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Why CBS (Yes, CBS) Thinks It Can Survive the Streaming Wars Network boss George Cheeks talks Tracker , Star Trek, an unexpected new soap — and life alongside Paramount+.
How the Networks (Barely) Survived the Fall TV Season “The networks all did what they needed to crawl through the tunnel of crap at the end of The Shawshank Redemption ,” says one insider.
By Josef Adalian
i want my tv!
Aug. 10, 2023
By Jason P. Frank
Checking In on This Year’s New Network Dramas Linear television’s fall freshman class has arrived, and we’re predicting which hour-long series are in it for the long haul, and which will burn out.
By Kathryn VanArendonk
summer preview
May 26, 2022
Summer TV Used to Mean Something, Damn It Once upon a time, television programming mirrored the rhythms of life. Now it’s become the calendar version of the endless scroll.
By Kathryn VanArendonk
inventing abbott
Apr. 13, 2022
Abbott Elementary Is the New Model for Network-Sitcom SuccessQuinta Brunson tailored her breakout show for the widest possible audience. It might change the way we stream comedies, too.
By Josef Adalian
go piss girl
Jan. 6, 2022
By Rebecca Alter
How to Make It a Hot Network Summer Five spicy tips for broadcast TV this summer (and beyond).
By Josef Adalian
The Other Queen’s Gambit How broadcast TV is still putting up a fight in the streaming age.
By Josef Adalian
close reads
Nov. 24, 2020
What the Hell Is Happening With Masks on Network TV? This is what the middle ground of COVID-19 storytelling looks like, and it’s both unsatisfying and distracting.
By Kathryn VanArendonk
cancellations
Oct. 31, 2020
By Rebecca Alter
behind the scenes
May 4, 2020
How All Rise Made a Brand-New Episode in the Middle of a Pandemic The cast of the CBS legal drama had to essentially become one-person production crews inside their own homes.
By Maria Elena Fernandez
coronavirus
Mar. 16, 2020
Network TV Shows Won’t Be Coming Back This Season Few, if any, of the broadcast series that halted production because of the coronavirus are expected to film season finales.
By Josef Adalian
the industry
Feb. 27, 2020
By Josef Adalian
Fresh Off the Boat to End After Six SeasonsThe longest-running sitcom about an Asian-American family in broadcast TV history will air its last episode next year.
By Maria Elena Fernandez
network tv
Sept. 16, 2019
ABC Doubles Down on Nostalgia With ‘Cast From the Past Week’ The stunt will turn ABC shows into retro reunions of Cheers , The Drew Carey Show , and other ‘80s and ‘90s faves.
By Josef Adalian
CBS Took a Big Gamble on Love Island This Summer. Did It Pay Off? Love Island hasn’t been a TV sensation, but its renewal is still a no-brainer.
By Josef Adalian
Memo to CBS: Let Alan Cumming Be Alan Cumming! The network procedural Instinct harbors a freak flag that its creators and stars aren’t able to fly.
By Matt Zoller Seitz
How The Good Fight Trimmed Down Its Sex Scenes and Explicit Cursing for CBS The best show you’re not watching is coming to network TV, in a (slightly) more sanitized form.
By Angelica Jade Bastién
Inside ABC’s Retro Renaissance of Old-School Game Shows and Live Sitcoms ABC has six summer game shows, plans to bring back Jimmy Kimmel’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience , and no whammies in sight.
By Josef Adalian
No Whammy! ABC Is Bringing Back Press Your Luck and Card Sharks The game shows join ABC’s slate of Celebrity Family Feud, Match Game, The $100,000 Pyramid , and To Tell the Truth.
By Josef Adalian
Trump’s Speech Watched by 40 Million Viewers It appears CBS gave Trump his biggest audience.
By Josef Adalian
the conners
Oct. 17, 2018
Roseanne Who? The Conners Premiere Draws Solid Ratings for ABC It’s nearly identical to the audience that showed up for last May’s Roseanne finale.
By Josef Adalian
Lester Holt Doesn’t Want to Be the ‘Voice of God’ The NBC anchor opens up about covering Trump, the never-ending TV ratings battle, and why he isn’t an “authority on everything.”
By Josef Adalian
will & grace
Oct. 4, 2018
After Sparking a Sitcom Revival Frenzy, What’s Next for Will & Grace ? Creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan on doing fewer Trump jokes, this season’s big wedding, and what else to expect.
By Josef Adalian
What’s Working (and What Isn’t) on Network TV This Fall Network TV isn’t dead, but it’s sure not getting any healthier.
By Josef Adalian
Bob Greenblatt Saved NBC. Now What? The TV exec opens up about the Peacock’s dark days, a possible Saved by the Bell reboot, and the future of streaming.
By Josef Adalian
Roseanne Just Broke a Ratings RecordMore people have now seen the show than the 2018 Oscars.
By Josef Adalian
The Roseanne Revival Shows How Network TV Can Survive the Streaming Age The golden era of linear TV is coming to an end. But there’s a middle ground between dominance and death, and this month hints at a path forward.
By Josef Adalian
In the Age of Trump, Comfort Food TV Is Working And two more early lessons about the 2017 fall season.
By Josef Adalian
can you write a good boyfriend?
June 2, 2014
By Maggie Lange
pilot casting
Mar. 31, 2013
By Delia Paunescu
the future is coming
Oct. 22, 2010
By Nitasha Tiku