Tuesday, June 16, 2026

DGA board approves tentative contract with studios

A new three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which was struck Tuesday (12/7), has now won unanimous approval...

America's Most Wanted got tip that solved murder case

The murder of publicist Ronni Chasen, which shocked Hollywood last month, has now been solved. The tip that cracked the case open came from a...

Mogul may try to Trump GOP White House hopefuls in 2012

The star of NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice” has a bigger gig in mind – Donald Trump told ABC that he is mulling a run in...

CBS sweeps Wednesday with leader 'Survivor: Nicaragua'

CBS swept Wednesday in viewers and key demographics led by three time-period winners, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Wednesday,...

Fox combo of 'Human Target' and 'Hell's Kitchen' fourth place

Broadcast television ratings were depressed across the board last night, likely due to the usual decrease in viewing levels as the holidays approach. On...

ABC's newbie 'The Middle' hot and winner Wednesday

ABC's Wednesday Comedy Block Posts Big Gains in its Second Season. ABC's "The Middle" Outperforms NBC's "Sing Off" by Wide Margins at 8pm. ABC's "Better...

NBC Wednesday solid w/ 'The Sing-Off' and 'Law & Order: SVU'

From 8-10 p.m. ET, "The Sing-Off" (2.6/7 in adults 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall) delivered a season high for NBC in the time period...

Wednesday Late-Night 'David Letterman' by a hair over 'Jay Leno'

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," 3.0/8; and ABC's...

Week 11: Broadcast 93, Cable 7

Cable networks put three live sports broadcasts in the top 50 for the most recent week of the TV season. Four other cable/satellite shows made it into the top 100 in the weekly number crunch

FCC retransmission effort may focus on good faith bargaining

William T. Lake, the FCC Media Bureau Chief, told a gathering at the Media Institute that “when the elephants fight, it is the grass...

Chase Carey says Fox could have asked more for retrans

Having been in the center of the retransmission consent controversy with his company

Univision again in top four

CBS was in the strange position Tuesday of having the most viewers, but finishing fifth in the prized 18-49 demo, behind Univision, whose strong...

Bristol Palin appearance in finals of DWTS generates FCC complaints

If ever there was reason to be thankful that the federal government faces high constitutional hurdles when it comes to regulating program content

Premiere: 'The Bachelor' opens with two surprise guests

Brad returns to the Malibu mansion, but is caught completely off guard when Chris Harrison escorts in two surprise guests - DeAnna and Jenni!...

ABC's annual 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' gets third-place w/ Love

ABC's Rebroadcast "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Takes Second From 8-9pm in Adults 18-49, Beating CBS by 30% and NBC by 37%. "No Ordinary Family" is...