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Jeff Zucker and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Imi on Thursday closed its £1.15 billion ($1.45 billion) acquisition of TV and film production powerhouse All3Media, the largest TV producer in the U.K., from Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty Global. The company is behind such shows as the reality/competition series The Traitors and Squid Game: The Challenge, drama series The Tourist, and such films as World War I epic 1917.

Regulators in the U.S., the U.K. and Germany approved the deal.

Early this year, RedBird Imi acquired a stake in Media Res, the studio behind the Apple TV+ shows The Morning Show and Pachinko, founded by former HBO executive Michael Ellenberg. The addition of All3Media gives RedBird Imi an expanded production business. It also owns the unscripted production company EverWonder Studios, the children’s entertainment company Hidden Pigeon Company, and the digital news outlet Front Office Sports.

Last week, RedBird...

Jeff Zucker and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Imi has finalized a £1.15 billion ($1.45 billion) deal to acquire production powerhouse All3Media — the largest TV producer in the U.K. and the company behind such shows as reality series Squid Game: The Challenge and films like World War I epic 1917 — from owners Warner Bros. Discovery and John Malone’s cable and telecom giant Liberty Global.

The deal gives the new owner control over a big production business across scripted and unscripted series as well as theatrical movie titles. Earlier this year, RedBird Imi acquired a stake in Media Res, the studio behind the Apple TV+ shows The Morning Show and Pachinko, among other projects, which was founded by former HBO executive Michael Ellenberg.

Launched in late 2022 with a $1 billion war chest backed by RedBird Capital and Abu Dhabi’s Imi, RedBird Imi has the mandate to pursue investments in the news, entertainment and sports sectors.

After nine years, Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” is back on Fox, with Season 8 seeing the chef once again giving struggling restaurants across New York and New Jersey much-needed makeovers.

While most of the unscripted series is about Ramsay dishing out tough love to restaurant owners and their staff in order to teach them how to run a successful business, each episode sees the eatery at hand also getting a physical transformation.

“The real problems are usually the leadership and what’s going on in the kitchen. Our renovations are there to elevate the places and help them fix it in that way,” production designer Brian Crabb told IndieWire, revealing that the execution of those changes — which are only seen by the owner and staff after completion — typically takes place in 18 hours.

Responsible for the design of all the remodels on “Kitchen Nightmares” and leading the team through the entire renovation process,...

Updated: In another sign that shows — even famous ones — can no longer “live forever” on streaming in the new era of media companies re-prioritizing profits, a slew of titles will be leaving Disney-controlled Hulu in the coming days as their license deals expire. For now, there are no plans to renew any of the pacts but that is always a possibility in the future.

‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Bob Newhart Show’

The list of departing series includes 18 series from Disney’s 20th Television, including the David E. Kelley Emmy-winning legal shows Ally McBeal, which the studio had been looking to remake, and The Practice, as well as fellow award-winners The Bob Newhart Show, Hill Street Blues and Arrested Development.

A slew of catalog titles from Fox and Paramount also are impacted, as well as a couple of properties each from Nat Geo and NBC News. Update: The license agreements for several...

It was more than nine years ago when Gordon Ramsay revealed that he was putting to bed Kitchen Nightmares, the restaurant makeover series that had become an international hit since debuting in the UK in 2004.

“I’ve had a phenomenal 10 years making 123 episodes, shot across two continents, watched by tens of millions of people and sold to over 150 countries,” Ramsay said at the time. “It’s been a blast, but it’s time to call it a day.”

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Gordon Ramsay is ready to endure more Kitchen Nightmares.

As part of its fall schedule non-release on Monday morning, Fox announced that the 2023-24 TV season would feature an all-new season of Kitchen Nightmares, which abruptly ended nine years ago when Ramsay decided it was time to “time to call it a day.”

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Gordon Ramsay is getting back into the failing restaurant game.

The celebrity chef is bringing back his long-running series Kitchen Nightmares for Fox. The show ran for seven seasons and nearly 100 episodes between 2007 and 2014.

The format sees Ramsay invited by the owners of failing restaurants across America to spend a week to help them revive their businesses.

It adds another Ramsay dish to the Fox menu, which is already stocked with a double helping of Next Level Chef, which was recently renewed for seasons three and four, Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef and MasterChef Jr.

Studio Ramsay will produce the new season. The show was originally produced by ITV Studios America (which is now known as ITV America) in association with Optomen and A Smith & Co.

Ramsay followed Kitchen Nightmares up with Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell and Back, which ran for three seasons on the network.

The chef...

Fox is hungry for a different kind of advertising dollar.

