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‘America’s Got Talent’s 3 Votes Rule; New Judges Heidi Klum & Mel B Defend Their “Honesty”: NBC Press Day

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday April 22, 2013 @ 4:54pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, NBC, Summer Press Day

Diane Haithman is a Deadline contributor.

When America’s Got Talent returns on June 4, we know there will four judges instead of the former three. Replacing Sharon Osbourne alongside Howard Stern and Howie Mandel are Heidi Klum and Mel B. But at today’s NBC Press Day, co-host Mandel revealed another wrinkle: It will now take three votes, not two, for a contestant to go through. “Two people like it and two people hate it, that’s a no,” Mandel said. “Two yeses go home”. And will it be tougher to get those three votes now that Heidi and Mel have replaced Osbourne? Klum is, after all, noted for her hard-edged phrase: “You are out!” on Project Runway. And Mel B.’s name has popped up in the press more than once for being booed by audiences during the live competition rounds. READ MORE »

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NBC Sets Summer Premiere Dates For Bear Grylls Reality Series & ‘American Ninja Warrior’, Scripted Series ‘Camp’ & ‘Save Me’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 15, 2013 @ 3:02pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Camp, NBC, Save Me
Nellie Andreeva

NBC has firmed up its summer schedule, setting premiere dates and slots for four more series, unscripted Get Out Alive With Bear Grylls and American Ninja Warrior and scripted Camp and Save Me.

As previously announced, America’s Got Talent returns for an eighth season on Tuesday, June 4. The veteran variety series will add Wednesday 9-10 PM editions on July 10 when it will be followed by the premiere of Camp, a new summer lower-budget dramedy set at a summer camp, shot in Australia and featuring all-Australian cast. Airing in the Wednesday 10 PM slot, it stars Rachel Griffiths and hails from creators Liz Heldens and Peter Elkoff, Matchbox Pictures and BermanBraun. Read More »

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NBC Announces ‘America’s Got Talent’ Return Date & Season Finales

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday March 19, 2013 @ 1:16pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Chicago Fire, NBC, Revolution

With new judges Heidi Klum and former Spice Girl Mel B joining Howard Stern and Howie Mandel, America’s Got Talent will return for its eighth season June 4, NBC said today. Live episodes will start July … Read More »

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Heidi Klum To Join ‘America’s Got Talent’ As Fourth Judge

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 4, 2013 @ 6:30am PSTTags: America's Got Talent, Heidi Klum, NBC
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATE MONDAY 6:30 AM: NBC has officially announced Heidi Klum as a new judge on America‘s Got Talent, marking – marking the first time that the summer series reality has added a fourth judge. “As we look to develop an act that will get the world’s attention, we and the contestants will benefit from Heidi’s international sensibility and understanding of what works in today’s global entertainment industry,” NBC’s head of alternative Paul Telegdy said.

PREVIOUS SUNDAY 1 PM: NBC is expanding the judging panel of America’s Got Talent to four judges with the addition of Project Runway host Heidi Klum for the upcoming eighth season. NBC is expected to make an official announcement soon. Klum joins returning judges Howie Mandel and Howard Stern and new judge Melanie Brown aka Mel B. For its first seven seasons, AGT had a three-person judging panel, most recently with Stern, Mandel and Sharon Osbourne last season. Read More »

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‘America’s Got Talent’ Adds Spice Girl Mel B To Replace Sharon Osbourne

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday February 20, 2013 @ 5:59pm PSTTags: America's Got Talent, Mel B, Melanie Brown, Sharon Osbourne

Looks like America’s Got Talent is sticking with the Brit – or at least one Brit. NBC has confirmed that Spice Girl Mel B will be replacing departing judge Sharon Osbourne on the series this season. … Read More »

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Howie Mandel To Return To ‘America’s Got Talent’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 12, 2013 @ 2:15pm PSTTags: America's Got Talent, Howie Mandel
Nellie Andreeva

Howie Mandel will re-join Howard Stern at the judging panel for the upcoming season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. The network has confirmed that Mandel is set for his fourth stint as a judge on … Read More »

