May 17-23; FOX 'American Idol' closing in on another Season win
AMERICAN IDOL, GLEE, MLB BASEBALL and the season finale of HOUSE delivered homeruns for FOX last week. FOX once again had the No. 1 and No. 2 programs of the week among Adults 18-49 and dominated among Teens with the top 5 shows
CBS w/ ‘Two and a Half Men,’ ‘CSI: Miami’ take #1 respective times
Season Finales Lead CBS to a Nightly Win in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54. "The Big Bang Theory" Wins its Time Period and Is...
Fox, two-hour series-finale of ‘24’ locked in No. 2 ratings post
Last night, the two-hour series finale of 24 posted a 2.7/8 among Adults 18-49, growing +12% in its second hour among Adults 18-49 and...
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" wins Monday late-night
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.0/8 in metered-market households) out-delivered CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.7/7) and ABC's combination of "Nightline (3.2/7)...
NBC's ‘The Office’, 'The Celebrity Apprentice' strong winners Week May 17-23
Paced by “Celebrity Apprentice,” “The Office,” “The Biggest Loser,” “30 Rock,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Parenthood,” NBC averaged a 1.9 rating, 6 share...
Finale of NBC's ‘Chuck’ was so-so; cnled ‘Law & Order’ #2
From 8-10 p.m. ET, “Chuck” averaged a 1.8 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 5.1 million viewers overall in a highly competitive time...
‘The Bachelorette’ earned second place against competition
ABC qualified as most-watched TV network for the 10th consecutive week (all 4 Mondays of the May Sweep). ABC built its overall Monday audience...
Detroit mayor bars reality TV crews from accompanying police
Mayor Dave Bing has banned reality TV crews from following along with Detroit police and criticized the city’s police chief for having allowed the...
Brill’s Video Beat: CBS 2010/2011 announcement
RBR-TVBR ExclusiveCBS president and CEO Les Moonves opened CBS’s primetime announcement with a Two And A Half Men joke: "I'm happy I didn’t have...
Fort Wayne newser to seek seat in Congress
The exit of Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) from the US House of Representatives in the wake of a scandal over an extramarital affair has...
Mobile DTV Consumer Showcase launches in DC
Marking the launch of the DC Mobile Digital Television Consumer Showcase, a four-month consumer experience of mobile digital television (Mobile DTV) devices and services,...
"Lost" carries ABC to victory
The series finale of "Lost" drew the show’s biggest audience this season and carried ABC to a Sunday night ratings victory.Sunday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults...
Donald Trump launching new series on TV One
Billionaire and TV reality star Donald Trump has partnered with TV One on a new reality series, “Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger." The new series will feature Omarosa, who became
NY Post stirs speculation about ABC/CBS sale
With Comcast in the midst of buying NBC Universal from GE, the New York Post on Monday speculated about the possibility of another TV network sale
Fox News Channel planning to use internet to reach Hispanic population
The powers that be at Fox News have noticed that the Hispanic population in the US is growing, and there are plans on the...