‘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...
Beyoncé among performers for Grammy Awards
With 10 nominations, it was pretty much a lock that Beyoncé would be invited to perform on “The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards,” to be...
STARZ re-ups “Spartacus”
Starz announced plans to order a second season of the new original series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” set to premiere Friday, January 22nd at...
‘Jay Leno’ comes in #2 behind ‘CSI: Miami’
From 10-11 p.m. ET, “The Jay Leno Show” averaged a 1.6/4 in adults 18-49, a 2.0/5 in adults 25-54 and 5.8 million viewers overall. ...
NBC’s ‘The Sing Off’ sings well with 18-49
Got to give NBC credit for introducing a new program and “The Sing-Off” did not do badly against repeats.From 8-10:01 p.m. ET, the premiere...
Will Simon Cowell stay or go?
You know that American culture is changing when the future of an “American Idol” judge merits a story by the New York Times. So, what is Simon Cowell planning to do? There have been rumors in past
Black Broadcasting Network launches on Verizon FiOS TV VOD
The Black Broadcasting Network (BBN), an African American owned and operated Cable Network by Pioneers, Entertainment Attorney Ricky Anderson and Yusef Muhammad, is now...
SPEED strikes deal for FIA Formula One World Championship
SPEED and Formula One Management have reached an agreement to extend a relationship that dates back to 1996, the network’s first full season on...
Ion set to exit Chapter 11
Ion Media Networks says it has completed the financial reorganization it began in May and is ready to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection....
‘Hannah Montana’ stars in new Disney XD live-action comedy
DISNEY XD ORDERS A NEW LIVE-ACTION COMEDY SERIES “PAIR OF KINGS”Mitchel Musso ("Hannah Montana," "Phineas and Ferb") and Doc Shaw ("The Suite Life on...
Big night for football and "Survivor"
The finale of "Survivor: Samoa" drew a big audience for CBS on Sunday night, but it was still beaten by NFL "Sunday Night Football,"...
PBS signs for national Nielsen ratings
PBS announced that for the first time ever, the non-commercial network has implemented a full-time Nielsen ratings service providing comprehensive demographic ratings weekly for...