Monday, June 15, 2026

ABC's 20/20 finished Friday's #1 among Adults 25-54

ABC stood as the #1 network on Friday in Adults 18-49, beating NBC by 8%, CBS by 17% and Fox by 133%.  The Net...

'Skating with the Stars' Thrill Week: four remain, three went to hospital

Last week sent Three Contestants to the Hospital and if you are a SWTS fan this week The Pairs are tasked with the Most...

NBA in deal to televise games in 21 African countries

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and CAfrica Sports today announced a new multiyear partnership that will provide fans in sub-Saharan Africa with NBA games...

The Closer coming to a close

The ground-breaking cable drama series “The Closer” will wrap up after one more season. TNT announced Friday (12/10) that the difficult decision to conclude...

Time Warner Cable rolling out SignatureHome

Looks like Time Warner is broadening its consumer offerings in both discounting and bundling. Last month, the company introduced a budget program tier called...

CBS claims another Thursday

Even Barbara Walters and Oprah Winfrey together on ABC couldn't quite beat the Thursday night lineup on CBS. Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 2.9/8 2.7/8 2.6/7 2.1/6 1.7/5 1.0/3 Adults 18-34 1.8/6 1.9/6 2.9/9 1.7/5 1.8/6 1.2/4 Total Viewers...

'The Big Bang Theory' 'CSI' and 'The Mentalist' powered CBS

Both Comedies, "The Big Bang Theory" and "$#*! My Dad Says," Win Their Time Periods "The Mentalist" was First in Viewers and a Strong Second...

Fox undercuts affiliates in retransmission talks

If you own and operate a Fox affiliate in a Time Warner Cable market and retransmission talks get testy, as they have between TWC and Sinclair, get ready

Fox w/ 'Bones' takes second-place Thursday

FOX aired originals of its Thursday dramas last night and made gains in the 9pm hour. At 8pm, BONES posted a 2.3/7 among Adults...

NBC Thursday line-up, 'The Office' 'The Apprentice' third-place

At 8 p.m. ET, a special stop-motion animation holiday episode of "Community" is currently reporting a 2.0/6 in 18-49 and 4.7 million viewers overall,...

Thursday night Late-Night 'David Letterman' edges past 'Jay Leno'

In Metered Markets Thursday night Late-Night:  In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show...

The CW Thursday w/ 'Nikita' sees big gains

NIKITA saw big gains week to week, up 28% in A18-34 (0.9/3) and up 22% in W18-34 (1.1/3) versus last week's original episode.  NIKITA was...

Hasselhoff finds reality is cancellation

David Hasselhoff’s attempt at reality television lasted no longer than his dancing on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” where he was eliminated the first...

KCET sets programming for its new independent life

Fast approaching is January 1st, when KCET-TV Los Angeles splits from PBS and becomes the nation’s largest independent public television station. So, how will...

CBS victorious on Wednesday

Led by "Survivor: Nicaragua," CBS won the ratings race on Wednesday for both the coveted 18-49 demo and in total viewers. Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults...