Thursday, July 2, 2026

PTC / Parents Television Council

PTC praises media for toning down violence in wake of Sandy Hook

The Parents Television Council was pleased that so many in the media adjusted their content after the tragic events in Newtown CT. But it...
LIN Media

LIN boots WABC out of parts of its Connecticut turf

ABC O&O WABC New York is significantly viewed in parts but not all of New Haven County CT, and LIN TV’s WTNH wants its...
NBC

NBC: “Miss Universe” up 13% vs. last year

From 8-10 p.m. ET, "Miss Universe 2012" (1.8/5 in 18-49, 6.1 million viewers overall) grew by 13 percent versus last year's telecast in 18-49...
FOX

Fox: “X Factor” dominates

NOTE: TV usage among Adults 18-49 was down -4% from 8-10pm and -4% from 8-11pm last night versus last Wednesday. Airing THE X FACTOR...
ABC

ABC: “20/20” up from last year

Despite coming out of repeat programming at 9:30pm against the final half-hour of Fox’s 2-hour Wednesday finale of The X Factor and NBC’s 2-hour...

X Factor gives slow Wednesday prime to Fox

No network exactly lit up the boards at Nielsen Wednesday night, but Fox easily did the best job, taking 18-49 honors by a wide...
Marci Ryvicker

Ryvicker riveted by Sinclair

Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker notes that there are a lot of “moving parts” when looking at the prospects of Sinclair, after they spent...

Alabama Public Television raises money via fired CEO letter

Alabama Public Television is using a form letter signed by its fired chief executive Allan Pizzato to ask past donors for more money six...
Nielsen

Local TV ad dollars may help auto industry next year

While the state of the U.S. economy remains a hotly debated topic, the automotive sector may be well on its way down the road to recovery,...
Chat

FCC provides guidance for anonymous reverse auction comments

The Commission would rather that you identify yourself any time you wish to comment on the record in one of its proceedings. However, it...
NBC

NBC ranked #1 Tuesday night in 18-49

"The Voice" set records for a finale and grew 11 percent in 18-49 rating and 18 percent in total viewers versus the prior finale. *           From...
ABC

ABC Tuesday up 8%

Opposite the 2-hour season finale of The Voice and CBS’ all-original drama lineup, ABC was up week to week on Tuesday night by 8%...
CBS

CBS wins Tuesday in viewers

CBS placed first in viewers on the night of "The Voice’s" live finale, paced by week-to-week growth by NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES and VEGAS,...

The Voice scores for NBC on Tuesday

The good news - The Voice did very well. The bad news - it was the season finale, but it did give NBC a...
Kids watching TV

Rockefeller violent media focus is games

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has made video content part of the overall