fill in temporarily assisting Ross Chin as needed, though he won't be given an official title.

Gen-TV's Vice President Search:
----List narrowed down...

Now that Eva Vargas has officially decline (several) offers to join Gen-TV Studios as Vice President, comes time for the company to make serious efforts to fill the position left vacant when Ross Chin ascended to the role or President. It looks like they have gotten one step closer to doing this, today the shortlist of candidates has been narrowed down to three potential people: Taylor Song, Kimberly Vail and a previously unmentioned candidate, Jason Kinworthy.

Hollywood Now can officially confirm that Eva Vargas has declined offers to join Gen-TV, though she did not respond to our request for comment, we have learned that she did not want to leave her role at YTN to accept a lesser role as Vice President. We also have learned that Jamie Tarses has declined this offer, citing her wish to maintain her status as an independent producer. And as expected, Amanda Leigh Green was not asked to take the role at all.

Sources tell us that the three final candidates each come from vastly different backgrounds and would offer unique ideas, here is a rundown on them:

Taylor Song, Age 33: At 33, Song is the youngest candidate, and has the least experience. She was a development executive at YTN from 2009-2011, and exited that company in turmoil after her involvement in an embarrassing scandal that involved sexual harassment and white collar crimes. She was close friends with Brian Lonze, who was also fired from YTN in 2011 and eventually joined Gen-TV where he worked his way to the role of President of Programming. They remained close friends until his shocking death in 2013 from what was termed "an accidental overdose of methamphetamines" by the L.A. County Coroner's office. Song has not worked in the TV industry since leaving YTN in 2011 and has worked as an executive in the natural foods industry since 2013.

Kimberly Vail, Age 45: Vail comes from Toronto, Canada where she has run Toronto's #2 rated news division since 2014. Prior to that she was the Executive Producer of Canada's #1 rated morning news program from 2010-2014; and previously served as a development executive at Canadian Broadcasting Company from 1998-2010. At that job she was responsible for developing a wide variety of scripted programming and in the 2003-2004 TV season she was responsible for developing ten of the top twenty-five programs airing on Canadian TV; a record that she holds to this day in Canada. Sources tell us that Vail's biggest strength is documentary programming (what we call reality TV); and that she is close personal friends with Cain Wentworth.

Jason Kinworthy, Age 58: By far the oldest of the three candidates; he also has the most direct experience as an executive in the TV industry. From 1980-1982 he was an intern on the "Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson", in 1983 he took a job as a Producer on NBC's "Gimme a Break", becoming the youngest producer in NBC history, at 24. This role led him to Associate Producer job on CBS's "Murder She, Wrote"; a role he held from 1984-1993. In 1993 he was promoted to Supervising Producer on "Murder, She Wrote" a role he held until the series was cancelled in 1996. He left NBC in 1996 for a job as Vice President of Daytime TV at ABC. At this role he was responsible for daily supervision of four soap operas, and was directly responsible for helping develop "The View." He held this job until 2006 when he left for a role as an executive at Ford Motors Company. In 2010 he rejoined the TV industry as a development executive for Turner Broadcasting. In 2014 he took a role as Vice President of MTV Networks Inc., a role he held for fifteen days before resigning over disagreements with MTV's President. He hasn't worked in TV since then.

yankeesrj12

04-17-2017, 07:51 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN UPFRONT PREVIEW: WHICH PILOTS ARE HOT? UPDATES!!!

YTN will present its upfront presentation later this week, and the network has ten pilots in contention for pickup. Insiders tell us the network is actively looking at 3 dramas and 2 comedies.

BURGERS AND FRIES - TODAY: After looking good last week, the network is focusing its attention on other pilots now. The network is concerned with the tone, and the fact it is single-camera. There is really no room for it on the schedule, unless it were to double up. It's not considered dead just yet, but its certainly not looking good.

LAST TIME: The 30 minute single-camera comedy has some love from executives for its real look at the fast food world, but others say it lacks the typical feel of a YTN comedy. Reviews have been surprisingly positive from the pilot, with the network refusing to make changes to it. Right now there is quite a bit more buzz than we expected so it could earn a spot on the schedule.

COPS OF BALTIMORE - TODAY: The backdoor pilot wasn't all that well-received but it did bring a nice boost to Cops of New York (which grew again the week after the backdoor pilot). YTN is in search of another procedural, so a pickup seems likely.

LAST TIME: The episode will air a backdoor pilot on Cops of New York this Friday. Until then, we remain silent...

CROSS COUNTRY - Considered dead in the writing stages, YTN quietly handed the script a pilot order last week. The pilot won't film for at least another month or so, well after the YTN upfront presentation. If anything, this will be a midseason order or pushed to next season.

DAY IN THE LIFE - TODAY: With Vargas back in the drivers seat at the network, things are quickly looking up for Day in the Life. The pilot re-shot some scenes and is garnering better reception from other network executives too.

LAST TIME: A unique concept drama for the network, it is surprisingly quiet. We hear the network is making some tweaks to the pilot and hoping to re-film at least two major scenes in the pilot. YTN's still-suspended president Vargas is the biggest supporter of the series, so with her fate in doubt, is the same for this pilot? Likely.

DEEP TIES - We have a name change! The pilot is now known as The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas and is undergoing some other last minute changes to try and pick up steam. Network executives reviewed that pilot yesterday and we're said to still be 'disappointed with the final product'. Seems like a big pass here.

LAST TIME: Some of the worst buzz for any fall pilot is attached to this pilot. One insider tells us, "All the executives were stunned at how poorly the pilot turned out given the high expectations. I can report Vargas walked out halfway through the pilot."

FAMILY BUSINESS - TODAY: More scripts are being written past the pilot episode, with some insiders reporting up to five episodes have already been written. Filming of a second episode has been scheduled for next week, making a pickup look all but certain. As reported last week, audience reports continue to come back very positive. In all 7 screenings last week, at least 85% of the audience was 'very satisfied' by the pilot.

LAST TIME: YTN is very (very) high on the multi-camera comedy and believe it is the perfect occupant for the Thursday 830 timeslot (even though Blended) is holding up well in the timeslot. Audience reports from the pilot filming were more positive than any comedy pilot from last season. Insiders tell us the network has put out hiring notices for writers, which bodes well for a series order.

I'M REBECCA - TODAY: Those creative differences are putting the nail in the coffin on this pilot. Vargas, and network VP Johnson, haven't met with the creative team for the pilot since our last report a few weeks ago. It's never a good sign to be kept in the dark this late in the game.

LAST TIME: High concept, serial drama. The pilot was screened by network executives and we hear they are making changes to make the series "less confusing". Creative differences are being exposed by both the network and creator. If anything, this one is held for midseason after some major re-tooling.

MARRIAGE BY DEFAULT - TODAY: A few script changes were made and 5 screenings took place last week. Those audience reports are being kept under wraps, likely because there was no improvement. The last time they were leaked, it reported a 'very satisfied' rating of 10% - extremely low for a comedy pilot ('very unsatisfied' scored a 30%).

LAST TIME: Comedies like this one typically fit right in the wheelhouse of the standard YTN family comedy. For some reason, however, this one is universally panned by audience reports. Many of those reports indicated confusion on if the comedy was 'family' or 'relationship' and that long term it did not make much sense. We also hear that during the pilot filming, there was little to no laughter from the live audience - yikes.

NOT OUR PLAN - TODAY: Things are cooling down a bit for this one. They were never all that hot either, so its likely dead.

LAST TIME: The pilot is being compared to Roommates, which ended its run on YTN a few years ago. Some of the audience reports are positive, while others are negative. There really does not seem to be a consensus on the pilot. A few network executives are reported to want changes, while others are skeptical that changes could work. Possible midseason pickup?

SOCCER, USA - THIS TIME: With more audience data now available, things show more of the same: mixed reception. There also exists the same problem with Burgers and Fries - nothing else on the schedule really fits. Or does this one somehow sneak into one of the two-hour comedy blocks next season (Thursdays at 930)? If either single-camera were to get an order, it would be this one over Burgers and Fries and those odds are only at 25%.

LAST TIME: If any YTN comedy is taking the unique route this season, it is indeed Soccer USA. The single camera comedy is rare on YTN (just The High Times of Denver), but is also a family comedy. Would it break the mold of all multi-camera comedy blocks, or would it fit right in with the others? Reviews are slowly trickling in since the pilot just finished filming Saturday afternoon. Audience reports are mixed.

factsoflife

04-17-2017, 08:30 PM

Gen-TV News:
--Network Orders Another Round of Pilots

Gen-TV Network has ordered yet another crop of pilots to contend for their Fall 2017 schedule. This last minute round of scripts and pilot presentations comes as a writers strike seems inevitable and it would seem Gen-TV is hoping to have a stockpile of scripts on-hand to pursue at the time a strike is resolved.

Most of these pilots are for one-hour dramas as that seems to be the focus on the networks development this season; as they are pleased with their current comedy roster and have very few comedies in development; and have ordered no reality pilots beyond one's that were previously in development.

Here is the rundown on the newest crop of pilots:

"By Any Means Necessary": This pilot is for a one-hour crime drama set within the internal affairs bureau of the New York Police Department and follows to Internal Affairs detectives as they go undercover within other police departments to root out corruption and dirty cops. This pilot script comes from veteran TV producer Stephen Bochco; who has produced classic series like "NYPD BLUE", "Hill Street Blues" and Gen-TV series "Code of Ethics", "District Attorney" and "Gone".

"Shortage": This high-brow drama is set in the world of the New York Stock Exchange and focuses on a group of five stock brokers as they go through their daily lives and deal with the high pressure world of working in the financial industry. This pilot script comes from David Angelo Hart (Hollywood Law) and his new writing partners Kelsey Shaw and Sean Stanton.

"Spaced Out" (working title): This space-themed drama focuses on a group of scientists training to be astronauts. It mainly focuses on the professional lives of these five people; but occasionally delves into their personal lives.

"Law of Family" (working title): This pilot is for a spin-off of the Stream-ME series "Law of Death" (which previously aired on Gen-TV before moving to the streaming service now called Stream-Me). It focuses on a family run law office that specializes in family law; mainly cases of divorce, custody and fitness to parent cases.

"Juvie" (working title): This legal procedural focuses on the daily lives of children incarcerated in a juvenile detention center (juvenile prison).

"Newly American": This drama focuses on a family of immigrants who recently became American Citizens and the challenges they face daily.

Gen-TV Orders Last Minute Pilots:
---Network gambles with last minute scripts

Gen-TV Network is taking a big gamble on some last minute pilot orders; with the intention of finding some stronger contenders than they've seen up until this point. The pilots ordered today are all drama pilots, and here is the rundown:

"Taking Shelter": This gay-themed romantic drama focuses on what happens to lifelong best friends; Robbie and Mack who become roommates after Mack's wife dies and they realize they are in love with each other. This last minute pilot was ordered by Ross Chin and comes from David Chin; Ross's younger brother. It is based in part on David Chin's life.

"The Sum of Our Parts": This is another gay themed drama; this time focused on a gay teenager named Donnie as he enters his 17th year of life and his junior year of high school and faces the biggest challenge of his life; coming out to his deeply religious family in conservative Florida.

"The Palm Court": This pilot is for a nighttime soap opera about a California apartment building in Palm Beach, California called The Palm Court; whose residents are all Interns for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.

In other news, drama pilot "Spaced Out" is being rewritten and instead of being a soap opera about astronaut trainees; the series is being reworked as a kid friendly drama about kids in space camp. This decision was made by Ross Chin who felt that if the series were able to air in an earlier timeslot it would be more meaningful to the Gen-TV schedule. And lastly, the pilot called "By Any Means Necessary" has changed its title to "Excessive Force."

yankeesrj12

04-18-2017, 02:05 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:

YTN RENEWS MULTIPLE COMEDIES FOR 2017-2018 SEASON
YTN has renewed veteran comedy Suburbia for a ninth season, while freshman midseason comedy Growing Up at 30 will return for its second.

Both series have been given 13 episode orders.

In the 830 timeslot, as part of the new Sunday comedy block, Suburbia is averaging 7.3 million viewers and 1.5 A18-49. The eighth season is on track to be the most-watched season ever and is within 3% of the the demographic average of season five through seven.

Meanwhile, freshman comedy Growing Up at 30 has successfully inherited the Thursday 930 timeslot. Averaging nearly 8 million viewers and a 2.1 A18-49, through ten episodes, Growing Up at 30 is one of the youngest-skewing comedies on the network, behind High Times of Denver.

UPDATE: YTN has renewed The High Times of Denver for a fifth season, its second on the YTN network. Airing on Monday nights, the single-camera comedy is averaging 4.4 million viewers and 1.9 A18-49, in both its 10 and 1030 airings (demographic average is 2.1 A18-49 at 10 and 1.8 A18-49 at 1030).

The long-running comedy is also the youngest-skewing comedy on YTN. In the 18-34 demographic it is averaging a 3.1 - the highest rating for any comedy on the network. It also shows strength in W18-34 (2.2) and M18-34 (3.8).

yankeesrj12

04-19-2017, 07:18 PM

Sunday, April 16th Ratings - YTN
THIS WEEK:
At 10pm, a new episode of Virus eased to 6.87 million viewers and 3.0/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 3.023/3.056

LAST WEEK:
At 8pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter slid to 7.39 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low. Unrounded: 1.486

At 830pm, a new episode of on-the-bubble Suburbia eased to 6.82 million viewers and 1.3/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new season low. Unrounded: 1.335

At 9pm, a new episode of Full Time Mom scored 8.89 million viewers and 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.814

At 930pm, a new episode of Life Lessons fell to 7.67 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.599

At 10pm, a new episode of Virus jumped to 7.28 million viewers and 3.2/7 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week. Half hour: 3.145/3.276

Monday, April 17th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Revolution jumped to 5.89 million viewers and 1.5/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.421/1.603

At 9pm, a new episode of Call Girls garnered 14.31 million viewers and 5.7/11 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Half hour: 5.701/5.745

At 10pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver slid to 3.97 million viewers and 1.7/7 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Retention from its lead in was 29% among total viewers and 31% in the demo. More below. Unrounded: 1.729

At 1030pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver totaled 3.26 million viewers and 1.5/6 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. While the 10 o'clock episode has slowly lost steam, the 1030 episode has shown there is a solid audience for the comedy. Unrounded: 1.504

Tuesday, April 18th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the two hour season finale of Looking for Love finished its strong season with 8.94 million viewers and 2.7/7 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week for its best performance since the season eleven finale on December 9, 2014. Growth over the fall season? 43%! Half hour: 2.539/2.635/2.749/2.856

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN bopped up to 12.08 million viewers and 2.2/7 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour numbers: 2.287/2.193

factsoflife

04-20-2017, 12:52 AM

Gen-TV Pilot Updates:
--Most Recent Development News

"Casting News:"

Michael Strahan (Good Morning America, Live with Kelly & Michael) has landed the lead role in the sitcom pilot "Homefield Advantage".

Lena Dunham has been cast in "Highly Functioning Adults", a Gen-TV pilot in which she will play the "baby mama" of the lead character; a drug dealer who discovers he is the father of a special needs child. Due to her casting the age of the special needs son character is being shifted from 10 to 8, so that Dunham's casting makes more sense. The two male leads are still being cast, and Gen-TV is apparently seeking a name performer for the adult lead.

Gen-TV Casting News:
---Strahan Replaced by Cannon; Ahmed adds another role

Nick Cannon; mostly known as a TV host (MTV's Wild N Out, NBC's America's Got Talent) has quietly replaced Michael Strahan in the Gen-TV pilot "Homefield Advantage" which is changing its title to "Homecourt Advantage". The main character, now played by Cannon will be a former NBA player instead of a former NFL player.

Gen-TV reps would not give a reason for this casting change, however sources indicate that Strahan's relative lack of acting experience seemed to be the main cause for this.

In other news, red-hot actor Riz Ahmed, who already has a role on the Gen-TV drama pilot "Degree of Guilt" (in what is presumably a supporting role) has been cast as the lead male character in the Gen-TV pilot "Highly Functioning Adults". This will reunite him with Lena Dunham, whose show "Girls" he recently appeared in on HBO.

Ahmed has an overall deal with Gen-TV, and seems to be a big priority for the network as the moment. Sources tell us that Ahmed was offered choice of nearly every pilot Gen-TV has in development and has been given unprecedented leeway in choosing which projects he wants to be apart of.

In other news, John Stamos has been cast in the pilot "Say Uncle", as single, playboy type who is given custody of his sisters children when she and her husband go to prison for white collar crimes. The role is being rewritten for him from a 20-something to a 50-something.

factsoflife

04-20-2017, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted On: 11/3/2016 by Factsoflife

Gen-TV Breaking News:
Sisters Extended, Lippman Exits

Gen-TV made a very shocking announcement today. The network has renewed veteran drama series "Sisters" for an additional full season of 25 episodes. This will keep the drama on the air through its 12th season. "Sisters" had previously been scheduled to end its run after its 11th season next year. Gen-TV's President Sylvia Wilkes Sharpe confirmed this news by saying "After closely monitoring the ratings this season it became obvious to everybody at Gen-TV that Sisters continues to be a strong performer and a valuable brand for our bottom line." "Discussions with producers about retaining the series for a little bit longer than originally planned began several weeks ago and became a reality very quickly."

With the news that "Sisters" will stay put for another full season comes some other big news, when the series enters its 11th season next year it will do so without Executive Producer/Creator Amy Lippman who has decided to leave her post at the completion of the current 10th season. Lippman who has written every single episode of "Sisters" for 10 seasons straight cites "mental and creative exhaustion" as the major reasons for her exit. Also exiting the series at the end of season 10 is Co-Head Writer/Co-Creator Christopher Keyser. Jennifer Davids-West who is currently a Co-Executive Producer on the series will continue in that role and be joined by Katherine Heigl, who has been a producer on this series since season 1. Monica Firestone, currently a script writer on NBC's "Blind Spot" and Marsha Michaels, currently a producer at Gen-TV's "Blood Relations" will also be Executive Producers on "Sisters" next season. Davids-West, Michaels and Firestone will also fill the role of Head Writer.

Now for some casting news, when the series enters its 12th season it will do so without main stars Sherry Stringfield, Lisa Nicole Carson or Elisabeth Rohm, all of whom have opted not to return for the series 12th season. Maura West will be the only original cast member of the series still present in season twelve. Also returning will be Jennifer Finnigan, Eileen Davidson, Jennifer Landon, Paula Devicq, Charlotte Ross, Chris Diamantopoulos, Esai Morales, Ming-Na Wen, Aisha Tyler, Nikki M James, Sterling K Brown, Telma Hopkins and Rick Fox.

Sylvia Wilkes-Sharpe also confirms that "season 12 will be the absolute and definite final season of Sisters." "It will close out the series for good." Sources outside of Gen-TV indicate that this surprise renewal is mostly a financial decision as the series remains highly profitable in reruns for syndication, cable and streaming and that "Two additional seasons will add a tremendous amount of value for second run."

A Hollywood Insider Report:
Does "Sisters" have life beyond season 12?
Weighing the Pros & Cons of a potential season 13

Gen-TV's longest-running series by far is "Sisters", currently in its tenth season and renewed through its twelfth season. As it happens every time the show is up for renewal rumors spread about the future of this series. Current reports seem to suggest that season 12 will be the final season of the show, but a small fraction of the industry is hoping to see this series continue beyond that timeframe and get at least one more renewal.

Among the reasons some TV insiders hope to see "Sisters" renewed is because of the positive way it portrays female characters; and the fact that it is an inclusive show that regularly features minority characters who are LGBT, Black, Latino or Disable. One TV insider says "Sisters is probably the most socially inclusive show on TV; I don't want to see it end yet." While another TV viewer told us on our forum "There are so few shows on TV that are concerned with the daily lives of female characters; who tell female stories from a perspective that is unique to being a woman; it would be a shame to lose this important series."

The question isn't so much if it deserves a renewal, I'd say any show that's lasted 10 seasons of relatively stable ratings deserves as many renewals as it can get; the real looming question is what benefit Gen-TV might see from another renewal?

The Pros:

Sisters has one big pro going for it and that is name recognition. After airing for 10 seasons, it is one of the most familiar programs on TV to viewers, a show that most viewers have seen at least once; and which a majority of TV polled indicated they "watched on a regular basis." In that poll, 85% of the viewers polled indicated they watched it on a regular basis; the largest percentage received by any of the 22 series featured in that poll.

Sisters continues to be a cash cow for Gen-TV; raking in millions of dollars in ad revenue, syndication profits, DVD and Streaming sales, merchandising rights and other back-end profits. The series is still one of the top 4 rated shows in second-run syndication; and has not left the top 3 since 2013, when it temporarily fell to #5 for two months.

Even more important, Sisters is a rare show that still generates top ad dollars for its new episodes, a rarity as most shows that have been on this long tend to lose some of its ad appeal as they age. Generally, shows this old start to fade in popularity, but Sisters has remained relatively stable in the ratings. Yes, ratings are down from the high of 40-50 million (oftentimes higher than that) viewers they would get per episode in the early seasons; the show currently averages 18.3 million viewers per episode. Not too shabby for a series that is over a decade old.

The Cons:

Even though Gen-TV owns Sisters outright, production costs still escalate with each season; and right now production costs are at the highest they've ever been for this show. This isn't likely to change, even with numerous cast changes that free up some money.

The numerous cast changes are going to wear viewers out eventually; and ratings will drop; especially as the plot grows sillier and sillier by the day. Critical support which was so important in making this show a fan favorite is starting to fade; as critics notice the plots becoming less grounded in reality as the series once was, and becoming more outlandish and soap operaish.

There isn't much space on the Gen-TV line-up, and sources indicate that Gen-TV may be looking to cut some dead weight soon; which very well could mean the end of "Sisters."

Lastly, there is something to be said for ending a long-running series in a even-numbered season, and 12 seems like as good any number to end it.

yankeesrj12

04-22-2017, 01:07 PM

Wednesday, April 19th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of on-the-bubble Boston General garnered 7.03 million viewers and 1.1/4 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Half hour: 1.025/1.201

At 9pm, a new episode of CIA Files slid to 13.85 million viewers and 3.2/10 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week (and the last four episodes) Half hour: 3.196/3.251

At 10pm, a new episode of Amazon eased to 6.29 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. The freshman series still hasn't been renewed for a second season and is very much a toss-up for season two. Retention from its lead in was 45% among total viewers and 41% in the demo. Half hour: 1.433/1.202 (quarter halves: 1.643/1.224/1.205/1.199)

Thursday, April 20th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes ticked down to 8.21 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, down tenth from last week. Unrounded: 2.013

At 830pm, a new episode of Blended totaled 7.25 million viewers and 1.8/5 among adults 18-49, equaling last weeks best performance since January. Unrounded: 1.759

At 9pm, a new episode of The Hughes Family amassed 9.64 million viewers and 2.6/8 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 2.601

At 9pm, week twelve of Growing Up at 30 bopped up to 6.39 million viewers and 1.6/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Unrounded: 1.604

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix jumped to 10.21 million viewers and 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.775/1.728

Friday, April 21st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Secret Service eased to 4.56 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 0.715/0.721

At 9pm, a new episode of Serve and Protect: Detroit fell to 8.95 million viewers and 1.0/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 0.985/1.067

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York dropped to 10.02 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.206/1.207

factsoflife

04-24-2017, 07:32 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Wednesday, April 5-Monday, April 10, 2017:

Wednesday, April 5:

It was a true mixed bag for Gen-TV on Wednesday, with "The Heist" series premiere drawing a record low for the network in demos and returning drama "Boston Homicide" shedding nearly 50% (in households) of its audience over its previous original airing, and drops nearly 30% in demos.

Returning series "Unlikely Family", "Running In Circles" and "Cop City" return steady to previous numbers. "Selling Out" is the only Gen-TV series on Wednesday night to grow over its previous airing.

8pm: Unlikely Family (New): 39.5 million/6.8 18-49

830: Running In Circles (New): 15.4 million/4.5 18-49

9: Selling Out (New): 41.8 million/14.1 18-49

930: The Heist (New; Series Premiere): 10,000/.14 18-49

10: Boston Homicide (New): 8.95 million/5.0 18-49

11: Cop City (New): 23.4 million/4.3 18-49
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Thursday, April 6:

Gen-TV had a solid night on Thursday; "Raising Grandma" and "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" return steady over previous original episode. "Mama Knows Best" and "Cooking For Dummies" return slightly down from previous airing, but still in the "solid hit" range. "The Malones" however, returns down from an already previous low. Meanwhile, season premiere of "Nicki J's World" returns down nearly 40% from season 1.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 23.9 million/6.8 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (New): 23.2 million/9.6 18-49

9pm: Nicki J's World (New; Season Premiere): 5.4 million/3.4 18-49

930: Cooking For Dummies (New): 12.1 million/2.5 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 70.4 million/15.5 18-49

11: The Malones (New): 4.4 million/1.1 18-49

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Friday, April 7:

Friday was a successful night for Gen-TV; all series returned on-par with previous original episode and new reality drama "Soapless: Life After Daytime" debuted to stellar ratings, and sets the record the Best Friday Night Premiere Ratings since 1993.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 40.5 million/8.3 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 38.4 million/6.5 18-49

10: ColdFront (New; Final Episodes!): 10.2 million/5.5 18-49

11: Soapless: Life After Daytime (New; Series Premiere): 14.2 million/4.5 18-49

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Saturday, April 8:

Saturday was a huge success for Gen-TV; "Sisters" is on-par with its previous original episode; "Law & Order: New York City' is steady in demos and Gen-TV's Original Movie "The Wedding Reception" aired to positive acclaim and decent numbers.

8pm: Sisters (New): 27.4 million/8.4 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 24.9 million/7.5 18-49

10: Gen-TV Original Movie:

"The Wedding Reception" (New): 16.6 million/5.8 18-49

11: Law & Order: New York City (New): 8.6 million/5.5 18-49

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Sunday, April 9:

Gen-TV had a blowout success on Sunday, garnering strong numbers for new seasons of "Food Showdown" and "The Bidding War" and decent returns for strong utility player "Threesome". "Intrusion" is the only let-down as it has been all season long.

8pm: Food Showdown (New; Season Premiere): 19.4 million/4.4 18-49

9pm: Threesome (New): 10.4 million/4.8 18-49

930: Threesome (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: The Bidding War (New; Season Premiere): 20.2 million/4.8 18-49

11: Intrusion (New): 4.4 million/1.1 18-49

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Monday, April 10:

The only let-down for Gen-TV on Monday is that "Blood Relations" continues to underperform in its final episodes. All other series were on-par with its previous original airing. "Magic School" outshined "Zendaya" week, taking #1 for the timeslot.

8pm: Magic School (New): 22.4 million/8.4 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 22.1 million/7.6 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 14.3 million/7.5 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 12.8 million/4.1 1 8-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 17.5 million/4.5 18-49

11: Blood Relations (New): 5.3 million/1.5 18-49

Gen-TV's Ratings Report:

Tuesday, April 11- Saturday, April 22, 2017:

Tuesday, April 11:

Gen-TV had a strong night on Tuesday, with "Making It Work" increasing in demos by nearly 15% and "Ask Alyssa" growing in all measurements. "Peretti Rules" retained most of its audience and "Sisterly Love" only decreased a minor amount in demos. The one let-down was that "Places We Go" lost a significant portion of its audience in both demos and total viewers.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 14.3 million/4.9 18-49

830: Peretti Rules (New): 7.1 million/4.6 18-49

9: Every Other Weekend (New): 12.5 million/5.2 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 25.4 million/9.5 18-49

10: Ask Alyssa (New): 10.5 million/5.3 18-49

11: Places We Go (New): 11.4 million/5.3 18-49
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Wednesday, April 12:

Gen-TV's comedies "Unlikely Family", "Running In Circles" and "Selling Out" were all home-runs this week, retaining the majority of its audience, and in the case of "Selling Out", growing ever so slightly in demos. Meanwhile, "Desperately Amy", filling in for the cancelled "The Heist" netted a better return with 1.23 million viewers and a .94 in demos. Still, not enough to prevent Gen-TV from losing the half-hour. "Boston Homicide" continues to collapse, all but officially sealing the fate of a once highly performing series. "Cop City" continued to perform above expectations and grew in demos.

8pm: Unlikely Family (New): 35.2 million/6.5 18-49

830: Running In Circles (New): 14.83 million/4.1 18-49

9: Selling Out (New): 40.48 million/14.8 18-49

930: Desperately Amy (New): 1.2 million/.94 18-49

10: Boston Homicide (New): 7.5 million/2.1 18-49

11: Cop City (New): 26.4 million/4.9 18-49
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Thursday, April 13:

Gen-TV seems to have a recurring theme going; as Thursday comedies "Raising Grandma", "Mama Knows Best" and "Cooking For Dummies" all performed to expectations while drama "The Malones" was all but nonexistent. "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" of course outperformed every other show on TV. Meanwhile, "Nicki J's World" rebounded somewhat from last week's 40% loss and netted a 7.4/3.6 in demos.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 24.2 million/6.9 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (New): 25.5 million/9.2 18-49

9pm: Nicki J's World (New): 7.4 million/3.6 18-49

930: Cooking For Dummies (New): 13 million/3.5 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 73.5 million/12.2 18-49

11: The Malones (New): 4.0 million/1.3 18-49
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Friday, April 14:

Friday night continues to be a solid performer for Gen-TV, with every series, except "ColdFront" retaining its audience from last week. "The Mulroney Mysteries" and "Deadly Visions" continue to grow each week.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 39.5 million/9.3 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 39.4 million/7.1 18-49

10: ColdFront (New; Final Episodes!): 9.3 million/4.5 18-49

11: Soapless: Life After Daytime (New): 15.3 million/5.2 18-49
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Saturday, April 15:

Once again, Saturday was a success with "Sisters" and "Code of Ethics" performing on-par with last week. The much anticipated TV movie "Fugitive Recovery: At Arm's Length" debuted to stellar reviews and fantastic ratings, netting 23.9 million viewers and a 8.3 in demos.

8pm: Sisters (New): 26.9 million/8.3 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 24.2 million/6.8 18-49

10: Gen-TV Original Movie:

"Fugitive Recovery: At Arm's Length": 23.9 million/8.3 18-49

11: Law & Order: New York City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Sunday, April 16:

It was much of the same on Sunday; with "Food Showdown" and "The Bidding War" delivering the goods and "Intrusion" being ignored by viewers. "Food Showdown" had it's largest showing of the season.

8pm: Food Showdown (New): 25.6 million/7.4 18-49

9pm: Threesome (New): 9.6 million/5.3 18-49

930: Threesome (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: The Bidding War (New): 19.4 million/8.3 18-49

11: Intrusion (New): 3.8 million/.97 18-49
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Monday, April 17:

Not much to report here, "Magic School" squeaks ahead of "Zendaya" yet again in demos and "Trauma Center" grows over last week in Female Viewers 18-25. "Hart of Family" remains on-par with previous airings. "Blood Relations" well, it aired.

8pm: Magic School (New): 22.8 million/8.8 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 23.2 million/7.9 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 15.8 million/7.7 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 11.8 million/4.4 1 8-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 19.4 million/4.3 18-49

11: Blood Relations (New): 5.3 million/1.3 18-49
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Tuesday, April 18-Saturday, April 22:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on these nights and ratings will not be published.

factsoflife

04-24-2017, 10:57 PM

factsoflife

04-25-2017, 10:17 PM

Gen-TV's Vice President Search:
----List narrowed down...

Now that Eva Vargas has officially decline (several) offers to join Gen-TV Studios as Vice President, comes time for the company to make serious efforts to fill the position left vacant when Ross Chin ascended to the role or President. It looks like they have gotten one step closer to doing this, today the shortlist of candidates has been narrowed down to three potential people: Taylor Song, Kimberly Vail and a previously unmentioned candidate, Jason Kinworthy.

Hollywood Now can officially confirm that Eva Vargas has declined offers to join Gen-TV, though she did not respond to our request for comment, we have learned that she did not want to leave her role at YTN to accept a lesser role as Vice President. We also have learned that Jamie Tarses has declined this offer, citing her wish to maintain her status as an independent producer. And as expected, Amanda Leigh Green was not asked to take the role at all.

Sources tell us that the three final candidates each come from vastly different backgrounds and would offer unique ideas, here is a rundown on them:

Taylor Song, Age 33: At 33, Song is the youngest candidate, and has the least experience. She was a development executive at YTN from 2009-2011, and exited that company in turmoil after her involvement in an embarrassing scandal that involved sexual harassment and white collar crimes. She was close friends with Brian Lonze, who was also fired from YTN in 2011 and eventually joined Gen-TV where he worked his way to the role of President of Programming. They remained close friends until his shocking death in 2013 from what was termed "an accidental overdose of methamphetamines" by the L.A. County Coroner's office. Song has not worked in the TV industry since leaving YTN in 2011 and has worked as an executive in the natural foods industry since 2013.

Kimberly Vail, Age 45: Vail comes from Toronto, Canada where she has run Toronto's #2 rated news division since 2014. Prior to that she was the Executive Producer of Canada's #1 rated morning news program from 2010-2014; and previously served as a development executive at Canadian Broadcasting Company from 1998-2010. At that job she was responsible for developing a wide variety of scripted programming and in the 2003-2004 TV season she was responsible for developing ten of the top twenty-five programs airing on Canadian TV; a record that she holds to this day in Canada. Sources tell us that Vail's biggest strength is documentary programming (what we call reality TV); and that she is close personal friends with Cain Wentworth.

Jason Kinworthy, Age 58: By far the oldest of the three candidates; he also has the most direct experience as an executive in the TV industry. From 1980-1982 he was an intern on the "Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson", in 1983 he took a job as a Producer on NBC's "Gimme a Break", becoming the youngest producer in NBC history, at 24. This role led him to Associate Producer job on CBS's "Murder She, Wrote"; a role he held from 1984-1993. In 1993 he was promoted to Supervising Producer on "Murder, She Wrote" a role he held until the series was cancelled in 1996. He left NBC in 1996 for a job as Vice President of Daytime TV at ABC. At this role he was responsible for daily supervision of four soap operas, and was directly responsible for helping develop "The View." He held this job until 2006 when he left for a role as an executive at Ford Motors Company. In 2010 he rejoined the TV industry as a development executive for Turner Broadcasting. In 2014 he took a role as Vice President of MTV Networks Inc., a role he held for fifteen days before resigning over disagreements with MTV's President. He hasn't worked in TV since then.

It's Official: Gen-TV Names Unexpected Vice President

Shocking News: Gen-TV's New Vice President Picked
---Alexander Anthony Montez is Gen-TV's New Vice President.

A Hollywood Now Report

Gen-TV has officially filled the vacant position of Vice President of Gen-TV Studios; picking a rather unexpected person to fill the role. Alexander Anthony Montez (aka "Alex Montez"), Age 42 has accepted the role and will report to work starting May 1st. Alexander Anthony Montez is a very unexpected pick for several reasons, the first being that Gen-TV Studios had previously narrowed the candidates down to three; Taylor Song, Jason Kinworthy and Kimberly Vail; and as recently as last week, Ross Chin, President of Gen-TV Studios said "Our new VP will be one of those three, there is no question about it." Obviously, something went awry as the new pick is literally out of left field. In fact, so much that in our research for this story, Hollywood Now couldn't find any information about Alexander Anthony Montez. All that we do know has been provided to us by Gen-TV Studios, and it reads "Alexander Anthony Vargas, age 42 hails from the great state of Colorado where he spent 10 years working as a senior producer for the top rated news station in Denver." "He comes to Gen-TV from his most recent job as morning drive producer at Kansas City, Kansas's #2 rated pop-rock station."

Until today, his name was completely unknown in the TV industry and his sudden rise to the #2 position in Gen-TV is a complete and total shock. This mystery man seems an unlikely choice given that he has very few connections in the TV industry and was never even mentioned as a candidate until today. However, given Gen-TV's track record for finding and developing talented executives this could mean they've found a vice president with tons of potential talent.

What we do know about Alexander Anthony Montez is very sparse, but here it is:

---Montez is 42 years of age, and is of Venezuelan and Chinese descent. He was raised in Windsor, Connecticut and New Brunswick, Canada.

---He is currently single, but was previously married to a Julie Berlick from October 2007 until November 2012. The marriage ended in divorce with Colorado court records citing "irreconcilable differences and fraud" as the mitigating factors in that divorce, which was requested by Julie and granted 190 days after filing.

---He has no children, but is raising three pets; 2 dogs, named Luke and Leia and a goldfish named Kermit.

----He goes by the nicknames "Drew" and "Ander", but is most commonly called "Alex". Gen-TV Studios reps tell us officially he'll be referred to as "Alex Montez" in official press releases and Gen-TV documents.

yankeesrj12

04-26-2017, 01:11 PM

Sunday, April 23rd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter ticked up to 7.58 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from its low two weeks ago. Unrounded: 1.589

At 830pm, a new episode of on-the-bubble Suburbia jumped to 7.01 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from its season low. Unrounded: 1.502

At 9pm, a new episode of Full Time Mom rose to 9.24 million viewers and 1.9/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from two weeks ago. Unrounded: 1.891

At 930pm, a new episode of Life Lessons garnered 7.69 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, even with its last new episode two weeks ago. Unrounded: 1.624

At 10pm, a new episode of Virus bopped up to 7.05 million viewers and 3.3/7 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last weeks Easter Day episode (it was the only original on the night for YTN). Half hour: 3.289/3.334

Monday, April 24th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of Revolution finished its first half of season three with 6.09 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up one tenth from last week for its best rating since the season premiere. Half hour: 1.474/1.701

At 9pm, a new episode of Call Girls sank to 13.84 million viewers and 5.3/10 among adults 18-49, down four tenths from last week to a new season low. It is the shows lowest rating since October 9, 2013 (4.9). Half hour: 5.295/5.340

At 10pm, a new episode of The High Times of Denver notched 4.03 million viewers and 1.7/7 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks episode. Retention from its lead in was 29% among total viewers and 32% in the demo. More below. Unrounded: 1.716

At 1030pm, the season finale of The High Times of Denver eased to 3.28 million viewers and 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last weeks 1030 episode to mark a new low for the comedy. Unrounded: 1.425

Tuesday, April 25th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the reunion episode of Looking for Love totaled 5.95 million viewers and 1.8/7 among adults 18-49, down almost a full point from last weeks finale (as expected). For most of its run, the reunion special aired following the finale. YTN made the change last season and began airing the finale and the reunion on separate weeks. This is the best performance for the reunion since the switch. Half hour: 1.756/1.745

At 9pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Global returned after an off week to 7.93 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from its last new episode. Half hour: 1.325/1.204

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN dropped to 10.51 million viewers and 1.9/7 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week (which did have the two hour finale of Looking for Love as a lead in. Half hour: 1.876/1.905

jimpickens

04-27-2017, 01:56 AM

My salute to hog hunting is a success viewers love it so much that for now on all rural based programming will have more hunting themed episodes after all country and hunting go togther

factsoflife

04-27-2017, 06:52 PM

Gen-TV News:
Reality Pilot Ordered
---Show will send pairs of celebrities on road trips

Gen-TV has just sent an official press release out ordering straight to series a brand new reality TV series called "Celebrity Road Trip Adventures" in which celebrities will be paired up to go on a one-week road trip across the country in order to complete various tasks for charity. The series is being produced by Andy Cohen's production company "Most Talkative" and will debut sometime in the third quarter of 2017. Cohen will serve as executive producer and possibly appear as a contestant on the show, but will not serve as the series official host.

yankeesrj12

04-28-2017, 02:07 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN UPFRONTS 2017 - PRESENTED IN LOS ANGELES
It will be a big year for freshman series on YTN! The network has ordered nine new series for the 2017-2018 television season, and seven are set to debut this fall. It will also mark a transition for YTN, with only one veteran series making a timeslot switch and comedies now airing on four nights. The fall schedule features a lot of new firsts for the network, while closing the book on others. Without further adieu, the fall 2017 schedule...

"Laugh Together" is back in full force Sundays this fall with the same laughs you've been seeing nearly all season. MOTHER & DAUGHTER will lead off the night at 8 o'clock with its seventh season, leading into the ninth season of SUBURBIA. Season five of FULL TIME MOM returns to lead into the second season of LIFE LESSONS. In a switch in the 10 o'clock hour, VIRUS will air in the fall season for the first time in series history. It will air eight (8) episodes in the fall, with another eight (8) debuting in the spring.

Mondays are undergoing the biggest makeover of any night. For the first time in network history, comedies will air on the night. Freshman comedy SOCCER STORIES kicks off the night at 8, with fellow freshman BURGERS AND FRIES following at 830. The seventh season of CALL GIRLS will return to the Monday 9 o'clock hour, leading into freshman drama I AM REBECCA at 10.

There is more history in the making on Tuesdays. The upcoming season of LOOKING FOR LOVE will expand beyond one hour for the first time in its long run. It will air for an hour and a half each week, and lead into freshman comedy MARRIAGE BY DEFAULT at 930. The iconic procedural drama TAKEN returns for its ninth season in the timeslot its aired in since season one.

An all new fifth season of hit drama BOSTON GENERAL leads off Wednesdays for the second year in a row. The number one Wednesday 9 o'clock drama, CIA FILES, returns for its third season. The highest testing drama in three seasons for the network, THE DARK SIDE OF MR. DOUGLAS, will inherit the Wednesday 10 o'clock timeslot.

The end of an era is about to begin on Thursdays this fall. Debuting during the 2009-10 television season, BEHIND THE SCENES was among the first crop of comedies ordered during the first full season of operations. Next season, the long-running comedy will come to an end after 218 episodes. It is the longest-running comedy in network history and will hold that record for some time. The upcoming ninth and final season will continue airing in the Thursday lead off timeslot. BEHIND THE SCENES will conclude with a 27 episode order, its largest in series history. The third season of BLENDED will return to the Thursday 830 timeslot it moved to earlier this season. The fifth season of hit comedy THE HUGHES FAMILY returns to its tentpole 9 o'clock half hour, leading into freshman comedy FAMILY BUSINESS - the highest testing comedy pilot in six years for the network. The night rounds out with the eighth season of TAKEN: PHOENIX

Finally, on Fridays, the second season of SERVE AND PROTECT will move forward one hour and lead off the night at 8 o'clock. It leads into freshman drama COPS OF NEW YORK, which is a spinoff of the long-running COPS OF NEW YORK. The one-two lineup of COPS OF BALTIMORE and the eighth season of COPS OF NEW YORK will air at 9 and 10, respectively.

In addition to the fall schedule, YTN has ordered two more freshman series for midseason: dramas CROSS COUNTRY and DAY IN THE LIFE. The network also has a slew of veteran series on the bench, including sophomore AMAZON (13 episodes), eight more episodes of season three of REVOLUTION, as well as comedies GROWING UP AT 30 (13 episodes) and THE HIGH TIMES OF DENVER (16 episodes). YTN has also ordered an additional season of FAMILY SUPER CHALLENGE (TBA episodes). Freshman TAKEN: GLOBAL will not return for a second season.

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yankeesrj12

04-28-2017, 02:29 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN UPFRONTS: THE SCOOP
YTN just released its fall 2017 schedule with a lot of surprises - including a whopping seven new series - four comedies and three dramas. The network also made only one timeslot change, and announced the end of a long-running comedy. Let's get into their schedule...

NEW SERIES
The network is betting big on seven new freshman series set to debut this fall (and another two set for midseason). The only pilot not to move forward to series was Not Our Plan. YTN is also switching gears to some more single-camera comedies, ordering both Soccer Stories and Burgers and Fries to series. They don't get a huge vote of confidence having to lead off the night.

As for the other new series, they all get prime real estate on the schedule. Marriage by Default airs following an extended (and suddenly rejuvenated) Looking for Love on Tuesdays. The pairing seems very fitting, especially since there is a slight romance aspect to the new comedy. The Secret Life of Mr. Douglas airs following the networks number two drama, CIA Files; and Family Business follows the number one comedy, The Hughes Family. Fellow newbie drama I Am Rebecca gets the biggest lead in of all: Call Girls.

On Friday nights, Cops of Baltimore is sandwiched between the Serve and Protect and its mothership series Cops of New York. The backdoor pilot did well ratings-wise so should be an easy fit into the night.

FEW TIMESLOT CHANGES
The only series to make a timeslot switch is freshman drama Serve and Protect, which will move forward one hour from its current timeslot. This is the shows third timeslot in only two seasons on the air (it originally debuted on Wednesdays at 10).

While not changing timeslots, Looking for Love will be expanding into an additional one. By airing for an hour and a half, the series will spill over into the 9 o'clock hour for one of the few times in its history. Besides the usual two hour premiere/finale, episodes are always one hour in length. The sudden ratings spike this past season may explain the strategy to expand its running time.

GOODBYE TO BEHIND THE SCENES
In a surprising move, the network announced the upcoming ninth season of Behind the Scenes would be its last. The series has out-lasted every original YTN comedy in both episodes and number of seasons - the next closest is Mother & Daughter, heading into its seventh.

The series continues to impress in its Thursday 8 o'clock timeslot, often finishing only a few tenths behind mega-hit The Big Bang Theory. Behind the Scenes has aired in a couple of different timeslots over its run, but has always quietly been the silent engine of the YTN comedy department. It was the first comedy in the batch of YTN comedies in the second year of operations for the network. It will finish its run with an extended 27 episodes next season - with the finale expected to be two-parts.

MIDSEASON SLATE
There is a lot on the midseason shelf for the network. YTN renewed freshman series Amazon and Growing Up at 30, but will hold both for midseason once more. They'll likely be the first two series to get the go-ahead to fill a timeslot.

YTN also has upcoming dramas Cross Country and Day in the Life, PLUS the remaining episodes of season three of Revolution and season five of The High Times of Denver. Finally, they also renewed Family Super Challenge for another go-around, likely filling timeslots during the networks December break.

TAKEN: GLOBAL CANCELLED!
Also somewhat of a surprise was the networks decision to cancel TAKEN:
Global. It was the only current series on the schedule to not be renewed for another season (excluding the already-announced Secret Service).

Part of the valuable TAKEN franchise, the newest series never stood out, but was hardly the weakest series on the network schedule either. Perhaps YTN is putting all of its resources for the franchise into the two remaining series, which remain anchors on the schedule. With a 1.4 A18-49, it will be one of the highest-rated cancelled series for YTN in three seasons.

The odds were always in favor of TAKEN: Global over Amazon, but the medical drama came out on top.

REVEALED: THE FATE OF MORE DRAMAS
YTN announced that former YTN Everywhere dramas, They Are Out There and Six will each wrap up their runs with a two hour movie event. They Are Out There has aired only one season on YTN, while Six has yet to air on the network. No word on when those will air.

factsoflife

05-01-2017, 06:53 AM

Breaking Report:
Gen-TV Planning For Strike

Though the beginning of May is usual a hectic time for television executives as they prepare their fall schedules and get ready to reveal them to advertisers, this year is extra tense as a potential Writers Guild of America strike is becoming closer to being a reality every day. Gen-TV, who was not in existence during the last strike in 2007 is "very worried about the effect that a writers strike might have on us" says Alex Montez, Vice President of Gen-TV Studios. As such, Gen-TV is taking several steps to be as prepared as they can be for the strike, doubling up on episode orders for unscripted reality series, game shows and even asking writers and producers of several shows to prep extra scripts in advance of the strike so that they can proceed with filming should a strike occur. Montez says "We are concerned that a strike will prevent us from having enough episodes to return with original programming in the fall."

As such, the network is getting their ducks in a row, doubling up episode orders from reality series "The Bidding War", "Food Showdown" and "Soapless: Life After Daytime." They have also ordered extra seasons of summer game shows "Climb The Pyramid" and "The Winners Circle." Montez says "We have ordered a extra-large order of 90 episodes each of Food Showdown and The Bidding War, so that we can air them whenever we need them." "Soapless", "Climb The Pyramid" and "The Winners Circle" have also gotten orders for an additional 75 episodes each.

On the scripted side, Gen-TV is looking at a number of options to fill the void if a strike is called and lasts a prolonged period of time. The first option is to delay summer programming until the Fall, airing only reruns in the summer. This plan is what Montez calls "the absolute worst case scenario." Another option, and one that seems more likely is Gen-TV will burn off episodes of cancelled series or series that never aired. Examples of this are the ten remaining episodes of "Going South" that never aired; a full 6-episode season of political conspiracy "Defection" that never made it to air and a backlog of "Threesome" episodes that have yet to air.

factsoflife

05-01-2017, 04:37 PM

Breaking News:
Gen-TV's last minute changes

In preparation for its upcoming UpFronts Presentation on Friday, which will take place even in the event of a strike, Gen-TV is announcing some last minute programming changes and has finally announced the new co-hosts for veteran talk show "A.M. Live". First off, Gen-TV has officially given series orders to comedies "Homecourt Advantage", "Fish Out Of Water" and "Awakened" and to dramas "Jack of All Trades"; a spin-off of "Deadly Visions" and "American Citizen", a risky mini-series with political themes.

The announcement about "American Citizen" was made by Alex Montez, Gen-TV's new Vice President who explained "Once we found our lead actresses in Shohreh Aghdashloo and Yasmine Al Massari we knew that this pilot would be a great success for our network." He explains "Shohreh Aghdashloo was always our first choice for the role of Amira and we just had to convince her to take this role." "She was very concerned about how this character would be written and didn't want a role that would be a stereotype." "We are very grateful to have her on the series." Yasmine Al Massari is currently a cast member on ABC's "Quantico", and will reportedly balance her role on that show with "American Citizen", should on-the-bubble "Quantico" get renewed. Montez explains "American Citizen is only six episodes and we believe we can work out a schedule that allows her to do both shows."

As for the announcement about "A.M. Live", Gen-TV finally confirms that they have selected supermodel/author/TV host Chrissy Teigen and former "Queer Eye" co-host Jai Rodriguez as the new hosts of the rebranded, revamped series that will now be called "Gen-TV LIVE Starring Chrissy Teigen and Jai Rodriguez." Tiegen and Rodriguez were selected to star in the shows revamped following a months long search to replace departing hosts Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete who seperately decided to exit the show at the conclusion of their contracts. Insiders reveal that several potential hosts were seriously considered with Lisa Vanderpump, Andy Cohen, Ryan Seacrest, Mario Lopez and Jennifer Love Hewitt all having been among the top choices. A Gen-TV Executive reveals to us that "Jennifer Love Hewitt and Lisa Vanderpump were among our early choices and were given initial offers that did not go through." "Vanderpumps deal fell out over creative control issues, while Hewitt's offer didn't transpire because of scheduling concerns; Jennifer is mother to young children and wanted to make sure she had appropriate time with her children; which we couldn't work out to her satisfaction." "A.M. Live" will be rebranded to focus on younger, more trendy topics such as fashion, celebrity gossip, parenting and romance and will veer away from politics, news and some of the other more serious topics that had occasionally been focus of the show. It will air live every morning from 11am-12pm on Gen-TV Network.

Lastly, sources are confirming to us that Gen-TV has officially passed on the comedy pilot "Say Uncle", a last minute change that is a surprise to many in the industry who believed the show was a shoe-in for a pick-up. Gen-TV's representatives would not confirm this, but did say "casting has been an issue for this pilot as we are having difficulty finding appropriate actors to fill the principal cast."

factsoflife

05-01-2017, 10:41 PM

Breaking Report:
Ahead of UpFronts Cleans House
---Network axes "Nicki J's World"

Ahead of it's planned UpFront Presentation which will go forward even if there is a writers strike announced tomorrow, Gen-TV Network has made some last minute cancellations, axing comedies "Nicki J's World" and "Peretti Rules"; both of which were fully expected to come back in some form. The network has also officially cancelled their TV movie franchise, and according to Ross Chin, Gen-TV's President "will be looking to a different format for our award-winning, highly rated television films and mini-series." Sources indicate that Gen-TV plans to shift production and broadcasting of these projects to Stream-ME, the Gen-TV funded streaming site and that "only certain high profile projects will air on Gen-TV Network; but not as part of an ongoing series like has always been done." Insiders at Gen-TV explain that "the financials involved in producing these high scale events are just too much to keep up with; even for a profitable network like Gen-TV." Other insiders tell us that it is possible Gen-TV could reconsider this idea and resume production on TV films later in the season.

The cancellation of "Nicki J's World" is something of a shock, considering it was once a highly performing series, but in its second season the ratings have dropped nearly 40% in all demos; especially as Nicki Minaj's popularity overall declines. The axing of "Peretti Rules" is also something of a stunner; as it was widely expected to return in some form; the series has been a favorite of Ross Chin's since it was developed.

factsoflife

05-01-2017, 10:51 PM

John Stamos to Gen-TV
---Actor to star in "Say Uncle"

Two seasons after playing a young grandfather in Fox's "Grandfathered", John Stamos will once again star in a comedy with children; this time as an Uncle in the now officially ordered to series "Say Uncle"; which was previously thought to be dead. Gen-TV's Ross Chin confirms that the series has been picked up and explained the sudden turn around for this program once thought to be dead "Once we realized that Nicki J's World and Peretti Rules wouldn't be returning we took another look at our comedy pilots and Say Uncle was far and away the brightest star left on our comedic roster." "It was an easy decision to say yes to Say Uncle."

In this comedy, Stamos plays a single, attractive and successful businessman and ladies man suddenly tasked with raising his brothers three children; aged from 10 to 16 after his sudden death. This is a theme that is recurring for Gen-TV this year, as another freshmen comedy ordered this week "Homecourt Advantage" focuses on similar themes, and stars Nick Cannon. An insider tell us "none of Gen-TV's family comedies are particularly original, with many of them having nearly identical premises, but they all work because focusing on family instantly gives each show a unique identity as each family featured in it is unique to the specific niche audience it is targeting."

yankeesrj12

05-02-2017, 01:11 AM

Wednesday, April 26th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Boston General eased to 6.21 million viewers and 1.0/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 0.963/1.104

At 9pm, a new episode of CIA Files dropped to 12.09 million viewers and 2.8/9 among adults 18-49, down four tenths from last week. Half hour: 2.753/2.795

At 10pm, a new episode of Amazon slid to 6.03 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low. Retention from its lead in was 50% among total viewers and 43% in the demo. Half hour: 1.482/0.958

Thursday, April 27th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes dipped to 8.04 million viewers and 1.9/6 among adults 18-49, down tenth from last week to a new series low. Unrounded: 1.941

At 830pm, a new episode of Blended fell to 6.72 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Unrounded: 1.489

At 9pm, a new episode of The Hughes Family collapsed to 8.37 million viewers and 2.2/7 among adults 18-49, down four tenths from last week to tie its series low. Unrounded: 2.198

At 9pm, week fourteen of Growing Up at 30 was also down, scoring 5.33 million viewers and 1.4/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths to a new series low. Unrounded: 1.402

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix sputtered to 8.91 million viewers and 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, down four tenths from last week to tie its series low. Half hour: 1.404/1.320

Friday, April 28th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Secret Service jumped to 5.15 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.838/0.841

At 9pm, a new episode of Serve and Protect: Detroit inched down to 8.41 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.943/0.930

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York sank to 9.04 million viewers and 1.0/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 0.955/0.958

factsoflife

05-02-2017, 10:27 PM

factsoflife

05-02-2017, 10:44 PM

yankeesrj12

05-03-2017, 08:02 PM

Sunday, April 30th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter dropped to 7.01 million viewers and 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, down two tenths to a new series low. Unrounded: 1.409

At 830pm, a new episode of Suburbia slid to 6.46 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths to tie its season low. Unrounded: 1.298

At 9pm, a new episode of Full Time Mom collapsed to 7.39 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down four tenths to a new series low. Unrounded: 1.526

At 930pm, a new episode of Life Lessons fell to 6.74 million viewers and 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week to tie its season low. Unrounded: 1.399

At 10pm, a new episode of Virus garnered 7.19 million viewers and 3.3/7 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks episode. Half hour: 3.245/3.356

Monday, May 1st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Life Lessons (in a special timeslot) garnered 5.94 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from Sundays episode to a new series low. Unrounded: 1.316

At 830pm, the series premiere/sneak preview of upcoming summer comedy UpSelling debuted to 6.06 million viewers and 1.4/4 among adults 18-49. Unrounded: 1.435

At 9pm, the two hour season finale of Call Girls jumped to 14.97 million viewers and 5.8/10 among adults 18-49, up five tenths from last weeks season low. Despite the growth, Call Girls was down about 20% from last years two part finale (6.8/7.2) which was aired across two weeks. Half hour: 5.634/5.696/5.792/5.867

Tuesday, May 2nd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Global in a special timeslot notched 6.67 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks 9 o'clock episode.

At 9pm, the series finale of TAKEN: Global finished its run with 7.26 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.325/1.204

At 10pm, the season finale of TAKEN bopped up to 11.05 million viewers and 2.0/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Compared to last years season finale, TAKEN is down 23%. Half hour: 1.959/1.944

factsoflife

05-05-2017, 12:56 AM

Gen-TV Networks
Fall 2017 Schedule
Gen-TV Network

Gen-TV Network has formally announced it’s Fall 2017-2018 schedule, and the new line-up includes a number of high profile changes and risky moves.

Among the bold moves the network has in store is moving smash hit children’s series “Magic School” and “Zendaya” out of their Monday night timeslots and into a Sunday night timeslot. Moving TV’s #1 rated drama “The Mallory’s of Jefferson County” from Thursdays to Wednesdays, and benching returning dramas “Sisters” and “Boston Homicide” until mid-season.

In addition to returning series, the network has ordered seventeen new series for fall, and has an additional five on hold for mid-season. The new series are comprised of six comedies and sixteen dramas. There is also one reality program as well. Among the highlights of the new series are Nick Cannon in a new family comedy “Homecourt Advantage”, “Jack of All Trades”, a spin-off of “Deadly Visions” starring Stephen Weber and, six-week mini-series, “American Citizen”, a timely political drama about a revered and highly respected Iranian-American actress who finds herself facing her worst nightmare; being accused of terrorism and denied entry back into the US. Yasmine Al Massari (Quantico) will star as Alena, the actress; and Academy Award Nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo will play Amari, her mother and a respected attorney trying to get her back into the country, only to face her own legal issues as well.

Gen-TV's President Ross Chin presented this schedule to advertisers along with Vice President Alex Montez and Cain Wentworth, the chairperson of Gen-TV's Board of Directors. The lavish presentation was held at New York's Regency Plaza Hotel and was simulcast live to Los Angeles at a crowded reception at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The presentation was co-hosted by Patti Labelle (Mama Knows Best) and Justin Long (Making It Work).

Here is Gen-TV's Entire Fall 2017-2018 Fall Schedule:

Monday:

NOTES: On Monday nights, Gen-TV is using established hit “Hart of Family” to lead-off a night of programming. At 830, Nick Cannon stars as a retired basketball player suddenly responsible for raising three teenagers after his sister dies, in the new comedy “Homecourt Advantage”. In the 9pm hour, we have new comedy “Say Uncle” starring John Stamos and returning favorite “Threesome” leading into edgy new dramedy “Highly Functioning Adults” starring Riz Ahmed and Lena Dunham. At 10pm, new legal dramedy “Malpractice” closes out the night.

8pm: Hart of Family (New Earlier Time!)
830: Homecourt Advantage (New Series)
9pm: Say Uncle! (New Series)
930: Threesome
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New Series)
11pm: Malpractice (New Series)

Tuesday:

NOTES: Tuesdays night on Gen-TV starts off with family comedies “The Special Classroom” and “Fish Out of Water”, both aimed at the youngest viewers in a family; followed at 9pm by new children’s space drama “Spaced Out”, about kids at space camp. At 10pm, older kids and parents will enjoy “Deadly Visions” and at 11pm, returning favorite “Cop City” closes out the night.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New Series)
830: Fish Out Of Water (New Series)
9pm: Spaced Out (New Series)
10: Deadly Visions (New Night & Time)
11pm: Cop City (New Night)

Wednesday:

NOTES: Established comedies lead off an all-new Gen-TV Wednesday. At 8pm, “Making It Work” moves to Wednesday followed by “Running In Circles” and “Sisterly Love.” At 930, returning comedy “Every Other Weekend” is followed by TV’s #1 Drama “The Mallory’s of Jefferson County”, on a new night, followed at 11pm by red-hot new drama “Degree of Guilt.”

8pm: Making It Work (Now on Wednesday!)
830: Running In Circles
9pm: Sisterly Love
930: Every Other Weekend
10: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New Timeslot)
11pm: Degree of Guilt (New Series)

Thursday:

NOTES: Gen-TV is pulling out the big-guns for it’s Thursday night lineup. At 8pm, returning comedies “Raising Grandma” and “Mama Knows Best” lead into new comedy “The Boss Lady” starring Kristen Wiig and returning comedy “Selling Out” with Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch. At 10pm, a brand new mini-series “American Citizen” leads into the second season of “The Plain Land Murders.”

8pm: Raising Grandma
830: Mama Knows Best
9: The Boss Lady (New Series)
930: Selling Out
10pm: American Citizen (New Series)
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New Season!)

Friday:

NOTES: Gen-TV does what it can with Friday nights. At 8pm, inexplicably renewed comedy “Outside The Lines” leads into a new comedy “Limited Edition” followed by “The Mulroney Mysteries” at 9pm, new drama “Call & Response” about EMT’s at 10 and new police corruption drama “Excessive Force” at 11pm.

8pm: Outside The Lines
830: Limited Edition (New Series)
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries
10pm: Call & Response (New Series)
11pm: Excessive Force (New Series)

Saturday:

NOTES: At 8pm, Gen-TV presents a inspirational new drama “Your Last Wish” which follows staff members of a non-profit as they grant wishes to adults with a terminal illness. At 9pm, new reality series “Celebrity Road Trip Adventures” features celebrities paired together for a one-week road trip where they travel across country and compete to win money for charity. At 10pm, new drama “The Witches of West Side” lead into new drama “Jack of All Trades.”

8pm: Your Last Wish (New Series)
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New Series)
10: The Witches of West Side (New Series)
11: Jack of All Trades (New Series)

Sunday:

NOTES: Gen-TV’s displaces “Magic School” and “Zendaya” to Sunday nights where they lead off the night, at 9pm, “Unlikely Family” leads into new comedy “Awakened”, about a woman who wakes up from a coma after 20-years. At 10pm, new stock market soap opera “Shortage” leads into a new steamy nighttime soap “Bedrooom Stories.”

8pm: Magic School
830: Zendaya
9pm: Unlikely Family (New Night & Time)
930: Awakened (New Series)
10: Shortage (New Series)
11pm: Bedroom Stories (New Series)

Alternate Series/Mid-Season:

On-Tap for mid-season is season twelve of "Sisters", which may or may not be the final season. The second season of "Boston Homicide", which sources say will be retooled as ratings have been slipping. Returning reality series "Food Showdown" and "The Bidding War" will return and four new dramas wait for their chance to join the schedule. "The High Life", is an upscale prestige drama set in the world of a pharmaceutical company; "The Sum of Our Parts" is a teen drama about a gay teen who comes out to his conservative parents, "Taking Shelter" is a romantic drama about two men who fall in love after enduring personal tragedies and "Pretty Big Lies" is a prestige mini-series following several housewives embroiled in scandal after one of them is murdered.

Sisters (Season Twelve)
Boston Homicide (Season Two)
The Bidding War ( Season Five)
Food Showdown (Season Four)
The High Life (Season One)
The Sum of Our Parts (Season One)
Taking Shelter (Season One)
Pretty Big Lies (Season One)

Cancelled/Ended:
Molly Says
Suddenly Single
Into The Wild
I Said So
Security: Las Vegas
Going South
Keke Fabulous
Grand Champion
Law & Order: Immigration
Desperately Amy
Arranged Marriage (before it ever aired)
Justice Steele
Man Seeking Man
Singles
Gen-TV Presents: Live from Las Vegas
The Four of Us
ColdFront
District Attorney
Alien Brides of Main Street
Cook Vs. Cook: Celebrity Edition
Remixed: America’s Singing Competition
Blood Relations
The Badge: Atlanta (cancelled before ever airing)
Defection
Bizarre Jobs
The Malones
Intrusion
The Heist
Code of Ethics
Nicki J’s World
Peretti Rules
Gen-TV Original Movies
Places We Go

Moved To Stream-ME:
Cooking For Dummies
Law & Order: Hate Crimes
Law & Order: New York City

yankeesrj12

05-06-2017, 03:14 AM

Wednesday, May 3rd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of Boston General finished with 6.94 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 1.179/1.300

At 9pm, the season finale of CIA Files spiked to 13.16 million viewers and 3.1/9 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week. Half hour: 3.095/3.150

At 10pm, the season finale of Amazon garnered 6.19 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Retention from its lead in was 47% among total viewers and 39% in the demo. Half hour: 1.386/0.956

Thursday, May 4th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of Behind the Scenes bopped up to 8.78 million viewers and 2.2/6 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last weeks series low for its best rating since February 16th (2.3). Unrounded: 2.196

At 830pm, the season finale of Blended inched up to 7.03 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.633

At 9pm, the season finale of The Hughes Family garnered 8.42 million viewers and 2.2/7 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Unrounded: 2.198

At 9pm, week fifteen of Growing Up at 30 totaled 5.41 million viewers and 1.4/6 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Unrounded: 1.413

At 10pm, the season finale of TAKEN: Phoenix rose to 9.75 million viewers and 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 1.613/1.632

Friday, May 5th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the series finale of Secret Service ended its six year run with 5.51 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for its best rating since November 21st (1.0) - when it aired on Monday nights. Half hour: 1.013/1.072

At 9pm, the season finale of Serve and Protect: Detroit notched 8.52 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. The series moves to the earlier 8 o'clock hour next season. Half hour: 0.937/0.948

At 10pm, the season finale of Cops of New York jumped to 9.74 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 1.201/1.245

factsoflife

05-08-2017, 02:47 PM

Gen-TV's Ratings Report:

Tuesday, April 11- Saturday, April 22, 2017:

Tuesday, April 11:

Gen-TV had a strong night on Tuesday, with "Making It Work" increasing in demos by nearly 15% and "Ask Alyssa" growing in all measurements. "Peretti Rules" retained most of its audience and "Sisterly Love" only decreased a minor amount in demos. The one let-down was that "Places We Go" lost a significant portion of its audience in both demos and total viewers.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 14.3 million/4.9 18-49

830: Peretti Rules (New): 7.1 million/4.6 18-49

9: Every Other Weekend (New): 12.5 million/5.2 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 25.4 million/9.5 18-49

10: Ask Alyssa (New): 10.5 million/5.3 18-49

11: Places We Go (New): 11.4 million/5.3 18-49
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Wednesday, April 12:

Gen-TV's comedies "Unlikely Family", "Running In Circles" and "Selling Out" were all home-runs this week, retaining the majority of its audience, and in the case of "Selling Out", growing ever so slightly in demos. Meanwhile, "Desperately Amy", filling in for the cancelled "The Heist" netted a better return with 1.23 million viewers and a .94 in demos. Still, not enough to prevent Gen-TV from losing the half-hour. "Boston Homicide" continues to collapse, all but officially sealing the fate of a once highly performing series. "Cop City" continued to perform above expectations and grew in demos.

8pm: Unlikely Family (New): 35.2 million/6.5 18-49

830: Running In Circles (New): 14.83 million/4.1 18-49

9: Selling Out (New): 40.48 million/14.8 18-49

930: Desperately Amy (New): 1.2 million/.94 18-49

10: Boston Homicide (New): 7.5 million/2.1 18-49

11: Cop City (New): 26.4 million/4.9 18-49
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Thursday, April 13:

Gen-TV seems to have a recurring theme going; as Thursday comedies "Raising Grandma", "Mama Knows Best" and "Cooking For Dummies" all performed to expectations while drama "The Malones" was all but nonexistent. "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" of course outperformed every other show on TV. Meanwhile, "Nicki J's World" rebounded somewhat from last week's 40% loss and netted a 7.4/3.6 in demos.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 24.2 million/6.9 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (New): 25.5 million/9.2 18-49

9pm: Nicki J's World (New): 7.4 million/3.6 18-49

930: Cooking For Dummies (New): 13 million/3.5 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 73.5 million/12.2 18-49

11: The Malones (New): 4.0 million/1.3 18-49
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Friday, April 14:

Friday night continues to be a solid performer for Gen-TV, with every series, except "ColdFront" retaining its audience from last week. "The Mulroney Mysteries" and "Deadly Visions" continue to grow each week.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 39.5 million/9.3 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 39.4 million/7.1 18-49

10: ColdFront (New; Final Episodes!): 9.3 million/4.5 18-49

11: Soapless: Life After Daytime (New): 15.3 million/5.2 18-49
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Saturday, April 15:

Once again, Saturday was a success with "Sisters" and "Code of Ethics" performing on-par with last week. The much anticipated TV movie "Fugitive Recovery: At Arm's Length" debuted to stellar reviews and fantastic ratings, netting 23.9 million viewers and a 8.3 in demos.

8pm: Sisters (New): 26.9 million/8.3 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 24.2 million/6.8 18-49

10: Gen-TV Original Movie:

"Fugitive Recovery: At Arm's Length": 23.9 million/8.3 18-49

11: Law & Order: New York City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Sunday, April 16:

It was much of the same on Sunday; with "Food Showdown" and "The Bidding War" delivering the goods and "Intrusion" being ignored by viewers. "Food Showdown" had it's largest showing of the season.

8pm: Food Showdown (New): 25.6 million/7.4 18-49

9pm: Threesome (New): 9.6 million/5.3 18-49

930: Threesome (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: The Bidding War (New): 19.4 million/8.3 18-49

11: Intrusion (New): 3.8 million/.97 18-49
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Monday, April 17:

Not much to report here, "Magic School" squeaks ahead of "Zendaya" yet again in demos and "Trauma Center" grows over last week in Female Viewers 18-25. "Hart of Family" remains on-par with previous airings. "Blood Relations" well, it aired.