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NBC: “No Plans” For Rosie O’Donnell To Join ‘America’s Got Talent’ As Judge

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday December 20, 2012 @ 4:19pm PSTTags: America's Got Talent, Rosie O'Donnell
Nellie Andreeva

There has been a lot of chatter over the past couple of days that Rosie O’Donnell may replace Sharon Osbourne at the judging table of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. “I am very interested in doing America’s Got Talent … Read More »

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Another Year Of ‘AGT’: Has Howard Stern Surrendered His Freak Flag For Good?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday December 3, 2012 @ 9:15am PSTTags: America's Got Talent, Howard Stern, NBC
Mike Fleming

It wasn’t too much of a surprise to see Howard Stern return for another season of America’s Got Talent. His new deal ensures NBC returns with its book-end of Howies, Stern on one side and Howie Mandel on the other. It has been obvious to listeners that Stern so loves his judgeship that his return was inevitable, and the salary upwards of $15 million doesn’t hurt. It’s too bad Sharon Osbourne left; the three had instant chemistry rivaled only by the singer-star mentors of The Voice, a show that has a better premise than all of those other wannabe talent parades (I am excluding the fledling Killer Karaoke from consideration; even though it has the most outlandish singing format I’ve ever seen, I fear it’s inevitable somebody will die and that show goes bye bye).

Related: Howard Stern To Return To ‘America’s Got Talent’

What I wonder is, can Stern still hang on to any semblance of his rebel identity, as he continues to veer toward the mainstream? Will he continue to varnish off so much of the old rough edges that he’ll become like everybody else, and stop saying the hard things that people are thinking but no one but him dared utter? And do I have any right to expect him to remain that rebel, just so I don’t have to be reminded that his longtime listeners make our own own inevitable concessions to aging on a daily basis? Read More »

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Howard Stern To Return To ‘America’s Got Talent’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday December 3, 2012 @ 6:52am PSTTags: America's Got Talent, Big Deals TV, Howard Stern, NBC
Nellie Andreeva

Howard Stern has inked a deal to return as a judge on NBC‘s America’s Got Talent. The shock jock originally joined the reality series last season succeeding Piers Morgan with a one-year pact and had expressed ambivalence about coming back. Stern also got in hot water in August over his bashing of NBC late-night host Jay Leno. “Howard Stern’s towering presence and opinions on last season’s show as a new judge made a dramatic impact and added a sharper edge to the fascinating developments on stage,” said NBC’s head of alternative programming Paul Telegdy. “We know that Howard believes in America’s Got Talent — which remains America’s top-rated summer series — and that dedication comes across in a genuine way to our viewers who share his passion about our amazing talent competition.” With Stern staying put, NBC is faced with filling one vacant seat on the judging panel, that of Sharon Osbourne.

Related: Sharon Osbourne Bids Farewell To NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’

Stern commanded a big salary (rumored to be $15 million) and made Talent move production from Los Angeles to New Jersey to accommodate his day job as a radio talk show host. He didn’t bring a ratings boost to the veteran realty series, but this past summer’s edition still finished as the the No. 1 summer broadcast series in adults 18-49 and total viewers. Read More »

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Nick Cannon Signs First-Look Deal With NBC

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday November 28, 2012 @ 11:45am PSTTags: America's Got Talent, Big Deals TV, NBC, Nick Cannon
Nellie Andreeva

His wife may be starring on Fox’s American Idol, but Nick Cannon is staying firmly in the NBC camp. The America’s Got Talent host has signed a first-look deal with the network for his NCredible Entertainment banner. Under the pact, NCredible principals Cannon and longtime manager and business partner Michael Goldman will develop unscripted and scripted programming for the network. Cannon also will return as host on America’s Got Talent next summer. “We are gratified to know that this new agreement will expand our successful working relationship with Nick beyond America’s Got Talent and allow him to further draw on his notable creative instincts,” said NBC’s head of alternative programming Paul Telegdy. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘X Factor’ Slides, ‘Glee’ Returns Lower, ‘Talent’ Finale Drops

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday September 14, 2012 @ 9:26am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Glee, Ratings, The X Factor
Nellie Andreeva

The X Factor‘s poor premiere performance on Wednesday was not all The Voice‘s doing. In its second airing last night, the singing competition drew a modest 3.1/10 in adults 18-49 from 8-9 PM. That was up 7% from the 8-9 PM portion of its two-hour season premiere, which faced The Voice, but down 6% from the entire Wednesday telecast. Vs. last year’s two-hour Thursday premiere, X Factor was down 26%. 

