American Idol continued to fall, but still led the way Wednesday.
The Top 8 performance show averaged 12 million viewers and a 3.1 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, down five-tenths from last week.
TV Scorecard: What's renewed? What's canceled?
ABC was second for the night, thanks to the return of Modern Family (9 million, 3.2), although the sitcom hit a season low. Modern Family boosted Suburgatory (5.4 million, 1.9), which grew ...
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CBS has renewed a whopping 14 of its shows for the 2013-2014 season, the network announced on Wednesday.
In addition to the previously renewed NCIS and CSI, the network will bring back dramas NCIS: LA, Elementary, Person of Interest, Hawaii Five-0, The Mentalist, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife .
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Any more teasers about the Bones finale? I'm still hoping for a proposal after Monday's visit to the diamond shop! — Bridget
ADAM: While last year's finale cast Brennan under suspicion, this season-ender may have some raising eyebrows about Booth. "There is a connection to Booth's past," executive producer Stephen Nathan says about the case in the finale. "We find out about some of his work at the FBI that we didn't know about. And it appears as if the victims have a close connection to Booth." So is Booth dirty or is this the work of the returning Pelant? Time will tell. As to the to the more bling-y part of your question: "The notion of marriage is again brought up in the finale," Nathan teases. "If you thought the pot was stirred [this week], the pot... overflows and messes up the kitchen floor in the season finale." Sounds like marriage to me!
Give me Game of Thrones scoop now or I'll sic my dragon on you. — Chet
NATALIE: One unlucky bastard...
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It was recently Bring Your Daughter to Work Day on the set of CSI.
Ted Danson's daughter, actress Kate Danson, will guest-star on the April 3 episode as lawyer Jill McDermott, CBS announced earlier this week. During the episode, the CSI team finds a body near a forest reserve and discovers what might be a serial killer and his bizarre lair. Apparently the case ultimately forces the real-life father and daughter to square off.
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On the heels of its Season 14 renewal, CSI grew 21 percent on Wednesday.
The drama pulled in 10.4 million viewers and a 2.3 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up four-tenths from its last new episode three weeks ago. Lead-in Criminal Minds (11.5 million, 3.0) also returned up, but Survivor: Caramoan — Fans vs. Favorites (9.6 million, 2.5) was down two-tenths.
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American Idol (12.7 million, 3.5) dropped ...
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