“The Office” breaks into the syndi top 10
Syndicated by NBC Universal Television Distribution, “The Office” pushed into the top ten for the most recent week, claiming the #9 position. The weekly...
Week 13: Broadcast 86, Cable 14
Cable/Satellite networks had another pretty good week in the ratings, fueled by sports. NFL games on ESPN and the NFL Network made it into the top 20 for all of television. The weekly merger of ratings data
Sen. Kerry calls for TWC and Fox to settle
The battle between Time Warner Cable (TWC) and News Corporation, which could take all Fox programming off TWC systems as of New Year’s Day,...
TV groups mount strong spectrum defense
A coalition of group owners of local broadcast television stations responded to the FCC’s challenge that they defend current spectrum allocations, and they
'The Jay Leno Show' holds at #2 behind CBS
In the time period, "The Jay Leno Show" ranked #2 among the major networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and most other...
NBC repeat 'The Biggest Loser: Where Are They Now?' held firm
From 8-10:01 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “The Biggest Loser: Where Are They Now?” averaged a 1.4 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49...
WPGA-TV Macon gets cable injunction
A state court judge in Georgia issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday (12/22), ordering Cox Communications to maintain the status quo and keep WPGA-TV...
LPTV applications put on ice
The city of Washington may be on ice, and now applications for digital low power TV that will eventually be headed there are on...
2nd time as good as the first
With an all-rerun lineup, CBS won Monday night both with adults 18-49 and overall viewers.Monday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-492.4/72.1/61.4/41.4/41.3/40.3/1Adults 18-341.7/51.9/61.4/51.2/40.8/30.3/1Total Viewers (millions)8.186.783.664.495.030.80Click here for...
CBS dominating December
With the sweep over and lots of reruns on television, CBS won in both 18-49 and Households for the latest ratings week. “NCIS” even beat NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” to claim the #1 spot in the HH ratings, although
Disney Channel Sets New Viewing Records in 2009
TV’s No. 1 Network in Total Day in Tweens 9-14, and Scores its 7th Consecutive Win in Prime in Kids 6-11 and 9th Straight...
‘NCIS’ dual and ‘CSI’s’ make CBS the weekly dominator, again (review)
CBS DOMINATES THE WEEK IN ALL KEY MEASURES WITH ITS BEST DELIVERIES IN A MONTHCBS has 16 of the Top 20 Programs (80%) with...
Football carries NBC at #2 for week Dec. 14-20; (weekly review)
NBC TIES FOR #2 IN ADULTS 18-49 FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 14-20NBC RANKS #2 AMONG THE MAJOR NETWORKS FOR THE WEEK IN ADULTS...
Analyst lowers TV revenue expectations
BIA/Kelsey VP Mark Fratrik has knocked another billion off his final forecast for 2009 TV station revenues, now put at $15.6 billion. He sees things
Looking for diversity Sunday morning
A prominent watchdog and a USA Today columnist agree that ABC has a prime opportunity not only to increase the ethnic diversity seen on...