Gannett TV pacings up in Q1

Not only is business improving, but Gannett has 12 NBC stations in its portfolio of 23 TV stations, so it is looking for a big boost from the Winter Olympics. So, Q1 is pacing up. Gannett CFO Gracia

Possible joint NCAA bid by CBS and Turner

If the NCAA decides to opt out of its current college basketball broadcast deal with CBS in order to expand the tourney, Sports Business...

Meredith gets new chair, higher dividend

With Bill Kerr taking the CEO job at Arbitron, Steve Lacy has added Chairman to his titles at Meredith Corporation. The board of directors...

9 in 10 will watch Super Bowl @ home

The great majority of U.S. households (9 out of 10) say they will be watching Super Bowl XLIV at home or at a friend’s...

PTC honors Tim Conway

The Parents Television Council is giving its “PTC Integrity in Entertainment Award” to one of its own – iconic TV funnyman Tim Conway. Conway...

Grammy ratings rise

The Grammy awards telecast saw its 18-49 ratings jump by nearly a third from a year ago, carrying CBS to any easy ratings victory...

Grammy Awards dominate, gives CBS highest ratings in 6 years

THE GRAMMYS HIT HIGHEST NOTES IN SIX YEARS.  THE 52ND ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS Posts Year-to-Year Gains of +35% in Viewers, +32% in Both Adults...

ABC second to “Grammy”, ‘Desperate Housewives’ still #1

ABC Takes Second to a “Grammy”-Fueled CBS on Sunday Evening. Posting its 2nd Strongest Numbers This Season in Viewers and Young Adults, “America’s Funniest...

Sony confirms Berkus sale to NBC O&Os

Sony Pictures Television has made it officials that "The Nate Berkus Show" will debut in first-run syndication in the Fall of 2010 on the...

Core TV up 11.1% at Gannett

Gannett reported that Q4 broadcasting revenues were down 13.9% to $183.2 million. But if you exclude the Captivate elevator video business and political revenues,...

Sunday edition of ‘Dateline NBC’ and ‘SNL Sports Extra’ a nice draw

From 7-9 p.m., "Dateline NBC" reported a 0.9/2 in 18-49 and 4.8 million viewers overall.  Week to week, the Sunday edition of "Dateline" is...

Hard to beat the Grammys, Fox’s Sunday Ranked #3

Airing against the highly-rated Grammy Awards on CBS, FOX ranked No. 3 for the night among Adults 18-49 and No. 2 among Adults 18-34...

NBC's 'Truth In Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road To Vancouver' does well

NBC Saturday did well.  From 8-9 p.m., the NBC Sports special TRUTH IN MOTION: THE U.S. SKI TEAM'S ROAD TO VANCOUVER averaged a 0.4/1 in...

NBC Friday, encore ‘Law & Order’ ranked #2; ‘Jay Leno’ pacing even

At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of  “Law & Order” (1.3/4 in 18-49, 6.8 million viewers overall) ranked #2 in the time period...

Two and a Half Men on top

Warner Bros. “Two and a Half Men” had a strong week in the syndicated TV ratings, moving ahead of CBS Television Distribution’s “Wheel of...