Conan O’Brien roadshow in the offing
The gentleman with a lengthy resume in very late night programming on NBC and a fairly brief resume when it comes to the portion...
Few surprises in fourth Comcast hearing
The Senate Commerce Committee teed up the fourth dance party concerning the proposed merger of Comcast/NBCU, and at this point it seems there is...
Wednesday win for Fox
The audience was down a bit, but "American Idol" still dominated Wednesday night for Fox.Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-494.9/142.7/82.2/61.8/51.3/41.2/3Adults 18-343.8/121.6/51.8/61.4/51.5/51.2/4Total Viewers (millions)14.1510.505.656.773.163.18Click here for...
ABC’s ‘Nightline’ takes 2nd place among 25-54 adults
“NIGHTLINE” BESTS “TONIGHT SHOW” AMONG TOTAL VIEWERS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1995 FOR A FEBRUARY SWEEP.“NIGHTLINE” INCREASES ITS LEAD OVER “LETTERMAN” BY +43%...
‘Days of Our Lives’ tied for #2 in women 18-49 and 18-34
'DAYS OF OUR LIVES' TIES FOR #2 FOR THE MARCH 1-5 WEEK IN WOMEN 18-49, TIES FOR #1 IN WOMEN 18-34FOR THE SEASON, 'DAYS'...
Key regulators tight-lipped on Comcast/NBCU review
FCC’s Julius Genachowski and DOJ’s Christine Varney were more than willing to discuss process in an appearance before the Senate Commerce Committee on the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal, but there was no team of senatorial horses with
'Jimmy Kimmel' ratings up week to week beats CBS’ ‘Ferguson’
ABC's Jimmy Kimmel is up week to week by 15% in Viewers and 22% in Adults 18-49. “JKL” Beats CBS’ “Ferguson” in Key Women...
NBC’s late night team: ‘Leno’ and “Fallon’ defeated all for week March 1-5
JAY LENO AND JIMMY FALLON DEFEAT ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE COMPETITION FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 1-5 IN 18-49 AND TOTAL VIEWERSNBC's late-night lineup...
CW’s ‘America’s Next Top Model’ walked the runway up in viewers
TOP MODEL RETURNS TO THE RUNWAY ON THE RISE, BUILDING ON FALL PREMIERE IN KEY DEMOSCycle 14 of AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL Debut Out-Performs...
‘Cougar Town’ and ‘Ugly Betty’ help ABC hit #3 for Wednesday
ABC Marks its Strongest Wednesday in 4 Weeks in Viewers and Young Adults. ABC’s “Scrubs” Posts its Best Numbers Since December in Viewers and...
FOX’s ‘American Idol’ #1 built strong lead for ‘Human Target’
FOX won last night across the board, dominating the next highest-rated network by +81% among Adults 18-49, +111% among Adults 18-34, +125% among Teens...
‘Jay Leno’ Wednesday out delivered ‘Letterman ‘ in metered marketes
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (3.5/9 in metered-market households) out-delivered CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (3.1/8) and ABC's "Nightline (3.0/7) and "Jimmy...
NBC’s Wednesday drama, ‘Mercy’ w/ ‘Law & Order SVU’ pace flat
At 8 p.m., “Mercy” averaged a 1.5/5 in adults 18-49 and 6.3 million viewers overall. Week to week, "Mercy" is up 6 percent in...
LIN pacing up strong for Q1
Q4 revenues beat expectations for LIN TV, falling only 3% to $101.1 million, despite a $16.1 drop in political revenues. Excluding political, Q4 was...
LIN CEO: A different view of retrans sharing
Wall Street analysts are asking pretty much every TV group CEO about attempts by the networks to claim a share of retransmission consent revenues...