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CBS SCORES LARGEST WEEKLY AUDIENCE IN ALMOST TWO YEARS AND LARGEST WEEKLY audience FOR ANY NETWORK IN OVER A YEAR
NETWORK Ratings Highlights for the week ending Jan. 24 According to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Sunday, Jan. 24 (Week 18 of the 2020-2021 broadcast season), CBS attracted 10.41 million viewers (#1). CBS posted the largest weekly audience for any network since the week ending Feb. 2, 2020 (FOX’s Super Bowl 54 week). This is CBS’s largest weekly audience since the week ending Feb. 3, 2019 (CBS’s Super Bowl 53 week). The Network was also first in adults 25-54 (2.9) and adults 18-49 (2.3). On Monday, BULL continued its solid performance in the 10:00 PM time per...
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AFTER MISSING MADDIE’S SOCCER GAME DUE TO DIALYSIS,A DEPRESSED DREW BEGINS TO QUESTION IF ALL HIS SACRIFICES ARE WORTH IT, ON “B POSITIVE,” THURSDAY, FEB. 11
“Phantom Limb” – After missing Maddie’s soccer game due to dialysis, a depressed Drew begins to question if all his sacrifices are worth it, on B POSITIVE, Thursday, Feb. 11 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. REGULAR CAST: Thomas Middleditch (Drew) Annaleigh Ashford (Gina) Kether Donohue (Gabby) Sara Rue (Julia) Izzy G. (Maddie) Terrence Terrell (Eli) RECURRING CAST: Briga Heelan (Samantha) David Anthony Higgin...
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GINA NEEDS TO KEEP HERSELF TOGETHER TO PASS A PSYCH EVALUATION WHILE DEALING WITH THE NEWS OF AN EX’S ENGAGEMENT, ON “B POSITIVE,” THURSDAY, JAN. 21
Editor’s note: The air date of this episode has changed. “Open Heart Surgery” – Gina needs to keep herself together to pass a psych evaluation while dealing with the news of an ex’s engagement, on B POSITIVE, Thursday, Jan. 21 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. REGULAR CAST: Thomas Middleditch (Drew) Annaleigh Ashford (Gina) Kether Donohue (Gabby) Sara Rue (Julia) Izzy G. (Maddie) Terrence Terrell (Eli) RECURRING CAST: Briga Hee...
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AFTER DREW GOES THROUGH A ROUGH DIVORCE MEDIATION WITH JULIA, GINA GIVES HIM A SURPRISE TO BOOST HIS SPIRITS, ON A REBROADCAST OF “B POSITIVE,” THURSDAY, JAN. 7
Editor’s note: This episode replaces the previously scheduled programming. “Joint Pain” – After Drew goes through a rough divorce mediation with Julia, Gina gives him a surprise to boost his spirits, on a rebroadcast of B POSITIVE, Thursday, Jan. 7 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 12/3/20.) REGULAR CAST: Thomas Middleditch (Drew) Annaleigh Ashford (Gina) Kether Donohue (Gabby) Sara Rue (Julia) Izzy G. (Maddie) Terrence Terrell (E...
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DREW DOWNLOADS A TRACKING APP TO KEEP AN EYE ON GINA AFTER HE BEGINS GETTING CONCERNED ABOUT HER RECKLESS BEHAVIOR, ON A REBROADCAST OF “B POSITIVE,” THURSDAY, JAN. 14
“High Risk Factor” – Drew downloads a tracking app to keep an eye on Gina after he begins getting concerned about her reckless behavior, on a rebroadcast of B POSITIVE, Thursday, Jan. 14 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 12/17/20.) REGULAR CAST: Thomas Middleditch (Drew) Annaleigh Ashford (Gina) Kether Donohue (Gabby) Sara Rue (Julia) Izzy G. (Maddie) Terrence Terrell (Eli) RECURRING CAST: Briga Heelan ...
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WHEN DREW’S CONDITION WORSENS, HE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE GINA IS STILL SERIOUS ABOUT DONATING HER KIDNEY AND WINDS UP MAKING HER AN OFFER SHE CAN’T REFUSE, ON A REBROADCAST OF “B POSITIVE,” THURSDAY, DEC. 31
“Die Alysis” – When Drew’s condition worsens, he needs to make sure Gina is still serious about donating her kidney and winds up making her an offer she can’t refuse, on a rebroadcast of B POSITIVE, Thursday, Dec. 31 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 11/12/20.) REGULAR CAST: Thomas Middleditch (Drew) Annaleigh Ashford (Gina) Kether Donohue (Gabby) Sara Rue (Julia) Izzy G. (Maddie) Terrence Terrell (Eli) RECURRING CAST: ...
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THOMAS MIDDLEDITCH AND ANNALEIGH ASHFORD STAR IN CHUCK LORRE AND MARCO PENNETTE’S NEW COMEDY ABOUT A THERAPIST WHO IS FACED WITH FINDING A KIDNEY DONOR WHEN HE RUNS INTO A WOMAN FROM HIS PAST WHO VOLUNTEERS HER OWN, ON A REBROADCAST OF THE SERIES PREMIERE OF “B POSITIVE,” THURSDAY, DEC. 24
Kether Donohue, Sara Rue, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Izzy G. and Terrence Terrell Also Star “Pilot” – Drew, a recently divorced father, discovers he needs a kidney and finds his donor in the last person he ever would’ve imagined, on a rebroadcast of the series premiere of B POSITIVE, Thursday, Dec. 24 (8:31-9:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Thomas Middleditch, Annaleigh Ashford, Kether Donohue, Sara Rue, Izzy G. and Terrence Terrell star. (Originally broadcast 11/5/20.) Drew (Middleditch) is a therapist and newly divorced dad who is faced with finding a kidney donor when ...
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CBS GIVES FULL-SEASON ORDER TO NEW COMEDY “B POSITIVE” FROM CHUCK LORRE AND MARCO PENNETTE FOR THE 2020-2021 BROADCAST SEASON
CBS has given a full-season order to freshman comedy B POSITIVE for the 2020-2021 broadcast season. B POSITIVE, from award-winning executive producer Chuck Lorre and creator Marco Pennette, stars Emmy Award nominee Thomas Middleditch and Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford in a humorous and life-affirming series about Drew (Middleditch), a therapist and newly divorced dad who, when he discovers he needs a new kidney, runs into Gina (Ashford), a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who volunteers hers. Kether Donohue, Sara Rue, Izzy G. and Terrence Terrell also star. The series ...
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NOTES FOR NERDS Newsletter *
*Follow me on Twitter: @NotesForNerds WE NEED MUSIC NOW MORE THAN EVER Tonight, the one-hour concert special, PLAY ON: CELEBRATING THE POWER OF MUSIC TO MAKE CHANGE, will be broadcast from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT. The special will feature performances by LL COOL J featuring DJ Z-Trip, Sara Bareilles, Gary Clark Jr. and Ziggy Marley with Andra Day, Machine Gun Kelly, Sheryl Crow, Maren Morris and Yola featuring The Highwomen, among others, from three iconic live music venues including the Troubadour in Los Angeles, the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City, and the historic Bluebird ...