NBC touted the debut of Ryan Seacrest's new reality show "Momma's Boys" as "the most anticipated premiere" of the year, but viewers apparently disagreed. Despite the benefit of a huge lead-in from the season finale of "The Biggest Loser: Families," "Momma's...
The broadcast networks are looking for a do-over. After an awful autumn that saw the Big Five shed a stunning 12% of their collective audience year-to-year, the networks are planning radical surgery on their prime-time schedules next year. More than a dozen newcomers will have their debuts between next...
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NBC hopes to weather the hurricane that is "American Idol" by pumping up its reality offerings in January. The network will go all-unscripted on Monday and much of Tuesday during the first month of 2009, according to a new schedule announced today. Mondays will be devoted to the recently announced...
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NBC is giving its “Momma’s Boys” some more time to get ready for their big prime-time debut. The network said Wednesday it was moving the premiere of the Ryan Seacrest-produced reality show to Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 9 p.m. The shift comes just a few weeks after NBC announced an Oct. 29 debut for the...
NBC’s dating reality show “Momma’s Boys” will premiere Oct. 29 on NBC. The show, which comes from Ryan Seacrest Productions and Glassman Media, centers around three mothers who are trying to help their sons choose the perfect woman. Casting calls for season two of “Momma’s Boys” begin this week in New...