By Bruce Haring
14.01.2020 - 20:26 / variety.com
“The Bachelor” dipped in the TV ratings from its season 24 premiere last week, but still comfortably topped Monday night.
The ABC dating show came in at a 1.6 rating among adults 18-49, down 18% on the premiere, and drew 5.4 million total viewers, down roughly 10% from the 6 million who tuned in for the premiere. “The Good Doctor” also fell off a little in the 10 p.m. time slot scoring a 0.8 rating and 5 million viewers, down over 1 million from last week.
Meanwhile over on NBC, the second
By Bruce Haring
An award winning special constable who stabbed his partner with a pen and threatened to burn her house down has been jailed.
Mount Eerie, aka Phil Elverum, has announced a North American tour. The seven dates take place in April and will feature Julie Doiron, with whom Elverum collaborated on last year’s Lost Wisdom pt. 2. Check out the dates below.
Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before: Eccentric young rapper signs with major label; Writes catchy song based on borrowed beat; Inspires memes on Instagram and viral videos on TikTok; Lands on chart; Hits No. 1; Stays on top; Week after week, after week, after week. Sound familiar?
By Dino-Ray Ramos
Ladj Ly’s Oscar-nominated drama “Les Miserables” won best film, male newcomer and script at the Lumières Awards, the French prizes given by Paris-based members of the foreign press. This 25th edition of the awards was presided over by French actress Isabelle Huppert.
By Dominic Patten
According to Martin Lewis, millions of low-income households in the UK could be missing out on thousands of pounds they're entitled to.
By Bruce Haring
Danny Masterson and the Church of Scientology have been accused of poisoning the dogs of Mars Volta and At the Drive-In singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and his wife, actress Chrissie Carnell Bixler — the actress is one of several women who has accused the That 70's Show star of sexual assault. In a series of Instagram posts from both Carnell Bixler and Bixler-Zavala, the pair allege that their dog had ingested poison wrapped in raw meat that was purposefully done by the Church of Scientology.
Chrissie Carnell Bixler filed a lawsuit against Masterson in 2019
By Dino-Ray Ramos
“The Bachelor” saw a solid uptick week-to-week in the TV ratings, leading ABC to victory on a competitive Monday night.
Lea Michele still gets emotional looking back on scenes starring her late ex Cory Monteith in their hit TV show Glee.
STV’s flagship news show attracted more viewers than BBC’s Reporting Scotland during 2019 – the first time in five years the station has won the ratings war.