Fox’s The Middle up 14%
Last night FOX aired the special, STARS IN DANGER: THE HIGH DIVE (1.3/4), from 8-10pm.
Competition
Airing against less competition than usual, ABC’s The Middle (2.4/7,...
ABC wins Wednesday in 18-49
As each of its series grew over their most recent original telecasts in early December, ABC won Wednesday night in Adults 18-49 over original...
Rural Media Group names new programs
Rural Media Group, which owns and operates the world’s largest portfolio of rural media content, announced its new programming line up across its three...
Advertiser’s loud TV ads allowed to continue
This is a don’t try this at home story – the “shouting” style of ads being used by retailer Havey Norman have drawn complaints,...
ABC takes Wednesday on strength of Modern Family
The Peoples Choice Awards were not enough to make CBS the top choice Wednesday, although it did come in second to ABC. After that...
Barr takes seat on NAB Television Board
Post-Newsweek Stations President and CEO Emily Barr has been appointed to fill the seat on NAB’s Television Board formerly held by Alan Frank. She...
Britney Spears leaving “X Factor”
After a season of media and social media criticisms (and a double-digit drop in ratings), Spears is quitting Simon Cowell's reality singing competition, MTV...
NBC: “Off Their Rockers” sets a best-yet rating
Tuesday Results: At 8 p.m., "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" averaged a 1.5/4 in 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers overall, matching the show's highest...
Fox Tuesday comedies steady
FOX’s Tuesday comedies returned steady after being off for a month/five weeks and won last night among Adults 18-34 and Teens. NEW GIRL was...
Comcast prospects well en-tranched, says analyst
New capital being raised by Comcast via issuance of three sets of bonds will leave its leverage as is and keep the company on...
CBS takes Tuesday with two NCIS episodes
CBS scored a clear win in the 18-49 Nielsen derby and a resounding win in total viewers Tuesday, and although NBC nipped Fox for...
Aereo gets a review; a few glitches noted
In the wake of Aereo taking its service to 22 more markets, The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader/AP did a bit of a review of the...
Shaw reports positive financial results
Canadian media conglomerate Shaw Communications, which marches to its own fiscal year drummer, had positive news to report about its own first quarter, which...
Aereo adding 22 more markets
Aereo has raised an additional $38 million and will be expanding into 22 cities. Barry Diller's IAC and other investors like Highland Capital
NBC wins week 15
NBC has won the season's 15th week in 18-49, total viewers and all
other key ratings categories, led by Saturday's NFL Wild Card playoff
game coverage,...