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TV Notes ABC's 'Whodunnit?' puts amateur gumshoes to the test The show puts its participants into made-up crime scenarios that they try to solve for $250,000. Other new reality series include singing-related contest 'The Winner Is...,'...

Q&A The Mother of All ‘Housewives’ By Philip Galanes, The New York Times - Jun. 16, 2013 It all began with “An American Family.” Without the dysfunctional Louds and the riveting real-life drama of their household, televised by PBS in...

Nielsen Overnights (18-49) ‘The Voice’ bumps up in penultimate episode By Toni Fitzgerald, Media Life Magazine - Jun. 18, 2013 In its penultimate episode of the fourth season, NBC’s “The Voice” saw its rating rise from last week, once...

MONDAY's fast affiliate overnight prime-time ratings -and what they mean- have been posted on Analyst Marc Berman's Media Insight's Blog

Critic's Notes Writer-Performers Search for Their Sweet Spot By Bob Verini, Variety.com - Jan. 18, 2013 Every year, a gaggle of gagmen and funnywomen set out in pursuit of that holiest of TV grails: the first-person sitcom — a show...

Opinion What's Next for Social TV? (Spoiler Alert!) By Steve Turner, HuffingtonPost.com - Jun. 17, 2013 In case you haven't noticed (and if you haven't, you probably don't LOL or TTYL), social media is the biggest thing to hit TV since...

Critic's Notes Bianculli's Best Bets By David Bianculli, TVWorthWatching.com - Jan. 18, 2013 CITY SLICKERS IFC, 8:00 p.m. ET This 1991 film is a sweet, funny comedy, capturing iconic Western villain Jack Palance in a late-career role...

TV/Business Notes Netflix to debut original DreamWorks Animation shows By Julianne Pepitone, Money.CNN.com - Jun. 17, 2013 Shrek is coming to the small screen, as part of a deal Netflix struck with DreamWorks Animation on Monday. The...

TV Review ‘Blood & Oil’: Oil-business family gets a crude awakening as small operator fights to survive By David Hinckley, New York Daily News - Jun. 17, 2013 You're primed to root for anyone who fights against Big Oil, which is what...

TV Notes On The Air Tonight TUESDAY Network Primetime/Late Night Options (All shows are in HD unless noted; start times are ET. Network late night shows are preceded by late local news) ABC: 8PM - Jimmy Kimmel Live! Game Night 8:30PM -...