Latest on Late-Night; NBC’s ‘Jay Leno’ controls the space
NBC's late-night lineup has scored ratings victories for the week of April 26-30, with "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" out-delivering CBS's "Late Show...
ABC News and Washington Post partner
ABC News and The Washington Post announced today that they have partnered to present a new version of “Top Line,” ABC’s daily political program....
TV Land launching “Hot in Cleveland”
TV Land announced production on the network's first original sitcom, "Hot in Cleveland" starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White will...
NAB debunks MVPD gripes about retransmission consent
Cable and satellite services have been asking for an FCC investigation into the retransmission consent negotiation process, calling the system broken. But the NAB has a study which strongly suggests
Reliable American Idol keeps Fox on top of Wednesday
The ratings engine that is American Idol continues to show signs of wear and tear, but not nearly so much as to allow a...
DirecTV Q1 net income more than doubles
DirecTV reported an increase in Q1 revenues of 14% to $5.61 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization of 44% to $1.58 billion and...
NBC opened weak ended strong w/ ‘Law & Order: SVU’, ‘Leno’ king of Late-Night
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Minute To Win It” delivered a 1.6/6 in adults 18-49 and 5.5 million viewers overall. "Minute...
The CW’s ‘American’s Next Top Model’ wins 8pm hour
AMERICANS’ NEXT TOP MODEL easily won the 8:00 hour in women 18-34 and 18-49 (2.3 in both breaks), adults 18-34, and female teens (1.7). ...
FCC issues new Comcast/NBCU comment deadlines
Interested parties that have something to say about the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal have about a month and a half to...
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ beats NBC’s ‘Ferguson' 4th Week in a Row
ABC’s “Kimmel” Attracts its Largest Audience Since February. “JKL” Beats NBC’s “Fallon” by 7% in Total Viewers, Drawing a Larger Audience than the NBC...
ABC’s freshman comedy ‘The Middle’ finished #1 scripted show Wednesday
ABC’s ‘The Middle’ delivers key adults takes 8:30pm #1 slot Wednesday. “The Middle” Wins at 8:30pm for its 3rd Straight Original Telecast. “Modern Family”...
Fox’s ‘American Idol’ ruled Wednesday night
Last night, FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos. In fact, FOX outperformed its nearest...
Scripps Networks Q1 up 32%
Scripps Networks reported strong Q1 results with, double-digit growth in advertising and affiliate fee revenue at the company’s Lifestyle Media business segment, which includes...
Barrington Q1 up 19%
Barrington Broadcasting Group’s Q1 results were good news for shareholders—more evidence the economy may be improving and dismal comps from last year are getting...
Local TV’s online presence has more content than ever
For years, many local TV websites were just promotional vehicles, featuring smiling anchor photos and broadcast schedules. No more. The latest RTDNA/