Premiere of 'Undercover Boss' scores for CBS Sunday

CBS's premiere Sunday posted across-the-board increases versus a year ago led by NFL football overrun, 60 MINUTES and two reality series-THE AMAZING RACE, which...

'The Simpson' and 'The Cleveland Show' deliver for FOX Sunday

FOX Animation Domination Sunday premieres kicked off last night with THE SIMPSONS at 8p which posted a 3.7/10 among Adults 18-49.  While THE SIMPSONS...

Vivendi sells part of NBCU for $2 billion

In the first step of a series of transactions which will have Comcast become the majority owner of NBC Universal, Vivendi announced that it has sold part of its NBCU stock to General Electric

Sunday's # 1 show: 'Desperate Housewives' wins 9pm

Opposite heavy competition on the night from sports-boosted CBS (NFL overrun) and NBC (Sunday Night Football) and Fox (back-to-back Family Guy premieres), ABC's seventh-season...

Judge Karen’s Court, the new, hit syndicated series featuring Judge Karen Mills-Francis, known for her feisty, full-of-life personality and passionate advocacy for families and...

Comcast, GE name Steve Burke NBC Universal CEO

Not long after hearing about the departure of NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker (see related story), Comcast and General Electric announced that Comcast COO...

A strange week in syndication

A special "Family Guy" Weekend package from 20th Television beat the usual suspects and took the top spot in syndicated television for the most...

36th premiere of "Saturday Night Live" w/ Katy Perry #1 program of the night

With a telecast hosted by Amy Poehler and featuring musical guest Katy Perry, last night's "Saturday Night Live" averaged a 5.3 household rating, 13...

NBC Saturday primetime encores delivered w/ 'Law & Order: SVU'

NBC Saturday primetime encores delivered ROI w/ 'Law & Order: SVU'  At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of Monday's "The Event" premiere averaged...

'Dateline NBC' in at second place Friday for NBC

From 8-10 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" (1.6/8 in adults 18-49, 7.2 million viewers overall) is currently reporting its highest Friday rating in 18-49 in...

Friday Late-Night Metered Markets 'Jay Leno – David Letterman' tie

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

FOX's premiere of 'The Good Guys' hit it demo

FOX aired an encore HUMAN TARGET (0.6/2) at 8p last night, followed by the first episode of the fall installment of THE GOOD GUYS....

'NCIS' it is a 'Short Fuse' look for Fornell to return

For all 'NCIS' fans, coming up the team turns to the FBI for answers when a female bomb tech is linked to a homicide....

'Survivor: Nicaragua' Glitter in Their Eyes a battle erupts

Last we left the cast Shannon Elkins, a 30-year-old father of three from Louisiana, was the second contestant eliminated from "Survivor Nicaragua" Wednesday in a tumultuous tribal council

Consumers sometimes find TV commercials to be head-scratchers

According to Harris Interactive, three fourths of Americans have watched a commercial on television and then found themselves wondering what it was about. It’s...