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‘FBI’ Showrunner Rick Eid Stepping Down
CBS’ FBI will have a new person in charge as it heads into a massive three-season renewal. Rick Eid, who has been showrunner on the series since for all six of its seasons to date, will step down at the end of the season. He’ll remain an executive producer of the show, which comes from […]
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‘FBI’ Scores Three-Season Renewal at CBS
CBS is locking in its FBI franchise for next season — and in the case of the flagship series, well beyond that. The network has given FBI a three-season renewal, which will take the series through its ninth season in 2026-27. Spinoffs FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International each received single-season pickups for 2024-25, which will […]
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‘FBI’ Co-Creator Craig Turk, CBS’ See It Now Studios Set Real-Life FBI Docuseries at Paramount+
FBI co-creator Craig Turk is bringing the Bureau’s real-life stories to Paramount+. The veteran writer is partnering with former FBI agent Anne Beagan, CBS’ See It Now Studios and Canada’s Efram Films on a docuseries featuring real-life stories from FBI agents. The 10 episode series, FBI True, will stream on Paramount+ beginning Feb. 28. The […]
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TV Ratings: ‘NCIS’ Earns Seven-Day Season High
CBS’ NCIS reached a season high in viewers with its Oct. 17 episode — and came tantalizingly close to being the first entertainment program to top 10 million viewers this season. The long-running drama totaled 9.98 million viewers after seven days, according to Nielsen (and not including any streaming figures), edging out its previous season […]
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TV Ratings: ‘Monarch’ Tumbles While ‘FBI’ Stays Solid
CBS’ FBI had a solid start to its fifth season Tuesday, drawing more viewers than any other primetime show. The Bachelorette ended on a season high for ABC, but Fox’s Monarch fell off considerably from its NFL-aided premiere. FBI brought in 6.81 million viewers and a 0.64 rating among adults 18-49, holding up fairly well […]
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‘FBI’ Season Finale Pulled by CBS After Texas School Shooting
CBS has pulled the FBI season finale following the Texas school shooting that left at least 19 children and two adults dead according to local officials. The Dick Wolf-produced show’s season four finale was scheduled to air Tuesday, the same day that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed that a gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary […]
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CBS’ ‘FBI’ Franchise Scores Two-Year Renewal
CBS is betting big on its FBI franchise. The network has picked up all three shows from megaproducer Dick Wolf — and not just for one season. The three series — flagship show FBI and spinoffs FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International — have all received two-season renewals that will take them through the 2023-24 […]
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How Broadcast Stacks Up With Streaming in Total Minutes Viewed
CBS has entered the realm of its streaming rivals — at least in terms of the way it measures viewing on a given platform. The network on Wednesday released a chart showing how many minutes viewers have spent with CBS in the 2021-22 season so far, and it’s a staggeringly large number: 166.74 billion minutes […]
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TV Ratings: World Series Ends With Second Smallest Audience Ever
The World Series ended Tuesday with its biggest audience of the six-game contest and posted substantial games over last year’s pandemic-altered series. But aside from last year, the series goes down as the least watched since total-viewer tallies became available in the early 1970s. Elsewhere Tuesday, CBS’ FBI trio held up reasonably well, NBC’s La […]
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TV Ratings: ‘The Voice,’ MLB Wild Card Lead Tuesday
The Voice remained the top broadcast network show Tuesday night, but it ceded the No. 1 spot across all of Nielsen-measured TV to the start of the Major League Baseball playoffs. ESPN hit multi-year highs for the AL wild card matchup between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. On the broadcast side, CBS’ […]
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TV Ratings: ‘La Brea’ Avoids Nielsen Sinkhole With Solid Premiere
La Brea opens with a huge sinkhole opening under the tar pits in Los Angeles, so had it debuted to poor ratings, the headlines would have written themselves. Fortunately for NBC, the drama series scored very solid numbers for its premiere Tuesday: It leads all new series in the first two weeks of the season […]
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TV Ratings: ‘The Voice’ Edges Up in Tuesday Debut
The Voice captured Tuesday’s best primetime ratings, leading the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49 and improving slightly on its season premiere Monday. The night’s lone series debut, Fox’s Our Kind of People, pulled in modest premiere numbers, while CBS’ three-headed FBI franchise performed solidly. The Voice was once again the only primetime […]
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