8pm: Magic School (New): 22.8 million/8.8 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 23.2 million/7.9 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 15.8 million/7.7 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 11.8 million/4.4 1 8-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 19.4 million/4.3 18-49

11: Blood Relations (New): 5.3 million/1.3 18-49
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Tuesday, April 18-Saturday, April 22:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on these nights and ratings will not be published.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, April 23- Sunday, April 30, 2017:

Sunday, April 23:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule; pulling cancelled drama "Intrusion" off the air with three episodes left to air. It is unknown if those episodes will air at all. Ratings were steady overall, with "Food Showdown" showing a slight increase in demos.

8pm: Food Showdown (New): 25.2 million/8.3 18-49

9pm: Threesome (New): 9.7 million/5.3 18-49

930: Threesome (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: The Bidding War (New): 20.3 million/8.7 18-49

11: The Bidding War (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Monday, April 24:

Gen-TV Monday was another winner, with "Zendaya" pulling ahead of "Magic School" for the first time since the fall and "Outside The Lines" showing signs of life in demos. The "Blood Relations" series finale was watched by almost nobody however, a disappointing end to a once promising series.

8pm: Magic School (New): 19.3 million/7.5 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 28.8 million/8.3 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 11.2 million/6.5 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 12.8 million/5.3 1 8-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 20.3 million/4.6 18-49

11: Blood Relations (New; Series Finale): 6.4 million/2.9 18-49
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Tuesday, April 25:

Not much to report on Gen-TV's Tuesday line-up which was fairly steady. "Places We Go" and "Sisterly Love" were the only series to decrease in demos over last week.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 14.8 million/5.3 18-49

830: Peretti Rules (New): 12.4 million/5.4 18-49

9: Every Other Weekend (New): 13.8 million/5.8 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 13.8 million/5.5 18-49

10: Ask Alyssa (New): 9.5 million/4.2 18-49

11: Places We Go (New): 9.1 million/3.1 18-49

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Wednesday, April 26:

"Selling Out" posts its first decrease of the season, dropping .25% in demos and "Desperately Amy" suddenly capitalizes on its lead-in, growing to an almost respectable demo. Meanwhile, "Cop City" continues to outperform "Boston Homicide" and the latter actually lost more than 75% of its audience from last week (in demos).

8pm: Unlikely Family (New): 20.2 million/4.8 18-49

830: Running In Circles (New): 12.1 million/3.3 18-49

9: Selling Out (New): 39.5 million/14.7 18-49

930: Desperately Amy (New): 4.4 million/2.8 18-49

10: Boston Homicide (New): 4.2 million/0.52 18-49

11: Cop City (New): 35.6 million/6.6 18-49
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Thursday, April 27:

With the exception of "The Malones", all series were steady over last week.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 23.3 million/6.8 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (New): 23.4 million/9.1 18-49

9pm: Nicki J's World (New): 7.2 million/3.2 18-49

930: Cooking For Dummies (New): 13.4 million/3.4 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 74.4 million/12.5 18-49

11: The Malones (New): 2.1 million/.90 18-49
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Friday, April 28:

"Soapless: Life After Daytime" is working overtime to earn a season 2 renewal and it looks likely with ratings like this, which grew exponentially week to week. Friday was a strong night with "Mulroney Mysteries" surging upwards and posting demos over a 10.3! The under publicized series finale of "ColdFront" was more successful than "Blood Relations" earlier in the week, but still a letdown.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 29.5 million/10.5 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 40.1 million/8.4 18-49

10: ColdFront (New; Series Finale!): 12.3 million/5.2 18-49

11: Soapless: Life After Daytime (New): 18.3 million/6.7 18-49
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Saturday, April 29:

Following its cancellation announcement "Code of Ethics" leaps upwards to garner of 44 million viewers; and a 7.4 in demos. Movie "Second Marriage" was seen by 22% less viewers than watched "Fugitive Recovery: At Arms Length", but was still successul.

8pm: Sisters (New): 14.1 million/6.4 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 44.1 million/7.4 18-49

10: Gen-TV Original Movie:

"Second Marriage": 18.64 million/5.4 18-49

11: Law & Order: New York City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

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Sunday, April 30:

It was a "Food Showdown" marathon on Sunday with only reruns of "Food Showdown" airing. Ratings will not be published.

factsoflife

05-12-2017, 05:21 PM

Gen-TV Network
2017 Finale Schedule

Gen-TV Network is publishing its official finale schedule for the 2016-2017 season, it is as follows:

Sunday, May 21:
8pm: Sisters (Season 10 Finale) (Episode Title “The Look In Your Eyes Part 1”)
9pm: Sisters (Season 10 Finale) (Episode Title “The Look In Your Eyes Part 2”)
10pm: Code of Ethics (Series Finale) (Episode Title “The End of Our Lives”)
11pm: Law & Order: New York (Season 3 Finale) (Episode Title “Under Siege”)

Monday, May 22:
8pm: Magic School (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Graduation”)
830pm: Zendaya (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Summer Vacation”)
9pm: Hart of Family (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Family Dinner”)
930: Outside The Lines (Season 2 Finale) (Episode Title ”Racing Around”)
10: Trauma Center (Season 2 Finale) (Episode Title “Changing, Again”)

Tuesday, May 23:
8pm: Making It Work (Season 4 Finale) (Episode Title “Basketball Tournament”)
830pm: Peretti Rules (Series Finale) (Episode Title “Peretti’s Rules For Saying Goodbye”)
9pm: Every Other Weekend (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Summertime Blues”)
930: Sisterly Love (Season 2 Finale) (Episode Title “Finale 2”)
10: Ask Alyssa (Season 1 Finale) (Episode title “23, May 2017”)
11: Places We Go (Series Finale) (Episode Title “Our Last Stop”)

Wednesday, May 24
8pm: Unlikely Family (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Family Vaction Encore”)
830: Running In Circles (Season 2 Finale) (Episode Title “Running To You”)
9pm: Selling Out (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “The Contract Part 1”)—1-Hour Episode
10: Boston Homicide (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Strikeback”)
11: Cop City (Season 3 Finale) (Episode Title “Vengence”)

Thursday, May 25:
8pm: Raising Grandma (Season 2 Finale) (Episode Title “1 Year Review”)
830: Mama Knows Best (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Softening Up Mama”)
9pm: Nicki J’s World (Series Finale) (Epsiode Title “Nicki’s Last Stand”)
930: Cooking For Dummies (Season 3 Finale) (Episode Title “Recipie For Love”)
10: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (Season 5 Finale) (Episode Title “Coming Home”)
11: The Malones (Series Finale) (Episode Title “End of A Dynsaty”)

Friday, May 26:
8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “The Mystery of The Missing Button”)
9pm: Deadly Visions (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Queen of Hearts”)
10: Soapless: Life After Daytime (Season 1 Finale) (Episode Title “Elizabeth Hubbard/Rachel Wyndham”)

Saturday, May 27:
8pm: Food Showdown (Season 3 Finale) (Episode Title “Episode 70”)
9pm: Threesome (Season 4 Finale) (Episode Title “Over 30”)---Special 1-Hour Episode
10: The Bidding War (Season 4 Finale) (Episode Title “Episode #97)
11: Intrusion (Series Finale) (Episode Title “Diversion”)

yankeesrj12

05-14-2017, 11:46 AM

Sunday, May 7th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of Mother & Daughter bopped up to 7.45 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Unrounded: 1.474

At 830pm, the season finale of Suburbia notched 6.57 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks season low. Unrounded: 1.324

At 9pm, the season finale of Full Time Mom recovered to 8.19 million viewers and 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Unrounded: 1.706

At 930pm, the season finale of Life Lessons inched up to 7.03 million viewers and 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.522

At 10pm, the season finale of Virus jumped to 8.15 million viewers and 3.6/9 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week for its second best rating ever (behind the 4.1 for this season premiere). Half hour: 3.524/3.706

Monday, May 8th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of Growing Up at 30 garnered 5.03 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from its last new episode in its regular timeslot (Thursdays at 930) for a new series low. Unrounded: 1.156

At 830pm, week two of summer comedy UpSelling weakened to 5.24 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks sneak preview debut. Unrounded: 1.209

Tuesday, May 9th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the two hour special Looking for Love: Best of Love totaled 3.95 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.597/0.626/0.733/0.724

YTN's summer schedule kicks off Monday, May 15th!

jimpickens

05-14-2017, 10:12 PM

In spite of harassment by PETA quickly solved with a cease and desist order my tribute to hunting continues and with all the top ratted shows going on hiatus we will experiment new ideas with made for TV movie pilots.

factsoflife

05-16-2017, 12:37 AM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, April 23- Sunday, April 30, 2017:

Sunday, April 23:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule; pulling cancelled drama "Intrusion" off the air with three episodes left to air. It is unknown if those episodes will air at all. Ratings were steady overall, with "Food Showdown" showing a slight increase in demos.

8pm: Food Showdown (New): 25.2 million/8.3 18-49

9pm: Threesome (New): 9.7 million/5.3 18-49

930: Threesome (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: The Bidding War (New): 20.3 million/8.7 18-49

11: The Bidding War (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Monday, April 24:

Gen-TV Monday was another winner, with "Zendaya" pulling ahead of "Magic School" for the first time since the fall and "Outside The Lines" showing signs of life in demos. The "Blood Relations" series finale was watched by almost nobody however, a disappointing end to a once promising series.

8pm: Magic School (New): 19.3 million/7.5 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 28.8 million/8.3 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 11.2 million/6.5 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 12.8 million/5.3 1 8-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 20.3 million/4.6 18-49

11: Blood Relations (New; Series Finale): 6.4 million/2.9 18-49
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Tuesday, April 25:

Not much to report on Gen-TV's Tuesday line-up which was fairly steady. "Places We Go" and "Sisterly Love" were the only series to decrease in demos over last week.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 14.8 million/5.3 18-49

830: Peretti Rules (New): 12.4 million/5.4 18-49

9: Every Other Weekend (New): 13.8 million/5.8 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 13.8 million/5.5 18-49

10: Ask Alyssa (New): 9.5 million/4.2 18-49

11: Places We Go (New): 9.1 million/3.1 18-49

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Wednesday, April 26:

"Selling Out" posts its first decrease of the season, dropping .25% in demos and "Desperately Amy" suddenly capitalizes on its lead-in, growing to an almost respectable demo. Meanwhile, "Cop City" continues to outperform "Boston Homicide" and the latter actually lost more than 75% of its audience from last week (in demos).

8pm: Unlikely Family (New): 20.2 million/4.8 18-49

830: Running In Circles (New): 12.1 million/3.3 18-49

9: Selling Out (New): 39.5 million/14.7 18-49

930: Desperately Amy (New): 4.4 million/2.8 18-49

10: Boston Homicide (New): 4.2 million/0.52 18-49

11: Cop City (New): 35.6 million/6.6 18-49
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Thursday, April 27:

With the exception of "The Malones", all series were steady over last week.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 23.3 million/6.8 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (New): 23.4 million/9.1 18-49

9pm: Nicki J's World (New): 7.2 million/3.2 18-49

930: Cooking For Dummies (New): 13.4 million/3.4 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 74.4 million/12.5 18-49

11: The Malones (New): 2.1 million/.90 18-49
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Friday, April 28:

"Soapless: Life After Daytime" is working overtime to earn a season 2 renewal and it looks likely with ratings like this, which grew exponentially week to week. Friday was a strong night with "Mulroney Mysteries" surging upwards and posting demos over a 10.3! The under publicized series finale of "ColdFront" was more successful than "Blood Relations" earlier in the week, but still a letdown.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 29.5 million/10.5 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 40.1 million/8.4 18-49

10: ColdFront (New; Series Finale!): 12.3 million/5.2 18-49

11: Soapless: Life After Daytime (New): 18.3 million/6.7 18-49
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Saturday, April 29:

Following its cancellation announcement "Code of Ethics" leaps upwards to garner of 44 million viewers; and a 7.4 in demos. Movie "Second Marriage" was seen by 22% less viewers than watched "Fugitive Recovery: At Arms Length", but was still successul.

8pm: Sisters (New): 14.1 million/6.4 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 44.1 million/7.4 18-49

10: Gen-TV Original Movie:

"Second Marriage": 18.64 million/5.4 18-49

11: Law & Order: New York City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

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Sunday, April 30:

It was a "Food Showdown" marathon on Sunday with only reruns of "Food Showdown" airing. Ratings will not be published.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, May 1-Saturday, May 5, 2017:

Monday, May 1:

With only three episodes left for the season, it is safe to declare "Magic School" the undisputed winner of Monday night. The series posted another huge gain in demos and is easily the #1 rated series among children aged 8-14. Airing in place of "Blood Relations" was a Gen-TV Original film, "A Family For Christmas", which was originally scheduled to air in December but was held over due to scheduling issues. This burn-off attracted 12.2 million viewers and a 2.4 in demos, nearly double recent episodes of "Blood Relations."

8pm: Magic School (New): 25.4 million/8.2 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 20.3 million/8.2 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 12.4 million/5.3 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 13.4 million/4.8 1 8-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 22.1 million/4.4 18-49

11: Gen-TV Original Movie:
"A Family For Christmas" (New):
12.2 million/2.4 18-49
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Tuesday, May 2:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule this week, airing the first two parts of new mini-series "The Ambassador General: Year 2". The result was a solid showing for the series, which received a combined audience of 38.8 million viewers and 19.8 in demos.

8pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The Ambassador General: Year 2" (New; Part One): 18.4 million/9.4 18-49

10pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The Ambassador General: Year 2" (New; Part Two): 20.4 million/10.4 18-49
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Wednesday, May 3:

Gen-TV aired another altered version of their schedule; airing the final two parts of "The Ambassador General: Year 2" and brand new episodes of "Selling Out" and "Desperately Amy."

8pm: Selling Out (New): 35.2 million/13.8 18-49

830: Desperately Amy (New): 6.7 million/3.1 18-49

9pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The Ambassador General: Year 2" (New; Part Three): 23.4 million/12.3 18-49

11pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The Ambassador General: Year 2" (New, Part Four): 20.5 million/11.4 18-49

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Thursday, May 3:

Gen-TV did another alternate schedule on Thursday; airing back to back episodes of "Mallory's of Jefferson County" followed by the complete new mini-series "The First Lady: A Year In Service" starring Diane Lane, Chris Pine, Josh Brolin and many others.

8pm: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 80.4 million/13.9 18-49

9pm: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New):75.5 million/13.7 18-49

10pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The First Lady: A Year In Service" (New; Part One): 16.5 million/4.8 18-49

12am: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The First Lady: A Year In Service" (New, Part Two): 12.2 million/3.8 18-49
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Friday, May 4:

With back-to-back episodes of "Deadly Visions" followed by back-to-back episodes of "The Mulroney Mysteries", testing out a new timeslot, Gen-TV had great success. Meanwhile, "Soapless: Life After Daytime" was on-hiatus this week.

8pm: Deadly Visions (New): 35.5 million/9.3 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 42.3 million/9.3 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 30.2 million/11.4 18-49

11: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 34.5 million/13.4 18-49
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Saturday, May 5:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on Saturday and this ratings will not be published.

factsoflife

05-16-2017, 04:49 PM

How Gen-TV's Pilots Rated With Advertisers
---The effects of UpFronts on Gen-TV's Fall Series

Although many viewers believe the reason for Fall UpFronts is simply to let them know about the network's fall schedules; those in the know realize the true reason for this is to let advertisers plan their spending for the fall season. Gen-TV Studios held their UpFront's Presentation on May 5th, nearly a week and a half earlier than rival networks YTN, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and CW. In this article, Hollywood Insider discusses with wall street insiders, TV industry experts, and studio representatives the impact that Gen-TV's presentation has had on their fall pilots and returning series so far. We will find out which pilots are garnering top ad buys, which ones are fizzling out and how this is impacting the network's returning series.

Reporting done by Adam Horvith and James Jenson for Hollywood Insider with additional research done by David St. Onge and Cameron Claire. We start by discussing Gen-TV's fall pilots and the mixed successes and failures we're seeing so far.

The High Fliers:

Among this elite group of pilots are the four that seem to be gaining the most traction among ad buyers and among TV critics as a whole. These special series are getting the most ad dollars so far and are poised to capitalize on critical success with boffo ratings.

The first is drama pilot "Degree of Guilt" which stars Ryan Phillippe and Riz Ahmed and centers on a Us Attorney (Phillippe) who finds himself embroiled in a political conspiracy following testimony he gives that gets the US President and Vice President impeached. Riz Ahmed co-stars as a shady attorney hired by Phillipe's character to clear his name amid a treason investigation. This character is described as "an autistic man with limited social skills but a savant-like knowledge of the legal system, who has developed a career helping shady people get out of shady situations."

This pilot is among the four elite pilots that have generated both high critical praise and top ad buys so far. Critics have called this pilot "Brilliant", "A game-changer" and "the best political thriller in decades." Advertisers have responded to the praise by heaping ad dollars on it. According to James Smith, a top ad buyer in New York, "Degree of Guilt is the pilot to watch this season, it is generating the most ad dollars so far." According to our estimates, the ad rate for this pilot is being set at around 2.1 million dollars per thirty-second ad. This would make it among the most expensive series for advertisers to put their commercials in. This certainly gives the series a chance at succeeding too; so long as it can sustain ratings high enough to justify this level of ad-buys.

Comedy pilot, "The Boss Lady" starring Kristen Wiig is another big hit with advertisers this season; generating an estimated 1.2 million ad rate per 30-second spot. This would rate it as the most expensive new comedy for advertisers and the #3 most expensive comedy on all of TV, following CBS's "The Big Bang Theory" and ABC's "Modern Family." Critics have warmly embraced this pilot calling it "zany and hysterical; Kristen Wiig at her zany best"; "A welcome distraction from the world today" and "An expertly crafted masterpiece of physical comedy."

Also in the elite group is drama pilot "Call & Response", which is generating significant response from advertisers as having "mass audience appeal", "long-term future written all over it" and "a clear path to becoming a long-term fixture on network TV; a clear front-runner for a lucrative syndication deal down the road." It has apparently generated an ad rate of around 900,000 per 30-second spot; one of the higher for a new drama. Critics have been supportive of this pilot, but not outlandishly so, with most describing it as "A solid procedural that wisely sprinkles in just enough soapy melodrama to be engaging."

And lastly, six-week mini-series "American Citizen" is garnering massive critical support; with one critic calling it "a decade defining masterpiece that will go down in history as the gold standard of TV drama for this era." Another critic called it "This generation's most important TV drama; it will do today what Roots did in the 1970's." Ad buyers are generally supportive too, with the current ad rate set at close to 899,000 per 30-second spot.

"The Ad Losers":

This group of pilots is among those that may or may not have critical support but are not generating top ad buys, for vastly different reasons.

Highly Functioning Adults, a hybrid comedy-drama set in the world of Philadelphia drug dealing is getting critical support but is not yet grabbing top ad buys. The problem here seems to be the adult content and edgy writing; which don't lend itself to mass audience appeal. The series is a niche series, that many see as having a narrow market. Though critics are hailing it as a creative success, ad buyers are scared to invest in such an edgy series. It has so far garnered an ad rated close to 80,000 dollars per 30-second spot. The future of this series is still unclear because if it is a surprise success with viewers advertisers may become less afraid of supporting it. According to TV insider Stephanie Sanders, "If a series is a clear hit with audiences than advertisers will become less hesitant to support its edgy content." "One example of this is Family Guy, which was not generating top ad buys until it became a cultural phenomenon in its third season." "It is now one of the top shows among advertisers."

Children's comedy, "Fish Out of Water" is also not faring well with either critics or buyers. Critics have decried it as "worthless", "idiotic" and "sure to dumb down the minds of children everywhere." Advertisers simply aren't seeing the potential calling it "unlikely to succeed" and "a waste of ad dollars."

Lastly, "Limited Edition" also seems to be a misfire for Gen-TV; as critics call it "a crass and unoriginal rip-off of ABC's Speechless" and "An overly sentimental pile of junk." Ad buyers aren't responding at all, and its ad rate is currently well below 60,000 dollars.

Returning Series:

The impact of UpFronts also impacts Gen-TV's returning series; with returning drama "Mulroney Mysteries" garnering massive increases in its ad buys. A Gen-TV Rep explains "Mulroney Mysteries became the surprise hit of the season and has seen an increase in its ad rate from 50,000 per spot to 150,000 per ad spot." Similarly, "Deadly Visions" saw its ad rates increase from 91,000 to 210,000 per spot. A combination of timeslot change and ratings information has negatively impacted returning comedy "Outside the Lines" as its ad rated decreased from 110,000 per spot to 40,000 per spot; making it the least expensive show on TV and from a network perspective also one of the least important for them. The only bright spot for keeping this show is a lucrative sponsorship deal with NASCAR which has underwritten most of the series season.

A big story for Gen-TV this past season was the failure of "The Malones", a spin-off from "Mallory's of Jefferson County" which tanked fast and hard. This struggle has spilled over to its mother show which saw its ad rated decrease from 4.4 million per spot (the most expensive on TV) to just under 1.4 million per spot. This was also due to softening ratings for the series, which is entering its sixth season. The massive reduction still places "Mallory's" among the most expensive series on TV, but clearly reduces its importance to ad buyers.

factsoflife

05-17-2017, 01:29 AM

Gen-TV's Longest Running Series:
A Look Back At 8 Years of Successes

When Gen-TV Network starts airing its 2017-2018 Fall schedule, it will mark the networks 9th season on the air, and it will mark the landmark 12th season of "Sisters", currently the longest running drama in Gen-TV history; and second overall program. This huge achievement and others like it will be the subject of a brand new documentary airing on Gen-TV Networks this summer. The documentary produced, directed and narrated by Ross Chin, Gen-TV's President takes a look back at over 40 of the network's most successful and longest-running programming. Using a list format, it ranks the series featured on the special, by the length of how long it ran (in terms of seasons; although it also mentions how many episodes each program produced.)

The special is scheduled to air on July 2017 on Gen-TV Network and will be made available to stream on Stream-ME shortly thereafter. Hollywood Now takes a look at the networks longest running programs (as of Fall 2017):

1. Over My Head-- 13 Seasons: Hard to believe, but this zany and at times outright absurd sitcom starring Soliel Moon Frye, Pamela Anderson, Casper Van Dien and a bunch of kids ran for 13 seasons and produced over 300 episodes. This show described at the time of its premiere as "The Nanny meets Just Shoot Me" certainly proved all the critics wrong; reinvigorating the acting careers of its main stars; Soliel Moon Frye (Punky Brewster), Pamela Anderson (Baywatch) and Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and defying the odds to become not only an audience favorite but a critical favorite as well, even eventually earning top awards from Emmy and Golden Globe.

2. Sisters- 12 Seasons: As of Fall 2017, Sisters will enter its 12th and possibly, final season. This fact is no surprise to anybody who has paid attention. Sisters was a smash hit right out of the gate, and at its prime set a new rating record when a 2012 episode of the series garnered the largest single-episode rating ever recorded for a broadcast series; over 58 million viewers. But ratings and critical support, of which it had many were never what made Sisters so important. Sisters most important aspect was its cultural impact. This series hit the zeitgeist like no other series in recent history has; and even had some political impact on the Gay Rights Movement. In October 2012, President Barack Obama mentioned "Sisters" as one of the "most culturally important factors in helping average Americans understand and learn about the transgender community." This is a moment that occurred well before shows like "Transparent" or "Orange Is the New Black" entered the cultural landscape. The series has also done something else miraculous, it has sustained a large and devoted audience for 12 seasons; even with a small ratings dip in seasons 5, 6 and 9. The series was able to recover from those drops and still continually racks up demos of over 5.2 weekly.

3. Detective Mom- 8 Seasons: This unlikely comedy continued to defy all odds as it ran for 8 critical acclaimed seasons and improved its performance in demos every season. In fact, this comedy about a single mom turned private detective only got canceled due to economic factors at Gen-TV Studios; and its cancellation was called by a Gen-TV Executive "The most painful decision we've ever had to make." The series, however, continues to get the last laugh, raking in millions in syndication dollars every day and ranking as one of the top 10 most watched syndicated sitcoms on TV.

4. Interviews with Sandra Bernhardt/Interviews Starring John Fugelsang- 8 Seasons: If Gen-TV's success stories prove anything it is that sometimes unlikely concepts become big hits. Such is the case with this long-running reality series, which defied every known convention of TV and became a big fat reality TV hit. The premise of this show is pretty simple, an interview series featuring comedian and actress Sandra Bernhardt asking outrageous, hard hitting and oftentimes invasive questions of celebrities, while also presenting an in-depth profile on that subject. The simple concept worked and quickly became a signature series for Gen-TV. So much so, it is still airing in syndicated reruns throughout the country. This series would probably still be airing were it not for a contract snag between Bernhardt and Gen-TV that caused the comedian to exit the series. She was replaced by John Fugelsang who changed the format of the show to be more politically inclined, and that incarnation which aired live lasted only a short time.

5. Critically Speaking with Joe Levy/Critically Speaking Starring John Fugelsang- 7 Seasons: This very unconventional reality series broke every barrier and created a brand new way to present a biographical series about musicians. It featured two distinct parts: the first half, an interview segment similar to "Inside The Actors Studio" in which Levy, a former editor for "Rolling Stone" presents a biographical interview with the subject. The second half, in which a panel of musical experts (and sometimes fans) asks the subject questions about their career and discusses the historical impact of that artist. This frank, honest and passionate series became a surprise hit out of the gate and racked up 7 consecutive Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Reality Series-Structured"; winning three. Even the final season and a half with John Fugelsang earned critical support.

Those were Gen-TV's six most successful programs ever, and under them are a group of series that ran for 5-6 seasons each. Those programs which include "Doctor/Patient", "The Arrival", "One Of These Days", "This Time Around" and "Boyfriends" will be profiled in full during the televised special.

factsoflife

05-18-2017, 10:55 PM

yankeesrj12

05-21-2017, 12:41 PM

Monday, May 15th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, the third season premiere of Living in Fear scared up 4.26 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last seasons premiere, but up a tenth from the finale. This is the shows first episode to air without the lead in of Fear Factor and its first original episode in the 9 o'clock hour. Half hour: 1.066/1.101

At 10pm, the fifth season premiere of long-waiting-to-air Serial (the fourth season finale aired in May 2016) returned with 4.85 million viewers and 1.2/3 among adults 18-49, also down three tenths from last seasons premiere (and two tenths from the finale). Given how long the show has been off the air, to come within striking distance of its season four average (1.26) is pretty remarkable. This was also the smallest season premiere-to-season premiere drop in the shows history. Half hour: 1.155/1.150

Tuesday, May 16th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the seventh season premiere of The Neighborhood notched 7.21 million viewers and 2.1/6 among adults 18-49, its lowest season premiere ever (previous: 2.5 in season four). This is a show that typically has weird bounces week-to-week, but a slow start could be damaging for YTN's highest rated summer series. Half hour: 2.056/2.212

At 9pm, the series premiere of Miami Medical Examiner debuted to 7.02 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49. The series premiere held a very strong percentage of total viewers from its lead in, but skewed much older too. Overall, not a terrible start for the new summer drama. Half hour: 1.381/1.205

At 10pm, the second season premiere of Bloodlines came back with 5.98 million viewers and 1.0/3, down a tenth from last years summer debut and finale. Again, not a terrible return for the show, since it no longer has the advantage of The Neighborhood lead in, too. This does tie the shows series low (set on May 31, 2016 - 5.3 million viewers, 1.0 demo). Half hour: 0.985/0.953

Wednesday, May 17th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the series premiere of 30 Seconds to Win stalled out of the gate with 4.27 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.784/0.787

At 9pm, the sixth season premiere of Locked, which has been off the air for over a year (May 1, 2016 was its season five finale) scored 3.86 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49. The game show is down five tenths from its February 2016 debut, and four tenths from its finale. It also marks a new low for the show, breaking the previous 0.8 low - set two times before (February 28, 2016 and March 27, 2016). Half hour: 0.716/0.682

YTN aired repeats in the 10 o'clock hour.

Thursday, May 18th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the fifth season premiere of Extended Family garnered 5.06 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from both its year ago premiere and its season finale. Unrounded: 1.016

At 830pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers kicked off the second half of season five with 4.81 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from its December mid-season finale, but in line with its season average. Unrounded: 0.859

At 9pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine also returned after a long hiatus with 4.15 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, setting a new series low (previous: 3.85 million / 1.1 demo on December 1, 2016). Unrounded: 1.041

At 930pm, the official series premiere of UpSelling (although technically the third episode to air) totaled 4.47 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from its last sneak preview episode. Unrounded: 1.038

At 10pm, the series premiere of docu-drama Life after Prison launched to 3.72 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.734/0.739

Friday May 19th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.84 million (0.3 demo) <--- ties series low (August 18, 2016 and September 1, 2016)
830pm - 1.95 million (0.4 demo)
9pm - 1.97 million (0.4 demo)
930pm - 1.92 million (0.4 demo)

At 10pm, episode four of now-cancelled XXX: My Life Story was forgotten about with 1.01 million viewers and 0.3/1 among adults 18-49, down seven tenths from its last new episode on January 30, 2017 (2.7 million / 1.0 demo). Half hour: 0.295/0.271

factsoflife

05-23-2017, 08:50 PM

Gen-TV Reveals Emmy Submissions:
---Network unveils stars and shows competing for Emmy

The 2017 Emmy Award nominations will be revealed in July and if Ross Chin and Alex Montez have their way, Gen-TV series and stars will be among the prestigious nominees. Speaking candidly to Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, Chin said "Seeing our shows win Emmy Awards is a big goal for me as President of Gen-TV." "I want Gen-TV to stand for quality and prestige." "I want Gen-TV to be associated with the very best of television."

Here is the full list of series and performers Gen-TV has submitted for consideration for Emmy nominations, broken down into categories:

COMEDY:

Outstanding Comedy Series:

Threesome (Executive Producers: Will Calhoun, Michael Tollin)

Running In Circles (Executive Producers: Mary Allison Moore, David Adams Mills, Caryn Mandell)

Singles (Executive Producers: Keegan-Michael Key, Leigh-Anne Smith)

Into The Wild (Executive Producers: Jeff "Jiffy" Wild; Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Caryn Mandabach)

Raising Grandma (Executive Producers: Suzanne De Passe, Madison Jones, Susan Jones)

Sisterly Love (Executive Producers: Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner)

Molly Says (Executive Producers: Lorne Michaels, Molly Shannon, Robert Carlock)

Selling Out (Executive Producers: Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Lorne Michaels, Beth McCarthy-Miller, Paula Pell)

Magic School (Executive Producers: Paula Hart, Melissa Joan Hart, Dana Weschler and Jeff Markowitz)

Zendaya (Executive Producers: Mara Brock Akil, Michelle Larkin, Zendaya Coleman)

Making It World (Executive Producers: Quincy Jones, Rashida Jones, Amy Poehler)

The Four of Us (Executive Producers: Rebecca Marshall, Janine Wilson)

Hart of Family (Executive Producers: Thomas Miller, Robert Boyette, Alecia "Pink" Moore, Cary Hart)

Unlikely Family (Executive Producers: Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, Susan Harris)

Desperately Amy (Executive Producers: Amy Schumer, Bridgette Everett, Brooke Posch)

Suddenly Single (Executive Producers: David Smith Master, Iliza Schlesinger, and Rebecca Davidson and Jenji Kohan)

Cooking For Dummies (Executive Producers: Eva Longoria)

Mama Knows Best (Executive Producers: Yvette Lee Bowser, Addy Howard, and Patti Labelle)

Every Other Weekend (Executive Producers: Emily Kapnek, Michael Fresco)

Peretti Rules (Executive Producers: Chelsea Peretti, Jordan Peele and Amy Paradias)

Among the surprise omissions from this list: Gen-TV has opted not to submit the final season of "I Said So" or to submit "Nicki J's World". Also shocking, the inclusion of "Singles" here, when the network canceled that show for "creative problems." "Outside The Lines" also was not submitted in this category.

Outstanding Drama Series:

Law & Order: Hate Crimes (Executive Producers: Dick Wolf, Carol Mendelson, Jonathan Littman)

Law & Order: New York City (Executive Producers: Dick Wolf, Neal Baer and Erica Mancini.)

Deadly Visions (Executive Producers: Stephen Spielberg, Glenn Gordon Carron and Tiffany Jarrod-Abraham)

Mallory's of Jefferson County (Executive Producers: Gabrielle Gifford, John Tramm)

The Malones (Executive Producers: Gabrielle Gifford, John Tramm, Patricia Shephard, Neil Marcus)

Grand Champion (Executive Producers: Stephen Soderberg, Brian Grazer, Ridley Scott, Maxwell Rothchild and Elliot Scott)

Cop City (Executive Producers: David Shore; Sylvester Stallone)

Hollywood Law (Executive Producers: Amelia Kelley, David Angelo Hart)

Law & Order: Immigration (Executive Producers: Dick Wolf, Barbara Mattison, and Antonia Markum)

Justice Steele (Executive Producers: Deborah Joy Levine)

Code of Ethics (Executive Producers: Stephen Bochco, Hillary Swank and Neal Baer)

Sisters (Executive Producers: Amy Lippman, Jennifer Davids-West, Marsha Michaels, Katherine Heigl, Christopher Keyser, Daniel Lippman, Ron Cowen, Monica Firestone)

The Hardest Goodbye (Executive Producers: Francine Maxwell, Ryan Horvath and Desiree Washington)

Love Affair (Executive Producers: Neal Marlens, Carol Black, Kate Walsh)

Trauma Center (Executive Producers: David Aaman, Christy Leigh McPherson)

The Crusader (Executive Producer: Joss Whedon)

The big omissions from this list are District Attorney and Boston Homicide. The biggest surprise inclusion is the extremely poorly received Law & Order: Immigration. A show Ross Chin once called "an embarrassment all the way."

ACTING:

LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY & DRAMA:

Carey Hart, Hart of Family (Comedy)

Justin Long, Making It Work (Comedy)

Jason Jones, Unlikely Family (Comedy)

Tyler Ritter, The Four of Us (Comedy)

Jason Priestly, Outside The Lines (Comedy)

Mark Consuleos, Sisterly Love (Comedy)

Brandon Routh, Sisterly Love (Comedy)

Tim Reid, Raising Grandma (Comedy)

Ed Helms, Unlikely Family (Comedy)***only appeared in pilot

Penn Gillette, Magic School (Comedy)

Donald Faison, Magic School (Comedy)

Flex Alexander, Zendaya (Comedy)

Chris Parnell, Selling Out (Comedy)

David Walton, Going South (Comedy)

Omari Hardwick, Mama Knows Best (Comedy)

Steve Schirippa, Peretti Rules (Comedy)

Peter Facinelli, Every Other Weekend (Comedy)

Kyle Bornheimer, Every Other Weekend (Comedy)

Nate Corddry, Singles (Comedy)

Nick Zano, Singles (Comedy)

Brett Harrison, Running In Circles (Comedy)

Davie Henrie, Threesome (Comedy)

Justin Berfield, Threesome (Comedy)

Jeff "Jiffy" Wild, Into The Wild (Comedy)

Christopher Meloni, Boston Homicide (Drama)

Harry Hamlin, Hollywood Law (Drama)

Chris Pine, Mallory's of Jefferson County (Drama)

Willian Devane, Mallory's of Jefferson County (Drama)

Tom Skerritt, Mallory's of Jefferson County (Drama)

Perry King, The Malones (Drama)

Matt Czchury, The Malones (Drama)

Daniel Cosgrove, The Malones (Drama)

Benjamin Bratt, Law & Order: NYC (Drama)

Linus Roache, Law & Order: NYC (Drama)

Drew Fuller, Law & Order: Hate Crimes (Drama)

William Fichtner, ColdFront (Drama)

Sylvester Stallone, Cop City (Drama)

Eric Mabius, Cop City (Drama)

Louis Mandylor, Justice Steele (Drama)

Matthew Settle, Deadly Visions (Drama)

DW Moffett, Deadly Visions (Drama)

Eion Bailey, Code of Ethics (Drama)

Bailey Chase, Code of Ethics (Drama)

Chris Diamtopolous, Sisters (Drama)

Nathan Fillion, The Mulroney Mysteries (Drama)

Omar Epps, The Hardest Goodbye (Drama)

Jonathan Schaech, Trauma Center (Drama)

Sean Faris, Trauma Center (Drama)

--Most of the appropriate people are being submitted; with "Mallory's" shockingly only submitting three of its lead actors. The strangest inclusion is Ed Helms who only appeared in the pilot for "Unlikely Family" before being replaced by Jason Jones.

LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY & DRAMA:

Zendaya Coleman, Zendaya (Comedy)

Rashida Jones, Making It Work (Comedy)

Chelsea Peretti, Peretti Rules (Comedy)

Amy Schumer, Desperately Amy (Comedy)

Iliza Schlessinger, Suddenly Single (Comedy)

Sarah Chalke, Every Other Weekend (Comedy)

Christina Applegate, Every Other Weekend (Comedy)

Elizabeth Berkely, Sisterly Love (Comedy)

Hilarie Burton, Sisterly Love (Comedy)

Brittany Snow, Sisterly Love (Comedy)

Jackee Harry, Raising Grandma (Comedy)

Patti Labelle, Mama Knows Best (Comedy)

Nia Long, Mama Knows Best (Comedy)

Tessa Ferrera, Running In Circles (Comedy)

Tina Fey, Selling Out (Comedy)

Rachel Dratch, Selling Out (Comedy)

Octavia Spencer, Selling Out (Comedy)

Casey Wilson, The Four of Us (Comedy)

Amy Davidson, The Four of Us (Comedy)

Lindsay Sloane, The Four of Us (Comedy)

Eva Mendes, Cooking For Dummies (Comedy)

Eva Longoria, Cooking For Dummies (Comedy)

Maria Conchita-Alonso, Cooking For Dummies (Comedy)

Nicki Minaj, Nicki J's World (Comedy)

Eva La Rue, Unlikely Family (Comedy)

Sascha Alexander, Hart of Family (Comedy)

Jane Sibbett, Magic School (Comedy)

Molly Shannon, Molly Says (Comedy)

Sigourney Weaver, I Said So (Comedy)

Isla Fisher, I Said So (Comedy)

Amber Heard, Going South (Comedy)

Keke Palmer, Keke Fabulous (Comedy)

Sela Ward, Blood Relations (Drama)

Uma Thurman, ColdFront (Drama)

Maura West, Sisters (Drama)

Eileen Davidson, Sisters (Drama)

Jennifer Finnigan, Sisters (Drama)

Paula Devicq, Sisters (Drama)

Charlotte Ross, Sisters (Drama)

Hillary Swank, Code of Ethics (Drama)

Rosanna Arquette, Law & Order: Hate Crimes (Drama)

S.Epatha Merkerson, Law & Order: NYC (Drama)

Kyra Sedgwick, Trauma Center (Drama)

Mackenzie Phillips, Trauma Center (Drama)

Amber Tamblyn, Trauma Center (Drama)

Audra McDonald, Tha Hardest Goodbye (Drama)

Kate Walsh, Love Affair (Drama)

Marilu Henner, Deadly Visions (Drama)

Jayne Atkinson, the Mulroney Mysteries (Drama)

Tatiana Maslany, The Crusader (Drama)

Joan Allen, Intrusion (Drama)

Katherine Higle, Justice Steele (Drama)

Marissa Tomei, Cop City (Drama)

Notes: Supporting Actor & Actress in comedy and drama will be announced by Gen-TV at a later date.

Gen-TV Announces More Emmy Contenders
---Network confirms submissions for 2017 Emmy Awards

Last week, Hollywood Now confirmed with Gen-TV Studios the submissions they have made in the leading acting categories for the 2017 Emmy Awards. Today, the studio have confirmed several more contenders they have submitted in those categories, plus the full list of submissions they have made in the supporting categories and the reality and talk categories.

Full Details Below:

Newly confirmed submissions for LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY, which come from their first-run series, "Single Again". The studio has submitted Jasmine Guy, Kim Fields and Robin Givens in the leading category for this series while submitting Elise Neal and Kim Coles in Supporting Actress. This decision was based on air-time and not preference says a studio rep.

In the LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA category, the studio is confirming submissions for the leads of "Faded Beauties", Heather Locklear, Nia Pebbles, and Serena Scott Thomas. Though it is very unlikely this show will garner any attention from Emmy voters.

Gen-TV has also confirmed submission placements for the ladies of "Mallory's of Jefferson County" and "The Malones", which were still being decided last week, they are as follows, in LEAD ACTRESS we have, Susan Sullivan for "The Malones", she will not compete for "Mallory's" this year, per Emmy rules preventing a performer from getting two nominations for the same role in a single year. Also submitted from "Mallory's" are Gena Rowlands and Raquel Welch who will compete in LEAD for the first time. For "The Malones" are Lindsay Wagner, Jill Eikenberry, Dana Delaney and Rhada Mitchell. While, Chloe Sevigny, Kim Cattrall, Lauren Stamile and Sarah Jane Morris will compete in Supporting Actress.

Other confirmations today are that Sandra Bullock, Thora Birch and Julia Roberts will compete in LEAD for "Grand Champion", with other cast members competing in Supporting. Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Willis and Jon Bertnhal will compete in LEAD while, the remaining will compete in Supporting.

Also competing for LEAD will be Scott Porter and Dave Paetkau from Law & Order: Immigration.

Moving onto the SUPPORTING ACTOR & ACTRESS categories, the studio is confirming the following submissions:

SUPP. ACTOR, DRAMA:

Scott Grimes, Deadly Visions
Patrick Duffy, Deadly Visions
Michael Badalucco, Code of Ethics
Penn Badgley, Code of Ethics
Donald Sutherland, Mallory's of Jefferson County
Keifer Sutherland, Mallory's of Jefferson County
Josh Charles, Mallory's of Jefferson County
Joshua Bowman, Mallory's of Jefferson County
Linden Ashby, Mallory's of Jefferson County
Henry Czerny, The Malones
Randy Harrison, The Malones
Sean William Scott, Grand Champion
Nick Jonas, Grand Champion
Robert Buckley, Grand Champion
Chris Wood, Grand Champion
Hugh Dillon, Grand Champion
Joe Dinicol, Law & Order: Immigration
John Wesley Shipp, Law & Order: Immigration
Brandon Routh, Law & Order: Immigration
Michael Reilly Burke, Justice Steele
Patrick Fabian, Security: Las Vegas
Chris Carmack, Security: Las Vegas
Danny Pino, Intrusion
Sam Waterston, The Mulroney Mysteries
Geoff Stults, The Mulroney Mysteries
Jason Behr, Law & Order: Hate Crimes
Christian Campbell, Law & Order: Hate Crimes
Chris Wood, Law & Order: Hate Crimes
Sam Waterston, Law & Order: NYC
Linus Roache, Law & Order: NYC
Michael Grant Terry, Trauma Center
Judd Nelson, Trauma Center
Michael Graziadei, Trauma Center
Bryce Johnson, Trauma Center
Ryan Guzman, Cop City
Holt McClanny, Cop City
Kevin Alejandro, Cop City
Lou Diamond Phillips, Cop City
Scott Wolf, ColdFront
Rider Strong, ColdFront
Pablo Schreiber, ColdFront
Noah Bean, ColdFront
Martin Sheen, ColdFront
Jesse Bradford, Hollywood Law
Seth Peterson, Hollywood Law
Jesse Metcalf, Hollywood Law
Ryan McPartlin, Hollywood Law
Alan Alda, Hollywood Law
Noah Reid, Hollywood Law
Dev Patel, Hollywood Law
James Gallagher Jr, Hollywood Law
Sterling K. Brown, Sisters
Dennis Franz, Sisters
Rick Fox, Sisters
Chris Carmack, Sisters

SUPP. ACTOR, COMEDY:

Charlie Day, Desperately Amy
Stacey Keach, Desperately Amy
Rex Lee, Suddenly Single
Billy Crystal, Suddenly Single
Barry Bostwick, Suddenly Single
Charles Shaungessy, Magic School
Aramis Knight, Magic School
David Mazouz, Magic School
Zachary Arthur, Magic School
Alec Baldwin, Selling Out
Zachary Gordon, Outside The Lines
John Schneider, Going South
Eric Sheffer Stevens, Going South
Tequan Richmond, Mama Knows Best
Texas Battle, Mama Knows Best
Zach Braff, Peretti Rules
Jordan Peele, Peretti Rules
Ken Marino, Sisterly Love
Matthew Broderick, Running In Circles
Chace Crawford, Running In Circles
Morris Chestnut, Making It Work
John Larroquette, Making It Work
Bill Hader, Making It Work
Nick Cannon, Making It Work
Tony Plana, Cooking For Dummies
Zachary Knighton, Singles
Jake Johnson, Singles
Keegan-Michael Key, Singles

SUPP. ACTRESS, COMEDY:

Jo-Marie Payton, Making It Work
Shelley Long, Making It Work
Rochelle Yates, Making It Work
Olivia Wilde, Threesome
Katie Cassidey, Singles
Sophie Winkleman, Singles
Becky Newton, Singles
Allison Janney, Singles
Elisha Cuthbert, Singles
Swoosie Kurtz, Desperately Amy
Markie Post, Suddenly Single
Angela Kinsey, Suddenly Single
Maya Rudolph, Selling Out
Delta Burke, Hart of Family
Isabella Acres, Unlikely Family
Bailee Madison, Magic School
Raven Symone, Zendaya
Queen Latifah, Zendaya
Rachel True, Zendaya
Telma Hopkins, Zendaya
Kyla Pratt, Keke Fabulous
Alyson Stoner, Keke Fabulous
Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Outside The Lines
Mary McCormick, Outside The Lines
Park Overall, Going South
Roseanne Barr, Going South
Lisa Bonet, Mama Knows Best
Tamar Braxton, Mama Knows Best
Jenny Slate, Peretti Rules
Dinah Manhoff, Peretti Rules

SUPP. ACTRESS, DRAMA:
Lisa Nicole Carson, Sisters
Aisha Tyler, Sisters
Tyne Daly, Sisters
Jennifer Landon, Sisters
Sherry Stringfield, Sisters
Heather Locklear, Hollywood Law
Cheryl Ladd, Hollywood Law
Katie Cassidy, Hollywood Law
Brooke Nevin, Hollywood Law
Constance Zimmer, Hollywood Law
Leslie Bibb, Hollywood Law
Christine Lahti, Deadly Visions
Bonnie Sommerville, Code of Ethics
Ally Sheedy, Code of Ethics
Marissa Tomei, Cop City
Chloe Sevigny, The Malones
Kim Cattrall, The Malones
Lauren Stamile, The Malones
Sarah Jane Morris, The Malones
Arianna Grande, Grand Champion
Regina King, Grand Champion
Anna Gunn, Law & Order: Immigration
Taylor Cole, Law & Order: Immigration
Kathy Baker, Justice Steele
Lorraine Toussaint, Justice Steele
Erika Alexander, Intrusion
Kellie Martin, The Mulroney Mysteries
Kate Burton, ColdFront
Glenn Close, ColdFront
Lynn Whitefield, Blood Relations
Monique Coleman, The Hardest Goodbye
Greer Grammer, Trauma Center
Pam Grier, Trauma Center
Leighton Meester, Mallory's of Jefferson County
Lara Flynn Boyle, Mallory's of Jefferson County
Joan Collins, Mallory's of Jefferson County
Jennifer Ferrin, Cop City
Shiri Appleby, Cop City
Jeri Ryan, Law & Order: NYC
Bree Williamson, Law & Order: NYC
Tamara Tunie, Law & Order: NYC
Judith Light, Law & Order: NYC
Lorraine Toussaint, Law & Order: NYC
Alana De La Garza, Law & Order: NYC
Elizabeth Rohm, Sisters
Elizabeth Rohn, Law & Order: NYC
Rachel Taylor, Law & Order: Hate Crimes
Julie Benz, Law & Order: Hate Crimes
Carey Lowell, Law & Order: Hate Crimes
Megan Fox, Law & Order: Hate Crimes

The following is a list of series submitted in the various reality categories:

Bizarre Jobs
Food Showdown
Celebrity Dreamhouse Project
Please, Fix My House
The Bidding War
Celebrity Cooking Battles
Man Seeking Man
Cook Vs. Cook: Celebrity Edition
Ask Alyssa
Soapless: Life After Daytime
You've Got To Be Gidding Me
Ty Tells All
Food Genius with Adam Gertler
Outdoor Renovation

yankeesrj12

05-25-2017, 06:01 PM

18-49 DEMOGRAPHIC
Since the series premiered, Call Girls has been the top dog on YTN, and that story remains the same this season. While it did lose a bit of ground for the first time in three seasons, it was far and away number one for the network - and easily the top drama in its timeslot.

Moving to its own timeslot this season was no trouble for CIA Files, which dipped an okay 16%. Given it aired only 16 episodes at midseason, behind Call Girls last season, that hold is rather remarkable. It was also only 0.04 tenths ahead of a still-surging Virus. The serial drama jumped a whopping 25%, led by a series high 4.1 for its season premiere.

Another major story for YTN was resurgence of Looking for Love this spring. Falling to series lows in the fall, it suddenly reversed course and scored its best numbers in over three years. This is the furthest gap between a fall and spring season and is the first time *ever* the spring season finished ahead of the fall one.

For the rest of the bunch, it was a lot of the same: down, down, down. An astounding 15 series were down by more than 20% year-to-year, almost double the number from last season (8). Additionally, five of those 15 were down by more than thirty percent in a single year.

The biggest loser was now-cancelled Beneath it All and Secret Service, both down 36%. Beneath it All debuted last season to average numbers, but the bottom fell out from the very beginning of season two. As for Secret Service, it continued its downward trend before being tossed onto Fridays, where it recorded several 0.6 demos. Those steep drops were followed by now-summer-comedy Friends of Mine (down 35%), sophomore Blended (down 33%), and renewed Family Super Challenge (down 30%).

One side note is the remarkable tie between Life Lessons and TAKEN: Phoenix, which each tied with a 1.634615. Additionally, Beneath it All and Looking for Love 15 (fall) were close: 1.62 vs. 1.616.

Beneath it All was the highest rated cancellation and Family Super Challenge was the lowest rated renewal.

TOTAL VIEWERS
In viewership land, things looked pretty similar: a lot of shows on the downward trend, with only two rising (Looking for Love and Virus)

For the first time in a long time, Call Girls has some competition for its most watched YTN series belt, leading CIA Files by about 500,000 viewers. The race between the two should remain interesting next season.

Only four shows were down by more than 20% among total viewers, further indicating that television is skewing much older. Similar to the demo, the drops belonged to Beneath it All (down 35%), Friends of Mine (down 32%), Racially Divided (down 31%), and Blended (down 27%).

The older skew was evidenced no further than the new Sunday night comedy block. While tentpole hours Full Time Mom and Mother & Daughter were each down by ~25% in the demo, they were down only 1% and 10%, respectively, in total viewers.

In either measure, only one show was even year-to-year, and that title belongs to Suburbia. Looking at more than a few digits, the decline is actually 0.02%, but that is as good as even in our books!

At the bottom of the list are two series that previously aired on the YTN streaming service; High Times of Denver and They Are Out There. While at the bottom among total viewers, High Times of Denver cracked the top ten (#10) in the demo race. YTN often cites it as the youngest skewing series on its network, and that is evident here.

TAKEN: Global bit the dust despite a ninth place finish among total viewers and was easily the most-watched cancellation in the last few years for YTN.
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factsoflife

05-26-2017, 01:23 AM

yankeesrj12

05-28-2017, 03:30 PM

Monday, May 15th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear slid to 3.85 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week to tie its series low. Half hour: 0.952/0.937

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial dropped to 4.15 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, also down two tenths to a new series low. Half hour: 0.987/1.041

Tuesday, May 16th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood slid to 7.02 million viewers and 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week for a new series low (and its first venture into the 1's). Half hour: 1.785/1.803

At 9pm, week two of Miami Medical Examiner eased to 6.84 million viewers and 1.1/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks series premiere. Half hour: 1.204/1.056

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines bopped up to 6.48 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks season premiere. Half hour: 1.068/1.074

Wednesday, May 17th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week two of 30 Seconds to Win garnered 4.36 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks debut. Half hour: 0.815/0.821

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked sank to 3.35 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 0.626/0.635

YTN aired repeats in the 10 o'clock hour.

Thursday, May 18th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family bopped up to 5.67 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.104

At 830pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers fell to 4.24 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.798

At 9pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine descended to 3.74 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low. Unrounded: 0.815

At 930pm, a new episode of UpSelling totaled 4.91 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.041

At 10pm, week two of Life after Prison ticked down to 3.51 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last weeks premiere. Half hour: 0.637/0.631

Friday May 19th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.71 million (0.313 demo)
830pm - 1.68 million (0.311 demo)
9pm - 1.74 million (0.325 demo)
930pm - 1.84 million (0.342 demo)

At 10pm, episode five of cancelled XXX: My Life Story got a bit interesting, rising to 1.42 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks timeslot debut. Half hour: 0.412/0.415

factsoflife

05-29-2017, 01:54 AM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, May 1-Saturday, May 5, 2017:

Monday, May 1:

With only three episodes left for the season, it is safe to declare "Magic School" the undisputed winner of Monday night. The series posted another huge gain in demos and is easily the #1 rated series among children aged 8-14. Airing in place of "Blood Relations" was a Gen-TV Original film, "A Family For Christmas", which was originally scheduled to air in December but was held over due to scheduling issues. This burn-off attracted 12.2 million viewers and a 2.4 in demos, nearly double recent episodes of "Blood Relations."

8pm: Magic School (New): 25.4 million/8.2 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 20.3 million/8.2 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 12.4 million/5.3 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (New): 13.4 million/4.8 1 8-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 22.1 million/4.4 18-49

11: Gen-TV Original Movie:
"A Family For Christmas" (New):
12.2 million/2.4 18-49
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Tuesday, May 2:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule this week, airing the first two parts of new mini-series "The Ambassador General: Year 2". The result was a solid showing for the series, which received a combined audience of 38.8 million viewers and 19.8 in demos.

8pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The Ambassador General: Year 2" (New; Part One): 18.4 million/9.4 18-49

10pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The Ambassador General: Year 2" (New; Part Two): 20.4 million/10.4 18-49
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Wednesday, May 3:

Gen-TV aired another altered version of their schedule; airing the final two parts of "The Ambassador General: Year 2" and brand new episodes of "Selling Out" and "Desperately Amy."

8pm: Selling Out (New): 35.2 million/13.8 18-49

830: Desperately Amy (New): 6.7 million/3.1 18-49

9pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The Ambassador General: Year 2" (New; Part Three): 23.4 million/12.3 18-49

11pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The Ambassador General: Year 2" (New, Part Four): 20.5 million/11.4 18-49

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Thursday, May 4:

Gen-TV did another alternate schedule on Thursday; airing back to back episodes of "Mallory's of Jefferson County" followed by the complete new mini-series "The First Lady: A Year In Service" starring Diane Lane, Chris Pine, Josh Brolin and many others.

8pm: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 80.4 million/13.9 18-49

9pm: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New):75.5 million/13.7 18-49

10pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The First Lady: A Year In Service" (New; Part One): 16.5 million/4.8 18-49

12am: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"The First Lady: A Year In Service" (New, Part Two): 12.2 million/3.8 18-49
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Friday, May 5:

With back-to-back episodes of "Deadly Visions" followed by back-to-back episodes of "The Mulroney Mysteries", testing out a new timeslot, Gen-TV had great success. Meanwhile, "Soapless: Life After Daytime" was on hiatus this week.

8pm: Deadly Visions (New): 35.5 million/9.3 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 42.3 million/9.3 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 30.2 million/11.4 18-49

11: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 34.5 million/13.4 18-49
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Saturday, May 6:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on Saturday and thus ratings will not be published.

Gen-TV Network Ratings Report:

Week of May 7-13, 2017:

Sunday, May 7:

Gen-TV had a solid showing on Sunday, with "Code of Ethics" retaining its high demos from last week and "Sisters" nearly matches those numbers as well. The third and final installment of "The First Lady: A Year In Service" boosted overall numbers and posted a massive increase in demos.

8pm: Sisters (New): 24.8 million/7.6 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 40.3 million/7.7 18-49

10: Gen-TV Original Movie:

"The First Lady: A Year In Service" (Part Three, New):
20.3 million/6.4 18-49

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Monday, May 8:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule on Monday to accommodate the three-part miniseries "Life Chronicles: The Story of Ira & Abby" starring Mayim Bialik, Lea Michele, Zack Braff, Adam Brody and many others. That series got off to a great start, posting strong numbers across two parts.

Meanwhile, "Zendaya" out-ranked "Magic School" by the narrowest of margins this week, and "Hart of Family" was steady. "Trauma Center" and "Outside The Lines" were on hiatus Monday.

8pm: Magic School (New): 20.4 million/6.6 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 22.1 million/7.5 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 12.5 million/5.4 18-49

930: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"Life Chronicles: The Story of Ira & Abby" (New, Parts One & Two):
930-11pm (Part One): 14 million/8.1 18-49
11pm-12am (Part Two: 13.8 million/7.4 18-49
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Tuesday, May 9:

On Tuesday, Gen-TV's comedies were paired with the final installment of "Life Chronicles: The Story of Ira & Abby" and the results were positive, with "Every Other Weekend" quietly posting its highest numbers ever, possibly becoming a breakout hit? Now canceled drama "Places We Go" posted a series low in demos, the only negative of the evening for Gen-TV.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 19.4 million/4.8 18-49

830: Peretti Rules (New): 9.3 million/2.1 18-49

9: Every Other Weekend (New): 20.1 million/6.2 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 17.4 million/4.5 18-49

10pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"Life Chronicles: The Story of Ira & Abby" (New, Part Three)
14.5 million/7.3 18-49

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Wednesday, May 10:

Gen-TV also altered their Wednesday schedule to accomodate their final original film of the year, "After I Do", starring a who's who of late 90's teen stars; Rachel Leigh Cook, Julia Stiles, Larissa Olyneiak, Freddie Prinze Jr, Matthew Lillard, Jason Biggs, Lori Beth Dinberg, Andrew Keegan, Elisa Donovan, David Lascher and featuring cameos from Adrien Greiner, Brian Austin Green, and Melissa Joan Hart, Taytiana Ali and Brandy Norwood. The film scored poorly with critics, but performed well in it's target demo of 18-49, with a particuarly strong showing among female viewers aged 25-40. Meanwhile, "Selling Out" was able to match its demos from last week and "Cop City" was strong as well.

8pm: Selling Out (New): 38.2 million/13.9 18-49

830: Running In Circles (New): 20.4 million/4.8 18-49

9pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"After I Do" (New):
17.4 million/8.3 18-49

10pm: Boston Homicide (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11pm: Cop City (New): 19.4 million/7.3 18-49

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Thursday, May 11:

Gen-TV was all-new on Thursday night, airing their regular schedule to mixed returns. "Mallory's" was down a lot in demos, though still dominant over other programs. "Raising Grandma" was down a bit as well in total viewers, and "The Malones" continued to defy expectations and was watched by nearly nobody.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 24.8 million/4.1 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (New): 19.4 million/4.8 18-49

9pm: Nicki J's World (New): 7.2 million/3.1 18-49

930: Cooking for Dummies (New): 10.2 million/3.1 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 65.4 million/9.3 18-49

11: The Malones (New): 4.1 million/2.1 18-49

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Friday, May 12:

Gen-TV should be beaming with pride over the returns for its fantastic Friday schedule. With "ColdFront" gone, the ratings tally for the night rose. Double episodes of "Deadly Visions" aired.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 24.5 million/12.2 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 40.3 million/11.1 18-49

10: Soapless: Life After Daytime (New, New Timeslot): 12.3 million/4.7 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 19.3 million/10.3 18-49

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Saturday, May 13:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule on Saturday, airing "Food Showdown" and "The Bidding War" instead of "Threesome" and "Intrusion", which were on hiatus this week.

8pm: Sisters (New): 17.4 million/6.3 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 40.3 million/6.5 18-49

10: The Bidding War (New): 30.3 million/6.8 18-49

11: Food Showdown (New): 21.4 million/5.8 18-49

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EDITORS NOTE:

In our previous ratings report we accidently misnumbered Wednesday through Saturday; each day was incorrectly labled one-day behind. We have corrected that mistake in this version of our report.

factsoflife

05-29-2017, 01:59 AM

Breaking News:
Sophia Bush is a pretty big liar.

Just days after announcing she will exit NBC's "Chicago P.D.", Sophia Bush has joined the cast of Gen-TV's limited series "Pretty Big Lies", a sudsy melodrama about the ultra rich that already boasts a star-studded cast including Jennifer Garner, Hillary Swank, Jennifer Aniston and Halle Berry.

Bush joins the cast in a top-secret role, that she described to us as "Life changing, challenging and possibly the biggest role I'll ever play."

The series is scheduled to air on Gen-TV in early 2018.

05-29-2017, 07:35 AM

I would create a network called Classics. It would air a lot of popular shows from different decades including the underrated shows and there would be no repeats.

Saturday morning and Sunday morning would consist of nothing but kids shows and all of the shows would be different.

MrCleveland

05-29-2017, 02:33 PM

I'd make-up The Adventure Channel which was used in an energizer commercial that was a fake station...

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Here's some shows that would air...

The Rockford Files
Kojak
CHiPs
Charlie's Angels
Twin Peaks (the original one)
Alfred Hitchcock
Hill Street Blues
L.A. Law
Magnum P.I.
Remington Steele
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Cagney and Lacey
Wild Wild West
Have Gun Will Travel
Mission: Impossible
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

The movies that it will show will be mystery, sci-fi, action, adventure, and western genres.

There'll also be a cartoon block which will have...

Thundercats
Silverhawks
The Comic Strip
Hanna-Barbera Superhero Shows
Smurfs
Snorks
He-Man
She-Ra

And the E/I shows would be things involving animals, plants, and scientific stuff...things like from Nature, Nova, and National Geographic.

factsoflife

05-30-2017, 02:49 AM

Gen-TV Network Ratings Report:

Week of May 7-13, 2017:

Sunday, May 7:

Gen-TV had a solid showing on Sunday, with "Code of Ethics" retaining its high demos from last week and "Sisters" nearly matches those numbers as well. The third and final installment of "The First Lady: A Year In Service" boosted overall numbers and posted a massive increase in demos.

8pm: Sisters (New): 24.8 million/7.6 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 40.3 million/7.7 18-49

10: Gen-TV Original Movie:

"The First Lady: A Year In Service" (Part Three, New):
20.3 million/6.4 18-49

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Monday, May 8:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule on Monday to accommodate the three-part miniseries "Life Chronicles: The Story of Ira & Abby" starring Mayim Bialik, Lea Michele, Zack Braff, Adam Brody and many others. That series got off to a great start, posting strong numbers across two parts.

Meanwhile, "Zendaya" out-ranked "Magic School" by the narrowest of margins this week, and "Hart of Family" was steady. "Trauma Center" and "Outside The Lines" were on hiatus Monday.

8pm: Magic School (New): 20.4 million/6.6 18-49

830: Zendaya (New): 22.1 million/7.5 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 12.5 million/5.4 18-49

930: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"Life Chronicles: The Story of Ira & Abby" (New, Parts One & Two):
930-11pm (Part One): 14 million/8.1 18-49
11pm-12am (Part Two: 13.8 million/7.4 18-49
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Tuesday, May 9:

On Tuesday, Gen-TV's comedies were paired with the final installment of "Life Chronicles: The Story of Ira & Abby" and the results were positive, with "Every Other Weekend" quietly posting its highest numbers ever, possibly becoming a breakout hit? Now canceled drama "Places We Go" posted a series low in demos, the only negative of the evening for Gen-TV.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 19.4 million/4.8 18-49

830: Peretti Rules (New): 9.3 million/2.1 18-49

9: Every Other Weekend (New): 20.1 million/6.2 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 17.4 million/4.5 18-49

10pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"Life Chronicles: The Story of Ira & Abby" (New, Part Three)
14.5 million/7.3 18-49

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Wednesday, May 10:

Gen-TV also altered their Wednesday schedule to accomodate their final original film of the year, "After I Do", starring a who's who of late 90's teen stars; Rachel Leigh Cook, Julia Stiles, Larissa Olyneiak, Freddie Prinze Jr, Matthew Lillard, Jason Biggs, Lori Beth Dinberg, Andrew Keegan, Elisa Donovan, David Lascher and featuring cameos from Adrien Greiner, Brian Austin Green, and Melissa Joan Hart, Taytiana Ali and Brandy Norwood. The film scored poorly with critics, but performed well in it's target demo of 18-49, with a particuarly strong showing among female viewers aged 25-40. Meanwhile, "Selling Out" was able to match its demos from last week and "Cop City" was strong as well.

8pm: Selling Out (New): 38.2 million/13.9 18-49

830: Running In Circles (New): 20.4 million/4.8 18-49

9pm: Gen-TV Original Movies:
"After I Do" (New):
17.4 million/8.3 18-49

10pm: Boston Homicide (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11pm: Cop City (New): 19.4 million/7.3 18-49

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Thursday, May 11:

Gen-TV was all-new on Thursday night, airing their regular schedule to mixed returns. "Mallory's" was down a lot in demos, though still dominant over other programs. "Raising Grandma" was down a bit as well in total viewers, and "The Malones" continued to defy expectations and was watched by nearly nobody.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 24.8 million/4.1 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (New): 19.4 million/4.8 18-49

9pm: Nicki J's World (New): 7.2 million/3.1 18-49

930: Cooking for Dummies (New): 10.2 million/3.1 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (New): 65.4 million/9.3 18-49

11: The Malones (New): 4.1 million/2.1 18-49

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Friday, May 12:

Gen-TV should be beaming with pride over the returns for its fantastic Friday schedule. With "ColdFront" gone, the ratings tally for the night rose. Double episodes of "Deadly Visions" aired.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 24.5 million/12.2 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (New): 40.3 million/11.1 18-49

10: Soapless: Life After Daytime (New, New Timeslot): 12.3 million/4.7 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 19.3 million/10.3 18-49

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Saturday, May 13:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule on Saturday, airing "Food Showdown" and "The Bidding War" instead of "Threesome" and "Intrusion", which were on hiatus this week.

8pm: Sisters (New): 17.4 million/6.3 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 40.3 million/6.5 18-49

10: The Bidding War (New): 30.3 million/6.8 18-49

11: Food Showdown (New): 21.4 million/5.8 18-49

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EDITORS NOTE:

In our previous ratings report, we accidentally misnumbered Wednesday through Saturday; each day was incorrectly labeled one-day behind. We have corrected that mistake in this version of our report.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Week of May 14-27, 2017:

Sunday, May 14:

Gen-TV might want to reconsider canceling "Code of Ethics" as the series has broken through this month to post season highs and become something of a solid hit. The drama posted week to week increases over 20% in demos, with two brand new episodes airing. An all-new "Law & Order: New York City" was solid week to week over its last original episode.

8pm: Sisters (New): 21.0 million/7.4 18-49

9pm: Code of Ethics (New): 44.38 million/8.2 18-49

10: Law & Order: New York City (New): 11.1 million/4.5 18-49

11pm: Code of Ethics (New): 41.4 million/7.5 18-40
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Monday, May 15:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule on Monday night; airing three brand new episodes of "Trauma Center" and all-new comedy episodes, including "Every Other Weekend" on a special night and "Unlikely Family" on a special night. Results were solid, with sitcoms performing on-par with their typical episodes; and "Trauma Center" performing well in demos.

8pm: Magic School (New): 25.8 million/7.4 18-49

830: Unlikely Family (New): 30.4 million/8.4 18-49

9: Hart of Family (New): 15.8 million/6.3 18-49

930: Every Other Weekend (New): 21.9 million/7.5 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 20.5 million/9.3 18-49

11: Trauma Center (New): 19.95 million/10.4 18-49

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Tuesday, May 16:

Gen-TV aired another altered schedule on Tuesday night, with brand new episodes of "Making It Work" paired with "Every Other Weekend" and three new episodes of "Trauma Center."

8pm: Making It Work (New): 14.4 million/5.8 18-49

830: Every Other Weekend (New): 25.9 million/5.8 18-49

9: Trauma Center (New): 27.4 million/6.5 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 30.4 million/7.5 18-49

11: Trauma Center (New): 29.5 million/8.2 18-49
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Wednesday, May 17:

Gen-TV's schedule was altered on Wednesday night as well, with "Selling Out" airing two episodes, paired with two episodes of "Running In Circles" and two episodes of "Trauma Center". Results were strong, with "Trauma Center" pulling its weight in demos and "Running In Circles" nearly matching the strong demos for "Selling Out."

8pm: Selling Out (New): 39.6 million/14.1 18-49

830: Selling Out (New): 39.9 million/14.8 18-49

9pm: Running In Circles (New): 44.23 million/14.2 18-49

930: Running In Circles (New): 44.8 million/14.4 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 40.4 million/9.23 18-49

11: Trauma Center (New): 35.4 million/8.9 18-49
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Thursday, May 18:

It was "Mama Fever" on Gen-TV with original episodes of "Raising Grandma" and 'Mama Knows Best" paired with two episodes of "Trauma Center" and the results were solid, with all performing above expectations.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 28.2 million/5.4 18-49

830: Raising Grandma (New): 30.3 million/5.6 18-49

9pm: Mama Knows Best (New): 30.4 million/7.4 18-49

930: Mama Knows Best (New): 29.4 million/6.7 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 33.2 million/7.8 18-49

11: Trauma Center (New): 28.3 million/8.3 18-49
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Friday, May 19-Saturday, May 20:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on these dates and rating will not be published.
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Sunday, May 21:

Gen-TV Finale Week started with a literal bang as the opening scene of "Sisters" began as shots rang out in an intense season-ending hostage situation involving nearly every major cast member, as the fall out of a season-long gambling storyline concludes for Margie (Tyne Daly). The episode was a strong performer, grabbing over 40 million viewers (the largest audience the series has had in over two years). The thrilling conclusion in part two featured the aftermath of Emily (Maura West) getting shot and having to fight her way back from death, in a special dream sequence. The series finale of "Code of Ethics" posted 34.2 million viewers and a 10.2 in demos. It makes you question why the series was canceled. An average episode of "Law & Order: New York City" closed out it's Gen-TV Network run with middling returns.

