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From Classics To Cult Favorites: 5 Longest-Running American TV Shows Every Gen-Z And Millennial Should Add To Their Watchlist
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 5:01pm | 963There was a time when 20-plus episode runs were the standard for TV shows, but not for the ones we watch today. If you also like to stay consistent with a fictional world and are itching to binge-watch something that has endured the test of time, you've come to the right place. Here are five...
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Firearm Manufacturers Trade Down After April Decline In Background Checks
Monday, May 7, 2018 - 2:19pm | 326American Outdoor Brands Corp (NASDAQ: AOBC) traded lower on Monday and Sturm Ruger & Company Inc (NYSE: RGR) traded lower after the FBI released numbers showing a 20-percent month-over-month decrease in background checks conducted through the National Instant Criminal...
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'This Is Us' And 'Bull' Continue Strong Premiere For Networks; 'Scream Queens' Still Voiceless
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 11:48am | 472Going into Tuesday night, analysts had little doubt Michael Weatherly's new CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) procedural "Bull" would be a hit, the question was more how NBC's (Comcast Corporation NASDAQ: CMCSA)) ensemble "This Is Us" would fare. In the end, the result was the same for both —...
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CBS Shakes Up Schedule; Set To Add 6 New Fall Series
Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 12:41pm | 266Traditionally, the most stable network of the all major broadcasters is CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), but when its executive team changes gears, they go full tilt. On Wednesday, CBS revealed its new fall schedule, which will feature six new series. The biggest change, however, is CBS is going back...
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'X-Files' Relaunch Continues To Yield Positive Results For Fox
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 3:04pm | 471As it turns out, "the truth" is still out there; and so are millions of viewers who clearly missed the iconic Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) series that made the phrase popular. Looking At The Numbers Originally, the first episode of the "X-Files" reboot debuted to a strong 18–49...
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The Top 10 Most Binge-Watched Programs
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 4:21pm | 709TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) Media Research, along with Albert Fried, recently conducted a 15,000-person survey. The results from that survey showed that, perhaps unsurprisingly, about 91 percent of respondents binge-watch television. Albert Fried released a note on Wednesday, listing the top 10 most...
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Biggest TV Syndication Deals Besides 'The Simpsons'
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 7:23am | 116The Simpsons recently earned an impressive $1 million per episode from FXX, the spinoff network from FX. It's a huge deal that could be worth more than $750 million over the life of the series, assuming that the show continues to provide new episodes. If not, FXX will still have to pay more than...
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The Fall of Ratings King 'American Idol'
Sunday, March 16, 2014 - 4:01pm | 728American Idol was once the hottest show on American television. But after 13 seasons and more than 400 episodes, the once-popular reality TV series is slowly turning into a ratings joke. To be fair, American Idol is still one of the higher-rated shows. More than 10 million people tuned in to...
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Facebook Sharing Social Media Conversations with TV Networks (FB)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 12:34pm | 561Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) aims to make America’s four biggest TV networks an offer they can’t refuse – at least one they won’t want to refuse. The offer is to begin sending weekly reports, letting ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC know how much chitchat their programs generate on the popular social network,...
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If You Thought The Government Had Sophisticated Spy Technology, Take A Second Look At Facebook
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 10:07am | 618Think, for a moment, about movies like “Enemy of the State” starring Will Smith or any one of the “NCIS” series. If you want something more real-world, think about all of the Edward Snowden leaks and the amount of government resources that have gone into silencing what was once a relatively low...