Friday Ratings: ‘Dateline’ Rerun, ‘WWE Friday Night SmackDown’ Top Lazy Summer Night

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Tough As Nails” proved on Wednesday night that its title is well earned, at least in ratings terms.After dipping to a 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 for the previous couple episodes, the CBS competition show bounced back up to a 0.5 rating and 3.5 million viewers this time around. Replays of “The Price is Right: Big Brother” and “SEAL Team” followed it up with a 0.4 and a 0.3 respectively.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorQuibi’s new “The Fugitive” is not your father’s “Fugitive” — or your grandfather’s, for that matter.In fact, the only thing the reboot, which premieres on Aug. 3, has in common with the 1993 Harrison Ford-Tommy Lee Jones movie — itself based on the 1960s television drama — is the man-on-the-run storyline.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticOver four months after being sentenced to 23 years behind bars for rape and other sex crimes, the currently incarcerated Harvey Weinstein now will have to finally face Ashley Judd in court in the Berlin Station actor’s sexual harassment case.Reversing a lower court’s 2018 decision on the grounds of a perceived lack of an employment relationship to toss out Judd’s claims, a trio of Pasadena-based judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today set

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge on Tuesday allowed Eko to proceed with its patent infringement lawsuit against Quibi, though she dismissed three of Eko’s nine claims against the streaming startup.U.S. District Judge Christina A.

Kendall Jenner stepped out with close friend Fai Khadra in Santa Monica this week.The model wore a skintight halter top and matching skirt covered in an eye-catching print featuring letters and numbers.She accessorized her look with a pair of large hoop earrings, and flat black sandals.Many people might still be in lockdown, but Kendall Jenner does not appear to be one of them.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerIt’s mid-summer, which means even in a pandemic, no one is expected to be glued to their television during the evening.Thus, a night of reruns was dominated by just two bits of original programming, led by Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown, which brought in a solid 0.5.Highlighting this week’s SmackDown was a bar brawl between Jeff Hardy and Sheamus at Irish Shannon’s pub in Orlando.

Summer Walker acquires her second No. 1 on Top R&B Albums chart as Life on Earth debuts atop the chart dated July 25.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Gael García Bernal is set to join M. Night Shyamalan’s new secret movie from Universal.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerAnother mid-summer’s night with heavy rerun presence saw Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown take home the demo crown, scoring an 0.5.  The SmackDown featured an Intercontinental Championship main event featuring Matt Riddle versus AJ Styles.A rerun of CBS police drama Blue Bloods had the night’s largest audience at 3787 P2+.Other original programming included an ABC 20/20, which examined the cold case of Timothy Coggins’ murder, revived in 2017 and eventually

Maya Jama has stunned once again as she stepped out in an all-black ensemble for an evening in London.The 25 year old, who has been turning heads with her latest fashion choices, took a break from filming her new show Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer to enjoy a well-deserved night out at Mayfair's Sexy Fish restaurant with pals.The presenter looked sensational as she wore a plunging black crop top with lace ties going down both sides and teamed the look with some matching black flared trousers,

DaBaby's "Rockstar," featuring Roddy Ricch, posts a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, late rapper Pop Smoke ranks in the Hot 100's top 10 for the firs

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAlong with the pandemic-induced avalanche of new songs dropping every week is an increasing number of pandemic-inspired songs.

With holiday's back on the agenda, we're desperate to pack a bag and head to the sun, especially with the temperamental British weather. Yet, however much you shop and plan for every eventuality, your holiday can be ruined in an instant by the arrival of your period.