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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 refrain from Jaybashing. The first thing that comes to mind is: did these NBC execs never listen to Stern’s radio rants on Leno before paying him somewhere around $17 million a year and moving that talent show from Los Angeles to New Jersey to accommodate his radio schedule?

Stern’s bad feelings about Leno go back to the time that the latter hired away Stern staffer “Stuttering” John Melendez without asking Stern if it was okay. Since then, the bashing has been relentless, particularly after Conan O’Brien was given the Tonight Show and was undercut by a Leno moved to prime time, which was a disaster that contributed to Jeff Zucker losing his job at NBC. Stern and all of the rival late night hosts, including David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel have all been vocal in their dislike over the way Leno handled things (though I never understood why nobody gave O’Brien the same kind of grief when, after taking an NBC buyout in the $30 million range, took the TBS job when George Lopez moved his chat show time slot to accommodate O’Brien, with Lopez’s show getting scrapped not long after). While the press is filling in the dog days of summer with speculation that Stern might not return to AGT or that NBC won’t want him, this seems a bit silly. Stern’s a good judge on that show, he seems to like it, and his humorous rapport with Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne is more fun to watch then most of the wannabes they are judging. It is impossible to imagine NBC would expect to throw a muzzle on Stern. While Stern has embraced some former enemies like Rosie O’Donnell and Chevy Chase on his own terms, he needs a few punching bags for his radio show and Leno will likely continue to be one until Stern retires. And any suggestion he stop talking is waving a red cape in front of a bull. Here’s a tape of Stern’s response, but don’t listen with the kiddies around because it’s uncensored:

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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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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Down, ‘MasterChef’ & ‘N.Y. Med’ Flat, NBC Wins Night

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday August 22, 2012 @ 8:48am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, TV Ratings

There wasn’t a lot new on television on Tuesday but there were some wild cards. America’s Got Talent (2.5/7) started off the night live from Newark for NBC with figurative wild cards picked by the judges. Down … Read More »

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Sharon Osbourne Exits WME For UTA

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday August 15, 2012 @ 1:21pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Sharon Osbourne, UTA, WME

EXCLUSIVE: Sharon Osbourne has signed with UTA for representation in television and film. The Emmy-winning television producer and TV personality and author currently co-hosts the CBS daytime talk series The Talk. But she just made headlines for quitting as a long-time judge on America’s Got Talent. She accused NBC of discriminating against her son Jack and unhiring him from the new reality series Stars Earn Stripes after his multiple sclerosis diagnosis earlier this summer. NBC has denied the discrimination allegation. But the fact is that Osbourne, by departing her series early, remains under contract with NBC which she says can stop her from being a judge on another network for 5 years. Given that, it’s understandable that she is changing agents. But this multitalented and popular TV star should be creating reality or talent shows, not just judging them given all her experience with them.  Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Even Post-Olympics, ‘Hotel Hell’ Rises, ‘N.Y. Med’ Way Up

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday August 15, 2012 @ 9:13am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Hell's Kitchen, N.Y. Med, TV Ratings

There were no brand new shows premiering last night but as summer television settles back into non-Olympic normalcy there were some heavy hitters returning to the ring. America’s Got Talent (2.7/8) was back for the first time … Read More »

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UPDATE: NBC’s Bob Greenblatt Responds To Sharon Osbourne Discrimination Claims

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday August 6, 2012 @ 6:04pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Sharon Osbourne
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UPDATE: NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt just publicly addressed Sharon Osbourne’s statements in an interview that she is leaving NBC’s America’s Got Talent because the network discriminated against her son Jack, axing him from the new reality series Stars Earn Stripes after he disclosed that he had MS. NBC had previously acknowledged that it had been in talks with Jack but never reached a deal; Sharon Osbourne countered that there was a binding verbal agreement. Here is Greenblatt’s statement:

 “First, we have the deepest affection for Sharon Osbourne and consider her to be part of the NBC family.  And our hearts go out to her, Ozzy, Jack and his family at this time.  We hold medical information in strict confidence and therefore cannot comment specifically about Jack, but as a company that cares deeply about the health and safety of everyone on our shows — especially one like Stars Earn Stripes that requires dangerous water stunts, strenuous physical activity, and uses live ammunition – we required all potential participants to undergo medical vetting to ensure that they could safely participate.  Although we did not ask Jack to participate in the competition, we were able to offer him two substantial alternative roles on the show, both of which he declined.  This network does not discriminate on any basis.”