The Fox Corp.-owned broadcast network has thrived for years on outlays from movie studios and fast-food chains, but in 2023, it’s looking to expand its relationship with something that might be more hearty. Armed with its recent launch of the Studio Ramsay Global with celebrity chef and entrepreneur Gordon Ramsay, Fox is eager to court more food advertisers and marketers who are eager to woo consumers who like food experiences.

“We are really the only broadcast network with any food-related programming, over 80 hours a year,” says Suzanne Sullivan, executive vice president of ad sales for Fox Entertainment, in an interview. Fox hopes the combination of Ramsay’s shows on its broadcast network; a new spate of short-form content that will be available on YouTube; and the launch of a Fast channel that makes use of Ramsay’s many shows...

Exclusive: Fox Alternative Entertainment, the studio arm of the broadcaster, has a new boss.

Former Maverick USA President John Hesling will run the studio; it comes after Deadline revealed that Allison Wallach, who previously ran the studio, was named President, Unscripted Programming at Fox after Rob Wade was promoted to CEO.

Hesling becomes Head of Fox Alternative Entertainment and EVP, and reports to Wallach.

Other changes among the unscripted staff include a new role for Spike Van Briesen, who is moving from the network to the studio side of the business. Van Briesen, who has exec produced Fox series including Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back and Kristin Davis-fronted sperm donor series Labor of Love, is now SVP, Current, Fox Alternative Entertainment.

Van Briesen will report to Hesling, as will LA-based execs Leela Pon, SVP, Content and Staci Sarkin, SVP, Production.

Hesling spent four years running...

Fox Entertainment and Hulu have entered a programming deal that will allow Hulu to stream all episodes of Fox's unscripted series, including "The Masked Singer," "Lego Masters," "I Can See Your Voice," "Name That Tune," "The Masked Dancer," "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back," "MasterChef," and "MasterChef Junior." As someone who consumes cooking competitions as an anxiety balm, this is fantastic news.

What this means is that you won't have to hunt down clips of earlier seasons when you want to catch up on your new favorite show. I don't know about you, but it's endlessly frustrating to try to figure...

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Fox Entertainment and Hulu have struck a major deal that allows the streaming service to run all out-of-season episodes of key Fox unscripted and animated series. Charlie Collier, CEO, Fox Entertainment, and Joe Earley, President of Hulu, made a joint announcement on Tuesday.

Hulu will have the right to stream all episodes of Fox’s unscripted series, including “The Masked Singer,” “Lego Masters,” “I Can See Your Voice,” “Name That Tune,” “The Masked Dancer,” “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back,” “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Junior. “

In addition, Hulu will stream Fox’s animated comedy, “HouseBroken,” about a therapy group of neighborhood pets and stray animals.

The deal also includes future unscripted programming that will be owned and controlled by Fox Entertainment.

“This deal proudly continues the Fox/Hulu partnership. Hulu continues to be a great place for fans to catch-up on, and even discover, Fox’s iconic, talked-about stories and characters,...

Fox Entertainment and Hulu have set a comprehensive output deal enabling the Disney-owned service to stream all out-of-season episodes of many Fox series, including all of the network’s unscripted fare.

The unscripted titles involved include The Masked Singer, Lego Masters, I Can See Your Voice, Name That Tune, The Masked Dancer, Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back, MasterChef and MasterChef Junior. In addition, Hulu will stream Fox animated comedy HouseBroken, which features the voices of Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Sharon Horgan, Tony Hale, Sam Richardson and Jason Mantzoukas.

The output deal also includes future unscripted programming that will be owned and controlled by Fox Entertainment.

The agreement preserves a shared exclusive with Fox-owned streaming platform Tubi. Fox Corp. acquired the free, ad-supported platform in early 2020, soon after it embarked on a new corporate chapter upon the close of a $71.3 billion deal with Disney.

Fox Entertainment and Hulu announced a new program output deal allowing Hulu to stream all out-of-season episodes of several Fox unscripted and animated series.

Unscripted series that will stream on Hulu under the deal include “The Masked Singer,” “Lego Masters,” “I Can See Your Voice,” “Name That Tune,” “The Masked Dancer,” “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back,” “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Junior.”

“The Masked Singer,” “I Can See Your Voice,” “The Masked Dancer” and “Name That Tune” are produced by Fox Alternative Entertainment. “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back” is produced by Studio Ramsay Global, the recently formed production entity from Ramsay and Fox Entertainment. “Lego Masters” is produced by Endemol Shine North America, Tuesday’s Child and Plan B Entertainment, while “MasterChef” and “MasterChef Junior” are produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato.

Hulu will also stream animated comedy “HouseBroken,” which stars Lisa Kudrow,...

