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The Year in DVR Playback: Modern Family, The Following, Hannibal Among Biggest Gainers

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The final tallies for broadcast TV’s 2012-13 season are in, and Modern Family enjoyed the biggest gains from Live+7 DVR playback — aka those who watched recorded programs within a week of broadcast.

Elsewhere, The Big Bang Theory got even bigger and freshman fare such as The Following and Revolution …READ MORE


TVLine Items: Up All Night Creator Joins Modern Family, Devious Maids Go Bilingual and More!

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Up All Night creator and onetime Saturday Night Live scribe Emily Spivey has joined the Modern Family family.

Exec producer Danny Zuker announced the news Monday via Twitter, gushing …READ MORE


Emmys 2013: The Comedy Series Race in Review, Including Our 6 Dream Nominees

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Emmy Best Comedy Series Nominees

Grills are firing up, school is winding down, and you’ve come to terms with the fact that yes, you will become obsessed with another season of Big Brother. You know what this means, right? Emmy season is here!

As the balloting process gets underway …READ MORE


Finale Ratings: The Middle Holds Steady, Modern Family, SVU and Criminal Minds Down Vs. 2012

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Season 4 of ABC’s Critics Choice Award-nominated The Middle graduated with honors on Wednesday, drawing 7.5 million total viewers — the sitcom’s most watched finale in three years — while matching last year’s demo rating of 2.0. Week-to-week, The Middle inched up a tenth.

Elsewhere on ABC, Modern Family‘s season ender did …READ MORE


Exclusive First Look: Paget Brewster Gets Pulled Into a Modern Family Feud

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Next week on ABC’s Modern Family (Wednesdays at 8/7c), Gloria’s ex, Javier, pays a visit — with his new girlfriend, played by Criminal Minds vet Paget Brewster, in tow. And TVLine has a first look at the not-so-warm welcome that Trish gets. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO


Hot in Cleveland Exclusive: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Joining Mary Tyler Moore Show Reunion Episode

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There’s something of a triangle forming on Hot in Cleveland, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson is at the center of it. READ MORE


Ratings: Modern Family Eyes Its First-Ever Win Over Idol, Chicago Fire Tops CSI, Arrow Rises

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With American Idol dipping 7 percent week-to-week to its lowest rating since July 2003, ABC’s Modern Family — at least per preliminary numbers — is looking at its first Wednesday win ever over the Fox juggernaut, scoring a 3.9 rating to Idol‘s 3.8.

The closest the ABC sitcom has come to Idol previously …READ MORE


Producers Guild Awards Honor Homeland, Modern Family, J.J. Abrams, Colbert and Others

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The usual small-screen suspects — Showtime’s Homeland, ABC’s Modern Family, CBS’ The Amazing Race — came away winners at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday night, in the Outstanding Drama, Comedy and Competition categories, respectively.

Also earning kudos this year …READ MORE


Ratings: CSI Hits High, a Modern Low, Idol Dips

Ratings: CSI Hits Season High

CBS’ CSI showed some life this Wednesday, rising 17 percent week-to-week to hit a season high demo rating of 2.7. In total viewers, the long-running crime drama inched up 3 percent, to 11.5 million.

Leading into CSI, Criminal Minds …READ MORE