At 9 PM, Glee opened its fourth season with a 3.3/9 in its new Thursday 9 PM slot. It was down 13% from last season’s opener in the Tuesday 8 PM berth but built on its lead-in and was up 14% from the third-season finale. (Fox had a football preemption in Milwaukee but its effect is expected to be negligible, with fast nationals likely holding up or dropping a tenth.) UPDATE 2PM: The X Factor stayed flat in the finals, while Glee was adjusted down to a 3.1 demo rating. Nielsen initially reported an uptick for X Factor to a 3.2 but later corrected the information.

NBC’s America’s Got Talent (2.4/7) from 9-10 PM ended its season on a whimper, down 33% from last year’s closer to rank as the series’ lowest-rated finale ever. Because of The Voice‘s expansion to the fall, Talent‘s finale was shifted to Thursday for the first time this year. At 10 PM, Rock Center With Brian Williams (1.4/4) hit a series high for a regular telecast. NBC won the night in total viewers, Fox in 18-49.

Related: Sharon Osbourne Bids Farewell To NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ Read More »

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Sharon Osbourne Bids Farewell To NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday September 14, 2012 @ 12:01am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Howard Stern, NBC, Sharon Osbourne
Nellie Andreeva

After a series of statements that she would leave NBC‘s America’s Got Talent after this season, judge Sharon Osbourne made it official tonight during Talent‘s season finale. Trying to console dance group The Untouchables, the … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘The Voice’ Tops ‘The X Factor’ In Head-To-Head Clash; ‘Talent’ Off

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday September 13, 2012 @ 9:02am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Ratings, The Voice, The X Factor
Nellie Andreeva

The Voice and The X Factor went at it last night, and the NBC series came out victorious in their much-hyped direct clash. From 8-9 PM, The Voice drew a 3.3/11 in adults 18-49 and 10.7 million viewers vs. a 2.7/9 and 7.5 million for the opening hour of The X Factor‘s second-season premiere, which introduced new judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato. Of course it was a somewhat Pyrrhic victory as The Voice shed 18% from its Tuesday night episode, but both shows had been projected to lose about a rating point from going against each other. In the second hour when it didn’t face The Voice, X Factor on Wednesday spiked by 41% in 18-49. Overall, it averaged a 3.3/10 from 8-10 PM, tying Voice‘s 8-9 PM performance for the top 18-49 spot on the night. (UPDATE: In the finals, X Factor was adjusted up to a 3.4, no info on The Voice‘s final ratings yet.) Still, X Factor was down 21% from its series premiere last fall and from The Voice‘s second-season premiere Monday when comparing fast nationals to fast nationals. Compared with the final numbers, it was down 25% year-to-year and lost 4 million viewers. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘The Voice’ Off To Modest Start, ‘New Normal’ So-So In Preview

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday September 11, 2012 @ 9:09am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, The New Normal, The Voice
Nellie Andreeva

And we’re off. In the first major premiere of the season, NBC’s The Voice last night opened its third season with a 4.1 rating/11 share in adults 18-49. In today’s broadcast universe that is a respectable number; for ratings-challenged NBC, it could be a cause for celebration. But by major talent competition standards, especially for a young series like The Voice, it is just OK. Of course that was way down from last season’s Super Bowl-inflated Voice opener. But it was also down from the series’ series debut in April 2011 (5.1/13). Additionally, The Voice was down 7% from last season’s finale. (And keep in mind, the show is usually front-loaded, with its blind auditions garnering the highest ratings.) Facing Monday Night Football for the first time in its run, it was a tenth behind the series debut of Fox’s The X Factor (4.2/12) last fall. The two music competition shows are set to clash head-to-head on Wednesday.