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Sharon Osbourne Says She Hasn’t Been Asked Back To ‘America’s Got Talent’: TCA

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday July 31, 2012 @ 3:25pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Olympics, Sharon Osbourne, TCA, The Talk

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Sharon Osbourne Howard Stern America's Got TalentSharon Osbourne, on hand to represent The Talk during a TCA panel today for CBS’ daytime shows, revealed she has not been formally asked to return as a judge on NBC’s summer hit America’s Got Talent. “They’ve asked Howard [Stern] back,” she said. “They haven’t asked me back. Who knows?” During the panel session held on the Price Is Right Stage at CBS Television City, Osbourne was asked about her tweet last week that suggested she would be leaving her other job as a judge on Talent. “You know, with the greatest respect to everyone here, we are here to talk about the No. 1 network in the world, that is CBS,” she said. “It’s not appropriate at this time.” But afterward, she was asked whether she would come back to Talent if asked. “I don’t know, six years is a long time to be on any show,” she replied. “I have to think about me and what I want to do. I’m so fuckin’ old — I don’t know.”

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Slips, ‘America’s Got Talent’ Up, ‘Big Brother’ Hits Season Low

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday July 26, 2012 @ 2:20pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Big Brother, Ratings, So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance RatingsThere were no premieres or finales Wednesday night but there was a lot of live action. With Christina Applegate joining as guest judge, Fox had a live two-hour So You Think You Can Dance (1.7/5) at 8 PM. SYTYCD, which will be on hiatus for the next two weeks for the Olympics, was down 6% from last week. Over on NBC, where the London Games will be broadcast starting Friday, America’s Got Talent (2.2/6) was live at 9 PM. Talent was up 10% from last week as the series moved toward its semifinals. CBS started the night at 8 PM with a Big Brother (1.9/7). The multi-night show was down 5% from last Wednesday for a season low.Earlier, CBS had Criminal Minds (1.1/3) and CSI (1.2/4) repeats. Fox won the night in adults 18-49, NBC in total viewers with 6.095 million. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Love In The Wild’ Finale & ‘America’s Got Talent’ Flat, ‘Trust Us With Your Life’ Falls

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday July 25, 2012 @ 9:14am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Love in the Wild, Ratings, Trust Us With Your Life

Love In The Wild Season 2 FinaleThe Season 2 finale of NBC’s Love In The Wild (1.3/4) declared a winner last night, but the Jenny McCarthy-hosted reality show was flat with last week’s broadcast. Earlier on NBC, the two-hour America’s Got Talent (2.6/8) live quarterfinals also was flat week-over-week — despite a giant violin, a human cannonball and clogging. ABC’s Trust Us With Your Life had Jerry Springer at 9 PM (0.6/2) and Florence Henderson at 9:30 PM (0.6/2). Both episodes of the comedy improv biography series were down 33% from last week. The third episode of the eight-part docudrama series NY Med (1.1/3) followed at 10 PM, down 8% from last week. On Fox, it was another night of Gordon Ramsay as Hell’s Kitchen (2.6/9) melded the final six contestants into one team and MasterChef (2.6/7) had former contestants return. Both shows were up 4% from last week. Fox won the night in adults 18-49, with NBC tops in total viewers with 8.35 million watching. Read More »

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Sharon Osbourne Hints She May Leave ‘America’s Got Talent’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday July 24, 2012 @ 2:20pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Sharon Osbourne
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With Howard Stern mulling his America’s Got Talent Future, fellow AGT judge Sharon Osbourne started speculation about her own future on the show today with a tweet in response to Stern: “My darling @HowardStern, money is not the reason … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Falls To Season Low, ‘Big Brother’ & ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Down

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday July 19, 2012 @ 9:16am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Big Brother, Ratings, So You Think You Can Dance

America's Got Talent RatingsBig Brother (1.9/7) kicked off CBS’ primetime last night with its first Wednesday episode of the season. But the multi-night reality show was down 30% from last summer’s Wednesday premiere. On NBC, it was results night on a live America’s Got Talent (1.9/6), and the show slipped 5% from last week to hit a seaosn low. Still, with more than 7.5 million viewers, Talent was Wednesday’s most watched show. Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance (1.8/6) had more of this year’s Top 20 strutting their stuff, but the show fell 10% from last week. Fox won the night in adults 18-49, while CBS won in total viewers with 5.4 million. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘MasterChef’, ‘Love In The Wild’ Up, ‘Talent’ Down, ‘Wipeout’ Falls To Low

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday July 18, 2012 @ 9:22am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Hell's Kitchen, Love in the Wild, MasterChef, Ratings

Paula Deen MasterChefFox was cooking Tuesday night, with Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen (2.4/8) rising 20% from its previous Tuesday episode two weeks ago. Following at 9 PM, MasterChef (2.5/7) continued the upward trend, growing 25% from two weeks ago as Paula Deen joined Ramsay and fellow judges Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot to talk grits and Southern cuisine. (Neither Hell’s Kitchen nor MasterChef aired last week due to the MLB All-Star Game.) Meanwhile, NBC’s live two-hour America’s Got Talent (2.6/8) was down 7% from last week. Last night’s penultimate episode of Love In The Wild’s (1.3/4) second season trimmed down to its final two couples and rose 8% from last week. Fox was No. 1 among adults 18-49 and NBC won the night in viewers. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Big Brother,’ ‘Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition’ Down, CBS Wins Sunday Night

