CBS licenses TV shows to Netflix
CBS Corporation announced a two-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement with Netflix. The deal allows Netflix to stream select TV shows from the CBS library.
Terms of...
Skins may need to be scrubbed
The Parents Television Council seems to have had a great deal of success getting advertisers to abandon MTV’s controversial new scripted program “Skins” –...
Sinclair reworking some more debt
The Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group is refinancing its credit facilities. Moody’s Investors Service likes the terms, but for now is...
Week 20: DVR Playback winner is ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy'
ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" topped the chart as the #1 actual DVR Adult 18-49 gainer from the first-reported numbers to the playback finals, adding on...
The CW Monday fifth place with ' 90210' and 'Gossip Girl'
GOSSIP GIRL saw big increases across the board from last week, up 23% in total viewers (1.6M), up 20% in A18-34 (1.0/3), and up...
Monday victory for ABC's 'The Bachelor' No. 1; 'Castle' No. 2
ABC took first place on Monday evening in Adults 18-49. In addition, the Net finished #1 on Monday for the 5th week in a...
NBC's 'Chuck' hits fourth place; 'Harry's Law' third place
At 10 p.m. ET, "Harry's Law" (1.7/5 in adults 18-49, 8.7 million viewers overall) matched its 18-49 rating of the prior week and was...
Monday Late-Night ratings 'David Letterman' inches out 'Jay Leno'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.8/7 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David...
TV news crew attacked in California
A reporter and photographer for KTXL-TV (Fox) Sacramento were attacked Monday by a mob of people outside a restaurant where a shooting death had...
2011 NBA All-Star Game on TNT highest rated since 2003
The 2011 NBA All-Star Game on TNT delivered 9.1 million total viewers, 6 million households and a 5.2 U.S. HH rating, along with strong...
Animation claimed Sunday
The 18-49 demo ratings race was close, but Fox emerged victorious on Sunday with its lineup of animated programming. CBS, however, had the most...
NBC Sunday encore 'SNL' special scores large audience
From 7-8 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" averaged a 0.8/3 in 18-49 and 4.7 million viewers overall.
From 8-9 p.m. ET, the encore special "Saturday Night...
Saturday late-night 'Saturday Night Live' dominated
An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live" (3.7/9 in metered-market households) hosted by Paul Rudd with musical guest Paul McCartney, dominated its time period.
In...
NBC's Saturday 'Harry's Law' delivers in law line-up
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Harry's Law" (0.6/2 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall) grew versus the show's week-ago results in...
Friday NBC's 2-hour 'Dateline NBC' builds No. 1 10pm
At 8 p.m. ET, "Who Do You Think You Are?" averaged a 1.2/4 in adults 18-49 and 5.9 million viewers overall. In the time...