Syndication stays hot with four at 10M+ viewers
People have been tuning into the top four syndicated shows in droves, and the week of 2/4/13 was no exception. Big Bang Theory, Wheel...
CNBC launches first reality series
CNBC Prime launches its first reality series on Tuesday, 3/5 with the premiere of “Treasure Detectives” at 9PM ET/PT. A show that takes you...
Tidewater TV loses bid to add service in NC with a hyphen
Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association wanted to change the city of license of its Norfolk DMA noncom WHRO-TV from Hampton-Norfolk VA to Norfolk VA-Elizabeth...
Big Bang tops Thursday
THE BIG BANG THEORY swept its time period, finishing first in households (10.5/17), viewers (17.34m), adults 25-54 (7.0/18), adults 18-49 (5.4/16) and adults 18-34...
ABC Zero Hour had good Thursday
Up against Idol and CBS’ top-rated comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men), ABC’s Zero Hour drew 2.2 million more viewers than...
Fox wins Thursday with American Idol
CBS started with a Big Bang but faded as the evening progressed, setting for 2nd place in the 18-49 battle behind Fox. Univision grabbed...
Grant TV stations go dark on DISH
Stations in four smaller DMAs are now missing from the DISH Network lineup. They belong to group owner Grant Communications, and the service outage...
Crown Media Q4, FY up in 2012
Crown Media Holdings, which O&O’s Hallmark Channel, crossed the $100M revenue threshold during the final quarter of 2012, based on a 3% gain over...
Cablevision to add Sports surcharge to subscribers
Cablevision plans to charge its customers an additional $2.98-a-month fee to pay for the rising cost of sports, beginning 4/1. Cablevision, the nation’s 5th-largest...
ABC: Modern Family #1 in multiple demos
Up for the 2nd straight week, ABC’s Modern Family once again finished as Wednesday’s #1 scripted TV show across all key Adult demos (AD18-34/AD18-49/AD25-54)....
Televised faith-healing under scrutiny in UK
During an episode of a satellite-delivered religious program called “The Miracle Hour,” the presiding religious authority Bishop Simon Iheanacho told a caller with diabetes...
Nielsen to expand TV to include broadband, iPads, game consoles
After a meeting in New York 2/19, Pat McDonough, SVP Insights and Analysis, Nielsen, tells RBR-TVBR
American Idol brings in Wednesday for Fox
It was an easy 18-49 win for Fox over #2 CBS. ABC's Modern Family did well, but still brought the network home in a...
BSkyB signs Disney for movie channel in the U.K.
U.K. pay TV giant BSkyB and Disney have agreed to extend their movie alliance, marking the company's fourth renewal with one of the big...
LIN program chips away at diversity imbalance
Television group LIN Media is providing opportunities for two individuals to embark on a career in the media, one on the television side and...