Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2016

Two years ago, the Australian IOC member John Coates called the preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics "the worst" in recent memory.

A lot has happened since then as the countdown clock reaches 100 days on Wednesday.

The venues that Coates worried about are 98 percent ready,...

Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2016

As news channels filled with pictures from the increasingly boisterous presidential campaign, broadcast viewers turned to the feel-good pairing of Steve Harvey with precocious kids.

NBC’s new series, “Little Big Shots,” led...

Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015

Family-friendly programming is doing well this holiday season for NBC, which has a rare three-week winning streak in the television ratings.

The Dolly Parton movie, “Coat of Many Colors,” reached more than 13 million viewers. That landed the program...

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

NBC’s winning streak in the television ratings hit two weeks, with a turnout of 11.5 million viewers for its live production of “The Wiz” helping the network on a night its ratings are usually low.

NBC also benefited from a strong showing for its...

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015

Thanksgiving week left NBC with, well, a lot to be thankful for.

Behind two sizzling football games, the network won the Nielsen company’s weekly prime-time crown for the first time this television season. NBC frequently won during the summer, but...

Tuesday, Sep. 22, 2015

"Heroes," NBC's mystic, globe-spanning thriller, aired from 2006 to 2010, then was unceremoniously canceled.

Now it's back as "Heroes Reborn," airing as a 13-episode limited series that debuts with a two-hour opener Thursday at 8 p.m. EDT.

As...

Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015

It's an exciting new fall season ahead on broadcast TV. We await the charming rom-com "Manhattan Love Story" ... the heart-tugging youth drama, "Red Band Society" ... and don't forget "Mulaney," an autobiographical sitcom about a promising young standup....

Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015

A swimmer with a heart-wrenching history is about to race at the Olympics, so of course NBC will first air a slickly produced feature full of teary interviews and stirring music.

Not next year. Not enough time.

With the 2016 Summer Games...

Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015

The Olympics move at their own pace, when an athlete can go from unknown to celebrity in a matter of hours.

Fans who will tune in loyally every night during the games might not have been aware a few weeks earlier of the date of the opening ceremony....

Wednesday, May. 27, 2015

Between wrapping "Californication" and the return of "The X-Files," David Duchovny is making a detour to the mind-bending 1960s.

In NBC's drama "Aquarius," he plays a Los Angeles police detective whose search for a missing teen leads to a would-be...

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