The Season 11 finale of Fox franchise MasterChef was on the menu tonight, as hosts and judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich tasted, toasted, and taunted their way through the show talent’s best dishes.

Abetted by guest stars and legends including Emeril Lagasse, Paula Deen, Roy Choi, Nancy Silverton and Morimoto, the season focused on 15 of the best home cooks in America. The finals came down to three female cooks, Autumn Moretti, Kelsey Murphy, and Suu Khin, who were joined by guest judge and chefs Curtis Stone and Michael Cimarusti.

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The winner of tonight’s MasterChef: Legends season finale was Indianapolis physical therapist Kelsey Murphy, who takes home a $250,000 grand prize, a complete Viking Kitchen and kitchen tools, and Bakeware products from Oxo.

“Winning MasterChef means everything!,” Murphy said in a statement.

Gordon Ramsay is returning to the kitchen for another season of MasterChef. Fox has renewed the hit cooking competition series, produced by Endemol Shine North America and One Potato Two Potato, with Ramsay and fellow judges Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich all returning for a 12th season.

“Obviously, Gordon is a good friend and, given the recent launch of Studio Ramsay Global, an important part of Fox’s programming and growth strategy,” said Rob Wade, President of Alternative Entertainment and Specials, Fox Entertainment. “MasterChef, Gordon, Aarón and Joe, and our fantastic partners at Esna, have been vital to Fox’s DNA. Even in its eleventh season, this show continues to impress by sustaining Fox’s success on Wednesdays this Summer. We anticipate this momentum to continue next year when MasterChef returns for a much deserved Season 12.”

MasterChef currently averages 5.0 million multi-platform viewers, according to Nielsen. Its telecasts this season, together with Crime Scene Kitchen,...

Gordon Ramsay has cooked up a major deal with Fox Entertainment that will see the celebrity chef and broadcaster launch a new production company and sign a major overall deal.

Ramsay and Fox have launched Studio Ramsay Global with the Rupert Murdoch-owned network funding the acquisition of 100% of Ramsay’s existing television business, Studio Ramsay, which was a partnership with All3Media.

Deadline understands that the deal is in the nine-figure range and Fox beat out a number of networks and studios to secure the chef’s kitchen expertise.

Fox Alternative Entertainment will serve as the production for the new company and it marks Fox’s first acquisition in the non-scripted space.

Ramsay will develop produce and distribute culinary and lifestyle programming for Fox, with whom he’s been in business with for many years with shows including MasterChef, MasterChef Junior and Hell’s Kitchen. He also has an upcoming...

Gordon Ramsay has just signed an effing huge new deal with Fox Entertainment. The chef, restaurateur and TV star, who is already a cornerstone of the network’s primetime lineup, has joined forces with Fox Entertainment to form a new joint venture, Studio Ramsay Global.

Fox Entertainment will co-own Studio Ramsay Global with Ramsay, whose current TV company, Studio Ramsay, will be fully acquired by the new entity. (Fox will fund that purchase). Ramsay originally partnered with All3Media in 2016 to launch Studio Ramsay, which functioned as an independent company wholly owned by Ramsay.

Fox Entertainment secured the partnership after a highly competitive bidding process with several congloms, including Disney; deal is said to be in the nine figures. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier announced the deal on Wednesday morning, along with Ramsay.

“Gordon Ramsay is the definition of partner and friend,” Collier said in a statement. “He’s also the...

Gordon Ramsay is preparing a new meal for Fox. The network has ordered Next Level Chef, a new cooking competition series featuring Ramsay and chefs Nyesha Arrington and Gino D’Acampo.

The show, which is produced by Studio Ramsay and Fox Alternative Entertainment, features a culinary gauntlet, set on a stage, over three stories high, each floor containing a different kitchen.

Line cooks, home chefs, social media stars and food struck owners will compete against each other to be crowned the the food world’s newest superstar.

Ramsay, Arrington and D’Acampo will each recruit a group of the chefs and take them under their wings to get the best out of them and help them win the $250,000 grand prize.

It is Ramsay’s latest show for the Fox network; he is a judge on MasterChef and MasterChef Jr., and fronted doc series Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back for the network.

Gordon Ramsay will headline yet another cooking series at Fox. “Next Level Chef,” announced Monday by the network, will follow Ramsay and co-mentors and elite chefs Nyesha Arrington and Gino D’Acampo as they recruit a group of talented cooks, take them under their wings and see who becomes the next superstar of the food world.

