Big Brother has big ratings
Mrs. Les Moonves, Julie Chen, carried hubby’s network to victory on Thursday, as "Big Brother" on CBS was the night's ratings leader.Thursday Overnight Nielsen...
NBC already has Olympics fever
With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games six months away in Vancouver, Canada, NBC’s “Today” has staked out its vantage point. All four anchors will be making the West Coast trip to broadcast live from
Murder investigation of TV host
You may have heard someone say “I’d kill for higher ratings.” Police in Brazil are investigating allegations that the host of a popular anti-crime TV show literally ordered people killed, as well as committing other crimes. Tom Phillips, the correspondent in Brazil for
Peacock struts on Wednesday
"America's Got Talent" carried NBC to the ratings crown on Wednesday.Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-491.9/61.6/51.6/51.4/41.2/40.6/2Adults 18-341.4/51.7/61.3/50.9/30.9/30.6/2Total Viewers (millions)7.393.815.975.473.851.35Click here for more from TV by...
More speculation about nets seeking retrans share
The subject has been raised now on a series of quarterly conference calls by television groups. What will happen if the networks demand a share in the
A TV show with zero viewers
What if no one watches a television show? And we mean literally no one. The Copenhagen Post reports that a new digital-only cable channel...
mun2 distribution dramatically expanded for last night’s game
NBC Universal knew what it was doing when it locked up the English as well as Spanish rights for Wednesday night’s Mexico vs. USA...
Changing of the guard at Granite
Founder Don Cornwell is leaving Granite Broadcasting, about two years after the TV group emerged from Chapter 11 with Silver Point Capital as its...
The Dove Foundation announces new pilot
The Dove Foundation will produce a national television pilot focusing on movie and video game reviews. Storytelling Pictures, a Michigan-based production company, was selected...
Sherri premieres on Lifetime 10/5
Actress, comedienne and co-host of ABC’s The View, Sherri has moved from daytime to primetime to headline her own comedy series “Sherri,” premiering at...
A&E premieres “Hoarders”
A&E will focus on the world of extreme hoarding, a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to collect things -- even if they’re...
Talent takes Tuesday
Two hours of "America’s Got Talent" carried NBC to a Tuesday night ratings victory in both 18-49 and total viewers. Click the headline for...
SpotCrime partners with Belo stations to report crime data
Belo Corp. and SpotCrime, a data and news company that maps crime worldwide, has announced plans to expand their relationship.
Lifetime plans All-Star kickoff for “Project Runway”
The debut of “Project Runway” on its new network, Lifetime Television, will feature eight former fan favorites and Project Runway superstars returning
Barrington hunkers down
Net revenues were down 16.6% in Q2 for Barrington Broadcasting, taking broadcast cash flow down 20.6%. But CEO Jim Yager says cost-cutting measures have...