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TLC In Talks To Pick Up ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’: Report

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday September 20, 2012 @ 12:14am PDTTags: TLC, Who Do You Think You Are?

Discovery Communications’ TLC network is in discussions to pick up the celebrity genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?, Bloomberg reported this evening citing people familiar with the discussions. NBC canceled the show, which traced celebrity family trees, earlier this year which resulted in the website associated with the show, Ancestry.com, losing a third of its market value. WDYTYA producers are also said to be in talks with other networks. Revival of the show would likely boost prospects for the sale of Ancestry.com, which has been talking to potential buyers. Shares in Ancestry.com rose less than 1% to $31.42 at market closing but rose as much as 3.7% in after-hours trading. Discovery rose 1.6% to $59.44. Who Do You Think You Are? was adapted from a British show and traced the ancestry of celebrities such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwyneth Paltrow and Spike Lee, using Ancestry.com’s genealogical data.

Related: ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ Cancellation Uproots Ancestry.com

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NBC Cancellation Of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ Uproots Ancestry.com Investors

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday May 14, 2012 @ 5:20am PDTTags: NBC, Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are CancelledShares in the tiny Utah-based company are down about 12% in pre-market trading this morning after the network said it will cancel the show, which traces celebrities’ family roots. … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Fringe’ Inches Up Post Renewal

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday April 28, 2012 @ 10:05am PDTTags: Fox, Fringe, Who Do You Think You Are?
Nellie Andreeva

As primetime continues to lose viewers to the longer days and warmer springtime, Fox’s Fringe last night (1.1/3 in adults 18-49) went up a tenth from last week in its first airing since the sci-fi series was renewed for a 13-episode final season. It was one of only two series to post gains vs. their most recent originals last night. The other was NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are (1.0/4), whose Rob Lowe episode was up 25% from the previous new episode 3 weeks ago featuring Edie Falco. After surging 33% last week, Fox’s The Finder (1.1/4) was down 8% this week as it faced all-original competition in the 8 PM hour vs. all-repeats on the major nets last week. Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: Slow Start For ‘Chaos’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday April 2, 2011 @ 9:32am PDTTags: 20/20, Blue Bloods, Chaos, CSI: NY, Dateline, Ratings Rat Race, Shark Tank, Who Do You Think You Are?
Nellie Andreeva

It seems like the fate of new CBS series Chaos was sealed the day the network announced that the comedic CIA drama it fought so hard to pick up to series last summer was being assigned the Friday 8 PM … Read More »

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NBC Renews Reality Series ‘Biggest Loser’, ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ & ‘Sing-Off’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 22, 2011 @ 2:30pm PSTTags: Bob Greenblatt, Minute to Win It, NBC Renewals, The Biggest Loser, The Sing-Off, TV, TV Deals, Who Do You Think You Are?
Nellie Andreeva

NBC has renewed three reality series: veteran The Biggest Loser, the Lisa Kudrow-produced docu  Who Do You Think You Are? and singing competition series The Sing-Off. “Alternative series such as these three bona fide hits are important not only to … Read More »

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RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘Fringe’ Takes A Hit

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday February 5, 2011 @ 9:42am PSTTags: ABC Ratings, CBS Ratings, CW Ratings, Fox Ratings, Kitchen Nightmares, NBC Ratings, The Defenders, TV, TV Ratings, Who Do You Think You Are?
Nellie Andreeva

After encouraging first 2 weeks on Friday, Fox’s Fringe (1.6/5 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers) dropped 16% in the demo in its third airing against an original Supernatural and a Super Bowl commercials special on CBS. At 8 PM, Kitchen Nightmares (1.7/6, 4 million) held steady and won the hour in the demo. Read More »

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Shed Media Profits +22% Before TW Deal

By TIM ADLER in London | Tuesday August 31, 2010 @ 3:39am PDTTags: Shed Media, Shed Media Deal, Shed Media Finance, Supernanny, Who Do You Think You Are?

Shed Media, the UK producer which Time Warner wants for £100 million, has announced a 22% rise in first-half profits to £6.2 million ($4 million). Turnover was also up 27% in the first six months to £59 million. This broke … Read More »

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