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'This Is Us' And 'Bull' Continue Strong Premiere For Networks; 'Scream Queens' Still Voiceless
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 10:48am | 472Going into Tuesday night, analysts had little doubt Michael Weatherly's new CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) procedural "Bull" would be a hit, the question was more how NBC's (Comcast Corporation NASDAQ: CMCSA)) ensemble "This Is Us" would fare. In the end, the result was the same for both —...
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NBC Taking Page Out Of 'Chicago Fire' Playbook With 'Blacklist' Spin-Off
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 6:39am | 273After seeing two spin-offs of "Chicago Fire" catch fire in the ratings (with a third on the way), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)'s NBC is realizing its future may lay in its current slate. NBC revealed on Tuesday it was putting a spin-off in the works for its hit series...
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Olympics May Not Produce Continuous Ratings Gold for NBC
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 7:45am | 479Although the Olympics are known to bring in hundreds of millions of viewers every four years, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) may have banked too heavily on promoting NBC programs throughout the competition. According to The New York Times, NBC will be unable to maintain its currently high ratings from the...