Ramsay has designed a culinary gauntlet set on an unparalleled stage: a tower over three stories high, with each floor containing a different kitchen. From the glistening top floor to the challenging bottom of the basement, the ingredients will match the environment. Contestants will include line cooks, home chefs, social media stars, food truck owners and more as they compete for a $250,000 prize.

“’Next Level Chef’ is a unique format that could only come from the delightfully brilliant culinary mind of Gordon Ramsay,” said Rob Wade, president of alternative entertainment and specials at Fox Entertainment.

Episodes of The Masked Dancer will stream on Fox’s free, ad-supported service Tubi after their linear premieres on Fox and subscription streaming availability on Hulu.

Craig Robinson hosts the dance-themed series, a followup to top-rated reality hit The Masked Singer that is set to premiere December 27. Like the original series, and inspired by a segment on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Masked Dancer will feature elaborately costumed performers whose identity is kept secret. Celebrity panelists Ken Jeong, Paula Abdul, Brian Austin Green and Ashley Tisdale will try to uncover their identities based on clues revealed over the course of the episodes.

Tubi was acquired by Fox earlier this year. In addition to a range of library film and TV titles, it has been set up as an outlet featuring Fox unscripted fare, including The Masked Singer, Lego Masters and Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back.

After...

After two years, Tim Pastore will exit as CEO of All3Media America.

Pastore joined All3Media, the London-based distributor of series like “Fleagbag” and “Gold Rush” in 2018, coming over from Nat Geo, where he served as president of original programming and production. All3Media America is made up of 13 different production companies, including Gordon Ramsay’s Studio Ramsay, Jimmy Fox’s Main Event Media, Kevin Bartel’s Best Production Company and Woodman Park Productions, as well as the U.S. operations of U.K.-based companies Studio Lambert, Lime Pictures and Lion TV.

Studio Lambert is known for producing CBS’ “Undercover Boss.” Along with “Undercover Boss,” All3Media is behind CNN’s “United Shades of America,” USA’s “Chrisley Knows Best” and Fox’s “24 Hours to Hell and Back.” All3Media is headquartered in London.

“I’d like to thank Tim for his leadership and the expertise that has contributed...

“Love Island” has swapped its titular island for Las Vegas this season, and the show just scored its largest dice roll (read audience) of the season.

Episode 19 of season 2 drew a total of 2 million viewers, a 6% increase from last episode. That represents it largest tally of the season to date, narrowly beating out the premiere which drew 1.9 million. Last night’s episode scored a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49, even on the week prior. Earlier on Thursday night, “Big Brother” ticked down from last week to a 1.0 rating and 4.1 million total viewers. Despite the slight dip, those numbers were easily enough to carry it and CBS to a Thursday victory.

Over on ABC, a special episode of “Holey Moley” hit the fairway with a 0.5 rating and 2.5 million total viewers, easily beating part 1 of the post-season recap from last week. Prior to that, a “Celebrity Family Feud” replay delivered a 0.6 rating and 4.3 million viewers,...

Gordon Ramsay is to host his first ever game show after his production company scored a primetime commission from the BBC.

The British public broadcaster has ordered Bank Balance, a show described as greed versus strategy.

The Hell’s Kitchen star is fronting the show, which will see contestants compete in a high-stakes, high-pressure quiz, where they can literally build themselves a fortune or see it come crashing down in an instant.

The BBC won the rights after a competitive pitch and “a few weeks of intense negotiations”, according to Studio Ramsay. Tabloid reports earlier in the summer had suggested that the show would air on rival ITV. Filming will begin later this year.

The production company is currently in discussions with networks for a U.S. version of the show. You’d have thought that Fox might be participating in those discussions given the fact that Ramsay hosts and executive...

China’s Huanxi Media has struck a deal with All3media International to license 110 hours of factual content, that will play on its Huanxi.com SVoD platform. The deal covers 25 titles with genres including true crime, travel, food, arts/culture, history and royalty.

Titles include two seasons of Studio Lambert’s globe-trotting adventure “Race Across the World,” and another travel show “Our Guy in Japan” from North One Productions; multiple cookery programs including hit “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back” (Studio Ramsay for Fox, U.S.); Raw TV’s special “Drowning in Plastic”; and the two most recent series of BBC Studios’ “Fake or Fortune.”

“Huanxi Media continues to build its new non-scripted offering in China. This bulk deal highlights the impressive breadth and depth of our factual portfolio… helping (Huanxi) to ensure that their brand stands out and appeals to a wide range of new viewers,” said sales...

Race Across The World, the Studio Lambert reality competition series that won a BAFTA last week, is heading to China as part of a raft of finished tape sales clinched by All3Media International.