8pm: Sisters (Season 10 Finale, New) (Episode Title “The Look In Your Eyes Part 1”): 41.23 million/12.2 18-49

9pm: Sisters (Season 10 Finale, New) (Episode Title “The Look In Your Eyes Part 2”): 42.3 million/13.3 18-49

10pm: Code of Ethics (Series Finale, New) (Episode Title “The End of Our Lives”): 34.2 million/10.2 18-49

11pm: Law & Order: New York (Season 3 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Under Siege”): 10.1 million/3.2 18-49

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Monday, May 22:

"Magic School" and "Trauma Center" were the big winners on Monday night, each posting series-highs in demos. "Zendaya" also performed decently; coming close to matching "Magic School" in demos.

8pm: Magic School (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Graduation”): 51.2 million/13.0 18-49

830pm: Zendaya (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Summer Vacation”): 44.4 million/12.9 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Family Dinner”): 13.4 million/4.8 18-49

930: Outside The Lines (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title ”Racing Around”): 7.4 million/5.5 18-49

10: Trauma Center (Season 2 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Changing, Again”): 40.4 million/10.9 18-49

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Tuesday, May 23:

Gen-TV had a strong night on Tuesday; with its comedies being a real highlight. The "Ask Alyssa" finale was a bit of a misfire, losing its timeslot by a wide margin.

8pm: Making It Work (Season 4 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Basketball Tournament”): 13.4 million/4.4 18-49

830pm: Peretti Rules (Series Finale, New) (Episode Title “Peretti’s Rules For Saying Goodbye”): 13.1 million/3.34 18-49

9pm: Every Other Weekend (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Summertime Blues”): 22.2 million/4.8 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (Season 2 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Finale 2”): 14.3 million/3.1 18-49

10: Ask Alyssa (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode title “23, May 2017”): 11.2 million/3.3 18-49

11: Places We Go (Series Finale, New) (Episode Title “Our Last Stop”): 6.1 million/3.3 18-49

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Wednesday, May 24

There isn't much to report on Gen-TV's extremely solid Wednesday night line-up; where every show performed to expectation.

8pm: Unlikely Family (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Family Vacation Encore”): 20.3 million/4.4 18-49

830: Running In Circles (Season 2 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Running To You”): 19.3 million/4.4 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “The Contract Part 1”)—1-Hour Episode: 35.8 million/6.8 18-49

10: Boston Homicide (Season 1 Finale; New) (Episode Title “Strikeback”): 5.7 million/4.8 18-49

11: Cop City (Season 3 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Vengence”): 20.3 million/4.4 18-49

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Thursday, May 25:

Gen-TV's Thursday was a real winner, with "Raising Grandma" earning it's best ratings in months; and "Mallory's" earning it's highest rated hour of the season.

8pm: Raising Grandma (Season 2 Finale, New) (Episode Title “1 Year Review”): 35.5 million/5.8 18-49

830: Mama Knows Best (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Softening Up Mama”): 29.4 million/5.5 18-49

9pm: Nicki J’s World (Series Finale, New) (Episode Title “Nicki’s Last Stand”): 6.2 million/3.1 18-49

930: Cooking For Dummies (Season 3 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Recipe For Love”): 11.1 million/5.5 18-49

10: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (Season 5 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Coming Home”): 129.4 million/20.1 18-49

11: The Malones (Series Finale, New) (Episode Title “End of A Dynasty”): 6.3 million/2.4 18-49

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Friday, May 26:

Gen-TV's last Friday of the season was fantastic; all series showed big increases week to week.

8pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “The Mystery of The Missing Button”): 60.3 million/10.54 18-49

9pm: Deadly Visions (Season 1 Finale; New) (Episode Title “Queen of Hearts”): 50.4 million/11.2 18-49

10: Soapless: Life After Daytime (Season 1 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Elizabeth Hubbard/Rachel Wyndham”): 24.4 million/9.3 18-49

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Saturday, May 27:

And Gen-TV's last Saturday of the season was a success, thanks to "Food Showdown" and "The Bidding War."

8pm: Food Showdown (Season 3 Finale; New) (Episode Title “Episode 70”): 23.9 million/5.9 18-49

9pm: Threesome (Season 4 Finale; New) (Episode Title “Over 30”)---Special 1-Hour Episode: 21.9 million/4.9 18-49

10: The Bidding War (Season 4 Finale, New) (Episode Title “Episode #97): 26.3 million/6.8 18-49

11: Intrusion (Series Finale, New) (Episode Title “Diversion”): 8.4 million/3.1 18-49

factsoflife

05-31-2017, 12:17 AM

factsoflife

05-31-2017, 05:59 PM

Gen-TV Networks:
Season Ending Ratings
---Mallory's #1 for fifth straight season

For a fifth straight season, "Mallory's of Jefferson County" is the #1 rated program on Gen-TV Network, though the series did lose about 30% of its audience year to year. Shockingly, the #2 rated series on Gen-TV this season was a freshmen comedy, "Selling Out."

Among the worst performers, this season for Gen-TV were "Going South" and "Suddenly Single", two freshmen comedies that were quickly canceled. Also scoring poorly for the network was the final season of "Hollywood Law" and formerly strong performers "Blood Relations" and "ColdFront."

The story was much the same among demographics, with "Mallory's" easily outscoring every other program on Gen-TV. Also strong among demographics were "Code of Ethics", a crime drama canceled after one season; veteran drama “Law & Order: NYC” and "Nicki J's World", which was axed after two seasons.

Below is the list of Gen-TV's, highest ranking series among the coveted 18-49 demographics:
RANK TITLE 18-49 DEMO AVERAGE
1. Mallory’s of Jefferson County 22.4
2. Selling Out 20.4
3. Trauma Center 19.2
4. Magic School 19.1
5. Zendaya 19.0
6. Boston Homicide 18.98
7. Deadly Visions 18.96
8. The Bidding War 18.95
9. Food Showdown 18.93
10. Nicki J’s World (tie)
Code of Ethics (tie) 18.92
11. Law & Order: NYC 18.91
12. Law & Order: Hate Crimes 18.90

Now here is the full ranking of every Gen-TV series among total viewers:
RANK TITLE AVERAGE (Total Viewers)
1. Mallory’s of Jefferson County 70 million
2. The Mulroney Mysteries 44.1 million
3. Deadly Visions 36.5 million
4. Magic School 35 million
5. Selling Out 34.99 million
6. Boston Homicide 34.98 million

7. Zendaya 34.97 million
8. Hollywood Law 30.2 million
9. The Bidding War 30.1 million
10. Food Showdown 29.4 million
11. Unlikely Family 29.3 million
12. Making It Work 29.2 million
13. Molly Says 28.4 million
14. Trauma Center 24.4 million
15. Unlikely Family 24.2 million
16. Raising Grandma 24 million
17. Law & Order: NYC 23.99 million
18. Bizzare Jobs 23.95 million
19. Into The Wild 23.94 million
20. Law & Order: Hate Crimes 22.3 million
21. Hart of Family 21.9 million
22. Mama Knows Best (tie)
Every Other Weekend (tie) 21.83 million
23. Code of Ethics 21.75 million
24. Running In Circles 21.73 million
25. I Said So 21.72 million
26. Cooking For Dummies 21.71 million
27. Justice Steele (tie)
Threesome (tie) 20.44 million
28. The Four of Us 15.4 million
29. Cook Vs. Cook: Celebrity Edition 14.9 million
30. Ask Alyssa 14.5 million
31. Man Seeking Man 14.1 million
32. Cop City (tie)
Outside The Lines (tie)
Sisterly Love (tie) 12.7 million
33. Nicki J’s World (tie)
Peretti Rules (tie)
Soapless: Life After Daytime (tie) 10.2 million
34. The Malones (tie)
Suddenly Single (tie)
Places We Go (tie) 6.5 million
35. Keke Fabulous 5.8 million
36. The Four of Us 5.4 million
37. Law & Order: Immigration 5.3 million
38. Desperately Amy 5.2 million
39. ColdFront 5.1 million
40. Blood Relations 5 million
41. Grand Champion 4.8 million
42. Security: Las Vegas 4.7 million
43. District Attorney 4.5 million
44. Gen-TV Presents: Live from Las Vegas 4.3 million
45. The Heist 4 million
46. Intrusion 3.9 million
47. Going South 2.5 million
48. Remixed: America’s Singing Competition 2.0 million
49. Arranged Marriage (tie)
The Badge: Atlanta (tie)
Defection (tie) 0.0 (Canceled Before Airing)

Hollywood Now
Taking A Closer Look At Ratings
--Gen-TV Series Posting Largest Losses

Taking a closer look at Gen-TV's ratings we are examining the ten series with the largest year to year deficits overall. These ten series paint a very vivid picture of what is going on at Gen-TV as each one tells a unique story. Some of the series are still on air, while many others were canceled. We examine each series and it's unique rating's issues.

First off, here is the list:

1. District Attorney 4.5 million/2.1 18-49 -50% (households)/-60% (demos)
2. Blood Relations 5 million viewers/2.1 18-49 -45% (households)/-58% (demos)
3. ColdFront 5.1 million/3.3 18-49 -40% (households)/-44% (demos)
4. Hollywood Law 30.2 million/6.5 18-49 -39.5% (households)/22% (demos)
5. The Four of Us 5.4 million/2.4 18-49 -37.4% (households)/21.2%(demos)
6. Mallory’s of Jefferson County 70 million/22.4 -30% (households)/-22.2%(demos)
7. Nicki J’s World 18.92 million/10.2 18-49 28% (households)/20% (demos)
8. Bizzare Jobs 22.95/8.2 18-49 19.3% (households)/14% (demos)
9. Sisterly Love 12.7 million/6.5 18-49 15% (households)/10% (demos)
10. I Said So 21.72 million/5.6 18-49 10%(households)/9% (demos)

The series that lost the most viewers this season was "District Attorney"; a crime drama from "NYPD BLUE" producer Stephen Bochco that was once a solid hit, at its peak two years ago pulling in over 28 million viewers. It seems for this veteran drama, the end came because of Gen-TV's own callous scheduling of the show. As Bochco puts it "You can't expect viewers to find a show sixteen months after it last aired in a new timeslot with very little promotion." Indeed, it had been well over when Gen-TV finally burned off the show's final season, canceling the program shortly into that airing.

In the second and third positions are two series that were also once big successes, but that had a difficult time sustaining their premises. "Blood Relations" and "ColdFront", formerly prestige dramas that were also mainstream hits. The sudden and unexpected ratings drop of these two were a big story all season long, even garnering a cover story from TIME Magazine. In the case of "Blood Relations", it seems the issue was simply sustaining the serialized nature of the premise. Once the central mystery was solved early into the season it seemed writers had no way to keep building conflict and viewers turned away. "ColdFront" had a difficult time moving past a creative stumbling block early into the second season, and that divisive storyline drove many viewers away who did not return for the third season.

A big cast departure, the exit of star Jimmy Smits, and the arrival of new cast members that viewers never exactly warmed up to is the defining element to blame for "Hollywood Law" losing nearly 40% of its households and over 20% of its demos. While Jimmy Smits had a cool swagger to him, his replacement Harry Hamlin never really found his footing. Though the writing remained strong, viewers lost interest in the show when they clearly didn't take to the new characters. At least this show left the air with a strong backlog of episodes for its lucrative syndication deal.

The same can't be said for "The Four of Us", a second season comedy that completely disintegrated with audiences for no discernable reason. It is a sad end for a series that critics warmly embraced and that could have had a long run. Perhaps it is just an example of the fickled nature of tv viewers?

"Mallory's of Jefferson County" is still TV's number one rated series, and still commands more ad dollars than any other show on TV, but it isn't immune from rating's woes either. The notoriously expensive series fell nearly 30% in households and lost over 21% of its demos this season. Co-Creator John Tramm offered us his best guess for the rating's loss saying "We've been on the air for five seasons, no series is going to air five seasons without some viewer erosion." "It really isn't that big a deal though, we still outrank everything else on TV." It may not seem like a big deal, but to Gen-TV it probably is as the program is a big cash cow for the studio, and executives are right to worry about their main source of income losing viewers. Industry insiders warn us that producers of the series should expect Gen-TV to start cutting costs in the sixth season and probably looking to renegotiate some contracts if this trend continues.

The sudden reversal of fortune for "Nicki J's World", is a headscratcher. The series was a surprise success in its summer 2016 debut, but when season two returned in March 2017 it had lost almost 30% of its households and 20% of its demos, a sign that viewers were no long interested in the program. Perhaps Nicki Minaj's public persona was an issue, or maybe viewers just didn't like what they saw in season one? Perhaps given the limited choice of programming in the summer viewers watched out of lack of options and didn't return when other options were available?

The loss of viewers for "Bizarre Jobs" is unfortunate but may be a signal to Gen-TV that they need to stop rerunning their reality shows so often. Overexposure is the clear problem here, as Gen-TV aired this program almost non-stop since its premiere two seasons ago. According to our research since premiering in January 2016, Bizzare Jobs aired more than any other program on Gen-TV's schedule and was on the schedule in some form for 71 out of 75 weeks. Given these statistics, it is somewhat surprising Gen-TV was so quick to cancel a show that only lost about 20% of its audience in households and less than 15% in demos.

The final two shows on our list "I Said So" and "Sisterly Love" are radically different stories. "I Said So" is a veteran program that was scheduled to end its run before the season started and only lost about 10% in households and less in demos; a steady performer that was canned due to financials and not creatives. Whereas "Sisterly Love" is a sophomore series that has been a steady performer and has lost only a small fraction year to year. However, if that pattern continues it may be lights out for the program.

factsoflife

06-01-2017, 10:24 PM

Gen-TV Networks:
Summer 2017 Updated Programming Schedule & Details

Gen-TV has confirmed that their summer 2017 schedule will take effect on June 18, 2017. They have also issued a revised version of that schedule, which includes several new series and returning favorites such as "Love Affair" and "The Hardest Goodbye". The third season of "The Hardest Goodbye" will tackle the subject of HIV/AIDS instead of cancer as it had the last two seasons. An all-new cast will be featured in the anthology drama. The fifth season of "Love Affair" being dubbed "City Heat" moves from 1983-1984 to 1985-1986 and is centered in the New York Club scene of the late 1980's. Kate Walsh returns as Lydia Holloway in a recurring capacity. (Full casting details will be released later this week.)

The only major revision to the schedule is replacing reruns of "Boston Homicide" with new episodes of "The Mulroney Mysteries" and moving "Deadly Visions" to 11pm.

Below is the revised schedule:

Gen-TV Network
Summer 2017 Schedule
Effective: June 18, 2017
Bold Represents New Episodes

Gen-TV is officially announcing its Summer 2017 line-up.

Sunday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV!)
9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New Season)
10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New Series)
11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New Series)

NOTES: Game show “Climb The Pyramid” joins Gen-TV’s Monday through Friday schedule at 8 pm. At 9 pm, summer staple “Love Affair” moves into the late 1980’s and to New York City to follow a summer romance at a New York City nightclub. Kate Walsh returns as L Lydia, who know owns the club. At 10 pm, Jennifer Love Hewitt hosts a documentary about the history of Love in America. At 11 pm, Leah Remini comes to Primetime as “she teams with scientists, private investigators and other experts to explore and investigate some of the most fascinating and often unexplored aspects of life including scientific issues, health issues, and other general interest topics.” Some of the topics on tap for this season include the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the debate on Global Warming and some alternative theories on the OJ Simpson case.

Monday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV!)
9pm: Making It Work (Reruns)
930: Raising Grandma (New Episodes!)
10pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New Episodes!, New Timeslot)
11pm: Deadly Visions (New Timeslot, New Episodes!)

Notes: A new episode of “Climb The Pyramid” is the lead-off a Monday night that includes reruns of “Making It Work”, brand new episodes of “Raising Grandma” followed by new episodes of crime dramas “The Mulroney Mysteries” and “Deadly Visions.”

Tuesday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV)
9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New Season)
10pm: Cop City (New Episodes!)
11pm: Mob City (New Series)

NOTES: Tuesday is all new with “Climb The Pyramid”, a new season of cancer-drama “The Hardest Goodbye” (cast announcements coming soon!), new episodes of popular drama “Cop City” and it’s brand new spin-off “Mob City” (cast announcements coming soon).

Wednesday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV)
9pm: Hart of Family (New Episodes!)
930: Sisterly Love (New Episodes!)
10pm: Trauma Center (New Episodes!)
11pm: Without Borders (New Series!)

NOTES: Wednesday is all-new with “Climb The Pyramid”, new episodes of “Hart of Family” and “Sisterly Love”, a new season of “Trauma Center” and new docudrama “Without Borders”, which follows a team of doctors working with doctors without borders in war-torn, impoverished countries without access to regular medical treatment.

Thursday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV)
9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles(New Season)
10pm: The Winners Circle (New Game Show!)
11pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (Reruns)

NOTES: On Thursday night it is three hours of game shows with “Climb The Pyramid”, “Celebrity Cooking Battles”, new trivia series “The Winners Circle” followed by reruns of “The Mallory’s of Jefferson County.”

Friday:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New To Gen-TV)
9pm: Selling Out (Reruns)
930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns)
10pm: Being Janet Jackson (New Season)
11pm: Sisters (New Episodes!)

NOTES: Friday night has “Climb The Pyramid” at 8pm, followed by reruns of “Selling Out” and “Every Other Weekend”, a new season of “Being Janet Jackson” and season 11 of “Sisters”.

Saturday:

8pm: Magic School (Reruns)
830: Zendaya (Reruns)
9pm: Outside The Lines (Reruns)
930: Mama Knows Best (Reruns)
10pm: Unlikely Family (Reruns)
1030pm: Threesome (Reruns)
11pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Reruns)

NOTES: Saturday night is all reruns with “Magic School”, “Zendaya”, “Outside The Lines”, “Mama Knows Best”, “Unlikely Family”, “Threesome” and “The Mulroney Mysteries.”

yankeesrj12

06-05-2017, 12:56 PM

Monday, May 29th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear slid to 3.31 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth to a new series low. Half hour: 0.841/0.838

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial recorded 4.35 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Half hour: 1.035/1.041

Tuesday, May 30th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood bopped up to 8.03 million viewers and 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 1.963/1.966

At 9pm, week three of Miami Medical Examiner eased to 6.81 million viewers and 1.0/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.103/0.959

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines dipped to 6.83 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.985/1.011

Wednesday, May 31st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week three of 30 Seconds to Win dropped to 3.98 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths to a new series low. Half hour: 0.601/0.613

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked remained at 3.76 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.619/0.614

YTN aired repeats in the 10 o'clock hour.

Thursday, June 1st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family totaled 5.79 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.116

At 830pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers notched 4.39 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 0.834

At 9pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine descended to 3.23 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth to a new series low. Unrounded: 0.739

At 930pm, a new episode of UpSelling amassed 5.05 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Unrounded: 1.003

At 10pm, week three of Life after Prison inched up to 3.98 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.731/0.727

Friday June 2nd Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.86 million (0.363 demo)
830pm - 1.79 million (0.352 demo)
9pm - 1.87 million (0.368 demo)
930pm - 1.82 million (0.365 demo)

At 10pm, episode six of cancelled XXX: My Life Story pulled in 1.37 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.395/0.387

yankeesrj12

06-05-2017, 12:56 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN MIXES UP SUMMER COMEDY BLOCK
Effective next week, there will be a few changes coming to the YTN Thursday summer comedy block.

Freshman comedy UpSelling will shift to the tentpole 9 o'clock hour, bumping third year comedy Friends of Mine to 930. The move comes on the heals of some rough numbers for Friends of Mine - since it began airing in the summer season. The show skews much younger than the rest of the lineup and has struggled to recapture its audience.

Meanwhile, UpSelling has a been a huge surprise for YTN, and they are confident enough in the product to move it to 9. Airing as part of a deal with GEN-TV, UpSelling was given an in-season boost, airing two episodes on Monday nights - with okay results. In its summer season, the breakout comedy has averaged a 1.0 for three straight episodes - and building significantly from its Friends of Mine lead in each week.

UpSelling is by far the most successful series to come from the pact with GEN-TV. Returning later this summer, Second Chance has aired for two low-rated seasons (and will continue airing for another two), while newbie Life After Prison has disappointed (YTN is required to air two more seasons). Luckily for YTN, UpSelling has a full 22 episode second season order, with filming already beginning at GEN-TV.

As for Friends of Mine, this is likely the end of the road. Debuting two seasons ago (at midseason), the comedy never found a large audience but skewed much-younger than the rest of the lineup, so it secured a second season. That second season brought an above-average sophomore year drop, with even more rapid declines in season three. Those declines forced the series off the midseason schedule and into summer, where it has cratered.

Insiders tell us the network has remained quiet about prospects for the show and haven't approached anyone on the set about a possible fourth season. With 68 episodes aired by the end of this season, however, it would be odd for YTN not to order a few more episodes for a complete syndication package.

factsoflife

06-06-2017, 04:57 PM

The Hardest Goodbye
Casting Season 3

Gen-TV Studios has released the casting details for the principal cast members for season three of "The Hardest Goodbye"; their acclaimed and highly-rated summer anthology series focused on people dealing with terminal illness. This season the series shifts from cancer to AIDS, and for the first time ever the storyline of the season will focus on multiple characters from various time periods instead of focusing on just one group of characters in the present.

Matthew Lillard as Allen Kingbury: Allen is a 42-year-old gay man living in Los Angeles in 1987 who has learned that due to his partner's infidelity he has contracted AIDS.

Dallas Roberts as Jeff Taylor: Jeff is a 44-year-old gay man living in Los Angeles in 1987 who has AIDS and who has infected his partner, Allen.
Kevin Wiesman as Clinton Griggs: Clinton is a 47-year-old man living in Texas in 1987 who has contracted AIDS after a blood transfusion. In addition to dealing with his health issues, he also must deal with his family and friends volatile reaction to this news.

Randy Harrison as Davis Malcolm: Davis is a 40-year-old gay man living in Los Angeles, CA in 2017 and has just adopted an 18-month old son who has AIDS.

Sean Hayes as Trevor Malcolm: Trevor is Davis’s husband and has also adopted an 18-month old son. Trevor is HIV-positive having contracted the disease in 1987.

Sigourney Weaver as Linda Morton: Linda is a 65-year-old woman in 1993 Texas who learns that her estranged son, Damon has died of AIDs. Linda is devastated that her son has died and that she wasted the last five years estranged from him.

William H. Macy as Frank Morton: Frank is Linda’s 67-year-old husband who is the main source of her estrangement from her now-deceased son Damon. Frank is a violent, alcoholic, homophobic who kicked Damon out of the house five years ago when he discovered Damon is gay. Frank cut off all financial funding for Damon, causing him to drop out of college (since he couldn’t afford it on his own), become homeless and contract AIDS as a result of having to become a prostitute to survive.

Rosie O’Donnelle as Rochelle Masters: Rochelle is a 65 years old and is one of the most famous journalists in the country. She has secretly started HIV treatments at a brand new clinic in L.A. run by the current authority on the disease. She is desperately trying to keep her illness a secret so her career won’t be ruined. She is a gay woman and has not yet come out publically.

Kathy Bates as Dr. Lydia Reyerson: Dr. Lydia Masters is a 67-year-old straight woman and is the foremost authority on the disease in 1996, having discovered a new medication that seems to be slowing and in some cases stopping the transition from HIV to AIDS. She is running a brand new clinic and is secretly treating Rochelle Masters. Lydia’s son Jeremy Ryerson, a 35-year-old actor has recently been diagnosed with HIV and she hopes to prevent him from getting AIDS.

Darren Criss as Jeremy Reyerson: Jeremy is a successful, 35-year-old actor in 1996 who is Lydia Ryerson’s son. He has contracted HIV from a one-night stand with a random model he met on the set of a movie he was in. Jeremy has told only his mother, and his wife, Lindsay about his having HIV.

Brooke Nevin as Lindsay Bains: Lindsay is Jeremy Ryerson's wife and a successful actress in her own right. She has just learned that her husband has contracted HIV and she must be tested.

factsoflife

06-06-2017, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Factsoflife on 1-12-2017

"Finding Home":

Showtime has released two trailers for "Finding Home", their upcoming Gen-TV Studios owned series that features two very distinct points of view. The first trailer called "Trailer Red" features Maggie (Susan Sarandon) learning she has cancer and only about three years left to live. It shows brief memories she is having of her late husband and of her estranged daughter and son. It runs about 2 1/2 minutes long. The second trailer caled "Trailer Green"; features Sarah (Carrie Preston) dealing with her husband dying suddenly and the news she is now pregnant with twins. It runs 1 1/2 minutes long.

Showtime has also released to the press a special critics only cut of the extended pilot so critics could review it before its May 2017 premiere. Reviews have been pouring in from critics and the consensus is very positive. It currently holds a 86% on metacritic, the critics review site indicating "Universal Acclaim" and it holds a 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating "Generally Positive Reviews." Here is a small sampling of the glowing reviews the program is garnering so far:

USA Now Magazine Review by TV Critic Sarah Gilmore:

"Finding Home is a show that could easily have gone for cheap sentiment and crass cliches about death and finding oneself. Thankfully for us, this show actively avoids those sort of overdone TV tropes and instead focuses on letting us get to know the characters who occupy their world. Characters, which by the way are richly written, deeply and intimately developed and nearly flawlessly crafted by Executive Producer Sarah Treem. "

TV Today Magazine Review by TV Critics Stefanie Paulson and Jeffery James:

"Susan Sarandon so fully occupies the character of Maggie that it allows the show to throw us several gut punches that would feel cheap and unearned on other series." "In the first five minutes of this pilot episode Maggie is diagnosed with cancer, finds out her ex-husband has died; is chased down by thugs and nearly robbed at an ATM machine and stops a criminal from assaulting her next door neighbor." "In many shows this sort of plot would portray Maggie as a modern day wonder woman but here she is allowed to be a average woman dealing with less than average circumstances." "So intimately are the details of Maggie's life shown to us that we instantly develop a feeling of wanting Maggie to beat cancer, a fact that in the pilot is told very clearly is impossible given the advanced stage of her disease."

Showtime's Big Hit
--Gen-TV Studios series "Finding Home" hits big for Showtime

Produced by Gen-TV Studios and airing on Showtime, "Finding Home" a new drama starring Susan Sarandon and Carrie Preston debuted to fantastic numbers on May 15th and has held steady each week since. The series premiere of the program drew a stunning 2.8 million viewers and a 4.2 in the 18-49 demo. This easily makes it the strongest debut for a new series in Showtime history, trumping the 2011 "Homeland" premiere by nearly a half a million viewers.

The good news continues for the series, as ratings have held steady week to week in the subsequent three airings. Episode two (May 22) rated 2.7/4.1, Episode three (May 29) rated 2.4/4.0 and episode four (June 5) rated 2.6/3.8. Gen-TV Studios Executive Alex Montez says "This is an unqualified success for Gen-TV Studios and we are thrilled that people are responding to the powerful messages of hope and triumphing over adversity that this series so poignantly delivers."

It isn't just viewers who have responded as the series has attracted unanimous praise. On the professional review site Metacritic it holds a 97% rating, up from 86% in January. On Rotten Tomatoes, another review site, "Finding Home" holds an 84% rating. These rankings indicate universal acclaim.

Response from Showtime is also positive, with Showtime President of Programming Gary Levine saying "Everybody at Showtime is extremely proud to be airing Finding Home and we are overjoyed at the positive response it has gotten so far from viewers and critics." "Finding Home is a once in a generation success story for us."

factsoflife

06-06-2017, 05:31 PM

Gen-TV Studios News:
First Run Series Updates

Gen-TV Studios is proud to announce the following status updates for several programs produced by Gen-TV Studios for first run on other broadcasting outlets:

"Single Again":

Gen-TV Studios is proud to announce details for the second season of "Single Again"; a comedy series about newly single roommates who all happen to be middle aged and single again for the first time since their 20's.

The programs first 40-episodes debuted in January 2017 and completed airing on March 17th (2017). The series averaged 1.89 million viewers/3.8 in demos. Starring Jasmine Guy, Kim Fields, Robin Givens, Elise Neal and Kim Coles it ranks as the #3 rated TV series among African-American viewers in households (#1 is Black-ish on ABC and #2 is a tie between ABC's How To Get Away with Murder and BET's Being Mary Jane.) The series is also the #2 series among African-American Females aged 25-40, with #1 being FOX's Empire.

TV One plans to air the second batch of 40-episodes between May and August 2017. This is in line with the series original order of 200 episodes to be spread out over 5 seasons of 40 episodes each.

"1-2-3 Cook:"

A&E announced today that Gen-TV Studios produced cooking series "1-2-3 Cook" will start airing its second season in May 2017. The series averaged over 9 million viewers in its primetime airings between October 2016 and February 2017. In its daytime airings, the series reached over 2 million viewers in the same time period.

The first season contained 60 episodes, and the second season will contain 45 episodes. When the series was bought by A&E, it was for a 3-season order of 150 episodes.

The interactive and instructional cooking series is hosted by Amanda Freitag and Alton Brown.

"Faded Beauties":

Despite lackluster ratings in season 1, Bravo TV will go ahead and air previously ordered second and third seasons of the modeling themed nighttime soap opera starring Serena Scott Thomas, Heather Locklear and Nia Peeples.

Despite averaging just under 1 million viewers and a .82 in demos, while airing between January and February 2017, Bravo will air a second season of 13-episodes between June and July 2017.

However, there is a catch; Bravo has asked Gen-TV Studios to make some casting adjustments. Nia Peeples is being axed from the show and is being replaced by two different characters; who will be played by Model/Actress Stephanie Seymour (Angel, Models Inc.,) and Charisma Carpenter (Scream Queens, The Lying Game, Angel, Buffy The Vampire Slayer). Peeples character will be written out of the series by having moved out of the country.

"Texas Law":

Gen-TV Studios is announcing that they will not be producing a second season of first-run drama "Texas Law", a legal procedural series about Texas lawyers. The series averaged only 100,000 viewers in its freshmen season which aired January 8, 2017-February 20, 2017.

"Celebrity Dreamhouse Project and Please, Fix My House":

Lifetime TV has announced second season renewals for Gen-TV Studios produced reality series "Celebrity Dreamhouse Project" and "Please, Fix My House", both of which scored huge ratings when they aired in Fall 2016.

"Celebrity Dreamhouse Project" follows a group of celebrities who are building houses for Habitat for Humanity while also competing to win cash and prizes for a family who will become the owners of the newly built home. It averaged over 15 million viewers over its first season. Lifetime will air a second season of 20 episodes starting in May 2017 and completing in August 2017. Alyssa Milano will be replaced as host by Chrissy Tiegen.

"Please, Fix My House", a home renovation series hosted by Paige Davis and Doug Wilson averaged over 4 million viewers in its first season and will return with a new batch of 40 episodes to air between April and August 2017.

"Upselling & Life After Prison":

YTN Network still holds the rights to scripted comedy "Upselling" and reality docudrama "Life After Prison" and is said to be working on scheduling them soon. They were both leased to YTN network from Gen-TV Studios last fall.

Ratings for Gen-TV's First Run
--Gen-TV Studios First Run Series

Ratings report for first-run programming produced by Gen-TV Studios:

"Faded Beauties":

Season two of "Faded Beauties", a Gen-TV Studios produced modeling soap opera debuted on Bravo Network on June 2nd and rated 1.1 million/.97 18-49. This is an improvement over last season, where it rated under a million viewers and got .84 in demos.

This uptick is a sign of encouragement for the series, but only time will tell if ratings hold up the remainder of the season.

factsoflife

06-08-2017, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Factsoflife on 11-27-2009:

GEN-TV was a leading contender today when that National Association Of Diversity named it's nominees for the 2010 Diversity Awards. The group which honors media portrayls the promote and encourage tolerance and acceptance are handed out every year on Valentines day and the nominees are always announced on Thanksgiving day the year before. GEN-TV was nominated for 21 awards at this years awards, the full list of nominees is included below (thanks to our friends at the associated press). GEN-TV nominees are bolded.

Oustanding Episodic TV Episode:
"Hot Tamales"-"Hot Club In Town"- GEN-TV
"Mordern Family"- "Pilot"- ABC
"Grey's Anatomy"- "Sweet Surrender"- ABC
"The Story Of Jacob"- "Pilot"- GEN-TV
"Second Family"- "Boys Vs. Girls"- GEN-TV
"The Good Wife"- "Pilot"- CBS

Outstanding Drama Series Of The Year:
"The Story Of Jacob"- GEN-TV
"Eli Stone"- ABC
"ER"- NBC
"Grey's Anatomy"- ABC
"Brothers & Sisters"- ABC
"Criminal Minds"- CBS

Outstanding Comedy Series Of The Year:
"Hot Tamales"- GEN-TV
"Second Family"- GEN-TV
"Modern Family"- ABC
"The New Adventures Of Old Christine"- CBS
"The Office"- NBC
"Brothers"- FOX

Outstanding Daily Serial Of The Year:
"One Life To Live", ABC
"As the World Turns", CBS
"Days Of Our Lives", NBC
"The Young & The Restless", CBS
"Guiding Light", CBS/GEN-TV
"All My Children", ABC

Outstanding Reality Program Of The Year:
"The Real World: Cancun", MTV
"Ivy Halls", GEN-TV
"Top Chef", Bravo
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on The D-List", Bravo
"Extreme Make-Over: Home Edition", ABC
"The Amazing Race", CBS

Outstanding Actress In A Drama (primetime):
Maura Tierney, "ER", NBC
Frances Conroy, "The Story Of Jacob", GEN-TV
Marianne Jean Baptiste, "Without A Trace", GEN-TV/CBS
Angela Bassett, "ER", NBC
Gabrielle Union, "Flashforward", ABC
Melina Kanakaredies, "CSI: New York", CBS

Outstanding Actor In A Drama (primetime):
Laurence Fishburne, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", CBS
Jonathon Jackson, "The Story Of Jacob", GEN-TV
Enrico Muricano, "Without A Trace", CBS/GEN-TV
Tom Everett Scott, "This Time Around", GEN-TV
Simon Baker, "The Mentalist", CBS
Hugh Laurie, "House", FOX

Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series (daytime):
Renee Jones, "Days Of Our Lives", NBC
Kelly Monaco, "General Hospital", ABC
Crystall Chappell, "Guiding Light", CBS/GEN-TV
Louise Sorell, "Days Of Our Lives", NBC
Erika Slezak, "One Life To Live", ABC
Robin Strasser, "One Life To Live", ABC
Jeanne Cooper, "The Young & The Restless", CBS

Outstanding Actor In A Drama Series (daytime):
Bryton James, "The Young & The Restless", CBS
Lawerence St. Victor, "Guiding Light", CBS/GEN-TV
Maurice Bernard, "General Hospital", ABC
Ricky Paul Goldin, "All My Children", ABC
Galen Gerring, "Days Of Our Lives", NBC
Brandon Beemer, "The Bold & The Beautiful", CBS
Nicolas Rodreguiez, "One Life To Live", ABC

Outstanding Actress In A Comedy:
Eva La Rue, "Hot Tamales", GEN-TV
Tamera Mowry, "Second Family", GEN-TV
Kirstie Alley, "Starting From Scratch", GEN-TV
Sofia Vegera, "Modern Family", ABC
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty", ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures Of Old Christine", CBS

Outstanding Actor In A Comdey:
Rider Strong, "Second Family", GEN-TV
Daryl Mitchell, "Brothers", FOX
Michael Urie, "Ugly Betty", ABC
Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory", CBS
Harry Hamlin, "Starting From Scratch", GEN-TV

Outstanding Network Of The Year:
GEN-TV
ABC
CBS
Bravo
CW
Lifetime

(The Winners will be announced in February).

Gen-TV Among Nominees
---Diversity Group Honors Gen-TV

For the first time since the 2009-2010 season; Gen-TV Network has been honored by the National Diversity Awards. The national award honoring diversity in media portrayal was given out annually from 1980 until 2011 when the founding group behind it the National Association of Diversity disbanded. The group was reformed in 2014 but has not revived their awards ceremony until this year.

Among the nominees from Gen-TV are "Raising Grandma", "Sisters", "Making It Work", "Zendaya", "Trauma Center" and "District Attorney."

Below is the full set of nominees, with winners in BOLD.

Oustanding Episodic TV Episode:

"Black-Ish", ABC ("Lemons")
"Orange Is the New Black", Netflix ("The Animals")
"Orange Is The New Black", Netflix ("Toast Can Never Be Bread Again
"Raising Grandma", Gen-TV ("Sibling Relations")
"Sisters", "Gen-TV ("Married People Pt. 1")
"Call Girls", YTN ("People Problems")
"This Is Us", NBC ("Pilot")
"This Is Us", NBC ("Memphis")
"District Attorney", Gen-TV ("Different Worlds")

Outstanding Drama Series Of The Year:

District Attorney, Gen-TV
Call Girls, YTN
WestWorld, HBO
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Trauma Center, Gen-TV
Cops of New York, YTN
This Is Us, NBC
Grey's Anatomy, ABC
Blindspot, NBC
How To Get Away With Murder, ABC
Empire, FOX

Outstanding Comedy Series Of The Year:

Girls, HBO
Raising Grandma, Gen-TV
Zendaya, Gen-TV
Making It Work, Gen-TV
Blended, YTN
Silicon Valley, HBO
Master of None, Netflix
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Magic School, Gen-TV

Outstanding Daily Serial Of The Year:

"Edge of Justice", Gen-TV
"the Bold & the Beautiful", CBS
"Days of Our Lives", NBC
"General Hospital", ABC
"the Young & the Restless", CBS

Outstanding Reality Program Of The Year:

"The Amazing Race", CBS
"The Bachelorette", ABC
"Bizarre Jobs", Gen-TV
"Looking for Love", YTN
"RuPaul's Drage Race", Logo/VH1
"Survivor", CBS
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta", Bravo

Outstanding Actress In A Drama (primetime):

Lynne Whitfield, Blood Relations, Gen-TV
Priyanka Chopra, Quantico, ABC
Kerry Washington, Scandal, ABC
Nicey Nash, Scream Queens, FOX
Tarajiah P. Henson, Empire, Fox
Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder, ABC
CCH Pounder, NCIS: New Orleans, CBS
Danielle Brooks, Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Samira Wiley, Orange Is The New Black, Netflix
Lisa Nicole Carson, Sisters, Gen-TV
Regina King, American Crime, ABC

Outstanding Actor In A Drama (primetime):

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot, USA
Daniel Sunjata, Notorious, ABC
Terrence Howard, Empire, FOX
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of, HBO
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us, NBC
Lou Diamond Phillips, Cop City, Gen-TV
Jussie Smollet, Empire, FOX
Morris Chesnut, Rosewood, FOX

Outstanding Actress In A Comedy:

Rashida Jones, Making It Work, Gen-TV
Jackee Harry, Raising Grandma, Gen-TV
Zendaya Coleman, Zendaya, Gen-TV
America Ferrera, Superstore, NBC
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-Ish, ABC
Yara Shahidi, Black-Ish, ABC
Jennifer Lewis, Black-Ish, ABC
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family, ABC
Gina Rodriguez, Jane The Virgin, CW

Outstanding Actor In A Comedy:

Anthony Anderson, Black-Ish, ABC
Tony Plana, Cooking For Dummies, Gen-TV
Flex Alexander, Zendaya, Gen-TV
Kunal Nanjani, Silicon Valley, HBO
Kunal Nayyar, Big Bang Theory, CBS
Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Lamorne Morris, New Girl, FOX

Outstanding Network Of The Year:

FOX
Gen-TV
ABC
FX
HBO
YTN
Bravo
BET
MTV
VH1

This year, the association has also given out several brand new awards; a full description follows:

Lifetime Achievement Awards For Acting:

--Presented to one or more actor or actresses who have given an outstanding lifetime of work.

Cicely Tyson
Eva Longoria
Vanessa L. Williams
Diana Ross
Brandy Norwood
Telma Hopkins
Blair Underwood
Jimmy Smits
Morgan Freeman
Halle Berry
Angela Bassett

The Trailblazers Award:

Given to a non-actor whose impact on the TV industry has been profund and whose work has helped to spread inclusion, tolerance and acceptance.

Eva Vargas, Executive, YTN Network
Ross Chin, Executive, Gen-TV Studios
Channing Dungey, Executive, ABC Entertainment Group
Oprah Winfrey, TV Host ("The Oprah Winfrey Show", "Oprah's Where Are They Now",etc/Executive, OWN Network
Andy Cohen, TV Host (various Bravo TV Shows"/Producer, Most Talkative Productions
RuPaul (Charles), TV Host ("Rupaul's Drag Race")
Shonda Rhimes, TV Producer/Writer/Showrunner ("How To Get Away With Murder", "Scandal", etal)
Lee Daniels, Director/Producer/Showrunner ("Empire")
Tyler Perry, Director/Producer/Showrunner ("The Haves & The Have Nots", "Tyler Perry's House of Payne", etc)

factsoflife

06-13-2017, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Factsoflife on 8-31-2016:

Gen-TV Studios News:
"Very Nice Girls" sold to WE TV

It has been a long road for Gen-TV's debutant themed reality pilot, now being called "Very Nice Girls: Manhattan Debutantes" which was first ordered to series back in 2015 and has been sitting on a shelf ever since it completed filming its freshman season back in April 2015. The series which has had several title changes and has been pulled from the schedule before airing several times has finally gotten a new lease on life. Gen-TV Studios has announced that WE TV (formerly Women's Entertainment Television) has bought the exclusive rights to the series and will start airing the series in November 2016.

Gen-TV's Ian Davidson said this "Very Nice Girls is a fantastic and engaging reality series that will have viewers glued to their seats, and we are desperately distressed we couldn't find a place for it on our schedule, but as other programming needs became a bigger priority we had no room for it." "We are proud that viewers will finally get a chance to see the show in all its fabulous glory as WE TV will broadcast the entire series back to back this November."

A spokesperson for WE TV said, "We are delighted to bring this fantastic and addictive reality program to our viewers and we believe it is going to become a standout hit for us." WE TV will air the show during a week-long marathon November 13th-19th, 2016, airing 25 episodes back to back during this week long marathon, and then in January 2017, they will debut the next run of 31 episodes. A network rep explains "When we saw the first 25 episodes that Gen-TV had produced in 2015 we were flabbergasted at the level of quality and entertainment we saw in them. We realized pretty immediately that we had a show with massive potential on our hands." "We ordered an additional 31 episodes beyond the original 25." "The first 25 episodes will air back to back in November, those episodes are the series official the first season, and the second run of 31 episodes produced by WE TV will be considered our official season two."

WE TV has reportedly paid 875,000 for the rights to the series including the rights to air the original 25 episodes. Contractually, however, Gen-TV Studios will continue to be listed in the end credits as a producer on the series for the remainder of its life on TV.

The series focuses on the high stakes and organically dramatic world of high society debutante balls and features teenage girls competing to be crowned queen of the debutante ball in Manhattan. It also features the backstabbing and behind the scenes drama between their mothers and debutante instructors.

LEGAL NOTICE:

This entire article is a work of fiction and does not represent any real network. Gen-TV is a fake company and does not actually exist. These quotes from WE TV are fiction and WE TV will not be airing a show called "Very Nice Girls." This is just for entertainment.

Surprise Renewal, Move To New Network:

It is a good news/bad news situation for Gen-TV Studios reality series "Very Nice Girls: Manhattan Debutantes" as it grabs a huge renewal order for seasons three, four and five; but also makes a move from WE: TV to E! Entertainment Television.

Gen-TV's Vice President, Alex Montez explains "Very Pretty Girls quickly became a huge success in its first two seasons; with over 2 million viewers watching and a solid 3.2 in demos." "Unfortunately a financial deal with WE: TV over our licensing fee could not be worked out and they passed on the opportunity to continue airing the series." "E! Entertainment Television has graciously picked up the rights to the series, agreeing to pay a generous licensing fee and has picked up the series for three additional seasons." Season Three will consist of 23 episodes and run from July 2017-November 2017 (with a short hiatus from October-November); airing weekly on Thursday nights at 10pm.

Season Four will consist of 24 episodes to be aired from January-April 2018; and Season Five will consist of 22 episodes and air between June-November 2018.

Jonathan Murray and Ryan Seacrest will remain as Executive Producers, respectively through their Buninm-Murray Productions and Ryan Seacrest Productions.

But the good news doesn't stop there, as Gen-TV Studios and E! Entertainment Television have also announced plans to produce TWO spin-offs from the series. The first spin-off, "Very Nice Girls: Dallas Debutants" will follow a group of girls in Dallas, Texas as they prepare for their formal debut into high society; and that series will debut on E! in November 2017. The second spin-off, "Very Nice Girls: Oklahoma City" will follow a group of girls in Oklahoma and will debut in June 2018.

A spokesperson for E! says "We are thrilled to bring Very Pretty Girls into our family of outrageous and addictive reality series. We can't wait for our viewers to become addicted to this fantastic series."

LEGAL NOTICE:

This is a work of fiction and is intended only for entertainment purposes. We are not associated with E! Entertainment Television and there is no such series as Very Nice Girls. This is a work of fiction and the quotes contained in this article are fictious and are just for fun.

yankeesrj12

06-14-2017, 03:19 PM

Monday, June 5th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear eased to 2.98 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth to a new series low (and for the second straight week). Half hour: 0.734/0.751

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial slid to 4.12 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 0.935/0.954

Tuesday, June 6th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood garnered 8.17 million viewers and 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 2.012/2.046

At 9pm, week four of Miami Medical Examiner bopped up to 7.49 million viewers and 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.294/1.013

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines inched down to 6.35 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.923/0.934

Wednesday, June 7th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week four of 30 Seconds to Win held with 4.14 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.642/0.631

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked sank to 3.26 million viewers and 0.5/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 0.524/0.535

YTN aired repeats in the 10 o'clock hour.

Thursday, June 8th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family ticked down to 5.39 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.041

At 830pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers notched 4.43 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Unrounded: 0.842

At 930pm, a new episode of UpSelling (in its new timeslot) jumped to 5.68 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for a series high (during the regular season). Unrounded: 1.102

At 9pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine remained at 3.10 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Unrounded: 0.714

At 10pm, week four of Life after Prison slumped to 3.74 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.656/0.615

Friday June 9th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.98 million (0.378 demo)
830pm - 2.05 million (0.396 demo)
9pm - 2.14 million (0.414 demo)
930pm - 2.48 million (0.432 demo)

At 10pm, episode seven of cancelled XXX: My Life Story dropped to 1.01 million viewers and 0.3/1 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low. Half hour: 0.365/0.302

factsoflife

06-14-2017, 04:09 PM

Breaking Report:
Gen-TV suffers unthinkable loss

Hollywood Now Report
Sandy Torres Death---Full Coverage

In stunning and heartbreaking news, Hollywood Now is devastated at having to report that former Gen-TV President Saundra "Sandy" Torres has died of an apparent suicide on Wednesday afternoon, June 13th. Though police will not release the exact nature of her passing, sources close to the story confirm that it has been labeled suicide by the county coroner's office.

This marks a tragic ending to a horrific series of events for the former Gen-TV executive. Last year she suffered the death of her husband and her daughter in a car accident and then a few weeks later her other daughter was kidnapped and held hostage by a stalker. Torres who suffered a mental breakdown and was hospitalized shortly thereafter resigned from Gen-TV and retired from the entertainment business, and took a job at wine vineyard owned by some relatives.

Torres reportedly had been dealing with anxiety issues and depression following her exit from the TV business and never took to her life as a private citizen. Sources tell us she missed the fame and had trouble adjusting to life without the fame of the TV industry.

Torres family has released a statement regarding her death: "We are completely heartbroken and destroyed that Saundra decided to end her life. She has struggled profoundly in recent months and was unable to obtain the kind of help she was in dire need of." "We thank her friends and colleagues at Gen-TV for their unwavering support."

Torres leaves behind a 25-year-old daughter, Ellie Torres; and two brothers, Javier Torres, 54 and Vincent "Vinny" Torres, 30 of Culver City, California.

A separate statement from Ellie Torres was released that said simply "I am heartbroken that I have lost my mother; yet alone a year after losing my father and my sister." "I will never be the same again."

The Hollywood community has responded with open hearts, here are some statements and social media posts we've seen about this horrible news:

STATEMENTS:

Gen-TV Studios President, Ross Chin: "Everybody at Gen-TV is beyond heartbroken at the unexpected and tragic loss of Sandy Torres. Sandy was a friend, mentor, and inspiration to us all."

Gen-TV Board of Directors, President, Cain Wentworth: "On behalf of the B.O.D. of Gen-TV, I would like to extend our deepest condolences to Ellie Torres, Javier Torres, and Vinny Torres for their unbelievable and senseless loss."

MTV Networks: "MTV Networks would like to extend a deep and heartfelt message of sympathy to the Torres family."

CBS Television, Les Moonves, CEO: "Every member of the CBS family is heartbroken over the loss of our colleague in the business, Sandy Torres."

SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS:

Daphne Zuniga, "This Time Around": "Sandy Torres was a beautiful soul; a friend, a fearless leader and a flawless human being inside and out. I will deeply miss her."

Ansor Williams, Gen-TV Producer: "I truly cannot believe that Sandy is gone. May she rest in peace."

Soliel Moon Frye, "Over My Head": "Go be with Victor and Maria, they need you." (Victor and Maria were Sandy's husband and daughter.)

Jason Priestly, "Outside The Lines": "Rest In Peace, Sandy Torres. You will be missed."

Brandon Routh, "Sisterly Love": "WTF, Sandy Torres is gone? My heart is broken." "RIP Sandy Torres."

and the most heartfelt message came from Lisa Nicole Carson ("Sisters") who wrote "My heart goes out to the Torres family. My deepest sympathies go to Sandy who felt the need to escape her pain. Dealing with mental illness is no joke and can be truly devastating to your inner-self." "I hope you rest in peace, my beautiful sister."

LEGAL NOTICE:

This entire article is fictional and is for entertainment purposes only. None of the events depicted here are real and these quotes are all fictitious. This is just for fun and is not real.

factsoflife

06-18-2017, 02:18 PM

Gen-TV Summer Preview
2017 Summer

Gen-TV begins broadcasting its 2017 summer programming tonight (June 18th, 2017) and is set for one of its biggest summers yet. Returning favorites include red-hot anthology dramas "Love Affair", this year being called "City Heat" and taking place in New York City in the mid-1980's. Kate Walsh returns as Lydia Holloway, who now owns a nightclub which will be the centerpiece for most of the series plot points. The main storyline this season focuses on the romance between a broke backup dancer and an extremely famous pop singer who does a show at the club. Nick Jonas co-stars as Chris, the backup dancer, and Jordin Sparks co-stars as Krystal, the singer. "The Hardest Goodbye" returns this week as well, still focused on terminal illness, the drama switches from cancer to AIDS this season. A brand new cast of actors play characters in several different time periods and are likely to become Emmy nominees for their work.

Gen-TV is also going to air a slew of returning scripted shows this summer to give fans more of what they want; series they love. Among those are comedies "Raising Grandma", "Hart of Family" and "Sisterly Love" and dramas "Deadly Visions", "Cop City" and "The Mulroney Mysteries". Gen-TV has traditionally always aired some new episodes of returning series in the summer, and this season is no different.

What is new this summer is a slew of brand new reality series, including buzzed-about docuseries "Without Borders", an inside look at a group of doctors working with doctors without borders. The expensive and dangerous to produce series shows doctors working in impoverished, war-torn countries to provide medical care. Also new this summer is the much hyped "Explorations & Investigations with Leah Remini" which follows Remini as she explores and investigates mysteries, myths, urban legends and unsolved crimes from all over the world. Remini will consult with experts in various fields to find answers and will document the entire search. Jennifer Love Hewitt also hosts a new docudrama called "Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt" which explores the origins and change face of love in the United States throughout history.

Gen-TV is also very excited about two new game shows airing this summer. "Climb The Pyramid" is a series that rival network YTN canceled and Gen-TV has picked up and completely altered. New hosts Joey Fatone and Danielle Fishel will preside over the series, which has brand new rules, a new set design, and a retro feel. It is now airing five nights a week, Sunday through Friday. It is being paired with a brand new game show, "The Winners Circle", a trivia-themed show that requires contestants to answer themed questions in order to advance to the physically demanding obstacle course known as "The Winners Circle" to compete for a 50,000 dollar prize.

Lastly, returning series "Being Janet Jackson" and "Celebrity Cooking Battles" also air this summer!

factsoflife

06-18-2017, 03:29 PM

Celebrity Cooking Battles
Season 2 Cast List

Gen-TV Network has released the list of celebrity contestants for the second season of "Celebrity Cooking Battles", the culinary competition for charity which returns later this week. This season is being dubbed "Battle of the Musical Icons" and all the contestants will musicians. They will be broken down into two groups; "the Icons" and "Current Artists."

Here are the contestants:

"The ICONS"

Mariah Carey, (#1 Best-Selling Female Vocalist of the 90's, 18 #1 hits, surpassed Elvis Presley for most #1 hits on Billboard charts)

Aretha Franklin (Icon of Soul Music, singer of hits like "Respect"; called "Queen of Soul")

Christina Aguilera (Grammy-Winning Vocalist, singer of hits like "Beautiful" and "Genie In A Bottle"; called "The Voice of Her Generation.")

Carlos Santana (Legendary Musician)

Steven Tyler (Frontman for "Aerosmith", legendary rock band)

Billy Ray Cyrus (Country Musician, singer of "Achy Breaky Heart")

Reba McEntire (Top-Selling Country Artist, often called "Queen of Country Music")

Natalie Maines (Lead Vocalist for "The Dixie Chicks", winner of multiple Grammy Awards)

LaToya Jackson (Sister of Michael and Janet, singer in her own right)

CeCe Peniston (R&B-Dance Artist, Hit songs include "Finally")

Ginuwine (R&B Artist, hit songs include "Pony")

Jody Watley (R&B Singer, hit songs include "Looking For A New Love" and "Real Love")

Carnie Wilson (one-third of Pop-Trio "Wilson Phillips", Daughter of Brian Wilson from "The Beach Boys")

"Current Artists"

Nick Jonas (Hit Singles Include "Jealous" & "Chains")

Joe Jonas (Frontman for DNCE and The Jonas Brothers)

Selena Gomez (Hits include "Bad Liar", "Love You Like A Love Song")

Charlie Puth (Hits Include "One Call Away", "We Don't Talk Anymore")

Megan Trainor (Hits Include "All About The Bass", "Me Too")

Michael Buble (Has Sold Over 55 million albums!)

Halsey (Hits Include "Closer" with The Chainsmokers)

Lady Gaga (Hits Include "Bad Romance" and "Poker Face")

Bon Iver (Grammy-Winning Artist)

John Legend (Soul Artist)

Harry Styles (Solo Artist/Former member of "One Direction")

06-18-2017, 05:49 PM

Classics TV News

June 18, 2017

Night Court to have a reunion exclusive to the channel

After the few year hiatus of the show being taken off the air due to one of the cast members bashing his show that made him famous, the show will be coming back to the channel along with a reunion featuring all of the remaining alive cast members including Richard Moll who agreed to do the reunion. Richard even apologized, saying that he wish he went to the reunion a few years ago and he feels bad for what he said. He even said that he will never bash Night Court again.

The reunion will premiere on Wednesday, June 21 at 5/6 central.

yankeesrj12

06-19-2017, 03:21 PM

Monday, June 12th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear bopped up to 3.57 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.913/0.924

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial garnered 4.38 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.934/0.931

Tuesday, June 13th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood jumped to 8.58 million viewers and 2.2/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour: 2.184/2.275

At 9pm, week five of Miami Medical Examiner eased to 7.02 million viewers and 1.0/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.163/0.916

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines managed 6.64 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.917/0.942

Wednesday, June 14th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week five of 30 Seconds to Win slid to 3.89 million viewers and 0.5/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 0.495/0.562

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked rose to 4.02 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.594/0.573

YTN aired repeats in the 10 o'clock hour.

Thursday, June 8th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family totaled 5.51 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.001

At 830pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers descended to 4.12 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low. Unrounded: 0.717

At 930pm, a new episode of UpSelling softened to 5.46 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.034

At 9pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine held with 3.25 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, even with its series low for the third straight week. Unrounded: 0.729

At 10pm, week five of Life after Prison slumped to 2.89 million viewers and 0.5/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new low. Half hour: 0.478/0.471

Friday June 15th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.63 million (0.310 demo)
830pm - 1.68 million (0.311 demo)
9pm - 1.47 million (0.299 demo)
930pm - 1.49 million (0.303 demo)

At 10pm, episode eight of cancelled XXX: My Life Story fell to 973,000 viewers and 0.2/1 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 0.234/0.229

factsoflife

06-19-2017, 08:54 PM

Gen-TV Summer Ratings

Sunday, June 18, 2017:

Gen-TV Network kicked off their summer programming with a literal bang as viewers were treated to the opening theme song of Gen-TV's new game show "Climb The Pyramid"; vastly overhauled from its YTN run. Ratings were solid for the first of six episodes to air this week. The series debuted to 20.5 million/6.8 18-49, enough to make it Gen-TV's highest-rated game show debut in four years.

"Love Affair: City Heat" returned to 11.2 million/4.8 18-49, down from last summer, but still solid for a series in its fifth season, and one that only airs during the summer. Hosted by Jennifer Love Hewitt, the new docudrama "Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt" was a let-down debuting to under 10 million viewers and garnering a 2.2 in demos. Thankfully, the extremely hyped debut of "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" was a stronger performer, grabbing 15.9 million viewers and a 6.7 in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New, Series Premiere): 20.5/6.8 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New, Season Premiere): 11.2/4.8 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New, Series Premiere): 9.8 million/2.2 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New, Series Premiere): 15.9/6.7 18-49

factsoflife

06-21-2017, 12:24 AM

factsoflife

06-21-2017, 12:35 AM

Gen-TV News:
A Hollywood Insider Report

Responding to the most recent TV ratings, Gen-TV is making two big moves today. First up, the network has finally and officially pulled the plug on struggling drama "The Malones"; a spin-off of "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" that never really found its footing. It has languished in the bottom-half of the ratings since its debut and has routinely lost viewers each week. Reviews were slightly more kind than ratings, as reviewers enjoyed the campy quality and embraced the fact the series leaned into its soapy roots hard.

The series which will finish the remainder of the season will not return next season. This has been expected all along, and now Gen-TV has finally confirmed it. Gen-TV President Ross Chin called this decision "frustrating and difficult to make; but necessary given the economic issues related to this show." He says "creatively this show was top-notch, but we just could not sustain the financials another season."

It is unknown at this time if any characters or performers from "The Malones" will migrate over to "The Mallory's of Jefferson County", as producers "have not yet made that decision." Sources tell us that they aren't even sure if Susan Sullivan will be brought back to reprise her role as matriarch Nancy Malone Mallory.

In other news, Gen-TV is cutting the episode order for "Boston Homicide" from 22 to 19, meaning the series will wrap up production on its current season next week. Though the series was given an early renewal back in January sources tell us that Gen-TV's support in this show may be fading, and that if it is scheduled for next season, it would probably be in mid-season.

Breaking Report:
Susan Sullivan Not returning to "Mallory's"
---Actress will not come back following "Malone's" cancellation

Following the cancellation of spin-off "The Malones" after one low-rated season; Susan Sullivan who starred on that series will not be returning to "Mallory's of Jefferson County" as Nancy Malone-Mallory, the role she originated on that show in its first episode.

Despite speculation that she would bring her Nancy character back to "Mallory's of Jefferson County", Gen-TV has now confirmed that she is not returning to the series. Ross Chin, President of Gen-TV Studios said on Monday "From a story perspective the return of Nancy Malone-Mallory simply does not make sense. Nancy's exit from Mallory's was based on the fact that she had divorced her husband and was no longer involved in the Mallory family drama. She left her husband and moved out of town." "We do not believe her return to the series would make sense character-wise and we confirm that Susan Sullivan will not be returning to the series."

For their part, the Executive Producers of "Mallory's" and "The Malones", Gabrielle Gifford and John Tram said "We absolutely adore Susan and all that she has brought to our programs over the last five and a half years; however, from a character perspective it just doesn't make sense for Nancy to return to the series; as she exited the show hoping to escape her ex-husband's family." "We thank Susan for her many years of exceptional work, her professionalism, and her remarkable talent."

Sullivan's representative confirmed this news saying "Susan is heartbroken that she has not been asked to return to Mallory's and believes that Nancy's story still has a lot of threads to pull on." "However she understands the reasons she has not been asked to return and she wishes the best for the cast and crew of Mallory's."

factsoflife

06-21-2017, 08:32 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, June 19, 2017

Gen-TV had a fairly strong Monday night, with solid turn out for "Deadly Visions" and "The Mulroney Mysteries". "Raising Grandma" was down from its fall premiere, but still performed solidly. Episode two of "Climb The Pyramid" was down from Sunday, but still performed well.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 17.5 million/6.3 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New, Season Premiere): 11.2 million/5.4 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New, Season Premiere): 21.3 million/4.4 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New, Season Premiere): 24.4 million/5.6 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings Report:
Tuesday, June 20, 2017:

Gen-TV had a strong Tuesday night, with "Climb The Pyramid" performing on-par with Monday night and new drama "Mob City" debuting strongly. However, the season premiere of "The Hardest Goodbye" was down from last summer, especially in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.84 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New, Season Premiere): 10.4 million/3.4 18-49

10: Cop City (New, Season Premiere): 14.4 million/4.5 18-49

11: Mob City (New, Season Premiere): 11.2 million/4.4 18-49

factsoflife

06-21-2017, 08:49 PM

Gen-TV Announces Leeza News
---Gibbons to co-host new talk show

Since it was announced back in February that Leeza Gibbons would jump from YTN's "Rise & Shine" to Gen-TV Network; rumors have been running rampant about what role Gibbons would play at Gen-TV. Until now, the network has been quiet about this and now we have official confirmation.

Despite reports to the contrary, she will NOT be the new host of "A.M. Live", the series which is currently still looking for new co-hosts. Instead, the network confirms that Gibbons is going to be one of the co-hosts of a new talk show sponsored by the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons); the leading American association dedicated to issues important to retired persons or people over the age of 60. However, sources tell us this new talk show will mainly target future AARP members, between the ages of 40 and 55.

The pilot is being produced not for Gen-TV Network, but instead for Stream-Me, the Gen-TV funded streaming site that is already home to original series "Law of Death", "Younger Sisters" and "Promise of Tomorrow" which was recently rebooted in the form of 20-minute segments. Later this year former Gen-TV Network series "Cooking For Dummies", "Law & Order: New York City" and "Law & Order: Hate Crimes" will move over to Stream-Me as well.

Breaking News:
Leeza Gibbons Exits Gen-TV

After her YTN series "Rise & Shine" was canceled, Leeza Gibbons signed a lucrative Gen-TV development deal to create and star in a new talk show sponsored by the AARP, that would focus on issues related to retirees. However, Gen-TV is now confirming that this project will no longer move forward. Gibbons will exit Gen-TV and her contract will be terminated. Insiders say that there is no ill-will between Gen-TV and Leeza and that the project fell apart due to funding after the AARP pulled out of sponsoring the series.

The talk show was to air on Stream-ME, the Gen-TV funded streaming site, but will not move forward at all. Gibbons is now a free agent.

yankeesrj12

06-25-2017, 12:32 PM

Monday, June 19th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear garnered 3.61 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.884/0.947

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial jumped to 4.89 million viewers and 1.1/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low and within a tenth of its season high (season premiere: 1.2). Half hour: 1.024/1.135

Tuesday, June 20th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood slid to 7.96 million viewers and 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.974/2.045

At 9pm, week six of Miami Medical Examiner eased to 6.73 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week for a new low. Half hour: 0.971/0.906

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines inched up to 7.05 million viewers and 1.0/4 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.974/0.962

Wednesday, June 21st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week six of 30 Seconds to Win ticked up to 4.41 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.734/0.732

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked slid to 3.84 million viewers and 0.5/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a tie its series low. Half hour: 0.531/0.552

At 10pm, YTN aired a special episode of Outdoor Renovation to 2.35 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, its most watched episode since June 9th (on Friday night). Unrounded: 0.423

At 1030pm, a second episode of Outdoor Renovation totaled 1.94 million viewers and 0.3/1 among adults 18-49. Unrounded: 0.336

Thursday, June 22nd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family notched 5.68 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Unrounded: 1.031

At 830pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers descended to 3.85 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Unrounded: 0.632

At 930pm, a new episode of UpSelling posted 5.52 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.027

At 9pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine fell to 2.96 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from its last series low - 0.7 - which it set the last three weeks. Unrounded: 0.641

At 10pm, week six of Life after Prison slumped to 2.01 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new low (and for the second straight week). Half hour: 0.428/0.437

Friday, June 23rd Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.78 million (0.356 demo)
830pm - 1.83 million (0.367 demo)
9pm - 1.95 million (0.398 demo)
930pm - 1.76 million (0.361 demo)

At 10pm, episode nine of cancelled XXX: My Life Story bopped up to 1.17 million viewers and 0.3/1 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. The series finale airs next week. Half hour: 0.313/0.324

yankeesrj12

06-25-2017, 12:50 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN SET TO DECIDE FATE OF THREE SERIES
The fate of three series on YTN will be determined in the next few days, as cast contracts are up on Friday, June 30th.

Raising Teenagers, Friends of Mine, and Serial, are all regular season shows currently in the midst of airing during the summer. Due to that, their contracts are on the regular season cycle and end on June 30th. YTN can choose to extend those by a week or more, but that seems unlikely unless there is a sure-fire renewal on the table.

Raising Teenagers, now in its fifth season and with 122 episodes (that total is exactly the same as YTN icon College), is averaging an 0.8 A18-49 for its summer run. Part one of season five, which aired from September to December, on Friday nights, averaged an 0.83 A18-49. The show has a steady, but low, audience watching. It typically rates below its lead in, Extended Family, by two or three tenths. Insiders tell us this is a true toss up and the network would like a sixth season to strengthen its case for syndication. The series is one of the few YTN comedies not to find a home on broadcast or cable syndication.

On the flip side of the coin, Friends of Mine appears to be dead after three seasons. If that were to be the case, it would be the first YTN comedy to be cancelled after three seasons; every other YTN comedy renewed past season one has aired for at least four seasons. Starting as a midseason series, the comedy has aired only one full season from fall to spring (season two). It is averaging an 0.78 A18-49 and recently swapped timeslots with UpSelling. During the fall season, Friends of Mine averaged a 1.29 A18-49, so the audience has really cratered as of late.

And the biggest surprise is long-running serial murder drama Serial. Written off after a long hiatus (over one year) and scheduled during the summer for the first time, the series is averaging 4.4 million viewers and 1.02 A18-49. If it continued its current ratings trajectory, it would be the smallest season-to-season drop in the shows history. Don't count out Serial just yet, but chances are closer to cancellation than renewal.

factsoflife

06-25-2017, 10:26 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:
Tuesday, June 20, 2017:

Gen-TV had a strong Tuesday night, with "Climb The Pyramid" performing on-par with Monday night and new drama "Mob City" debuting strongly. However, the season premiere of "The Hardest Goodbye" was down from last summer, especially in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.84 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New, Season Premiere): 10.4 million/3.4 18-49

10: Cop City (New, Season Premiere): 14.4 million/4.5 18-49

11: Mob City (New, Season Premiere): 11.2 million/4.4 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Wednesday, June 21-Saturday, June 22, 2017:

Wednesday, June 21:

Gen-TV's Wednesday night line-up is off to a solid start, "Without Borders" makes good on its huge buzz by grabbing 22.4 million viewers and grabbing a 4.6 in demos. A brand new episode of "Trauma Center" grabbed 18.3 million viewers and a 4.8 in demos. Meanwhile, "Climb The Pyramid" performed solidly holding steady in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.8 million/5.4 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New, Season Premiere): 13.3 million/4.6 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New, Season Premiere): 12.6 million/4.4 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New, Season Premiere): 18.3 million/4.8 18-49

11: Without Borders (New, Series Premiere): 22.4 million/4.6 18-49
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Thursday, June 22:

It was something of a mixed bag for Gen-TV on Thursday night; with "Climb The Pyramid" holding steady and the season premiere of "Celebrity Cooking Battles" drawing a strong audience. However, new game show "The Winners Circle" was an instant let-down, netting a low return in demos and proving to be a non-starter.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.6 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New, Season Premiere): 19.4 million/4.8 18-49

10: The Winners Circle (New, Series Premiere): 6.4 million/.99 18-49

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

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Friday, June 23:

Gen-TV's Friday line-up was a success, with "Climb The Pyramid" finishing its premiere week strong and the season premiere of "Sisters" 11th season debuting to solid numbers. The biggest story, however, was the season premiere of "Being Janet Jackson" which debuted to 30.2 million viewers and featured an introduction from Janet herself that was added last-minute to address Janet's impending divorce and the birth of her baby, both of which happened after season 2 of this show was filmed.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.9 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New, Season Premiere): 30.2 million/10.3 18-49

11: Sisters (New, Season Premiere): 26.4 million/8.4 18-49

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Saturday, June 24:

Gen-TV only aired reruns on Saturday and thus ratings are not available

factsoflife

06-25-2017, 10:40 PM

Stream-Me Cancellations
---Younger Sisters, Promise Axed

Gen-TV Studios owned streaming site, Stream-Me (formerly Gen-TV Streaming, et al) has canceled two of their original series, according to a report from Hollywood Insider. The decision apparently comes down to a mix of economic factors, low viewership, and poor viewer feedback. The first series getting axed is pre-teen drama "Younger Sisters", a spin-off of "Sisters" which featured the characters from that show as pre-teens. Sources tell us that the tween drama never really connected with viewers and had low viewership for the site. A report from TV Ratings USA (a TV ratings company) tells us "Younger Sisters aired 50 episodes between 2016 and 2017 and never once did that series appear in the top 75 series aired on Stream-ME." "In fact, the highest it ever ranked was #85 (out of over 200 series)." More to the point, it seems to have missed the mark with its core demographic, pre-teens, where it appears to have been a complete failure. A recent survey done of teen viewing habits, suggests the series had no impact with female viewers aged 10-17, with only .62% indicating they had ever heard of the show and only.13% reporting they had actually watched the show.

