Dispelling the C.W. on The CW
Naysayers in the business declared that the CW wouldn’t be around in five years. Guess what? The network is still here and the future looks bright for the youngest skewing broadcast network as it heads into the
NBC’s ‘The Marriage Ref’ one of three freshman series picked up
NBC has picked up three freshman alternative series as "The Marriage Ref," "Minute to Win It" and "Who Do You Think You Are?" are...
FCC turns down request to halt review of Comcast/NBCU deal
Mabuhay Alliance came pretty close to citing its case in the title of its petition regarding the proposed merger of Comcast and NBCU. And the title is: “Petition Opposing Comcast Acquisition
NBC renews three freshman series
Three “alternative” series on NBC are coming back for second season runs. The Peacock Net announced pickups of "The Marriage Ref," "Minute to Win...
Nielsen begins TV ratings in Puerto Rico
The Nielsen Company says it has begun the TV ratings service in Puerto Rico that it announced in December. In the interim period it also signed up several additional subscribers. The island country’s
Boss wins Easter for CBS
Viewing was typically down for a holiday, but "Undercover Boss" helped CBS claim a ratings win for Easter primetime.Sunday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-492.6/82.0/61.8/51.3/40.8/2Adults 18-341.6/51.6/61.2/41.4/50.8/3Total...
CBS Sweeps Sunday; ‘Undercover Boss’ is the Boss
UNDERCOVER BOSS was Sunday's top program in viewers and key demos and THE AMAZING RACE won its time period in key measures as CBS...
NBC’s "The Celebrity Apprentice" Blagojevich fired; finished #1
Rod Blagojevich got the ax and this is what the Donald said: "...governor, I have great respect for you. I have great respect for your...
Activists attacking burger mascots
Both Ronald McDonald and the Burger King are taking heat – the former for luring children into unhealthy eating habits and the latter for...
A slip for Oprah
Even in a bad week, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" still makes the top 10 in syndicated television, but her audience dropped from 6.4 million...
Sunday FOX aired animation repeats Teens love it #1
On Easter Sunday FOX aired encores of THE SIMPSONS (1.4/5), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (1.7/5) and FAMILY GUY (2.2/6). At 9:30p an original SONS OF...
Erin Andrews confirms death threats
Having already been the victim of a stalker who managed to take nude videos of her through hotel door peepholes, ESPN reporter Erin Andrews...
NBC Saturday; ‘Parenthood’ increased viewers; ‘SNL’ w/ Jennifer Lopez #1
From 8-9 p.m., an encore telecast of "Parenthood" averaged a 0.5/2 in 18-49 and 2.1 million viewers overall. From its first half-hour to its...
Friday ‘Late Night’ 56 metered markets; ‘Jay Leno’ wins
In Late-Night Metered Markets Friday night "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.1/8 in metered-market households with an encore telecast) out-rated CBS's "Late Show...
NBC Friday; ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ and ‘Dateline’ winners
At 8 p.m. ET, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (1.4/6 in 18-49, 5.9 million viewers overall) won the time period in adults 18-49,...