Television news-gathering still a team effort
Although the use of the “one-man-band” concept is on the rise by broadcast television station news departments, the RTDNA says that reports that the...
Rep. Maxine Waters adds pressure for Comcast field hearings
Maxine Waters (D-CA) is back, and this time she has a bigger posse. She earlier fired off a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski...
NBC ends ‘Law & Order’ picks up ‘Law & Order: SVU’
NBC has picked up the new drama “LOLA” (“Law & Order: Los Angeles”) as well as renewed “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” for...
'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains’ and ‘The Mentalist’ wins for CBS Thursday
The penultimate episode of “Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains” ruled Thursday in adults 18-49 and 25-54 for the fifth consecutive week. "The Mentalist" is Thursday's...
ABC’s ‘Grey's Anatomy’ #1 and a consistent Thursday
Building its Audience for the 4th Straight Week, ABC Posts its Most-Watched Thursday Since March and Equals its Top Adult 18-49 Number Since February.....
NBC usual Thursday; ‘The Office’ was the standout
From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, "Community” averaged a 1.9/7 in 18-49 and 4.4 million viewers overall. In the time period, "Community" is currently #1 among...
Tonight “Primetime: What Would You Do?’ will patrons help a woman
Will restaurant patrons step in to help a woman with visible bruises who is being verbally abused by her male companion? How will onlookers...
NBC late-night; ‘Jay Leno’ delivers biggest 18-49ers
NBC's late-night lineup has delivered ratings wins for the week of May 3-7, with "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" out-delivering all broadcast and...
NewTek pitches HD production anywhere
The first units won’t ship until July, but NewTek stirred up some excitement at the NAB Show in Las Vegas with demos of its...
Comcast adding ESPN 3D to lineup
At the National Cable Telecommunications Association conference in LA this week, ESPN announced it has signed its first cable distribution deal with Comcast to air ESPN 3D
ABC is daytime’s No. 1 Network w/ Women 18-49
Hitting a 10-Week High in Women 18-34, “General Hospital” Stands as the Week’s No. 1 Program in Daytime in the Core Demo. ABC Delivers...
Update: ‘Saturday Night Live’ w/ ‘Betty White’ scores highest 18-49
“Saturday Night Live” has scored its highest national 18-49 and total-viewer results in a year and a half, since the pre-election telecast of November...
Idol still rules Wednesday for Fox
It looks like an odd night for NBC - on top at 8PM, and again at 10PM but still in 4th place overall behind...
Staffers indicate FCC likely to stay out of retransmission controversy
Many members of the cable and satellite MVPD community have been asking the FCC to get involved in the issue of retransmission consent
FCC fines a not-so-low power television station
Caribevision Station Group’s WFUN-LD in Miami ran into a few problems with FCC field agents, and will be writing a check to atone for...