Gen-TV Studios Vice President Alex Montez confirmed the cancellation of Younger Sisters and said "Younger Sisters was a creatively strong program that has simply never found an audience. We are heartbroken to cancel this series, but it is true that we have done just that."

Meanwhile, he is also confirming that they have pulled the plug of revived daytime soap "Promise of Tomorrow" which returned in 2016 on Stream-ME (instead of on Gen-TV Network, where the original aired) in the form of 20-minute webisodes (or mini-episodes). Featuring much of the original cast, the revival dubbed "Promise of Tomorrow 2.0" never gained much traction with viewers or critics who called them "fake soap operas" or "a huge let-down." 175 mini-episodes were produced and aired between October 2016 and May 2017.

yankeesrj12

06-26-2017, 06:00 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN CANCELS TWO SERIES
YTN has pulled the plug on third-year comedy Friends of Mine, as well as long-running Raising Teenagers. Both comedies will finish their runs later this summer.

Cancelling two long-running series without giving them proper series finales shifts the narrative of YTN since its beginnings. The network has given every other series that has aired for at least four seasons a proper notice to write a series finale. Neither Friends of Mine, nor Raising Teenagers will have likely written a series finale, as production wrapped back in March on both series.

Friends of Mine kicked off as a midseason comedy to somewhat below average numbers. Despite that, it was the youngest-skewing comedy on the network and YTN was willing to wait and build an audience. That audience never built; instead it dropped by 20% in season two. Season three brought even more drops; down a nasty 35% during the fall (and even further this summer).

On the other hand, Raising Teenagers was a somewhat steady, but low-rated, performer for five seasons. It debuted in fall 2012 and averaged a 2.6 A18-49 for its first season - the lowest of any comedy for the network that season (not counting Friday nights The Life of Gary). The show aired only 18 episodes that season, but was later rewarded with full 26 episodes in seasons two through five.

Raising Teenagers will finish with 122 episodes and Friends of Mine with 68 episodes.

Meanwhile, the fate of Serial is still up in the air. The network is likely waiting for ratings results for tonights episode before making a decision.

yankeesrj12

06-26-2017, 06:10 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN SCHEDULE CHANGES, EFFECTIVE MONDAY, JULY 10TH
The second and final season of THEY ARE OUT THERE will make its return on Wednesday, July 12th at 10/9c, following a new episode of LOCKED. The new season features 12 episodes, plus a special two hour series finale.

SECOND CHANCE kicks off its third season with a two hour debut, beginning Thursday, July 13th at 9/8c. The season premiere will follow debut of UPSELLING in its new 830 timeslot. SECOND CHANCE will air Thursdays at 10/9c, beginning Thursday, July 20th.

Also effective Thursday July, 20th is the new timeslot for RAISING TEENAGERS, which will air at 9 o'clock for the remainder of the season.

Finally, LIFE IN PRISON will begin airing in its new timeslot on Friday, July 21st at 10/9c. The timeslot was previously filled by XXX: MY LIFE STORY.

The remainder of the YTN schedule will remain the same.

Here are the changes:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12TH
8 – 30 Seconds to Win (1x08)
9 – Locked (6x08)
10 – They Are Out There (2x01; SEASON PREMIERE)

THURSDAY, JULY 13TH
8 – Extended Family (5x08)
830 – Upselling (1x10)
9 – Second Chance (3x01 and 3x02; TWO HOUR PREMIERE)

FRIDAY, JULY 14TH
8 to 10 – Outdoor Renovation (1x61-1x64)
10 – Life After Prison (1x08; NEW TIMESLOT)

THURSDAY, JULY 20TH
8 – Extended Family (5x09)
830 – Upselling (1x11; NEW TIMESLOT)
9 – Raising Teenagers (5x20; NEW TIMESLOT)
930 – Friends of Mine (3x20)
10 – Second Chance (3x03)

factsoflife

06-27-2017, 08:40 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Wednesday, June 21-Saturday, June 22, 2017:

Wednesday, June 21:

Gen-TV's Wednesday night line-up is off to a solid start, "Without Borders" makes good on its huge buzz by grabbing 22.4 million viewers and grabbing a 4.6 in demos. A brand new episode of "Trauma Center" grabbed 18.3 million viewers and a 4.8 in demos. Meanwhile, "Climb The Pyramid" performed solidly holding steady in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.8 million/5.4 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New, Season Premiere): 13.3 million/4.6 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New, Season Premiere): 12.6 million/4.4 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New, Season Premiere): 18.3 million/4.8 18-49

11: Without Borders (New, Series Premiere): 22.4 million/4.6 18-49
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Thursday, June 22:

It was something of a mixed bag for Gen-TV on Thursday night; with "Climb The Pyramid" holding steady and the season premiere of "Celebrity Cooking Battles" drawing a strong audience. However, new game show "The Winners Circle" was an instant let-down, netting a low return in demos and proving to be a non-starter.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.6 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New, Season Premiere): 19.4 million/4.8 18-49

10: The Winners Circle (New, Series Premiere): 6.4 million/.99 18-49

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

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Friday, June 23:

Gen-TV's Friday line-up was a success, with "Climb The Pyramid" finishing its premiere week strong and the season premiere of "Sisters" 11th season debuting to solid numbers. The biggest story, however, was the season premiere of "Being Janet Jackson" which debuted to 30.2 million viewers and featured an introduction from Janet herself that was added last-minute to address Janet's impending divorce and the birth of her baby, both of which happened after season 2 of this show was filmed.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.9 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New, Season Premiere): 30.2 million/10.3 18-49

11: Sisters (New, Season Premiere): 26.4 million/8.4 18-49

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Saturday, June 24:

Gen-TV only aired reruns on Saturday and thus ratings are not available

Gen-TV Network
Ratings Report:
Sunday, June 25-Monday, June 26, 2017:

Sunday, June 25:

Gen-TV's Sunday line-up was very strong in week two. "Love Affair: City Heat" was able to maintain strong retention week to week, especially in demos where it netted a 4.7 (over 4.8 last week). "Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt" while still soft, was able to grow in week to, climbing to a 10.4 in total viewers and a 2.7 in demos.

"Climb The Pyramid" continues to be a success for Gen-TV, holding strong in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.7/6.6 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 13.6/5.4 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 10.4 million/2.7 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 17.5/7.4 18-49
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Monday, June 26:

Gen-TV enjoyed stronger than average retention on Monday night among demos. Particuarly for comedy "Raising Grandma" which maintained nearly 100% of its viewership. The series also surged ahead in total viewers to a stunning 19.5 million viewers. "Deadly Visions" had to settle for second place this week among Gen-TV's crime dramas, as "The Mulroney Mysteries" surges ahead in demos and total viewers.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 18.5 million/6.9 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 19.5 million/7.4 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 26.8 million/6.7 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New, Season Premiere): 25.8 million/5.6 18-49

factsoflife

06-27-2017, 09:35 PM

Trauma Center News:
Judd Nelson Fired!
---Actor will leave series in big storyline

Hollywood Now has some upsetting news for fans of Gen-TV's "Trauma Center", especially those who are fond of Judd Nelson as Dr. Warton "Art" Adderson. Sources confirm to us that in an effort to keep the hit series fresh and relevant they are making some casting and creative changes. Now for the upsetting part; they have confirmed that the first of these changes is killing off Dr. Adderson and the exit of Nelson from the series. Nelson joined the series at the start of season two, taking his first series-regular role on TV since NBC's "Suddenly Susan" in the 1990's.

The decision to kill off this character was a difficult one, but a necessary one according to series executive producer David Aaman who says "Part of the story we have been telling since season 2 is about the difficult journey through recovery (from addiction), and we have been telling it through the eyes of Marjorie (played by MacKenzie Phillips)." "Our next evolution in this story is to show how Marjorie will cope with losing somebody who has been a source of strength for her and who helped get her through her most recent relapse." "For Marjorie having Art in her life was a huge reason for staying sober, and without his encouragement, she will have a difficult time of it."

For Mackenzie Phillips, who is a vocal and very public substance abuse survivor herself this story rings close to home and "is a very difficult, but very important step in telling Marjorie's story." "Marjorie's story is a story that many people go through, but it is one rarely ever explored on TV." For Nelson who was thoroughly enjoying the best reviews of his career and having a blast on the show, this exit is difficult to take and has left the actor feeling a little bitter about the way he was notified of his exit "I wasn't even given a warning ahead of time. I learned I would die by reading the script." The episode which features the demise of Art Adderson, one of the few totally virtuous characters on the show airs this Wednesday (June 28) on Gen-TV. And fans should expect a very upsetting death, Aaman says "Art isn't going to die in a peaceful way, it is going to be jolting and upsetting for the audience." Previewing the upsetting scene, Nelson says "essentially Art dies trying to help Marjorie rescue an addict friend and gets caught in the crossfires of a police drug bust and pays the ultimate price." "But before he dies he lingers for several episodes in a comatose state." This according to Phillips "is where Marjorie deals with her grief most profoundly, at his bedside begging him to survive and blaming herself."

But the exit of Nelson isn't the only creative change on the horizon for "Trauma Center" at all. Aaman says "we want to keep the series fresh and relevant so we will constantly be making changes." "Both in front of the camera and behind it." He says that perhaps the biggest change is going to be in the tone of the series which he says "will decidely get darker each season." "We found that it is difficult to do a show set in a trauma center without it having some realism to it." "we think that the dark storylines work for this show and that fans are responding to a show that is more realistic than most medical dramas are."

As for casting changes, he tells us that some others are possibly on the horizon and that the most pressing matter at this point is figuring out if Kyra Sedgwick who joined the cast last season as Dr. Anna Jefferies will be sticking around for season four, which debuts this fall. "Kyra is a very busy actress who is committed to other projects, (including fall drama series "Ten Days In The Valley" for ABC) and we just don't know if she'll be available for us in season four." "We'd love to have her, but we have no clue if she'll be free to film." But he assures us that "in any case we will not be killing Anna off, and will leave the door wide open for her return is we have to write her out." Aaman also says "Our cast changes won't only be people leaving, we also hope to expand the cast by adding additional characters, possibly a love interest for Schaech's character, Dr. Abrhams who he describes as "overdue for some love from a woman."

factsoflife

06-28-2017, 07:12 PM

yankeesrj12

06-29-2017, 02:32 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN RENEWS "SERIAL" FOR SIXTH SEASON
Defying long-odds, YTN has renewed serial killer drama Serial for a sixth season. No date has yet been announced for its return, although late midseason/summer 2018 is likely.

The series debuted at midseason in 2013 and has steadily declined over the course of its run; dropping 23%, 24%, and 17% in each season. Through the first six episodes of this season, Serial is down by more than 20%.

Although its another year of declines, this one is not as particularly worrisome for Serial. Airing during the summer season for the first time, and having been off the air for over a year, the decline could have been much more rapid. In fact, Serial has increased the time-period average of its timeslot by more than 20% compared to last years occupant (Living In Fear, which is now airing at 9 o'clock).

Serial will air 13 episodes once again next year. The network did not announce the renewal as a final season order.

06-29-2017, 03:38 PM

Classics TV News

June 29, 2017

Classics TV to premiere new show in July or August

A version of the popular late 90s Nickelodeon game show, Figure It Out, is set to premiere sometime in the month of either July or August, according to several reports. But this time, the panelists will be a mixture of kids, teens, adults, and the contestants will be classic celebrities from shows such as Night Court and The Brady Bunch. Summer Sanders, who hosted the original show, is planning on returning as host. The show will combine elements from What's My Line, To Tell The Truth, and I've Got A Secret. No date has been set yet, and the name of the show is to be announced later.

factsoflife

06-29-2017, 05:32 PM

Breaking Gen-TV News:
Mallory's Contract Negotiations, End Date In Sight?

Gen-TV seems to be setting its sights on ending "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" as contract negotiations begin for the series which heads into its sixth season this fall. Sources tell us that these negotiations will be the roughest in the series history as ratings for the series are down from its early days, and a recent spin-off "The Malones" flatlined in the ratings. Coupled with huge salaries for its expansive cast and it seems trouble is in sight.

The main cast who are in active negotiations is Chris Pine, Tom Skerritt, William Devane, Raquel Welch, Donald Sutherland and Keifer Sutherland. Remaining cast members such as Gena Rowlands, Josh Charles, Leighton Meester and Lara Flynn Boyle are on a different contract cycle, having come onto the series later in its run.

Our sources tell us that Chris Pines salary and schedule are big factors in this round of negotiations, as his film schedule allows for little access to him, even though he is the main character on the show. Writers have worked around this in the past by writing for other characters, but this becomes more difficult each year. We are being told that Pine and his representatives are staying firm on wanting to secure a deal similar to the one he signed three years ago which allowed him preferential scheduling, a hefty pay raise, and a significant portion of the series back end, in addition to various other perks like a producing credit and duties in the writing room. Gen-TV evidently isn't keen on this and is looking to reduce is pay scale and have him on-set more often.

We also hear that Raquel Welch is unhappy with her limited storylines in the most recent seasons and is seeking an increase in her episode guarantee. It seems unclear if Gen-TV and producers can meet this however as her character has become less and less necessary to the story of the program, especially now that her main on-screen rival, Susan Sullivan has exited the program.

Another point of contention that is in need of a solution is the series future, particularly how many more seasons it will air. Though it is still the #1 rated series on TV by a wide margin, those ratings are falling fast and the series has seemingly peaked culturally as it has begun to lose its "cool appeal" and is now seen as a relic of the past. In a recent poll conducted of TV Viewers aged 18-34, "Mallory's" was ranked as the #2 "Least Trendy" show on TV. Our sources tell us that Gen-TV is anxious to keep the series on-air as long as it can, but that the producers are seeking a firm end date from the network sooner, instead of later. This is a point that will seemingly be unavoidable in the near future.

Mallory's News:
Raquel Welch Exits "Mallory's"

Raquel Welch will exit "Mallory's of Jefferson County" and will not appear in the upcoming sixth season of the series after contract talks reached an impasse that "could not be broached or fixed in any way." This comes just one day after news broke that Gen-TV was starting contract negotiations with the crew and cast of TV's #1 rated series.

Sources close to the situation tell us that as previously reported Welch was seeking a more prominent storyline and higher pay, a feat that Gen-TV was unable to guarantee for the veteran actress. She played the mistress of main character Robert Mallory II (William Devane), but hasn't had much screentime since season three, she has recurred since then, appearing about seven times since then. Her screentime drastically fell off when Susan Sullivan exited the series as Nancy Malone-Mallory, to join the cast of spin-off "The Malones", leaving her character without her main on-screen rival.

Sources tell us that this may just be the very first of many exits to come for Mallory's as contract talks heat up and Gen-TV is looking for ways to accommodate Chris Pine's pay raise request. An insider tells us "Keeping Chris Pine happy is the most important topic at Gen-TV right now. They will do whatever it takes to keep him on the show."

The #1 rated series on TV, "Mallory's of Jefferson County" debuted in June 2014 as a one-off mini-series but proved so popular it was extended into a full-fledged series that has routinely scored the highest ratings on TV. At its peak, it was reaching over 200 million viewers, and its current average is about 60 million viewers. It has remained the #3 rated show in the coveted 18-49 demo since June 2014. The series current contract cycle is due to expire on August 3, 2017 and Gen-TV is working overtime to reach a new deal sooner rather than later.

factsoflife

07-02-2017, 05:40 AM

Breaking Gen-TV News:
Mallory's Contract Negotiations, End Date In Sight?

Gen-TV seems to be setting its sights on ending "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" as contract negotiations begin for the series which heads into its sixth season this fall. Sources tell us that these negotiations will be the roughest in the series history as ratings for the series are down from its early days, and a recent spin-off "The Malones" flatlined in the ratings. Coupled with huge salaries for its expansive cast and it seems trouble is in sight.

The main cast who are in active negotiations is Chris Pine, Tom Skerritt, William Devane, Raquel Welch, Donald Sutherland and Keifer Sutherland. Remaining cast members such as Gena Rowlands, Josh Charles, Leighton Meester and Lara Flynn Boyle are on a different contract cycle, having come onto the series later in its run.

Our sources tell us that Chris Pines salary and schedule are big factors in this round of negotiations, as his film schedule allows for little access to him, even though he is the main character on the show. Writers have worked around this in the past by writing for other characters, but this becomes more difficult each year. We are being told that Pine and his representatives are staying firm on wanting to secure a deal similar to the one he signed three years ago which allowed him preferential scheduling, a hefty pay raise, and a significant portion of the series back end, in addition to various other perks like a producing credit and duties in the writing room. Gen-TV evidently isn't keen on this and is looking to reduce is pay scale and have him on-set more often.

We also hear that Raquel Welch is unhappy with her limited storylines in the most recent seasons and is seeking an increase in her episode guarantee. It seems unclear if Gen-TV and producers can meet this however as her character has become less and less necessary to the story of the program, especially now that her main on-screen rival, Susan Sullivan has exited the program.

Another point of contention that is in need of a solution is the series future, particularly how many more seasons it will air. Though it is still the #1 rated series on TV by a wide margin, those ratings are falling fast and the series has seemingly peaked culturally as it has begun to lose its "cool appeal" and is now seen as a relic of the past. In a recent poll conducted of TV Viewers aged 18-34, "Mallory's" was ranked as the #2 "Least Trendy" show on TV. Our sources tell us that Gen-TV is anxious to keep the series on-air as long as it can, but that the producers are seeking a firm end date from the network sooner, instead of later. This is a point that will seemingly be unavoidable in the near future.

Breaking News:
Mass Exodus at "Mallory's of Jefferson County"
----Keifer Sutherland, Lara Flynn Boyle, others are OUT

It would appear that the upcoming sixth season of "Mallory's of Jefferson County" is going to be one of big change, as contract negotiations with several cast members end in failure. Following the exit of Raquel Welch, we have learned that Keifer Sutherland has also been fired from the program, with producer John Tram saying "We simply did not have a storyline for him anymore." Scheduling was also an issue for Sutherland as he is the star of ABC's "Designated Survivor" which was renewed for a second season in May.

Also exiting "Mallory's" are Lara Flynn Boyle and Joshua Bowman, both of whom joined the series in season four and who are said to have become victims of "lack of storylines." Bowman's character was heavily tied to the character of Nancy (Susan Sullivan) who exited the show last season and will not be returning. Boyle's character, simply never got utilized properly and will be dropped entirely.

yankeesrj12

07-03-2017, 02:00 PM

Monday, June 26th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear jumped to 4.14 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.023/1.045

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial rose to 5.36 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week for a new season high and its best performance since the season four finale (way back on May 11, 2016). Half hour: 1.268/1.247

Tuesday, June 27th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood slid to 7.23 million viewers and 1.9/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.922/1.947

At 9pm, week seven of Miami Medical Examiner slumped to 6.24 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week for a new low. Half hour: 0.923/0.746

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines eased to 6.38 million viewers and 0.9/4 among adults 18-49, down a tenth to tie its series low. Half hour: 0.924/0.927

Wednesday, June 28th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week seven of 30 Seconds to Win garnered 4.49 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.713/0.749

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked bopped up to 4.56 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.751/0.734

At 10pm, YTN aired a special episode of Outdoor Renovation to 2.78 million viewers and 0.5/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for its best performance since September 25, 2016. Unrounded: 0.495

At 1030pm, a second episode of Outdoor Renovation totaled 2.06 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Unrounded: 0.434

Thursday, June 29th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family ticked down to 5.26 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.942

At 830pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers totaled 3.89 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks low. Unrounded: 0.632

At 930pm, a new episode of UpSelling dipped to 5.46 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.922

At 9pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine remained at 3.01 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Unrounded: 0.617

At 10pm, week seven of Life after Prison increased to 2.56 million viewers and 0.5/1 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.525/0.521

Friday, June 30th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.97 million (0.401 demo)
830pm - 2.05 million (0.406 demo)
9pm - 2.14 million (0.413 demo)
930pm - 2.28 million (0.422 demo)

At 10pm, the series finale of XXX: My Life Story whimpered out with 1.05 million viewers and 0.3/1 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.301/0.294

YTN is in repeat mode and will return the following week, Monday, July 10th, with an all new schedule.

yankeesrj12

07-03-2017, 02:15 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

HOLIDAY SURPRISE: EVA VARGAS OUT AS YTN PRESIDENT
We have learned exclusively that YTN President Eva Vargas will resign as President of YTN and YTN Studios sometime later today. The decision to resign comes three months after Vargas was suspended by the company during an investigation by the FCC.

Vargas' contract runs through next June, and is paid $2.2 million per year + contract incentives. With her resigning, it is likely she will forfeit almost her entire salary for the year. Despite that, she does have many benefits attached to the job, including severance valued at around $1 million per year.

UPDATE: Insiders tell us YTN Corporation President Grayson Rogers asked for Vargas' resignation late last week. The relationship between the two has soured immensely since Rogers suspended Vargas for a month and a half. Vargas was reportedly upset that Rogers did not stick up for her in the battle of words with network rival GEN-TV.

UPDATE 2: It's official. Eva Vargas is OUT as YTN President after nearly six years at the helm of the network. Here is her statement:

Hello Colleagues,

I write to inform you that as of today, I will be resigning as President of YTN and YTN Studios. The last five and a half years leading this network have been the best of my life, but I must now prepare for the next phase of my career.

I have been with YTN since the beginning and have formed relationships with many of you within the network. The success of YTN over the last decade has been because of you and your dedication to the network.

Best of luck,
Eva

UPDATE 3: Vice President Paul Johnson will be the Acting President of YTN and YTN Studios until a permanent replacement has been named. Grayson Rogers has not yet released a statement.

UPDATE 4: YTN Corp. President Grayson Rogers sent the following email to all YTN employees:

Hello All,

As many of you are now aware, Ms. Vargas has decided to resign from her position as network and studio president, effective immediately.

The last six years under her leadership have been some of our strongest as a network. We will miss her at the helm and wish her the best of luck.

Despite her departure, the future is bright at YTN, and I am very excited to announce some leadership changes.

Effective immediately, Paul Johnson has been promoted to President of YTN and YTN Studios. Paul has been with YTN since the founding days of the network and began with his role as President of Network Scheduling. In 2014, he was promoted to Vice President and closely worked alongside Ms. Vargas for the last three years. We welcome him to his new position and look forward to many years of strength under his leadership.

Lindsey Parker will now serve as Vice President of YTN, also effective immediately. She was promoted to President of Network Scheduling upon the promotion of Mr. Johnson to Vice President. She joined YTN in 2013, as an intern in the scheduling department. Her quick rise in the ranks shows her dedication to YTN and making the network a success.

A new President of Network Scheduling will be named in the coming months. Paul and Lindsey will share the duties until a replacement is named.

Signed,
Grayson Rogers

factsoflife

07-05-2017, 05:50 AM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

HOLIDAY SURPRISE: EVA VARGAS OUT AS YTN PRESIDENT
We have learned exclusively that YTN President Eva Vargas will resign as President of YTN and YTN Studios sometime later today. The decision to resign comes three months after Vargas was suspended by the company during an investigation by the FCC.

Vargas' contract runs through next June, and is paid $2.2 million per year + contract incentives. With her resigning, it is likely she will forfeit almost her entire salary for the year. Despite that, she does have many benefits attached to the job, including severance valued at around $1 million per year.

UPDATE: Insiders tell us YTN Corporation President Grayson Rogers asked for Vargas' resignation late last week. The relationship between the two has soured immensely since Rogers suspended Vargas for a month and a half. Vargas was reportedly upset that Rogers did not stick up for her in the battle of words with network rival GEN-TV.

UPDATE 2: It's official. Eva Vargas is OUT as YTN President after nearly six years at the helm of the network. Here is her statement:

UPDATE 3: Vice President Paul Johnson will be the Acting President of YTN and YTN Studios until a permanent replacement has been named. Grayson Rogers has not yet released a statement.

UPDATE 4: YTN Corp. President Grayson Rogers sent the following email to all YTN employees:

Ross Chin's Statement on YTN Resignation:
Gen-TV's President has words for rival Eva Vargas

Ross Chin, President of Gen-TV Studios (and by association, Gen-TV Network) released a meaningful and surprisingly positive statement in response to the unexpected news that Eva Vargas has resigned from YTN Network after an explosive year of ups and downs for her. Chin, often cast as her rival offered words of support for Vargas, which may be surprising given their history.

Here is his full statement:

"I, like many others in the entertainment industry was completely blindsided and shocked to learn that Eva Vargas has resigned from her position as President of YTN Network. While we have certainly had our tense moments and our words of disagreement it actually pains me to see Eva resign from a job that she was extremely skilled at." "Despite our difference of opinion on many topics the one thing that was always true is that we both have extreme mutual respect for each other." "Eva is one of the most talented executives working in television today and YTN is in the unenviable position of having to replace her. "

"While I am sure that Ms. Vargas has many valid reasons for leaving her role at YTN, I sincerely hope that our public disagreement did not play a part in this choice." "Though we disagreed, it has never been my intention to disparage or hurt Ms. Vargas at all, and certainly I never wished for her to lose her job." "In the spirit of decency, I would like to extend my sincerest apologies to Eva for any part I may have played in her decision to leave her job. I would also like to extend to her an offer of employment at Gen-TV Studios. She is a very talented person and would be an absolute asset to any company that she wishes to work at."

Ross Chin, the current President of Gen-TV Studios had a public spat with Ms. Vargas earlier this year which resulted in a series of media statements and accusations between Mr. Chin and Ms. Vargas. The result was that Ms. Vargas was suspended from her job. The incident stems from a disagreement over ratings information Ms. Vargas cited while touting her network's success, numbers that Mr. Chin took issue with.

Eva Vargas was previously approached by Gen-TV with a job offer but declined those offers. Only time will tell what happens from here, or what the future holds for Ms. Vargas.

factsoflife

07-05-2017, 06:01 AM

factsoflife

07-05-2017, 05:35 PM

Big Gen-TV News:
---Suzanne Stefan-Clarke to retire in May

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events; Gen-TV's current President, Suzanne Stefan-Clarke, 64 has announced that she will retire from Gen-TV and from the television industry all-together in May 2017.

This completely out of the blue decision was apparently made by Stefan-Clarke as she wishes to spend more time at home with her infant daughter. Sources say "Suzanne waited until much later in life to have children and now that she is a mother she wants to give all her attention to her daughter." The formal announcement was made by Stefan-Clarke on her Gen-TV Studios blog that read "It is with a lot of excitement and a little bit of sorrow that I announce my decision to retire from the television business in May 2017." "I started in the TV business decades ago when I was 22 and got my first job as an Intern at CBS News." "Since then I have worked long and hard and carved out a fascinating and satisfying career. I spent 25 years at HBO where I oversaw the development and production of numerous live concerts, comedy shows and theatrical productions. I have also spent over 5 years (on and off) at Gen-TV. I can honestly say that my career has been satisfying and I have nothing left to achieve." "I have worked my way up from intern to a network president. Now, I have to dedicated my time to a more challenging career; mother to Stefania Lynne Clarke." "I thank all my colleagues at Gen-TV and my former associates, friends and co-workers from HBO."

Stefan-Clarke was appointed President of Gen-TV in January 2017, following the death of Sylvia Wilkes-Sharpe. She was hired by Gen-TV in 2012 to oversee live & unscripted events, such as concerts and reality series for the network. She had spent over 25 years at HBO producing live music and comedy events.

At this point Gen-TV has not announced a successor for Stefan-Clarke, but if she has her way it will be Ross Chin, the current Vice President. Clarke says "Ross Chin is the future of Gen-TV; he has a clear vision and one that frankly will be very good for Gen-Tv." "I believe he is the ideal choice to fill my role as President of Gen-TV."

Suzanne Stefan-Clarke's Medical Crisis:
--Former Gen-TV President Diagnosed with cancer

Former Gen-TV President Suzanne Stefan-Clarke revealed today that she underwent treatment for two different types of cancer beginning last December. During an interview with ABC's "Good Morning, America" she revealed to JuJu Chang that last December she was diagnosed with stage IIa breast cancer, for which she underwent a round of chemotherapy and radiation. Clarke said "At 64 years old with zero family history, I found myself coming home from a routine mammogram with a diagnosis of potentially fatal breast cancer. I was in shock; no family history, consistently healthy my entire life, a new mother and now I have breast cancer." Unfortunately, Clarke's journey didn't end there, as chemo and radiation alone failed to get rid of (the) cancer and in March of 2017, she reveals "I underwent a radical bilateral (double) mastectomy, followed by the second round of chemo and radiation."

Following this step, Suzanne was given news that is almost too unbelievable to be real. Expecting a cancer-free report Suzanne was told that not only had the therapies failed to stop her breast cancer, but that she had also developed cervical cancer as well. "In addition to finding out that I'll have to continue fighting breast cancer, I found out that I also have cervical cancer." While her doctors give her a decent chance of beating the breast cancer, it seems less likely that she'll be able to be cured of her cervical cancer. " "In terms of pure statistics, the likelihood of surviving this form of cervical cancer, in this case, is not particularly good." "But you learn as you fight cancer that dealing only in numbers is not healthy. I have a fighting spirit in me that will continue to dominate and I plan on surviving long enough to see my daughter grow into an adult."

factsoflife

07-05-2017, 05:40 PM

Breaking News:
A Hurricane Headed for Gen-TV?

Is a hurricane of sorts headed to Gen-TV? If inside sources are to be believed then the answer is yes. Hollywood Insider is hearing that a shake-up within the executive leadership at Gen-TV is on its way. Rumors are rampant that the exit of Eva Vargas at YTN has left Gen-TV Executives desperate to hire her, and that in order to do so they may be willing to fire some of their current leadership. The person who should be most worried about their job? Alexander Anthony Montez (Alex Montez), the current Vice President of Gen-TV who has served in that role since May 1st. Our insiders tell us that nobody at the company is happy with his leadership and they feel he has not contributed anything of value to the company since he was hired.

"Alex should be terrified of losing his job in general, but if Eva is hired in any sort of leadership capacity than it would be almost certain he would be fired before she assumes her role." "Most likely he'd be replaced by Eva."

Believe it or not, it seems that the strongest advocate for Eva to be hired is Ross Chin, who she famously had words with months ago that resulted in her being temporarily suspended from her job. Our sources tell us that despite the harsh words of the past that Ross is a huge fan of her work and hopes to not only serve as a mentor to her but to also learn from her as well. "Ross believes that Eva would be a valuable asset to the company and will do anything to make it happen; even if that means backstabbing Alex to do so."

Breaking News:
Eva Vargas being considered for Gen-TV

Gen-TV's Ross Chin has confirmed to Hollywood Insider that he is "in active discussions with Eva Vargas about a position at Gen-TV Studios." Though he did not confirm details about what role she could potentially play, or if these discussions are serious it would seemingly be the very first step at the former YTN Executive moving over to her one-time rival network.

Insiders close to this situation tell Hollywood Insider that any such talks are likely "extremely preliminary and that it is unlikely they could proceed much further until Vargas current contract at YTN is completed or terminated." "There are too many unknowns at this time, but it is unlikely Vargas would even legally be free to pursue other work at this time."

Also, keep in mind that Gen-TV has not yet fired any of their current employees, leaving no official opening for Vargas to fill at this time. However, speculation is rampant that she is being considered a prime contender for a spot as Vice President, currently occupied by Alexander Anthony Montez (Alex Montez).

factsoflife

07-05-2017, 05:58 PM

Gen-TV Network
Ratings Report:
Sunday, June 25-Monday, June 26, 2017:

Sunday, June 25:

Gen-TV's Sunday line-up was very strong in week two. "Love Affair: City Heat" was able to maintain strong retention week to week, especially in demos where it netted a 4.7 (over 4.8 last week). "Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt" while still soft, was able to grow in week to, climbing to a 10.4 in total viewers and a 2.7 in demos.

"Climb The Pyramid" continues to be a success for Gen-TV, holding strong in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.7/6.6 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 13.6/5.4 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 10.4 million/2.7 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 17.5/7.4 18-49
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Monday, June 26:

Gen-TV enjoyed stronger than average retention on Monday night among demos. Particuarly for comedy "Raising Grandma" which maintained nearly 100% of its viewership. The series also surged ahead in total viewers to a stunning 19.5 million viewers. "Deadly Visions" had to settle for second place this week among Gen-TV's crime dramas, as "The Mulroney Mysteries" surges ahead in demos and total viewers.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 18.5 million/6.9 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 19.5 million/7.4 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 26.8 million/6.7 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New, Season Premiere): 25.8 million/5.6 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Tuesday, June 27-Tuesday, July 4, 2017:

Tuesday, June 27:

Gen-TV had reason to celebrate on Tuesday, with nearly 90% retention week to week for "The Hardest Goodbye", even if it is down year to year. "Cop City" performed admirably as well; while spin-off "Mob City" is still a let-down.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.89 million/5.4 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 9.36 million/3.2 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 13.2 million/3.5 18-49

11: Mob City (New): 9.1 million/3.5 18-49
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Wednesday, June 28:

Gen-TV's Wednesday night line-up continues to be strong, with "Trauma Center" and "Without Borders" its big stars. "Trauma Center" was up double digits in demos over last week, while "Without Borders" lost only 2.5% of its demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.44 million/5.6 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 12.85 million/4.4 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 11.3 million/3.8 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 21.8 million/9.6 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 19.34 million/4.5 18-49

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Thursday, June 29:

The good news for Gen-TV is that the music-themed season of "Celebrity Cooking Battles" held steady over last week, and "Climb The Pyramid" seems to be a solid hit. The bad news, "The Winners Circle" is a total dud, dropping 30% week to week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.8 million/4.5 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 18.2 million/4.2 18-49

10: The Winners Circle (New): 4.4 million/.74 18-49

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, June 30:

Looking at the numbers, Gen-TV's Friday is a stunning success, carried by "Being Janet Jackson" and "Sisters" performing well above expectations.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 13.95 million/4.5 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 23.1 million/8.3 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 23.5 million/7.4 18-49
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Saturday, July 1- Tuesday, July 4:

Gen-TV only aired reruns during these days and thus ratings are not available.

factsoflife

07-07-2017, 10:37 PM

Breaking Gen-TV News:
Mallory's Contract Negotiations, End Date In Sight?

Gen-TV seems to be setting its sights on ending "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" as contract negotiations begin for the series which heads into its sixth season this fall. Sources tell us that these negotiations will be the roughest in the series history as ratings for the series are down from its early days, and a recent spin-off "The Malones" flatlined in the ratings. Coupled with huge salaries for its expansive cast and it seems trouble is in sight.

The main cast who are in active negotiations is Chris Pine, Tom Skerritt, William Devane, Raquel Welch, Donald Sutherland and Keifer Sutherland. Remaining cast members such as Gena Rowlands, Josh Charles, Leighton Meester and Lara Flynn Boyle are on a different contract cycle, having come onto the series later in its run.

Our sources tell us that Chris Pines salary and schedule are big factors in this round of negotiations, as his film schedule allows for little access to him, even though he is the main character on the show. Writers have worked around this in the past by writing for other characters, but this becomes more difficult each year. We are being told that Pine and his representatives are staying firm on wanting to secure a deal similar to the one he signed three years ago which allowed him preferential scheduling, a hefty pay raise, and a significant portion of the series back end, in addition to various other perks like a producing credit and duties in the writing room. Gen-TV evidently isn't keen on this and is looking to reduce is pay scale and have him on-set more often.

We also hear that Raquel Welch is unhappy with her limited storylines in the most recent seasons and is seeking an increase in her episode guarantee. It seems unclear if Gen-TV and producers can meet this however as her character has become less and less necessary to the story of the program, especially now that her main on-screen rival, Susan Sullivan has exited the program.

Another point of contention that is in need of a solution is the series future, particularly how many more seasons it will air. Though it is still the #1 rated series on TV by a wide margin, those ratings are falling fast and the series has seemingly peaked culturally as it has begun to lose its "cool appeal" and is now seen as a relic of the past. In a recent poll conducted of TV Viewers aged 18-34, "Mallory's" was ranked as the #2 "Least Trendy" show on TV. Our sources tell us that Gen-TV is anxious to keep the series on-air as long as it can, but that the producers are seeking a firm end date from the network sooner, instead of later. This is a point that will seemingly be unavoidable in the near future.

Breaking News:
Mallory's Talks Stalled
---Chris Pine Contract Talks At Impasse

Gen-TV has one big mess on its hands as contract negotiations with the principal cast members of "Mallory's of Jefferson County", the #1 overall rated TV series has reached a huge stumbling block. Sources tell us that at this point "talks are effectively at a standstill as Gen-TV is unable to come to terms with the demands from Chris Pine." Sources tell us that while Gen-TV was able to give Pine the salary he was asking for, the source of friction seems to stem from Gen-TV's scheduling demands, wanting Pine to be more available for filming, while his team is seeking less of a workload for the actor, citing his movie schedule. Essentially the contract talks are at a standstill, and when Gen-TV threatened to recast the role "all heck broke loose. While Gen-TV expected to get support from producers and other cast members, it has backfired." "Remaning cast members William Devane, Donald Sutherland and others are refusing to resign unless Gen-TV is able to resign Chris Pine as well."

This could potentially be a major problem for Gen-TV Studios, as "Mallory's" has a commanding lead in the ratings over all other series, and generates more profits than any other series on television. A delay of any kind on new episodes could prove fundamentally destructive for Gen-TV.

A source close to the situation tells us that while things are at a stop for now, it is very possible talks could resume before the new week begins and that Gen-TV Studios is going to work overtime to find a way to accomdate or reach a compromise with Pine.

factsoflife

07-09-2017, 06:14 PM

Breaking News:
Eva Vargas being considered for Gen-TV

Gen-TV's Ross Chin has confirmed to Hollywood Insider that he is "in active discussions with Eva Vargas about a position at Gen-TV Studios." Though he did not confirm details about what role she could potentially play, or if these discussions are serious it would seemingly be the very first step at the former YTN Executive moving over to her one-time rival network.

Insiders close to this situation tell Hollywood Insider that any such talks are likely "extremely preliminary and that it is unlikely they could proceed much further until Vargas current contract at YTN is completed or terminated." "There are too many unknowns at this time, but it is unlikely Vargas would even legally be free to pursue other work at this time."

Also, keep in mind that Gen-TV has not yet fired any of their current employees, leaving no official opening for Vargas to fill at this time. However, speculation is rampant that she is being considered a prime contender for a spot as Vice President, currently occupied by Alexander Anthony Montez (Alex Montez).

Breaking News:
Disgraced YTN President joins Gen-TV
---Eva Vargas In, Alex Montez OUT

In one of the more unusual twists to come out of the TV industry this season, Hollywood Insider can officially confirm that former YTN President Eva Vargas, who resigned this past week from her post has inked a lucrative deal to join YTN's main rival network, Gen-TV as its new Vice President, where she will report to her former competitor, Ross Chin.

Earlier this year Vargas and Chin got into a war of words with each other that got very heated and gained both networks negative publicity. Vargas was eventually fined for her role in the situation, though most of those fines were eventually suspended or waived.

Now the bad news, this means that Alexander Anthony "Alex" Montez has been fired from his role as Vice President of Gen-TV Studios, and will exit the role immediately. Vargas assumes her new role right away.

While it may seem like a big step-down for Vargas to go from being President of a network to Vice President, it isn't, because keep in mind her new role is Vice President of Gen-TV STUDIOS, not just Gen-TV Network. In this new role, she will be responsible for far more than just one network, she'll have a huge role in development for programming for a wide variety of outlets from streaming sites (primarily Stream-ME), cable, broadcasters, theatrical films, and will also deal with the business issues related to each.

Gen-TV Studios President Ross Chin confirmed this hiring and said: "We are thrilled to finally be able to confirm that Eva Vargas has accepted an offer to join our team." "Eva is one of the most brilliant minds working in television today and to have her on Gen-TV's payroll is fantastic coming together of the top entertainment studio in the country and one of the top minds in that space." "Eva is going to become an integral part of Gen-TV's future and I know she brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience we can benefit from." "There are absolutely no hard feelings between us personally and we have spoken to each other at length about our past issues and have decided to move on from them, as we have come to appreciate that we are both passionate, outspoken people who care deeply about what we do."

Regarding the sudden firing of Montez, who only joined Gen-TV in April, Chin said "Alex simply didn't fit with where Gen-TV is looking to move in the future. He is a brilliant executive but just wasn't the right fit for Gen-TV Studios at this time." "I wish him the best in his future endeavors."

factsoflife

07-09-2017, 06:56 PM

A Hollywood Insider Exclusive
---Cain Wentworth, Doug Bartell Engaged

In a twist nobody saw coming, two former Gen-TV Executives; Cain Wentworth, 36, and Doug Bartell, 40 have announced that they are dating each other and that they plan to get married to one another by years end.

This news comes literally out of nowhere as Bartell has never previously mentioned being gay or bisexual; and as recently as October 2015 was interviewed with his longtime girlfriend Elise. There has never been a public mention of them breaking up. However, while researching for this article, Hollywood Insider was able to reach Elise Davis for comment and she said "Although I prefer to keep my personal life out of the public eye; it is true that Doug and I are not together anymore. I wish Dough the best that life has to offer."

Wentworth on the other hand has previously acknowledged that he would at least consider the idea of dating a man. However, due to politics at Gen-TV and their previously tumultuous working history together nobody would have believed Bartell and Wentworth would end up together. Bartell was fired from his job as Gen-TV's President of Programming in 2015; a role that went to Wentworth who was Bartell's closest friend. Bartell; having just returned to work after a brain aneurysm publically blamed Wentworth and Gen-TV Executive Amanda Green for his firing, causing a rift that seemingly left his friendships shattered. Sources confirm Wentworth and Bartell did not speak for all of 2015 and only started speaking again in October 2016. Bartell has confirmed that he and Green have not spoken since October 2015. Wentworth also says he has not spoken to Green since January 2016. Green declined to comment.

Cain Wentworth confirms that he and Doug began dating in last month and got engaged last Wednesday. Neither has been married before; however, both have had previous engagements to women that did not reach marriage.

Hollywood Insider Report:
Gen-TV Executives Marry Each Other

Hollywood Insider has the exclusive report on the nuptials between Board of Director Chairperson Cain Wentworth and his husband, former Gen-TV Executive Doug Bartell. The unlikely couple married in a private ceremony aboard a luxury yacht on the waters of Hawaii over July 4th weekend.

Wentworth, 37 wore a black Armani tuxedo with blue suspenders while Bartell, 41 wore black Armani tux pants and a white Armani jacket with gold buttons and a gold cummerbund. Supermodel, Elise Angelo was the head bridesmaid, while actresses Tiffani Thiessen, Joanna Garcia Swisher, Tori Spelling and Valerie Bertinelli were among the other bridesmaids who walked the aisle. Maid of honor Molly Shannon gave a hilarious and passionate three and a half minute speech during the private reception held at a Maui country club. Best Man, Nick Swisher was joined by groomsmen Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, Chris Kluwe, Sean Avery, Darren Criss, Matt Bomer and Nico Tortorella.

Music legends Babyface & Toni Braxton were the headlining performers at the ceremony who performed a medley of hits for the adoring couple. The private ceremony lasted over two days as the couple rented an entire resort for their wedding. Sources tell us that in attendance at the wedding was a who's who of Hollywood heavyweights; including cast members from nearly every Gen-TV series; including Chris Pine who is currently in the middle of contract talks with Gen-TV for his series "The Mallory's of Jefferson County." The food was catered by the resort but featured some dishes prepared by celebrity chef Ming Tsai.

Among the big surprises were the fact that the head bridesmaid was Elise Angelo (formerly Davis) considering she is Doug Bartell's ex-girlfriend who he dated for over two and a half years. Also bizarre was the attendance of Amanda Leigh Green, the 35-year-old former Gen-TV Executive who both Bartell and Wentworth had public feuds with over the last decade. Sources tell us "Green was invited to the wedding and attended it without incident, she is on good terms with both Cain and Doug."

Ironically, also in attendance was Alexander Anthony Montez, who gave a rousing speech in support of the couple, just days before being fired from his job as Vice President of Gen-TV Studios; a decision that Wentworth likely played a big role in making. Sources indicate that this firing is "blindsiding to Montez and is simply destroying him." They tell us "He feels betrayed and feels like Cain should have warned him this was coming."

factsoflife

07-09-2017, 10:15 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Tuesday, June 27-Tuesday, July 4, 2017:

Tuesday, June 27:

Gen-TV had reason to celebrate on Tuesday, with nearly 90% retention week to week for "The Hardest Goodbye", even if it is down year to year. "Cop City" performed admirably as well; while spin-off "Mob City" is still a let-down.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.89 million/5.4 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 9.36 million/3.2 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 13.2 million/3.5 18-49

11: Mob City (New): 9.1 million/3.5 18-49
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Wednesday, June 28:

Gen-TV's Wednesday night line-up continues to be strong, with "Trauma Center" and "Without Borders" its big stars. "Trauma Center" was up double digits in demos over last week, while "Without Borders" lost only 2.5% of its demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.44 million/5.6 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 12.85 million/4.4 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 11.3 million/3.8 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 21.8 million/9.6 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 19.34 million/4.5 18-49

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Thursday, June 29:

The good news for Gen-TV is that the music-themed season of "Celebrity Cooking Battles" held steady over last week, and "Climb The Pyramid" seems to be a solid hit. The bad news, "The Winners Circle" is a total dud, dropping 30% week to week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.8 million/4.5 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 18.2 million/4.2 18-49

10: The Winners Circle (New): 4.4 million/.74 18-49

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, June 30:

Looking at the numbers, Gen-TV's Friday is a stunning success, carried by "Being Janet Jackson" and "Sisters" performing well above expectations.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 13.95 million/4.5 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 23.1 million/8.3 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 23.5 million/7.4 18-49
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Saturday, July 1- Tuesday, July 4:

Gen-TV only aired reruns during these days and thus ratings are not available.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Week of Wednesday, July 5-Saturday, July 8, 2017:

Wednesday, July 5:

While "Climb The Pyramid" slips a bit in demos, "Trauma Center" surges upward in that same measurement. Meanwhile, "Without Borders" continues to impress. Gen-TV's comedies, however, continue to show signs of trouble with "Sisterly Love" falling in demos and "Hart of Family" stagnant.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.83 million/4.6 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 12.41 million/4.3 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 9.4 million/2.6 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 24.93 million/11.8 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 22.8 million/5.7 18-49
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Thursday, July 6:

While "The Winners Circle" is officially a failure, "Climb The Pyramid" forges ahead in great style. "Celebrity Cooking Battle" is up slightly from last week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 17.3 million/5.5 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 19.4 million/4.5 18-49

10: The Winners Circle (New): 3.2 million/.74 18-49

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, July 7:

With "Being Janet Jackson" reaching an all-time high due to coverage of her public divorce; Gen-TV benefitted from an overall boost. A rarity these days. "Climb The Pyramid" is solid and "Sisters" leaps upward in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8 million/5.3 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 40.3 million/13.8 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 23.58 million/9.3 18-49
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Saturday, July 8:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and ratings will not be published.

factsoflife

07-09-2017, 10:41 PM

Gen-TV's Comedy Bloodbath
--Network has a comedy problem coming this fall

While dramatic programs like “Sisters”, “Gone” or “The Huntress” have arguably been Gen-TV’s strongest series, it has historically been comedies that gave the network the biggest bang for their buck, and that carried the largest profit margin. Programs as diverse as "Doctor/Patient", "The Arrival", "Hot Tamales", "Over My Head" and "Detective Mom" all ran for absurdly long periods of time; generating the biggest syndication dollars and biggest overall return on investment. There was a period of time, however from roughly 2013-2016 that Gen-TV struggled to launch a successful new comedy and had to make do with leftovers from the past that were fading fast. It was in 2012, following the cancellations of long-running comedies "Boyfriends" after six seasons and "Doctor/Patient", "Never Again", "Something Old, Something New", "Life’s Facts" and "The Arrival" after four seasons that trouble began.

Those programs all ended for either creative or financial reasons, some like "Life’s Facts" had simply run their course and weren't as popular anymore; others like "Boyfriends" or "Doctor/Patient" were financially incapable of continuing. It was the following season that Gen-TV started to feel their loss, coupled with losing two additional sitcoms "Elizabeth Bordoe" and "Better With You" in May 2014 and the fact that of the five new sitcoms that debuted in fall 2013, only two (Molly Says, I Said So) would be considered successful and last more than another season. The other two, were "Better Without You" a disastrous spin-off of "Better With You" that failed creatively and commercially; and was axed shortly into its 26 episode run; and "Rules of The Game", a bland sitcom that was part of a trend that season of ensemble comedies centered on 20-somethings looking for love. It somehow managed to last another season before getting canceled. It lasted only ten episodes longer than "Mixology", an ABC sitcom with a similar premise that got canned in 2014 as well.

At this point, Gen-TV only had two comedies on their schedule that could be considered reliable successes; but both were long in the tooth; “Over My Head”, in its eleventh season, and “Detective Mom” in its seventh season were both capable of delivering solid ratings, but both were part of a larger pool of comedies that were closer to the finish line than the starting point, other series in this field included "Brand New World", "Turned Around", "The People Next Door", and "Inside Out". And yet. despite the success of new comedies "Molly Says" and "I Said So", Gen-TV would struggle to launch a new comedy for many years after that.

Look at the comedies to debut on Gen-TV in the fall seasons of 2014 and 2015 and it's apparent how desperate they were for a hit sitcom; In fall 2014 they debuted two sitcoms, "The Ghost of Us" and "I Dream of Johnny", both with a supernatural theme. Neither would return in the fall of 2015; which saw the debuts of five new comedies; "Foley's Family”, “The Four of Us", "Raising Grandma", "Running In Circles" and "Sisterly Love". Luckily for Gen-TV, four out of the five would run more than a season, but only "Raising Grandma" could be considered a bonafide hit. However, the relative success of the other four was a positive sign for Gen-TV which was looking at a future where their remaining few comedies would be ending, and they'd have a schedule full of dramas, which despite being popular are not financially lucrative in the way a comedy it. "The Four of Us" lasted two seasons, getting canceled this past May, while "Sisterly Love" benefitted from a controversy that gained it additional publicity and an extra summer season.

Luck really changed for Gen-TV in the 2016-2017 season with the launch of eleven comedies, eight of which were granted second seasons, and three of which (Zendaya, Magic School, Selling Out) can be called genuine success stories. This is where Gen-TV's comedy troubles may be starting again; looking at the Fall 2017 schedule you can see that Gen-TV has 20 comedies set to air during the season, including seven new series. Those seven new series are comprised of a huge range of genres, including children's series (Fish out of Water, the Special Classroom), multi-camera sitcoms with a family theme (Say Uncle, Homecourt Advantage), and flashy, edgy single-camera comedies (The Boss Lady, Limited Edition, Highly Functioning Adults).

The future of these series is anybody's guess but based on advance reviews and audience polls conducted recently, it is unlikely that more than three will last beyond the first season. One series, "Highly Functioning Adults" has already been the victim of protest from parent groups calling into question its drug-themed content. Another, "The Special Classroom" has raised the concern of educators who claim it dehumanizes special needs people by having them played by puppets instead of human actors; and that it overly simplifies special education.

That aside, the real problem for Gen-TV is with its thirteen returning sitcoms, only five of which have aired more than a single season previous season; and that leaves eight series with a single previous season battling it out for future renewals, potential syndication deals and the ability to become long-running hits. Among them are “Mama Knows Best”, “Outside The Lines”, “Hart of Family”, “Unlikely Family”, “Every Other Weekend”, “Selling Out”, “Magic School” and “Zendaya.” At the top of these series are “Selling Out”, “Magic School” and “Zendaya”, all likely to achieve future renewals through continued ratings dominance and all likely to benefit from syndication contracts in the future. This is where the fight starts for the other series; with “Mama Knows Best” and “Unlikely Family” nearly tied in demos and even among total viewers; both have achieved decent ratings, but neither has broken out into the zeitgeist. Of the two, “Mama Knows Best” is the buzziest, due to a cast that includes Patti Labelle and Nia Long; and because of the publicity, it gets for being the rare broadcast sitcom to feature a black cast. “Unlikely Family” had strong buzz coming into its debut but that has mostly faded as the series struggles to establish itself as a long-term success. “Hart of Family” and “Every Other Weekend” are both in the middle of the ratings pack, neither has truly broken out, but they haven’t done so poorly as to warrant cancellation yet. “Outside The Lines” is at the bottom of this list, simply because it has generated poor ratings throughout its run and has only survived this long due to a corporate sponsorship with the NASCAR program which underwrites its entire season. Anything could happen in the future, but Gen-TV has a long fight ahead of them to survive the comedy war that is coming.

factsoflife

07-10-2017, 09:03 PM

Hollywood Now Report:
Getting To Know: Eva Vargas
---Gen-TV's new vice president as you've never seen her

Although she's worked as President of YTN Network since 2013, following the tragic death of her dear friend Olivia Pavlin; Eva Vargas has kept a fairly low profile in those 3 1/2 years.; with the one exception being the brutal and unusual war of words she had earlier this year with Ross Chin. The situation which stemmed from a misunderstanding over ratings information quickly got out of hand and ended with hurt feelings, tarnished reputations, fines from the FCC and other regulatory agencies and ultimately, the end of her job at YTN. Though officially she resigned, it is clear from industry sources that it was this scuffle with Gen-TV that ultimately cost Vargas her job as she refused to apologize publically and lost face with the public and her bosses at YTN.

Hollywood Now spoke with Ms. Vargas to get her side of the story and to find out how she plans to make amends with the man who is now her direct supervisor. We also find out why she made the jump to Gen-TV, and how her intimate knowledge of Gen-TV's main competitor will affect her work.

First off, for those who many not be aware; Eva Vargas was born May 10, 1968 in Pontiac, Michigan, but was raised in Providence, Rhode Island, and Brookline, Massachusetts. She was born as Elveria-Mae Lopez, and was raised by divorced parents. Her mother, Rita Lopez (nee Reyes); was her primary caregiver, raising her as a single mother in Providence, RI; along with Elveria's four older brothers and two younger sisters. She spent summers in Brookline, Massachusetts with her father, Ronald Lopez and her stepmother, Minvera Lopez (nee Monticello), where she had two stepbrothers and a stepsister. She attended high school at Providence's Central High School, an average student graduating with a B- average. She attended undergraduate at University of Massachusetts-Lowell, where she took the nickname Eva and earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Business Management. In 1993 she earned her graduate degree from Suffolk University. In August 1993 she moved to New York for her first professional job as a buyer at SAKS Fifth Avenue; this is where she met Alexander Vargas, whom she became engaged to in November 1994 and married in July 1995.

In 1997, the Vargas family moves to Los Angeles, California when Alexander, a playwright lands a writing job on the staff of the TV series "Homicide: Life on The Street." Enjoying their first professional success together, Eva becomes pregnant with their first child; Maddie, born December 1997; second daughter Corrine is born in April 1999 and their third child, a son named Conrad is born August 2001. Eva accepts a job at CBS Network as an ad buyer in December 2002 and quickly works her way up to a role as Executive Vice President of Ad Sales. In January 2006, Eva accepts a new job at Warner Brothers Television where she becomes a development executive. Thriving in that role she stays at Warner Brothers until May 2011 when she accepts a similar position at NBC-Universal owned network Bravo; her biggest success there is helping to develop the "Real Housewives" franchise, which becomes a huge success. In 2013 she joins YTN Network where she stayed until this week.

By now a veteran of the TV industry, Vargas brings to her new role at Gen-TV Studios a wealth of knowledge and information, if not a little bit of baggage given what transpired between her and Ross Chin, we spoke to Mrs. Vargas about this and other topics and here is what transpired:

Hollywood Now: First off, we want to welcome you to Hollywood Now and thank you for speaking to us. Let's get right down to it, of all the places you could find work, how did you end up at Gen-TV Studios?

Eva Vargas: It was just one of those twists of fate you can't describe. It is not something I would have imagined for myself a year ago, but it seems to be working out alright.

Hollywood Now: How did this job come about? Did you call them or did they call you?

Eva Vargas: Ross (Chin) and Cain (Wentworth) both personally called me and asked if rumors of my exit from YTN were true. Cain informed me that he might have an opening coming up and asked if I'd ever be interested in working for Gen-TV Studios. I honestly thought it was a joke at first, given the history. I told him that at that particular moment I was still under contract with YTN and had not made a decision about my future yet. I thanked him and politely declined. Cain and I have known each other for years since we were both working at NBC-Universal.

I think it was maybe two hours later that Ross Chin called and basically repeated what Cain had said. Needless to say, that call was awkward but ended up with a job offer.

Hollywood Now: Given the tense history between the two of you, how to you clear the air, did you talk about the public fight you guys had?

Eva Vargas: Ross and I have great respect for each other, we always have and any issue we had were cleared up months ago. But, yes we briefly discussed that and both came to terms with our personal involvement in that situation. We have a good relationship now, we are like brothers and sisters by now.

Hollywood Now: Was there any hesitation in accepting a job where he would be your boss?

Eva Vargas: Not a single one. No major TV studio would go to the trouble of hiring an executive just to humiliate her or to make her life difficult.

Hollywood Now: You spent nearly four years at YTN, which has historically been Gen-TV's biggest rival. Do you worry your intimate inside knowledge of YTN could negatively impact your work at Gen-TV? or possibly become a legal issue?

Eva Vargas: If anything it would be a benefit to me. As long as I don't repeat anything confidential I'll be fine. Executives jump to rival studios all the time in this industry.

Hollywood Now: Any advice you want to give Paul Johnson; who is temporarily filling your role at YTN?

Eva Vargas: Paul doesn't need any advice from me, he knows what he's doing. And I mean that with nothing but respect.

Hollywood Now: Would it be fair to say that your exit from YTN was not of your choice?

Eva Vargas: Obviously, I think that is public knowledge. I was asked to resign, and I complied.

Hollywood Now: It has been stated that Grayson Rogers was angry at you for your involvement with the Ross Chin/Gen-TV spat; and that he had worked to get you out since that occurred. Would you say that is accurate?

Eva Vargas: I will say that on a personal level, Grayson and I are fine, we have absolutely nothing but respect for each other. But, yes, on a professional level our relationship has been better. As my boss he was rightfully angry that I let myself get involved in a situation like that. He had mentored me for years and taught me better than that.

Hollywood Now: So, it would be accurate to say that his asking you to quit must have been hurtful?

Eva Vargas: Hurtful, No. Humiliating? Yes. My ego was bruised for sure.

Hollywood Now: It is said that by working for Gen-TV you are forfeiting a salary of over 1.1 million per year plus bonuses, is that true? Is Gen-TV compensating you to cover that loss?

Eva Vargas: Out of respect for both YTN and Gen-TV, I will decline to answer that question.

Hollywood Now: What in your opinion is going to be your biggest challenge at Gen-TV, either creatively or professionally?

Eva Vargas: I think the biggest issue I'll face at Gen-TV is working with a budget that is so much larger than I'm used to. Gen-TV generates at least 3X's the profits that YTN does and has a larger production budget for their series.

Hollywood Now: On a personal level, how has all this change in your life affected your family? Your husband Alexander and your kids?

Eva Vargas: Well, I've got to say my family still supports me just as they always have.

factsoflife

07-13-2017, 10:39 PM

factsoflife

07-13-2017, 10:45 PM

Eva Vargas makes amends
---Gen-TV V.P. makes friends with "Sisterly Love" cast

Gen-TV's Vice President, Eva Vargas made a surprise visit today to the set of comedy series "Sisterly Love", currently in production on its summer episodes, and made peace with the cast and crew of the show she famously disparaged earlier this year, setting off a firestorm of controversy. The Gen-TV Executive posed for pictures with the cast, shook hands and made small talk with the crew, apologizing for her words earlier this year.

She gave a speech to the entire cast and crew apologizing for her part in the controversy and assured all on-set that her history with this series won't affect their jobs in a negative way at all. Ross Chin, Gen-TV's President was also on-hand and joined Vargas for a round of pictures and gave the final toast of the day and then treated the entire group to a catered luncheon from Spago, L.A.

yankeesrj12

07-14-2017, 01:08 PM

Monday, July 10th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear fell to 3.67 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from its last new episode. Half hour: 0.785/0.813

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial dropped to 4.28 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from its last new episode. Half hour: 0.985/0.975

Tuesday, July 11th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood eased to 6.74 million viewers and 1.7/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from its last new episode to a new series low. Half hour: 1.686/1.648

At 9pm, week eight of Miami Medical Examiner garnered 6.09 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with its series low from two weeks ago. Half hour: 0.856/0.724

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines notched 6.46 million viewers and 0.9/4 among adults 18-49, even with its series low from two weeks ago. Half hour: 0.934/0.920

Wednesday, July 12th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week eight of 30 Seconds to Win collapsed to 3.85 million viewers and 0.5/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths to tie its series low. Half hour: 0.514/0.472

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked dwindled to 3.64 million viewers and 0.5/3 among adults 18-49, also down two tenths to tie its series low. Half hour: 0.482/0.483

At 10pm, the second season premiere of They Are Out There debuted to 3.04 million viewers and 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, even with its season one finale. Half hour: 0.613/0.616

Thursday, July 13th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family inched up to 5.57 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from its last new episode. Unrounded: 1.040

At 830pm, the timeslot debut of UpSelling jumped to 5.96 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from its last new episode to tie its summer high. Unrounded: 1.138

At 9pm, the two hour season three premiere of Second Chance returned with 4.09 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with its season two premiere (May 19, 2016), but down a tenth from the season finale. Half hour: 0.845/0.826/0.814/0.802

Friday, July 14th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.75 million (0.295 demo)
830pm - 1.73 million (0.294 demo)
9pm - 1.85 million (0.305 demo)
930pm - 1.62 million (0.289 demo)

At 10pm, the timeslot premiere of Life After Prison totaled 3.28 million viewers and 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from its last new episode and up 100% from the last few episodes of XXX. Half hour: 0.578/0.572

factsoflife

07-17-2017, 02:12 AM

Inside TV Gossip:
Eva Vargas's huge Gen-TV contract
---The Perks, Pitfalls and Penalties She Faces

When Eva Vargas left YTN Network for Gen-TV Studios, she left behind a lucrative contract worth over a million dollars a year, and many wondered what would be good enough for her to make that leap?

The official party line at Gen-TV is not to release any information about her contract, stating "It is against Gen-TV company policy to disclose the private contents of any employees contract with us. This is out of respect for their privacy and for their own safety." But our incredible sleuths here at Inside TV Gossip did some digging and found out some of the contents of Ms. Vargas's contract at Gen-TV. Though it is a lucrative one for sure, it doesn't favor Ms. Vargas as much as you think it would.

The Penalties:

Though Eva's contract does give her the opportunity to make a ton of money she does have some contractual loopholes to jump through first, and Gen-TV has given themselves a lot of protection. For one, if Eva quits her job before the one year mark she is required to pay Gen-TV a $1,000,000 penalty fee. Also in the event, she quits or is fired from Gen-TV before the one-year mark she is contractually prevented from working in any capacity at a competing television studio, network or production company for five years.

She also was required to sign a confidential non-disclosure agreement, prohibiting her from revealing the inside secrets of Gen-TV to anybody. This includes information discussed and learned during program development, at Gen-TV staff meetings, or any information contained in confidential Gen-TV emails, phone calls, text messages or memos. This section goes onto list over a dozen other things considered classified by Gen-TV.

In the event that she quits or is fired after the one-year mark, her penalty decreases to 850,000 dollars, but her non-compete clause jumps to fifteen instead of five.

Her contract also contains language discussing a succession plan in the event that Ross Chin exits his role as President of Gen-TV Studios. It specifically guarantees Eva the position as president but only pending approval from Ross Chin, the entire board of directors (In a secret ballot vote) and only if she has met a litany of other requirements beforehand. Those requirements mostly refer to performance goals they've listed.

One unusual clause in her contract is a section prohibiting her from "at any point in time ever inheriting, earning or in any other way receiving a seat at Gen-TV's board of directors." It states, "Due to the immense conflict of interest with Eva's previous relationship with YTN Network, she is officially banned from ever holding a seat on the board of directors or serving in an official role on the board of directors executive team; and from ever having voting privileges with the board." "This ban is effective for her entire life and cannot be changed, terminated or dissolved in any way ever."

The Perks:

Though those penalties seem harsh, they are nearly outweighed by the many perks she receives:

Her salary is estimated by our research to include: a $975,000 per year base salary, plus additional bonuses based on reaching performance goals.

She also receives a $17,000 per month clothing and shoes allowance, where Gen-TV will pay up to $17,000 on clothing and shoes for Eva to wear at work or while attending official Gen-TV events.

She also gets an allowance of $3,000 per month on makeup, hair care & styling. Mostly for the same reasons as her clothing allowance.

While employed at Gen-TV Studios, Eva is allowed access to various modes of transportation, including:

Unrestricted use of Gen-TV owned helicopters and private jets, unrestricted allowance for travel by train, a $30,000 per month allowance for Uber rides and access to three cars owned by Gen-TV Studios; a 2015 Tesla, a 2017 Mercedes Benz and a 2017 Jaguar XJ.

While employed at Gen-TV, Eva Vargas also has unrestricted use and access to several properties owned by Gen-TV Studios; including a New York City penthouse, a Los Angeles beach house, a condominium in Miami, a townhouse in Washington (D.C.) and access and unrestricted use of Gen-TV's private hotel suites at any Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton or Park Hyatt properties.

She also receives a monthly meal allowance of $150,000 to purchase meals for herself while working and to entertain clients on behalf of Gen-TV. She also receives a key and unrestricted access, use and authority over the staff at Gen-TV's private, executive only dining room and food courts.

PITFALLS:

It would seem that Gen-TV wants Eva to succeed in her role, but that they don't have total faith in her and have restricted her with all these loopholes and restrictions. It would be nearly impossible for her to fully achieve what any sane executive would hope to achieve under these circumstances.

She'll have to work very hard to be successful at Gen-TV; but she is a intelligent, capable woman and with enough determination its possible she could find a path to victory.

factsoflife

07-18-2017, 12:09 AM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Week of Wednesday, July 5-Saturday, July 8, 2017:

Wednesday, July 5:

While "Climb The Pyramid" slips a bit in demos, "Trauma Center" surges upward in that same measurement. Meanwhile, "Without Borders" continues to impress. Gen-TV's comedies, however, continue to show signs of trouble with "Sisterly Love" falling in demos and "Hart of Family" stagnant.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.83 million/4.6 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 12.41 million/4.3 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 9.4 million/2.6 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 24.93 million/11.8 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 22.8 million/5.7 18-49
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Thursday, July 6:

While "The Winners Circle" is officially a failure, "Climb The Pyramid" forges ahead in great style. "Celebrity Cooking Battle" is up slightly from last week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 17.3 million/5.5 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 19.4 million/4.5 18-49

10: The Winners Circle (New): 3.2 million/.74 18-49

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, July 7:

With "Being Janet Jackson" reaching an all-time high due to coverage of her public divorce; Gen-TV benefitted from an overall boost. A rarity these days. "Climb The Pyramid" is solid and "Sisters" leaps upward in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8 million/5.3 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 40.3 million/13.8 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 23.58 million/9.3 18-49
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Saturday, July 8:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and ratings will not be published.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, July 9-Saturday, July 15, 2017:

Sunday, July 9:

"Climb The Pyramid" was down in demos, while "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" jumped up in total viewers, and was steady in demos. Scripted drama "Love Affair: City Heat" was also steady week to week in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.3/4.2 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 12.4/5.3 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 8.3 million/2.3 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 18.4/7.3 18-49
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Monday, July 10:

Scripted dramas "The Mulroney Mysteries" and "Deadly Visions" were the driving force behind Monday night's ratings dominance for Gen-TV. "Deadly Visions" jumped up in demos, besting "Mulroney Mysteries" for once. "Raising Grandma" was down in demos and "Climb The Pyramid" was steady.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.43 million/6.8 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 18.4 million/5.5 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 24.9 million/6.5 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New, Season Premiere): 25.4 million/6.7 18-49
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Tuesday, July 11:

Tuesday, June 27:

It's official, "Mob City" is a failure. The scripted drama shedded viewers in demos and total viewers, unable to retain even a modest portion of its lead in's strong viewership. Meanwhile, "The Hardest Goodbye" was steady in total viewers and up slightly in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.79 million/5.6 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 9.33 million/3.6 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 12.1 million/4.4 18-49

11: Mob City (New): 5.1 million/2.1 18-49
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Wednesday, July 12:

"Trauma Center" seems to be on a roll, as the drama series surged upwards in all key measurements. It handily won its 10 pm timeslot among the Big 6 broadcast networks. Among scripted comedies, it was "Hart of Family" that surged upwards, gaining almost 30% more viewers. "Without Borders" was steady in demos, but slipped in total viewers.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 13.94 million/4.4 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 16.1 million/6.3 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 7.42 million/3.7 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 30.42 million/12.2 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 19.3 million/5.6 18-49
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Thursday, July 13:

In order to secure its Thursday night, Gen-TV subbed out "The Winners Circle" for reruns of "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" and had an instant shot in the ratings arm, so to speak.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8 million/4.5 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 20.34 million/4.8 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, July 14:

With "Being Janet Jackson" on a brief planned hiatus (it returns next week); Gen-TV had to rely on "Sisters" and "Climb The Pyramid", and the results weren't terrible. Ratings were steady on both shows.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.46 million/5.4 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: Sisters (New): 22.84 million/9.3 18-49
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Saturday, July 15:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and ratings will not be published.

factsoflife

07-18-2017, 12:21 AM

Gen-TV Summer News:
2 Series Cancelled

Responding to recent ratings reports, Vice President of Gen-TV Studios, Eva Vargas announced cancellations of struggling crime drama "Mob City" and D.O.A. game show "The Winners Circle". They have both been canceled, and will not be permitted to finish production. Upon announcing that Gen-TV had canceled them, she also ordered the complete shut-down of production for both series. Neither program will continue airing their original order and have been pulled from the schedule.

