‘Nightline’ out does ‘Letterman’ 25-54, second place
ABC News’ “Nightline” placed second among Adults 25-54, Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers for the week of March 29, 2010, according to Nielsen Media...
NBC's "Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon" win the week
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" has won the week of March 29-April 2 in adults 18-49 and total viewers over all cable and...
TLC announces new Kate Gosselin series
Even as she competes on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” reality TV star Kate Gosselin has been working up a new project with TLC....
CBS’s Wednesday dramas deliver; “CSI: NYC” first at 10pm
"Criminal Minds," with Guest Star Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker, Posts an Increase in Adults 18-49 from Last Original Episode. "CSI: NY" Places First...
Wednesday Late-Night “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” ranked #1
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.5/9 in metered-market households) out-delivered CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.9/7) and ABC's "Nightline (2.6/6) and "Jimmy...
NBC’s ‘Minute to Win It’ gets 3rd; ‘Law & Order: SVU’ tied first place
At 8 p.m., “Minute To Win It” (1.8/6 in adults 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall) tied for #2 among the major networks in the...
Wednesday ‘American Idol’ ruled w/ lead ‘Human Target’
With an original HUMAN TARGET and the AMERICAN IDOL Top 9 Results Show, FOX won last night across the board and beat the next-highest...
Moody’s turns positive on Nielsen
Moody’s Investors Service recently issued an update on its credit ratings for The Nielsen Company. The news is good for Nielsen’s private equity owners, as Moody’s has changed its outlook from “stable” to “positive"
Oprah Winfrey announces new primetime show for OWN
The Queen of Daytime will be transitioning to primetime even before her 25 years of daytime TV are completed. Oprah Winfrey on Thursday announced...
Verizon not seeking television spectrum
Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg told a gathering that he was not particularly in favor of repurposing television spectrum to forward the availability of wireless
Thursday is Tiger Woods Day
Viewership records for the Masters Tournament could be toppled over the next few days as Tiger Woods makes his return to golf. ESPN is up first, carrying the preliminary rounds Thursday and Friday. CBS will air the final rounds on Saturday and Sunday
Week 28: Broadcast 92, Cable 8
The few cable/satellite network programs to make the top 100 for all of television in the key 18-49 demo were mostly clustered near the bottom of the list, with seven of the eight in spots from #86 to #98. Only “WWE Entertainment” on USA was a top 50 show, claiming the #35 spot. The weekly number crunch is prepared
Analyst sees big bucks for nets from retrans
With networks beginning to share in retransmission consent fees paid to affiliates by the MSOs, Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker has been working up projections of just how much money the major networks will receive. As a result
Another Tuesday, another Idol win
Fox took the ratings crown on Tuesday, both for 18-49 and total viewers, led – of course – by "American Idol."Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults...
Moody’s turns bullish on US TV industry
Moody’s Investors Service has changed its outlook for the US broadcast television industry from “stable” to “positive.” The credit rating service is now projecting mid-teens revenue growth for 2010. The statement from Moody’s on Wednesday was rather brief