CBS keeps Eye on 1st
Take a Big Bang, add Two and a Half Men and you have a winning recipe for CBS.Monday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-492.0/61.5/41.4/41.4/41.3/40.4/1Adults 18-341.3/41.1/41.2/41.2/41.4/50.4/1Total Viewers...
ABC to DeLay dancing show
Actually, ABC is going to add Tom DeLay (ex-ultrapowerful R-TX) to the cast of “Dancing with the Stars.” Talkingpointsmemo.com reminds us that DeLay had...
Busted scammers used TV, other media
The DOJ is sending another scammer to the slammer. This time, TV was in the promotional mix of a scheme to get consumers to sign up for fraudulent
ION inks NBCU, Warner Bros for film titles
ION Television has acquired over 40 new A-list feature film titles through multiple theatrical film deals with NBC Universal Domestic Distribution and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The newly
Yang catches Tiger, but nobody else can
The PGA tournament, along with 60 Minutes, helped CBS to Sunday dominance.Sunday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-492.0/61.9/61.4/40.9/30.6/20.3/1Adults 18-341.4/52.3/81.1/40.6/20.6/20.2/1Total Viewers (millions)7.804.135.273.401.410.99Saturday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-491.5/61.1/41.1/40.9/4Total Viewers...
Media groups plan TV audience measurement coup
The Financial Times reports top media companies and marketers are working on their own consortium to break the grip of the dominant force in the TV
Summer shows are bombing, big time
The Live Feed reports this summer is one for the record books: more than a dozen new programs launched on broadcast television and not one breakout hit, with returning shows down
Another VHF to UHF move sought
WVUE-TV (Fox) New Orleans says its power on Channel 8 as a digital station isn’t sufficient to cover its market, so it is yet...
8.7 million soccer fans watched dual language broadcast
NBC Universal got what it was after with Wednesday night’s Mexico vs. USA World Cup qualifying match. Telemundo (Spanish) and mun2 (English) each set all-time network viewership records. Before
Peacock lets fans catch up online
Ahead of its fall premieres, NBC is giving viewers an opportunity to catch up on their favorite shows or simply refresh their memory before...
Press demo goes wrong in Upstate New York
Lockheed Martin invited reporters to come see the new, tough vehicle it hopes to sell to the US military. Journalists at the Owego, NY...
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...