"Mob City" is a spin-off of hit scripted drama "Cop City", and shares some of the same creative team, however, ratings on the series never materialized and reviews were unkind, with one harsh review saying "Based on its creative team, Mob City should aspire to be a lighter version of The Sopranos, but sadly, most episodes barely qualify as being better than an average episode of General Hospital, a series that also features mobsters as its main characters." Despite debuting to over 9 million viewers, the series soon dropped to just over 5 million. "The Winners Circle" is a game show that debuted to low numbers and never rose above 5 million viewers all summer.

factsoflife

07-26-2017, 02:30 AM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, July 9-Saturday, July 15, 2017:

Sunday, July 9:

"Climb The Pyramid" was down in demos, while "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" jumped up in total viewers, and was steady in demos. Scripted drama "Love Affair: City Heat" was also steady week to week in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.3/4.2 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 12.4/5.3 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 8.3 million/2.3 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 18.4/7.3 18-49
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Monday, July 10:

Scripted dramas "The Mulroney Mysteries" and "Deadly Visions" were the driving force behind Monday night's ratings dominance for Gen-TV. "Deadly Visions" jumped up in demos, besting "Mulroney Mysteries" for once. "Raising Grandma" was down in demos and "Climb The Pyramid" was steady.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.43 million/6.8 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 18.4 million/5.5 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 24.9 million/6.5 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New, Season Premiere): 25.4 million/6.7 18-49
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Tuesday, July 11:

Tuesday, June 27:

It's official, "Mob City" is a failure. The scripted drama shedded viewers in demos and total viewers, unable to retain even a modest portion of its lead in's strong viewership. Meanwhile, "The Hardest Goodbye" was steady in total viewers and up slightly in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.79 million/5.6 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 9.33 million/3.6 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 12.1 million/4.4 18-49

11: Mob City (New): 5.1 million/2.1 18-49
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Wednesday, July 12:

"Trauma Center" seems to be on a roll, as the drama series surged upwards in all key measurements. It handily won its 10 pm timeslot among the Big 6 broadcast networks. Among scripted comedies, it was "Hart of Family" that surged upwards, gaining almost 30% more viewers. "Without Borders" was steady in demos, but slipped in total viewers.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 13.94 million/4.4 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 16.1 million/6.3 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 7.42 million/3.7 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 30.42 million/12.2 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 19.3 million/5.6 18-49
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Thursday, July 13:

In order to secure its Thursday night, Gen-TV subbed out "The Winners Circle" for reruns of "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" and had an instant shot in the ratings arm, so to speak.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8 million/4.5 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 20.34 million/4.8 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, July 14:

With "Being Janet Jackson" on a brief planned hiatus (it returns next week); Gen-TV had to rely on "Sisters" and "Climb The Pyramid", and the results weren't terrible. Ratings were steady on both shows.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.46 million/5.4 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: Sisters (New): 22.84 million/9.3 18-49
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Saturday, July 15:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and ratings will not be published.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, July 16- Saturday, July 22, 2017:

Sunday, July 16:

Gen-TV's "Love Affair: City Heat" keeps going on, as the series is once again steady in demos. Meanwhile, "Climb The Pyramid" continues to perform well for the network. "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" was up week to week in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8/4.5 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 13.6/5.4 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 7.4 million/2.4 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 19.3 /7.9 18-49
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Monday, July 17:

It was all about "The Mulroney Mysteries" for Gen-TV as the strongly performing drama jumped ahead of rival "Deadly Visions" in both demos and total viewers; by a wide margin. "Raising Grandma" was steady in total viewers and dropped significantly in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.31 million/6.3 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 18.2 million/2.1 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 30.1 million/7.92 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 18.4 million/4.2 18-49

EDITORS NOTE: Despite having its summer premiere June 19th, Gen-TV Ratings Reports since then have accidentally listed every episode of "Deadly Visions" as its "season premiere". We apologize for any confusion this has caused.
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Tuesday, July 18:

With "The Hardest Goodbye" having a rough season, ratings wise, and "Mob City" vanquished from the schedule; Gen-TV had to rely solely on "Climb The Pyramid" and "Cop City" to lure in viewers. The results were mixed, with "Climb The Pyramid" steady and "Cop City" down in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.82 million/5.6 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 9.20 million/2.4 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 11.4 million/3.4 18-49

11: Cop City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Wednesday, July 19:

Gen-TV has a lot to be proud of on Wednesday nights with "Trauma Center" on a solid path, "Hart of Family" holding steady and "Climb The Pyramid" a solid hit. The only weak link seems to be "Sisterly Love". "Without Borders" continues to hold onto its viewers also.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.5 million/5.2 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 13.82 million/6.5 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 7.13 million/3.2 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 33.91 million/12.8 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 22.4 million/6.4 18-49
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Thursday, July 20:

Viewers tuned into "Celebrity Cooking Battles" in droves to watch Mariah Carey battle against Lady Gaga. In the end, Gaga won and Mariah was eliminated, which culminated in Mariah giving the judges a fiery speech that has since gone viral. The singer called the judges "Idiots and peons who beneath her." She also blamed her celebrity chef mentor, Anne Burrell, calling her "worthless and a terrible teacher." The series leaped up in demos and total viewers.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.4 million/4.3 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 29.84 million/7.4 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

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Friday, July 21:

"Being Janet Jackson" returned with a new episode this week and ratings for Gen-TV drastically improved.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.9 million/6.6 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 30.28 million/6.7 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 20.5million/8.3 18-49

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Saturday, July 22:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday nights and thus ratings are not available for publication.

factsoflife

07-26-2017, 02:52 AM

Breaking News:
Mallory's Talks Stalled
---Chris Pine Contract Talks At Impasse

Gen-TV has one big mess on its hands as contract negotiations with the principal cast members of "Mallory's of Jefferson County", the #1 overall rated TV series has reached a huge stumbling block. Sources tell us that at this point "talks are effectively at a standstill as Gen-TV is unable to come to terms with the demands from Chris Pine." Sources tell us that while Gen-TV was able to give Pine the salary he was asking for, the source of friction seems to stem from Gen-TV's scheduling demands, wanting Pine to be more available for filming, while his team is seeking less of a workload for the actor, citing his movie schedule. Essentially the contract talks are at a standstill, and when Gen-TV threatened to recast the role "all heck broke loose. While Gen-TV expected to get support from producers and other cast members, it has backfired." "Remaning cast members William Devane, Donald Sutherland and others are refusing to resign unless Gen-TV is able to resign Chris Pine as well."

This could potentially be a major problem for Gen-TV Studios, as "Mallory's" has a commanding lead in the ratings over all other series, and generates more profits than any other series on television. A delay of any kind on new episodes could prove fundamentally destructive for Gen-TV.

A source close to the situation tells us that while things are at a stop for now, it is very possible talks could resume before the new week begins and that Gen-TV Studios is going to work overtime to find a way to accomdate or reach a compromise with Pine.

MOJC Contract Updates:
Crisis Averted as Cast Resigns

Despite threats of a walk-off and a seemingly impossible impasse with Chris Pine, Gen-TV has avoided a crisis as Pine and the rest of the "Mallory's of Jefferson County" cast has resigned with the show, allowing for production on season six to begin, though two weeks later than originally planned.

Sources close to Gen-TV confirm that new vice president Eva Vargas was a crucial player in getting the cast to resign, and especially in getting Chris Pine to make some compromises and return for season six.

Those compromises include agreeing to up his episode per season minimum from 14 to 22 episodes, (a typical season of MOJC is usually around 26 episodes, far more than most broadcast TV series these days). He also agreed to take a small pay cut in exchange for a more flexible filming schedule (basically he'll film all his scenes in a three day period instead of a typical five day period); and when possible Gen-TV will send their film crews to his movie sets to allow him to film for "MOJC" while he is also working on a movie. He will still retain perks such as back-end profits, producing and directing credits as he always has.

Sources tell us that Vargas talked with Pine and his representatives for over two hours before reaching a deal. Once word spread that Pine had resigned the remainder of the series cast resigned as well. Donald Sutherland, William Devane, Leighton Meester and others were threatening to quit the series if Chris Pine didn't resign.

While Gen-TV won't confirm, it is believed that Chris Pine agreed to sign a two-year contract, and the remaining cast members signed three-year contracts. For Vargas, locking MOJC in for another year is a big-deal and essentially saves their skin, as MOJC is easily the networks most profitable program. It is a feather in her cap and gives her a great amount of respect from her colleauges at Gen-TV. It certianly must be impressive to Ross Chin, as well as the board of directors.

yankeesrj12

07-26-2017, 01:17 PM

Monday, July 17th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear dwindled to 2.63 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.743/0.732

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial ticked up to 4.98 million viewers and 1.2/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.185/1.166

Tuesday, July 18th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood garnered 6.78 million viewers and 1.7/6 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Half hour: 1.713/1.745

At 9pm, week nine of Miami Medical Examiner slid to 5.72 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week for a new series low. Half hour: 0.814/0.631

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines slipped to 6.13 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low. Half hour: 0.818/0.834

Wednesday, July 19th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week eight of 30 Seconds to Win bopped up to 4.51 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.715/0.735

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked jumped to 4.97 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a whopping three tenths (60%!) from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.813/0.849

At 10pm, a new episode of They Are Out There eased to 2.74 million viewers and 0.5/2 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.535/0.524

Thursday, July 20th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family remained at 5.52 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.041

At 830pm, a new episode of UpSelling ticked down to 5.49 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.040

At 9pm, the timeslot debut of Raising Teenagers returned with 4.56 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from its last new episode for its best rating since June 8th (also a 0.8). Unrounded: 0.784

At 930pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine came back after a few weeks off with 3.94 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49. Unrounded: 0.743

At 9pm, the official timeslot premiere of Second Chance slipped to 3.72 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last weeks two hour premiere. Half hour: 0.683/0.642

Friday, July 21st Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.79 million (0.299 demo)
830pm - 1.75 million (0.298 demo)
9pm - 1.71 million (0.287 demo)
930pm - 1.58 million (0.290 demo)

At 10pm, a new episode of Life After Prison totaled 3.45 million viewers and 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks timeslot premiere. Half hour: 0.614/0.629

factsoflife

07-26-2017, 04:00 PM

Breaking News:
Mallory's End Date Set
----Series Will End After Season Six

Gen-TV has confirmed what many have speculated about for months now, season six will be the final season for "Mallory's of Jefferson County", as producers decided "we have told the story that we set out to tell and frankly, we don't believe we have anything left to tell with these characters."

The series which debuted in June 2014 as a limited-run series was never intended to be a long-running program but was so successful it was quickly renewed for the remainder of the season and has run ever since then. It has been the #1 rated program on TV every season since it debuted, by a wide margin and has gained a massive international following ever since.

The series returns for its sixth and final season in the fall. The decision to end it was a mutual one between the producers and the network. However, this is a huge blow to Gen-TV's bottom line as the series is a financial winner for them, generating nearly 65% of Gen-TV's annual income.

factsoflife

07-26-2017, 04:06 PM

Breaking News:
Sisters Ending After Season 12

On the heels of announcing that "Mallory's of Jefferson County" would end after six seasons, Gen-TV is also confirming that "Sisters" will also end its run in 2018, and that the upcoming 12th season will be its final season. The decision came down to the financials related producing a long-running program. Despite generating excellent ratings, the series is just too expensive to produce any longer.

When announcing this decision Vice President of Gen-TV Eva Vargas said "Sisters has been a valuable brand for Gen-TV since its inception and we are unlikely to find a program that so thoroughly informs the national culture and that opens up conversations in families about very serious social issues. Sisters has done something very few series could aspire to do, it has become a teaching tool and a way for families to connect with each other." "Sisters has gone beyond being an entertaining TV series, it has become a groundbreaker. It's legacy will live on forever, but for now, it is time to say goodbye to these characters as Season 12 will be its final season."

factsoflife

07-28-2017, 08:51 PM

Hollywood Insider Report:
Twitter, Facebook Explode over "Sisters" cancellation

When Gen-TV announced earlier this week that they would end both "Sisters" and "Mallory's of Jefferson County" next season, they likely expected some reaction to that news; particularly for "Mallory's" the #1 rated series on TV. But what happened instead has sent shockwaves through the network. Shortly after news broke of these cancellations, fans began to respond online and social media outlets report that "Sisters" got the biggest reaction; where over 18.3 million posts or comments appeared in reaction to the show being canceled.

Reactions ranged from sad to straight-up outrage, with one poster writing "not sure how I'm going to survive without my weekly fix of the Bishop Sisters and their extended family. " Another poster wrote "Screw Gen-TV for canceling sisters, the best show on TV."

Several petitions have surfaced online, begging Gen-TV to reconsider and keep "Sisters" on the air. So far, these petitions have collected over 2,000 signatures combined. Even the stars of Gen-TV's signature drama got in on the action, with former cast member Alicia Silverstone writing "Gen-TV cancels Sisters? AS IF!" (a reference to her popular film "Clueless"). Cast member Maura West wrote "Sad to see it end, goodbye Sisters, canceled after 12 seasons."

According to sources, even many celebrities are upset about "Sisters" ending, and at least two have offered their considerable financial resources in keeping the show in the air. Ellen Pompeo, star of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" reportedly wrote to gen-tv executives and offered to partially fund another season of the show, writing "we need to keep series that showcase strong female relationships on TV. Sisters is a unique series that focuses on the relationships between adult women and how they support each other."

Although unconfirmed by Gen-TV, sources claim that singer Taylor Swift has also reached out and offered to help fund another season of the series though her representatives did not comment on this claim.

In related news, Gen-TV is reportedly also rather shocked at the lack of emotions regarding the cancellation of "Mallory's of Jefferson County", which they expected to out number support for "Sisters".

For her part, Gen-TV's Vice President Eva Vargas seems to be taking this in stride saying "Sisters has been a valuable and significant part of the Gen-TV brand for twelve seasons and will continue to be one of our signature series for decades to come, however, it will not continue production beyond the 12th season, which will debut in mid-season 2018."

yankeesrj12

07-30-2017, 12:22 PM

Monday, July 24th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear garnered 2.72 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.729/0.734

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial dropped to 4.13 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 1.014/1.015

Tuesday, July 25th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood jumped to 7.25 million viewers and 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 2.013/2.035

At 9pm, week ten of Miami Medical Examiner bumped up to 6.03 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.946/0.724

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines rose to 7.12 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.934/1.012

Wednesday, July 26th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week ten of 30 Seconds to Win eased to 4.12 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.623/0.628

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked totaled 4.56 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.803/0.785

At 10pm, a new episode of They Are Out There brought in 2.81 million viewers and 0.5/2 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.513/0.493

Thursday, July 27th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family remained at 5.61 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Unrounded: 1.034

At 830pm, a new episode of UpSelling inched up to 5.79 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.056

At 9pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers dwindled to 4.28 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.732

At 930pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine garnered 3.27 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 0.741

At 10pm, a new episode of Second Chance managed 4.01 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.701/0.674

Friday, July 28th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.81 million (0.305 demo)
830pm - 1.88 million (0.311 demo)
9pm - 1.94 million (0.324 demo)
930pm - 2.03 million (0.340 demo)

At 10pm, a new episode of Life After Prison slid to 3.27 million viewers and 0.5/2 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.513/0.534

jimpickens

07-31-2017, 02:54 AM

Well with summer almost over BTV has experimented with new pilots and MFTV movies with good success will update later on what gets axed to make room.

factsoflife

08-02-2017, 09:58 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, July 16- Saturday, July 22, 2017:

Sunday, July 16:

Gen-TV's "Love Affair: City Heat" keeps going on, as the series is once again steady in demos. Meanwhile, "Climb The Pyramid" continues to perform well for the network. "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" was up week to week in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8/4.5 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 13.6/5.4 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 7.4 million/2.4 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 19.3 /7.9 18-49
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Monday, July 17:

It was all about "The Mulroney Mysteries" for Gen-TV as the strongly performing drama jumped ahead of rival "Deadly Visions" in both demos and total viewers; by a wide margin. "Raising Grandma" was steady in total viewers and dropped significantly in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.31 million/6.3 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 18.2 million/2.1 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 30.1 million/7.92 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 18.4 million/4.2 18-49

EDITORS NOTE: Despite having its summer premiere June 19th, Gen-TV Ratings Reports since then have accidentally listed every episode of "Deadly Visions" as its "season premiere". We apologize for any confusion this has caused.
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Tuesday, July 18:

With "The Hardest Goodbye" having a rough season, ratings wise, and "Mob City" vanquished from the schedule; Gen-TV had to rely solely on "Climb The Pyramid" and "Cop City" to lure in viewers. The results were mixed, with "Climb The Pyramid" steady and "Cop City" down in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.82 million/5.6 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 9.20 million/2.4 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 11.4 million/3.4 18-49

11: Cop City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Wednesday, July 19:

Gen-TV has a lot to be proud of on Wednesday nights with "Trauma Center" on a solid path, "Hart of Family" holding steady and "Climb The Pyramid" a solid hit. The only weak link seems to be "Sisterly Love". "Without Borders" continues to hold onto its viewers also.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.5 million/5.2 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 13.82 million/6.5 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 7.13 million/3.2 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 33.91 million/12.8 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 22.4 million/6.4 18-49
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Thursday, July 20:

Viewers tuned into "Celebrity Cooking Battles" in droves to watch Mariah Carey battle against Lady Gaga. In the end, Gaga won and Mariah was eliminated, which culminated in Mariah giving the judges a fiery speech that has since gone viral. The singer called the judges "Idiots and peons who beneath her." She also blamed her celebrity chef mentor, Anne Burrell, calling her "worthless and a terrible teacher." The series leaped up in demos and total viewers.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.4 million/4.3 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 29.84 million/7.4 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

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Friday, July 21:

"Being Janet Jackson" returned with a new episode this week and ratings for Gen-TV drastically improved.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.9 million/6.6 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 30.28 million/6.7 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 20.5million/8.3 18-49

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Saturday, July 22:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday nights and thus ratings are not available for publication.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, July 23-Sunday, July 30, 2017:

Sunday, July 23:

Gen-TV had a fantastic night on Sunday with "Climb The Pyramid" only declining a nominal amount and "Love Affair: City Heat" generating its season-best numbers in demos. "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" was steady week to week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.3/4.2 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 14.5/7.5 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 5.5 million/1.3 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 24.5 /7.7 18-49
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Monday, July 24:

Another solid night for Gen-TV, with "Raising Grandma" rebounding from last weeks inexplicable decrease. "The Mulroney Mysteries" was #1 in demos, while "Deadly Visions" nearly catches up with that series this week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.84 million/7.3 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 19.32 million/6.5 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 22.34 million/10.5 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 21.5 million/9.7 18-49
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Tuesday, July 25:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule on Tuesday, attempting to give some exposure to a couple of series produced by Gen-TV Studios for first run. The stunt paid off with increased overall ratings, and a push upwards for "Cop City" in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.9 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: Faded Beauties (New, Special Airing on Gen-TV): 20.34 million/4.4 18-49

10: Texas Law (New, Special Airing on Gen-TV): 18.3 million/3.8 18-49

11: Cop City (New): 12.49 million/4.9 18-49

EDITORS NOTE: "The Hardest Goodbye" was on a one-week hiatus and will return next week.

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Wednesday, July 26:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule this week, with multiple episodes of "Without Borders" and "Trauma Center" occupying the schedule.

8pm: Trauma Center (New, Special Time): 39.4 million/13.5 18-49

9pm: Trauma Center (New; Special Time): 37.53 million/13.3 18-49

10: Without Borders (New, Special Time): 25.6 million/12.8 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 23.3 million/8.4 18-49
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Thursday, July 27:

With news breaking that "Mallory's" will end next season, ratings for the reruns skyrocketed to unheard of numbers. Meanwhile, "Climb The Pyramid" held steady as it has all season. "Celebrity Cooking Battles" was down in demos, but steady in total viewers.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8 million/4.6 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 28.2 million/6.5 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, July 28:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of its schedule on Friday, showing only episodes of "Sisters" as news broke the show will end next season.

8pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

9pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: Sisters (New): 22.3 million/9.3 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 22.8 million/9.4 18-49
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Saturday, July 29:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and thus ratings are not available
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Sunday, July 30:

All in All, Gen-TV was steady week to week. "Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt" was on a one-week hiatus to accomdate a brand-new episode of "Being Janet Jackson" airing on a special night.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.5/5.5 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 14.5/7.8 18-49

10pm: Being Janet Jackson (New, Special Night): 19.5 million/ 7.5 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 25.2 /7.5 18-49

factsoflife

08-02-2017, 10:12 PM

Showtime's Big Hit
--Gen-TV Studios series "Finding Home" hits big for Showtime

Produced by Gen-TV Studios and airing on Showtime, "Finding Home" a new drama starring Susan Sarandon and Carrie Preston debuted to fantastic numbers on May 15th and has held steady each week since. The series premiere of the program drew a stunning 2.8 million viewers and a 4.2 in the 18-49 demo. This easily makes it the strongest debut for a new series in Showtime history, trumping the 2011 "Homeland" premiere by nearly a half a million viewers.

The good news continues for the series, as ratings have held steady week to week in the subsequent three airings. Episode two (May 22) rated 2.7/4.1, Episode three (May 29) rated 2.4/4.0 and episode four (June 5) rated 2.6/3.8. Gen-TV Studios Executive Alex Montez says "This is an unqualified success for Gen-TV Studios and we are thrilled that people are responding to the powerful messages of hope and triumphing over adversity that this series so poignantly delivers."

It isn't just viewers who have responded as the series has attracted unanimous praise. On the professional review site Metacritic it holds a 97% rating, up from 86% in January. On Rotten Tomatoes, another review site, "Finding Home" holds an 84% rating. These rankings indicate universal acclaim.

Response from Showtime is also positive, with Showtime President of Programming Gary Levine saying "Everybody at Showtime is extremely proud to be airing Finding Home and we are overjoyed at the positive response it has gotten so far from viewers and critics." "Finding Home is a once in a generation success story for us."

Showtime Renews Gen-TV Studios Drama
"Finding Home" gets a second season

After completing its freshmen season in June, Gen-TV Studios Produced drama "Finding Home" has been renewed by Showtime for a second season. The series starring Susan Sarandon as a woman mourning her husband's death who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Carrie Preston plays her daughter, dealing with her own issues.

The series premiered in May to 2.8 million viewers and a 4.2 in demos, and in the subsequent airings, it has held steady, averaging 2.7 million/4.3 in demos. Showtime announced today that it is renewing the critically acclaimed drama for a second season, which will most likely air in May 2018.

yankeesrj12

08-03-2017, 02:52 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN RENEWS THREE GEN-TV PRODUCED SERIES
YTN and GEN-TV have signed massive new contracts for three GEN-TV produced to continue airing on YTN for the foreseeable future.

Freshman comedy Upselling, already renewed for a second season of 22 episodes, has been renewed for two more additional seasons (also set for 22 episodes). The number one comedy on the YTN summer slate has essentially guaranteed itself a spot on the schedule for the next three years.

Life in Prison has been extended to a fourth season, set for 20 episodes. The series was initially ordered for three seasons, each of 13 episodes. Airing on Friday nights, Life in Prison is averaging 4 million viewers and 0.6 A18-49.

Finally, Outdoor Renovation has been renewed for a second season, with a 100 episode order. The series began airing its first season two years ago and will wrap up the 100 episode order later this month. Outdoor Renovation averaged 1.5 million viewers and 0.4 A18-49 in the nearly 60 episodes it has aired this summer.

The only series left out of the deal was Second Chance, which has already been renewed for a fourth season of 13 episodes.

Insiders tell us YTN approached GEN-TV to set firm plans for the next few years with the series. GEN-TV offered YTN the three series "at nearly pennies", one insider told us early this morning. Another insider said, "The price YTN paid for these series is next to nothing. They get full seasons of three series for the price of one of their own. They reap major advertising money, even if they rate at next to zero."

All three will finish their current season later this month and return at a later date.

yankeesrj12

08-03-2017, 03:10 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN RENEWS FIVE SUMMER SERIES; CANCELS TWO
YTN is firming up its summer schedule for next year, renewing five hit series for additional seasons.

The number one summer series on the network, The Neighborhood, will return for an eighth season next summer. The current season will likely finish with its worst season-to-season numbers yet, down about 22% through 11 episodes this season. Despite the drop, The Neighborhood is still averaging a robust 7.5 million viewers and 1.9 A18-49.

Sophomore drama Bloodlines will also return for another season next summer, set for its third. The third season will again have 16 episodes, in line with the current season. Through 11 episodes, Bloodlines is averaging 6.54 million viewers and 1.0 A18-49, up 5% in total viewers from last summer (although down 19% in the demo). What is impressive is that last summer it aired behind The Neighborhood, and this year is airing in behind freshman drama Miami Examiner.

Veteran comedy Extended Family will return for a seventh season next summer. The current sixth season is averaging 5.48 million viewers and 1.01 A18-49, up in total viewers for the third straight season (up 3% from last year). If the trend holds for the remainder of the season, Extended Family will have its most watched season ever (previous 5.44 million in season two). In the demo, Extended Family is down a slight 5% year-to-year.

Finally, YTN has also renewed summer game shows 30 Seconds to Win and Locked for additional seasons. Freshman 30 Seconds to Win is averaging a meager 4.2 million viewers and 0.65 A18-49 through ten episodes. The series will undergo a minor revamp before returning next summer, with an expanded 20 episode order. Veteran Locked is averaging 3.99 million viewers and 0.63 A18-49, down 17% and 36%, respectively, from last season. This was its first time airing during the summer. It has a 13 episode order for its seventh season.

UPDATE: YTN has cancelled third year anthology drama Living in Fear and freshman Miami Medical Examiner.

Living in Fear is averaging 3.48 million viewers and 0.85 18-49 in its current third season, down 18% and 22%, respectively, from last season. It lost its Fear Factor lead in this year and never fully recovered. Its performance wasn't bad, but YTN never seemed to know what to do with the series.

Meanwhile, freshman Miami Medical Examiner will not move past its initial 13 episode order. The series is averaging 6.6 million viewers and 0.96 18-49 through 10 episodes, but typically loses over 60% of its The Neighborhood lead in (lead out Bloodlines usually grows from Miami Medical Examiner, too).

YTN has now made decisions on all of its summer slate.

factsoflife

08-03-2017, 07:16 PM

Gen-TV Renewals & Cancellations
---Fate of Gen-TV's Summer Programming:

Gen-TV Network has made a decision about the fate of its currently airing summer original series, and Hollywood Insider has the full scoop. It is more good news than bad, as Gen-TV announces renewals for five out of seven freshmen series to debut this summer, not including returning series which we'll discuss later.

"RENEWALS":

Gen-TV has issued renewals for five out of seven series they debuted this summer; starting with game show "Climb The Pyramid" which was saved by them after YTN canceled it last year. After being retooled it was moved over to Gen-TV where it debuted this summer and has averaged 5.6 in demos. Gen-TV is pleased with the solid performance and has ordered two additional seasons; a second season which will most likely air in midseason (January-March 2018) and a third season set to air in summer 2018 (May-August 2018).

Gen-TV's President Ross Chin had this to say about "Climb The Pyramid's" performance "Climb The Pyramid has been an unparalleled success for Gen-TV since it debuted earlier this summer." "We are extremely impressed with how quickly it has developed a loyal audience and how well it has maintained its ratings despite airing multiple times a week."

Also getting a renewal today is freshmen reality series "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" which features Leah Remini investigating unexplained and unusual events, ideas and phenomenon from American history and culture. The reality series has averaged 16.5 million viewers and a 4.6 in demos. It will return next summer for 22 episodes.

Gen-TV also announces a renewal for returning reality series "Celebrity Cooking Battles" which will return for its third season in 2018.

Gen-TV has also decided to renew "Without Borders", the critically acclaimed docudrama centered around doctors working in worn torn countries to bring western medicine to undeveloped nations. It will return sometime in 2018 with new episodes.

Finally, Gen-TV is announcing renewals for three returning series; the first being "Being Janet Jackson" which will return in summer 2018 for its third season. Finally, Gen-TV is expanding on a previous renewal for returning dramas "Love Affair" and "The Hardest Goodbye". "Love Affair", currently airing its fifth season had already been renewed for a sixth season, but today has earned a renewal for a seventh season as well. Ross Chin explains "We are very proud of the devoted and loyal audience that has developed for Love Affair and the fantastic work done by the writers, producers, directors, cast, and crew and we are proud to announce that they will be able to continue producing fantastic TV drama for two more seasons."

"Love Affair" has averaged 14 million viewers this season and a 4.5 in demos. Meanwhile, "The Hardest Goodbye" currently airing its third season, had a previous renewal bringing it through its fourth season, and will now gain an extra season, being renewed for season five as well.

CANCELATIONS:

Now for the bad news, getting canceled is "Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt" which joins previously canceled "The Winners Circle" and "Mob City" on the chopping block.

yankeesrj12

08-05-2017, 12:37 PM

Monday, July 31st Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear ticked up to 3.19 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.814/0.835

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial inched up to 4.47 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.135/1.109

Tuesday, August 1st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood jumped to 7.96 million viewers and 2.2/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week to tie its season high (June 13). Half hour: 2.153/2.156

At 9pm, week eleven of Miami Medical Examiner remained at 6.11 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.974/0.712

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines eased to 6.73 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.931/0.924

Wednesday, August 2nd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week eleven of 30 Seconds to Win garnered 4.29 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.619/0.653

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked dipped to 4.24 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 0.656/0.641

At 10pm, a new episode of They Are Out There slid to 2.02 million viewers and 0.4/2 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.413/0.395

Thursday, August 3rd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family bopped up to 5.96 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.142

At 830pm, a new episode of UpSelling totaled 5.84 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.103

At 9pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers scored 4.37 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 0.712

At 930pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine descended to 3.01 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.635

At 10pm, a new episode of Second Chance sank to 3.73 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low (0.6 in season one; June 2, 2015). Half hour: 0.633/0.631

Friday, August 4th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.89 million (0.317 demo)
830pm - 1.93 million (0.326 demo)
9pm - 2.16 million (0.346 demo)
930pm - 2.15 million (0.345 demo)

At 10pm, a new episode of Life After Prison rose to 4.01 million viewers and 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.616/0.623

jimpickens

08-08-2017, 03:06 AM

Oh fiddle sticks I haven't the heart to cancel any of BTV's current schedule so instead I've launched Ballistic 2 where all the summer shows will have a home and the MTVM's can be effectively translated into shows might even bring back a few shows.

factsoflife

08-10-2017, 02:10 AM

Gen-TV Network:
Summer Finale Dates

Gen-TV Network today has revealed a detailed schedule for its upcoming summer finale episodes, as well as the complete details and schedule for its fall 2017 premieres. The entire plan is listed below.

Summer 2017- Finale Schedule

Gen-TV's currently airing summer programming will end the week of August 20th. Among the highlights are a three-part "Mulroney Mysteries" special and the season finales of "The Hardest Goodbye" and "Sisters".

Sunday, August 20th:

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (Season 1 Finale)

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (Season 5 Finale)

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (Series Finale)

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (Season 1 Finale)

Monday, August 21:

8pm: Raising Grandma (Summer Finale--Special 1-hour episode!)

9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Summer Finale Part 1 of 3!)

10pm: Deadly Visions (Summer Finale!)

Tuesday, August 22:

8pm: The Hardest Goodbye (Season 3 Finale)

9pm: Cop City (Summer Finale)

10pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Summer Finale Part 2 of 3)

Wednesday, August 23:

8pm: Hart of Family (Summer Finale!)

830: Sisterly Love (Summer Finale)

9pm: Trauma Center (Season 3 Finale)

10pm: Without Borders (Season 1 Finale)

11pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Summer Finale Part 3 of 3)

Thursday, August 24:

8pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (Season 2 Finale)

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles: Season 2 Reunion

10pm: Being Janet Jackson (Season 2 Finale)

11pm: Sisters (Summer Finale)

Fall Premiere Dates:

Gen-TV's Fall programming will start airing the week of September 10th, and the full schedule is below:

Sunday, September 10:

8pm: Magic School (Season 2 Premiere!)
830: Zendaya (Season 2 Premiere!)
9pm: Unlikely Family (Season 2 Premiere!)
930: Awakened (Series Premiere!)
10: Shortage (Series Premiere!)
11pm: Bedroom Stories (Series Premiere!)

Monday, September 11:

8pm: Hart of Family (Season 2 Premiere)
830: Homecourt Advantage (Series Premiere)
9pm: Say Uncle! (Series Premiere)
930: Threesome (Season 5 Premiere)
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (Series Premiere)
11pm: Malpractice (Series Premiere)

Tuesday, September 12:

8pm: The Special Classroom (Series Premiere)
830: Fish Out Of Water (Series Premiere)
9pm: Spaced Out (Series Premiere)
10: Deadly Visions (Season 2 Premiere)
11pm: Cop City (Season 4 Premiere)

Wednesday, September 13:

8pm: Making It Work (Season 5 Premiere)
830: Running In Circles (Season 3 Premiere)
9pm: Sisterly Love (Season 3 Premiere)
930: Every Other Weekend (Season 2 Premiere)
10: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (Season Six Premiere! Final Season!)
11pm: Degree of Guilt (Season 1 Premiere)

Thursday, September 14:

8pm: Raising Grandma (Season 3 Premiere)
830: Mama Knows Best (Season 2 Premiere)
9: The Boss Lady (Series Premiere)
930: Selling Out (Season 2 Premiere)
10pm: American Citizen (Series Premiere)
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (Season 2 Premiere)

Friday, September 15:

8pm: Outside The Lines (Season 2 Premiere)
830: Limited Edition (Series Premiere)
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Season 2 Premiere)
10pm: Call & Response (Series Premiere)
11pm: Excessive Force (Series Premiere)

Saturday, September 16:

8pm: Your Last Wish (Series Premiere)
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (Series Premiere)
10: The Witches of West Side (Series Premiere)
11: Jack of All Trades (Series Premiere)

yankeesrj12

08-12-2017, 01:17 PM

Monday, August 7th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear notched 3.25 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.785/0.824

At 10pm, a new episode of Serial garnered 4.52 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, also even with last week. Half hour: 1.064/1.062

Tuesday, August 8th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of The Neighborhood eased to 7.53 million viewers and 2.1/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last weeks season high. Half hour: 2.077/2.104

At 9pm, week twelve of Miami Medical Examiner slid to 6.03 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.855/0.612

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines bopped up to 6.84 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.034/1.039

Wednesday, August 9th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week twelve of 30 Seconds to Win advanced to 4.97 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour: 0.778/0.813

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked inched up to 4.66 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.745/0.739

At 10pm, a new episode of They Are Out There remained at 2.05 million viewers and 0.4/2 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.456/0.401

Thursday, August 10th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family scored 6.02 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.143

At 830pm, a new episode of UpSelling totaled 5.96 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, also even with last week. Unrounded: 1.139

At 9pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers rebounded to 4.97 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.794

At 930pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine rose to 4.06 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Unrounded: 0.839

At 10pm, a new episode of Second Chance jumped to 4.74 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.794/0.783

Friday, August 11th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.64 million (0.285 demo)
830pm - 1.62 million (0.281 demo)
9pm - 1.68 million (0.294 demo)
930pm - 1.84 million (0.303 demo)

At 10pm, a new episode of Life After Prison held steady with 4.22 million viewers and 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks episode. Half hour: 0.635/0.624

factsoflife

08-16-2017, 05:56 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, July 23-Sunday, July 30, 2017:

Sunday, July 23:

Gen-TV had a fantastic night on Sunday with "Climb The Pyramid" only declining a nominal amount and "Love Affair: City Heat" generating its season-best numbers in demos. "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" was steady week to week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.3/4.2 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 14.5/7.5 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 5.5 million/1.3 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 24.5 /7.7 18-49
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Monday, July 24:

Another solid night for Gen-TV, with "Raising Grandma" rebounding from last weeks inexplicable decrease. "The Mulroney Mysteries" was #1 in demos, while "Deadly Visions" nearly catches up with that series this week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.84 million/7.3 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 19.32 million/6.5 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 22.34 million/10.5 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 21.5 million/9.7 18-49
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Tuesday, July 25:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule on Tuesday, attempting to give some exposure to a couple of series produced by Gen-TV Studios for first run. The stunt paid off with increased overall ratings, and a push upwards for "Cop City" in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.9 million/5.8 18-49

9pm: Faded Beauties (New, Special Airing on Gen-TV): 20.34 million/4.4 18-49

10: Texas Law (New, Special Airing on Gen-TV): 18.3 million/3.8 18-49

11: Cop City (New): 12.49 million/4.9 18-49

EDITORS NOTE: "The Hardest Goodbye" was on a one-week hiatus and will return next week.

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Wednesday, July 26:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule this week, with multiple episodes of "Without Borders" and "Trauma Center" occupying the schedule.

8pm: Trauma Center (New, Special Time): 39.4 million/13.5 18-49

9pm: Trauma Center (New; Special Time): 37.53 million/13.3 18-49

10: Without Borders (New, Special Time): 25.6 million/12.8 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 23.3 million/8.4 18-49
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Thursday, July 27:

With news breaking that "Mallory's" will end next season, ratings for the reruns skyrocketed to unheard of numbers. Meanwhile, "Climb The Pyramid" held steady as it has all season. "Celebrity Cooking Battles" was down in demos, but steady in total viewers.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8 million/4.6 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 28.2 million/6.5 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, July 28:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of its schedule on Friday, showing only episodes of "Sisters" as news broke the show will end next season.

8pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

9pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

10: Sisters (New): 22.3 million/9.3 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 22.8 million/9.4 18-49
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Saturday, July 29:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and thus ratings are not available
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Sunday, July 30:

All in All, Gen-TV was steady week to week. "Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt" was on a one-week hiatus to accomdate a brand-new episode of "Being Janet Jackson" airing on a special night.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.5/5.5 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 14.5/7.8 18-49

10pm: Being Janet Jackson (New, Special Night): 19.5 million/ 7.5 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 25.2 /7.5 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Weeks of July 31, 2017- August 12, 2017:

Monday, July 31:

"The Mulroney Mysteries" is down a tenth of a point in demos, while "Raising Grandma" surges upward in total viewers. Overall, Gen-TV has a solid night on Monday.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.58 million/7.1 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 24.8 million/6.4 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 22 million/10.4 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 23.5 million/10.3 18-49
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Tuesday, August 1:

Gen-TV returned to their regular schedule on Tuesday, and ratings were down a slight bit overall. "Climb The Pyramid" was up week to week and "The Hardest Goodbye" was down in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 17.4 million/6.3 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 8.3 million/1.4 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 12.3 million/3.2 18-49

11: Cop City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

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Wednesday, August 2:

Gen-TV resumed its regular schedule on Wednesday night and ratings were solid all around. "Trauma Center" was the only series to grow in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 17.8 million/3.5 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 12.4 million/3.1 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 9.2 million/3.3 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 40.3 million/14.2 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 21.3 million/8.3 18-49

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Thursday, August 3:

Ratings for "Celebrity Cooking Battles" skyrocketed with a heavily promoted double elimination episode that cumlinated in a fiery and memorable speech from "Dixie Chick" Natalie Maines as she was eliminated.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 13.2 million/3.8 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 44.2 million/12.4 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, August 4:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of its schedule on Friday, skipping "Sisters" in favor of "Climb The Pyramid" and "Being Janet Jackson". Ratings were solid.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.4 million/6.7 18-49

9pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.4 million/6.8 18-49

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 44.9 million/20.1 18-49

11: Being Janet Jackson (New): 50.3 million/22.4 18-49
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Saturday, August 5:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and will not publish ratings for this night.

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Sunday, August 6- Saturday, August 12, 2017:

Gen-TV was on a planned hiaturs this week, as all series will air their finales next week.

factsoflife

08-16-2017, 06:14 PM

factsoflife

08-19-2017, 01:02 AM

Hollywood Insider Report:
Gen-TV Emmy Profile
"Selling Out & Every Other Weekend"

With just about a month until the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards, Hollywood is in full campaigning mode and Gen-TV is no different. Hollywood Insider is going to spend the next month profiling some of the big contenders; from proven Emmy magnets like "VEEP" hoping to hang onto its awards success to bright and shiny newcomers like Gen-TV's "Selling Out" and "Every Other Weekend" hoping to find themselves named Emmy Winners in September.

On the comedy front, Gen-TV has found a surprising success this season with two freshmen comedies who broke into the Emmy race in grand style. "Selling Out" an absurd fantasy-comedy produced by and co-starring Tina Fey breaks into the race earning nine nominations; including "Outstanding Comedy Series", "Outstanding Writing-Comedy Series" and three nominations for "Outstanding Lead Actress-Comedy Series" for Fey, who plays Rachael, a downtrodden housewife transformed into a glamour queen thanks to the devil's work. Also earning nominations here are Fey's two co-stars, Octavia Spencer playing the devil in human form; and critically acclaimed scene stealer Rachel Dratch as Millie, sister to Fey's Rachael, who has her own hilarious and unexpected dealings with the devil.

Debuting as a mid-season replacement in January, after a highly rated test-episode aired in November 2016, "Selling Out" quickly became the most talked about comedy on TV, leaping into the upper-levels of the Neilsen Ratings and becoming one of the rare comedies on TV to garner both audience appreciation and critical acclaim. Each week as the episodic ratings came in, "Selling Out" defied expectation and grew from its massively successful premiere episode.

Gen-TV is banking on the combination of Tina Fey, high ratings and critical acclaim to garner some Emmy love in September, but "Selling Out" faces a tough road to claim that gold statue. The comedy races are crowded this year, and they face tough competitors like HBO's "VEEP", FX's "Atlanta" and ABC's "Black-ish". In the race for "Outstanding Comedy Series", "Selling Out" competes are those three series, plus ABC's "Modern Family" which earned five consecutive trophies in this race before "VEEP" claimed two trophies; Netflix's "Master of None" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", HBO's "Silicon Valley", who have never won this category; the latter is competing for the fourth time while the former two compete for the second and third time respectively.

The final nominee here is Gen-TV's "Every Other Weekend", a freshmen comedy about a divorced family splitting custody of the children. This comedy though a solid performer was hardly a breakthrough ratings success, and just barely got renewed for a second season, despite no real critical acclaim. It earned a shocking four nominations across the main categories; including nods for Christina Applegate in "Outstanding Leading Actress-Comedy", Kyle Bornheimer in "Oustandingeading Actor-Comedy" and "Outstanding Comedy Series." If the Emmy success of this show is to be figured out, one would guess the appeal has something to do with subject matter that is universally appealing; dealing with family and coming of age. Though the series is technically about the children in the family, it is the four adult leads; nominated Christina Applegate and Kyle Bornheimer, and sadly snubbed Sarah Chalke and Peter Facinelli who are the driving forces of this series, turing in nuanced and memorable performances and creating characters who seem true to life despite writing that is at times outlandish. The one criticism this series has earned is that due to its narrative structure of splitting focus between storylines focused on the kids interacting with each set of parents (Mom; played by Chalke, and her tenant/love interest, played by Bornheimer) and dad and step-mom (played by Facinelli and Applegate) the series often feels like two different shows in one, with often starkly contrasting tones and themes.

The final verdict is that "Every Other Weekend" doesn't seem likely to win any of its four nominations, with stronger competition likely to overshadow it. On the other side, "Selling Out" is in a strong position to grab at least one victory, with Lead Actress being the most likely choice for the series to win for one of its three ladies, if they can defeat reigning champ Julia Louis-Dreyfuss of "Veep", hoping to grab her sixth consecutive win here. The other nominees in this category include Allison Janney ("Mom", CBS), who joins this category after winning twice in Supporting Actress, Tracee Ellis-Ross ("Black-Ish", ABC), the current Golden Globe Winner in this category hoping to claim Emmy gold on her second nomination; Pamela Adlon ("Better Things", FX) a critics favorite on a show little have seen, Ellie Kemper ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", Netflix), hoping her second nod is the one that gets her Emmy gold, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin ("Grace & Frankie", Netflix), Fonda earns her first nod for this role, while Tomlin has earned two previous nods for this role, and lastly, Patti Labelle is a contender for her work on Gen-TV's breakout hit "Mama Knows Best".

Bottom line, is that if Gen-TV wants a win it is likely to be for one of the three ladies from "Selling Out", with Octavia Spencer the hands down favorite of the three.

factsoflife

08-19-2017, 07:33 PM

Gen-TV Networks
Fall 2017 Schedule
Gen-TV Network
Revised on 8/19/17

Gen-TV has revised its schedule for Fall 2017, with changes appearing in BOLD.

The big changes include moving "Mallory's of Jefferson County" back to its Thursday at 10pm timeslot, instead of moving it to Wednesday nights. This displaces "The Plain Land Murders" which will now air at 11pm on Wednesday nights. New drama "Degree of Guilt" moves to Wednesdays at 10pm, instead of airing at 11pm. "Plain Land Murders" will move to Wednesdays at 10pm, and "American Citizen" moves to Thursdays at 11pm.

Sources say these moves were necessitated by the fact that "Mallory's of Jefferson County" will be entering its finals season and the network wanted to capitalize on the increased publicity from that.

Monday:
8pm: Hart of Family (New Earlier Time!)
830: Homecourt Advantage (New Series)
9pm: Say Uncle! (New Series)
930: Threesome
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New Series)
11pm: Malpractice (New Series)

Tuesday:
8pm: The Special Classroom (New Series)
830: Fish Out Of Water (New Series)
9pm: Spaced Out (New Series)
10: Deadly Visions (New Night & Time)
11pm: Cop City (New Night)

Wednesday:

8pm: Making It Work (Now on Wednesday!)
830: Running In Circles
9pm: Sisterly Love
930: Every Other Weekend
10: Degree of Guilt (New Series)
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New Season!)

Thursday:
8pm: Raising Grandma
830: Mama Knows Best
9: The Boss Lady (New Series)
930: Selling Out
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (Final Season)
11pm: American Citizen (New Series)

Friday:
8pm: Outside The Lines
830: Limited Edition (New Series)
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries
10pm: Call & Response (New Series)
11pm: Excessive Force (New Series)

Saturday:
8pm: Your Last Wish (New Series)
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New Series)
10: The Witches of West Side (New Series)
11: Jack of All Trades (New Series)

Sunday:
8pm: Magic School
830: Zendaya
9pm: Unlikely Family (New Night & Time)
930: Awakened (New Series)
10: Shortage (New Series)
11pm: Bedroom Stories (New Series)

yankeesrj12

08-24-2017, 03:51 PM

Monday, August 14th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear slid to 3.12 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.732/0.756

At 10pm, the season finale of Serial jumped to 4.95 million viewers and 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week to tie its season high and finish only a tenth behind last seasons closer. Half hour: 1.302/1.335

Tuesday, August 15th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of The Neighborhood jumped to 7.95 million viewers and 2.3/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week for a new season high (and even with last years finale). Even with a solid uptick, The Neighborhood will finish down about 20% compared to last season. Half hour: 2.245/2.268

At 9pm, the series finale of Miami Medical Examiner upticked to 6.46 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.958/0.644

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines garnered 6.91 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.985/0.994

Wednesday, August 16th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week thirteen of 30 Seconds to Win remained at 5.01 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.813/0.814

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked inched up to 4.96 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.784/0.749

At 10pm, a new episode of They Are Out There descended to 1.75 million viewers and 0.3/2 among adults 18-49, down a tenth to a new series low. Half hour: 0.350/0.338

Thursday, August 17th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family eased to 5.74 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.985

At 830pm, a new episode of UpSelling fell to 5.21 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Unrounded: 0.913

At 9pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers dropped to 4.03 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Unrounded: 0.610

At 930pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine sank to 3.16 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Unrounded: 0.634

At 10pm, a new episode of Second Chance totaled 4.65 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.756/0.761

Friday, August 18th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.94 million (0.314 demo)
830pm - 1.98 million (0.327 demo)
9pm - 2.06 million (0.329 demo)
930pm - 2.17 million (0.342 demo)

At 10pm, the season finale of Life After Prison ended its first season with 4.29 million viewers and 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, even for the third straight week. Half hour: 0.642/0.631

factsoflife

08-26-2017, 11:10 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Weeks of July 31, 2017- August 12, 2017:

Monday, July 31:

"The Mulroney Mysteries" is down a tenth of a point in demos, while "Raising Grandma" surges upward in total viewers. Overall, Gen-TV has a solid night on Monday.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.58 million/7.1 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 24.8 million/6.4 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 22 million/10.4 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 23.5 million/10.3 18-49
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Tuesday, August 1:

Gen-TV returned to their regular schedule on Tuesday, and ratings were down a slight bit overall. "Climb The Pyramid" was up week to week and "The Hardest Goodbye" was down in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 17.4 million/6.3 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 8.3 million/1.4 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 12.3 million/3.2 18-49

11: Cop City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

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Wednesday, August 2:

Gen-TV resumed its regular schedule on Wednesday night and ratings were solid all around. "Trauma Center" was the only series to grow in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 17.8 million/3.5 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 12.4 million/3.1 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 9.2 million/3.3 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 40.3 million/14.2 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 21.3 million/8.3 18-49

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Thursday, August 3:

Ratings for "Celebrity Cooking Battles" skyrocketed with a heavily promoted double elimination episode that cumlinated in a fiery and memorable speech from "Dixie Chick" Natalie Maines as she was eliminated.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 13.2 million/3.8 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 44.2 million/12.4 18-49

10: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, August 4:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of its schedule on Friday, skipping "Sisters" in favor of "Climb The Pyramid" and "Being Janet Jackson". Ratings were solid.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.4 million/6.7 18-49

9pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.4 million/6.8 18-49

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 44.9 million/20.1 18-49

11: Being Janet Jackson (New): 50.3 million/22.4 18-49
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Saturday, August 5:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and will not publish ratings for this night.

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Sunday, August 6- Saturday, August 12, 2017:

Gen-TV was on a planned hiatus this week, as all series will air their finales next week.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, August 13, 2017- Friday, August 25, 2017:

Sunday, August 13:

With "Being Janet Jackson" not airing on Sunday, Gen-TV was down in demos overall and finished third place for the evening. However, "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" did well in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8/6.8 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (New): 13.9/7.2 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (New): 8.2 million/3.2 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (New): 30.1 /5.4 18-49

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Monday, August 14:

Ratings were generally steady week to week, with the largest gain obtained by "The Mulroney Mysteries" inching to a 10.9 in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 16.5 million/7.8 18-40

9pm: Making It Work (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

930: Raising Grandma (New): 22.1 million/6.3 18-49

10: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 18.34 million/10.9 18-49

11: Deadly Visions (New): 24.8 million/10.2 18-49
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Tuesday, August 15:

"Cop City" seems to be on a downward trend, and this could mean trouble for the series in the fall. Series was down significantly in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.8 million/6.5 18-49

9pm: The Hardest Goodbye (New): 8.9 million/1.5 18-49

10: Cop City (New): 10.1 million/2.4 18-49

11: Cop City (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Wednesday, August 16:

"Without Borders" was the champion on Wednesday night, earning a huge bump in demos. "Trauma Center" was steady week to week. "Hart of Family" was down slightly in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.92 million/3.4 18-49

9pm: Hart of Family (New): 12.3 million/3.0 18-49

930: Sisterly Love (New): 8.3 million/3.1 18-49

10: Trauma Center (New): 40.5 million/14.3 18-49

11: Without Borders (New): 27.4 million/12.4 18-49
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Thursday, August 17:

Ratings for "Celebrity Cooking Battles" surged upward as they reached the semi-finals and had multiple eliminations over the course of a special two-hour episode. "Climb The Pyramid' was even in demos, week to week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 14.9 million/3.9 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 52.2 million/15.5 18-49

10: Celebrity Cooking Battles (New): 53.8 million/16.4 18-49

11: The Mallory's of Jefferson County (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Friday, August 18:

"Sisters" returned to the schedule and ratings overall were flat week to week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (New): 15.6 million/7.5 18-49

9pm: Selling Out (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

930: Every Other Weekend (Reruns): Ratings Not Available

10: Being Janet Jackson (New): 40.3 million/19.8 18-49

11: Sisters (New): 20.2 million/12.3 18-49
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Saturday, August 19:

Gen-TV only airs reruns on Saturday and thus ratings are not available.

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Sunday, August 20th:

Gen-TV's Summer Finale got off to a good start with "Climb The Pyramid" and "Love Affair: City Heat" growing week to week, and "Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini" garnering decent returns.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid (Season 1 Finale, New): 23.9 million/10.3 18-49

9pm: Love Affair: City Heat (Season 5 Finale, New): 25.3 million/12.3 18-49

10pm: Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt (Series Finale): 9.1 million/3.4 18-49

11pm: Investigations & Explorations with Leah Remini (Season 1 Finale, New): 22.9 million/ 10.4 18-49

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Monday, August 21:

Finale ratings were strong on Monday, with "Mulroney Mysteries" reaching a series high in total viewers.

8pm: Raising Grandma (Summer Finale--Special 1-hour episode!): 20.3 million/9.2 18-49

9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Summer Finale Part 1 of 3!): 64.4 million/15.6 18-49

10pm: Deadly Visions (Summer Finale!)---- 30.4 million/13.3 18-49

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Tuesday, August 22:

With "The Mulroney Mysteries" lifting them up, Gen-TV was able to place #3 in demos for the night; however ratings for "The Hardest Goodbye" and "Cop City" were weak.

8pm: The Hardest Goodbye (Season 3 Finale): 10.3 million/2.3 18-49

9pm: Cop City (Summer Finale): 8.3 million/3.4 18-49

10pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Summer Finale Part 2 of 3) : 62.3 million/16.7 18-49

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Wednesday, August 23:

Ratings on Wednesday were generally good, but "Trauma Center" surprises and emerges the strongest of Gen-TV's non-Mulroney series on Wed night.

8pm: Hart of Family (Summer Finale!): 18.3 million/3.5 18-49

830: Sisterly Love (Summer Finale): 7.4 million/3.8 18-49

9pm: Trauma Center (Season 3 Finale): 40.3 million/7.3 18-49

10pm: Without Borders (Season 1 Finale): 28.4 million/7.3 18-49

11pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Summer Finale Part 3 of 3): 70.4 million/18.3 18-49

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Thursday, August 24:

Thursday was a big success for Gen-TV, with "Celebrity Cooking Battles" dominating ratings and snagging #1 for the evening in demos and total viewers.

8pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles (Season 2 Finale): 46.9 million/20.1 18-49

9pm: Celebrity Cooking Battles: Season 2 Reunion (New): 13.6 million/10.2 18-49

10pm: Being Janet Jackson (Season 2 Finale, New): 39.5 million/9.5 18-49

11pm: Sisters (Summer Finale, New): 19.3 million/10.3 18-49

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Friday, August 25:

Starting on Friday, Gen-TV is on summer hiatus and original programming will not return until September. Ratings are not going to be published for reruns airing in the summer.

yankeesrj12

08-29-2017, 03:10 PM

Sunday, August 20th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the official network premiere of Six launched to 2.12 million viewers and 0.5/2 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.482/0.464

At 9pm, a new episode of Six slid to 1.85 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.462/0.425

At 10pm, a new episode of Six garnered 1.71 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.419/0.387

Monday, August 21st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Six totaled 1.84 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.456/0.439

At 9pm, a new episode of Six brought in 1.68 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.398/0.385

At 10pm, the season finale of Six finished with 1.79 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.393/0.401

Tuesday, August 22nd Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear notched 3.57 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks Monday episode. Half hour: 0.814/0.823

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines slid to 6.21 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.913/0.935

Wednesday, August 23rd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week fourteen of 30 Seconds to Win dropped to 3.98 million viewers and 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 0.632/0.594

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked slumped to 3.72 million viewers and 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, also down two tenths from last week. Half hour: 0.583/0.589

At 10pm, a new episode of They Are Out There ticked up to 1.81 million viewers and 0.4/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low. Half hour: 0.413/0.375

Thursday, August 24th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family rose to 5.95 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.103

At 830pm, a new episode of UpSelling advanced to 5.87 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Unrounded: 1.099

At 9pm, a new episode of Raising Teenagers remained at 4.11 million viewers and 0.6/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 0.623

At 930pm, a new episode of Friends of Mine bopped up to 3.45 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.712

At 10pm, a new episode of Second Chance posted 4.71 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even for the third week in a row. Half hour: 0.814/0.832

Friday, August 25th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.83 million (0.301 demo)
830pm - 1.84 million (0.304 demo)
9pm - 2.14 million (0.334 demo)
930pm - 2.28 million (0.343 demo)
10pm - 2.56 million (0.375 demo)
103pm - 2.39 million (0.361 demo)

factsoflife

08-31-2017, 07:55 PM

Gen-TV Nabs Big Stars
---Quartet of Movie Stars to headline new drama

Gen-TV's upcoming fall drama "Pretty Big Lies" (currently slated to launch in midseason) just got a pretty huge boost of star power as it has landed four huge movie stars as it principal characters. Gen-TV Studios has confirmed today that they have signed Jennifer Garner, Hillary Swank, Halle Berry, and Jennifer Aniston to co-star in the limited-series soap opera about an upscale gated community in Los Angeles that is home to movie stars, athletes, TV stars, musicians and people from other high profile occupations that is rocked by scandal and murder.

Swank, recently starred in the Gen-TV crime drama "Code of Ethics" which was canceled after one season, her lucrative development deal with Gen-TV also ended, but she quickly accepted an offer to star on this program after reading the script provided to her by a Gen-TV executive. This will be the first time that Gen-TV has worked with Garner or Berry; Aniston previously co-starred on season one of "The Plain Land Murders."

Gen-TV's "Pretty Big Lies" In Big Trouble?
----Mini-Series In Creative Limbo?

Gen-TV Mini-Series "Pretty Big Lies" is supposed air in midseason but it looks like the series is in creative trouble after Gen-TV Executives rejected the scripts for its first three episodes. Sources tell us that Gen-TV has fired the writers responsible for creating the concept of the mini-series and are looking elsewhere for showrunners more in-line with their own vision of what the series might look like.

Hollywood Insider is also hearing that Gen-TV is looking to change out some of its cast also. We are hearing that both Hillary Swank and Jennifer Aniston may be on their way out, as Gen-TV is apparently looking to cast much bigger profile names, with Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence said to be on the networks wish list.

Only time will tell, but it looks like "Pretty Big Lies" may not make it to air by midseason.

factsoflife

09-02-2017, 12:35 AM

yankeesrj12

09-04-2017, 05:19 PM

Sunday, August 27th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the second season premiere of Six notched 1.97 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.431/0.445

At 9pm, a new episode of Six scored 1.95 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.445/0.438

At 10pm, a new episode of Six garnered 1.84 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.435/0.429

Monday, August 28th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Six totaled 1.94 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.456/0.428

At 9pm, a new episode of Six brought in 1.79 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.429/0.399

At 10pm, the season finale of Six finished with 1.96 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.435/0.439

Tuesday, August 29th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a new episode of Living in Fear averaged 3.34 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.819/0.835

At 10pm, a new episode of Bloodlines inched up to 6.58 million viewers and 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.967/0.962

Wednesday, August 30th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week fifteen of 30 Seconds to Win rose to 4.41 million viewers and 0.7/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.698/0.712

At 9pm, a new episode of Locked jumped to 4.68 million viewers and 0.8/2 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Half hour: 0.813/0.819

At 10pm, a new episode of They Are Out There remained at 1.86 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.400/0.387

Thursday, August 31st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Extended Family held with 5.86 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Unrounded: 1.084

At 830pm, a new episode of UpSelling totaled 5.91 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, also even with last week. Unrounded: 1.089

At 9pm, the series finale of Raising Teenagers advanced to 4.58 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.706

At 930pm, the series finale of Friends of Mine finished with 3.96 million viewers and 0.8/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 0.813

At 10pm, a new episode of Second Chance eased to 4.35 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.735/0.704

Friday, September 1st Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.78 million (0.304 demo)
830pm - 1.74 million (0.301 demo)
9pm - 1.79 million (0.306 demo)
930pm - 1.72 million (0.298 demo)
10pm - 1.68 million (0.296 demo)
103pm - 1.67 million (0.293 demo)

factsoflife

09-06-2017, 07:07 PM

Gen-TV Announces Episode Orders:
2017 Episode Orders For Gen-TV

Gen-TV has released a list of how many episodes each of their fall series have been ordered, the list contains some surprises, such as the shockingly short 10-episode order for veteran comedies "Raising Grandma" and "Sisterly Love", though this is possibly due to both series having aired new installments this past summer. Also shocking is the short 7-episode order for "Cop City" which despite struggling this past summer has remained a consistent performer.

The largest episode orders are for "The Mulroney Mysteries" (35), "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" (30) and "Selling Out" (24). The full list below (NOTE: This list excludes series airing at mid-season or that are unscheduled as of now, hence the absence of shows such as "Sisters" and "Trauma Center".)

RETURNING COMEDY:

“Hart of Family” (Season 2)-- 22 episodes (full season)
“Threesome” (Season 5)--- 22 episodes (full season)
“Unlikely Family” (Season 2)--- 19 episodes (full season)
“Making It Work” (Season 5)--- 22 episodes (full season)
“Running In Circles” (Season 3) --- 13-episodes (half-season)
“Sisterly Love” (Season 3)--- 10-episodes (half-season)
“Every Other Weekend” (Season 2)--- 21 episodes (full season)
“Raising Grandma” (Season 3)--- 10-episodes (half-season)
“Mama Knows Best” (Season 2)--- 22 episodes (full season)
“Selling Out” (Season 2)--- 24 episodes (full season)
“Outside The Lines” (Season 2)--- 20 episodes (full season)
“Magic School” (Season 2)--- 22 episodes (full season)
“Zendaya” (Season 2)--- 22 episodes (full season)

RETURNING DRAMA:

“Cop City” (Season 4)--- 7-episodes (half season)
“ The Mallory’s of Jefferson County” (Season 6)--- 30 episodes (full season)
“The Plain Land Murders” (Season 2) --- 18-episodes (full season)
“The Mulroney Mysteries” (Season 2) ---- 35 episodes (full season)
“Deadly Visions” (Season 2)--- 20 episodes (full season)

NEW COMEDY:

A Gen-TV Executive confirms that all freshmen series currently have episode orders between 6 and 13 episodes, with the option of ordering additional episodes if performance warrants it. This is a very common practice.

“Homecourt Advantage” (Season 1) --- 10-episodes
“Say Uncle” (Season 1)--- 6-episodes
“The Special Classroom” (Season 1)--- 10-episodes
“Fish Out Of Water” (Season 1)-- 10-episodes
“The Boss Lady” (Season 1)-- 13-episodes
“Limited Edition” (Season 1) --- 10-episodes
“Highly Functioning Adults” (Season 1)---10-episodes

NEW DRAMA:

“Degree of Guilt” (Season 1)---- 13-episodes
“Your Last Wish” (Season 1)--- 9-episodes
“American Citizen (Season 1)--- 9-episodes
“Awakened” (Season 1)--- 7-episodes
“Jack Of All Trades” (Season 1)--- 13-episodes
“The Witches of West Side” (Season 1)--- 8-episodes
“Call & Response” (Season 1)--- 8-episodes
“Spaced Out” (Season 1)--- 10-episodes

RETURNING REALITY:

“Ask Alyssa” (Season 2)--- 10-episodes

Gen-TV Fall Castings:
--Freshmen Series Castings Announced Late

Gen-TV Network has finally gotten around to confirming casting details for several of its upcoming freshmen series. Gen-TV Vice President Eva Vargas confirmed them in a press release sent out today and said that additional casting details will be revealed later this week. In her statement, she said, “Despite rumors to the contrary Gen-TV hasn’t had a difficult time casting this season, we have simply decided to wait to reveal them until this week.”

The castings include some huge names returning to television such as Patrick Dempsey, Shay Mitchell, Lucy Hale and include some faces familiar to Gen-TV such as Annie Potts.

“Awakened”:

Gen-TV is confirming the cast for this freshmen comedy about a woman (Brit Morgan) who wakes up to discover she’s been in a coma for ten years and her husband (Dan Byrd) has remarried her sister (Shanae Grimes) and she now has a daughter who is a teenager (role still being cast). Annie Potts recurs as the mother of the two sisters.
During development, this series produced two separate pilots, one that was a drama and one that was a comedy, and the comedic one got the pick-up.

“Shortage”:
This stock market drama has completed casting its principal roles and the cast includes TV veterans Zachary Levi and Alexis Bledel, Shay Mitchell, Robert Buckley and Danielle Panabaker. Full character details will be released later this week.

“Bedroom Stories”:
This steamy nighttime soap opera will feature an anthology format with a different story and cast every week. Actors booked for this season include soap opera heavyweights Susan Lucci, Beth Ehlers, Paolo Seganti and TV favorites Heather Locklear, Grant Show, Vanessa Marcil, Pamela Anderson and James Denton.

“Malpractice”:
This legal drama has completed casting its main roles and the big news is that they have cast Patrick Dempsey in the lead role; he will make his return to series television starring as the morally centered owner of a law firm specializing in medical malpractice cases. His supporting cast includes Lucy Hale, Lorraine Toussaint, Lisa Raye McCoy, Raza Jaffrey, Bonnie Somerville, Joanna Garcia Swisher, Kevin Rahm and Matt Long.
“The Special Classroom:”
This unique children’s series will feature puppets from the Muppet workshop playing the special needs students of a special education classroom. The only live actor featured in the series will be Lucy Punch who will play the lovable and compassionate Ms. Lucy.

Additional castings will be revealed later this week.

yankeesrj12

09-11-2017, 02:46 AM

Sunday, September 3rd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the third season premiere of Six notched 1.49 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.398/0.394

At 9pm, a new episode of Six scored 1.43 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.384/0.381

At 10pm, a new episode of Six garnered 1.47 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.387/0.385

Monday, September 4th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Six totaled 1.46 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.374/0.375

At 9pm, a new episode of Six brought in 1.54 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.394/0.413

At 10pm, the season finale of Six finished with 1.65 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.414/0.426

Tuesday, September 5th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, the series finale of Living in Fear bopped up to 3.85 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.913/0.934

At 10pm, the season finale of Bloodlines jumped to 7.03 million viewers and 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 1.130/1.143

Wednesday, September 6th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of 30 Seconds to Win rose to 4.98 million viewers and 0.8/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Half hour: 0.813/0.824

At 9pm, the season finale of Locked ended the season with 4.74 million viewers and 0.8/2 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.803/0.794

At 10pm, a new episode of They Are Out There stood still with 1.67 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Half hour: 0.398/0.354

Thursday, September 7th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of Extended Family rose to 6.06 million viewers and 1.2/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.194

At 830pm, the season finale of UpSellingadvanced to 6.19 million viewers and 1.2/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Unrounded: 1.213

At 9pm, a special episode of Second Chance had 5.47 million viewers and 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last weeks 10 o'clock episode. Unrounded: 0.924

At 10pm, a new episode of Second Chance slid to 4.89 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks episode. Half hour: 0.745/0.739

Friday, September 8th Ratings - YTN
Four episodes of Outdoor Renovation, as follows:
8pm - 1.95 million (0.395 demo)
830pm - 1.98 million (0.401 demo)
9pm - 2.35 million (0.442 demo) <--- one hour season finale

factsoflife

09-13-2017, 05:22 PM

09-13-2017, 05:30 PM

Classics TV not renewing Figure It Out revival

After almost 4 months of consideration, the team over at Classics TV has decided not to renew the Figure It Out revival.

The move, according to the president, was because of low ratings and also due to lack of interest.

Next year, says the president of Classics, we are taking a page from MeTV and doing our own version of The Summer Of Me, but under a different title of course.

yankeesrj12

09-14-2017, 05:51 PM

Monday, September 11th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, the two-hour movie Six: Why Us? wrapped its run with 1.98 million viewers and 0.5/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.492/0.487/0.521/0.513

Tuesday, September 12th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of They Are Out There notched 1.38 million viewers and 0.3/1 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last weeks Wednesday 10 o'clock episode. Half hour: 0.339/0.342

At 9pm, a new episode of They Are Out There garnered 1.57 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.390/0.424

At 10pm, the finale of They Are Out There totaled 1.49 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.431/0.339

Wednesday, September 13th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, the two-hour movie wrap up They Are Out There: Returned closed with 1.52 million viewers and 0.4/1 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.335/0.385/0.401/0.394

Thursday, September 14th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, a special episode of Second Chance dropped to 4.78 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks episode. Half hour: 0.694/0.742

At 10pm, the season finale of Second Chance finished with 4.91 million viewers and 0.7/3 among adults 18-49. Half hour: 0.755/0.729

YTN'S FALL SEASON BEGINS NEXT WEEK!!!

yankeesrj12

09-14-2017, 11:36 PM

REVIEWS OF NEW YTN SERIES
SOCCER STORIES
Average media score: 84/100
High: 100 - "This years best new comedy is a little known gem in Soccer Stories. It's fun, it's witty, and it is all about family. It feels fresh and new."
Low: 55 - "There are problems with Soccer Stories that make it cringe-worthy at times, but it does have a few heartfelt moments too."

