NBC Thursday starts slow builts w/ ’30 Rock’ and ‘The Marriage Ref’
From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, "Community” (2. 1/7 in 18-49 5.2 million viewers overall) grew week-to-week by 11 percent in 18-49 (2.1 vs. 1.9) and...
ABC’s ‘FlashFoward’ against NCAA held steady adults 18-49
Returning to ABC’s schedule for the first time in 3-1/2 months (since 12/3/09), opposite stiff competition from CBS’ NCAA Basketball Tournament (up year to...
Meredith Vieira cuts a rug w/ ‘Dancing with the Stars’
“Dancing with the Stars” Edition of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” to see host Meredith Vieira cut a rug on the “Millionaire” set....
John Madden to receive ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’
Legendary broadcaster John Madden will receive this year's Lifetime Achievement Award. Madden, the most honored NFL broadcaster of all time with an unprecedented 16...
NBC nominated for 17 sports Emmy’s
In a non-Olympic year, NBC Sports received 17 total Sports Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Live Sports Special for Super Bowl XLIII and the...
How will the LPTVs affect the FCC’s proposed broadband plan?
The Broadband Plan proposed by FCC staff is certainly going to be a debate going on for at least the next year. One of the primary issues will be the proposed “repacking” of the UHF band to free up the
Christiane Amanpour to host ABC’s “This Week”
CNN veteran Christiane Amanpour is joining ABC News as the new anchor of “This Week.” The transition comes after 27 years with CNN.“I am...
Pacings picking up for Gannett
When Gannett reported its Q4 results, the company said broadcasting revenues were pacing up in the high single digits for Q1 and might “touch”...
FCC on Comcast/NBCU: Speak now, with time for rebuttal
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski told the Senate Commerce Committee recently that the Commission was just about ready to put the proposed merger of Comcast and NBCU before the public for
Conan O’Brien reported to be near Fox deal
According to the Los Angeles Times, Fox is close to a deal to have Conan O’Brien host a late night show – and that...
Push to promote mobile over-air TV is on
Open Mobile Video Coalition is wasting no time making the case that mobile television is one of the most efficient digital users of spectrum around and that it
ABC’s ‘Nightline’ ties ‘David Letterman’ in 18-49
ABC News’ “Nightline” tied CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” in the A18-49 rating (1.0), according to Nielsen Media Research for the week of...
Luck of the Irish for Fox
Or maybe you don't need luck when you've got "American Idol." Against mostly reruns, Fox dominated the ratings on St. Patrick's Day.Wednesday Overnight Nielsen...
‘Jay Leno’ and ‘Jimmy Fallon’ win Late Nights March 8-12
NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" has won the week of March 8-12 in adults 18-49 and total viewers over all cable and...
FOX takes Wednesday w/ ‘Human Target’ and ‘American Idol’
Human Target has performed and is getting closer to a second season renewal. American Idol sent another one packing, Lacey Brown was shown the...