The All3Media-owned distributor has inked its first deal with Chinese streamer Huanxi Media, which encompasses 110 hours of factual programming. This includes Season 1 and 2 of BBC show Race Across The World.

Other shows featuring in the deal include three seasons of Fox’s Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back, as well as Our Guy in Japan (North One Productions), Kevin McCloud’s Escape To The Wild (Optomen Television) and Bear’s Wild Weekend With Stephen Fry (Betty V).

Kit Yow, sales manager for Asia Pacific at All3Media International, said: “With such a wealth of finished content available, we’re able to deliver premium, globally relevant programming to new platforms quickly and efficiently, helping...

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 ratings -- New episodes: What Would You Do? and DC's Stargirl. Specials: Tom Papa: Freaked Out and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times. Reruns: America's Got Talent, World of Dance, Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Hell's Kitchen, Black-ish, NCIS, FBI: Most Wanted, and FBI.

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It was a tame Tuesday filled with mostly repeats and the Season 16 premiere of ABC’s What Would You Do?, which led among fresh episodes on the Big 4 with a 0.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and drew 2.89 million viewers.

Univision and NBC meanwhile tied for first overall in the demo with matching 0.5s, with the Spanish-language network offering Te Doy La Vida, Amor Eterno and Como Tú No Hay Do. NBC aired repeats of America’s Got Talent and World of Dance.

CBS was tops in total viewers with an all-encore lineup of NCIS, FBI and FBI: Most Wanted.

The CW served a new episode of DC’s Stargirl, which held steady in the demo. The freshman superhero series was followed by The CW Happy Hour also on par with last week.

ABC gave a repeat helping of its 90-minute Live in Front of a Studio...

The Critics Choice Association (Cca) and nonfiction producers’ organization Npact announced the winners for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, honoring the best in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming aired on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

Netflix programming was the big winner this year, with the streamer taking home eight wins from its 31 nominations, including two wins each for “Cheer” and “Queer Eye,” with the former earning accolades for Unstructured Series and Male Star of the Year (Jerry Harris), while the latter scored for Lifestyle: Fashion/Beauty Show and Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series.

Other notable winners include several Emmy hopefuls, including Hulu’s “Hillary” in Limited Documentary Series, ESPN’s “The Last Dance” in Sports Show, plus a win for streaming newbie Disney+ for “The World According to Jeff Goldblum” in Structured Series.

Executive producer and host of longtime CBS competition series “Survivor” Jeff Probst was...

“America’s Got Talent” continued its run near the top of the summer ratings leaderboard, helping NBC to yet another comfortable win on Tuesday night.

The talent competition delivered a 1.3 rating among adults 18-49 and 8.6 million viewers, almost exactly the same numbers as last week. Right after, “World of Dance” tripped up a fraction, ticking down to a 0.8 rating and 4.3 million viewers (last week’s episode managed a 0.9).

On a rerun heavy night, “DC’s Stargirl” aired a new episode to a 0.2 rating and just under 1 million total viewers, which represents a small audience uptick for the CW series. Last week, the network’s “Happy Hour” program scored a rare, undesirable 0.0 rating, but this time around it did register a 0.1, drawing 488,000 pairs of eyeballs in the process.

“The Genetic Detective” broke its streak of 0.4 ratings, with its fifth episode dipping to a 0.3 for the first time. 2.2 million viewers tuned in to the new episode on ABC,...

NBC’s “World of Dance” waltzed its way to one of the highest ratings, as NBC comfortably won Tuesday night.

The dance competition series scored a 0.9 rating (up from a 0.8 last time around) among adults 18-49 and drew 4.4 million total viewers. It was topped only by its “America’s Got Talent” lead-in which delivered a 1.3 rating and 8.4 million viewers. That’s the same rating as the last two episodes for the singing show, but a small 3% down tick in audience.

On a night with few other original offerings, a new episode of ABC’s “Genetic Detective” came in even at a 0.4 rating and 2.7 million viewers. Prior to that, the Disney-owned network aired an encore presentation of “Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992,” John Ridley’s acclaimed feature-length doc about the 1992 uprising in Los Angeles, to a 0.5 rating and 2.6 million pairs of eyeballs.

Over on the CW, “Stargirl” aired a new episode...

America’s Got Talent held steady Tuesday in primetime, delivering a 1.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and netting 8.61 million viewers. NBC’s two-hour reality talent show was followed by World of Dance, which dipped a tenth from last week. Both shows gave the network an easy win overall for the night.

DC’s Stargirl held steady in the demo at the CW and the freshman series saw an audience boost. The network also aired am encore of Jim Gaffigan’s stand-up special Noble Ape.

