Nick Pfeifauf dead at 77
WESH-TV (NBC) Orlando reports the death of retired anchor and news director Nick Pfeifauf from a heart attack. He was 77.Pfeifauf spent six decades...
New FCC hire’s TV potshots
Stuart Benjamin is taking a break from his post at Duke Law School to work on long-term strategy at the FCC. And one strategy he seems to favor is shoving TV out of the way to clear spectrum for wireless
‘Jay Leno‘ has best Friday in 11 weeks
From 10-11 p.m. ET, “The Jay Leno Show” averaged a 1.5/5 in adults 18-49, a 1.9/6 in adults 25-54 and 5.8 million viewers overall. ...
‘Law & Order’, ‘Dateline NBC’ capture season high viewers
At 8 p.m. ET, “Law & Order” (1.7 rating, 8 share in adults 18-49, 8.8 million viewers overall) matched its highest regular-slot rating this...
NAB planning full-court press against spectrum grab
The FCC and wireless interests are taking long, ravenous, saliva-drenched acquisitive looks at broadcast television spectrum, and the NAB is getting set to enlist...
Rainbow pushes anti-Sinclair proceedings
The Rainbow PUSH coalition has been on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s case since 1998, saying that its operation of stations licensed to other companies constituted “the largest broadcast ownership
ABC’s Ugly Betty earned Friday's second place
Growing week to week in viewers (+1.1 million) and young adults (+25%), ABC took second place on Friday night in Total Viewers (5.6 million)...
WPGA-TV Macon, GA facing cable exile
Many broadcasters have been embracing retransmission consent fees, but right now Lowell Register might be wishing he wasn’t getting paid for WPGA-TV Macon, GA. His station is looking death in the eye
Fox’s ‘BONES’ matches Highest Ratings of Season
Last night, 12/10/09, BONES posted a 3.1/9 among Adults 18-49, matching its highest rating this season among Adults 18-49 (tied with its season premiere...
CBS crushes the competition
The Eye Network won every hour Thursday night with "Survivor: Samoa," "CSI" and "The Mentalist." ABC had a night of reruns and fell to...
Judge Judy battles back
Rather than challenging "Wheel of Fortune" for first place, "Two and a Half Men" was attacked from the rear and ceded the #2 spot...
‘Snoop Dogg’ returns to ‘One Life to Live’ as it sells Songs
LEGENDARY HIP-HOP ICON SNOOP DOGG TO RETURN TO ABC DAYTIME’S “ONE LIFE TO LIVE” FEBRUARY 24Multi-talented entertainer/Hip-Hop pioneer Snoop Dogg wrote the words “all...
‘Survivor: Samoa’ hits #2; Remaining 6 castaways unsure of safety
"SURVIVOR: SAMOA" POSTS SEASON-HIGH DELIVERIES"CSI" Matches Season Best Adult 18-49 Rating"The Mentalist" Delivers Largest Audience of Season and Matches Best Adult 18-49 RatingCBS Dominates...
'The Office' takes #1 slot ahead of ‘CSI’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, "Community” (2.2/7 in 18-49, 5.5 million viewers overall) matched its top 18-49 rating since November 5 and delivered it best...
Actor Gene Barry dead at 90
Born Eugene Klass in New York City, the actor we all know as Gene Barry has died at age 90 at the Motion Picture...