CBS Big Bangs out a Thursday win
Big Bang Theory outdrew American Idol with room to spare and gave CBS an easy 18-49 win for the night. #3 ABC had a...
Four syndies top the 10M viewer mark
Wheel of Fortune almost had as many viewers as Big Bang Theory during the week of 1/28/13, and actually edged it for household rating...
CBS buys into Marc Cuban’s AXS network
CBS Corp. is taking a minority stake in AXS TV, a music-oriented cable channel owned by billionaire Mark Cuban and entertainment giant AEG. AXS...
Rep calls for more focus on violent media
Frank Wolf (R-VA) agrees that easy access to firearms is one of the problems that must be confronted when addressing the issue of gun...
ABC scores second on Wed.
ABC earned second place on Wednesday in Adults 18-49 to Fox’s 2-hour American Idol, leading CBS with the 90-minute Survivor: Caramoan premiere by 5%...
CBS Television Distribution cancels “The Jeff Probst Show”
The "Survivor" host is the latest talker not to get a renewal, following the recent cancellation of "Ricki Lake" by Twentieth Television on 2/4....
Fox takes Wednesday with American Idol
The contests for 18-49, 18-34 and total viewers all went to Fox, which easily won the night. ABC nipped CBS to nab the #2...
CBS/Showtime cuts deal with Amazon
Classic and hit programming from CBS Television and Showtime is already available on Amazon’s Prime Instant Video on-demand service – and a new agreement...
DirecTV gets strong Q4; subscriber additions
DirecTV reported Q4 increases in revenue of 8% to $8.05 billion, topping analysts’ estimates of $8.02 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. In the...
Fox Tuesday affected by State of Union address
NOTE: The State of the Union address aired Live from 8pm to approximately 10:15pm. Fast Nationals for all network programming is approximate. Final Nationals...
ABC greenlights “Dancing Fools,” “The Vineyard”
Production on both reality series will begin this spring: “Dancing Fools” is a half-hour unscripted comedy hosted by Melissa Peterman, who also stars in...
Tribune ups Larry Wert to President/Local Broadcasting
Tribune announced TV and radio exec Larry Wert as President of its local broadcasting businesses. Wert, who has more than 30 years of broadcasting...
Delaware getting two VHF stations
A challenge to the FCC’s grant of a CP for a Channel 5 television station to Seaford DE has been turned down, and in...
Comcast improved in Q4, television assets strong
The stats are in for Comcast/NBCU for Q4 2012 and for the full year – and the ink of choice will be black. The...
Univision wins Tuesday as NBC takes SOTU derby
It only took a rather meager 1.6/4 for Univision to win the 18-49 Nielsen contest on Tuesday night as the State of the Union...