CBS served repeats of NCIS and FBI, followed by the Gayle King-fronted news special Justice For All which looked at racism and police brutality. It also aired on Bet and the network’s streamer Cbsn.

Elsewhere, ABC’s night lineup included The Conners and Modern Family encores as well as a fresh episode of The Genetic Detective, which held steady with last week’s numbers.

It appears that “America’s Got Talent” may be settling into a ratings groove.

The NBC talent show scored a 1.3 rating and 8.6 million total viewers, retaining 100% in both metrics from last episode and comfortably winning the Tuesday night ratings race. Its premiere from two weeks back scored a 1.5 rating and around 9.9 million viewers for comparison. Later on, “World of Dance” tangoed its way to a solid 0.8 rating and 4.5 million viewers, which also means it barely lost a step from last week.

Non-replays were few and far between across the other major networks on Tuesday, with CBS’s “Justice For All” special the best of the pack at a 0.4 rating and 3.2 million viewers. The special news report was the latest to examine the state of the country amid mass protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd at the hand of Minnesota officers. Earlier in the night, an “NCIS” rerun...

Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” both earned five nominations for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, while Netflix dominated the tally among all networks.

Administered jointly by the Critics Choice Association and the nonfiction producers organization Npact, the Critics Choice Real TV Awards has also named “Survivor” host and executive producer Jeff Probst as the recipient of its Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award.

“Cheer’s” nominations were for categories including unstructured series, sports show, limited documentary series, male star of the year (Jerry Harris), and female star of the year (Monica Aldama). “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will compete in competition series, ensemble cast in an unscripted series, female star of the year (Michelle Visage), male star of the year (RuPaul Charles), and show host (also RuPaul Charles).

Netflix landed 31 nominations, far ahead of second-place networks ABC, Bravo and VH1 (tied at six each). Disney...

Netflix’s Cheer and VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race lead nominations with five apiece for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Organized by the Critics’ Choice Association and nonfiction producers’ body Npact, winners will be announced on June 29.

Survivor host and executive producer Jeff Probst will receive this year’s Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award, for his ongoing contributions to the unscripted industry.

Cheer, which follows the cheerleaders of Navarro College as they prepare for the biggest moment of their lives, is nominated for Unstructured Series, Sports Show, Limited Documentary Series, Male Star of the Year and Female Star of the Year. Emmy winner RuPaul’s Drag Race is vying for Competition Series, Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series, Female Star of The Year, Male Star of The Year and Show Host.

Queer Eye...

VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Netflix’s “Cheer” led all shows in nominations for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, the Critics Choice Organization and the nonfiction producers organization Npact announced on Monday.

But while 89 different shows were nominated, and nonfiction series nominees included “The Last Dance,” “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,” “The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez” and “Hillary,” the year’s biggest nonfiction sensation, “Tiger King,” was not nominated for anything despite being eligible.

The awards, which were launched last year, honor nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming as chosen by television journalists in the Critics Choice Organization.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Cheer” each landed five nominations in the 25 categories. “Queer Eye” received four and “Couples Therapy” three, with almost two dozen other shows, ranging from “A Very Brady Renovation” to “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich,” receiving two.

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America’s Got Talent slipped a tenth from last week’s season premiere to a 1.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic while netting 8.70 million viewers, with both totals topping Tuesday night in primetime. World of Dance also dipped in the demo and dropped some eyes after last week’s debut. Still, NBC won the night overall in both metrics.

Over at the CW, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow wrapped its fifth season, holding steady with last week’s numbers. Ahead of it, the network’s newest superhero Stargirl (0.2, 983,000) ticked down a tenth.

ABC kicked off the night with a re-airing of the “Hope” episode of Black-ish that shed light on police brutality, more than relevant to the current landscape, and was followed by its celebrated “Juneteenth” episode. ABC also aired the special America in Pain: What Comes Next?, which reported on the protests and outrage across the country in response...

“America’s Got Talent” ticked down around 10% with its second episode of the season, but still scored a comfortable win on a quiet Tuesday night.

“Agt” came in with a 1.3 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 8.7 million viewers, compared with the 1.5 rating and 9.9 million viewers who tuned in for last week’s premiere. Following “Agt,” “World of Dance” still had a decent spring in its step, scoring a 0.9 rating and 4.5 million viewers, down only 7% from its season 4 debut a week ago.

ABC aired its “America in Pain: What Comes Next?” special which covered the protests taking place across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd, police brutality and systemic racism. The special scored a 0.6 rating and 3.1 million viewers. An episode of “Genetic Detective” followed with a 0.4 and 3.1 million viewers. Two replays of signature “Black-ish” episodes, “Hope” and “Juneteenth,” preceded the special, averaging a 0.5 rating and 2.8 million viewers between them.

