NBC's 'The Cape' strong opening, take 10pm slot

From 9-11 p.m., a special Sunday preview of the new Monday series "The Cape" captured a 2.6/6 in 18-49 and 8.4 million viewers overall.  "The...

'Survivor: Redemption Island' 16 of 18 castaways named (video)

Two Former Castaways (to Be Announced Later this Week) Will Return to Seek Redemption. CBS today announced 16 of 18 castaways who will compete against each other on SURVIVOR: REDEMPTION ISLAND, when the Emmy Award-winning series returns

Friday Late-Night 'Jay Leno' ratings winner

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.0/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.8/6; and ABC's...

Friday w/ 'Minute To Win It' clocked NBC's highest 18-49 rating

At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Minute To Win It" (1.2/4 in adults 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall) clocked NBC's highest 18-49...

'Saturday Night Live' hosted by Jim Carrey dominated late-night

"Saturday Night Live" (7.8/18 in metered-market households from 11:45 p.m.-1:15 a.m.) hosted by Jim Carrey with musical guest The Black Keys, dominated its time...

Wild Card Saturday football thrillers scores for NBC

Saints-Seahawks Early Game Thriller Best Wild Card Saturday Game 1 in 20 Years. New York Jets 17-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts earned NBC...

History shutters Kennedy miniseries (video)

Too sleazy a portrayal? A controversial miniseries on the Kennedy family that would have aired in during the 50th anniversary of the start of...

ABC Friday 'Supernanny' close No. 2, scores against Cotton Bowl

Up against Fox with its coverage of the Cotton Bowl, ABC qualified as Friday's #1 non-sports network among Adults 18-49, beating CBS by 7%...

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski addresses CES

The head of the Federal Communications Commission keynoted a session at the Consumer Electronics Show Friday 1/7/11, praising the rapid-fire developments taking place in...

'The Bachelor' Brad gets advice as Ali and Roberto return

Look out here we go, Brand and one lucky woman share the first kiss and then the Bachelorettes have a cat fight...20 remaining bachelorettes move into their luxurious Malibu mansion

'The Bachelor' A changed man? Brad gets grilled (review)

Watching the first ten minutes one could almost picture the strategy...all outlined in this review: Hottest Girls, Biggest Drama Queen Who were your favorites? Do you think Brad has changed?

Lifetime to debut new unscripted series

Lifetime Television will launch three all-new reality programs next month, including One Born Every Minute, Quad Squad (working title) and Glamour Belles. Based on the...

Analysis: Shouldn't broadcasters promote free OTA more?

RBR-TVBR Analysis: We have to wonder in this era of spectrum grabbing by the FCC, why broadcasters are not promoting the fact that they have free over the air signals that in many cases is technologically superior to HD

Christmas week looked like others for syndication

The winners in syndicated television were pretty much the same in Christmas week as for any other week. The weekly chart comes from the...

KOFY adds local programming in San Francisco

Granite Broadcasting’s independent KOFY-TV San Francisco has launched two new local shows. “Dance Party” and “Carpool Showdown” are both airing on Sunday nights. Back by...