'The Vampire Diaries' is The CW top-rated series

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES ranked #2 to AMERICAN IDOL among W18-34 (2.0/6) last night and jumped 7% in total viewers (3M) and 7% in A18-49...

Stronger Thursday for Idol

"American Idol" grew its 18-49 audience on Thursday from a week earlier as Fox steamrollered to a ratings victory. Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 5.4/15 3.0/9 2.7/8 2.1/6 2.0/6 1.1/3 Adults 18-34 4.1/13 1.7/6 2.2/7 2.4/8 2.3/7 1.2/4 Total...

Analyst bullish on Comcast

After digesting the Q4 results at Comcast Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker has raised her 2011 earnings estimates and reiterated her

FiOS signs retrans deal for ABC O&Os

Verizon FiOS and The Walt Disney Company announced a wide-ranging agreement allowing FiOS subscribers to watch a number of ESPN offerings live online. At...

Oprah's flagship fills her slot

Every station that currently carries “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has a big hole to fill as it ends a long run – but none...

'Jay Leno' and 'Jimmy Fallon' delivering late-night for NBC

NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" have delivered #1 finishes for the late-night week of February 7-11,...

Idol stomps Survivor

The debut of "Survivor: Redemption Island" posted the lowest 18-49 rating ever for a Survivor episode as "American Idol" dominated Wednesday primetime and powered...

Legislators ask FCC Chairman for spectrum inventory

A bipartisan group of members of the US House of Representatives acknowledged that they are considering the authorization of spectrum auctions to pave the way for new uses in a letter

Two-hour 'American Idol' takes Wednesday No. 1 slot

FOX's AMERICAN IDOL dominated the night and led the network to victory among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos.  AMERICAN...

ABC's late-night w/ 'Nightline' and 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' sees growth

ABC Grows its Overall Audience in Late-Night Year to Year.  "Nightline" is No. 1 Season to Date Among Adults 25-54 and Total Viewers for First...

Dish Network introducing Spanish-language BabyTV

Dish Network has become the first pay-TV provider in the US to offer BabyTV a Spanish-language channel offering 24 hours per day of commercial-free...

CBS series-premiere 'Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior' winner 10pm

"Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" Builds on Its "Criminal Minds" Lead-In among Viewers and Adults 18-49. Sweep Marks Best Wednesday 10:00 PM Time-Period Delivery in Viewers...

ABC's 'The Middle' and 'Modern Family' solid performance

ABC ranked #2 on Wednesday to Fox with a 2-hour American Idol among Adults 18-34, beating season premiere/debut programming on CBS (Survivor/Criminal Minds/Criminal Minds:...

NBC's 'Law Order: SVU' perked up the peacock at 10pm

  From 8-10 p.m. ET, "Minute To Win It" averaged a 1.0/3 in adults 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers overall in a highly competitive...

Wednesday Late-Night ratings 'Jay Leno' edges out 'David Letterman'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.8/7; and ABC's...