America’s Got Talent returned for Season 15 on Tuesday, delivering a 1.4 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.81 million viewers for NBC. The reality competition dominated the night as it has in past summer runs, though it dipped in the demo compared with last year’s premiere.

From one talent show to another, NBC also debuted the fourth season of World of Dance, which was down from its Season 3 premiere. Still, the network swept the night handily in both ratings and the demo.

Among other fresh fare in primetime last night, ABC followed a pair of The Conners repeats with the ABC News special Our New Reality: A Diane Sawyer Special (0.4, 2.59M) and the premiere of The Genetic Detective (0.4, 3.21M).

The CW’s new superhero series Stargirl nearly matched last week’s debut, while DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (0.2, 770,000) held steady.

Elsewhere, CBS aired encores of NCIS, FBI and FBI: Most Wanted.

“America’s Got Talent” has been in the headlines recently over complaints from former judge Gabrielle Union about the culture behind the scenes and a series racially charged incidents.

Last night, the talent show debuted its fifteenth season down around 18% on the previous edition. With a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 and 9.8 million total viewers, “Agt” comfortably topped a quiet Tuesday night and still managed to retain 100% of its audience from the season 14 premiere. However, that rating represents the show’s smallest season debut so far in its run. Later on, “World of Dance” premiered it fourth season to a 1.0 rating and 5.1 million viewers, a 29% dip from the season 3 premiere.

Over on the CW, new DC show “Stargirl” retained 100% of its rating last week’s premiere, coming in at a 0.3 and around 1.2 million total viewers. “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” followed that up with a 0.2 and 770,000 pairs of eyeballs, pretty much even on last week.

The Voice ended its season Tuesday with a virtual finale that delivered a 0.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.43 million viewers who tuned in as Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton and Nick Jonas crowned the winner (no spoilers here) virtually for the reality singing competition’s 18th cycle.

The finale, which aired from 9-11 Pm, dipped a tenth from Monday’s part one to match a season low. It also was down two tenths from last spring’s finale. Still, NBC swept the night in the demo and viewers.

The CW meanwhile introduced a new hero into its comic book universe with DC’s Stargirl, down and tenth from The Flash finale a week ago in the time slot but beating it in viewers. The freshman series was followed by DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (0.2, 803,000), which held steady.

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Chef Gordon Ramsay has been a staple of primetime for many years and he currently has four different TV series on Fox. His newer series, Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, has returned for a third season after more than a year away. Have viewers forgotten about it? Will it be cancelled or renewed for season four? Stay tuned.

A Fox restaurant rehab reality TV series, Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back is a new twist on the old Kitchen Nightmares format. Salty Chef Ramsay rides to the rescue in his custom, mobile “Hell on Wheels” command-center (equipped with a full kitchen) and assesses what ails a flagging eatery. In just 24 hours’ time, Ramsay and his team renovate the restaurant, refresh its menu, and help the owners relaunch it.

ABC bubble drama For Life wrapped its freshman run on Tuesday night with 2.9 million total viewers — its largest audience since the premiere — and a 0.5 demo rating, ticking up in both measures with a better-watched lead-in.

Said leadoff hitter, ABC’s Garry Marshall tribute special, averaged 5.6 million viewers (markedly higher than last Tuesday’s sitcom slate) and a 0.6 rating.

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“For Life,” the drama from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, aired what could be its final episode (pending ABC’s renewal decision) to strong numbers on Tuesday night, behind the special tribute to late sitcom icon Garry Marshall.

The season 1 finale of the ABC drama scored 0.5 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 2.9 million viewers, its largest tally since the premiere three months ago. The Disney-owned network “Happy Days of Garry Marshall” special preceded it with a 0.6 rating and 5.6 million viewers.

NBC comfortably won the night overall thanks to a results episode “The Voice” which came in at a 0.9 and 7 million total viewers, roughly even on the performance episode from the night before. The season 3 finale of “Ellen’s Game of Games” came in even week-to-week at a 0.8 and 4.1 million viewers. NBC’s “Hollywood Game Night” special, hosted by Jane Lynch, scored a 0.6 and 2.7 million pairs of eyeballs.

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Happy days were (kind of) here again for ABC last night, when the network’s “Happy Days of Garry Marshall” special drew 5.6 million total viewers.

Unfortunately, that was not enough to win Tuesday in total viewers. The two-hour program’s 0.6 rating/3 share among adults 18-49 was also too light for ABC to compete in the key demo.

Among adults 18-49, there was a primetime logjam last night.

