Thursday, July 30, 2026

Entertainment Studios Networks signs with NCTC

Entertainment Studios, the largest independent producer and distributor of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations, and owner of eight 24-hour HD cable...

Four soar in syndie ratings derby

Big Bang Theory was the leader among a quartet of syndicated offerings that topped 10M viewers during the week beginning 1/14/13 – Wheel of...
F-bomb

Flacco f-bomb caught on Super Bowl broadcast

During the on-field celebration immediately following the end of the Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco shouted
NFL / National Football League

Super Bowl blackout caused from “Abnormality in the system”

Well, the big game last night was a bit odd even before the blackout. For about 30 minutes during the first
NBC

NBC: Top “30 Rock” since March 2012

Thursday Results: From 8-9 p.m. ET, the series finale of "30 Rock" (1.9/5 in 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall) delivered the show's highest rating...
CBS

CBS sweeps Monday

CBS swept Thursday, winning the opening night of the February sweep in adults 18-49 for the first time since 2006, according to Nielsen preliminary...
FOX

Fox came in second on Thurs.

With the final AMERICAN IDOL audition show and an original GLEE, FOX ranked second last night among Adults 18-49 and won the night in...

Selma Alameri: Sean Lowe is the “The Perfect Human Being”

On the weekly Bachelor media press call with Selma Alameri, the 29 year old real estate agent from San Diego answered a number of...

The Bachelor, Episode 4: Iraqi in the desert, roller disaster and a tan Julia...

Drama queens were everywhere last night on The Bachelor.  With 13 women left, you could feel the desperation in the air as each lady...
Kids watching TV

Common Sense ideas for children and Super Bowl ads

Children’s content advocate and rating service Common Sense points out what many of us already realize – that many people tune in to the...
Moody's

Broadcast television showing stability

As per usual in an odd-numbered year, broadcast television will suffer revenue declines due to the lack

CBS edges Fox as Big Bang subdues Idol

The 18-49 score was 3.4/9 to 3.3/9, giving CBS Thursday night bragging rights by the barest of margins. ABC was 3rd and Univision and...
DirecTV

DirecTV invests in video ad startup FreeWheel

Like most MVPD providers, DirecTV is making investments in their TV Everywhere services so subscribers can view the same content on tablets, smartphones and...

Idol keeps on rolling, Fox takes Wednesday

In the Wednesday night Nielsen 18-49 derby it was Fox and American Idol 5.4/14, the other three majors combined 4.9/13. We'd call that a...
Media General

Media General flies high during Q4 2012

Traditional advertising registered a nice increase for television group Media General, and political