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RATINGS RAT RACE: NBC Wins Last Night Of DNC, ‘America’s Got Talent’ Hits Series Low, ‘Big Brother’ Up, ‘Rookie Blue’ Finale Way Up

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday September 7, 2012 @ 9:14am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Democratic National Convention, Ratings

Barack Obama TV Ratings ConventionPresident Obama accepted his party’s nomination last night and NBC returned to take the top spot in coverage of the Democratic National Convention. But then the numbers were stacked in the network’s favor: NBC, which didn’t broadcast any of Wednesday’s DNC because of its NFL season opener, doubled up on Thursday, beginning its broadcast live from Charlotte at 9 PM EDT — an hour before ABC and CBS. NBC’s coverage earned a 2.1/6 rating in fast nationals. That was up from last week’s one-hour live broadcast of the closing night of the Republican National Convention but down 5% from its 9:53-11:02 PM EDT coverage four years ago at the DNC in Denver. ABC landed a 1.0/3 rating last night, about flat with the final night of the RNC but down a steep 50% from its 10-11:07 coverage in 2008. CBS’ coverage last night received a 0.9/2, down from last week’s RNC and falling 31% from its 2008 broadcast on the comparative night. NBC drew 8.03 million viewers in the 10-11 PM ET slot compared with ABC’s 3.67 million and CBS’ 3.03 million. Coverage wasn’t time-zone adjusted and the numbers will likely change later in the day. NBC won the night among adults 18-49 and in total viewers. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: Democratic Convention Coverage Drops Double Digits For Networks, ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘MasterChef’ & ‘America’s Got Talent’ Down

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday September 5, 2012 @ 9:14am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Democratic National Convention, Ratings

Michelle Obama Democratic National ConventionFirst Lady Michelle Obama took over primetime last night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, but a lot fewer people were watching than back in 2008. Like they had for the GOP convention last week in Tampa, ABC, NBC and CBS all broadcast an hour of the convention live, and they all had double-digit drops from the comparative night of the DNC on August 26, 2008.

With Obama’s speech the big ticket on Day 1, it was NBC that won the night as it did last week at the RNC. The network earned a 1.3/4 rating, down 24% from 2008. ABC had a 0.7/2, down 36% from four years ago. And with a 0.6/2, CBS took the biggest hit, with its coverage down 45% from the comparative night in 2008. In terms of total viewers for the hour, it was a lot like Tuesday at the RNC: NBC’s coverage last night drew 5.33 millon total viewers, CBS 3.22 million and ABC 2.59 million. Based on fast affiliates estimates not being time-zone adjusted, the numbers for the networks’ live coverage are likely to change later today.

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RATINGS RAT RACE: NBC Wins Tuesday GOP Convention Coverage, ‘MasterChef’ On Fire, ‘America’s Got Talent’ Dips

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday August 29, 2012 @ 9:07am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Republican National Convention, TV Ratings

It was Ann Romney’s turn on center stage on television last night but it was NBC that got the convention bounce. While ABC, CBS and NBC all simultaneously broadcast live the speeches of the … Read More »

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‘American’s Got Talent’ Judge Howard Stern Bashing Jay Leno? What Did NBC Expect?

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday August 29, 2012 @ 7:08am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Howard Stern, Jay Leno, NBC
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The ongoing dispute between Howard Stern and Jay Leno got a new injection of bad blood when Stern acknowledged on his SiriusXM radio show that an NBC executive (where Stern moonlights as an America’s Got Talent judge) asked him to … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Falls, ‘N.Y. Med’ Finale & ‘America’s Got Talent’ Flat, ‘Big Brother’ Slips

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday August 23, 2012 @ 8:53am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Big Brother, N.Y. Med, So You Think You Can Dance, TV Ratings

It’s now down to the final weeks on season nine of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance (1.5/5). And, with less than a month to go before this season’s winners are crowned, Wednesday night’s … Read More »

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