Supergirl, CBS' entry into the crowded superhero genre, had a successful liftoff last night with audiences. Monday's premiere drew the largest audience of any new fall show, both among 18- to 49-year-olds (a 3.2 rating) and total viewers (12.9 million). That was enough to edge out NBC's Blindspot, which premiered to a 3.1 rating last month (and 10.6 million viewers) as fall's most watched new series. Both shows are executive produced by Greg Berlanti, who also has three other shows on the schedule—Arrow and The Flash on The CW, and NBC's The Mysteries of Laura—with a fourth due at midseason, D.C.'s Legends of Tomorrow, on The CW. Supergirl's 3.2 rating more than doubled its comic book competition, Gotham. That Fox series, which like Supergirl is based on DC Comics characters, had a 1.5 rating in 18-49 last night. In addition to marketing the show heavily, CBS gave Supergirl its best possible chance for success by airing the premiere after an episode of The Big Bang Theory, the network's highest-rated series. That drew a 4.2 rating in 18-49 last night, and 15.9 million viewers. Supergirl's true test will come next week, when The Big Bang Theory relocates to Thursdays, now that CBS has wrapped its Thursday Night Football coverage for the season. Supergirl will air at its usual 8 p.m. time, marking the first time since 1949 that CBS won't program comedies on Monday night. The show's late debut this fall was part of CBS's plan to focus on launching new shows Life in... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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A debut author who graduated from the celebrated Iowa Writers' Workshop has a seven-figure book deal.HarperCollins announced Wednesday that it will publish Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling, a fantasy trilogy inspired in part by Barack Obama.A person with knowledge of the negotiations said... Continue reading at Crains New York
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Transworld has moved speedily to acquire a new fantasy trilogy by debut author Erika Johansen,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Jeff Bewkes and company used to insist they wanted to hang on to their magazine business. They stopped saying that in September. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson has acquired a debut novel by US journalist Rene Denfield. Publishing... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Waterstones m.d. James Daunt (above) has called on the government to address the issue... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children's Books has acquired a new series by TV presenter Holly Willoughby and her... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Titan Books has acquired a military science-fiction thriller, describing it as a “the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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An award-winning ballet dancer and a French opera director are among the debut authors tipped for success in 2013 by book chain Waterstones. Continue reading at BBC News
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Hardbound books, apparently, are soooo 20th century -- at least for the upcoming BiblioTech library in San Antonio, Texas' south side. When the shiny, new public library opens its doors to bookworms this fall, visitors will notice something important missing: actual books. Instead, the facility... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Her 'Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See' follows a bipolar Hollywood studio executive in three parts of his unstable life.Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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Captain Hook becomes a Nazi and Peter Pan is a freedom fighter in the series 'Peter Panzerfaust.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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The Works achieved its “highest ever” monthly sales figure in December 2012 as it saw... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Egmont Press has acquired a debut historical fiction title, The Executioner's Daughter, by TV... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Unit sales of print books fell just over 9% in 2012 at outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan, roughly the same percentage decline posted between 2010 and 2011. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Puffin is joining in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary celebrations by publishing a year-long e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Egmont Press will be launching a new series, Fairy Animals of Misty Wood, next year, with five... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Orchard Books has acquired a YA trilogy by US author Allen Zadoff it is billing as "Jason... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mumbai's slums, the Iraq war and the fall of Colonel Gaddafi are among the subjects covered by the five titles up for the 2012 Guardian First Book Award. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marie Claire is to debut a near field communications (NFC)-enabled ad in its pages, after striking a deal with healthcare business Nuffield Health. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has acquired the first two novels from Irish journalist Rachael English. Managing director... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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