Leno beats Letterman in Friday duel
* In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/6; and...
Grimm results are good for NBC
At 8 p.m. ET, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (1.0/4 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall). matched its highest 18-49 rating since March...
20/20 translates to #1 at 10 for ABC
ABC finished as the 2nd most-watched net on Friday evening to CBS and among Adults 18-49 led NBC by 8% and Fox by 18%.
During...
FCC sets the table for channel sharing
The FCC took what Commissioner Robert McDowell called a baby step toward incentive auctions in the television band, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn praised the speed...
Class A TVs swept off the books
The FCC recently ordered a number of Class A television licensees to show cause why they should not be demoted to LPTV status, and...
Emmis remains on NASDAQ
Jeff Smulyan’s Emmis Communications has been making a lot of news lately in connection with its station maneuvers in America’s largest media markets. But...
Entercom gets thumbs up for SF FM buy
The sale of KBLX-FM out of bankruptcy from Inner City to Entercom was announced in early April 2012, but Entercom wasn’t
Dow closes out a strong week
Stocks again moved higher Friday, capping a weekly gain, as upbeat corporate results outweighed a weaker-than-expected report on Q1 economic growth. The Dow Jones...
Regional Reps signs Forum Broadcasting
Regional Reps Corp., specializing in ad sales representation for small and medium market radio stations, has signed an exclusive agreement with Forum Broadcasting in...
TuneIn scores Major League Lacrosse
TuneIn, the free global streaming service and app scored a partnership with Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, just in...
Emancipation at hand for FCC nominees
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) isn’t done with the FCC yet in regards to the LightSquared proceeding, but he has indicated that he’s now getting...
Beasley Q1 up 1.1% to $23.3 million (audio)
Beasley Broadcast Group credits its $0.2 million, or 1.1% increase in Q1 net revenue to revenues at its Fayetteville, NC cluster. The $0.3 million,...
Letterman beats Leno late Thursday
In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
* In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.3/6; CBS's "Late Show...
ABC finding viewers with Missing
From 8-9pm, against Fox’s American Idol and CBS’ first-run comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Rules of Engagement), ABC’s Missing once again more than doubled the...
3.5M watch live NBC 30 Rock
* At 8 p.m. ET, “Community” (1.4/4 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall) is up week to week by 8 percent in 18-49 rating...