Watchdog takes aim at Fox reality series
ColorOfChange believes that long-running Fox series “COPS” presents a distorted image of African Americans and other minorities, with real-life repercussions, and is seeking to...
ABC came in second for the week
Overall: For the 2nd week in a row, ABC was the #2 most-watched TV network to CBS, outdrawing Fox by 5% and NBC by...
NBC: “The Voice” was #1 in 18-49
“The Voice” has finished the April 22-28 week ranking #1 among primetime programs on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, adults 18-34,...
The Voice delivers Monday for NBC
NBC took 18-49 honors by a comfortable margin on the strength of the Voice coupled with a tie for 1st during the last hour...
Noncoms echo NAB in opposition to auction tech change
The proposal put forth by the FCC to change contour measurement software in the midst of the process of preparing for incentive auctions next...
Live TV ratings taking a big hit, thanks to time-shifting
The rapid rise of time-shifted viewing, driven by DVRs, VOD and mobile devices, have decimated TV ratings in Q1 and threatens to
NM delegation backs local TV, translators
The entire US congressional delegation from New Mexico has signed on to a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski detailing the importance of local...
Big TV payday for Phillies in the offing?
Yahoo Sports noted the spending spree that a new TV deal sparked for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and said the next big deal could enrich the Philadelphia Phillies. But at least one baseball executive worries that this may simply be the next bubble waiting to burst.
Barry Diller: the legal battle is over
The IAC Chairman and Aereo head honcho told a crowd at the Milken Institute's Global Conference in Beverly Hills 4/29 that Aereo's
CBS, Fox end Sunday in dead heat
It was low-scoring tie 18-49 between the two headline networks, with Fox way ahead 18-34 and CBS way ahead in total viewers. ABC and...
HuffPost Live content coming to cable
The Huffington Post has found a home on cable TV for its eight-month-old Internet channel, HuffPost Live. Mark Cuban's cable channel
Banging out another weekly win
Big Bang Theory retained its top spot on the syndie charts during the week beginning 4/8/13, and Wheel of Fortune joined it in the...
Nexstar positive review seconded
Wells Fargo has already indicated it approves of Nexstar Broadcasting Group’s acquisition of Communications Corporation of America. Now the motion has been seconded by...
NAB forcefully argues for injection of certainty into auctions
The National Association of Broadcasters is already on record as being unconvinced that proposed changes in midstream by the FCC’s Office of Engineering and...
ABC strong in 10PM dramas
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal returned for their first original telecasts in 3 weeks with dominant Adult 18-49 victories in the 9pm and 10pm...