Saturday NBC: 'The Apprentice' encore; 'SNL' w/ Betty White ruled late night

From 8-10 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "The Apprentice" averaged a 0.5/2 in 18-49 and 1.9 million viewers overall.  From its first half-hour...

Friday "Dateline" #1 in adults 18-49; encore 'Outlaw' does well again

From 8-10 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" (1.4/5 in adults 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall) reported its highest Friday rating in 18-49 in 14 weeks...

Friday Late-Night Meter Market ratings: 'Jay Leno' ahead of competition

In Late-Night Metered Markets Friday night: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (2.7/6 in metered-market households) out-delivered CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.0/5...

WJLA-TV DC fires veteran anchor Doug McKelway

Albritton’s WJLA-TV (ABC) has fired veteran anchorman Doug McKelway for a verbal confrontation this summer with the station's news director that came after McKelway...

New television season begins on Monday

NBC has nowhere to go but up as the 2010-2011 television season kicks off Monday (9/20). But the network with the fewest holes to fill, CBS,

Premiere: "20/20" wins 10:00pm stands as Friday's No. 1 program

"20/20" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)  The season premiere of ABC News' "20/20" won the 10 o'clock hour and stood as Friday's No. 1 program in Total...

'The Bachelor Pad Ends' My Life Begins Again! (review)

There were definitely some great highlights from the finale of Bachelor Pad: (1) the fact that this torturous show is finally over is a...

Wheel rolls on

For the second week in a row “Wheel of Fortune” commands first place in the weekly chart from the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA),...

Lionsgate advises shareholders to reject Icahn offer

The board of Directors has sent shareholders a recommendation regarding Carl Icahn

Trump stumbles for NBC

The season premiere of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" saw the lowest debut ratings ever for the franchise and NBC finished in 4th place for...

Coalition wants more Hill testimony on Comcast/NBCU merger

The Coalition for Competition in Media says that since Congress last convened hearings to discuss the proposed merger of Comcast and NBCU, new studies...

FCC white space proposal keys on protecting incumbents

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is all we know. The agenda for the September Open Meeting, on the schedule for Thursday, 9/23/10, leads off...

Premiere "The Apprentice" ranked #2 among the major networks

From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, a rebroadcast of "The Office" averaged a 1.1/4 in 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers overall.  Excluding sports, "The Office" matched...

'Jay Leno' takes winner slot Thursday in Late-Night

In Late-Night Metered Markets: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (2.7/7 in metered-market households) out-delivered CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.5/6 with an...

Struggling MySpace is grabbing onto the coattails of the nation’s #1 television show on co-owned Fox to try to generate some traffic and excitement....