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday July 16, 2012 @ 9:28am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Big Brother, Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, TV Ratings

The Sunday debut of this season of Big Brother (2.2/7) was the highest rated show of last night. The second episode of the reality show’s new 14th season, last night’s 8 PM show was down from Thursday’s 2.6/8 season premiere. After a repeat of America’s Funniest Home Videos (1.2/4), ABC had Secret Millionaire (1.5/5), which was flat with last week. That was followed by a two-hour edition of Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (1.4/4) at 9 PM that was down a tenth of a point from last week. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘America’s Got Talent’ Hits Season Low, ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Down, ‘Dogs In The City’ Finale Tied For Low

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday July 12, 2012 @ 9:15am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Dogs In The City, So You Think You Can Dance, TV Ratings

America’s Got Talent (1.9/6) took a stumble and hit a season low Wednesday night. Last night’s Quarterfinals show was down 32% from a two-hour episode two weeks ago. NBC’s Talent wasn’t the only competition show to falter last night. Fox’s live two-hour So You Think You Can Dance (1.9/6) was down 10% from its last show two weeks ago.  Over on CBS, it was the season finale of the first season of Dogs In The City (0.9/3 ) last night but that didn’t bring any big send-off. Tied for its lowest rating so far, the reality dog training series was flat with June 27. Fox won the night among adults 18-49 and in terms of overall viewership with an audience of 5.74 million. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: Fox Wins With MLB All-Star Game, ‘Trust Us With Your Life’ Debuts Down, ‘NY Med’ Opens Up

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday July 11, 2012 @ 9:14am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Ratings, Trust Us With Your Life

All-Star Game TV RatingsIt’s summer all right and Fox scored with the boys of summer and the 2012 MLB All-Star Game (2.9/9) last night live from Kansas City. That fast national estimate is slightly down from last year’s final rating of 3.1, so expect it to change later in the day as final numbers come in. It wasn’t just the National League, with their trouncing of the American League, that cleaned up: The game pulled in 10 million total viewers, helping Fox win the night in viewers and the demo. Read More »

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Univision Topped English-Language Nets Last Week In Key Demos

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday July 10, 2012 @ 1:50pm PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Ratings, The Bachelorette, Univision

Univision RatingsUnivision was the No. 1 television network in America among the coveted adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 demos last week — just the third time that has happened. From July 2-8, the Spanish-language net beat CBS … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘America’s Got Talent’ Down, CBS Takes Night With Repeats

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday July 4, 2012 @ 9:09am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Hell's Kitchen, Love in the Wild, Ratings

On Fox there were some contestant tears last night on Hell’s Kitchen (1.9/7) but Gordon Ramsey held it together even though the show was down 17% from last week. On MasterChef  (2.0/7), eyes stayed dry but the show was also down, 13% from last week. Fox took the night among adults 18-49, but CBS’ repeats won in total viewers with an audience of 6.6 million. CBS went with NCIS (1.0/4), NCIS: Los Angeles (0.8/3) and 48 Hours Mystery (1.1/3) ABC also ran repeats with Wipeout (0.9/3) and Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (0.7/2). Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Bachelorette,’ ‘Glass House,’ ‘MasterChef’ Up, ‘America’s Got Talent’ Wins Night

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 9:07am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Ratings, The Bachelorette, U.S. Olympic Trials

Bachelorette RatingsIt was down to the final three on The Bachelorette (2.5/8) last night, but the ratings were up 9% from last week. Also up — after two weak weeks since its June 18 debut – was ABC’s legally challenged The Glass House (1.2/3), which also was up 9% from last week.

Dara Torres didn’t end up making the U.S. Olympic Team team and Monday’s 8-8:30 PM U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming (1.8/6) on NBC doesn’t seem to have broken any ratings records in fast nationals estimates. However, it still pulled in 7.3 million viewers overall. Also on NBC, a 2 1/2-hour America’s Got Talent (2.9/9), live from New York, was essentially flat with last week’s 3.0/9. It drew 10.2 million viewers overall, making it the night’s most-watched show. NBC won the night in adults 18-49 and total viewers. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Final Witness’ Debuts Low, ‘Talent’, ‘Dance’ And ‘Dogs’ Drop

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday June 28, 2012 @ 9:32am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Ratings, U.S. Olympic Trials
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Michael Phelps Olympic TrialsThe U.S. Olympics Trials on NBC held steady, while all other originals last night were down. NBC’s America’s Got Talent from 9-11 PM (2.8/8) slipped 13% from Tuesday’s telecast to match its season low … Read More »

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