NBC announces fall series premiere dates

NBC kicks off the Fall 2009 season on Monday, September 14 with the primetime debut of "The Jay Leno Show" (10-11 p.m. ET/9-10 p.m. CT), followed by the premiere of the network's

Dance rules again for Fox

"So You Think You Can Dance?" gave Fox another Wednesday win in 18-49 and total viewers. However, NBC's "America's Got Talent" bested Dance in...

More retrans deals for Univision

Hispanic TV giant Univision announced multi-year retransmission agreements with both Cox Communications and Mediacom Communications. As with other retrans deals negotiated, local affiliates owned...

Comcast and Time Warner in video deal

Comcast subscribers are going to have broad access to Time Warner television content both online and on demand under a deal announced jointly. Time...

Obama/ABC and Congress, behind the scenes

By now the jury is out on how ABC handled its four-program health marathon with President Barack Obama. But before it ran, the Congressional Media Fairness Caucus took ABC News to

Video competition is a tangled web

The FCC’s annual report on competition in the video universe drew numerous comments, highlighting the competing agendas of broadcasters, cable operators, satcasters, telcos, independent

CBS announces 2009-2010 premiere dates

CBS announced dates for the fall premieres of its new and returning series, which include a pre-season debut for SURVIVOR:

NBC finds Talent on Tuesday

"America's Got Talent" and NBC's got ratings as the season debut of the reality competition show gave the Peacock Net the 18-49 demo prize...

Malone settles with DOJ

The US Department of Justice announced that John Malone will pay $1.4 million to settle charges that he violated notification rules of the Hart-Scott-Rodino...

Outdoor Channel plans action-packed Q3

Even before the fall television season, Outdoor Channel is launching new shows and debuting new shows from its successful series. In addition to lots of outdoor action, the channel is emphasizing

Arbitron set to measure out-of-home TV viewing

The Portable People Meter (PPM) isn’t just for radio anymore. Arbitron today announced the “ARB-TV Suite of Video Measurement Solutions” which will

Ed McMahon dead at 86

Best known for his 30 years as Johnny Carson’s second banana on NBC’s “Tonight Show,” Ed McMahon continued in show business long after Carson...

WGEN-TV gets a Key to Miami

Mapale LLC’ s WGEN-TV operates from Key West, an island on the extreme southern tip of Florida, and even though it’s over 100 miles from the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, technically Key West is

Reruns carry the week for CBS

CBS had nine of the ten most watched shows last week, giving it a strong win in the Household ratings. Without the NBA Finals,...

"The Bachelorette" has the edge

ABC claimed the 18-49 crown on Monday, led by "The Bachelorette," but barely edged CBS, which won for total viewers.Monday Overnight Nielsen ratingsRatings/ShareAdults 18-492.0/61.9/61.5/41.5/41.4/40.3/1Adults...