CNN claims ratings win on healthcare vote
CNN is out with ratings numbers from The Nielsen Company for Sunday, when the US House of Representatives voted to approve President Barack Obama’s...
‘Jay Leno’ now dominating late night in metered-market households
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.4/9 in metered-market households) led the time period over CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (2.7/7) and ABC's...
‘Chuck’, ‘Trauma’ just keeping pace for NBC
Seems clock may be ticking to a stop for ‘Trauma’ as ‘Law & Order’ still solid and best it will see it 21st season.At...
ABC dominated Monday, FOX ranked No. 3 w/ repeat of ‘HOUSE”
Last night, FOX aired an encore HOUSE (1.7/5) followed by an original 24 that posted a 2.7/7 among Adults 18-49 – the same as...
Phil Johnson dead at 80
WWL-TV (CBS) New Orleans reports the death of former News Director and Assistant General Manager Phil Johnson. He was 80.The station won three Peabody...
TV Guide Network adds content from “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
As TV Guide Network continues to add more original content to its programming line-up, its latest deal is an add-on. It’s teamed up with...
Yager: Retrans can be a win-win for stations and networks
Dividing up the retransmission consent revenue pie has been cast by some as a battle between television networks and their affiliates. But in his
NCAA helps CBS
The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game ran over into primetime on Sunday and helped set CBS up for a ratings victory.Sunday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults...
ABC #2 Sunday w/ ‘Desperate Housewives’ taking #1 scripted show
ABC Earns No. 2 on Sunday Among Adults 18-49 and Across All Key Women. ABC’s “Thin Ice” Grows from Part 1 to Part 2...
Newspaper goes to bat for TV in spectrum battle
The Dallas Morning News wrote a strong editorial criticizing the FCC’s plans to procure broadband spectrum in the television band, saying that “the FCC threatens to undercut the multibillion-dollar investments that radio and television broadcasting
Two hours of ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ hits #2 in all demos
Comedian Sinbad couldn't laugh his way out in trying to sell the 'Kodak Moment' and the Donald handed out the pink slip.From 7-7:41 p.m.,...
FOX Sunday animation No. 2; ‘Sons of Tucson’ ranked 4th
Last night FOX ranked No. 2 for the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens with its Animation Domination lineup and the second...
Saturday, ‘Law & Order: SVU’ solid #2; encore of ‘SNL’ scores solid
From 8-9 p.m., an encore telecast of "Parenthood" averaged a 0.5/2 in 18-49 and 2.4 million viewers overall.At 9 p.m., a rebroadcast of LAW...
NBC’s Friday late night lineup w/ ‘Jay Leno’ continues rolling
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" delivered a 3.5/8 in metered-market households. Other results were: ABC's "Nightline" (3.0/7) and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (1.4/4 with...
NBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ #1 winner Friday w/ ‘Dateline NBC’
At 8 p.m. ET, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (1.7/7 in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall) matched its highest 18-49 rating to date...