'Jessica Simpson' talks about weight and love w/ ‘David Letterman’
Singer Jessica Simpson talks about the media’s speculation about her weight and also addresses questions about her love life, on the LATE SHOW with...
Iger keeping ABC options open
To read some of the headlines, you’d think that Disney CEO Bob Iger had announced plans to get rid of the ABC Television Network....
WISH-TV to debut “Indy Style”
LIN TV’s WISH-TV Indianapolis will premiere a home-brewed one-hour daily, LIVE, local, lifestyle-focused talk show dubbed “Indy Style.” Fresh and in step with today’s...
Meredith exec schools legislators on retransmission
Television group executive Paul Karpowicz fired off a letter to the leaders of each Capitol Hill Commerce Committee explaining the broadcast stance on the retransmission consent
Moody’s expects to see more retrans battles
In the aftermath of the retransmission consent fight in New York which pulled WABC-TV off Cablevision’s systems for 21 hours, Moody’s Investors
Week 24: Broadcast 91, Cable 9
With the Academy Awards on ABC and “American Idol” on Fox dominating the TV ratings, the best cable/satellite networks could do in the past...
Another Fox win
As usual, "American Idol" carried Fox to victory on Tuesday. Week two of "Parenthood" was down for NBC. "Melrose Place" returned to the CW,...
AHIP commits $1M for television defense of insurers
The White House has taken direct aim at the health insurance business as it tries to keep health care reform alive in one form or another. And health insurers are mobilizing under the auspices of
‘Jay Leno’ Tuesday; trailed ‘Letterman’ in metered-market households
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.2/8 in metered-market households) trailed CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (3.5/9) while topping ABC's "Nightline (2.7/) and...
NBC Tuesday; ‘The Biggest Loser: Couples’ wins at #2 w/ 18-49
From 8-10 p.m., "The Biggest Loser: Couples" averaged a 3.0/8 in 18-49 and 7.9 million viewers overall. "Biggest Loser" ranked #2 in its highly...
CBS’s w/ ‘NCIS’ wins Tuesday viewers; 2nd in key demos
"NCIS" Delivers an Audience of 19.5 Million Viewers Opposite "American Idol""NCIS: Los Angeles" Wins Time Period in Viewers and Adults 25-54, Posting Week-to-Week Gains...
“Spartacus” filming on hold, Andy Whitfield treated for cancer
“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” star Andy Whitfield announced that he has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and will begin treatment immediately in New Zealand,...
’American Idol’ dominates Tuesday time slot w/ Top 8 girl competing
The top 8 girls competed on AMERICAN IDOL last night, posting an 8.2/23 among Adults 18-49 and winning the 8-9p hour among Adults 18-49,...
6 weeks: “LOST” stands as Tuesday’s # 1 scripted TV show
Posting Substantial Increases Over the Year-Ago Night, ABC is Up Year to Year on Tuesday in Adults 18-49 for 6 Weeks in a RowShooting...
Estrella TV joins Nielsen national ratings
Liberman Broadcasting (LBI Media) has long bragged about the ratings of its flagship TV station, KRCA-TV Los Angeles. Now the entire Estrella TV network...