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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Modern Family’, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ & ‘Criminal Minds’ Hit Finale Lows, ‘Masterchef’ Down In Season Debut

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Thursday May 23, 2013 @ 9:07am PDTTags: Criminal Minds, Law & Order: SVU, MasterChef, Modern Family, TV Ratings

The final night of the 2012-2013 TV season saw six finales and one season debut. On ABC, Wednesday marked the Season 4 finale of Modern Family (3.6/11) at 9 PM. In a season that saw the comedy post its first adults 18-49 win over American Idol, last night’s episode dipped 3% from its May 14 show. While the highest-rated show of the night by far, Family also fell 12% from its Season 3 end on May 23, 2012 to hit an all-time season-finale low. That result could change a bit in the final numbers as the extra minute of Family is factored in. Last week, the show went up from its 3.5 in fast affiliate rating to a 3.6 later in the day. The Season 4 finale of The Middle (2.0/7) started ABC’s primetime last night, with the sitcom was up a slight 5% from last week and even with last year’s May 23, 2012 finale. A Modern Family (1.6/5) encore followed at 8:30 PM. How To Live With You Parents (For The Rest Of Your Life) (2.2/6) was the only non-finale original on ABC last night. The newbie comedy was up 10% from its May 14 show. Nashville (1.9/5) wrapped its freshman cycle with cliffhangers-galore show that saw a 12% rise from last week.

Related: CBS Wins Season; ABC Tops Adults 18-49 In Final Week

A two-hour Criminal Minds (2.7/8) finale was the only original on CBS last night. Literally ending with a bang, the Season 8 ender of the recently renewed procedural series was up 4% from its May 14 episode but down a hard 25% from last season’s two-hour finale on May 16, 2012. Though the most watched show of the night with 10.80 million viewers, that’s a finale low for the series. With 8.982 million watching, CBS won the night in total viewers and tied with ABC (2.2) in adults 18-49. READ MORE »

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Say It Ain’t So: Fox To Air Yet More Gordon Ramsay With New Deal and ‘Masterchef’ Spinoff

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Friday May 10, 2013 @ 10:54am PDTTags: Fox, Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef

Gordon Ramsay‘s worldwide restaurant empire is in shambles with splashy eateries closing left and right or sitting empty. But Fox continues to prop up his image by signing a new multiyear deal with the bad-tempered, foul-mouthed chef and ordering a new Masterchef spinoff for the 2013-2014 season as well as additional season orders for Hell’s Kitchen and Masterchef. This now brings to five the number of stale Ramsay shows which Fox will air, demonstrating how unscripted TV czar Mike Darnell is utterly devoid of new ideas and new faces:

FOX has picked up JUNIOR MASTERCHEF, a new culinary competition series for talented kids between the ages of eight and 13 who love to cook, as part of a new multi-year deal with award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, it was announced today by Mike Darnell, President of Alternative Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company.

As part of Ramsay’s new deal, FOX also has picked up one additional season of HELL’S KITCHEN and two more seasons of MASTERCHEF. The deal will extend HELL’S KITCHEN to a 13th season and bring MASTERCHEF to a fifth and sixth season. The addition of JUNIOR MASTERCHEF brings the total number of Ramsay-led shows airing on FOX to five, including MASTERCHEF, HELL’S KITCHEN, HOTEL HELL and KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Bachelor Pad’ Premiere Down Big, ‘Glass House’ Hits Low, ‘Ninja Warrior’ Finale Up

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday July 24, 2012 @ 9:04am PDTTags: American Ninja Warrior, Bachelor Pad, Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef, TV Ratings

Bachelor Pad Season 3Monday was a night of beginnings and endings. With hot tubs and cold intrigue for a $250,000 prize, ABC had the two-hour Season 3 premiere of Bachelor Pad (1.4/4) at 8 PM. That was down 36% from the 2011 Season 2 premiere on August 8 and a series low. ABC followed at 10 PM with a new episode of the legally challenged The Glass House (0.8/2). The sixth week of the reality show tied again for a season low. NBC aired the two-hour Season 4 finale of American Ninja Warrior (2.0/5), up 11% from last week. On Fox, it was Gordon Ramsay’s night again with Hell’s Kitchen (2.6/8) and MasterChef (2.7/7). Kitchen was down to the final eight contestants and even with last week. On MasterChef, it was Part 1 of the top six cooking contestants competing, with the show rising 4% from last week. Fox won the night among adults 18-49 and total viewers. Read More »