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NBC was first in ratings with a 0.8 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and third in total viewers with an average of 4.6 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Voice” at 8 p.m. posted a 0.9/5 and 7 million viewers. The “Ellen’s Game of Games” season finale at 9 drew a 0.8/4 and 4.1 million viewers. At 10, a special “Social Distancing Edition” of “Hollywood Game Night” got a 0.6/3 and 2.7 million viewers.

If you’re having a hard time watching Hulu on Tuesday morning, you’re not the only one.

Thousands of subscribers have complained the popular streaming service is experiencing an outage early Tuesday, with the hashtag #HuluDown on Twitter. Over at Downdetector.com, a site dedicated to tracking website and app outages, several thousand problems have been reported since about 5:00 a.m. Et.

A Hulu rep responded to TheWrap at about 11:30 a.m. Et and said the issue impacted less than half a percent of all Hulu customers and has since been resolved.

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Until then, about two-thirds of the complaints on Downdetector.com said they were having issues with streaming video, while another 28% were reporting login issues. Some users at around 10:00 a.m. Et on the site reported their Hulu...

During the regular 2018-19 season, Fox launched just four new scripted shows and cancelled them all. Was it due to the expectation of the big sale to Disney? How will the network do in the ratings in the 2019-20 season? How many of their TV shows will be cancelled or renewed? Stay tuned.

How do the execs decide what to cancel or keep? They look at a lot of different factors but the ratings play a very large role. The higher the ratings, the better the chances a show has of surviving.

Fox shows this season (so far): 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Almost Family, Bless The Harts, Bob's Burgers, Deputy, Duncanville, Empire, Family Guy, Flirty Dancing, Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Last Man Standing, Lego Masters, The Masked Singer, The Moodys, Outmatched, Prodigal Son, The Resident, and The Simpsons.Read More…...

Below, you'll find a list of Fox's recent/current/upcoming primetime TV shows and their current status. To see a series' ratings (if any), click the links in the middle column.

The shows include 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Almost Family, Beat Shazam, BH90210, Big Bounce Battle, Bless the Harts, Bob's Burgers, Call Me Kat, The Cool Kids, Cosmos, Deputy, Duncanville, Empire, Family Guy, Filthy Rich, First Responders Live, Flirty Dancing, The Four: Battle for Stardom, The Gifted, Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Gotham, The Great North, Hell's Kitchen, Housebroken, Hypnotize Me, I Can See Your Voice, Last Man Standing, Lego Masters, Lethal Weapon, Paradise Hotel, The Passage, The Masked Dancer, The Masked Singer, MasterChef, MasterChef Junior, Mental Samurai, The Moodys, neXt, The Orville, Outmatched, The Passage, Phenoms, Proven Innocent, The Resident, The Simpsons, So You Think You Can Dance, Spin the Wheel, Star,...

Gordon Ramsay is preparing a special episode of 24 Hours to Hell and Back, which will air in May. The two episodes will have footage filmed recently in Ellicott City. Reports of the filming were released, and it was thought that footage was to be used for an episode set for next season. The season finale for the series aired in February.

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Exclusive: Quibi has greenlit Sex Next Door which will be directed by Anthony B. Sacco. The new docuseries will explore the lives of four sex workers in Seattle.

The series will give an intimate, introspective look at the personal and professional lives of young people working in the sex industry. It will unpack and address the stigma and pressures that sex workers face by examining their relationships with family, clients, partners, and themselves.

Sex Next Door adds to the growing library of docuseries on Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s short-form streaming platform set to launch April 6. Their diverse slate of docuseries includes the Reese Witherspoon-narrated nature series Fierce Queens; the drag docuseries Nightgowns from RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Sasha Velour; Lena Waithe’s sneaker culture show You Ain’t Got These as well as Oscar winners Dan Lindsay and Tj Martin’s How We Met, which lets...

Update: The latest figures from Nielsen show an even greater audience for CBS News’ coverage of the Democratic debate than the early numbers released on Wednesday morning.

An average of 15.3 million viewers watched the South Carolina debate on CBS, according to Nielsen. The figure also includes viewers of a simulcast on Bet and Bet Her.

CBS drew 14.8 million viewers, with about 556,000 watching the Bet simulcasts. The network said that it was the largest audience for a single-network broadcasting a debate this cycle.

For its coverage of the Las Vegas debate last week, NBC drew 12.1 million viewers and MSNBC drew 7.7 million viewers. But their combined viewership of almost 20 million set a record for a Democratic primary matchup.

In the spin-heavy world of the network news ratings race, NBC argued that its audience would have been larger had viewers not had the option of also watching it on their news network.

Meanwhile,...