Idol rolls on, wins Wednesday
As usual, "American Idol" crushed the competition and handed Fox another ratings win on Wednesday night.Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-494.4/142.1/62.0/61.6/51.2/40.9/3Adults 18-343.2/111.6/51.4/51.0/31.3/41.0/4Total Viewers (millions)14.075.777.276.573.292.12Click here...
ABC’s ‘Nightline’ ties ‘Letterman’ in 18-49
ABC News’ “Nightline” placed second among Total Viewers for the week of March 22, 2010, according to Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” also tied CBS’...
NBC takes 2nd place Wednesday w/ “Law & Order SVU”
At 8 p.m., an encore telecast of “Minute To Win It” (1.8/6 in adults 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall) ranked #2 among the major...
"Late Show" Wins 1Q over "The Tonight Show" in Viewers
For the first time since 1995, CBS's LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN beat "The Tonight Show" in viewers during the first quarter while THE...
ABC’s ‘Charlie Brown’ special tied for 2nd place Wednesday
ABC Finishes No. 2 to an “Idol”-Boosted Fox on Wednesday in Adults 18-49. ABC’s Annual Broadcast of “It’s the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown” Jumps...
Affiliates want conditions on Comcast/NBCU merger
Companies that own local over-air television stations affiliated with major networks ABC, CBS and Fox are concerned that the vertical integration that
Wednesday another No.1 ‘American Idol’ w/ ‘Human Target’ win
With an original HUMAN TARGET at 8p followed by the AMERICAN IDOL Top 10 Results show, FOX won the night across all demos, outperforming...
Citadel-DirecTV retrans talks in extra innings
Citadel Communications extended retransmission consent for three Midwestern network affiliates for 13 hours as negotiations continued with DirecTV. The threatened cutoff at midnight Wednesday,...
Week March 22: ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ audience increases
During the week of March 22, 2010, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live saw week-to-week increases of 10% in Total Viewers and 22% in Adults 18-49. ...
No retrans agreement for Citadel and DirecTV
As previously reported, KLKN-TV (ABC) Lincoln, NE was due to be pulled from DirecTV’s local-to-local service at midnight Wednesday unless there was a new agreement on retransmission consent payments – and as the minutes were ticking down
SyFy gets real on Thursdays
NBC Universal’s Syfy celebrates Summer 2010 with its first ever Thursday night reality bloc (Mary Knows Best and Paranormal Investigators); new scripted series (Haven)...
TV One into positive EBITDA
As only a part owner of TV One, Radio One doesn’t provide much detail about the cable channel in its financial reports. However, in...
Week 27: Broadcast 91, Cable 9
The “Life” series on Discovery continued to be the biggest ratings draw among cable/satellite network programming, claiming cable’s only two spots in the top 50 for the 18-49 demo last week for all of television
Auditor switch for Media General
Media General announced that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the company’s new independent...
Tuesday winner? Idol of course
Ratings juggernaut "American Idol" delivered Tuesday for Fox, while ABC still scored well with the first elimination show of "Dancing With the Stars."Tuesday Overnight...