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NEW YORK: An estimated 71 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch coverage of the 2016 presidential election during prime time on Tuesday, November 8, according to figures from Nielsen.

LOS ANGELES: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have signed another three-year pod deal with 20th Century Fox Television, through which they will develop, write and direct their own comedy projects.

BROOKLYN: VICE Media and ESPN have drawn out the terms of their production and distribution agreement, which spans across digital, mobile and TV.

NEW YORK: TV Land has given a series pickup to American Woman, a 1970s-set dramedy inspired by the real-life upbringing of co-executive producer Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills).

LOS ANGELES: Four of Multicom Entertainment Group’s titles are among Amazon Video Direct’s top-performing movies and series, including the film Dangerous Intentions.

NEW YORK: Kristin and James L. Dolan have set up Dolan Family Ventures (DFV), which will be focused on investments in data, analytics and technology-based businesses.

LOS ANGELES: FOX has ordered 29th and 30th seasons of The Simpsons, taking the series to 669 episodes, the largest number of episodes for any U.S. scripted show ever.

BURBANK: ABC has given a full-season order to American Housewife, a comedy starring Katy Mixon.

NEW YORK: The NFL (National Football League) and Google have expanded their partnership, with NFL Films set to produce a nine-part virtual reality (VR) series.

PHILADELPHIA/LOS GATOS: Comcast's X1 customers across the U.S. will soon be able to access the entire Netflix catalog thanks to a deal between the two companies that goes live next week.