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NBC Cancels Comedies “One Big Happy,” “Marry Me,” “About a Boy”

NBC has predictably pulled the plug on three of its four active comedies. Sophomore "About a Boy" and freshmen "One…

10 years ago

Ratings: NBC’s “Undateable” Returns Respectably, “One Big Happy” Debuts (Updated)

Update: Airing out of "The Voice" (3.2 adults 18-49 rating, 12.45 million viewers), the season premiere of NBC's "Undateable" drew…

10 years ago

Ratings: “Marry Me,” “About a Boy” Slip to Series Lows

The absence of a "The Voice" had a predictably negative impact on NBC's comedies "Marry Me" and "About a Boy."…

10 years ago

NBC Slots “The Night Shift,” “Undateable” After “The Voice

NBC is giving two of its standout summer series access to one of the most coveted lead-ins on television. Beginning…

10 years ago

Ratings: NBC’s “Marry Me” Slips 22% in Week Two (Updated)

Update: Episode two of "Marry Me" drew a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating with 5.61 million viewers. Last week's premiere drew…

10 years ago

Ratings: NBC’s “Marry Me” Starts Decently Out of “The Voice” (Updated)

Update: NBC's "Marry Me" launched to decent numbers Tuesday night. The comedy, which stars Casey Wilson and Ken Marino, drew…

10 years ago

NBC Renews “About a Boy,” “Hannibal” for Next Season

One was considered a shoo-in for next season. The other was dubbed a toss-up. But when push came to shove,…

11 years ago

Update: “About a Boy” Ratings Steady Despite “Voice” Drop

Update: While an adjustment in the final Nielsen report brought Tuesday's "About a Boy" rating down to last week's level,…

11 years ago

NBC’s “About a Boy” Ratings Fall, But Show Wins Timeslot

For the first time this season, NBC's new comedy "About a Boy" suffered an episode-to-episode decline. Though steep (19%) in…

11 years ago

Improved “The Voice” Leads “About a Boy” to Solid Ratings

Enjoying a week-over-week ratings gain, NBC's flagship series "The Voice" helped propel new comedy "About a Boy" to a timeslot…

11 years ago

NBC’s “About a Boy” Re-Run Tops Premiere Ratings

Thanks to vastly superior lead-in support, Tuesday's encore of the "About a Boy" premiere outdelivered the initial airing on Saturday.…

11 years ago

Updated Ratings: NBC’s “Growing Up Fisher” Trails “About a Boy”

Based on this weekend's preview airings, NBC made the right call in positioning "About a Boy" as the more high-profile…

11 years ago