Univision #2 on Thursday

CBS breezed to a Thursday night ratings victory with new episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" and "$#*! My Dad Says." Univision beat all...

Group of groups calls on broadcasters to stop TV blackouts

A coalition of organizations spearheaded by the American Television Alliance, itself a coalition of organizations, has issued a blackout warning for numerous television markets...

NBC repeats of 'Community' '30 Rock' tied #2 in adults 18-49

At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Community" averaged a 1.2/4 in 18-49 and 3.2 million viewers overall.  In the time period, "Community"...

'David Letterman' inched past 'Jay Leno' Thursday late-night

In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night: In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.7/7; CBS's "Late Show...

Fox usual second place win with 'Bones' Thursday

FOX aired encores of BONES at 8p (1.2/4) and 9p (1.5/4) last night. CompetitionFollowing this year's second airing of A Charlie Brown Christmas (1.9/6), repeats...

Allbritton reports an up year

The fiscal year for Allbritton Communications ended September 30, 2010 – and it was a good year. While the TV group owner is privately...

Academy of Country Music Awards set for April 3rd

The 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, honoring country music’s top talent and the industry’s hottest emerging talent, is set for Sunday, April...

Donald Trump not fired, but roasted

“The Donald” is set to be the next victim of a celebrity roast on Comedy Central. The network announced that the “Comedy Central Roast”...

Cablevision moving forward with Rainbow Media spin-off

Cablevision had announced last month that it would consider spinning off Rainbow Media to its shareholders as a separate company. Now the Cablevision board...

TV spot advertising up 31.7% in Q3

An intense political season and recovering economy combined to push TV stop sales up sharply in Q3. The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) reports...

Miss Universe Pageant heading to Brazil

Donald Trump, NBC Universal and Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart announced that the 60th Annual Miss Universe Competition will air live from Sao...

Cable leads broadcast in SAG Awards nominations

The nominations were announced for the Screen Actors Guild Awards – both movies and television. On the TV side, cable networks snared 21 nominations,...

CBS claimed Wednesday crown

Led by "Survivor: Nicaragua," CBS led Wednesday primetime in both 18-49 and Households. Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 2.9/8 2.6/7 2.1/6 1.8/5 1.6/5 0.5/1 Adults 18-34 1.9/6 2.3/7 1.4/5 2.0/6 1.2/4 0.5/1 Total Viewers (millions) 12.125 7.871 5.842 4.453 4.761 1.313 Click here for more from...

CBS has clean Wednesday sweep win w/ 'Survivor: Nicaragua'

The penultimate episode of SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA delivered its largest audience since its season premiere, leading CBS to a nightly win in viewers and key...