Show didn't live up to expectations, so changes are coming
The way the show was promoted, both Fox and Simon Cowell expected "The X Factor" to do exactly what happened in Europe: Supplant "American Idol" (or their version of it) as the top television show. Instead, "X Factor" got some decent numbers for Fox, but it's still clocking in at half the audienc ...
Read MoreAmericans For a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, used money in South Carolina primaries
When Stephen Colbert first showed "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart how much was in the Americans For a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow SuperPAC ahead of the South Carolina primaries, Stewart did a comical gasp. Yet, the audience was left in the dark over how much was there. But not anymore. Meeting th ...
Read MorePlayoff football, however, destabilizes 'Simpsons' audience
Watchers of the CSI franchise really like CSI, and they'll come back and watch it every single week, no matter what version of the show it is. "CSI: New York" is now television's most stable show so far this season from series that have aired at least eight episodes, earning a 95.1 Audience Loyal ...
Read MoreFor the first time in years, a scripted drama is at top past mid-season
It might be time to dust off that season-end crown and get ready for the coronation of a new king. "American Idol" returned in January, but not as television's No. 1 show. In fact, once the dust settled for the first month of 2012, it was a scripted drama in the top slot, not a reality show. Is i ...
Read MoreBig names start to find their way to House Grantham
Harry Potter's Maggie Smith was the big wig in "Downton Abbey," but now she'll have some competition from an unlikely source -- Shirley MacLaine. The 77-year-old actress will play Martha Levinson, the mother of Lady Grantham, played by Elizabeth McGovern. It will likely be a battle of the in-laws ...
Read MoreNBC is reportedly working on new show around Rainn Wilson
Dwight Schrute didn't become the boss of "The Office," but he might soon be the boss of his own television show. NBC is working on a potential spinoff for Rainn Wilson's character in the long-running comedy that could be ready as early as next year, according to Deadline.com. Wilson himself is ...
Read MorePLUS: 'The Simpsons' gets its best ratings in years thanks to football
Just last week, "The Simpsons" was ranked No. 53 of all the non-news, non-sporting and non-specials aired on network television. This week? Try No. 5. "The Simpsons" earned an 8.8 rating/13 share in Fast National overnight ratings from The Nielsen Co. last week, getting a boost thanks to high- ...
Read MoreHowever, proponents vow they will continue the fight
Many websites went offline Wednesday, including the GenreNexus sites like Inside Blip. And while some like the Motion Picture Association of America labeled it as nothing more than a publicity stunt, it seems to have put the spotlight on the Stop Online Piracy Act and its companion bill, the Protect ...
Read MoreA day of silence will take over the Internet on Wednesday
When you visit Inside Blip and other GenreNexus sites Rabid Doll and Airlock Alpha on Jan. 18, you may be a little disappointed. At midnight eastern time, the entire GenreNexus will go dark to protest lawmakers in the United States continuing debate on two bills our sites feel would destroy the I ...
Read MoreAmerican network has their own modern take on the popular detective
What would Sherlock Holmes be like in today's society? Most would probably just ask "Doctor Who" showrunner Steven Moffat, who recently announced a third season of his British version. But it looks like CBS has some ideas of their own, and plan to show it in a pilot they've ordered called "Elemen ...
Read MoreComedy will replace 'Work It' on ABC's schedule
It only took nine months, but "Cougar Town" is finally coming back. The Courteney Cox series will step in where "Work It" left off, taking over its Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. timeslot beginning Feb. 14. That's an hour and day earlier than it aired last year, but will be without some of the breaks c ...
Read MoreNo details will be released about the new union until both sides agree
For more than 60 years, Hollywood's television actors have had the choice of joining one or both unions available representing them to the studios. But 2012 could be the year that those two unions become one. Negotiations between the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and the Scr ...
Read MorePeter Dinklage follows up Emmy with win in difficult supporting actor category
It's always hard to find a clear-cut winner when it comes to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but if there was one for television, it would have to be Showtime's "Homeland." The series, which featured an intense investigation of possible American-born terrorists turned while prisoners of ...
Read MoreNBC comedy schedule switch helps 'Whitney,' hurts 'Up All Night'
NBC found out it had a flop on its hands when it comes to "The Firm." But CBS may have picked up a new hit comedy, that is if the audience for "Rob" can hold in the coming weeks. The Peacock pushed out three episodes of "The Firm" in its opening week, averaging a very modest 3.6 rating/6 share av ...
Read MoreABC pulls the plug on the controversial cross-dressing comedy
ABC called it a hit, but the network probably should've added an "S" to the beginning of that as one television critic suggested. The network has pulled its cross-dressing comedy "Work It" off the schedule following just two episodes, a move that could open the door for the return of Courteney Co ...
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