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Fox’s ‘MasterChef’ Renewed For Season 4

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday July 23, 2012 @ 8:44am PDTTags: Fox, MasterChef
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MasterChef RenewedFox has ordered a fourth season of Gordon Ramsay’s culinary competition series MasterChef. “Gordon and the producers really took MasterChef to a whole new level this year,” Fox’s head of alternative Mike Darnell said. “The talent is … 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: Olympic Trials Go For Gold, ‘America’s Got Talent’, ‘Love In The Wild’ & ‘MasterChef’ Up

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday June 27, 2012 @ 9:05am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Love in the Wild, MasterChef, Ratings, U.S. Olympic Trials

U.S Swimming Trials 2012 RatingsIt was back in the water Tuesday and a big night for NBC — both wet and dry. The U.S. Olympic Trials: Swimming Finals (1.9/7), live from Omaha, Neb, looks in fast nationals to be the trials‘ largest audience since August 20, 2000, drawing 7 million viewers. That could change later in the day with updated nationals, bringing it closer to Monday’s total viewership of 6.93 million, basically tying the two nights for the post-2000 high. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: NBA Finals Game 1 Scores Big; ‘American Ninja Warrior’, ‘America’s Got Talent’ & ‘MasterChef’ Down

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday June 13, 2012 @ 9:19am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, MasterChef, NBA Finals, Ratings

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but ABC scored. Last night’s game posted an 11.8 national overnight rating, the highest ever for a Finals Game 1, surpassing a 2004 matchup between the Detroit Pistons and LA Lakers. Leading in the night for ABC, Jimmy Kimmel Live (2.2/7) at 8 PM on ABC was flat with its performance last year as was the 8:30 PM live NBA Countdown (2.8/8). The NBA Finals Game 1 (5.6/15) was up 2% from last year’s fast national of 5.5. The game drew 13.19 million total viewers based on preliminary figures that will likely change later today. ABC won the night in viewers and adults 18-49. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: Stanley Cup Scores Low, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘MasterChef’ & ‘Bachelorette’ Rise

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday June 12, 2012 @ 9:18am PDTTags: Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef, Stanley Cup Final, The Bachelorette, TV Ratings

It was a good night for the LA Kings – they won the Stanley Cup for the very first time. But for NBC, the Stanley Cup Game 6 (1.6/5) battle between the Kings and the New Jersey … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘MasterChef’ Up Again, ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘America’s Got Talent’ & ‘Love in the Wild’ Premiere Down

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday June 6, 2012 @ 9:16am PDTTags: Hell's Kitchen, Love in the Wild, MasterChef, Ratings

Day 2 of the Gordon Ramsay premiere showcase on Fox had ups and downs. Hell’s Kitchen (2.1/7) was down 16% from last year’s second-night premiere, which at 9 PM MasterChef (2.1/6) was up 11% from last year’s second-day premiere. Over on NBC, America’s Got Talent (3.4/11) was down 8% from last week but still the biggest draw of the night with 12.2 million viewers. The two-hour season premiere of Love In The Wild (1.6/4) at 9 PM was also down, with the Jenny McCarthy-hosted reality show falling 27% from its debut last year. Still, NBC won the night in adults 18-49 and total viewers. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘MasterChef’ Premiere Rises, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Premiere Dips, ‘Talent’ & ‘Bachelorette’ Up

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday June 5, 2012 @ 9:18am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef, The Bachelorette, TV Ratings

It was all Gordon Ramsay all night on Fox last night. At 8 PM was the Season 10 return of Hell’s Kitchen (2.4/7). The show slipped a bit, down 4% from last year’s premiere. MasterChef (2.3/6) was … Read More »

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Shine Promotes ‘MasterChef’ Steward Paula Warwick To Head Of Int’l Productions

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday February 27, 2012 @ 6:28am PSTTags: MasterChef, Shine Group

LONDON, FEBRUARY 27 2012: Shine Network, the Shine Group division responsible for the international development, acceleration and editorial stewardship of formats that include MasterChef, The Biggest Loser, One Born Every Minute, Got To Dance and The Magicians, has promoted Paula Warwick to Head of International Productions, it was announced today.

