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...
ABC’s ‘Nightline’ ties ‘Letterman’ in 18-49
ABC News’ “Nightline” placed second among Total Viewers for the week of March 22, 2010, according to Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” also tied CBS’...
NBC takes 2nd place Wednesday w/ “Law & Order SVU”
At 8 p.m., an encore telecast of “Minute To Win It” (1.8/6 in adults 18-49, 6.3 million viewers overall) ranked #2 among the major...
"Late Show" Wins 1Q over "The Tonight Show" in Viewers
For the first time since 1995, CBS's LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN beat "The Tonight Show" in viewers during the first quarter while THE...
ABC’s ‘Charlie Brown’ special tied for 2nd place Wednesday
ABC Finishes No. 2 to an “Idol”-Boosted Fox on Wednesday in Adults 18-49. ABC’s Annual Broadcast of “It’s the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown” Jumps...
Affiliates want conditions on Comcast/NBCU merger
Companies that own local over-air television stations affiliated with major networks ABC, CBS and Fox are concerned that the vertical integration that
Wednesday another No.1 ‘American Idol’ w/ ‘Human Target’ win
With an original HUMAN TARGET at 8p followed by the AMERICAN IDOL Top 10 Results show, FOX won the night across all demos, outperforming...