I AM REBECCA
Average media score: 46/100
High: 68 - "Love, sadness, and a journey toward adulthood is on the line is this odd new series. Definitely worth the trip to see how it sets itself up over the season, and beyond."
Low: 15 - "I Am Rebecca makes a terrible error in trying to set up too many storylines at once. It will suffer because in one episode, its already a jumbled mess."

MARRIAGE BY DEFAULT
Average media score: 30/100
High: 50 - "Probably three laugh out moments don't hide the fact that the rest is rather bland. Hopefully writers find a better balance, and quick, or it will suffer."
Low: 10 - "The leads fail to have any chemistry, which makes the entire premise of the show amiss. The writing is bland and run of the mill with any other multi-camera comedy on the air. You're better off with anything else."

FAMILY BUSINESS
Average media score: 25/100
High: 45 - "Not great, not terrible. It feels like a generic pilot for any family comedy. A few more episodes to find itself will show the future of it."
Low: 15 - "Yikes, another generic comedy from YTN."

BURGER AND FRIES
Average media score: 15/100
High: 25 - "Among all of the cliches of a burger comedy, the shows fails to miss the point: its a comedy."
Low: 0 - "Skip this years worst new comedy. Not only does Burgers and Fries stink, its awful."

COPS OF BALTIMORE
Average media score: 10/100
High: 25 - "Your run-of-the-mill police procedural. If you enjoy these kinds of shows, you'll love it. If not, don't waste your time."
Low: 0 - "As if Cops of New York hitting a wall isn't enough, writers will try to tackle two shows at once. At the results are as bad as expected."

THE DARK SIDE OF MR. DOUGLAS
Average media score: 0/100
High: 0 - "Horribly confusing, horribly acted, and all around laugh-out-loud-bad, we're not sure if YTN is playing a joke on us or not.
Low: 0 - "New drama The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas may be one of the worst television series to ever grace the small screen. There are zero redeeming qualities for watching more than fifteen minutes other than for a laugh."

factsoflife

09-15-2017, 11:38 AM

Sisters Final Season Teaser
Season 12 Tidbits and Teasers

The twelfth and officially the final season of Gen-TV's smash hit "Sisters" debuts on Friday and it promises to be a massive and memorable season. Executive Producer Monica Firestone says "We aren't resting on our laurels in the final season, this program has a lot of life left in its final year and our characters will be put through the wringer." Indeed, as the season premiere opens, our title sisters will find themselves in a very dark place, literally as they deal with a hurricane that is headed directly towards them. Given real life events that happened recently, this storyline could easily feel manipulative and exploitive; if not insensitive, but as Firestone explains "we were pretty far along in the filming process of this season when the devastating hurricanes in Texas and Florida hit; but we responded to those situations by making some edits in post-production that will make the storyline easier to deal with." "It also helps that even before those events took place we had very few shots of the actual hurricane." "Most of the season will take place after the storm." "We will also be airing a warning before each episode of the season, to warn people that given the recent events this storyline might be too much for some people."

However dark the first episode may be, Firestone promises "a lighter season than in recent past, tonally. Nobody is going to die." Last season saw the death of three characters, Hannah (Lisa Nicole Carson), Evelyn (Jennifer Finnigan) and Dianne (Paula Devicq). Firestone previews "Nobody will die this season, I don't think our audience can take that this year, but the characters will have to deal with some emotional devastation following the hurricane." It seems in particular, that Emily (Maura West) will be dealing with a lot of loss as she losses her house in the hurricane and having to move in with Carly (Elisabeth Rohm).

Other highlights of this season will be Anne (Charlotte Ross) and her adoptive mother, Margie (Tyne Daly) becoming members of gamblers anonymous and helping others deal with their addictions. Romance will also be on the table for Carly, as she has her first major romantic storyline in years. Firestone explains "Carly has sort of been on the backburner the last several years as other storylines took precedent but this year she has one heck of a storyline as she deals with romance in an unexpected way."

You should also expect to see brief visits from Sherry Stringfield as Sheila, Esai Morales as Lawrence and Ming-Na Wen as Dr. Novick. Lastly, Firestone says a treat started in season one will be fulfilled, as the original cast of NBC's "Sisters" will all make special cameos. Swoosie Kurtz, Sela Ward, Patricia Kalember, Julianne Phillips, Jo Anderson and Sheila Kelley will all pop up at some point. Several of these actresses did appear in season one as their characters from NBC's "Sisters", and Sela Ward had a recurring role as a different character in season seven.

factsoflife

09-18-2017, 12:06 AM

Congrats to Gen-TV's Emmy Nominees!
-Gen-TV nabs over 40 Emmy nominations
A Hollywood Now Report

Including various technical and creative arts categories, Gen-TV Studios grabbed over 40 nominations for the 67th Annual Emmy Awards says newly minted Vice President of the studio, Eva Vargas. Below is a full list of this year's nominees in the major categories, with Gen-TV's nominations in BOLD print. (Including Hollywood Now's commentary on the noms).

Outstanding Comedy Series:

Atlanta, FX Networks
VEEP, HBO
Blackish, ABC
Master of None, Netflix
Modern Family, ABC
Silicon Valley, HBO
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Every Other Weekend, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

"Selling Out" has been a stand-out for Gen-TV all season long; so it is no surprise to see this Tina Fey comedy competing here. It'll be interesting to see it compete against Tina's Netflix show, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt". Even though both are probably going to lose out to FX's "Atlanta" or ABC's "Black-ish" which have dominated the critical pool this season.

Our odds on favorite to win is "Black-Ish", with "VEEP" on its heels.

Meanwhile, it is something of a surprise to see "Every Other Weekend" grab a nomination. It was just barely renewed for a second season and has generated very little critical support.

Lead Actor, Comedy Series:

Anthony Anderson, Blackish, ABC
Aziz Ansari, Master of None, Netflix
Donald Glover, Atlanta, FX
Zach Galifianakis , Baskets, FX
William H. Macy, Shameless, Showtime
Jeffery Tambor, Transparent, Amazon
Steve Schirippa, Peretti Rules, Gen-TV Network
Kyle Bornheimer, Every Other Weekend, Gen-TV Network
Chris Parnell, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

The surprise here was Steve Schirippa for "Peretti Rules", a show that wasn't well received by the public and was canceled quickly. Also surprising it the success of "Every Other Weekend", and a nomination for Bornheimer. Chris Parnell for "Selling Out" is a strong contender and could easily win this category. His work is the most traditionally comedic which could give him a leg-up, over the more serious nominees.

However, our odds on favorite to win is Donald Glover.

Lead Actress, Comedy Series:

Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Veep, HBO
Allison Janney, Mom, CBS
Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish, ABC
Pamela Adlon, Better Things, FX
Elie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Jane Fonda, Grace & Frankie, Netflix
Lily Tomlin, Grace & Frankie, Netflix
Christina Applegate, Every Other Weekend, Gen-TV Network
Octavia Spencer, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Rachel Dratch, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Tina Fey, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Patti Labelle, Mama Knows Best, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

What a crowded category we have here. We also have a trend with Gen-TV's "Selling Out" and "Every Other Weekend" grabbing four slots in total. The Academy clearly responded to "Selling Out" with nods for its three leading ladies, Tina Fey, Octavia Spencer and Rachel Dratch. And Christina Applegate represents "Every Other Weekend" while co-star Sarah Chalke is snubbed in favor of Patti Labelle from "Mama Knows Best."

Our favorite to win here is Tracee Ellis Ross, but Octavia Spencer is a close second.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:

Louie Anderson, Baskets, FX
Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Tony Hale, Veep, HBO
Matt Walsh, Veep, HBO
Alec Baldwin, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Ken Marino, Sisterly Love, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Alec Baldwin competes against himself in this category, earning nods for "Saturday Night Live" and "Selling Out." However, we believe he'll win for SNL. Nipping at his heels is Louie Anderson, who won last year. Gen-TV's other nominee is Ken Marino from "Sisterly Love"; a worthy but completely random choice.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:

Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Judith Light, Transparent, Amazon
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent, Amazon
Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO
Swoosie Kurtz, Desperately Amy, Gen-TV Network
Roseanne Barr, Going South, Gen-TV Network
Lisa Bonet, Mama Knows Best, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

In this category, we have three SNL ladies competing against two from Amazon's Transparent. For Gen-TV we have three nominees from rapidly different series. Roseanne gets a stunning surprise nod for "Going South"; the lowest-rated series of the season and the first canceled. Swoosie Kurt, a beloved veteran actress nabs a nod for her work on the acclaimed, but unpopular with viewers, "Desperately Amy" while Lisa Bonet, earns a nod for "Mama Knows Best". She was nominated in 1986 for "The Cosby Show."

Our favorite to win is Kate McKinnon. But we are glad to see nominations for Vanessa Bayer and Leslie Jones as well.

Directing, Comedy Series:

Atlanta, FX
-Donald Glover (Episode Title "B.A.N.")

Silicon Valley, HBO
-Jamie Babbit (Episode Title "Intellectual Property")

Silicon Valley, HBO
--Mike Judge (Episode Title "Server Error")

Veep, HBO
---Morgan Sackett (Episode Title "Blurb")

Veep, HBO
---David Mandel (Episode Title "Groundbreaking")

Veep, HBO
--Dale Stern (Episode Title "Justice")

Molly Says, Gen-TV Network
--Molly Shannon & Jayne Everett (Episode Title "Finale")

Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
--Robert Carlock (Episode Title "The Devil Wears K-Mart")

Every Other Weekend, Gen-TV Network
---Emilia Tiverton (Episode Title "Spring Break 2016")

COMMENTARY:

"Molly Says" grabs a nomination for its series finale, which we thought would have been forgotten by voters by now. And no surprise, the premiere episodes of "Every Other Weekend" and "Selling Out" continue the trend for Gen-TV today. However, we think "VEEP" will win for David Mandel.

Writing, Comedy Series:

Atlanta, FX
---Donald Glover (Episode Title "B.A.N.")

Atlanta, FX
--Stephen Glover (Episode Title "Streets on Lock")

Master of None, Netflix
--Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe (Episode Title "Thanksgiving")

Silicon Valley, HBO
-Alec Berg (Episode Title "Success Failure")

Veep, HBO
--Billy Kimball (Episode Title "Georgia")

Veep, HBO
--David Mandel (Episode Title "Groundbreaking")

Raising Grandma, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Cancer Scare")
--Millicent Fairchild, Freddie Chandler and Jackee Harry

Selling Out, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Judgement Day")
-Tina Fey, Robert Carlock

Suddenly Single, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Birthday Surprise")
---Jenji Kohan, Iliza Schlesinger

COMMENTARY:

Talk about a surprise batch of nominees! "Suddenly Single" and "Raising Grandma" grab nominations; alongside "Selling Out" and a group of more acclaimed streaming series. The nod for "Suddenly Single" would seemingly be due to the respect of its co-creator Jenji Kohan. That series though acclaimed didn't last long. We really have no idea why "Raising Grandma" got nominated, except that they submitted a strong episode for voters to view. The episode concerned Jackee Harry's character dealing with a breast cancer scare.

The odds on favorite here is Atlanta.

Outstanding Drama Series:

This Is Us, NBC
Westworld, HBO
Better Call Saul, AMC
House of Cards, Netflix
The Crown, Netflix
Stranger Things, Netflix
The Handmaids Tale, Hulu
Finding Home, Showtime
Cop City, Gen-TV Network
The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Trauma Center, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

These nominees are the one's we all predicted last month, with the exception of Gen-TV's "The Malones", which nobody saw as a contender due to its low viewership. "Cop City" has been Gen-TV's surprise prestige drama for awhile now, and "Trauma Center" has been picking up steam. However, our favorite is "The Handmaids Tale", with "This Is Us" falling just behind. Gen-TV Studios Produced drama "Finding Home" also lands on the list, though it airs on Showtime.

Lead Actor, Drama Series:

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul, AMC
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Netflix
Liev Schriber, Ray Donovan, Showtime
Matthew Rhys, The Americans, FX
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us, NBC
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us, NBC
Anthony Hopkins, Westworld, HBO
Chris Pine, Mallory's of Jefferson County, Gen-TV Network
Matt Czurchy, The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Bailey Chase, Code of Ethics, Gen-TV Network
Nathan Fillon, The Mulroney Mysteries, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Chris Pine grabs a nod, for what very well could be his final season on "Mallory's" if contract talks don't resume soon. However, it is Matt Czurchy for "The Malones" who gets our attention for submitting a very baity scene featuring his character having a mental breakdown. Bailey Chase is the oddity here, as his role was woefully underwritten. Nathan Fillon gets a nod mostly due to the strong ratings for his series. Our favorite to win is Milo Ventimigla.

Lead Actress, Drama Series:

Robin Wright, House of Cards, Netflix
Keri Russell, The Americans, FX
Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder, ABC
Claire Foy, The Crown, Netflix
Elizabeth Moss, The Handmaids Tale, Hulu
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld, HBO
Susan Sarandon, Finding Home, Showtime
Susan Sullivan, The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Charlotte Ross, Sisters, Gen-TV Network
Audra McDonald, The Hardest Goodbye, Gen-TV Network
Gena Rowlands, The Mallory's of Jefferson County, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

A very strong and deserving group of nominees However, Claire Foy is the favorite hands down. Susan Sullivan earns a nomination for "The Malones", and wisely submitted the season premiere which set-up the series. She is a strong contender. Charlotte Ross, Audra McDonald and Gena Rowlands make-up Gen-TV's other nominees; and are all worthy. Susan Sarandon also grabs a nod for "Finding Home" which is produced by Gen-TV Studios.

Supporting Actor, Drama:

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul, AMC
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland, Showtime
Michael Kelly, House of Cards, Netflix
David Harbour, Stranger Things, Netflix
John Lithgow, The Crown, Netflix
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us, NBC
Jeffery Wright, Westworld, HBO
Chris Cooper, Finding Home, Showtime
Henry Czerny, The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Donald Sutherland, The Mallory's of Jefferson County, Gen-TV Network
Lou Diamond Phillips, Cop City, Gen-TV Network
Dennis Franz, Sisters, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Voters clearly took to "The Malones" more than viewers did as it earns another nomination here for Henry Czerny, while "Mallory's" grabs a nod for Donald Sutherland. Lou Diamond Phillips earns a nod for "Cop City" and "Sisters" earns a nomination for new cast member Dennis Franz, who did fantastic work supporting Tyne Daly. The odds on favorite to win is Ron Cephas Jones. "Finding Home" seems to have hit with voters, as Chris Cooper earns a nod for his work on the series which is produced by Gen-TV Studios.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series:

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black, Netflix
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things, Netflix
Ann Dowd, The Handmaids Tale, Hulu
Samira Wiley, The Handmaids Tale, Hulu
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us, NBC
Carrie Preston, Finding Home, Showtime
Thandie Newton, Westworld, HBO
Tyne Daly, Sisters, Gen-TV Network
Kim Cattrall, The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Dana Delany, The Malones, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Tyne Daly is the most award actress in Emmy history, and could earn another trophy for her incredible work on "Sisters." In her role, she played a recovering alcoholic who confronts the adopted daughter who abandoned her for her birth family; who also becomes addicted to gambling. In the episode submitted, Daly's character deals with the aftermath of her gambling addiction being revealed as she is arrested for theft and begs her family for forgiveness.

Two nods for "The Malones" for Kim Cattrall and Dana Delany, who got in on the strength of their submissions. Delany's episode involves her character finally revealing a nearly season-long scam where she was pretending to be in love with Perry King's character but was really undercover as a journalist trying to get a story on him. Cattrall's episode involved her character confronting the homophobic father of her son, on his behalf. The moving sequence featured an impressive 3 1/2 minute monologue and passionate performance.

Lastly, Carrie Preston lands a nod for her work on "Finding Home", produced by Gen-TV Studios.

However, the hands down favorite to win this one is Chrissy Metz.

Directing, Drama Series:

Better Call Saul, AMC
--Vince Gilligan (Episode Title "Witness")

Homeland, Showtime
Lesli Linka Glatter (Episode Title "America First")

Stranger Things, Netflix (Episode Title "Chapter One: The Vanishing Of Will Byers")
---The Duffer Brothers

The Crown, Netflix (Episode Title: "Hyde Park Corner")
---Stephen Daldry

The Handmaids Tale, Hulu (Episode Title "Offered" aka "Pilot")
--Reed Morano

The Handmaids Tale, Hulu (Episode Title "The Bridge")
-Kate Dennis

Westworld, HBO (Episode Title "The Bicameral Mind")
--Jonathan Nolan

Grand Champion, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Spring Practice: Day One")
---Stephen Soderberg

The Malones, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Homecoming Part 1")
---John Tram

Hollywood Law, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "The Fade Out")
---John McGinty Cleavers

COMMENTARY:

Another surprise batch of nominees from Gen-TV here; with "The Malones" grabbing a nomination for its mid-season finale, and "Hollywood Law" grabbing a nomination for its series finale. "Grand Champion" gets in for its director, Stephen Soderberg, and nothing more. We believe that "The Crown" is the favorite here.

Outstanding Writing, Drama Series:

Better Call Saul, AMC (Episode Title "Chicanery")
---Gordon Smith

Stranger Things, Netflix ("Chapter One: The Vanishing Of Will Byers")
--The Duffer Brothers

The Americans, FX (Episode Title "The Soviet Divison")
---Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg

The Crown, Netflix (Episode Title "Assassins")
---Peter Morgan

The Handmaids Tale, Hulu (Episode Title "Offered" aka "Pilot")
---Bruce Miller

Westworld, HBO (Episode Title "The Bicameral Man")
---Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan

The Hardest Goodbye, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "When Prayers Aren't Answered")
---Sarah Smiley Matherson, Megan Ludwick

The Mallory's of Jefferson County, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "So Long, My Sweet Mother")
---Gabrielle Gifford & John Tram

The Malones, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Homecoming, Part 2")
---John Tram, Gordon G. Licht

Law & Order: Immigration, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Detained")
---Dick Wolf, Antonia Markum

COMMENTARY

The most shocking nomination here is the inclusion of "Law & Order: Immigration" which seems to be motivated by a political stance some voters are taking. It doesn't stand a chance at winning; and the more deserving nominations for Gen-TV go to "The Malones" and its mothership, "Mallory's of Jefferson County." We are also glad to see that "The Hardest Goodbye" grabbed a spot as well. However, the favorite to win is "The Crown."

Outstanding Structured Reality Program:

Antiques Roadshow, PBS
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, Food Network
Fixer Upper, HGTV
Lip Synch Battle, Spike TV
Shark Tank, ABC
Who Do You Think You Are?, TLC
Bizarre Jobs, Gen-TV Network
Ty Tells All, Gen-TV Studios
The Bidding War, Gen-TV Studios

COMMENTARY:

Gen-TV earned three nominations here, with "Ty Tells All" being the odd duck. We believe the winner here will be "Antiques Roadshow."

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:

Born This Way, A&E
The Deadliest Catch, Discovery Channel
Gaycation with Ellen Page, Viceland
Intervention, A&E
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, Youtube
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, CNN
Soapless: Life After Daytime, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Gen-TV gets a surprise nomination for its documentary about former daytime soap stars. However, it will likely lose to "RuPaul's Drag Race."

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

American Ninja Warrior, NBC
Project Runway, Lifetime
The Voice, NBC
Top Chef, Bravo
The Amazing Race, CBS
RuPaul's Drag Race, VH1
Celebrity Cooking Battles, Gen-TV Network
Man Seeking Man, Gen-TV Network

COMMENATRY:

Gen-TV's two worthy nominees will most likely lose out to "The Voice."

Outstanding Variety/Talk Series:

Full Frontal w/Samantha Bee, TBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO
Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO
The Late Late Show with James Corden, CBS
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS
Ask Alyssa, Gen-TV Network
NightCap featuring Gio Benitez, Gen-TV Network
In The News with Janeane Garofalo, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

We think that Samantha Bee is going to take this, but we are proud of Gen-TV's three nominations.

Outstanding Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Series:

RuPaul Charles, RuPaul's Drag Race, VH1
Alec Baldwin, Match Game, ABC
Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoops Potluck Dinner, VH1
Gordon Ramsay, Masterchef Junior, FOX
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Lifetime
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, CNN
Janeane Garofalo, In The News with Janeane Garofalo, Gen-TV Network
Keith Olbermann, Hourly News with Keith Olbermann, Gen-TV Network
Alyssa Milano, Ask Alyssa, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

We'll keep this short; Alec Baldwin, RuPaul or Janeane Garofalo will be the winner here, maybe even a tie. Our personal choice would be RuPaul.

Gen-TV's 2017 Emmy Tallies
---Big Winners Include "Selling Out" and "The Malones"

Gen-TV was a major winner at the 2017 Emmy's snagging 10 trophies across the main categories. The biggest winners were "The Malones" and "Selling Out."

Here is the complete tally of Gen-TV's 2017 Emmy Awards Performance in each of their nominated categories.

Outstanding Comedy Series:

Atlanta, FX Networks
VEEP, HBO
Blackish, ABC
Master of None, Netflix
Modern Family, ABC
Silicon Valley, HBO
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Every Other Weekend, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

In a shocking tie with HBO's "VEEP", Gen-TV's darling "Selling Out" was crowned a co-winner as "Best Comedy Series". Produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock et al., this wacky comedy about a woman who literally works for the devil beat out heavy competition including Fey's Netflix series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt".

Lead Actor, Comedy Series:

Anthony Anderson, Blackish, ABC
Aziz Ansari, Master of None, Netflix
Donald Glover, Atlanta, FX
Zach Galifianakis , Baskets, FX
William H. Macy, Shameless, Showtime
Jeffery Tambor, Transparent, AmazonSteve Schirippa, Peretti Rules, Gen-TV Network
Kyle Bornheimer, Every Other Weekend, Gen-TV Network
Chris Parnell, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Gen-TV lost out in this category, as all three of Gen-TV's nominees lost of Donald Glover of FX's "Atlanta."

Lead Actress, Comedy Series:

Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Veep, HBO
Allison Janney, Mom, CBS
Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish, ABC
Pamela Adlon, Better Things, FX
Elie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Jane Fonda, Grace & Frankie, Netflix
Lily Tomlin, Grace & Frankie, Netflix
Christina Applegate, Every Other Weekend, Gen-TV Network
Octavia Spencer, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Rachel Dratch, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Tina Fey, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Patti Labelle, Mama Knows Best, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Julia Louis-Dreyfuss won her 7th consecutive Emmy for playing VEEP's Selina Meyer, and none of Gen-TV's nominees won this category.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:

Louie Anderson, Baskets, FX
Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Titus Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Tony Hale, Veep, HBO
Matt Walsh, Veep, HBO
Alec Baldwin, Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
Ken Marino, Sisterly Love, Gen-TV Network[

COMMENTARY:

In a surprising outcome Alec Baldwin tied with himself as he wins for both "Saturday Night Live" and Gen-TV's "Selling Out." A stunned Baldwin was nearly speechless and simply said "Oh----(Expletive)---."

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:

Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Judith Light, Transparent, Amazon
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent, Amazon
Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO
Swoosie Kurtz, Desperately Amy, Gen-TV Network
Roseanne Barr, Going South, Gen-TV Network
Lisa Bonet, Mama Knows Best, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Kate McKinnon of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" won this award.

Directing, Comedy Series:

Atlanta, FX
-Donald Glover (Episode Title "B.A.N.")

Silicon Valley, HBO
-Jamie Babbit (Episode Title "Intellectual Property")

Silicon Valley, HBO
--Mike Judge (Episode Title "Server Error")

Veep, HBO
---Morgan Sackett (Episode Title "Blurb")

Veep, HBO
---David Mandel (Episode Title "Groundbreaking")

Veep, HBO
--Dale Stern (Episode Title "Justice")

Molly Says, Gen-TV Network
--Molly Shannon & Jayne Everett (Episode Title "Finale")

Selling Out, Gen-TV Network
--Robert Carlock (Episode Title "The Devil Wears K-Mart")

Every Other Weekend, Gen-TV Network
---Emilia Tiverton (Episode Title "Spring Break 2016")

COMMENTARY:

In this category, multiple winners are common and in this case Gen-TV's "Selling Out" was a co-winner alongside FX's "Atlanta."

Writing, Comedy Series:

Atlanta, FX
---Donald Glover (Episode Title "B.A.N.")

Atlanta, FX
--Stephen Glover (Episode Title "Streets on Lock")

Master of None, Netflix
--Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe (Episode Title "Thanksgiving")

Silicon Valley, HBO
-Alec Berg (Episode Title "Success Failure")

Veep, HBO
--Billy Kimball (Episode Title "Georgia")

Veep, HBO
--David Mandel (Episode Title "Groundbreaking")

Raising Grandma, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Cancer Scare")
--Millicent Fairchild, Freddie Chandler and Jackee Harry

Selling Out, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Judgement Day")
-Tina Fey, Robert Carlock

Suddenly Single, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Birthday Surprise")
---Jenji Kohan, Iliza Schlesinger

COMMENTARY:

Like the directing category, co-winners are common among the Writing category, and in this case Gen-TV's "Selling Out" was a co-winner with Netflix's "Master of None."

Outstanding Drama Series:

This Is Us, NBC
Westworld, HBO
Better Call Saul, AMC
House of Cards, Netflix
The Crown, Netflix
Stranger Things, Netflix
The Handmaids Tale, Hulu
Finding Home, Showtime
Cop City, Gen-TV Network
The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Trauma Center, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

There was no tie here, HULU's "The Handmaids Tale" was crowned Outstanding Drama Series.

Lead Actor, Drama Series:

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul, AMC
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards, Netflix
Liev Schriber, Ray Donovan, Showtime
Matthew Rhys, The Americans, FX
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us, NBC
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us, NBC
Anthony Hopkins, Westworld, HBO
Chris Pine, Mallory's of Jefferson County, Gen-TV Network
Matt Czurchy, The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Bailey Chase, Code of Ethics, Gen-TV Network
Nathan Fillon, The Mulroney Mysteries, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Matt Czurchy of Gen-TV's "The Malones" emerged as a surprise winner in Lead Actor for his work on "The Malones", which itself was a surprise nominee in many categories despite being nearly unanimously considered a commercial failure.

Lead Actress, Drama Series:

Robin Wright, House of Cards, Netflix
Keri Russell, The Americans, FX
Viola Davis, How To Get Away With Murder, ABC
Claire Foy, The Crown, Netflix
Elizabeth Moss, The Handmaids Tale, Hulu
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld, HBO
Susan Sarandon, Finding Home, Showtime
Susan Sullivan, The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Charlotte Ross, Sisters, Gen-TV Network
Audra McDonald, The Hardest Goodbye, Gen-TV Network
Gena Rowlands, The Mallory's of Jefferson County, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Susan Sullivan of Gen-TV's "The Malones" was crowned the winner as Outstanding Lead Actress, beating out numerous fantastic performers.

Supporting Actor, Drama:

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul, AMC
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland, Showtime
Michael Kelly, House of Cards, Netflix
David Harbour, Stranger Things, Netflix
John Lithgow, The Crown, Netflix
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us, NBC
Jeffery Wright, Westworld, HBO
Chris Cooper, Finding Home, Showtime
Henry Czerny, The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Donald Sutherland, The Mallory's of Jefferson County, Gen-TV Network
Lou Diamond Phillips, Cop City, Gen-TV Network
Dennis Franz, Sisters, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

In perhaps the most shocking victory of the evening, Donald Sutherland won Supporting Actor for his work on "The Mallory's of Jefferson County."

Supporting Actress, Drama Series:

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black, Netflix
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things, Netflix
Ann Dowd, The Handmaids Tale, Hulu
Samira Wiley, The Handmaids Tale, Hulu
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us, NBC
Carrie Preston, Finding Home, Showtime
Thandie Newton, Westworld, HBO
Tyne Daly, Sisters, Gen-TV Network
Kim Cattrall, The Malones, Gen-TV Network
Dana Delany, The Malones, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Ann Dowd of "The Handmaids Tale" was the winner in this category.

Directing, Drama Series:

Better Call Saul, AMC
--Vince Gilligan (Episode Title "Witness")

Homeland, Showtime
Lesli Linka Glatter (Episode Title "America First")

Stranger Things, Netflix (Episode Title "Chapter One: The Vanishing Of Will Byers")
---The Duffer Brothers

The Crown, Netflix (Episode Title: "Hyde Park Corner")
---Stephen Daldry

The Handmaids Tale, Hulu (Episode Title "Offered" aka "Pilot")
--Reed Morano

The Handmaids Tale, Hulu (Episode Title "The Bridge")
-Kate Dennis

Westworld, HBO (Episode Title "The Bicameral Mind")
--Jonathan Nolan

Grand Champion, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Spring Practice: Day One")
---Stephen Soderberg

The Malones, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Homecoming Part 1")
---John Tram

Hollywood Law, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "The Fade Out")
---John McGinty Cleavers

COMMENTARY:

The two co-winners here were HULU's "The Handmaids Tale" and Gen-TV's "The Malones", in a very confounding victory.

Outstanding Writing, Drama Series:

Better Call Saul, AMC (Episode Title "Chicanery")
---Gordon Smith

Stranger Things, Netflix ("Chapter One: The Vanishing Of Will Byers")
--The Duffer Brothers

The Americans, FX (Episode Title "The Soviet Divison")
---Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg

The Crown, Netflix (Episode Title "Assassins")
---Peter Morgan

The Handmaids Tale, Hulu (Episode Title "Offered" aka "Pilot")
---Bruce Miller

Westworld, HBO (Episode Title "The Bicameral Man")
---Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan

The Hardest Goodbye, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "When Prayers Aren't Answered")
---Sarah Smiley Matherson, Megan Ludwick

The Mallory's of Jefferson County, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "So Long, My Sweet Mother")
---Gabrielle Gifford & John Tram

The Malones, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Homecoming, Part 2")
---John Tram, Gordon G. Licht

Law & Order: Immigration, Gen-TV Network (Episode Title "Detained")
---Dick Wolf, Antonia Markum

COMMENTARY

Another case of multiple winners in the writing category, this time the co-winners were Gen-TV's "The Malones" and Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale."

Outstanding Structured Reality Program:

Antiques Roadshow, PBS
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, Food Network
Fixer Upper, HGTV
Lip Synch Battle, Spike TV
Shark Tank, ABC
Who Do You Think You Are?, TLC
Bizarre Jobs, Gen-TV Network
Ty Tells All, Gen-TV Studios
The Bidding War, Gen-TV Studios

COMMENTARY:

Gen-TV went home empty handed here, losing to ABC's "Shark Tank."

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:

Born This Way, A&E
The Deadliest Catch, Discovery Channel
Gaycation with Ellen Page, Viceland
Intervention, A&E
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked, Youtube
United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, CNN
Soapless: Life After Daytime, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

Gen-TV went home empty handed here, losing to "United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell."

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

American Ninja Warrior, NBC
Project Runway, Lifetime
The Voice, NBC
Top Chef, Bravo
The Amazing Race, CBS
RuPaul's Drag Race, VH1
Celebrity Cooking Battles, Gen-TV Network
Man Seeking Man, Gen-TV Network

COMMENATRY:

Gen-TV lost out to "The Voice" here.

Outstanding Variety/Talk Series:

Full Frontal w/Samantha Bee, TBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO
Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO
The Late Late Show with James Corden, CBS
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS
Ask Alyssa, Gen-TV Network
NightCap featuring Gio Benitez, Gen-TV Network
In The News with Janeane Garofalo, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" won this category, defeating all of Gen-TV's nominees.

Outstanding Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Series:

RuPaul Charles, RuPaul's Drag Race, VH1
Alec Baldwin, Match Game, ABC
Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoops Potluck Dinner, VH1
Gordon Ramsay, Masterchef Junior, FOX
Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Lifetime
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, CNN
Janeane Garofalo, In The News with Janeane Garofalo, Gen-TV Network
Keith Olbermann, Hourly News with Keith Olbermann, Gen-TV Network
Alyssa Milano, Ask Alyssa, Gen-TV Network

COMMENTARY:

RuPaul Charles was the solo winner here, defeating all three of Gen-TV's nominees.

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09-18-2017, 12:26 AM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:
First Three Nights of Fall 2017
Sunday, September 10-Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Sunday, September 10:

Gen-TV's comedies return stronger than ever, with "Magic School" down only .21% over last fall's premiere (in total viewers) and down only .02% in demos. "Zendaya" returns with minimal losses as well. "Unlikely Family" returns down 20% in total viewers, but up by 5% in demos.

Series Premiere of "Awakened" debuts to 10.4 million and 4.3 in demos, a solid start, but hardly a breakout success. "Shortage" debuts to soft numbers, 8.4 million/3.1, and settles for last place in its timeslot. While, "Bedroom Stories" is a total bust with 6.21/3.1 18-49.

8pm: Magic School (Season Premiere; New): 18.5 million/5.3 18-49
830: Zendaya (Season Premiere; New): 23.2 million/6.5 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (Season Premiere, New): 18.7 million/6.6 18-49
930: Awakened (Series Premiere, New): 10.4 million/4.3 18-49
10: Shortage (Series Premiere, New): 8.4 million/3.1 18-49
11pm: Bedroom Stories (Series Premiere, New): 6.21 million/3.1 18-49
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Monday, September 11:

Gen-TV's second night of the season was filled with ups and downs. On the positive side, "Hart of Family" returns with huge increases across the board over last fall's series premiere, and on-par with their season finale. "Homecourt Advantage" starring Nick Cannon debuts to strong numbers, while "Highly Functioning Adults" surprises with a very strong premiere, nearly doubling the estimated audience for that show.

On the negative side, "Say Uncle" starring John Stamos is an immediate let-down, drawing only 7.3 million/3.1 18-49. Legal drama "Malpractice" debuts to mild numbers, settling for last place in the 11pm timeslot.

8pm: Hart of Family (Season Premiere, New): 21.3 million/6.3 18-49
830: Homecourt Advantage (Series Premiere, New): 19.3 million/4.8 18-49
9pm: Say Uncle! (Series Premiere, New): 7.3 million/3.1 18-49
930: Threesome (Season Premiere, New): 9.4 million/4.3 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (Series Premiere, New): 14.3 million/5.5 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (Series Premiere, New): 9.4 million/3.2 18-49
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Tuesday, September 12:

Gen-TV Tuesday was a big success, with returning series "Deadly Visions" on-par with its typical performance, and losing only a moderate amount in demos. "The Special Classroom" may be the source of controversy among some educators, but it drew a larger audience, and did exceptional in demos.

The two big let-downs were "Cop City" down significantly from last fall, and "Spaced Out" which debuts to lower than expected numbers.

8pm: The Special Classroom (Series Premiere, New): 23.1 million/7.2 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (Series Premiere, New): 18.2 million/5.2 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (Series Premiere, New): 7.5 million/4.3 18-49
10: Deadly Visions (Season Premiere, New): 23.3 million/6.9 18-49
11pm: Cop City (Season Premiere, New) 10.3 million/4.1 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings Report:
Wednesday, September 13-Sunday, September 17, 2017:

Wednesday, September 13:

It was a huge night for Gen-TV as "Degree of Guilt" debuted to large demos and "The Plain Land Murders" ranked as Wednesday's #1 rated series overall. Among comedies, "Every Other Weekend" showed signs of growth and "Making It Work' was steady overall.

8pm: Making It Work (Season Premiere, New): 18.5 million/3.8 18-49
830: Running In Circles (Season Premiere, New): 12.3 million/3.7 18-49
9pm: Sisterly Love (Season Premiere, New): 8.3 million/2.4 18-49
930: Every Other Weekend (Season Premiere, New): 23.2 million/4.5 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt (Season Premiere, New): 24.5 million/7.2 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (Season Premiere, New): 28.3 million/8.8 18-49

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Thursday, September 14:

Thursday was a huge success, as Gen-TV puts on the books its largest thursday ever! Series premiere of "The Boss Lady" is an out of the box smash hit, while "American Citizen" debuts to largest-ever numbers of the season trouncing everything else that has aired so far. Final season premiere of "Mallory's" is a runaway hit as well.

8pm: Raising Grandma (Season Premiere, New): 13.3 million/5.6 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (Season Premiere, New): 12.5 million/5.5 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (Series Premiere, New): 20 million/4.3 18-49
930: Selling Out (Season Premiere, New): 30.5 million/8.3 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (Season Premiere, New): 100 million/10.2 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (Series Premiere, New): 63.3 million/12.9 18-49

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Friday, September 15:

Thanks to "The Mulroney Mysteries" and new series "Limited Edition", Gen-TV Friday wasn't a total disaster. As both those series debut to fantastic numbers, while new series "Call & Response" and "Excessive Force" debut to tiny demos.

8pm: Outside The Lines (Season Premiere, New): 7.4 million/2.5 18-49
830: Limited Edition (Series Premiere, New): 14.2 million/4.3 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Season Premiere, New): 30.4 million/10.1 18-49
10pm: Call & Response (Series Premiere, New): 9.1 million/2.4 18-49
11pm: Excessive Force (Series Premiere, New): 8.4 million/2.0 18-49
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Saturday, September 16:

Gen-TV Saturday was a bit of a let-down with "Celebrity Road Trip Adventures" falling flat and "Your Last Wish" debuting dead on arrival. "The Witches of West Side" show some sign of potential life, so long as they don't decrease dramatically week to week. "Jack of All Trades" was the solo victor here, nearly matching the numbers of the show from which is was spun-off, "Deadly Visions" from earlier in the week.

8pm: Your Last Wish (Series Premiere, New): 7.1 million/3.1 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (Series Premiere, New): 9.4 million/3.3 18-49
10: The Witches of West Side (Series Premiere, New): 12.4 million/4.1 18-49
11: Jack of All Trades (Series Premiere, New): 23.5 million/6.8 18-49

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Sunday, September 17:

Due to the Emmy telecast on CBS and football airing on cable, numbers for Gen-TV's second Sunday of the season are lower than usual, but still show signs of success, especially when DVR viewing is factored in.

8pm: Magic School (New): 13.1 million/3.1 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 12.4 million/4.4 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 13.3 million/4.4 18-49
930: Awakened (New): 7.4 million/3.4 18-49
10: Shortage (New): 6.3 million/2.8 18-49
11pm: Bedroom Stories (New): 4.1 million/2.0 18-49

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09-18-2017, 12:31 AM

factsoflife

09-18-2017, 11:21 PM

Gen-TV UpFronts 2017:
Daytime & Weekend Schedules

With the writers strike averted, Gen-TV and other networks are able to proceed with their planned UpFront Presentations for advertisers where they unveil their new line-ups of programming. While Gen-TV Network won't make their official primetime presentation until Friday, they did hold today their Daytime & Weekend program; revealing their plans for Daytime (M-F) and Weekend (Saturday & Sunday) programming. This portion of the program was held in New York City at the Regency Plaza Hotel and was presented in-tandem by Gen-TV Studios President Ross Chin, Vice President Alexander Anthony Montez (Alex Montez), Board of Directors Chairperson Cain Wentworth and was hosted by Jackee Harry (Raising Grandma; The Jackie Show), Janeane Garofalo (In The News with Janeane Garofalo) and "Family Court" cast members Judge Alex Ferrera and Attorney Gloria Allred.

The 2 1/2 hours long presentation highlighted the network's Monday thru Friday daytime programming, including an all-new season of "Family Court"; featuring a revamped cast with Judge Alex Ferrera and Attorney Gloria Allred sitting in for departing hosts Glenda Hatchett and Mablean Ephriam. When the series returns in the fall with it's brand new season; it will feature a brand new format, more close in tone to long-running series "Divorce Court" instead of the overtly sensational tone it has had this season. Ross Chin commented on the decision to make this change saying "We heard the complaints and the concerns about the tone of Family Court, and took very seriously the concerns people had that we were exploiting children." "We have worked diligently with producers to change this and season 2 will not be as scandalous and will be more in line with current court shows in that regard." "Children will no longer be seen on the show, as their faces will be obscured."

In addition to returning to Gen-TV for season 2, "Family Court" is debuting in national syndication as well, and has been cleared in 98% of the country, with Tribune owned stations being the primary home outside of Gen-TV for the show.

Another exciting announcement is the renewal of hit soap opera "Edge of Justice", which will start a brand new storyline in the fall, and will feature a big cast change at that point. More about that will be announced closer to fall, however Gen-TV did confirm one big casting scoop; current lead cast member Hillary B. Smith, will remain with the series in the same role. Ross Chin explains "Hillary has become the face of this show and her character has easily become the most popular on Edge of Justice." "We are proud to keep Hillary and her fascinating and conflicted attorney on our network." Since debuting in January 2017, "Edge of Justice" has quickly emerged as a solid performer, quickly becoming the #2 overall Daytime Soap on TV, narrowly defeated by "The Young & Restless" in most ratings periods by less than a tenth of a point. For the period of February 6-March 10, 2017, "Edge of Justice" was the #1 rated Daytime Soap Opera on TV with Female Viewers aged 14-25.

Gen-TV's daytime programming will also include additional seasons each of hit news programs "Hourly News with Keith Olbermann", "In The News with Janeane Garofalo" and "NightCap starring Gio Benitez" with the first two moving to the afternoon hours to form a two-hour block of programming from 4-6pm. Previously these staples aired in the early morning.

Debuting this season, is a brand new original sitcom; "The Jackie Show" starring Jackee Harry (Raising Grandma) as a once popular talk show host desperate to reclaim her status as the "queen of daytime talk." This single-camera comedy will feature hilarious cameos from Wendy Williams, Sally Jesse Raphael, Ricki Lake, Oprah Winfrey, Rolonda Watts and Geraldo Rivera. The half-hour sitcom will air two episodes back to back from 12-1pm.

The last big announcement about Gen-TV's M-F line-up is the debut of the revamped "A.M. Live" which is now called "Gen-TV Live starring Chrissy Teigen & Jai Rodriguez" and will be much edgier, youthful and young than the previous incarnation. It will air daily from 11-12pm, Live coast-to-coast.

In terms of weekend programming, Gen-TV has spent a small fortune this year acquiring top-tier second run programming to fill those hours and has acquired a diverse slate of programs as varied as "E.R.", "NYPD BLUE", "The West Wing", "The Nanny", "Married With Children" and "Two and A Half Men." They will continue to break their weekend programming into two separate blocks; the first consisting of "Modern Day Masterpieces" and the second of "Classics & Gen-TV Originals". For the first half, they have acquired shows such as "The Americans", "Justified", "30 Rock", "Sons of Anarchy" and reacquired "The Good Wife." For the other block, they'ved filled it with shows from the Gen-TV Studios vault and classic sitcoms like "Designing Women", "The Golden Girls" and "Gimme A Break" among many others.

Here is the full breakdown of Gen-TV's programming schedule for Daytime (M-F) and Weekends:

M-F Only
All series are reruns unless in bold
12am: E.R.
1am: E.R.
2am: NYPD BLUE
3am: NYPD BLUE
4am: The Arrival
430: Knocked Down
5am: Knocked Down
530: Turned Around
6am: Married With Children
630: Married With Children
7am: E.R.
8am: E.R.
9am: Judging Amy
10: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

11am: Gen-TV LIVE Starring Chrissy Tiegen & Jai Rodriguez (New Title, New Timeslot and New Host)
12pm: The Jackie Show! (New Series)
1230pm: The Jackie Show! (New Series!)
1pm: Family Court (New Timeslot)
2pm: Family Court (New Timeslot)
3pm: Edge of Justice (New Timeslot)
4pm: In The News with Janeane Garofalo (New Timeslot)
5pm: Hourly News with Keith Olbermann (New Timeslot)
6pm: Celebrity Dinner Party starring Neil Patrick Harris (New Timeslot)
7pm: NightCap featuring Gio Benitez

WEEKENDS:
All Series Are Reruns

Saturday Mornings:
Modern Day Masterpieces:

12am: The Americans
1am: Sons of Anarchy
2am: Sons of Anarchy
3am: 2 Broke Girls
330: The Office
4am: The Mindy Project
430: 30 Rock
5am: 2 Broke Girls
530: 2 Broke Girls
6am: Justified
7am: Two And A Half Men
730: Two And A Half Men
8am: The Good Wife

Gen-TV Originals & Classics:

9am: One Day At A Time
930: Growing Pains
10: Kate & Allie
1030: Kate & Allie
11: Gimme A Break
1130: Gimme A Break
12pm: The Nanny
1230: Family Ties
1pm: The Nanny
130: Grace Under Fire
2pm: Starting From Scratch
230: Two and A Half Men
3pm: Friends
330: Married With Children
4pm: The Facts of Life
430: The Golden Girls
5pm: Designing Women
530: Designing Women
6pm: Texas Justice
7pm: Gone

Sunday Morning-
Gen-TV Originals & Classics:

12am: Law & Order
1am: Law & Order
2am: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
3am: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
4am: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
5am: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
6am: NYPD BLUE
7am: NYPD BLUE
8am: This Time Around
9am: One Of These Days
10: E.R.
11: E.R.
12pm: NYPD BLUE
1pm: New Girl
130: New Girl
2pm: The Mindy Project
230: The Mindy Project
3pm: Grace Under Fire
330: Just Shoot Me
4pm: Just Shoot Me
430: Married With Children
5pm: Married With Children
530: One Day At A Time
6pm: The Facts of Life
630pm: Kate & Allie
7pm: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Ratings for Gen-TV Daytime:
Original Programs Pull Big Numbers

Ratings for Gen-TV's brand new daytime line-up are available and the network should be proud as their schedule seems to be a success. The new seasons of daytime programming began airing on September 11th and have been fairly impressive so far.

Among the returning series, the biggest successes continue to be "In The News with Janeane Garofalo" and "NightCap featuring Gio Benitez" which from the dates of September 11-15, 2017 pulled in an estimated 35.2 million viewers and reached a 4.6 in demos, according to national ratings reports. (these numbers are based on combined estimates). Of the two, "NightCap" returned with only a .024% loss year-to-year, while "In The News" returned with a slightly larger .45% loss year-to-year (overall), while actually gaining .049% in demos, whereas "NightCap" lost .034% in demos.

Among other returning series, "Family Court" returned for its second season with huge changes among its cast and its tone, purposely shifting away from sensationalized stories in favor of a more human tone. Ratings were down only a small percentage, with the series generating an average of 17.5 million viewers between 9/11/17 and 9/15/17. That is a loss of less than 5% year to year. Among demos the loss was even smaller, with the series shedding only .031% in demos.

The big loser among returning series was "Hourly News with Keith Olbermann" which shed a significant amount of viewers year to year, returning down 22% over last season debut. That said, the series still averaged 14.2 million viewers and a 3.4 in demos.

Among the network's daytime talk series, a revamped version of "A.M. Live" now called "Gen-TV LIVE starring Chrissy Teigen and Jai Rodriguez" debuted to 7.3 million viewers and a 3.4 in demos on September 11th. It's second episode on September 12th garnered 7.2 million/3.1 18-49, On September 13th they reached 8.4 million/3.3 18-49. On September 14th, they netted 7.2 million/2.2 18-49 and lastly on September 15th, 6.5 million/3.8 18-49.

These ratings put it far below the average that "A.M. Live" was getting last year with departing hosts Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete, and actually below ratings for cancelled talk shows starring Lisa Rinna and Maria Menounos. It still ranks higher than the cancelled series starring Joan Lunden, but not by much.

"Celebrity Dinner Party starring Neil Patrick Harris" returned for season two, with relatively little press or promotion and netted an average of 6.3 million/4.5 18-49 over the course of five days, not too shabby. Time will tell if it manages to grow this season.

Now for the network's new daytime entry, "The Jackie Show", a hybrid sitcom/talk show starring Jackee Harry, star of the networks primetime hit "Raising Grandma" debuted to 4.3 million/3.5 18-49 (on 9/11/17), and to generous reviews which praised Harry's nuanced performance and the above average writing. On 9/12/17, the series netted 4.7 million/3.6 18-49, and on 9/13 it garnered 4.6 million/3.3 18-49 and on 9/14 3.9 million/3.3 18-49 and on 9/15 it was viewed by 4.5 million/3.3 18-49. If the series maintains this pattern it should be an easy shoe-in for a season two. (NOTE: This series airs two episodes back-to-back daily, so ratings calculations are combined for both half-hours and counted as one hour of TV.)

In other news, Gen-TV also had great success with their schedule of second-run programming, of which they spent a great deal of money updating for this fall. Starting with the weekday block which consists of both sitcom and drama reruns, Gen-TV had great success with "NYPD BLUE" reruns attracting the largest audience over the five day period, with estimates at around 820,000 viewers over the course of that timeframe. Among demos, estimates place it at netting a 2.2. Another big success for the network was reruns of "Married with Children" which netted an estimated 670,000 viewers over the five day period and an estimated 1.7 in demos.

The biggest losses for Gen-TV so far were "E.R." which has flatlined in the ratings since its September 11th debut. According to industry reports, Gen-TV paid over two million dollars for the rights to air this series and it hasn't paid off, as the series only attracted 300,000 viewers over the course of the five day period, and netted below a 1.1 in demos.

Ratings for Gen-TV owned sitcoms "The Arrival" and "Knocked Down" were respectable but weren't anything to be excited about. "Knocked Down", netted an estimated 400,000 (and a .98 in demos) viewers over the course of five days. A bit of a let-down considering it hasn't aired very much on TV since it ended its primetime run. It briefly aired in syndication between 2013 and 2014 before Gen-TV Studios abruptly pulled it from the air. "The Arrival" did marginally better, garnering 414,000 viewers (and a 1.0 in demos).

Moving onto the weekend line-up, Gen-TV aired two blocks during this period. The first block consisting of "classics" and the second of "contemporary" programming were big successes, giving Gen-TV's its largest weekend audience in four years, and driving viewership up over 15% year to year. The classic block was a much bigger success however, as viewers flocked to see programming that hasn't been available elsewhere in years. Among the biggest hits were "Family Ties" and "The Nanny". Although Gen-TV was unable to provide ratings information for this report, estimates are that "The Nanny" netted just over 1 million viewers and a 3.3 in demos and that "Family Ties" just over 900,00 and 2.3 in demos. Sources tell us that the biggest flop on this block was "Kate & Allie" which likely suffered from being a show that hasn't been on TV as often as other programs in this block and was thus likely the most unfamiliar to much of Gen-TV's audience. Estimates place viewership for this show at 110,000 viewers over five days, and a .24 in demos.

Among the "contemporary" block, the biggest success was hands down "Law & Order" which netted "well over 1.3 million viewers" according to TV analyst Stacie Salem-Jackson, among demos it delivered, netting over 2.3 overall. On the losing end for this portion of the programming block was "The Mindy Project" which failed to garner much traction, despite a heavy marketing push by Gen-TV who secured the exclusive TV syndication rights to this show, which is produced by HULU. It netted "just under 100,000 viewers over the five day period and a .033 in demos" says Salem-Jackson.

jimpickens

09-21-2017, 04:07 AM

Here are some of the line up for BTV 2
The Finkstone the ice age meets wild west meets hilarity
Fox Trot One a secret black bag unit battling terrorist and other assorted nasties.
Slaughterhouse what is going on at the old slaughterhouse that has been closed for thirty years.

yankeesrj12

09-23-2017, 03:09 PM

Sunday, September 17, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - season seven premiere - 7.85 million viewers and 1.7 (1.703) A18-49, down six tenths from its season six premiere (26%).

830- Suburbia - season nine premiere - 7.23 million viewers and 1.6 (1.584) A18-49, up one tenth from the season seven premiere (October 2016).

9- Full Time Mom - season five premiere - 8.09 million viewers and 1.7 (1.739) A18-49, down six tenths from last years premiere.

930- Life Lessons - season two premiere - 7.05 million viewers and 1.6 (1.603) A18-49, down three tenths from its October 9, 2016 series premiere, but in line with its season average.

10- Virus - season five premiere - 10.84 million viewers and 4.5 (4.506) A18-49, up four tenths from the season four debut and a new series high (previous: 4.1, for the aforementioned season four premiere). This is the first season to debut during the fall and it appears to have paid off for YTN. This is the fourth season premiere in a row that Virus has set a new series high.

Monday, September 18, 2017
8- Soccer Stories - SERIES PREMIERE - 5.03 million viewers and 1.4 (1.387) A18-49. A rather meh debut for the new series about three different soccer families. The show will have to hold strong in the coming weeks to survive.

830- Burgers and Fries - SERIES PREMIERE - 3.26 million viewers and 1.0 (0.980) A18-49. The debut of YTN's poorly received freshman comedy got off to a rough start, shedding 32% of its meh-lead in. The series now ranks as the lowest-rated YTN comedy premiere in the networks history. Fifteen minute numbers show a rather strange story, likely due to its lead out: 0.904/1.056

9- Call Girls - season seven premiere - 15.67 million viewers and 6.7 (6.716) A19-49, down four tenths from its last season premiere. Despite falling behind last years premiere, this point is above *every* other one except that episode and episode two (also a 6.7). Half hour: 6.683/6.734

10- I Am Rebecca - SERIES PREMIERE - 4.84 million viewers and 1.4 (1.418) A18-49. There are no words other to say this is horrific debut. Retention from Call Girls was 31% among total viewers and 21% in the demo; absolutely terrible. Fifteen minute numbers also showed more bad (really really bad) news for the freshman drama: 1.957/1.603/1.145/0.966. Any series that shows 50% from start to finish, it is never a good sign. Perhaps YTN will cut its losses quickly.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
8- Looking for Love - season seventeen premiere - 7.91 million viewers and 2.4 (2.355) A18-49, up four tenths from the fall 2016 debut and three tenths from the spring 2017 premiere. Overall, the mojo from last season continued early this year and helped the show set its best debut since spring 2015 (also 2.4). This was the first time the show aired an hour and a half episode.

930- Marriage by Default - SERIES PREMIERE - 5.87 million viewers and 1.8 (1.755) A18-49. This is a solid by-retention debut at 74% in viewers and 75% in the demo. Fifteen minute numbers were very stable at 1.763/1.748, so many viewers liked what they saw.

10- TAKEN - season nine premiere - 11.04 million viewers and 2.0 (1.951) A18-49, down four tenths from last years premiere.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017
8- Boston General - season five premiere - 6.12 million viewers and 1.1 (1.058) A18-49, down six tenths (35%) from last years premiere. The performance is one tick above the shows all time low.

9- CIA Files - season three premiere - 13.89 million viewers and 3.3 (3.319) A18-49, down seven tenths (17%) from last years premiere.

10- The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas - SERIES PREMIERE - 5.83 million viewers and 1.1 (1.14) A18-49, another dud premiere in YTN's lackluster week of premieres. As if I Am Rebecca wasn't bad enough already, Mr. Douglas retained a meager 42% of viewers and 34% in the demo. The fifteen minute numbers paint the ugliest pocture of them all though: 1.774/1.105/0.984/0.720

Thursday, September 21, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - season nine premiere - 9.02 million viewers and 2.3 (2.305) A18-49, down three tenths from last years season premiere.

830- Blended - season three premiere - 7.24 million viewers and 1.8 (1.832) A18-49, down five tenths from last years 930 premiere.

9- The Hughes Family - season five premiere - 9.33 million viewers and 2.4 (2.398) A18-49, down nine tenths (or 28%) from last years debut. The Hughes Family had a rollercoaster season for most of last season, so its difficult to gauge where the show heads from here.

930- Family Business - SERIES PREMIERE - 7.01 million viewers and 1.7 (1.716) A18-49, down six tenths from the season premiere of last years timeslot occupant (Blended), which also had a much larger Hughes Family lead in. Retention from its lead in was a decent 75% in viewers and 72% in the demo. Consider this a case of, it could certainly be better, but it could be worse too.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - season eight premiere - 9.78 million viewers and 1.6 (1.603) A18-49, down three tenths from last years premiere.

Friday, September 22, 2017
8- Serve and Protect - season two premiere - 7.26 million viewers and 0.8 (0.824) A18-49, down 1.1 points from its Wednesday 10 o'clock debut last season. In its new timeslot, this does tie the shows series low (February 3, 2017), but all in all is not a terrible performance.

9- Cops of Baltimore - SERIES PREMIERE - 7.24 million viewers and 0.8 (0.808) A18-49. It is difficult to know what the expectations were for the spinoff series, but this is below almost every performance of Serve and Protect in the timeslot last season. Fifteen minute numbers were a bit weird: 0.794/0.835/0.813/0.789

10- Cops of New York - season eight premiere - 9.67 million viewers and 1.1 (1.124) A18-49, down four tenths (27%) from last years premiere.

factsoflife

09-28-2017, 06:01 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:
Wednesday, September 13-Sunday, September 17, 2017:

Wednesday, September 13:

It was a huge night for Gen-TV as "Degree of Guilt" debuted to large demos and "The Plain Land Murders" ranked as Wednesday's #1 rated series overall. Among comedies, "Every Other Weekend" showed signs of growth and "Making It Work' was steady overall.

8pm: Making It Work (Season Premiere, New): 18.5 million/3.8 18-49
830: Running In Circles (Season Premiere, New): 12.3 million/3.7 18-49
9pm: Sisterly Love (Season Premiere, New): 8.3 million/2.4 18-49
930: Every Other Weekend (Season Premiere, New): 23.2 million/4.5 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt (Season Premiere, New): 24.5 million/7.2 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (Season Premiere, New): 28.3 million/8.8 18-49

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Thursday, September 14:

Thursday was a huge success, as Gen-TV puts on the books its largest thursday ever! Series premiere of "The Boss Lady" is an out of the box smash hit, while "American Citizen" debuts to largest-ever numbers of the season trouncing everything else that has aired so far. Final season premiere of "Mallory's" is a runaway hit as well.

8pm: Raising Grandma (Season Premiere, New): 13.3 million/5.6 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (Season Premiere, New): 12.5 million/5.5 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (Series Premiere, New): 20 million/4.3 18-49
930: Selling Out (Season Premiere, New): 30.5 million/8.3 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (Season Premiere, New): 100 million/10.2 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (Series Premiere, New): 63.3 million/12.9 18-49

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Friday, September 15:

Thanks to "The Mulroney Mysteries" and new series "Limited Edition", Gen-TV Friday wasn't a total disaster. As both those series debut to fantastic numbers, while new series "Call & Response" and "Excessive Force" debut to tiny demos.

8pm: Outside The Lines (Season Premiere, New): 7.4 million/2.5 18-49
830: Limited Edition (Series Premiere, New): 14.2 million/4.3 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Season Premiere, New): 30.4 million/10.1 18-49
10pm: Call & Response (Series Premiere, New): 9.1 million/2.4 18-49
11pm: Excessive Force (Series Premiere, New): 8.4 million/2.0 18-49
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Saturday, September 16:

Gen-TV Saturday was a bit of a let-down with "Celebrity Road Trip Adventures" falling flat and "Your Last Wish" debuting dead on arrival. "The Witches of West Side" show some sign of potential life, so long as they don't decrease dramatically week to week. "Jack of All Trades" was the solo victor here, nearly matching the numbers of the show from which is was spun-off, "Deadly Visions" from earlier in the week.

8pm: Your Last Wish (Series Premiere, New): 7.1 million/3.1 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (Series Premiere, New): 9.4 million/3.3 18-49
10: The Witches of West Side (Series Premiere, New): 12.4 million/4.1 18-49
11: Jack of All Trades (Series Premiere, New): 23.5 million/6.8 18-49

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Sunday, September 17:

Due to the Emmy telecast on CBS and football airing on cable, numbers for Gen-TV's second Sunday of the season are lower than usual, but still show signs of success, especially when DVR viewing is factored in.

8pm: Magic School (New): 13.1 million/3.1 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 12.4 million/4.4 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 13.3 million/4.4 18-49
930: Awakened (New): 7.4 million/3.4 18-49
10: Shortage (New): 6.3 million/2.8 18-49
11pm: Bedroom Stories (New): 4.1 million/2.0 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, September 18, 2017- Sunday, September 24, 2017:

Monday, September 18:

In its second Monday of the season, Gen-TV had some positives and negatives. On the negative side, "Say Uncle" starring John Stamos lost a significant portion of its demos; sliding from a 3.1 to a 2.2. "Malpractice" showed zero growth in demos and went from 9.4 in total viewers to a 7.5, signaling a loss of 20%. On the positive side, "Highly Functioning Adults" maintained the sizeable audience from its premiere and ticked upward in demos. "Hart of Family" was steady week to week while "Homecourt Advantage" was down slightly in demos, but not enough to be worrisome.

8pm: Hart of Family (New): 20.4 million/6.4 18-49
830: Homecourt Advantage (New): 18.8 million/4.6 18-49
9pm: Say Uncle! (New): 6.7 million/2.2 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 9.5 million/3.2318-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 14.9 million/6.4 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 7.5 million/3.1 18-49

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Tuesday, September 19:

In week two, "The Special Classroom" slides down in demos from a 7.2 to a 6.4, and "Fish Out of Water" grows from 5.2 to 5.6. "Spaced Out" grew in total viewers from a 7.5 to a 8.6 and ticked up in demos from a 4.3 to 5.5; showing growth. "Deadly Visions" continues to be a star player, landing 24.6 million viewers and a 7.5 in demos. "Cop City" shows no growth from last week, and slides downward in demos.

8pm: The Special Classroom ( New): 20.2 million/6.4 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 18.6 million/5.6 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 8.6 million/5.5 18-49
10: Deadly Visions (New): 24.6 million/7.5 18-49
11pm: Cop City (New) 9.2 million/3.5 18-49

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Wednesday, September 20:

Wednesday seems to be the magic night for Gen-TV this season, as it lands in the #1 spot for the second week in a row. "Running In Circles" showed growth in demos, while "Degree of Guilt" builds upon numbers from last week, for a dazzling 9.2 in demos. "The Plain Land Murders" drops from 28.3 million to 26.4 million and from 8.8 to 7.5 in demos, but still solid outing. "Every Other Weekend" also shows growth week to week, hitting 4.9 in demos.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 17.3 million/4.3 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 13.5 million/4.6 18-49
9pm: Sisterly Love (New): 9.4 million/4.4 18-49
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 24.2 million/4.9 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 30.8 million/9.2 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 26.4 million/7.5 18-49

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Thursday, September 21:

Gen-TV should be very impressed as night two of "American Citizen" garners 64.4 million viewers and a 13.6 in demos. "The Boss Lady" grows to 22.3 and 5.5 in demos. "Selling Out" jumps to 9.3 in demos.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 13.4 million/5.4 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 12.9 million/5.4 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 22.3 million/5.5 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 32.3 million/9.3 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New): 88.4 million/8.3 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 64.4 million/13.6 18-49

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Friday, September 22:

As expected "The Mulroney Mysteries" rides Gen-TV to a successful Friday, even as all series saw decreases week to week.

8pm: Outside The Lines (New): 6.3 million/1.5 18-49
830: Limited Edition (New): 12.1 million/3.3 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 29.4 million/12.4 18-49
10pm: Call & Response (New): 7.3 million/2.2 18-49
11pm: Excessive Force (New): 7.2 million/1.3 18-49
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Saturday, September 23:

Unfortunately for Gen-TV, the only series on Saturday to show any growth were "Jack of All Trades" and "Your Last Wish", though both only marginally so.

8pm: Your Last Wish (New): 7.4 million/3.5 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New): 8.4 million/2.4 18-49
10: The Witches of West Side (New): 10.1 million/3.0 18-49
11: Jack of All Trades (New): 24.4 million/7.3 18-49

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Sunday, September 24:

Without the Emmy's pulling viewers away, Gen-TV saw a significant increase on Sunday night, with "Magic School", "Zendaya" and "Unlikely Family" returning to normal numbers. "Awakened", "Shortage" and "Bedroom Stories" all fell flat week to week.

8pm: Magic School (New): 22.4 million/11.3 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 24.9 million/13.8 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 20.3 million/5.9 18-49
930: Awakened (New): 5.3 million/2.1 18-49
10: Shortage (New): 4.1 million/1.0 18-49
11pm: Bedroom Stories (New): 3.1 million/1.1 18-49
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factsoflife

09-28-2017, 06:13 PM

factsoflife

09-29-2017, 04:03 AM

Eva Vargas GUTS Gen-TV Schedule
---New President says she is "taking out the trash."

She isn't wasting any time. Just hours after being minted as Gen-TV's newest president, replacing the abruptly fired Ross Chin, Eva Vargas is making big moves, gutting the network's primetime lineup and ordering development to quickly begin on multiple new projects.

First the bad news, Vargas has responded to recent ratings reports with absolute decisiveness cancelling nine series, including some veteran programming. Getting the axe today are veteran series "Cop City", just two episodes into its fourth season; "Sisterly Love", two episodes into its third season, and "Boston Homicide", a sophomore series that was scheduled to return in mid-season. She has also cancelled freshmen series "Say Uncle", "Call & Response", "Excessive Force", "Awakened", "Shortage" and "Bedroom Stories" after only two episodes each. Explaining this decision Vargas said "The results are very clear from recent viewership data, these programs were not working on any level." "They have not showed the potential to be profitable nor have they connected with audiences. We are cutting our losses and ending them right now. Production on these series is suspended indefinitely and they are being pulled from the air effective immediately."

Returning this month for its fourth season "Cop City" has dropped dramatically in the ratings from a series-high of over 40 million viewers two seasons ago to a low of 9 million viewers this week. Sources tell Hollywood Insider that another factor in its cancellation is that "Cop City" failed to attract any buyers when it was quietly offered for broadcast syndication earlier this year. Sources say "It received only one offer for less than 150,000 per episode, a paltry sum that was an absolute failure in the eyes of Gen-TV Executives." Pair that with a sharp decline in critical support as recent reviews have called the series "past its prime" and "ready to be put out to pasture." The program currently holds a 61% on Metacritic, down from 90% last year. It would seem the quality of the series is to blame for this drop.

"Boston Homicide" debuted last fall to boffo ratings but those quickly fell as the season went on, a renewal was a bit of a surprise as ratings had declined dramatically by mid-season. A complete revamp of the series was planned but that never came to pass, resulting in today's cancellation.

Meanwhile, "Sisterly Love" recently posted a 2.4 in demos, sharply down from an average of 5.6 last season. Some may call this cancellation a petty act of revenge from Vargas, who lost her job at YTN Network over a controversy regarding statements about "Sisterly Love." But ratings for the show clearly justify cancellation.

Now in order to fill the holes left vacant by these cancellations, Vargas has big plans the empty timeslots, which are explained below:

Monday:

Filling the holes left open by the cancellation of "Say Uncle", Gen-TV is shifting "Hart of Family" and "Homecourt Advantage" back by half an hour each to make room for an brand new series "Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition", a spin-off of summer game show "Climb The Pyramid." It will air for half an hour each Monday, and will feature one family competing to win cash prizes and luxury items. They will play a abbreviated version of the game, with a speedier format.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New Series)
830: Hart of Family (New Timeslot)
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New Timeslot)
930: Threesome
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New Series)
11pm: Malpractice (New Series)

Tuesday:

To fill the slot of cancelled drama "Cop City", Gen-TV will move "Deadly Visions from 10pm to 11pm, and adding a brand new season of "Ask Alyssa", a talk show starring Alyssa Milano that got fantastic ratings last year. It was previously still on the bubble.

8pm: The Special Classroom
830: Fish Out Of Water
9pm: Spaced Out
10: Ask Alyssa (New Season)
11pm: Deadly Visions (New Timeslot)

Wednesday:

Replacing "Sisterly Love" will be reruns of "Single Again"; a Gen-TV Studios produced series currently airing original episodes on TV One.

8pm: Making It Work
830: Running In Circles
9pm: Single Again (Reruns)
930: Every Other Weekend
10: Degree of Guilt
11pm: The Plain Land Murders

Thursday:

Thursday will remain in-tact with no changes.

8pm: Raising Grandma
830: Mama Knows Best
9: The Boss Lady
930: Selling Out
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County
11pm: American Citizen

Friday:

On Friday, reruns of "Trauma Center" will from 10pm-12am, replacing cancelled dramas "Call & Response" and "Excessive Force."

8pm: Outside The Lines
830: Limited Edition
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries
10pm: Trauma Center (Reruns)
11pm: Trauma Center (Reruns)

Saturday:

Shockingly no changes are being made to Saturday as of yet and all series will remain in tact.

8pm: Your Last Wish
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures
10: The Witches of West Side
11: Jack of All Trades

Sunday:

Replacing three cancelled freshmen series (Awakened, Shortage, Bedroom Stories) will be reruns of three Gen-TV hits ("Mama Knows Best", "Selling Out", "Sisters.")

8pm: Magic School
830: Zendaya
9pm: Unlikely Family
930: Mama Knows Best (Reruns)
10: Selling Out (Reruns)
11pm: Sisters (Reruns)

Plans to develop new programs are underway and any future announcements will be made as they become available.

yankeesrj12

09-30-2017, 01:51 PM

Sunday, September 24, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - 6.83 million viewers and 1.5 (1.482) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

830- Suburbia - 6.35 million viewers and 1.4 (1.351) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

9- Full Time Mom - 7.01 million viewers and 1.5 (1.534) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

930- Life Lessons - 6.49 million viewers and 1.4 (1.423) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

10- Virus - 9.74 million viewers and 4.0 (4.013) A18-49, down five tenths from last weeks season premiere. Despite the drop, this is still the second-highest rated episode in the shows history and will all but finish as the number two drama for the network this fall (behind Call Girls).