Warwick is currently Creative Director at Shine Network. Her promotion, which takes place with immediate effect, will see her continue to work with all of the Shine Group companies and international production partners, producing formats for different markets and acting as a consultant executive producer on formats licensed to third-party producers.

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Fox Renews ‘MasterChef’ For Third Season

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday October 6, 2011 @ 11:18am PDTTags: Fox, Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef, TV Renewal
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The Gordon Ramsay supremacy at Fox continues. The network has ordered a third season of MasterChef, one of four reality series the foul-mouthed British chef has on the network. Ramsay will return to the judging panel of the culinary competition … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Talent’, ‘Take The Money & Run’ And ‘Combat Hospital’ Rise

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday August 24, 2011 @ 8:50am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Combat Hospital, It's Worth What?, MasterChef, Ratings Rat Race, Take The Money & Run, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

With Fox switching to repeats on Tuesday night following last week’s season finale of MasterChef, most of the original competition posted ratings gains. NBC’s America’s Got Talent (3.1/8 in 18-49, 11.6 million viewers) was up 11% from last … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘MasterChef’ Finale Up, ‘Take The Money’ Drops

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday August 17, 2011 @ 9:58am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Combat Hospital, It's Worth What?, MasterChef, Ratings Rat Race, Take The Money & Run, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

Fox’s MasterChef ended its season last night with a two-hour finale, averaging a 2.6/8 among 18-49. That was up 30% from last year’s two-hour finale on Sept. 15. The 8 PM episode drew a 2.4/8 and 5.9 million … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ABC’s ‘Bachelor Pad’ Slips, Fox’s Gordon Ramsay Block Tops

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday August 16, 2011 @ 9:31am PDTTags: Bachelor Pad, Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef, Ratings Rat Race, TV Ratings
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With CBS and NBC in all repeats, it is a two-way race on Monday between Fox and ABC these days. Fox posted another dominating performance from Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen (2.8/8 in 18-49, even with last week, 6.8 … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: Gordon Ramsay’s Series Steady, ‘Talent’ & ‘Wipeout’ Slip

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday August 10, 2011 @ 9:13am PDTTags: America's Got Talent, Combat Hospital, Hell's Kitchen, It's Worth What?, MasterChef, Ratings Rat Race, Take The Money & Run, TV Ratings, Wipeout
Nellie Andreeva

Fox (2.6/8 among adults 18-49, 6.2 million viewers) won Tuesday in 18-49 with Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen (2.7/9, 6.3 million) and MasterChef (2.5/7, 6.1 million), both flat vs. last week in the demo, while MasterChef drew its largest audience ever. … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Bachelor Pad’ Steady In Return, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Rises & Tops Night

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday August 9, 2011 @ 9:26am PDTTags: Bachelor Pad, Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef, Ratings Rat Race, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

TV specials, especially telecasts of award shows and live events, often run for three hours in primetime, but airing a three-hour episode of a regular show is rather unusual. That is what ABC did last night with the season premiere … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: So-So Premiere For ABC’s ‘Take The Money And Run’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday August 3, 2011 @ 9:06am PDTTags: 48 Hours Mystery, Combat Hospital, Hell's Kitchen, It's Worth What?, MasterChef, Ratings Rat Race, Take the Money and Run, TV Ratings, Wipeout
Nellie Andreeva

Three networks — NBC, Fox and ABC — offered all-original lineups last night, including the OK though not spectacular debut of ABC’s new reality series Take the Money and Run (1.9/5 in 18-49, 5.1 million viewers), from producers Jerry Bruckheimer and … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Bachelorette’ Finale Takes Dive

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday August 2, 2011 @ 9:15am PDTTags: Hell's Kitchen, MasterChef, Ratings Rat Race, The Bachelorette, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

The Bachelorette capped its lowest-rated cycle ever with a 2.7/8 for its finale last night. That was down 29% from last summer’s finale to rank as the franchise’s lowest-rated closer to date. The Bachelorette: After The Finale Rose  special (2.8/8) … Read More »

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