APRIL 12 -18, ‘GLEE’, ‘American Idol’ win the week for FOX
Last week, FOX welcomed back its musical sensation, GLEE, which along with strong performances by AMERICAN IDOL led FOX to a weekly win and...
“Good Luck Charlie” is TV’s No. 1 Telecast for Tweens
New Family Comedy “Good Luck Charlie” is TV’s No. 1 Telecast for the 3rd Straight Week in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14, and Sunday’s...
Season to date: 30 weeks NBC ranks #3, ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ big draw
Paced by “The Biggest Loser,” the Thursday special “Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again,” “Parenthood,” and “Celebrity Apprentice,” NBC averaged a...
Alphabet Net takes Monday
Sandwiched between "Dancing With the Stars" and "Castle," "Romantically Challenged" had a strong premiere as ABC won the ratings race on Monday night.Monday Overnight...
NBC Monday: ‘Law & Order’ holds as late night ‘Jay Leno’ winner
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “Chuck” averaged a 0.9 rating, 3 share in adults 18-49 and 2.9 million viewers overall.At 9...
ABC cleans up Monday, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ most watched
The debut of Romantically Challenged and Castle, ABC qualified as Monday’s most-watched TV network for the 5th consecutive week and placed #1 on the night for the 4th time in 5 weeks
Comedy Central renews Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
Viacom’s Comedy Central announced that it has reached individual agreements with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to extend their contracts to host “The Daily...
PTC flags Conan O’Brien’s cable move to make a la carte case
We were surprised to see the name Conan O’Brien listed in a headline at the Parents Television Council website. His humor may be edgy, but he is not known to work blue. RBR-TVBR observation: We have often been at odds with PTC over television content
Bravo greenlights “The Approval Matrix”
Bravo announced development on the "Approval Matrix,” (working title) a host-driven show inspired by the New York Magazine feature, Bravo's EVP/GM Frances Berwick announced. The effort is...
Quarter up double digits for Allbritton
Rather than wait until it has all of the information for its quarterly 10-Q filing with the SEC (and so it can go ahead...
VCI adds predictive analysis to increase profitability
At last week’s NAB Show in Las Vegas, VCI Solutions was demonstrating the new Orion Discovery. While it is an extension of its legacy...
ABC O&Os and others sign for educational kiddie shows
Litton Entertainment announced that Litton Studios will produce six, all-new, original half-hour series which meet the FCC standards for educational/informational programming (E/I) under the...
Country carries CBS to victory
Lead by the Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS won the ratings race Sunday night, even though the awards show was down 16% in...
Inside-the-Beltway report says television spectrum is safe
According to National Journal’s Tech Daily Dose, the top dog at the FCC has assured the top dog at the NAB that the surrender...
Country carries CBS to victory
Lead by the Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS won the ratings race Sunday night, even though the awards show was down 16% in...