CBS wins April Fool's Day
Not exactly a strong Thursday for the television networks, but CBS came out on top.Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-493.0/92.5/82.3/71.9/61.2/41.2/4Adults 18-341.7/62.2/81.9/71.7/61.3/51.2/4Total Viewers (millions)12.747.557.214.442.603.08Click here for...
NBC Thursday ‘The Marriage Ref’ building audience share
From 8-9 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "The Office” averaged a 1.6/6 in 18-49 and 4.0 million viewers overall. From 9-10 p.m. ET, another...
‘FlashFoward’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ gives ABC 2nd place Thursday
Taking off then bringing back ‘FlashFoward’ has hurt ABC a little. It is always difficult to introduce a series, then pulling it for three...
‘BONES’ delivers but FOX without ‘Idol’ finished third Thursday
On a night on which all networks suffered major declines, FOX continued to remain very competitive with BONES and FRINGE, ranking No. 3 among...
States getting into the Comcast/NBCU act
Attorneys general in five states are concerned about the competitive effects of the merger of Comcast and NBCU, and have joined in the Department...
TV ad sales taking off
Analyst John Janedis and the team at Wells Fargo Securities report that ad spending is up broadly for the television industry as the advertising...
March Madness: ‘Road to the Final Four’ review; w/ President Obama
CBS News' “Early Show” co-anchor Harry Smith snagged President Barack Obama to shoot some hoops and talk basketball – plus a little politics –...
Private equity groups buying stake in Insight Communications
Insight Communications, the ninth largest cable operator in the US, announced that an investor group led by Crestview Partners and MidOcean Partners has purchased...
ION launches Emeril Lagasse Show with Martha Stewart
Emeril Lagasse will host an A-list roster of celebrity friends at weekly celebrations on his new ION Television series, "The Emeril Lagasse Show," launching...
Citadel and DirecTV settle retrans dispute
A 13-hour extension continued for a few hours more and then Citadel Communications struck a new retransmission consent agreement with DirecTV for three of its four television stations. So, no Citadel stations were ever pulled
Gray’s Moody’s ratings unaffected by deal with lenders
Moody's Investors Service said Gray Television’s amendment to its credit agreement does not affect the company's credit ratings. The TV group owner has approximately...
NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" wins week March 22-26
NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" has won the week of March 22-26 in adults 18-49 and total viewers over all cable and...
MLB opener to be televised live across China
Covering all of China via television is no easy task. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that, for the first time ever, this year’s season...
CW holds with ‘Top Model’ loved by Teens
TOP MODEL ranked first in its time period in W18-34 (2.4/9) and A18-34 (1.5/6, tie) and was second in W18-49 (2.2/7). Women 18-49 were...
Idol rolls on, wins Wednesday
As usual, "American Idol" crushed the competition and handed Fox another ratings win on Wednesday night.Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-494.4/142.1/62.0/61.6/51.2/40.9/3Adults 18-343.2/111.6/51.4/51.0/31.3/41.0/4Total Viewers (millions)14.075.777.276.573.292.12Click here...