Monday, September 25, 2017
8- Soccer Stories - 4.24 million viewers and 1.2 (1.204) A18-49, down two tenths from last weeks series premiere. The show will really have to hold still now in order to avoid cancellation.

830- Burgers and Fries - 2.45 million viewers and 0.7 (0.691) A18-49, down three tenths from last weeks series premiere. Look at these fifteen minute numbers: 0.602/0.779, showing some pretty large tune in for Call Girls and little to zero interest in Burgers and Fries. It's incredibly difficult to see the series continue past this point.

9- Call Girls - 12.95 million viewers and 5.6 (5.596) A19-49, down a huge 1.1 points (17%) from last weeks season premiere.

10- I Am Rebecca - 3.58 million viewers and 0.9 (0.942) A18-49, down five tenths from last weeks series premiere. Retention from Call Girls was 28% among total viewers and 17% in the demo. Monday nights are a rough night for these freshmen series.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 6.87 million viewers and 1.8 (1.843) A18-49, down six tenths from last weeks season premiere.

930- Marriage by Default - 5.76 million viewers and 1.3 (1.306) A18-49, down five tenths from its series premiere.

10- TAKEN - 9.84 million viewers and 1.7 (1.721) A18-49, down three tenths from last week to a new series low.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
8- Boston General - 4.82 million viewers and 0.8 (0.834) A18-49, down three tenths from last weeks return to a new series low.

9- CIA Files - 12.13 million viewers and 2.9 (2.910) A18-49, down four tenths from last week.

10- The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas - 3.12 million viewers and 0.6 (0.644) A18-49, down five tenths from last week. After an already terrible premiere, week two somehow lost almost *50%* of it audience. YTN has a real problem with pretty much every freshman series at this point. Look at these fifteen minute numbers: 1.023/0.502/0.529/0.521

Thursday, September 28, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - 9.15 million viewers and 2.3 (2.305) A18-49, even with last weeks season premiere.

830- Blended - 6.73 million viewers and 1.6 (1.612) A18-49, down two tenths from last weeks season premiere.

9- The Hughes Family - 8.37 million viewers and 2.1 (2.102) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

930- Family Business - 6.64 million viewers and 1.5 (1.514) A18-49, down two tenths from the series premiere last week. This looks very lead-in dependent, but at this point, its YTN's highest rated new series.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - 8.96 million viewers and 1.5 (1.501) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

Friday, September 29, 2017
8- Serve and Protect - 6.37 million viewers and 0.7 (0.698) A18-49, down a tenth from last weeks season premiere.

9- Cops of Baltimore - 5.24 million viewers and 0.5 (0.534) A18-49, down three tenths from last weeks series premiere. Diving over 35% in week two after an already 'meh' debut is an all but certain cancellation. Given last years episodes of Cops of New York with the Baltimore crossover were season highs, this horrific start is odd.

10- Cops of New York - 8.22 million viewers and 0.9 (0.852) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

yankeesrj12

09-30-2017, 04:18 PM

Breaking News:
Gen-TV Fires Ross Chin
--Eva Vargas To Replace Him

In the wake of Gen-TV's latest ratings, and what some are calling "the worst fall Gen-TV has ever had", Ross Chin is getting the axe and has been fired as President of Gen-Tv Studios. Due to his intimate involvement with developing and picking the series on the fall schedule, Ross is getting the blame for the network's poor performance so far this season. As he exit his role, Eva Vargas will ascend from Vice President to President, replacing him. The Vice President role is being eliminated in favor of more control being given to the board of directors.

All changes are effective immediately. This also confirms that any rumors of Eva Vargas being prevented contractually from getting the President job were false. Sources earlier this year had claimed that her contract prevented her from ever becoming President of Gen-TV, but clearly that is no true.
THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

VARGAS BECOMES GEN-TV PRESIDENT AS YTN GOES UP IN FLAMES
A few months after leaving YTN, Eva Vargas has officially became the new President of GEN-TV. That move comes on the heels of Ross Chin getting ax from his position, allowing Vargas to move up to president.

Meanwhile, the schedule Vargas set up at YTN for the fall has all but imploded, leaving many to wonder if she will do the same to GEN-TV. YTN is off to the worst fall start in network history, and every freshman series has fallen well-short of expectations.

Vargas was the one who assembled the new Monday night block, led off by single camera comedies, into gritty Call Girls, followed by a soapy drama. There is zero flow with the night, and all three freshmen series have failed to generate excitement. The lone critical standout, Soccer Stories, is already at a 1.2 in week two - with little room for error ahead.

Then there was the decision to cancel YTN Studios new franchise player TAKEN: Global, and replace it with an extended Looking for Love and a new comedy. Looking for Love came back with a roaring start, but fell harshly in week two, leading Marriage by Default to fall as well. The comedy is already at the levels of spring-time 'Global'.

Finally, it was Vargas who pushed for The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas and Cops of Baltimore, both of which have floundered. Mr. Douglas was trashed by critics and viewers, even though it has the networks second largest lead in with CIA Files. Cops of Baltimore seemed like a solid fit, but the network overestimated its appeal.

Two weeks into the season, nearly every veteran series is down double digits compared to last season. Television has obviously changed since Vargas' tenure at YTN began, but she didn't seem to do much to change the way YTN operates. It appears to have left YTN in a difficult position.

The lone bright light on YTN this season (at least with season to season comparisons) is Virus, which is up *again* from its previous premiere to new series highs. The move to push it to the fall was made *against the wishes* of Eva Vargas, who wanted it to remain on during only the spring.

Time shall tell how GEN-TV fares and if Paul Johnson can lift YTN's spirits again.

factsoflife

10-03-2017, 09:11 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, September 18, 2017- Sunday, September 24, 2017:

Monday, September 18:

In its second Monday of the season, Gen-TV had some positives and negatives. On the negative side, "Say Uncle" starring John Stamos lost a significant portion of its demos; sliding from a 3.1 to a 2.2. "Malpractice" showed zero growth in demos and went from 9.4 in total viewers to a 7.5, signaling a loss of 20%. On the positive side, "Highly Functioning Adults" maintained the sizeable audience from its premiere and ticked upward in demos. "Hart of Family" was steady week to week while "Homecourt Advantage" was down slightly in demos, but not enough to be worrisome.

8pm: Hart of Family (New): 20.4 million/6.4 18-49
830: Homecourt Advantage (New): 18.8 million/4.6 18-49
9pm: Say Uncle! (New): 6.7 million/2.2 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 9.5 million/3.2318-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 14.9 million/6.4 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 7.5 million/3.1 18-49

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Tuesday, September 19:

In week two, "The Special Classroom" slides down in demos from a 7.2 to a 6.4, and "Fish Out of Water" grows from 5.2 to 5.6. "Spaced Out" grew in total viewers from a 7.5 to a 8.6 and ticked up in demos from a 4.3 to 5.5; showing growth. "Deadly Visions" continues to be a star player, landing 24.6 million viewers and a 7.5 in demos. "Cop City" shows no growth from last week, and slides downward in demos.

8pm: The Special Classroom ( New): 20.2 million/6.4 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 18.6 million/5.6 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 8.6 million/5.5 18-49
10: Deadly Visions (New): 24.6 million/7.5 18-49
11pm: Cop City (New) 9.2 million/3.5 18-49

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Wednesday, September 20:

Wednesday seems to be the magic night for Gen-TV this season, as it lands in the #1 spot for the second week in a row. "Running In Circles" showed growth in demos, while "Degree of Guilt" builds upon numbers from last week, for a dazzling 9.2 in demos. "The Plain Land Murders" drops from 28.3 million to 26.4 million and from 8.8 to 7.5 in demos, but still solid outing. "Every Other Weekend" also shows growth week to week, hitting 4.9 in demos.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 17.3 million/4.3 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 13.5 million/4.6 18-49
9pm: Sisterly Love (New): 9.4 million/4.4 18-49
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 24.2 million/4.9 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 30.8 million/9.2 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 26.4 million/7.5 18-49

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Thursday, September 21:

Gen-TV should be very impressed as night two of "American Citizen" garners 64.4 million viewers and a 13.6 in demos. "The Boss Lady" grows to 22.3 and 5.5 in demos. "Selling Out" jumps to 9.3 in demos.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 13.4 million/5.4 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 12.9 million/5.4 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 22.3 million/5.5 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 32.3 million/9.3 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New): 88.4 million/8.3 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 64.4 million/13.6 18-49

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Friday, September 22:

As expected "The Mulroney Mysteries" rides Gen-TV to a successful Friday, even as all series saw decreases week to week.

8pm: Outside The Lines (New): 6.3 million/1.5 18-49
830: Limited Edition (New): 12.1 million/3.3 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 29.4 million/12.4 18-49
10pm: Call & Response (New): 7.3 million/2.2 18-49
11pm: Excessive Force (New): 7.2 million/1.3 18-49
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Saturday, September 23:

Unfortunately for Gen-TV, the only series on Saturday to show any growth were "Jack of All Trades" and "Your Last Wish", though both only marginally so.

8pm: Your Last Wish (New): 7.4 million/3.5 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New): 8.4 million/2.4 18-49
10: The Witches of West Side (New): 10.1 million/3.0 18-49
11: Jack of All Trades (New): 24.4 million/7.3 18-49

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Sunday, September 24:

Without the Emmy's pulling viewers away, Gen-TV saw a significant increase on Sunday night, with "Magic School", "Zendaya" and "Unlikely Family" returning to normal numbers. "Awakened", "Shortage" and "Bedroom Stories" all fell flat week to week.

8pm: Magic School (New): 22.4 million/11.3 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 24.9 million/13.8 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 20.3 million/5.9 18-49
930: Awakened (New): 5.3 million/2.1 18-49
10: Shortage (New): 4.1 million/1.0 18-49
11pm: Bedroom Stories (New): 3.1 million/1.1 18-49
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Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, September 25, 2017- Sunday, October 1, 2017:

Monday, September 25:

Airing an updated schedule seems to have helped Gen-TV's Monday night, with "Hart of Family" up 20% in demos from last week, and "Homecourt Advantage" up 13% in demos week to week. "Malpractice" shows its first signs of growth ever, jumping up 17% in demos. New series "Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition" hosted by Ben Bailey and Chandra Wilson ("Grey's Anatomy") also provided a nice ratings boost for Gen-TV, debuting to 15.54 million viewers and a 6.3 in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New, Series Premiere): 15.54 million/6.3 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 23.5 million/7.6 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 20.4 million/5.19 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 12.9 million/4.4 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 16.8 million/6.9 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 14.4 million/3.6 18-49

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Tuesday, September 26:

Just like on Monday, Gen-TV saw a significant ratings bump with an altered schedule. "Ask Alyssa" returned to the lineup and netted 14.4 million viewers and a 3.9 in demos. Down from what "Deadly Visions" got last week in this timeslot, but a solid number all-together. "Deadly Visions" moved to 11pm, where it was seen by 20.5 million viewers and a 4.4 in demos, down from a week ago, but still on-target for this show. "Spaced Out" seems to be a loser, dropping 20% of its viewers in demos from last week.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 22.9 million/6.3 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 14.2 million/5.4 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 7.4 million/4.4 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New, Season Premiere): 14.4 million/39. 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 20.5 million/4.4 18-49

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Wednesday, September 27:

Wednesday night seems to be a magical night as "Degree of Guilt", already a hit has jumped up nearly 40% in demos, while reruns of "Single Again" significantly outperformed the quickly cancelled third season of "Sisterly Love."

8pm: Making It Work (New): 20.1 million/3.2 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 14.9 million/5.5 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 23.5 million/5.4 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 35.9 million/12.8 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 30.7 million/8.3 18-49

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Thursday, September 28:

It was a mixed bag for Gen-TV on Thursday. On the positive side, all four comedies were solid week to week, with "Selling out" and "The Boss Lady" leading the pack. On the downside, the final season of "Mallory's" is falling flat, with ratings dropping significantly week to week.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 14.2 million/5.9 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 14.8 million/5.5 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 21.83 million/5.6 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 34.9 million/10.4 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New): 71.3 million/6.3 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 63.9 million/12.9 18-49

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Friday, September 29:

Gen-TV must seriously do something to fix their Friday night lineup. Outside of "The Mulroney Mysteries" not much is working here. Reruns of "Trauma Center" were a small band-aid though for the cancelled two series it is replacing.

8pm: Outside The Lines (New): 5.2 million/1.3 18-49
830: Limited Edition (New): 11.4 million/2.4 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 30.4 million/13.8 18-49
10pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Saturday, September 30:

Despite no increase in promotion, "Jack of All Trades" jumped up 15% in demos since last week and out of nowhere "The Witches of West Side" leaped upwards, garnering over 22 million viewers and a 5.5 in demos.

8pm: Your Last Wish (New): 8.2 million/4.4 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New): 10.3 million/3.4 18-49
10: The Witches of West Side (New): 22.8 million/5.5 18-49
11: Jack of All Trades (New): 28.2 million/8.7 18-49

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Sunday, October 1:

The three returning comedies all showed growth in demos, while reruns of reliable comedies padded the numbers, preventing Gen-TV from losing the night to CBS.

8pm: Magic School (New): 23.4 million/11.5 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 20.4 million/12.8 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 22.8 million/5.2 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

factsoflife

10-03-2017, 09:37 PM

Gen-TV's "Pretty Big Lies" In Big Trouble?
----Mini-Series In Creative Limbo?

Gen-TV Mini-Series "Pretty Big Lies" is supposed air in midseason but it looks like the series is in creative trouble after Gen-TV Executives rejected the scripts for its first three episodes. Sources tell us that Gen-TV has fired the writers responsible for creating the concept of the mini-series and are looking elsewhere for showrunners more in-line with their own vision of what the series might look like.

Hollywood Insider is also hearing that Gen-TV is looking to change out some of its cast also. We are hearing that both Hillary Swank and Jennifer Aniston may be on their way out, as Gen-TV is apparently looking to cast much bigger profile names, with Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence said to be on the networks wish list.

Only time will tell, but it looks like "Pretty Big Lies" may not make it to air by midseason.

Gen-TV Mini-Series saved by Shonda Rhimes?
---Uber Producer Eyes Pretty Big Lies

Uber producer Shonda Rhimes is said to be eyeing Gen-TV's mini-series "Pretty Big Lies", which seems to be stuck in development limbo as original creators Casey Asher and Melissa Clark Mills were abruptly fired after Gen-TV executives rejected their script ideas. Sources tell us that in addition to that, casting is causing a problem at Gen-TV with Hillary Swank and Jennifer Aniston said to be getting axed from the series.

Shonda Rhimes apparently has expressed interest in producing and writing the series through her ShondaLand production company although no deal with Gen-TV is currently on the table. Sources tell us that if Shonda can work out a deal with Gen-TV she would completely revamp the series turning it into a prestige project for the network. Only time will tell if anything ever happens.

factsoflife

10-03-2017, 09:37 PM

jimpickens

10-03-2017, 10:06 PM

Another addition to BTV2 is Payday based on the video game Payday 2 except there is an actual story to follow and we don't have the rights to the John Wick character.

factsoflife

10-03-2017, 10:53 PM

Gen-TV UpFronts 2017:
First Run & Syndicated Programming

During a brief portion of Gen-TV's UpFront Presentation on Tuesday, Gen-TV Studios announced programming decisions for their first run and syndicated programming, here is the rundown. Gen-TV has renewed five programs and cancelled one other series. First the bad news, syndicated home improvement series "Ty Tells All" starring Ty Pennington has been cancelled and will not return for a third season in fall. It debuted in 2015 and was a significant hit in national syndication, but ratings fell hard in season two and the series will not return.

Now, the good news; getting renewed are Stream-ME's "Law of Death", which will return for a final season in January 2018 and syndicated lifestyle series "You've Got To Be Gidding Me" starring John Gidding and "Food Genius with Adam Gertler". Sitcom, "Sinbad" will also return for a third season. Airing on PBS and starting next season, also in national syndication, "You've Got To Be Gidding Me" has maintained a solid audience; and "Food Genius with Adam Gertler" has grown in demos every single season, with this current season being it's highest rated yet. "Sinbad" has seen declines year to year, but is still the #3 rated series among African-American viewers.

Gen-TV Studios produced programming have also gotten renewals from other networks; with Lifetime TV renewing "Celebrity Dreamhouse Project" and "Please Fix My House"; A&E TV renewing "1-2-3 Cook", Bravo renewing "Faded Beauties" and TV One renewing "Single Again" for additional seasons. YTN Network also holds rights to three Gen-TV Studios programs; "Second Chance", "Outdoor Renovation" and "UpSelling"; the future of these programs looks promising as well.

Gen-TV Studios News:
First Run News!

Gen-TV Studios has some news about their first-run projects which air in syndication and cable networks:

"Single Again":

TV One Network has confirmed that Gen-TV Produced sitcom "Single Again" featuring five single, middle aged black women will return for a third season of episodes to air between November 2017 and March 2018. The series completed its second season in August 2017, and averaged 2.4 million viewers and a 4.5 in demos. Among Black viewers the series is currently the #2 rated series on TV (behind #1 Black-Ish and tied for #2 with BET's Being Mary Jane). It is the #1 series among black females aged 18-25, and ranks #3 among all female viewers aged 25-40.

When announcing scheduling of this show, TV One representatives said "Single Again has not only connected with our viewers in an organic way, it has shown obvious and natural growth each season, and has built a significant following for our network. We are proud to continue airing this phenomenal series."

The third season of the series welcomes three additional cast members, Jada Pinkett Smith, Phylicia Rashad and Loretta Devine who will appear on a recurring basis.

"Law of Death":

The final season of Gen-TV Studios prestigious drama "Law of Death" will be released to Stream-Me on January 10, 2018, and will consist of 15 episodes which will be released as follows:

January 10, 2018: First Five Episodes Released
January 17, 2018: Second Five Episodes Released
January 24, 2018: Last Five Episodes Released

"1-2-3 Cook":

A&E TV has confirmed that a third season of the instructional cooking series will begin airing in December 2018. This is following the successful second season which aired between May and August 2017 and averaged 10.4 million viewers in primetime and 3.4 million viewers during its daytime airings.

Consisting of 75 brand new episodes, season three of "1-2-3 Cook" will add Chef's Nigella Lawson and Brian Malarkey to the hosting panel joining Amanda Freitag and Alton Brown. This massively expands on the series original order of 150 episodes to be spread out over three seasons. When announcing this decision A&E Reps said "1-2-3 Cook has been an unqualified success for A&E and our sister brands; it has cultivated an enormous following and has restored the luster and quality to our reputation." "We are absolutely thrilled and ecstatic to renew this series and give it an additional 75 episodes to educate and entertain our audience." "It was simply a no-brainer to continue producing this marvelous series."

For Gen-TV Studios, the deal with A&E Networks to air "1-2-3 Cook" has been a windfall, as the series currently accounts for nearly 65% of the studio's overall profits for the year. "outside of primetime programming on Gen-TV Network, 1-2-3 Cook is the cash cow for the studio, generating most of the profits that fund the studios programming and operations."

"Faded Beauties":

Season two of "Faded Beauties" aired on Bravo between June and July 2017 and averaged 1.2 million viewers/1.0 18-49, a slight increase over season one (900,000/.89 18-49). Bravo has announced it will air a third season of the series between January and April of 2018. Serena Scott Thomas, Heather Locklear and Charisma Carpenter will return to the series. Stephanie Seymour will exit the program after one season.

"Sinbad":

Sitcom "Sinbad" will return for a third season in February 2018, and will air nationally in syndication on Friday and Saturday's in 93% of the country.

"Food Genius with Adam Gertler":

Food Genius will return for a third season in February 2018 and will air in national syndication in 100% of the country.

"You've Got To Be Gidding Me":

Returning for a third season, John Gidding hosted "You've Got To Be Gidding Me", will start airing on PBS in February 2018, and in national syndication in April 2018.

"Please, Fix My House" & "Celebrity Dreamhouse Project":

Lifetime has confirmed both of these reality series will return for third seasons in April 2018. Second seasons of both aired between May and August 2017, with "Celebrity Dreamhouse Project" averaging 16.2 million viewers/4.5 18-49 and "Please, Fix My House" averaging 5.5 million/2.4 18-49.

"Celebrity Dreamhouse Project" host Chrissy Teigen will be replaced by Genevieve Gorder for season three. Teigen herself replaced Alyssa Milano. Pagie Davis and Doug Wilson will return as hosts for "Please, Fix My House."

"Finding Home":

Showtime has announced that a second season of acclaimed drama "Finding home" has been ordered but won't air until next summer. However, reruns of the series are available to watch online at Stream-Me and on the Showtime webpage and apps.

jimpickens

10-07-2017, 04:20 AM

Scumbags about sleazy networks, slimy bureaucrats, and scummy politicians who will resort to anything in order to further their agendas including stage false flag mass shootings.

yankeesrj12

10-09-2017, 02:27 PM

Sunday, October 1, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - 6.01 million viewers and 1.3 (1.321) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low.

830- Suburbia - 5.35 million viewers and 1.1 (1.104) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

9- Full Time Mom - 6.49 million viewers and 1.4 (1.400) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low.

930- Life Lessons - 6.03 million viewers and 1.3 (1.342) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

10- Virus - 9.87 million viewers and 4.1 (4.134) A18-49, up a tenth from last week for its second best outing ever.

Monday, October 2, 2017
8- Soccer Stories - 4.03 million viewers and 1.1 (1.104) A18-49, down a tenth from last week. This isn't a terrible week three, but YTN had to be hoping for more, right? Either way, it seems YTN has bigger fish to fry.

830- Burgers and Fries - 2.01 million viewers and 0.5 (0.503) A18-49, down two tenths from last week. Almost nobody will miss this once its gone.

9- Call Girls - 10.42 million viewers and 4.7 (4.694) A19-49, down a whopping 1.1 points for the second straight week to fall to a series low. The previous low was set wayyyy back in season one, episode three. Yikes. Call Girls is still no doubt very impressive, but its coming back down to Earth very quickly.

10- I Am Rebecca - 2.12 million viewers and 0.7 (0.658) A18-49, down two tenths from last week. Retention from Call Girls was 20% among total viewers and 14% in the demo. Ouch.

Tuesday, October 3, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 5.93 million viewers and 1.5 (1.553) A18-49, down three tenths from last week. After a very impressive spring season and strong start to the current season, things aren't looking as lovely three weeks into the new season.

930- Marriage by Default - 4.84 million viewers and 1.0 (1.041) A18-49, down three tenths from last week. Add yet another failure to YTN's list of problems with its freshmen class.

10- TAKEN - 9.16 million viewers and 1.5 (1.495) A18-49, down two tenths to a new series low for the second straight week.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017
8- Boston General - 4.01 million viewers and 0.7 (0.792) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low.

9- CIA Files - 12.69 million viewers and 3.0 (3.013) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

10- The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas - 1.73 million viewers and 0.4 (0.409) A18-49, down two tenths from last week. Retention from its lead in was 14% in both total viewers and the demo. By the 1030 half hour, things were very ugly: 0.854/0.356/0.224/0.201

Thursday, September 28, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - 8.34 million viewers and 2.0 (2.012) A18-49, down three tenths from last week.

830- Blended - 6.01 million viewers and 1.4 (1.421) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

9- The Hughes Family - 7.36 million viewers and 1.8 (1.785) A18-49, down three tenths from last week to a new series low.

930- Family Business - 4.93 million viewers and 1.1 (1.136) A18-49, down three tenths from last week and suffering a much larger drop this week than vs. last week. An already meh first two weeks has turned into almost a disaster in week three. Not good.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - 8.96 million viewers and 1.4 (1.421) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

Friday, October 5, 2017
8- Serve and Protect - 6.01 million viewers and 0.6 (0.629) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low.

9- Cops of Baltimore - 4.82 million viewers and 0.4 (0.423) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

10- Cops of New York - 7.12 million viewers and 0.7 (0.732) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low.

yankeesrj12

10-09-2017, 02:52 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN CANCELS FOUR FRESHMEN SERIES
YTN is making television history, cancelling FOUR freshmen series after three episodes on the air. The network is pulling the plug on Burgers and Fries, Cops of Baltimore, The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas, and I Am Rebecca. Production will cease on all four programs immediately, with all four also yanked from the air beginning next week.

The writing was on the wall for the four series after disastrous debuts. This week, the four series all fell to or below a 0.8 - a low barrier even by today's lower standards. Cops of Baltimore and Mr. Douglas fared the worst, falling to an 0.4, and Mr. Douglas had the lead in of CIA Files. I Am Rebecca also had the benefit of a massive lead in and failed to capitalize, falling to an 0.7 in week three. Burgers and Fries itself recorded a dismal 0.5 this week.

The other three freshmen series, Soccer Stories, Marriage by Default, and Family Business, will remain on the air. They have all hovered around the 1.0 threshold, but have not been as disastrous as the four freshmen that were pulled. YTN has not issued a full season order for any of them - yet.

With so many shows pulled, YTN has a lot of holes to plug. Most of the week will see recap specials, leading into season premieres next week.

Soccer Stories will shift to the 830 half hour, being replaced with repeats of itself in the 8 o'clock half hour. YTN seems to have some faith in the freshmen series by giving it the entire hour. That move is official, as of tonight.

The second half of season three of Revolution will return to Monday nights, airing at 10 o'clock for the first time since season two. Due to its serialized nature and the last minute premiere, YTN will air a recap special tonight and the premiere next week. It has eight episodes left to air.

Sophomore Amazon will return to Wednesdays at 10, where it aired for its first season in the spring. It was by no mean a breakout hit, but it will likely be a hefty improvement over The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas. Amazon will also air a recap special this week, with the season two premiere next Wednesday. YTN has the season at 13 episodes, but will likely order more if needed.

Finally, it looks like there is no long term fix to Friday nights, as repeats of Cops of New York will merely fill the hole left by the cancellation of Cops of Baltimore.

factsoflife

10-12-2017, 08:51 PM

Gen-TV Mini-Series saved by Shonda Rhimes?
---Uber Producer Eyes Pretty Big Lies

Uber producer Shonda Rhimes is said to be eyeing Gen-TV's mini-series "Pretty Big Lies", which seems to be stuck in development limbo as original creators Casey Asher and Melissa Clark Mills were abruptly fired after Gen-TV executives rejected their script ideas. Sources tell us that in addition to that, casting is causing a problem at Gen-TV with Hillary Swank and Jennifer Aniston said to be getting axed from the series.

Shonda Rhimes apparently has expressed interest in producing and writing the series through her ShondaLand production company although no deal with Gen-TV is currently on the table. Sources tell us that if Shonda can work out a deal with Gen-TV she would completely revamp the series turning it into a prestige project for the network. Only time will tell if anything ever happens.

Breaking News:
Shonda Rhimes Passed on "Pretty Big Lies"
----Ryan Murphy Saves Series

While Shonda Rhimes has officially passed on the chance to save Gen-TV's troubled mini-series "Pretty Big Lies", another producer has stepped in and saved it. Ryan Murphy has officially agreed to serve as executive producer on the mini-series and will, with his team work on a new script for the program.

A deal with Shonda Rhimes production company seemed imminent last week but the deal fell apart over financial disagreements. Murphy stepped in when he heard Rhimes had declined the chance to work on the program. The mini-series originally slated for midseason centers around a cul-de-sac in Los Angeles that houses the wealthiest of wealthy, the most famous of famous and the most glamarous residents in America. It had a star cast attached that included Hillary Swank, Halle Berry and Jennifer Aniston, but sources indicate that Murphy plans to recast all of them.

No new airdate is available.

jimpickens

10-12-2017, 09:27 PM

Castigo Cay In cooperation with author Matt Bracken we are adapting his book into a miniseries faithful to the book.

factsoflife

10-12-2017, 11:35 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, September 25, 2017- Sunday, October 1, 2017:

Monday, September 25:

Airing an updated schedule seems to have helped Gen-TV's Monday night, with "Hart of Family" up 20% in demos from last week, and "Homecourt Advantage" up 13% in demos week to week. "Malpractice" shows its first signs of growth ever, jumping up 17% in demos. New series "Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition" hosted by Ben Bailey and Chandra Wilson ("Grey's Anatomy") also provided a nice ratings boost for Gen-TV, debuting to 15.54 million viewers and a 6.3 in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New, Series Premiere): 15.54 million/6.3 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 23.5 million/7.6 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 20.4 million/5.19 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 12.9 million/4.4 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 16.8 million/6.9 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 14.4 million/3.6 18-49

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Tuesday, September 26:

Just like on Monday, Gen-TV saw a significant ratings bump with an altered schedule. "Ask Alyssa" returned to the lineup and netted 14.4 million viewers and a 3.9 in demos. Down from what "Deadly Visions" got last week in this timeslot, but a solid number all-together. "Deadly Visions" moved to 11pm, where it was seen by 20.5 million viewers and a 4.4 in demos, down from a week ago, but still on-target for this show. "Spaced Out" seems to be a loser, dropping 20% of its viewers in demos from last week.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 22.9 million/6.3 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 14.2 million/5.4 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 7.4 million/4.4 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New, Season Premiere): 14.4 million/39. 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 20.5 million/4.4 18-49

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Wednesday, September 27:

Wednesday night seems to be a magical night as "Degree of Guilt", already a hit has jumped up nearly 40% in demos, while reruns of "Single Again" significantly outperformed the quickly cancelled third season of "Sisterly Love."

8pm: Making It Work (New): 20.1 million/3.2 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 14.9 million/5.5 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 23.5 million/5.4 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 35.9 million/12.8 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 30.7 million/8.3 18-49

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Thursday, September 28:

It was a mixed bag for Gen-TV on Thursday. On the positive side, all four comedies were solid week to week, with "Selling out" and "The Boss Lady" leading the pack. On the downside, the final season of "Mallory's" is falling flat, with ratings dropping significantly week to week.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 14.2 million/5.9 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 14.8 million/5.5 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 21.83 million/5.6 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 34.9 million/10.4 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New): 71.3 million/6.3 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 63.9 million/12.9 18-49

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Friday, September 29:

Gen-TV must seriously do something to fix their Friday night lineup. Outside of "The Mulroney Mysteries" not much is working here. Reruns of "Trauma Center" were a small band-aid though for the cancelled two series it is replacing.

8pm: Outside The Lines (New): 5.2 million/1.3 18-49
830: Limited Edition (New): 11.4 million/2.4 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 30.4 million/13.8 18-49
10pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Saturday, September 30:

Despite no increase in promotion, "Jack of All Trades" jumped up 15% in demos since last week and out of nowhere "The Witches of West Side" leaped upwards, garnering over 22 million viewers and a 5.5 in demos.

8pm: Your Last Wish (New): 8.2 million/4.4 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New): 10.3 million/3.4 18-49
10: The Witches of West Side (New): 22.8 million/5.5 18-49
11: Jack of All Trades (New): 28.2 million/8.7 18-49

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Sunday, October 1:

The three returning comedies all showed growth in demos, while reruns of reliable comedies padded the numbers, preventing Gen-TV from losing the night to CBS.

8pm: Magic School (New): 23.4 million/11.5 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 20.4 million/12.8 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 22.8 million/5.2 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

Gen-TV Ratings:

Monday, October 2, 2017- Saturday, October 7, 2017:

Gen-TV Ratings Report for week of October 2-7, 2017:

Monday, October 2:

"Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition" was up two-tenths of a point, while "Hart of Family" was solid in demos, down in total viewers. "Homecourt Advantage" fell in demos, and "Highly Functioning Adults" continues its impressive performance.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 17.2 million/6.5 (6.51) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 19.3 million/7.6 (7.62) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 18.2 million/4.3 (4.32) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 13.1 million/4.2 (4.21) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 17.9 million/7.3 (7.31) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 15.5 million/4.4 (4.46) 18-49

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Tuesday, October 3:

Gen-TV had a very successful Tuesday night, placing #2 in demos and winning total viewers by three-tenths of a point over FOX. In good news, "Ask Alyssa" was solid week to week, especially among demos where it bump upwards by five-tenths of a point. "The Special Classroom" was down in demos and for the first time this season, was second to "Fish out of Water" in that measurement. "Deadly Visions" was up in demos and even in total viewers.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 18.3 million/5.3 (5.35) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 19.3 million/6.2 (6.24) 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 8.1 million/3.8 (3.83) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 15.9 million/4.3 (4.38) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 20.5 million/8.4 (8.43) 18-49

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Wednesday, October 4:

Among Gen-TV's drama series, "The Plain Land Murders" was up in demos by five-tenths of a point, and "Degree of Guilt" was even in demos. Among the comedies, "Making It Work" was down in demos, and "Every Other Weekend" was up two-tenths.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 18.3 million/2.7 (2.70) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 13.8 million/5.1 (5.10) 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 19.1 million/5.6 (5.61) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 34.2 million/12.8 (12.82) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 21.8 million/8.8 (8.84) 18-49

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Thursday, October 5:

Gen-TV is starting to realize who the winners and losers are with "The Boss Lady" growing over last week and "Mallory's" once again down week-to-week, posting a series low in demos. "American Citizen" continues to be a ratings powerhouse and "Selling Out" leads the comedy pack in demos.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 13.8 million/5.5 (5.58) 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 16.2 million/6.2 (6.24) 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 23.2 million/6.3 (6.35) 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 35.8 million/10.9 (10.94) 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New): 69.4 million/6.2 (6.20) 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 70.4 million/13.5 (13.56) 18-49

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Friday, October 7:

"The Mulroney Mysteries" continues to carry Friday nights, while "Limited Edition" struggles along.

8pm: Outside The Lines (New): 4.4 million/1.0 (1.01) 18-49
830: Limited Edition (New): 11.2 million/2.2 (2.24) 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 33.6 million/14.2 (14.21) 18-49
10pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Saturday, October 8:

Gen-TV was able to sustain the growth they showed a week ago, with "Your Last Wish" and "The Witches of West Side" all even over last week. "Jack of All Trades" was also solid.

8pm: Your Last Wish (New): 9.3 million/4.8 (4.81) 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New): 10.9 million/3.6 (3.60) 18-49
10: The Witches of West Side (New): 21.3 million/5.7 (5.73) 18-49
11: Jack of All Trades (New): 23.8 million/9.3 (9.32) 18-49

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factsoflife

10-12-2017, 11:42 PM

Breaking News:
Full-Season Orders Given
--"Mulroney Mysteries", "The Boss Lady" continue on

Gen-TV has issued its first full-season pick-up's of the season, giving full-season orders to several freshmen series, and a few returning programs as well. These programs will continue airing the rest of the season and have been given what is typically called "the back nine" order.

First up is freshmen drama "Highly Functioning Adults", starring Riz Ahmed and Lena Dunham. It has average 18.3 million viewers/5.8 18-49 since its debut in September. Also getting picked up for the full season are freshmen comedies "Fish Out Of Water" and "The Special Classroom", which average over 20 million viewers weekly. "Ask Alyssa" will also continue all season long. Returning comedy "Making It Work" will also remain on-schedule all season, as well as returning comedy "Every Other Weekend." The last five programs getting their "back nine" are "The Mulroney Mysteries", "The Witches of West End", "Jack of All Trades", "The Boss Lady" and "Selling Out."

Now, Gen-TV tells us that additional pick-ups will be announced at a later date, and that programs not mentioned today are not necessarily in danger of cancellation just yet.

yankeesrj12

10-14-2017, 12:32 PM

Sunday, October 8, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - 6.12 million viewers and 1.3 (1.327) A18-49, even with last weeks series low.

830- Suburbia - 5.95 million viewers and 1.2 (1.200) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

9- Full Time Mom - 6.79 million viewers and 1.5 (1.494) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

930- Life Lessons - 5.83 million viewers and 1.2 (1.213) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

10- Virus - 9.01 million viewers and 3.8 (3.813) A18-49, down three tenths from last week to a new season low. Despite hitting a new "low", its better than any performance of the previous four seasons.

Monday, October 9, 2017
8- Soccer Stories - REPEAT - 3.36 million viewers and 0.9 (0.856) A18-49 - a rather impressive repeat outing. It's very possible most viewers thought it was a new episode, given the schedule change at the last minute.

830- Soccer Stores - NEW TIMESLOT - 4.27 million viewers and 1.2 (1.240) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks 8 o'clock episode and tying its second episode. This is also a better performance than any episode of Burgers and Fries.

9- Call Girls - 11.27 million viewers and 5.1 (5.134) A19-49, up four tenths from last weeks series low.

10- Revolution - RECAP SPECIAL - 5.59 million viewers and 1.4 (1.402) A18-49, down two tenths from last week. Retention from Call Girls was 50% among total viewers and 27% in the demo. The season three (part B) premiere begins next Monday.

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 6.32 million viewers and 1.6 (1.601) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks season low.

930- Marriage by Default - 4.94 million viewers and 1.0 (1.010) A18-49, even with last weeks season low.

10- TAKEN - 10.59 million viewers and 1.6 (1.602) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017
8- Boston General - 4.23 million viewers and 0.8 (0.807) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

9- CIA Files - 11.35 million viewers and 2.6 (2.558) A18-49, down four tenths from last week.

10- Amazon - RECAP SPECIAL - 4.14 million viewers and 0.7 (0.712) A18-49, up three tenths from last weeks final episode of The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas. The second season premieres next week.

Thursday, October 12, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - 8.48 million viewers and 1.9 (1.903) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

830- Blended - 5.99 million viewers and 1.4 (1.427) A18-49, even with last week.

9- The Hughes Family - 6.93 million viewers and 1.6 (1.601) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low. Year to year, The Hughes Family is down 36%, despite a lead in that is one tenth better this season - yikes.

930- Family Business - 4.01 million viewers and 0.9 (0.934) A18-49, down two tenths from last week. Retention from its lead in was 58% in both measures.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - 8.83 million viewers and 1.4 (1.406) A18-49, even with last week.

Friday, October 13, 2017
8- Serve and Protect - 7.05 million viewers and 0.7 (0.717) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

9- Cops of New York - REPEAT - 6.31 million viewers and 0.6 (0.634) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

10- Cops of New York - 8.51 million viewers and 0.8 (0.818) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

yankeesrj12

10-16-2017, 03:58 PM

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN RENEWS "REVOLUTION" FOR FOURTH SEASON
Ahead of its season premiere tonight, YTN has renewed REVOLUTION for a fourth season, set to consist of 12 episodes.

Production on the upcoming fourth season begins in January.

Paul Johnson, President of YTN, says, "REVOLUTION is unlike any drama on television, and we are excited to see the vision continue with a fourth season. We are pleased to continue offering our viewers the television they want to see."

factsoflife

10-16-2017, 05:50 PM

factsoflife

10-17-2017, 06:11 PM

Edge of Justice Ratings
--Soap Falls Flat; Ratings Down

Ratings for season two of "Edge of Justice", the daytime soap that debuted on Gen-TV in January 2017 are down 20% from its debut ten months ago. For the ratings period of October 1-6, 2017, the soap opera posted a 1.71 in households and a .61 in Women 18-49, placing #3 in households and #4 in demos.

Overall for the season, "Edge of Justice" ranks #3 out of 4 soaps. Hollywood Reporter contacted Gen-TV about this and received this response from President, Eva Vargas "Ratings for our daytime shows continue to be a pressing issue for Gen-TV, and we are closely monitoring the progress of Edge of Justice." "We expected a small downtick in ratings when the new storyline and new cast debuted in September. So far Edge of Justice is performing well and we expect it will continue to."

Exclusive News:
Edge of Justice Revamp Coming
---Gen-TV fighting to save soap from sinking

Gen-TV is apparently fighting to save lone soap opera "Edge of Justice" from cancellation as it sinks down the ratings every week. Debuting ten months ago, the series was a fast hit and critical hit with reviewers who praised it for its unconventional plotting and for avoiding typical soap opera cliches. The soap uses primetime like plotting and scheduling, airing for six months at a time and the going into reruns. The second season began in the fall with a brand new cast, except for Hillary B. Smith and a new story-arch.

Ratings for season two are down nearly 20% and Gen-TV is worried that fans aren't interested in the show anymore, so to increase viewer interest a total revamp is planned, with more traditional soap elements to be added and a bit of a cast overhaul coming. A source tells us "Gen-TV wants to bring in big name soap stars to generate more interest in the show. They also plan to add more conventional soap elements such as romantic storylines; and expand the premise to include stories that don't focus on crime and justice completely."

In order to achieve this Gen-TV has hired famed soap writers Michael Malone and Josh Griffiths to serve as the new head writer of the soap and have hired known soap producer Jill Farren Phelps to serve as Executive Producer. They will take over immediately and will be responsible for turning the show around.

A source tells Hollywood Insider "Gen-TV is desperate to save this soap and doesn't want to cancel it like they had to do with Promise of Tomorrow. They will try anything to get the show back on-track."

factsoflife

10-17-2017, 06:46 PM

Gen-TV Ratings:

Monday, October 2, 2017- Saturday, October 7, 2017:

Gen-TV Ratings Report for week of October 2-7, 2017:

Monday, October 2:

"Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition" was up two-tenths of a point, while "Hart of Family" was solid in demos, down in total viewers. "Homecourt Advantage" fell in demos, and "Highly Functioning Adults" continues its impressive performance.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 17.2 million/6.5 (6.51) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 19.3 million/7.6 (7.62) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 18.2 million/4.3 (4.32) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 13.1 million/4.2 (4.21) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 17.9 million/7.3 (7.31) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 15.5 million/4.4 (4.46) 18-49

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Tuesday, October 3:

Gen-TV had a very successful Tuesday night, placing #2 in demos and winning total viewers by three-tenths of a point over FOX. In good news, "Ask Alyssa" was solid week to week, especially among demos where it bump upwards by five-tenths of a point. "The Special Classroom" was down in demos and for the first time this season, was second to "Fish out of Water" in that measurement. "Deadly Visions" was up in demos and even in total viewers.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 18.3 million/5.3 (5.35) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 19.3 million/6.2 (6.24) 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 8.1 million/3.8 (3.83) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 15.9 million/4.3 (4.38) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 20.5 million/8.4 (8.43) 18-49

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Wednesday, October 4:

Among Gen-TV's drama series, "The Plain Land Murders" was up in demos by five-tenths of a point, and "Degree of Guilt" was even in demos. Among the comedies, "Making It Work" was down in demos, and "Every Other Weekend" was up two-tenths.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 18.3 million/2.7 (2.70) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 13.8 million/5.1 (5.10) 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 19.1 million/5.6 (5.61) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 34.2 million/12.8 (12.82) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 21.8 million/8.8 (8.84) 18-49

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Thursday, October 5:

Gen-TV is starting to realize who the winners and losers are with "The Boss Lady" growing over last week and "Mallory's" once again down week-to-week, posting a series low in demos. "American Citizen" continues to be a ratings powerhouse and "Selling Out" leads the comedy pack in demos.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 13.8 million/5.5 (5.58) 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 16.2 million/6.2 (6.24) 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 23.2 million/6.3 (6.35) 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 35.8 million/10.9 (10.94) 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New): 69.4 million/6.2 (6.20) 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 70.4 million/13.5 (13.56) 18-49

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Friday, October 7:

"The Mulroney Mysteries" continues to carry Friday nights, while "Limited Edition" struggles along.

8pm: Outside The Lines (New): 4.4 million/1.0 (1.01) 18-49
830: Limited Edition (New): 11.2 million/2.2 (2.24) 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 33.6 million/14.2 (14.21) 18-49
10pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Saturday, October 8:

Gen-TV was able to sustain the growth they showed a week ago, with "Your Last Wish" and "The Witches of West Side" all even over last week. "Jack of All Trades" was also solid.

8pm: Your Last Wish (New): 9.3 million/4.8 (4.81) 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New): 10.9 million/3.6 (3.60) 18-49
10: The Witches of West Side (New): 21.3 million/5.7 (5.73) 18-49
11: Jack of All Trades (New): 23.8 million/9.3 (9.32) 18-49

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Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, October 8- Saturday, October 14, 2017:

Sunday, October 8:

A predictably stable night for Gen-TV on Sunday, with "Zendaya" emerging as the winner, as it grows in demos. "Unlikely Family" and "Magic School" both stable.

8pm: Magic School (New): 21.3 million/12.9 (12.94) 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 24.5 million/15.8 (15.83) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 20.3 million/5.2 (5.24) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Monday, October 9:

"Homecourt Advantage" was down week to week while "Hart of Family" grew in demos. "Malpractice" continues an upcycle in demos and "Threesome" is up in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 18.3 million/6.8 (6.80) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 22.4 million/8.8 (8.89) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 13.1 million/3.2 (3.22) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 13.4 million/4.4 (4.43) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 19.3 million/7.9 (7.96) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 16.2 million/4.8 (4.84) 18-49
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Tuesday, October 10:

Gen-TV's success on Tuesday nights continued as "Ask Alyssa" sets a series-high and "Deadly Visions" nearly triples its viewership in total viewers. "The Special Classroom" bounces back from an off-week, while "Fish out of Water" maintains a high from last week in demos.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 30.3 million/6.5 (6.55) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 20.4 million/6.8 (6.88) 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 7.5 million/3.4 (3.42) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 18.3 million/4.9 (4.93) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 40.4 million/12.4 (12.43) 18-49

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Wednesday, October 11:

Continued success for Gen-TV on Wednesday nights as "Degree of Guilt" builds in demos and "Running In Circles" jumps ahead in total viewers. "Making It Work" and "The Plain Land Murders" are solid.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 18.9 million/2.7 (2.73) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 15.83 million/5.9 (5.94) 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 20.54 million/5.9 (5.98) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 37.5 million/14.9 (14.97) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 24.93 million/8.9 (8.93) 18-49

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Thursday, October 12:

The big winner on Thursday was "Selling Out", which posted its largest demos of the season. "American Citizen" was in reruns, but still packed a large audience. "Mallory's" was solid week-to-week but down year-to-year. "The Boss Lady" was solid.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 14.4 million/5.3 (5.32) 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 17.3 million/6.8 (6.83) 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 30.3 million/7.3 (7.32) 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 39.4 million/13.4 (13.45) 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New): 69.00 million/6.2 (6.23) 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

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Friday, October 13:

Airing an altered schedule, "Limited Edition" was asked to carry the night on its own, and delivered in spades. The series was up in demos over last week.

8pm: Limited Edition (New; Special Time): 12.8 million/4.4 (4.45) 18-49
830: Limited Edition (New): 12.93 million/4.8 (4.84) 18-49
9pm: Limited Edition (New): 13.83 million/4.9 (4.93) 18-49
10pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Saturday, October 14:

Gen-TV tried out an experimental schedule airing "Jack of All Trades" at 10pm and airing double-episodes of "Celebrity Road Trip Adventures". Ratings did tick upwards for "Road Trip" while "Jack" stayed solid in demos.

8pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New; Special Time): 11.38 million/5.6 (5.66) 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New): 13.4 million/5.8 (5.88) 18-49
10: Jack of All Trades (New; Special Time): 23.7 million/9.4 (9.48) 18-49
11pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

EDITOR'S NOTE:

Due to a mistake, last weekend's ratings report accidentally mislabeled the dates as Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8th, when in reality the actual dates were Friday, October 6th and Saturday, October 7th. We apologize for the mistake.

factsoflife

10-18-2017, 07:04 PM

Gen-TV Development Updates:
--Vargas plans to "gut schedule" for mid-season

In a plan that is meant to bolster Gen-TV ratings, President Eva Vargas plans to "completely gut the Gen-TV schedule in both primetime and daytime and drop what she views as dead weight." As such, she has been busy ordering numerous pilots, presentations and scripts for development, here is an update on where many of those and previous orders stand as of today:

Ordered To Series:

"D.O.A.: Dead On Arrival": Though passed over in May 2017 for the fall schedule, Vargas has since ordered a 6-episode first season to air in midseason after some retooling. This drama centers on a medical examiner, investigating cases for the NYPD whose latest case takes an odd turn when the patient, her ex-partner from the NYPD wakes up on the table during an autopsy and she realizes she can talk to the dead.

Originally conceived as a light-hearted procedural with romantic undertones "a cross between Bones and Grey's Anatomy" focused on the under 30-set, the show has been reconceived as a more traditional procedural and the two lead characters changed to be in their 30's.

"High School Chronicles: Freshman Year": Originally passed over in May, this reality series profiling high school students in their freshman year has been given a full series order for 13-episodes. The title has also been changed to "High School Diaries: Freshman Year". The intent is to follow a new crop of freshman students each year, with spin-offs planned if the series is a success. It will debut in mid-season.

"The Palm Court" : This pilot for a nighttime soap opera was passed over in May for the fall schedule but has been revived with a new title, "The Posh Life." It will focus on the residents of an upscale housing complex in Palm Springs, California. The original pilot from last year was set in Palm Beach, Florida and was less inclusive than this new pilot, which Vargas ordered two months ago. It features two gay couples; one of which is of mix-race and mixed-faith origin; and features racially diverse characters. Among the cast currently on-board for the drama are Gabrielle Union and Mekhi Phifer. Additional casting is underway.

Another change this pilot has undergone is abandoning the concept of having all the residents of the building work for the district attorney's office. The series will focus on being a soap opera and has abandoned all procedural aspects, an unusual move as serialized shows typical don't repeat well enough to get syndication deals.

"Taking Shelter": This gay-themed romantic drama is about platonic friends who become partners in the aftermath of a tragic event. It was ordered to series in May 2017 for mid-season and remains a priority for the network, and is likely to air in mid-season. Casting is nearly complete and filming scheduled for November 2017. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Andrew Rannells are attached as the two leads at this point.

"The Sum of Our Parts": This timely drama focuses on a gay teen who comes out to his conservative, mormon family and the aftermath of that. This project was ordered to series in May 2017 for a mid-season launch. In July 2017, the series was slightly retooled, changing the characters to Mormon instead of Catholic. It is still likely to air in mid-season.

Passed Over/Cancelled:

The following projects were previously ordered to series but have since been passed over or cancelled.

"Boston Homicide": Season two of this drama was cancelled mid-way through its production cycle and never aired. Two of a planned thirteen episodes were produced.

"The High Life": This high-concept drama about a family run pharmaceuticals company was ordered to series in May 2017 for a planned launch in mid-season, but has been cancelled due to difficulties casting and Eva Vargas shifting focus from avant garde fare to more mainstream programming.

"Love with Jennifer Love Hewitt": After a low-rated first season, this reality docudrama exploring love and hosted by Love Hewitt has been cancelled. It was cancelled earlier this year, but rumors recently circulated that it would return. Those rumors are untrue.

"In Limbo, Future Unclear:"

"Shocked: The History, Scandal and Spectacle of Shock Jocks": This one-off special documentary was ordered into production by Gen-TV over a year ago and has never been scheduled to air. There have been no updates on its future since December 2016.

"Food Fight: A Real Fight For Your Food Adventure": This reality project described as "A real life hunger games" started production in June 2017, but production was abruptly stopped in August 2017 and no further updates have been released. Headlines were made in September 2017 when a supposed castmember contacted the FBI and reported that she and ten others have been locked in isolation since June and are not being allowed contact with the outside world or given any information about when they'll be allowed to leave. The FBI reported they were investigating but nothing has been reported since.

"Newly American": A one-hour drama pilot about a family of Mexican immigrants trying to make it in a new country and their daily struggles. Passed over in May 2017 for Fall, said to be entering redevelopment but has never been given an update since June 2017.

Newly Developed Series:

The following projects have entered development since June 2017:

"Unemployed": This half-hour comedy focuses on four best friends in their twenties all facing various forms of unemployment or job struggles. Matt, 22 is fresh out of college and forced to live at home with his elderly parents because he's unable to find a proper job and is forced to work part-time at a fast food restaurant. Josh, 24 was recently fired from his job at a retail store and is forced to become a stay-at-home dad while his wife, Stacey, 26 works to support the family; and Naveen, 23 is having a difficult time finding work in the tech industry due to muslim-based discrimination. The series would focus on the three friends as they attempt to navigate the minefield that is finding work in your 20's and on their personal lives with each other and their respective families. Gen-TV has confirmed this series this show will be introduced during an episode of "Threesome", that will air in January 2018 and that it will be considered an official spin-off. Subsequent episodes will likely air alongside "Threesome."

"Head of Household": An attempt to expand on the networks growing and successful brand of children's programming like "Zendaya", "Magic School", "Fish out of Water" and "The Special Classroom", this sitcom aimed at children aged 8-14 focuses on seven kids in a Manhattan boarding school and the mischief they get into when they get a brand new headmaster who is cool, young and ignites in them a love of learning about the world. This is first non "Boy Meets World" project created by Michael Jacobs since "Lost At Home" in 2003.

"Grounded": This comedy pilot focuses on a 63 year old pilot who is forced to retire after having a mild heart attack, and his efforts to redefine his life. This pilot was ordered in October 2017 and is being considered for a mid-season timeslot.

"The Murder Man": This drama pilot focuses on an acclaimed murder-mystery writer who following the mysterious murder of his own wife joins the police academy with the mission of solving his wife's murder. A cast-contingency has been placed on this program, which was ordered to pilot in October 2017.

factsoflife

10-18-2017, 07:46 PM

Breaking News:
Mallory's of Jefferson County End Date

Gen-TV Network has announced today that veteran drama "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" will end its storied run sooner than expected. The series will air its final episode ever, in December 2017 a full five months sooner than expected. The series which will NOT return in the new year, and has not been given its "back nine" order for the full season.

This shocking news comes as the series posted its lowest-ratings ever, and received its lowest critical response ever, with a current rating of 52% on Metacritic and 57% on Rotten Tomatoes. Debuting in 2014 as a limited series, this political soap opera quickly took off and became the most popular show on TV, and has remained a staple of the network since. Now, after six seasons and 213 episodes the program will end, five months sooner than anticipated. In announcing this news Gen-TV President Eva Vargas said "Mallory's has been a tremendous success for our network since its humble debut in 2014 but the time has come to close this chapter and for all involved to move forward." "In ending, this series will leave behind a historically important legacy of forward-thinking, progressive storytelling that captured the heart of America for six seasons, earned a Peabody Award, A Humanitas Award and multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards." "More to the point, this outstanding series has shined a new light on the world of political intrigue, backroom deals and personal tragedy that accompanies the political world today, all through the eyes of this one made-up family who serve to showcase lessons of the day for our American audience."

In its six seasons, "Mallory's of Jefferson County" (often abbreviated MOJC or Mallory's) became the #1 rated series on TV; set a new world-record for ratings and single-handedly financed most of Gen-TV Studios programming. It is a massive success in syndication, on streaming platforms and internationally as well.

factsoflife

10-18-2017, 08:31 PM

yankeesrj12

10-19-2017, 07:31 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN FILLS REMAINING SCHEDULE HOLES
Following the cancellation of four freshmen series, YTN had to quickly bring in veteran series to plug some of the holes. Beginning next week, all of the YTN schedule will be repeat-free for the first time in two weeks.

Monday nights will introduce season five of The High Times of Denver in the lead off 8 o'clock half hour. Freshmen comedy Soccer Stories will remain in its 830 timeslot. The flow between the two is a tad odd, given one is a friends marijuana workplace comedy and the other is a family comedy. The two comedies are the only single-camera comedies on the network.

On Fridays, things are going to be mixed up a bit, with Serve and Protect moving to 9 o'clock. It aired for only a month in the lead off spot, but will be back to where it aired for most of last season. The 8 o'clock hour will now kick off with docu-series Life After Prison. The GEN-TV produced series aired its first season during the summer (on Friday nights at 10) and averaged an 0.6 A18-49 demo, so expectations are likely low for its second season.

yankeesrj12

10-19-2017, 09:41 PM

Sunday, October 15, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - 6.03 million viewers and 1.2 (1.241) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low.

830- Suburbia - 5.24 million viewers and 1.0 (1.013) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

9- Full Time Mom - 6.19 million viewers and 1.3 (1.301) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low.

930- Life Lessons - 5.42 million viewers and 1.1 (1.079) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low.

10- Virus - 8.34 million viewers and 3.3 (3.312) A18-49, down five tenths from last week to a new season low. Despite hitting a season low, it is above last seasons 3.26 yearly average.

Monday, October 16, 2017
8- Soccer Stories - REPEAT - 3.03 million viewers and 0.7 (0.692) A18-49.

830- Soccer Stores - 4.02 million viewers and 1.1 (1.141) A18-49, down a tenth from last weeks timeslot debut.

9- Call Girls - 10.94 million viewers and 4.9 (4.859) A19-49, down two tenths from last week.

10- Revolution - SEASON THREE (B) PREMIERE - 6.93 million viewers and 1.7 (1.702) A18-49, even with the season three premiere. It's also only a tenth below its season two debut. Consider this a solid performance, especially after the horrendous ratings of I Am Rebecca. Retention from its lead in was 63% in total viewers and 35% in the demo.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 6.01 million viewers and 1.4 (1.398) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low. What a rollercoaster year for the long-running dating series: series lows in the fall, four year highs in the spring, and new lows again this fall.

930- Marriage by Default - 4.42 million viewers and 0.9 (0.899) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new low.

10- TAKEN - 10.21 million viewers and 1.4 (1.438) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017
8- Boston General - 5.02 million viewers and 0.8 (0.801) A18-49, even with last week.

9- CIA Files - 11.06 million viewers and 2.3 (2.326) A18-49, down three tenths from last week to a new series low.

10- Amazon - SEASON TWO PREMIERE - 6.24 million viewers and 1.3 (1.307) A18-49, pretty much in line with what is what doing most of the spring. Retention did slightly improve, however, because CIA Files dipped quite a bit: 56% in both viewers and the demo.

Thursday, October 19, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - 8.29 million viewers and 1.9 (1.928) A18-49, even with last week.

830- Blended - 5.82 million viewers and 1.4 (1.401) A18-49, even for the third week in a row.

9- The Hughes Family - 8.94 million viewers and 1.8 (1.829) A18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low.

930- Family Business - 4.77 million viewers and 1.0 (1.042) A18-49, up a tenth from last week. Retention was 53% in total viewers and 57% in the demo.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - 9.84 million viewers and 1.3 (1.323) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

Friday, October 20, 2017
8- Serve and Protect - 7.99 million viewers and 0.8 (0.816) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

9- Cops of New York - REPEAT - 6.58 million viewers and 0.7 (0.693) A18-49.

10- Cops of New York - 9.67 million viewers and 1.0 (1.031) A18-49, up two tenths from last week.

jimpickens

10-20-2017, 03:51 AM

Trap'em and Kill'em Frank Buck's bring"em Back Alive set in a post SHTF world.

factsoflife

10-20-2017, 03:03 PM

factsoflife

10-21-2017, 07:03 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

VARGAS BECOMES GEN-TV PRESIDENT AS YTN GOES UP IN FLAMES
A few months after leaving YTN, Eva Vargas has officially became the new President of GEN-TV. That move comes on the heels of Ross Chin getting ax from his position, allowing Vargas to move up to president.

Meanwhile, the schedule Vargas set up at YTN for the fall has all but imploded, leaving many to wonder if she will do the same to GEN-TV. YTN is off to the worst fall start in network history, and every freshman series has fallen well-short of expectations.

Vargas was the one who assembled the new Monday night block, led off by single camera comedies, into gritty Call Girls, followed by a soapy drama. There is zero flow with the night, and all three freshmen series have failed to generate excitement. The lone critical standout, Soccer Stories, is already at a 1.2 in week two - with little room for error ahead.

Then there was the decision to cancel YTN Studios new franchise player TAKEN: Global, and replace it with an extended Looking for Love and a new comedy. Looking for Love came back with a roaring start, but fell harshly in week two, leading Marriage by Default to fall as well. The comedy is already at the levels of spring-time 'Global'.

Finally, it was Vargas who pushed for The Dark Side of Mr. Douglas and Cops of Baltimore, both of which have floundered. Mr. Douglas was trashed by critics and viewers, even though it has the networks second largest lead in with CIA Files. Cops of Baltimore seemed like a solid fit, but the network overestimated its appeal.

Two weeks into the season, nearly every veteran series is down double digits compared to last season. Television has obviously changed since Vargas' tenure at YTN began, but she didn't seem to do much to change the way YTN operates. It appears to have left YTN in a difficult position.

The lone bright light on YTN this season (at least with season to season comparisons) is Virus, which is up *again* from its previous premiere to new series highs. The move to push it to the fall was made *against the wishes* of Eva Vargas, who wanted it to remain on during only the spring.

Time shall tell how GEN-TV fares and if Paul Johnson can lift YTN's spirits again.

Eva Vargas to YTN "Kiss It"
--Vargas responds to YTN criticism

Eva Vargas, currently the president of Gen-TV Studios (Gen-TV Network parent company) finally responded to statements made about her nearly a month ago from YTN colleagues. Ms. Vargas exited her role as President at YTN and took a job at Gen-TV, quickly moving from Vice President to President when Ross Chin was axed.

Several of her former colleagues were quoted in a Hollywood Insider report saying she is responsible for their recent rating woes. The diplomat that she is Ms. Vargas waited until she had a proper response before replying. In response to claims that her scheduling was responsible for YTN Networks "worst fall ever" she says "That is hyperbole at its finest. Ratings at YTN are no worse than any other broadcaster faces right now." "Furthermore, network schedules are developed and created by a committee or people, all of whom weigh in with their opinion and who make those opinions based on months of research and development." "While, I as President of the network had a tremendous amount of sway, I did not personally make final decisions without careful consideration of the facts I was presented." "If anybody at YTN is unhappy with my decisions than they have only themselves to blame as I worked off their data. Perhaps their research skills need more work."

She goes onto to explain "In regards to every broadcast series on YTN being down double digits, I would ask YTN employees who made these statements to look at recent ratings for all broadcast series and you'll see that all broadcast series are down from what they would get 10, 8 or even 5 years ago." "To say that I am solely responsible for that is ridiculous."

Lastly she says "If anybody thinks I am problematic for Gen-TV they best have their head examined." "I am doing some very important work with the most valuable network on television today." "So to those haters, I say KISS IT." " As TLC says Haters gonna hate. As Taylor Swift says just shake it off."

factsoflife

10-23-2017, 07:05 PM

Breaking Report:
Gen-TV to air reunions of classic shows

Gen-TV network announced today they are jumping on the reunion/revival bandwagon and plan to air reunion movies from six classic Gen-TV programs. All six will be sitcoms that aired on Gen-TV between 2009 and 2013, the network's earliest years. The movies will all be between 1 hour and 2 hours and will air in May sweeps. They will feature the original series cast reuniting for six separate original films. The titles of those series will be announced at a later date.

Gen-TV reveals two titles:
---Knocked Down, Hot Tamales get reunion movies

Gen-TV network is announcing the titles for two of the six planned sitcom reunion movies they will air during may sweeps. The casts of both "Knocked Down" and "Hot Tamales" will be reunited for separate movies in which viewers will catch up with the characters as they are today.

"Hot Tamales" was Gen-TV Networks first sitcom, airing for five seasons between 2009-2011, and becoming a bonafide success. The series which went through several casting changes by the time it ended, usually focused on a group of women sharing a home together in Miami. cast members included Mariah Carey, Eva LaRue, Joy Behar, Brett Butler, Jenny McCarthy, Leah Remini and Sharon Lawrence. Gen-TV President Eva Vargas said when announcing the selection of this show "Hot Tamales is the sitcom that put Gen-TV on the map. It was our earliest success, gave Gen-TV its first awards show victories and has left enormous cultural impact."

"Knocked Down" was a sitcom that aired four seasons between 2010 and 2013, and was of the most popular sitcoms Gen-TV has ever aired. Initially focusing on two radically different sisters (Mandy Moore, Marla Sokoloff), the series eventually expanded to include other characters.

factsoflife

10-23-2017, 08:53 PM

Suzanne Stefan-Clarke's Medical Crisis:
--Former Gen-TV President Diagnosed with cancer

Former Gen-TV President Suzanne Stefan-Clarke revealed today that she underwent treatment for two different types of cancer beginning last December. During an interview with ABC's "Good Morning, America" she revealed to JuJu Chang that last December she was diagnosed with stage IIa breast cancer, for which she underwent a round of chemotherapy and radiation. Clarke said "At 64 years old with zero family history, I found myself coming home from a routine mammogram with a diagnosis of potentially fatal breast cancer. I was in shock; no family history, consistently healthy my entire life, a new mother and now I have breast cancer." Unfortunately, Clarke's journey didn't end there, as chemo and radiation alone failed to get rid of (the) cancer and in March of 2017, she reveals "I underwent a radical bilateral (double) mastectomy, followed by the second round of chemo and radiation."

Following this step, Suzanne was given news that is almost too unbelievable to be real. Expecting a cancer-free report Suzanne was told that not only had the therapies failed to stop her breast cancer, but that she had also developed cervical cancer as well. "In addition to finding out that I'll have to continue fighting breast cancer, I found out that I also have cervical cancer." While her doctors give her a decent chance of beating the breast cancer, it seems less likely that she'll be able to be cured of her cervical cancer. " "In terms of pure statistics, the likelihood of surviving this form of cervical cancer, in this case, is not particularly good." "But you learn as you fight cancer that dealing only in numbers is not healthy. I have a fighting spirit in me that will continue to dominate and I plan on surviving long enough to see my daughter grow into an adult."

Breaking News:
Former Gen-TV President Dies
---Suzanne Stefan-Clarke loses battle to cancer

At the age of 65, Suzanne Stefan-Clarke has passed away due to complications for cancer. Best known for her decades of work within the television industry, including 25 years at HBO and most recently her tenure at Gen-TV Studios where she served in various capacities including a short stint as President of Programming.

Suzanne Stefan-Clarke was born May 10, 1952 in Doylestown, PA to parents Dominick Stephanopoulos and Georgette Stephanopoulos (nee Andrews) and was raised in St. Petersburg, Florida alongside her older brother Dominick Stephanopoulos II (71) of Brighton, Massachusetts, her older sister Victoria James (69) of Corpus Christi, Texas; and her young siblings, David Charles Stephanopoulos (52) of Los Angeles, CA and younger sister, Constance Marie "Connie" Juliano (44) who resides in the Upper East Side in New York City. She is survived by her husband, Stephen R. Clarke, 57, of Atlanta, Georgia; an infant daughter, Stefania Lynne Clarke; two stepsons, Jordan P. Clarke (26), a student at University of Texas, and Claudia Clarke (20), a student at Michigan State University. She was previously married to George Stefan, a retired district court judge, who resides in southern florida.

Suzanne was an avid reader, proficient golfer and outspoken political activist whose causes of choice included Women's Reproductive Rights, LGBT Rights, Climate Change and HIV/AIDS research.

News of her death sent a ripple effect through Hollywood where she has worked for over 30 years; and statements were released addressing her death, here are some of those:

Eva Vargas, Gen-TV President (via Twitter): "Devastated to hear my friend has passed. You will always be remembered for your work, your legacy and the love you brought to Stefania Lynne."

Doug Bartell, Former Gen-TV President (via Facebook): "I am truly heartbroken right now to learn my friend and colleague Suzanne Stefan-Clarke has passed away." "Suzanne was a one of a kind talent whose passion for television was matched only by her passion for life itself."

Soleil Moon Frye, Actress/Gen-TV series "Over My Head" (via personal statement): "I am beyond sad to hear that Suzanne has died. She was a tremendous talent and a fantastic human being."

Cain Wentworth, President, Gen-TV Board of Directors: "God now has another angel with him as Suzanne Stefan-Clarke has passed away. My mentor, friend and idol Suzanne is now resting peacefully for eternity." "My heart goes out to Stephen and his infant daughter Stefania who is now without her mother."

Oprah Winfrey, Producer/Actress: "In this industry there are only so many women who have access the kind of power that I have. Suzanne was one of those people and she used that power to great success." "Losing her is a loss to all of humanity."

Sylvester Stallone, Executive Producer, Gen-TV's "Cop City": "I am very sad at the loss of Suzanne Stefan-Clarke. A wonderful person and talented executive."

Sarah Silverman, Actress/Writer, Gen-TV's "Sarah Needs A Life": "Rest in Peace, Suzanne Stefan-Clarke."

Ross Chin, Former Gen-TV President: "May god bless your soul. Rest In Peace Suzanne Stefan-Clarke."

Meanwhile, HBO Network has released a statement saying "Thank you to Suzanne Stefan-Clarke for 25 years of service to HBO and for creating the foundation for the tremendous success we currently have. You will be missed. Rest In Peace."

factsoflife

10-24-2017, 11:04 PM

Gen-TV News:
Network desperate for next big soap

Gen-TV Network is desperately looking for a new primetime soap to fill the void that will be left in the fall when "Sisters" is no longer airing. Eva Vargas has set it as her top priority to develop a program that can fill this spot. She explains to Hollywood Insider "Sisters is a rarity on network TV; a show that was an out of the box hit right away and more or less has kept its audience in-tact and has been able to run for over a decade." "It is the kind of show network programmers dream about; a show you can put anywhere on the schedule and not worry about it losing audience." "It has run now for eleven and a half seasons, and is the longest-running drama in Gen-TV history." "We are looking to find a series that can take this spot, that can run for over a decade and produce the kind of fantastic record breaking ratings that Sisters has." "It is not an easy task but I'm up for the challenge."

