Original fare wins the week for CBS
“First-run programming on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday carried CBS to its most dominating victory of the season, placing first in all key measures...
Lifetime gets “Wife Swap”
Lifetime Television announced what it says is its first-ever major off-net reality acquisition – a deal for the exclusive off-network rights to the ABC...
More soccer for Univision
The Univision Networks announced that they will be the exclusive Spanish-language telecasters in the United States for the annual CONCACAF Champions League, a region-wide...
Strike-bound NBC turns to cable
With limited first-run scripted material available due to the WGA strike, NBC announced that it repurpose the USA Network hits "Monk" and "Psych." New...
TV outlook worsens for Gannett
A month ago Gannett said its TV pacings pointed to Q4 being down in the high teens, but now the company has expanded that...
TV revenues fall 18.9% at Media General
That was all due to the lack of political revenues, with local and national both up double digits in November, excluding political. Meanwhile, newspaper...
Storm knocks down WNEP TV towers
The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reports heavy snow and ice buildup -- coupled with high winds -- caused WNEP-TV’s (ABC) 800-foot tower to collapse just...
Leno and Conan to return 1/2
After two months of repeats, "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will resume broadcasting all-new episodes beginning Wednesday,...
Anchor charged with slapping cop
KYW-TV (Ch. 3, CBS) Philadelphia news anchor Alycia Lane was arrested over the weekend in Manhattan and charged with slapping an undercover New York...
Big numbers for “Survivor”
CBS is crowing that “Survivor: China” won its time period in viewers and key demos in every broadcast this season. Sunday’s finale, which saw...
The N takes teen scene around the clock
No longer sharing a cable schedule with Noggin, aimed at the pre-school set, The N goes 24 hours a day beginning at 6:00 am...
ABC unveils midseason lineup
Fans of “Lost” now have only a little over a month to wait. The series returns to the ABC schedule on Thursdays, beginning January...
Scripps re-ups Rachael Ray
Scripps Networks has nailed down Food Network star Rachael Ray for an additional two years. She’ll do 60 more episodes of her daytime show,...
Insurance sale assures TV buy
Fisher Communications peddled 23.3% of its share of Safeco Insurance stock, raising cash to go towards its acquisition of KBAK-TV Bakersfield (CBS/29) anh related...
Trebek ready to play
Alex Trebek expects to be back hosting “Jeopardy” when taping of the “Teen tournament” begins on January 14th. Trebek was released Saturday from Cedars-Sinai...