TRUMP PULLS OUT AS MODERATOR OF REPUBLICAN DEBATE

After all but two of the Republican presidential candidates had pulled out of the Dec. 27 Newsmax/ION debate that was to have been moderated by Donald Trump, Trump himself has now dropped out. On Monday he had told Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart that the other candidates had informed him that they would participate in […]

TRUMP SAYS APPRENTICE COOLER THAN PRESIDENCY

Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday night that he decided not to seek the Republican presidential nomination because, under the FCC’s Equal Time rule, he would be unable to continue as host of NBC’s The Apprentice. “I had NBC calling me,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity, “And, you know, having a hit show is cool […]

SHATNER’S RATINGS BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE $#!?

Producers of CBS’s $#!? My Dad Says probably said that about Thursday night’s ratings for the show. According to overnight Nielsen’s the show, which stars William Shatner, drew 9.78 million viewers, after launching three weeks ago with 12.58 million and dropping to 10.43 million last week. Nevertheless, the show remained in first place in its […]

THEORY SETS OFF A BIG BANG ON THURSDAYS

CBS’s dicey decision to move its hit Monday-night comedy The Big Bang Theory from Monday night to Thursday has turned out to have been a wise one. In its second week in the 8:00 p.m. time period, Theory captured 12.97 million viewers and was also tops among adults 18-49. At 8:30 $#!? My Dad Says […]

CBS RETURNS TO TOP ON THURSDAY

CBS won the crucial Thursday-night ratings race on the first week of the new season with a big bang. Moving its high-rated The Big Bang Theory from Monday night, CBS garnered even higher ratings for it, 13.95 million viewers for the season opener. That, in turn, led into the series premier of $#*! My Dad […]