No easy task, indeed. "Sisters" was an immediate, runaway hit that kept increasing in popularity every season from seasons one through six. Indeed, by season four it had already averaged over 200 million viewers cumulatively. Even when ratings dipped a bit in seasons five and six, they remained steadfast in demos; a number almost more important than total viewers. By season eight ratings returned to normal and have remained in the 20-30 million per episode range since. Finding a show to compete at this level may be a difficult task, but it's not an impossible one as Gen-TV routinely produces shows that generate these kind of numbers. The tricky part about replacing a show like "Sisters", is finding a show that has enough mainstream appeal to run for decades upon decades; and that has a premise which allows it to refresh every so often as "Sisters" has. As Vargas explains "Sisters because it is centered around a family allowed itself to reset every so often, because naturally as you age your relationships to family members evolve; and this has allowed the program to evolve as well." "We need to find a series that has that kind of ability built into its premise; a nighttime soap is the only genre that really has this. A crime procedural has to stick to the limits of its format; a sitcom can't get too serious and edgy prestige dramas worry about being cool all the time; whereas a nighttime soap just worries about building good characters and entertaining story arcs that build to a climax."

jimpickens

10-25-2017, 03:39 AM

I Know Where You Can Stick Your Degree: a biting satire dealing with discrimination based on ones degree of education centered around two people in a mountain town one a self made successful skilled jack of all trades with only a high school diploma and trade school credentials who is the go guy for everything from plumbing to pest shooting coyotes responsible and debt free the other a college educated man with enough degrees and PhD's to wallpaper a whole house works in a consulting firm who is always in debt low on cash and a complete douche but is treated like royalty because aside from his high education he was also a big name is high school football. it is projected the this show will be a hit due to the overall theme of just because one has a piece of paper or two that says you are smarter than the average bear doesn't always mean that you are.

factsoflife

10-28-2017, 03:01 AM

Casting Shock:

Kyra Sedgwick Exiting "Trauma Center", Connie Britton IN

Gen-TV is clearly very serious about keeping hit drama "Trauma Center" constantly changing and evolving even if it means losing popular cast members. Today, the network announces perhaps the most shocking cast change yet, Kyra Sedgwick who joined the series last season will exit the program at the completion of its currently airing third season, and will not return in season four, which is likely to debut in midseason.

However, series executive producer David Aaman says "Kyra has not been fired, and we are not killing her off." Instead the plan is that due to her work load on ABC's "Ten Days In The Valley", Sedgwick will exit the series but will return for season five in the event that "Ten Days In The Valley" is canceled. Aaman says "We truly love and respect Kyra Sedgwick and all the talent and grace she brings with her to set every day." "We have too much respect for her work to kill off her character." "She will simply leave the series canvas and will return when she is available to us."

To fill the huge void left by her exit, Gen-TV has cast veteran actress Connie Britton will join the series in season four as Dr. Claudette Ambrosia, a soft-spoken but brilliant neurosurgeon who is secretly battling her own brain cancer. Aaman says "We are thrilled to have Connie Britton join our cast, even though we know her stay with us is likely only temporary." She has signed a one-season contract with the show.

Lastly, Gen-TV is also announcing that acclaimed actress Ileana Douglas has landed a recurring role on the series in season four, playing a quirky doctor who will befriend Marjorie (Mackenzie Phillips).

Trauma Center Updates:
Sedgwick NOT coming back
--Actress Won't return for season four; series renewed for season five

Despite ABC effectively cancelling her series "Ten Days In The Valley", Kyra Sedgwick will NOT be returning to Gen-TV's "Trauma Center" for the upcoming fourth season. Executive Producer Christy Leigh McPherson confirms this news on Friday when asked if the cancellation of "Ten Days" would impact production on "Trauma Center" and she said "No. We love Kyra but she will not be on season 4 of Trauma Center."

Eva Vargas, President of Gen-TV Studios confirms this news saying "We are sticking with our plan and Kyra will not return in season four." "Connie Britton is giving some brilliant performances and I can't wait for the world to see them when Trauma Center returns in January with all-new episodes." "But Kyra fans shouldn't worry too much, because she will be back in season five of Trauma Center." "I am officially announcing that Trauma Center is being renewed for a fifth season, even before season four airs."

Gen-TV is also confirming that casting is underway for several new characters to serve as series regulars. They will join previously announced cast additions Connie Britton and Illeana Douglas. The last time that "Trauma Center" underwent such extensive cast changes was prior to the launch of season two when most of the show's original cast was fired or reduced to recurring status; leaving only Johnathon Schaech and Sean Faris as series regulars. Eva Vargas confirms that for these roles "we are looking for name-actors and actresses to fill these roles, people who are known entities." She also said "Keep an eye out because we have some big surprises in store in regards to that."

factsoflife

10-28-2017, 03:28 AM

Originally posted by factsoflife on 1/20/2017:

Stream-Me by Gen-TV Saves "Law & Order"
--Streaming Site to air new episodes of franchise

In a surprising reversal of fortunes similar to a decision earlier this year to move comedy "Cooking For Dummies" to Stream-Me; Gen-TV Studios has decided to move the "Law & Order" franchise to its streaming site, Stream-Me by Gen-TV (formerly known as Gen-TV Anywhere and previously known as All Access Pass before that).

Details are still a bit sketchy, but Gen-TV Studios confirms that instead of heading for the cancellation bin, "Law & Order: New York City" and "Law & Order: Hate Crimes" will move to Stream-Me with new episodes next fall. Sources tell us that each of the two series should expect to produce between 6 and 12 episodes.

Both series will finish out the current season on Gen-TV and will move to Stream-Me sometime between the late summer and early fall.

In order to accommodate airing on streaming instead of network TV producers of the show will have to make some big budget cuts; and this could potentially mean some casting changes.

Gen-TV Axes "Law & Order" franchise
--Stream-ME series will suspend production

Just a year after announcing that the once powerful "Law & Order" franchise would move from Gen-TV Network to their streaming site Stream-ME, comes word that Gen-TV has officially cancelled both "Law & Order: NYC" and "Law & Order: Hate Crimes", putting an end to a once-powerful franchise for the network. This leaves only "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" remaining in the "L&O" universe.

"Law & Order: NYC" debuted on Gen-TV Network in 2015 and was a fairly big success for its first two seasons; ratings began a downward trend shortly into the third season and the series never recovered. It was moved to Stream-Me for its fourth season, where after cost-cutting much of the cast was fired. Ratings for that season were "very low, to the point of not being profitable for us anymore" explains Eva Vargas, Gen-TV's President. The series ends after four seasons and 85 episodes.

"Law & Order: Hate Crimes"; a spin-off from "Law & Order: NYC" debuted later in 2015 and was a instant success, garnering critical acclaim and a sizeable audience. Airing back-to-back with its parent-series it formed an unstoppable ratings powerhouse for its first season. However, ratings slipped in season two and it was moved to Stream-Me for season three. It ends after three seasons and 59 episodes.

Gen-TV made the decision to end both series after discussing it with Dick Wolf and his team, and everyone agreed it was time to end both program.

The cast of these series are now free agents, available to all. They include name actors such as Rosanna Arquette, Eddie Cahill, Benjamin Bratt, Bonnie Somerville and many others. The final episodes of both will air on Stream-Me in December 2017.

factsoflife

10-28-2017, 03:43 AM

originally posted by factsoflife on 2/9/17:

Breaking Report:
Reruns on the move

With Oxygen network rebranding from a female oriented cable network to an all-true crime network later this quarter; reruns of two Gen-TV Studios series are on the move. Oxygen Network is being rebranded into a true crime network and is ditching any programs that fall outside of that genre; including second run series. Among these are two Gen-TV Studios series which will move elsewhere.

"Love Affair" is the first series in question and has been airing on Oxygen since September where it has become a massive success. It has earned over 5 million dollars in profits for Gen-TV Studios and is garnering impressive ratings. Reruns of the series will move from Oxygen to E! Entertainment Television; a network that is owned by NBCUniversal, the same company that owns Oxygen and who will retain the rights to "Love Affair" for the remainder of its original contract. Ross Chin, Vice President of Gen-TV says "Moving reruns of Love Affair to E! is lateral move for NBCUniversal but is a natural fit for Love Affair as it fits to a tee the programming of E!." "Gen-TV Studios couldn't be happier to see Love Affair find a new cable home."

Next up, Gen-TV Studios sitcom "Into The Wild" has been airing on Oxygen in a shared agreement with WE: TV and TVLAND and will see the Oxygen airings move over to Lifetime TV, which is owned by A+E Networks and the Walt Disney Company. "Into The Wild" has been a moderate success in syndication, and is averaging over 3 million viewers across three networks.

In other second-run news, A&E Networks is dropping the rights to episodes of "Hollywood Law" after the series failed to garner impressive ratings. But the series will not be without a home for long as Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel will absorb the rights to the program starting in April.

Hollywood Law Pulled from Syndication
---Series fails in syndication

A year after A&E Networks dropped the series and it was downgraded to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, "Hollywood Law" has been pulled from syndication after that network dropped the series and declined to renew its contract.

Gen-TV Studios rep confirms this news saying "We are sad to see that Hollywood Law will not be available for viewers to enjoy in reruns on any national network; however we are pleased to remind you that it is widely available on Stream-Me, Hulu and Amazon Prime."

yankeesrj12

10-31-2017, 04:01 PM

Sunday, October 22, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - 6.58 million viewers and 1.3 (1.302) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

830- Suburbia - 5.44 million viewers and 1.0 (1.009) A18-49, even with last week.

9- Full Time Mom - 6.99 million viewers and 1.4 (1.398) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

930- Life Lessons - 6.03 million viewers and 1.2 (1.217) A18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low.

10- Virus - 8.89 million viewers and 3.5 (3.502) A18-49, up two tenths from last week.

Monday, October 23, 2017
8- The High Times of Denver - SEASON FIVE PREMIERE - 3.96 million viewers and 1.2 (1.221) A18-49, a new series low for the veteran comedy. The total viewership is roughly in line with last years average (4.09 million), but skewed much older in is debut (average last year was 1.8). This is the first time the series has aired without the help of Call Girls as a lead in, so consider this a modest start.

830- Soccer Stores - 4.46 million viewers and 1.2 (1.203) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

9- Call Girls - 11.84 million viewers and 5.4 (5.421) A19-49, up five tenths from last week.

10- Revolution - 6.45 million viewers and 1.6 (1.603) A18-49, down a tenth from last weeks season premiere.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 6.36 million viewers and 1.5 (1.503) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

930- Marriage by Default - 4.95 million viewers and 1.1 (1.131) A18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low.

10- TAKEN - 11.32 million viewers and 1.6 (1.601) A18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
8- Boston General - 5.86 million viewers and 0.9 (0.927) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

9- CIA Files - 12.94 million viewers and 2.4 (2.430) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

10- Amazon - 6.37 million viewers and 1.1 (1.103) A18-49, down two tenths from last weeks season premiere.

Thursday, October 26, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - 8.93 million viewers and 2.0 (2.031) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

830- Blended - 6.57 million viewers and 1.5 (1.525) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

9- The Hughes Family - 8.31 million viewers and 1.8 (1.814) A18-49, even with last week.

930- Family Business - 5.38 million viewers and 1.2 (1.193) A18-49, up two tenths from last week. Retention was 65% in total viewers and 66% in the demo.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - 10.04 million viewers and 1.4 (1.418) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

Friday, October 27, 2017
8- Life After Prison - SEASON TWO PREMIERE - 4.35 million viewers and 0.6 (0.631) A18-49, even with its season one finale (August 18, 2017). Overall, this is probably all YTN was hoping for in the timeslot.

9- Serve and Protect - NEW TIMESLOT - 8.27 million viewers and 0.8 (0.816) A18-49, even with last weeks 8 o'clock episode.

10- Cops of New York - 9.74 million viewers and 1.0 (0.974) A18-49, even with last week.

factsoflife

11-01-2017, 08:29 PM

Breaking News:
Storms on East Coast Delay Gen-TV Ratings

Storms on the east coast this past weekend have caused a delay in processing of Gen-TV Network ratings. According to a spokesperson, ratings for episodes aired between Sunday, October 29 and Wednesday, November 1, 2017 will not be available to the public until at least Friday, November 3rd at the earliest.

"Severe rain and windstorms knocked power out on most of the east coast this past weekend, causing huge delays in processing ratings data for Gen-TV Studios, which is headquartered on the east coast in New York, Boston and Stamford, Connecticut. "

yankeesrj12

11-04-2017, 12:39 PM

Sunday, October 29, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - 6.51 million viewers and 1.3 (1.298) A18-49, even with last week.

830- Suburbia - 5.98 million viewers and 1.1 (1.139) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

9- Full Time Mom - 7.17 million viewers and 1.4 (1.402) A18-49, even with last week.

930- Life Lessons - 6.19 million viewers and 1.2 (1.204) A18-49, also even with last week.

10- Virus - 9.18 million viewers and 3.7 (3.713) A18-49, up two tenths from last week. The midseason finale airs next week.

Monday, October 30, 2017
8- The High Times of Denver - 3.99 million viewers and 1.2 (1.239) A18-49, even with last weeks season premiere.

830- Soccer Stores - 4.49 million viewers and 1.1 (1.132) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

9- Call Girls - 11.03 million viewers and 5.1 (5.084) A19-49, down four tenths from last week.

10- Revolution - 6.98 million viewers and 1.7 (1.694) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 5.73 million viewers and 1.4 (1.397) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low.

930- Marriage by Default - 4.13 million viewers and 0.9 (0.895) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

10- TAKEN - 10.01 million viewers and 1.3 (1.298) A18-49, down three tenths from last week to a new series low.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
8- Boston General - 5.81 million viewers and 0.8 (0.818) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to tie its series low.

9- CIA Files - 11.08 million viewers and 2.1 (2.109) A18-49, down three tenths to a new series low.

10- Amazon - 5.99 million viewers and 1.0 (0.984) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new low.

Thursday, November 2, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - 7.99 million viewers and 1.8 (1.784) A18-49, down two tenths from last week for a new series low.

830- Blended - 5.91 million viewers and 1.3 (1.281) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

9- The Hughes Family - 7.84 million viewers and 1.7 (1.698) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

930- Family Business - 5.39 million viewers and 1.2 (1.183) A18-49, even with last week. Retention was 69% in total viewers and 70% in the demo. This is probably one of the most impressive ratings for the show thus far, given it held with the rest of the lineup down.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - 9.62 million viewers and 1.2 (1.201) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

Friday, November 3, 2017
8- Life After Prison - 4.32 million viewers and 0.4 (0.401) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to tie its series low.

9- Serve and Protect - 8.01 million viewers and 0.7 (0.673) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

10- Cops of New York - 9.05 million viewers and 0.8 (0.817) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to tie its series low.

factsoflife

11-07-2017, 07:19 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, October 8- Saturday, October 14, 2017:

Sunday, October 8:

A predictably stable night for Gen-TV on Sunday, with "Zendaya" emerging as the winner, as it grows in demos. "Unlikely Family" and "Magic School" both stable.

8pm: Magic School (New): 21.3 million/12.9 (12.94) 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 24.5 million/15.8 (15.83) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 20.3 million/5.2 (5.24) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Monday, October 9:

"Homecourt Advantage" was down week to week while "Hart of Family" grew in demos. "Malpractice" continues an upcycle in demos and "Threesome" is up in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 18.3 million/6.8 (6.80) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 22.4 million/8.8 (8.89) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 13.1 million/3.2 (3.22) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 13.4 million/4.4 (4.43) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 19.3 million/7.9 (7.96) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 16.2 million/4.8 (4.84) 18-49
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Tuesday, October 10:

Gen-TV's success on Tuesday nights continued as "Ask Alyssa" sets a series-high and "Deadly Visions" nearly triples its viewership in total viewers. "The Special Classroom" bounces back from an off-week, while "Fish out of Water" maintains a high from last week in demos.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 30.3 million/6.5 (6.55) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 20.4 million/6.8 (6.88) 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 7.5 million/3.4 (3.42) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 18.3 million/4.9 (4.93) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 40.4 million/12.4 (12.43) 18-49

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Wednesday, October 11:

Continued success for Gen-TV on Wednesday nights as "Degree of Guilt" builds in demos and "Running In Circles" jumps ahead in total viewers. "Making It Work" and "The Plain Land Murders" are solid.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 18.9 million/2.7 (2.73) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 15.83 million/5.9 (5.94) 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 20.54 million/5.9 (5.98) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 37.5 million/14.9 (14.97) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 24.93 million/8.9 (8.93) 18-49

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Thursday, October 12:

The big winner on Thursday was "Selling Out", which posted its largest demos of the season. "American Citizen" was in reruns, but still packed a large audience. "Mallory's" was solid week-to-week but down year-to-year. "The Boss Lady" was solid.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 14.4 million/5.3 (5.32) 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 17.3 million/6.8 (6.83) 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 30.3 million/7.3 (7.32) 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 39.4 million/13.4 (13.45) 18-49
10pm: The Mallory’s of Jefferson County (New): 69.00 million/6.2 (6.23) 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (Rerun): Ratings Unavailable

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Friday, October 13:

Airing an altered schedule, "Limited Edition" was asked to carry the night on its own, and delivered in spades. The series was up in demos over last week.

8pm: Limited Edition (New; Special Time): 12.8 million/4.4 (4.45) 18-49
830: Limited Edition (New): 12.93 million/4.8 (4.84) 18-49
9pm: Limited Edition (New): 13.83 million/4.9 (4.93) 18-49
10pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Trauma Center (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Saturday, October 14:

Gen-TV tried out an experimental schedule airing "Jack of All Trades" at 10pm and airing double-episodes of "Celebrity Road Trip Adventures". Ratings did tick upwards for "Road Trip" while "Jack" stayed solid in demos.

8pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New; Special Time): 11.38 million/5.6 (5.66) 18-49
9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (New): 13.4 million/5.8 (5.88) 18-49
10: Jack of All Trades (New; Special Time): 23.7 million/9.4 (9.48) 18-49
11pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (Rerun): Ratings Not Available

EDITOR'S NOTE:

Due to a mistake, last weekend's ratings report accidentally mislabeled the dates as Friday, October 7 and Saturday, October 8th, when in reality the actual dates were Friday, October 6th and Saturday, October 7th. We apologize for the mistake.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Week of Sunday, October 15, 2017- Saturday, October 28, 2017:

Sunday, October 15:

Due to the continued success of its strong comedies, Gen-TV delivered a fantastic performance on Sunday night. "Magic School" jumps up a tenth of a point in demos while "Unlikely Family" posts its strongest demos of the season.

8pm: Magic School (New): 24.5 million/13.4 (13.45) 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 28.3 million/16.5 (16.57) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 29.8 million/7.4 (7.43) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Monday, October 16:

While "Malpractice" continues to grow week to week, "Homecourt Advantage" is again on a downward cycle, dropping two-tenths of a point in demos. Meanwhile, often forgotten comedy "Threesome" continues to post strong numbers in both total viewers and demos. The comedy, currently airing its fifth of six seasons, routinely defies expectation and posts numbers stronger than many freshmen comedies.

"Hart of Family" continues to impress delivering steady numbers weekly. The series was down only a fraction of a point in demos. "Highly Functioning Adults" is a bonafide success already as the series posts growth once again in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 15.4 million/6.4 (6.42) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 19.3 million/9.5 (9.54) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 12.7 million/2.4 (2.41) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 15.8 million/5.8 (5.83) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 24.34 million/10.7 (10.73) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 18.2 million/6.8 (6.87) 18-49

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Tuesday, October 17:

"Ask Alyssa" sets another series record, improving upon its own previous best demo performance. "The Special Classroom" outpaces "Fish Out of Water" by miniscule number and "Spaced Out" continues to be a loser.

"Deadly Visions" remains a solid success for Gen-Tv, delivering fantastic numbers.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 24.9 million/7.4 (7.42) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 23.8 million/6.9 (6.91) 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 4.1 million/1.3 (1.39) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 22.4 million/7.4 (7.45) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 44.2 million/12.3 (12.34) 18-49

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Wednesday, October 18:

Considering we're midway through the season now, it is safe to quantify what series are hits and which are misses, and Gen-TV's "Degree Of Guilt" is clearly a hit. That series posted another huge growth week to week and that isn't the only success in Gen-TV's corner; reliable performer "Making It Work" outperformed every other comedy airing on Wednesday night (excluding ABC's "Modern Family"); and is tied with "Modern Family" as the #1 comedy on Wednesday night among 18-49 year old viewers.

"The Plain Land Murders" continues to be a success, generating fantastic demos and "Running In Circles" performs reliably enough.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 21.9 million/4.8 (4.86) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 14.8 million/4.8 (4.83) 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 23.21 million/6.3 (6.34) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 36.8 million/15.2 (15.23) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 25 million/9.3 (9.34) 18-49

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Thursday, October 19:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on Thursday and thus ratings will not be available.

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Friday, October 20:

Gen-TV aired only "The Mulroney Mysteries" and ratings were strong, with the series best rated episode garnering 29.3 million/12.4 18-49.

8pm:The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 24.4 million/11.3 (11.33) 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 28.3 million/12.3 (12.34) 18-49
10pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 29.3 million/12.4 (12.43) 18-49
11: The Mulroney Mysteries (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Saturday, October 21- Saturday, October 28, 2017:

Gen-TV aired only reruns during this time period and ratings will not be published.

factsoflife

11-07-2017, 07:42 PM

Gen-TV Network
January 2018 Schedule Announcement
Effective: January 2, 2018

Gen-TV Studios has announced the January 2018 schedule for Gen-TV Networks primetime TV line-up.. The Full report appears here via Hollywood Insider and was published in the November 1, 2017 edition of Hollywood Insider Magazine.

Monday:
8pm: Hart of Family
830: Running In Circles (New Night!)
9pm: Every Other Weekend (New Night)
930: Grounded (New Series!)
10pm: Taking Shelter (New Series)
11pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New Timeslot)

NOTES & CHANGES: The big news on Monday night is that Gen-TV has created a comedy block running from 8-10pm, consisting of reliable veteran series "Hart of Family" moving back to the anchor slot at 8pm where it started the season before schedule needs pushed it later in the night. At 830, "Running In Circles" moves to Monday at 830, followed by "Every Other Weekend" at 9pm. At 930, new comedy "Grounded" follows a retired airline pilot forced to focus on redefining his life and dealing with his family. (casting details will be announced later). At 10pm, Gen-TV transitions into drama with gay-themed soap "Taking Shelter" following two friends who become more than friends following family tragedies. At 11pm, break-out hit "Highly Functioning Adults" ends the evening.

Tuesday:
8pm: Fish Out Of Water (New Timeslot)
830: Head of Household (New Series)
9pm: The Special Classroom
930: The Special Classroom (Reruns)
10pm: Ask Alyssa
11pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New Night & Time)

NOTES & CHANGES: Gen-TV nearly totally reinvents Tuesday nights with "Fish Out of Water" leading out the night, followed by new comedy "Head of Household" at 830. This series follows a manhattan boarding school that springs to life with the entrance of a dynamic new headmaster who inspires the kids to reach new creative heights. At 9pm, a brand new episode of hit comedy "The Special Classroom" leads into reruns of that show followed by "Ask Alyssa" at 10pm and "The Mulroney Mysteries" at 11pm. The hit drama finally gets a timeslot befitting a series that generates such large numbers.

Wednesday:

8pm: Unlikely Family (New Night & Time)
830: Making It Work (New Timeslot)
9pm: Threesome (New Night)
930: Unemployed (New Series)
10: The Sum of Our Parts (New Series)
11pm: Degree of Guilt (New Timeslot)

NOTES & CHANGES: Everything is new on Wednesday with "Unlikely Family" anchoring an hour of comedy followed by "Making It Work" at 830. At 9pm, Gen-TV's reliable utility player "Threesome" leads into new comedy "Unemployed" about four best friends trying to navigate life in their 20's without steady jobs. At 10pm, gay themed teen drama "The Sum of Our Parts" focuses on a teenager who is kicked out of his house after coming out to his religious parents. At 11pm, "Degree of Guilt" ends the night.

Thursday:
8pm: Zendaya (New Night & Time)
830: Mama Knows Best
9: The Boss Lady
930: Selling Out
10pm: Sisters (Final Season)
11pm: The Posh Life (New Series)

NOTES & CHANGES: Everything is new on Thursday, with "Zendaya" leading into veteran comedy "Mama Knows Best" at 830, "The Boss Lady" at 9pm, "Selling Out" at 930, and the final season of "Sisters" at 10 and new soap "The Posh Life" at 11pm.

Friday:
8pm: Unlikely Family (Reruns)
830: Outside The Lines (New Timeslot)
9pm: Jack-Of-All-Trades (New Night)
10pm: Deadly Visions (New Night!)
11pm: The Murder Man (New Series)

NOTES & CHANGES: At 8pm, reruns of hit comedy "Unlikely Family" leads into new episodes of "Outside The Lines" and drama "Jack-of-All-Trades" now on Friday nights, followed by "Deadly Visions" and new drama "The Murder Man"; focused on a mystery writer turned police detective who wants to solve his own wife's murder.

Saturday:
8pm: The Bidding War (New Seasons!)
9pm: Food Showdown (New Season)
10: D.O.A.: Dead on Arrival (New Series)
11: High School Diaries: Freshman Year (New Series)

NOTES & CHANGES: Gen-TV goes with mostly reality shows on Saturday; starting with "The Bidding War" at 8, "Food Showdown" at 9 and new drama "D.O.A.: Dead On Arrival' at 10 followed by a new reality documentary "High School Diaries: Freshmen Year" at 11pm.

Sunday:
8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New Night!)
830: Magic School (New Timeslot)
9pm: Limited Edition (New Night)
930: Raising Grandma (New Night & Time)
10: Trauma Center (New Season!)
11pm: The Witches of West Side (New Timeslot)

NOTES & CHANGES: "Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition" moves to Sunday at 8pm followed by "Magic School at 830 and "Limited Edition" at 9. At 930 is "Raising Grandma" and at 10pm is a new season of "Trauma Center" and "The Witches of West Side" at 11.

jimpickens

11-07-2017, 10:50 PM

Here is BTV2's full schedule
Weekdays
Morning 6AM-12PM
6:00: Uncut Three Stooges shorts
7:00: Uncut MGM cartoons and Warner Bros including Tom and Jerry and Loony Tunes.
8:00: Abbott and Costello
9:00: Little Rascals uncut
10:00: Rat Patrol
11:00: Mission Impossible the original series
Afternoon 12-5PM
12:00: Backwoodsman the series that's right a TV version of the popular The Backwoodsman Magazine which like its print counterpart will feature muzzle loading, woodslore, survival, history, self reliance, and primitive living skills.
1:00: Noble Giants all about draft horses
2:00: Swamp Donkey whitetail deer hunting at its finest
3:00: Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
4:00: UFO
Early evening 5-8
5:00: The Little Bastard Show
6:00: Head For The Hills
7:00: Kaboom
Monday Primetime 8-11
8:00: Scumbags
9:00: Crow Killer a faithful adaptation of the book about the exploits of the real Jeremiah Johnson.
10:00: Train Wreck if Al Bundy had a better paying job and wasn't a live action cartoon character.
Monday Late night 11PM-6AM we've decided to go with first run original programs as well as the trademark anything goes.
11:00PM: Moonshine Express country mayhem at its best
12:00AM: Be Bad Now based on the W. Hochheim book of the same name it has everything that a crime drama should have grizzled harden detectives scumbag criminals and unflinching violence all without the pc preachiness.
1:00: C-Unit Unapologetic war on terrorist and their benefactors no matter where they are.
2:00: Fit to be Tied chicks bound and gagged in various situations ( and you thought this channel was going to be different).
3:00: Curb Stomp an hour of hardcore punk
4:00: Shake it Up strippers and dancers woo woo.
5:00: You are Woman Now Shut Up gagged feminist spewing their gibberish while gagged.

jimpickens

11-09-2017, 05:57 AM

Tuesday's primetime
8:00: Finkstones
9:00: Tequila Junction Extreme Prejudice mixed with Petticoat Junction
10:00: Roughhouse kicking ass and and taking names is the norm around the Broken Rooster.
Tuesday latenight
11:00PM: Recollections of a Rogue the life and times of notorious historical western figure John Glanton airing late at night due the controversial trade he practiced.
12:00AM: Jihadi Run a modern version of the Rat Patrol set Iraq
1:00: Berserk what SNL should be if they weren't so watered down
2:00: They Blew Up Pretty Good smug celebrities getting bombed literally
3:00: Knuckled bare knuckle brawling at it's best
4:00: Uncensored rock videos
5:00: Headhunter Mixture of Survivor and Cannibal Holocaust

yankeesrj12

11-09-2017, 10:16 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN ORDERS FULL SEASONS FOR TWO FRESHMEN; EXTENDS ANOTHER
YTN is handing out full 26 episode seasons to freshmen comedies Family Business and Soccer Stories. Neither series has been a breakout hit, but full season orders were expected for both.

On Thursday nights, Family Business nearly 6 million viewers and 1.3 A18-49 (growing to 8 million viewers and 1.9 A18-49 in L+7 numbers). The series fell as low as 0.9 for its fourth episode, but recovered to a 1.2 in its most recent episode. The pilot tested as one of the highest in network history and was a favorite of the previous regime.

As for Soccer Stories, it has quietly been a stable performer for the network on Monday nights. Averaging 4.3 million viewers and 1.2 18-49, it is one of the networks youngest skewing comedies (behind The High Times of Denver). The single-camera comedy got off to a slow start in its Monday 8 o'clock lead off timeslot, but held strong while the rest of the other nights freshmen series faltered. The series is down only 13% from its series debut - one of the best holds for any new comedy series this season. The new network president, Paul Johnson, is said to be a big supporter of the comedy.

Meanwhile, the other freshman comedy, Marriage by Default has been handed an additional five (5) episodes, bringing it to 18 episodes. The romantic comedy got off to a strong start behind its Looking for Love lead in, with a 1.7 A18-49, and quickly dwindled to an 0.9 A18-49 in recent weeks. Things seem to have stabilized for Marriage by Default, with its last episode the highest rated since episode two. Network officials are hesitant about a full season order, but are willing to see how things develop with additional episodes. The freshmen series is averaging 5 million viewers and 1.1 A18-49.

jimpickens

11-13-2017, 12:16 AM

Wednesday primetime
8:00: School Sucks
9:00: American Nightmare horror minus zombies evil spirits paranormal stuff and demonic possession.
10:00: Stupid Bitch imagine Peg Bundy and Lucy Ricardo rolled into one one a PCP bender.
Latenight
11:00: Katanga Run a sympathetic look at the then independent nation of Katanga's struggle against the invading United Nations.
12:00: Tied up Dame on the Cover a salute to the detective magazines of yesteryear.
1:00: Galaxy War Terra battles planet Scorpios for supremacy
2:00: Blood-lust extreme combat sports at its most violent
3:00: Speedfreak TV hour or speed/ thrash metal
4:00: Spanish Fly hot strippers and dancers shaking their money makers
5:00: Spite what Candid Camera was meant to be

factsoflife

11-13-2017, 06:51 PM

Gen-TV Cancels ten Series
---Two Series Canned, joining previous cancellations

Gen-TV has cancelled two struggling series today which join a growing list of previously cancelled programs. Getting the axe today are struggling reality series "Celebrity Road Trip Adventures" and lowly rated spiritual drama "Your Last Wish." They are joined by previously cancelled comedies "Say Uncle", "Awakened", "Sisterly Love" and dramas "Cop City", "Boston Homicide", "Excessive Force", "Call & Response", "Shortage" and "Bedroom Stories".

In other news, Gen-TV has announced that two limited-run series, "American Citizen" and "The Plain Land Murders" will not be present on their mid-season schedule, but that they have not been cancelled. They remind us "American Citizen and The Plain Land Murders have both always been planned as short-term programming that would end before the new year; their absence from our mid-season line-up is not reflective of their renewal status." That said, the most likely scenario involves a renewal for one and not the other, as "The Plain Land Murders" was conceived as a conclusion to what is a two-part story and coupled with the less than thrilling critical notices it got, a third season seems unlikely. Especially as series star and co-creator Sandra Bullock has made it clear that her vision for the series "ends with the second season. As the story wraps to its natural conclusion." A second season of "American Citizen" seems much more likely as it both has fantastic ratings and stellar critical reviews with a 97% rating on Metacritic and 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Gen-TV Sitcoms Future "Undecided"
---Network unclear on future of "Homecourt Advantage"

Despite not having a presence on the networks January 2018 schedule, freshmen sitcom "Homecourt Advantage" starring Nick Cannon as a retired basketball player turned instant dad to three kids isn't officially cancelled, at least not yet. The sitcom is currently averaging 12.2 million viewers and a 2.5 in demos, but is not present on the January schedule. According to Gen-TV Executives "We are not yet decided on the future of this series." "It is not yet cancelled, but we do not currently have any plans to bring it back on the schedule." It would seem the network is looking to see how comedies debuting in January perform before making an announcement on this shows fate. Gen-TV has three new sitcoms premiering in January; "Grounded", "Unemployed" and "Head of Household."

Chances are around 50/50 that "Homecourt Advantage" could return, but in this crazy market you never know what could happen. A source close to Gen-TV explains "Homecourt Advantage is absolutely a let-down for Gen-TV from a performance standpoint. The series ratings are not what they expected, especially considering the diverse audience a show like this could have."

factsoflife

11-13-2017, 07:11 PM

Gen-TV Breaking News:
Veteran Series Contracts

Gen-TV has some exciting news to report on the future of several long-running series. Starting with the joyful surprise renewal of "Making It Work" for an additional two seasons. Currently in its fifth season, the acclaimed comedy will stay put on Gen-TV through its seventh season. This surprise news comes as the studio closed deals with its main cast members ahead of the end of the casts current contract which were set to expire in February 2018.

Starring Rashida Jones and Justin Long as a married couple from different backgrounds and races trying to make their relationship work despite influences from family and friends, this comedy has long been a stable performer for Gen-TV and an outright success in terms of critical acclaim. Rumors were rampant that the series would be cancelled at the conclusion of its contract, but financials were worked out and the show will go on. "Making It Work" is the longest-running comedy currently airing on Gen-TV Network, at the completion of the current season it will have aired 122 episodes and five seasons. Another fifth year comedy, "Threesome" will have 92 episodes at the end of the season; that series will continue through its sixth season and will end its run. Production on that series has long been completed with episodes saved to air next year.

Also getting a surprise renewal today are two second-year comedies; "Unlikely Family" and "Hart of Family", both of which have been renewed through their fifth seasons. When speaking on these out of the blue renewals Eva Vargas explains "Hart of Family and Unlikely Family have proven themselves to be ratings-grabbing, critically acclaimed comedies that the entire family can enjoy together." "We are pleased to keep them on our network and have three additional seasons of series that bring us stable ratings and the respect of viewers and critics alike."

In a surprising shift, no drama series currently airing were given additional renewals, as the network is seemingly shifting focus to its comedy series. The networks two most successful dramas "The Mallory's of Jefferson County" and "Sisters" both end their runs this season, leaving summer drama "Love Affair" as the networks longest-running comedy at six seasons and 109 episodes. However, that series aired on YTN for two seasons before moving to Gen-TV Network. It is produced by Gen-TV Studios.

yankeesrj12

11-15-2017, 04:03 PM

Sunday, November 5, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - 6.43 million viewers and 1.2 (1.201) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

830- Suburbia - 5.71 million viewers and 1.0 (1.021) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

9- Full Time Mom - 6.68 million viewers and 1.2 (1.237) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low.

930- Life Lessons - 5.84 million viewers and 1.0 (1.043) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

10- Virus - 10.45 million viewers and 4.4 (4.414) A18-49, up seven tenths from last weeks episode to come within a tenth of its series high (this season premiere). The show will return for the last half of its season sometime in 2018.

Monday, November 6, 2017
8- The High Times of Denver - 3.94 million viewers and 1.0 (1.038) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

830- Soccer Stores - 4.56 million viewers and 1.1 (1.059) A18-49, even with last week.

9- Call Girls - 10.03 million viewers and 4.6 (4.583) A19-49, down five tenths from last week to a new series low (previous: 4.69 earlier this season).

10- Revolution - 6.42 million viewers and 1.5 (1.486) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 5.42 million viewers and 1.3 (1.322) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low.

930- Marriage by Default - 4.06 million viewers and 0.9 (0.913) A18-49, even with last week.

10- TAKEN - 10.86 million viewers and 1.4 (1.407) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

Wednesday, November 8, 2017
8- Boston General - 5.36 million viewers and 0.7 (0.726) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low.

9- CIA Files - 10.12 million viewers and 1.8 (1.802) A18-49, down three tenths to a new series low for the second straight week.

10- Amazon - 5.93 million viewers and 0.9 (0.941) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new low.

Thursday, November 9, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - 8.53 million viewers and 1.9 (1.930) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

830- Blended - 5.79 million viewers and 1.2 (1.204) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low.

9- The Hughes Family - 7.32 million viewers and 1.5 (1.534) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low.

930- Family Business - 5.01 million viewers and 1.1 (1.095) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - 10.04 million viewers and 1.3 (1.341) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

Friday, November 10, 2017
8- Life After Prison - 4.58 million viewers and 0.4 (0.419) A18-49, even with last week.

9- Serve and Protect - 8.56 million viewers and 0.8 (0.814) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

10- Cops of New York - 9.69 million viewers and 0.9 (0.921) A18-49, up a tenth from last weeks series low.

yankeesrj12

11-15-2017, 04:15 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN SCHEDULES FINAL "REVERSING HISTORY" MINI-SERIES
After the cancellation of Reversing History two seasons ago, YTN announced it was bringing the series back as a series of movie specials. The network initially ordered two movies, with one scheduled for 2016 and the other for 2017. The first one aired last December, and YTN will be doing the same once again this year.

Reversing History will air one hour episodes across three weeks, in the Sunday 10 o'clock timeslot, beginning November 26th. The timeslot was occupied by the first eight episodes of Virus, with repeats in the timeslot last week and this coming week.

Along with the scheduling announcement, YTN also announced Reversing History will conclude after the upcoming three-part finale.

"The writers came up with an amazing final storyline, so we as a team decided this should be the official end for the the show", Paul Johnson said in a statement earlier today. "We have seen Reversing History in a number of different eras, but I think the last one is the most special. Viewers who have watched for the last eight years will be thrilled to see how it all concludes."

yankeesrj12

11-15-2017, 04:40 PM

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN RELEASES MIDSEASON SCHEDULE
New YTN President Paul Johnson is wasting no time to leave his mark on the YTN schedule, implementing moves on five of the six nights. The changes are the biggest to the YTN schedule in over five years.

Perhaps the biggest change is to Sunday nights, where YTN is abandoning its comedy block that it set up just last season. Leading off the night is a brand new season of Family Super Challenge, followed by relocated Boston General at 9, and sophomore Amazon at 10. The network previously announced Virus would return to the Sunday 10 o'clock spot, but that is no longer happening (more below...).

Monday nights will remain mostly intact, save for new drama Day in the Life inheriting the post-Call Girls slot. The drama was mildly reviewed at upfronts, but YTN is expecting to give the series a big promotional push before its debut.

For the first time in nearly 7 years, Looking for Love will no longer be a part of the Tuesday lineup. YTN is shifting its current Sunday night comedy block to the night, with no changes in the series. The move is rather baffling, but perhaps YTN is making this change to avoid American Idol once it returns in March (Sunday nights).

The new timeslot for Looking for Love is now Wednesdays at 8. The series will revert to its original one hour format, abandoning the one and a half hour format it took on this fall. CIA Files remains in the tentpole hour, leading into relocated TAKEN: Phoenix. The long-running procedural has aired on Thursdays at 10 for the last three seasons.

YTN's Thursday night comedy block will remain in place, the only change on the night comes at 10, where Virus takes over. YTN likely made the move to gain more advertising money for the ever-growing apocalyptic drama. Once it airs the final eight episodes of its fifth season, Revolution will take over the timeslot (also eight episodes).

Friday nights will remain the same, with Life after Prison returning for its third season sometime in March 2018.

Along with the scheduling changes, YTN also announced that this is the final season of long-running comedy Suburbia. Debuting on the now-defunct TCN, the comedy made the shift to YTN during its fourth season. The current ninth season will wrap in May.

Here is the schedule:
SUNDAY
8 - Family Super Challenge (new night and time)
9 - Boston General (new night and time)
10 - Amazon (new night)

MONDAY
8 - High Times of Denver
830 - Soccer Stories
9 - Call Girls
10 - Day in the Life (new series)

TUESDAY
8 - Mother & Daughter (new night)
830 - Suburbia (new night / final season)
9 - Full Time Mom (new night)
930 - Life Lessons (new night)
10 - TAKEN

WEDNESDAY
8 - Looking for Love (new night)
9 - CIA Files
10 - TAKEN: Phoenix (new night)

THURSDAY
8 - Behind the Scenes (final season)
830 - Blended
9 - The Hughes Family
930 - Family Business
10 - Virus (new night)

FRIDAY
8 - Life after Prison
9 - Serve and Protect
10 - Cops of New York

YTN also has a fairly stocked bench, including the second season of Growing up at 30, the remainder of Marriage by Default, as well as new drama Cross Country.

jimpickens

11-16-2017, 02:04 AM

Thursday primetime
8:00: Payday
9:00: Rewild Your Life A motivational show for men to go about their lives in accordance to the Operation Werewolf philosophy.
10:00: Dance Dummy dance a talent show where if a contestant sucks they fall through a trap door.
Latenight
11:00: Ironblood unleash your inner Viking with tips on fitness and the modern viking lifestyle in general.
12:00: Slamming Thursday punk and metal
1:00: Fem Fatale a parody of badass chick movies and shows
2:00: Still Tall In The Trap the further adventures in Dry Gulp
3:00: Massacre a Texas sheriff and a FBI teams hunt for deranged family of deviants Texas Chainsaw Massacre meets The Wild Bunch.
4:00: The Wood the misadventures of a pair of Norwood, Ohio street punks
5:00: Booty Time more hot gals shaking it

factsoflife

11-16-2017, 07:12 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Week of Sunday, October 15, 2017- Saturday, October 28, 2017:

Sunday, October 15:

Due to the continued success of its strong comedies, Gen-TV delivered a fantastic performance on Sunday night. "Magic School" jumps up a tenth of a point in demos while "Unlikely Family" posts its strongest demos of the season.

8pm: Magic School (New): 24.5 million/13.4 (13.45) 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 28.3 million/16.5 (16.57) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 29.8 million/7.4 (7.43) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Monday, October 16:

While "Malpractice" continues to grow week to week, "Homecourt Advantage" is again on a downward cycle, dropping two-tenths of a point in demos. Meanwhile, often forgotten comedy "Threesome" continues to post strong numbers in both total viewers and demos. The comedy, currently airing its fifth of six seasons, routinely defies expectation and posts numbers stronger than many freshmen comedies.

"Hart of Family" continues to impress delivering steady numbers weekly. The series was down only a fraction of a point in demos. "Highly Functioning Adults" is a bonafide success already as the series posts growth once again in demos.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 15.4 million/6.4 (6.42) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 19.3 million/9.5 (9.54) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 12.7 million/2.4 (2.41) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 15.8 million/5.8 (5.83) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 24.34 million/10.7 (10.73) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 18.2 million/6.8 (6.87) 18-49

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Tuesday, October 17:

"Ask Alyssa" sets another series record, improving upon its own previous best demo performance. "The Special Classroom" outpaces "Fish Out of Water" by miniscule number and "Spaced Out" continues to be a loser.

"Deadly Visions" remains a solid success for Gen-Tv, delivering fantastic numbers.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 24.9 million/7.4 (7.42) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 23.8 million/6.9 (6.91) 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 4.1 million/1.3 (1.39) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 22.4 million/7.4 (7.45) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 44.2 million/12.3 (12.34) 18-49

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Wednesday, October 18:

Considering we're midway through the season now, it is safe to quantify what series are hits and which are misses, and Gen-TV's "Degree Of Guilt" is clearly a hit. That series posted another huge growth week to week and that isn't the only success in Gen-TV's corner; reliable performer "Making It Work" outperformed every other comedy airing on Wednesday night (excluding ABC's "Modern Family"); and is tied with "Modern Family" as the #1 comedy on Wednesday night among 18-49 year old viewers.

"The Plain Land Murders" continues to be a success, generating fantastic demos and "Running In Circles" performs reliably enough.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 21.9 million/4.8 (4.86) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 14.8 million/4.8 (4.83) 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 23.21 million/6.3 (6.34) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 36.8 million/15.2 (15.23) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 25 million/9.3 (9.34) 18-49

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Thursday, October 19:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on Thursday and thus ratings will not be available.

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Friday, October 20:

Gen-TV aired only "The Mulroney Mysteries" and ratings were strong, with the series best rated episode garnering 29.3 million/12.4 18-49.

8pm:The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 24.4 million/11.3 (11.33) 18-49
9pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 28.3 million/12.3 (12.34) 18-49
10pm: The Mulroney Mysteries (New): 29.3 million/12.4 (12.43) 18-49
11: The Mulroney Mysteries (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
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Saturday, October 21- Saturday, October 28, 2017:

Gen-TV aired only reruns during this time period and ratings will not be published.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, October 29- Saturday, November 4, 2017:

Sunday, October 29:

Gen-TV's Sunday night comedies continue to perform strongly, with "Zendaya" ranking #1 across all demos and winning its timeslot. "Unlikely Family" shows growth in demos as well.

8pm: Magic School (New): 20.5 million/13.8 (13.82) 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 27.8 million/16.3 (16.35) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 30.5 million/7.9 (7.93) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Monday, October 30:

It was another winning Monday for Gen-TV as comedies "Hart of Family" and "Threesome" both show tremendous week to week growth in demos. "Malpractice" seems to have stability after a rough start and "Highly Functioning Adults" continues to be a success story, posting growth in all measurements.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 14.6 million/6.8 (6.82) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 20.4 million/10.4 (10.43) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 11.9 million/2.2 (2.21) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 16.9 million/6.5 (6.54) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 30.2 million/12.4 (12.23) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 19.3 million/7.3 (7.32) 18-49

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Tuesday, October 31:

Gen-TV's Tuesday night is a huge success once again, with "The Special Classroom" ebbing upward in demos and "Fish Out Of Water" posting solid numbers again. "Spaced Out" continues to perform poorly; dropping in total viewers, and "Ask Alyssa" and "Deadly Visions" are both superstars.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 30.2 million/8.2 (8.22) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 22.8 million/7.3 (7.32) 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 4.2 million/1.0 (1.03) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 23.4 million/9.2 (9.22) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 40 million/11.9 (11.93) 18-49

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Wednesday, November 1:

With only three episodes left until its season finale, "The Plain Land Murders" explodes in demos, and also ranked as the #1 trending TV show online on Wednesday night; trending across Facebook, Twitter and Google search. "Degree of Guilt" continues its tremendous performance and Gen-TV's comedies all performed solidly, with "Running In Circles" showing growth in demos.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 23.9 million/5.7 (5.73) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 15.6 million/5.8 (5.84) 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 20.4 million/5.8 (5.87) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 35.3 million/14.6 (14.68) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 44.3 million/12.9 (12.92) 18-49

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Thursday, November 2- Saturday, November 4, 2017:

Gen-TV was on a scheduled hiatus during this time period, and only reruns aired. Ratings will not be published for reruns.

yankeesrj12

11-20-2017, 11:49 PM

Sunday, November 12, 2017
8- Mother & Daughter - 6.03 million viewers and 1.1 (1.107) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low.

830- Suburbia - 5.05 million viewers and 0.9 (0.896) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

9- Full Time Mom - 6.21 million viewers and 1.1 (1.116) A18-49, down a tenth from last week to a new series low.

930- Life Lessons - 5.97 million viewers and 1.1 (1.095) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

10- YTN aired repeats of Soccer Stories (0.469) and Family Business (0.414)

Monday, November 13, 2017
8- The High Times of Denver - 3.96 million viewers and 1.0 (1.032) A18-49, even with last week.

830- Soccer Stories - 5.73 million viewers and 1.2 (1.178) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

9- Call Girls - 11.78 million viewers and 5.0 (5.021) A19-49, up four tenths from last weeks series low.

10- Revolution - 6.68 million viewers and 1.5 (1.502) A18-49, even with last week.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 6.06 million viewers and 1.5 (1.526) A18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low.

930- Marriage by Default - 5.25 million viewers and 1.1 (1.062) A18-49, up two tenths from last week.

10- TAKEN - 11.21 million viewers and 1.5 (1.505) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
8- Boston General - 6.48 million viewers and 0.9 (0.913) A18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low.

9- CIA Files - 12.38 million viewers and 2.2 (2.241) A18-49, up four tenths from last weeks series low.

10- Amazon - 5.61 million viewers and 0.9 (0.926) A18-49, even with last weeks series low.

Thursday, November 16, 2017
8- Behind the Scenes - 9.12 million viewers and 2.0 (2.012) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

830- Blended - 6.86 million viewers and 1.4 (1.428) A18-49, up two tenths from last weeks series low.

9- The Hughes Family - 9.46 million viewers and 1.9 (1.937) A18-49, up a whopping four tenths from last weeks series low.

930- Family Business - 6.28 million viewers and 1.3 (1.313) A18-49, up two tenths from last week for its best outing since episode two.

10- TAKEN: Phoenix - 10.23 million viewers and 1.3 (1.321) A18-49, even with last week.

Friday, November 17, 2017
8- Life After Prison - 5.02 million viewers and 0.5 (0.529) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

9- Serve and Protect - 8.35 million viewers and 0.8 (0.794) A18-49, even with last week.

10- Cops of New York - 9.41 million viewers and 0.9 (0.899) A18-49, even with last week.

yankeesrj12

11-22-2017, 06:52 PM

Monday, November 20, 2017
8- The High Times of Denver - 4.13 million viewers and 1.1 (1.053) A18-49, up a tenth from last week.

830- The High Times of Denver - SPECIAL TIME - 4.24 million viewers and 1.1 (1.074) A18-49, even with its 8 o'clock episode.

9/930- Soccer Stories - REPEAT - 0.732 A18-49 / 0.749 A18-49

10- Revolution - 5.64 million viewers and 1.3 (1.313) A18-49, down two tenths from last week.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
8- Looking for Love - 6.13 million viewers and 1.5 (1.537) A18-49, even with last week.

930- Marriage by Default - 5.01 million viewers and 1.0 (1.021) A18-49, down a tenth from last week.

10- Amazon - SPECIAL NIGHT - 4.27 million viewers and 0.8 (0.782) A18-49, down two tenths from last week to a new series low.

YTN is in repeat mode the rest of the week.

factsoflife

11-29-2017, 08:04 PM

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, October 29- Saturday, November 4, 2017:

Sunday, October 29:

Gen-TV's Sunday night comedies continue to perform strongly, with "Zendaya" ranking #1 across all demos and winning its timeslot. "Unlikely Family" shows growth in demos as well.

8pm: Magic School (New): 20.5 million/13.8 (13.82) 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 27.8 million/16.3 (16.35) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 30.5 million/7.9 (7.93) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Monday, October 30:

It was another winning Monday for Gen-TV as comedies "Hart of Family" and "Threesome" both show tremendous week to week growth in demos. "Malpractice" seems to have stability after a rough start and "Highly Functioning Adults" continues to be a success story, posting growth in all measurements.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 14.6 million/6.8 (6.82) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 20.4 million/10.4 (10.43) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 11.9 million/2.2 (2.21) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 16.9 million/6.5 (6.54) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 30.2 million/12.4 (12.23) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 19.3 million/7.3 (7.32) 18-49

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Tuesday, October 31:

Gen-TV's Tuesday night is a huge success once again, with "The Special Classroom" ebbing upward in demos and "Fish Out Of Water" posting solid numbers again. "Spaced Out" continues to perform poorly; dropping in total viewers, and "Ask Alyssa" and "Deadly Visions" are both superstars.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 30.2 million/8.2 (8.22) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 22.8 million/7.3 (7.32) 18-49
9pm: Spaced Out (New): 4.2 million/1.0 (1.03) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 23.4 million/9.2 (9.22) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 40 million/11.9 (11.93) 18-49

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Wednesday, November 1:

With only three episodes left until its season finale, "The Plain Land Murders" explodes in demos, and also ranked as the #1 trending TV show online on Wednesday night; trending across Facebook, Twitter and Google search. "Degree of Guilt" continues its tremendous performance and Gen-TV's comedies all performed solidly, with "Running In Circles" showing growth in demos.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 23.9 million/5.7 (5.73) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (New): 15.6 million/5.8 (5.84) 18-49
9pm: Single Again (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
930: Every Other Weekend (New): 20.4 million/5.8 (5.87) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 35.3 million/14.6 (14.68) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 44.3 million/12.9 (12.92) 18-49

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Thursday, November 2- Saturday, November 4, 2017:

Gen-TV was on a scheduled hiatus during this time period, and only reruns aired. Ratings will not be published for reruns.

Gen-TV Ratings:

Sunday, November 5, 2017- Saturday, November 18, 2017:

Sunday, November 5:

Gen-TV had another solid night on Sunday with "Zendaya" posting best-ever numbers in demos. "Unlikely Family" was solid week to week.

8pm: Magic School (New): 22.4 million/13.5 (13.56) 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 33.1 million/20.84 (20.84) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 30 million/7.9 (7.93) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Monday, November 6:

Gen-TV had a fantastic Monday with "Highly Functioning Adults" posting best-ever numbers in total viewers and "Malpractice" leaping upwards in demos beyond the 7.5 mark! "Hart of Family" is solid week to week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 13.2 million/6.2 (6.23) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 24.1 million/10.4 (10.44) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 11.2 million/2.0 (2.03) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 17.4 million/6.8 (6.81) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 48.2 million/14.8 (14.83) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 23.8 million/7.6 (7.64) 18-49

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Tuesday, November 7:

Another home run for Gen-TV on Tuesday nights. "The Special Classroom" and "Fish Out of Water" easily won the 8pm timeslot and are the #1 and #2 rated shows among children ages 2-8 and teens 13-16 respectively. "Spaced Out" was preempted this week by a second episode of "Fish Out Of Water". "Ask Alyssa" was solid week to week and "Deadly Visions" declined slightly in demos.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 33.8 million/8.5 (8.54) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 24.5 million/7.5 (7.54) 18-49
9pm: Fish Out Of Water (New): 24.8 million/7.5 (7.84) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 19.34 million/9.1 (9.14) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 38.5/10.8 (10.88) 18-49
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Wednesday, November 8:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule this week, preempting "Single Again" and "Every Other Weekend" in favor of double-episodes of "Degree of Guilt." On the comedy front, "Making It Work" continues to be a strong performer. Drama-wise, "Degree of Guilt" is on-par with last week and "The Plain Land Murders" retains the growth it showed last week.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 25.8 million/6.3 (6.34) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
9pm: Degree of Guilt (New): 40.4 million/15.8 (15.84) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 42.8 million/15.9 (15.94) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 50.4 million/13.5 (13.53) 18-49
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Thursday, November 9:

Gen-TV had a big night with an altered schedule, subbing out "Mallory's" in favor of double episodes of "American Citizen", which ends its run next week. This decision was a wise one as "American Citizen" posted strong numbers in demos. On the comedy front, "Mama Knows Best" shows huge growth in demos and "The Boss Lady" jumps upward in total viewers.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 13.9 million/4.4 (4.43) 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 19.2 million/7.4 (7.42) 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 32.1 million/8.3 (8.48) 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 30.6 million/12.4 (12.45) 18-49
10pm: American Citizen (New): 60 million/15.5 (15.58) 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 64.3 million/15.8 (15.83) 18-49

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Friday, November 10:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule on Friday, airing only reruns of "Trauma Center" to prepare for its upcoming fourth season. As such ratings will not be published.

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Saturday, November 11:

Gen-TV preempted regular programming on Saturday and instead aired an altered schedule to burn-off series already cancelled which had episodes left that weren't aired.

8pm: Excessive Force (New): 4.2 million/3.3 (3.33) 18-49
9pm: Excessive Force (New): 4.4 million/3.2 (3.22) 18-49
10: Cop City (New): 9.3 million/4.1 (4.12) 18-49
11: Cop City (New): 9.3 million/4.4 (4.45) 18-49

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Sunday, November 12:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule of only "Unlikely Family" and results were strong, with the series on-part with its growth from last week.

8pm: Unlikely Family (New): 30.4 million/8.3 (8.32) 18-49
830: Unlikely Family (New): 32.3 million/8.4 (8.44) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 33.9 million/8.5 (8.58) 18-49
930: Unlikely Family (New): 33.4 million/8.4 (8.43) 18-49
10: Unlikely Family (New): 30.3 million/8.4 (8.42) 18-49
11pm: Unlikely Family (New): 29.2 million/8.3 (8.33) 18-49

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Monday, November 13:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule consisting of only "Highly Functioning Adults" and "Malpractice" and the results were strong, as both series showed some growth in demos.

8pm: Malpractice (New): 24.4 million/7.8 (7.83) 18-49
9pm: Malpractice (New): 24.8 million/7.9 (7.93) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 50.4 million/17.3 (17.34) 18-49
11pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 50.3 million/17.3 (17.35) 18-49

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Tuesday, November 14:

Gen-TV aired its first ever "Alyssa-Athon" featuring four back-to-back episodes of "Ask Alyssa". The results were strong with "Alyssa" generating solid numbers in demos!

8pm: Ask Alyssa (New): 24.5 million/8.4 (8.45) 18-49
9pm: Ask Alyssa (New): 24.8 million/8.5 (8.54) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 24.3 million/9.4 (9.43) 18-49
11pm: Ask Alyssa (New): 24.8 million/9.4 (9.44) 18-49

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Wednesday, November 15:

Gen-TV aired only "Plain Land Murders" and "Degree of Guilt" tonight, and the results were the highest rated Wednesday that Gen-TV has ever had!

8pm: Degree of Guilt (New): 42.3 million/16.4 (16.45) 18-49
9pm: Degree of Guilt (New): 41.4 million/17.3 (17.31) 18-49
10: The Plain Land Murders (New): 53.2 million/22.2 (22.21) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 53.5 million/23.5 (23.52) 18-49

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Thursday, November 16:

Gen-TV aired another alternate schedule, this time featuring back-to-back episodes of "Selling Out" and "Mama Knows Best" leading into the explosive two-part season finale of "American Citizen." "Selling Out" held up well, while 'Mama Knows Best" showed some signs of decline. "American Citizen" went out with a punch, generating its best ratings in weeks!

8pm: Selling Out (New): 33.8 million/12.1 (12.14) 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 18.1 million/6.3 (6.32) 18-49
9: Selling Out (New): 30.5 million/12.4 (12.44) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (New): 17.4 million/5.4 (5.44) 18-49
10pm: American Citizen (New): 80.3 million/28.1 (28.13) 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 84.9 million/30.3 (30.38) 18-49

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Friday, November 17:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on Friday, deciding to preempt regular programming. Ratings will not be published.

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Saturday, November 18:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on Saturday, deciding to preempt regular programming. Ratings will not be published.

factsoflife

12-06-2017, 09:12 PM

Gen-TV Winter Finales 2017
---Gen-TV Network schedules winter finales

Gen-TV has set a schedule for their winter 2017 finales, and has also scheduled some holiday specials to air throughout December 2017 and January 2018.

Winter finales for Gen-TV programming will air the week of December 17th, and for the first time in many years, Gen-TV will also air a slew of original holiday specials.

See the schedule below for full details:

Sunday, December 17:

8pm: Magic School (Winter Finale; 1-hour)

9pm: Zendaya (Winter Finale; 1-hour)

10pm: A Gen-TV Family Christmas (New Holiday Special): Stars from various Gen-TV Series like "Sisters", "Zendaya", "Deadly Visions" and "Unlikely Family" gather for a holiday meal together and share stories from their own lives about christmases of the past. Marilu Henner ("Deadly Visions") and Johnathon Schaech ("Trauma Center") host the gathering. Featuring special celebrity guests Kristin Chenoweth, Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Channing Tatum and Hillary Swank. Featuring a musical performance by Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Groban.

Monday, December 18:

8pm: Diva's Give Back: A Holiday Celebration (New Concert Special!): Filmed in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in October and November of 2017, this brand-new holiday concert features some of music's most popular diva's giving back to fans by singing three fan-selected songs each. Song's were selected on Gen-TV's website by fans in September and October. This year's Diva's are Katy Perry, Adele, K. Michelle, Kristin Chenoweth, Miley Cyrus, Adam Lambert, Sam Smith and Bette Midler.

9pm: Climb The Pyramid: Christmas Edition (New Holiday Special!): A brand new "Climb The Pyramid" special featuring christmas themed questions and puzzles. Featuring celebrity contestants competing for charity.

10pm: Sisters: Season 12 Sneak Peak (New Special!): A sneak peak at the 12th and final season of "Sisters."

11pm: Highly Functioning Adults (Winter Finale)

Tuesday, December 19th:

8pm: Hart of Family (Winter Finale)

830: Unlikely Family (Winter Finale)

9pm: Threesome (Winter Finale)

10: Homecourt Advantage (Winter Finale)

11: Deadly Visions (Winter Finale)

Wednesday, December 20:

8pm: The Special Classroom (Winter Finale)

830: Fish Out Of Water (Winter Finale)

9pm: Spaced Out (Winter Finale)

10: Ask Alyssa (Winter Finale)

11pm: Jack of All Trades (Winter Finale)

Thursday, December 21:

8pm: Mallory's of Jefferson County: A Look Back (New Special): This retrospective special celebrates the legacy of TV's most popular drama and features new interviews with cast, crew and creators as they bid farewell to this popular show.

9pm: Mallory's of Jefferson County (Series Finale; 2-hours)

11pm: American Citizen (Season Finale)

Friday, December 22:

8pm: Running In Circles (Winter Finale)

830: Making It Work (Winter Finale)

9pm: Every Other Weekend (Winter Finale)

10: Degree of Guilt (Winter Finale)

11pm: The Plain Land Murders (Season Finale)

Saturday, December 23:

8pm: Raising Grandma (Winter Finale)

830: The Boss Lady (Winter Finale)

9pm: Selling Out (Winter Finale)

930: Mama Knows Best (Winter Finale)

10: Outside The Lines (Winter Finale)

1030: Limited Edition (Winter Finale)

11: The Mulroney Mysteries (Winter Finale)

Sunday, December 24:

8pm: Your Last Wish (Series Finale)

9pm: Celebrity Road Trip Adventures (Series Finale)

10pm: The Witches of West Side (Winter Finale)

11pm: A Gen-TV Family Christmas (Rerun)

Additional Holiday Specials:

Sunday, December 31: A Gen-TV New Year (New Holiday Special!): Stars of Gen-TV's beloved sitcoms "Selling Out", "Mama Knows Best", "Making It Work" and "The Boss Lady" gather for a New Year's Eve party featuring musical performances by Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan and Alicia Keys.

factsoflife

12-06-2017, 09:16 PM

Gen-TV Ratings:

Sunday, November 5, 2017- Saturday, November 18, 2017:

Sunday, November 5:

Gen-TV had another solid night on Sunday with "Zendaya" posting best-ever numbers in demos. "Unlikely Family" was solid week to week.

8pm: Magic School (New): 22.4 million/13.5 (13.56) 18-49
830: Zendaya (New): 33.1 million/20.84 (20.84) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 30 million/7.9 (7.93) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
10: Selling Out (Rerun): Ratings Not Published
11pm: Sisters (Rerun): Ratings Not Published

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Monday, November 6:

Gen-TV had a fantastic Monday with "Highly Functioning Adults" posting best-ever numbers in total viewers and "Malpractice" leaping upwards in demos beyond the 7.5 mark! "Hart of Family" is solid week to week.

8pm: Climb The Pyramid: Family Edition (New): 13.2 million/6.2 (6.23) 18-49
830: Hart of Family (New): 24.1 million/10.4 (10.44) 18-49
9pm: Homecourt Advantage (New): 11.2 million/2.0 (2.03) 18-49
930: Threesome (New): 17.4 million/6.8 (6.81) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 48.2 million/14.8 (14.83) 18-49
11pm: Malpractice (New): 23.8 million/7.6 (7.64) 18-49

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Tuesday, November 7:

Another home run for Gen-TV on Tuesday nights. "The Special Classroom" and "Fish Out of Water" easily won the 8pm timeslot and are the #1 and #2 rated shows among children ages 2-8 and teens 13-16 respectively. "Spaced Out" was preempted this week by a second episode of "Fish Out Of Water". "Ask Alyssa" was solid week to week and "Deadly Visions" declined slightly in demos.

8pm: The Special Classroom (New): 33.8 million/8.5 (8.54) 18-49
830: Fish Out Of Water (New): 24.5 million/7.5 (7.54) 18-49
9pm: Fish Out Of Water (New): 24.8 million/7.5 (7.84) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 19.34 million/9.1 (9.14) 18-49
11pm: Deadly Visions (New): 38.5/10.8 (10.88) 18-49
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Wednesday, November 8:

Gen-TV aired an altered version of their schedule this week, preempting "Single Again" and "Every Other Weekend" in favor of double-episodes of "Degree of Guilt." On the comedy front, "Making It Work" continues to be a strong performer. Drama-wise, "Degree of Guilt" is on-par with last week and "The Plain Land Murders" retains the growth it showed last week.

8pm: Making It Work (New): 25.8 million/6.3 (6.34) 18-49
830: Running In Circles (Rerun): Ratings Not Available
9pm: Degree of Guilt (New): 40.4 million/15.8 (15.84) 18-49
10: Degree of Guilt ( New): 42.8 million/15.9 (15.94) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 50.4 million/13.5 (13.53) 18-49
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Thursday, November 9:

Gen-TV had a big night with an altered schedule, subbing out "Mallory's" in favor of double episodes of "American Citizen", which ends its run next week. This decision was a wise one as "American Citizen" posted strong numbers in demos. On the comedy front, "Mama Knows Best" shows huge growth in demos and "The Boss Lady" jumps upward in total viewers.

8pm: Raising Grandma (New): 13.9 million/4.4 (4.43) 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 19.2 million/7.4 (7.42) 18-49
9: The Boss Lady (New): 32.1 million/8.3 (8.48) 18-49
930: Selling Out (New): 30.6 million/12.4 (12.45) 18-49
10pm: American Citizen (New): 60 million/15.5 (15.58) 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 64.3 million/15.8 (15.83) 18-49

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Friday, November 10:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule on Friday, airing only reruns of "Trauma Center" to prepare for its upcoming fourth season. As such ratings will not be published.

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Saturday, November 11:

Gen-TV preempted regular programming on Saturday and instead aired an altered schedule to burn-off series already cancelled which had episodes left that weren't aired.

8pm: Excessive Force (New): 4.2 million/3.3 (3.33) 18-49
9pm: Excessive Force (New): 4.4 million/3.2 (3.22) 18-49
10: Cop City (New): 9.3 million/4.1 (4.12) 18-49
11: Cop City (New): 9.3 million/4.4 (4.45) 18-49

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Sunday, November 12:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule of only "Unlikely Family" and results were strong, with the series on-part with its growth from last week.

8pm: Unlikely Family (New): 30.4 million/8.3 (8.32) 18-49
830: Unlikely Family (New): 32.3 million/8.4 (8.44) 18-49
9pm: Unlikely Family (New): 33.9 million/8.5 (8.58) 18-49
930: Unlikely Family (New): 33.4 million/8.4 (8.43) 18-49
10: Unlikely Family (New): 30.3 million/8.4 (8.42) 18-49
11pm: Unlikely Family (New): 29.2 million/8.3 (8.33) 18-49

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Monday, November 13:

Gen-TV aired an altered schedule consisting of only "Highly Functioning Adults" and "Malpractice" and the results were strong, as both series showed some growth in demos.

8pm: Malpractice (New): 24.4 million/7.8 (7.83) 18-49
9pm: Malpractice (New): 24.8 million/7.9 (7.93) 18-49
10pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 50.4 million/17.3 (17.34) 18-49
11pm: Highly Functioning Adults (New): 50.3 million/17.3 (17.35) 18-49

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Tuesday, November 14:

Gen-TV aired its first ever "Alyssa-Athon" featuring four back-to-back episodes of "Ask Alyssa". The results were strong with "Alyssa" generating solid numbers in demos!

8pm: Ask Alyssa (New): 24.5 million/8.4 (8.45) 18-49
9pm: Ask Alyssa (New): 24.8 million/8.5 (8.54) 18-49
10: Ask Alyssa (New): 24.3 million/9.4 (9.43) 18-49
11pm: Ask Alyssa (New): 24.8 million/9.4 (9.44) 18-49

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Wednesday, November 15:

Gen-TV aired only "Plain Land Murders" and "Degree of Guilt" tonight, and the results were the highest rated Wednesday that Gen-TV has ever had!

8pm: Degree of Guilt (New): 42.3 million/16.4 (16.45) 18-49
9pm: Degree of Guilt (New): 41.4 million/17.3 (17.31) 18-49
10: The Plain Land Murders (New): 53.2 million/22.2 (22.21) 18-49
11pm: The Plain Land Murders (New): 53.5 million/23.5 (23.52) 18-49

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Thursday, November 16:

Gen-TV aired another alternate schedule, this time featuring back-to-back episodes of "Selling Out" and "Mama Knows Best" leading into the explosive two-part season finale of "American Citizen." "Selling Out" held up well, while 'Mama Knows Best" showed some signs of decline. "American Citizen" went out with a punch, generating its best ratings in weeks!

8pm: Selling Out (New): 33.8 million/12.1 (12.14) 18-49
830: Mama Knows Best (New): 18.1 million/6.3 (6.32) 18-49
9: Selling Out (New): 30.5 million/12.4 (12.44) 18-49
930: Mama Knows Best (New): 17.4 million/5.4 (5.44) 18-49
10pm: American Citizen (New): 80.3 million/28.1 (28.13) 18-49
11pm: American Citizen (New): 84.9 million/30.3 (30.38) 18-49

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Friday, November 17:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on Friday, deciding to preempt regular programming. Ratings will not be published.

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Saturday, November 18:

Gen-TV aired only reruns on Saturday, deciding to preempt regular programming. Ratings will not be published.

Ratings Report For Week(s) of Sunday, November 19-Thursday, November 30, 2017:

Gen-TV was on a scheduled hiatus from original programming this week and only aired reruns. Ratings will not be published.

Ratings for the next period of original programming will be published sometime after December 10th, 2017.