Major TV groups to form mobile content service; “Pearl Mobile DTV”
Belo, Cox Media Group, E.W. Scripps, Fox, Gannett Broadcasting, Hearst Television, ION Television, Media General, Meredith, NBC, Post-Newsweek Stations and Raycom Media announced plans to form a standalone JV to develop a new national
NCAA final game beats Idol and Dancing
Duke beat Butler, but CBS was the winner as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship was last week’s most watched TV program. ABC’s “Dancing With...
Reclaiming TV spectrum far from a done deal
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski made his pitch to broadcasters at the NAB Show to embrace his National Broadband plan and its proposal to reallocate...
46.5M viewed 2010 Masters, CBS Sports' hits record
An estimated 46.5 million viewers (Persons 2+) watched all-or-part of CBS Sports' weekend coverage of the 2010 Masters® according to Nielsen Media Research. The...
Sidekicks, get out your resumes: Eubanks exiting “Tonight Show”
Bassist Kevin Eubanks has been a member of the NBC “Tonight Show” band since Jay Leno became host in 1992, and has been the...
Political becomes a factor in North Carolina, western Pennsylvania
If incumbent US Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) has one thing going for him in his bid for re-election this year, it is the fact...
“Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” squares off against skeptic DJ
Jamie realizes the importance of moving beyond the schools in order to get the community of Huntington, West Virginia to rise up and start...
ABC dances to victory again
The Stars called ABC out onto the dance floor and tripped the network to a light-fantastic win on Monday, while CBS outdueled Fox for...
NCAA helps CBS score first in viewers and adults 25-54
CBS placed first in viewers for the fifth consecutive week and first in adults 25-54 for the fourth straight week led by THE NCAA...
SmackDown goes to Syfy
World Wrestling Entertainment and Syfy announced a multi-year agreement that brings the two-hour Friday Night SmackDown from MyNetwork TV to the “Imagine Greater” network...
“Good Luck Charlie” #1, 2nd Week in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14
“Good Luck Charlie” is Cable’s No. 1 Scripted Telecast in its Time Period in Viewers. Fronted by “Good Luck Charlie,” Disney Channel Delivers TV’s...
“World News with Diane Sawyer” increases demo audience by 8%
Marks Largest Week-to-Week Gain in Demo Audience Among Evening Newscasts. “World News” Closes Demo Gap with NBC to Smallest Margin in 5 Months.“World News”...
Week 29: ABC has 3 in top 20, #1 scripted series
ABC Airs 3 of the Top 20 TV Shows for the Week in Adults 18-49, Including 2 of the Top 6 Shows and the...
NBC Primetime April 5-11 “The Biggest Loser” give peacock stability
Led by “The Biggest Loser,” “Parenthood,” “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Celebrity Apprentice,” NBC averaged a 1.7 rating, 5 share in adults...
ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ most-watched in primetime, #1
‘Dancing With the Stars’ had a massive 14.5 rating/22 share in the overnights from 8-10 p.m. and it never stopped building momentum in every...