CW declares success with first year’s ratings
Having completed its first television season, the new CW network says it improved in its key demos over the former WB and UPN networks....
Daily Buzz back on in its home market
The syndicated morning news program "The Daily Buzz" has been without an outlet in its home market, Orlando, since former 50% owner Emmis sold...
KYLE XY returning to ABC
An unusual show to come out, ABC Family's Kyle XY, features a super-intelligent alien teen with no navel who finds himself on earth and...
Viacom to face music video protest
A coalition of women's groups and civil rights organizations plans a protest today at the annual shareholders meeting of Viacom over sexually explicit lyrics...
Two new programming bosses for Peacock net
Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Ben Silverman and veteran NBC Universal exec Marc Graboff have been given the task of reviving the primetime...
TV and diabetes linked?
No, there are not fat waves emanating from the television screen. But one of the keys to helping your body manage sugars is exercise....
LPTV brings 6.65 million
Meredith Corporation is selling its LPTV Fox affiliate in Bend, OR, KFXO-LP (Ch. 39), to in-market competitor News-Press & Gazette. According to the FCC...
TV’s history through Ralph Baruch’s eyes
To say that Ralph Baruch has led an interesting life is an understatement. As a child, born into a Jewish family in Germany, he...
Barker finale gets primetime rerun
We have to believe this is a first - a rerun in primetime of a program that aired in a daytime slot just a...
Sports scores 4 of 5 for cable
Basketball playoffs, baseball and the pseudo-sport pro wrestling gave cable/satellite networks four show in the top 100, Adults 18-49, for the most recent week,...
Tribune completes phase one of buyout
Yesterday was the deadline for shareholders to tender their shares for 34 bucks each in cash, a total of 4.3 billion, in phase one...
ABC says it did its homework
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Tom Tancredo have both fired off potshots at ABC News for airing a story about CIA plans to...
Dancing, singing and beauty close out TV season
The May sweeps and the 2006-2007 season closed out with reality TV competition shows driving strong ratings for three networks. Jordin Sparks won "American...
Rigas convictions stand
A federal appeals court in New York yesterday upheld the convictions of former Adelphia Communications executives John and Timothy Rigas on charges of securities...
Dancing outdraws Idol
ABC is crowing over the finale of "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday, which topped Fox's "American Idol" in viewers on the same night...