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TV Ratings: Dipping Pro Bowl Tops Night, 'Good Wife' Hits Low

2013 Pro Bowl

The 2013 Pro Bowl gave NBC a win among adults 18-49 and total viewers on Sunday night. Fast National returns are approximate, but before time zone adjustments the NFC-AFC matchup pulled a 3.3 rating in the key demo. That's down 8 percent from last year's game. With the pre-game special (3.0 adults), the network averaged a 3.3 adults rating and 9.9 million viewers.

 

Michael J. Fox to play newscaster in new NBC show

Michael J. Fox

On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in the show's first episode because a new medical regimen has helped him control many of the disease's symptoms.

 

Cassadee Pope wins Season 3 of 'The Voice'

Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton's protege on the third season of NBC's "The Voice," has won the show's competition....

 

Underwood to play Maria in 'Sound of Music'

Carrie Underwood

The singer will star in the coveted role of Maria von Trapp in NBC’s live broadcast of “The Sound of Music,” based on the original Broadway musical, the network announced on Friday.

 

NBC sets 'Do No Harm' for Thursday nights

Featuring Steven Pasquale as a neurosurgeon with a twisted alter-ego, "Do No Harm" will premiere on Thursday, January 31 at 10 p.m. That's the same night that "30 Rock" will air its hour-long series finale.

 

Vice President Joe Biden guest stars on NBC's "Parks & Recreation"

"Oh, Mr. Vice President, I am deeply flattered, but there's no way that I could take over Madam Secretary Clinton's position." Leslie Knope, the lovable Pawnee, Ind. city councilwoman from NBC's "Parks & Recreation" played by Amy Poehler, came face-to-face with her celebrity crush on Thursday night's episode. The meeting was arranged by her fiance, Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott,) a congressional campaign manager, as an engagement present.

 

Exec: NBC's 'Today' show making leadership change

NBC is changing the backstage leadership at its struggling "Today" show, which has consistently been behind ABC's "Good Morning America" in the ratings since replacing Ann Curry as an anchor this summer.

 

NBC sites hacked by 'pyknic'; quickly restored

Several NBC websites were hacked on Sunday by a person or group calling itself "pyknic" and suggesting a possible link to the cyber-attack group Anonymous.

 

Premier League Soccer to Move to NBC in $80 Million Deal

English Premier League soccer games will move to NBC from Fox and ESPN next year under a new deal announced Sunday night.

 

‘Cheers’ Reunion – Rhea Perlman To Co-Star In Kirstie Alley’s TV Land Comedy Pilot

Cheers was once a staple on TV Land. Now the cable network, which has shifted its focus from classic sitcom reruns to original comedy series, is reuniting two of the stars of iconic the NBC series. Rhea Perlman is set to co-star opposite Kirstie Alley in the TV Land pilot Giant Baby.

 

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