‘Muppets Christmas’ and ‘WWE’s Tribute’ held for NBC Saturday night

From 8-9 p.m., an encore telecast of A MUPPETS CHRISTMAS: LETTERS TO SANTA averaged a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 2.3 million viewers overall. From 9-10...

"Jay Leno" matched its top Friday rating

At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of  “Law & Order” (1.2 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49, 6.2 million viewers overall) ranked #2...

Management shakeup at Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications announced a realignment at its US networks portfolio. Missing from the new management structure is long time Discovery Channel President/GM John Ford....

ABC’s ‘20/20’ beats NBC’s ‘Dateline’ hits #1 Friday

ABC took first place on Friday night, 12/18/09, in Adults 18-49 (1.4/5 - tie), Women 18-49 (1.9/6 - tie), Adults 18-34 (1.1/4), Women 18-34 (1.5/5)...

PMCM’s continental TV drift denied

The bold proposal of Press Communications (as PMCM LLC) to take television allotments from Wyoming and Nevada and move them to large television markets in the east, namely

Wheel rolls on

Primetime shows may come and go, but Pat Sajak and Vanna White don’t have to worry about where their next meal is coming from....

TV revenues were down 22.6% in Q3

Total broadcast television ad revenues were down 22.6% in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year, according to a...

WLS-TV puts HD side-channel to political use

ABC O&O WLS-TV 7 in Chicago will be hosting no less than six debates between candidates for various offices during next year’s primary election...

Fox and Time Warner Cable in retrans showdown

It’s the granddaddy of all retransmission consent battles as Time Warner Cable’s (TWC) contract to carry the Fox cable networks and broadcast O&Os expires

CBS the dominator on Thursday w/ ‘Survivor to CSI: NY’

THE PENULTIMATE EPISODE OF "SURVIVOR: SAMOA," "CSI" AND "THE MENTALIST" DRIVE CBS TO DECISIVE THURSDAY WINCBS Continues it Week-Long Primetime Dominance by Winning Every...

CBS’s, ‘Survivor: Samoa’ This Game Ain’t Over

CBS won Thursday in viewers and key demographics behind the penultimate episode of SURVIVOR: SAMOA, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings...

FOX ranked No. 3 for the night with repeats

Last night, 12/17/09, an encore BONES at 8p posted a 1.8/6 among Adults 18-49 and ranked No. 3 in the hour among Adults 18-49.At...

"SNL Presents A Very Gilly Christmas” gives NBC a little push

From 8-10:01 p.m. ET, "Saturday Night Live Presents A Very Gilly Christmas” (3.1/9 in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall) ranked #2 in the time...

CBS claims Thursday

A night of all new episodes, including the penultimate episode of "Survivor: Samoa," carried CBS to a ratings victory on Thursday.Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults...

ION satellite stations retain status

The FCC has determined that ION Media stations which have been operating as satellites of flagships in three Nielsen DMAs may continue operating as...