Friday, July 31, 2026

CBS

CBS scores Top 10 non-sports programming

With mainly encores of its scripted series, CBS had all of the week's top 10 non-sports programming and overall had 13 of the top...
Dish Network

Dish Network rated meanest company in America

For 2012, the website 24/7 Wall St. determined that the worst company to work for in America was the Dish Network. To pick its...
NBC

NBC wins the week in 18-49

NBC has won the season's 14th week in 18-49, total viewers and all other key ratings categories with gains versus the same week last...
ABC

ABC’s Wednesday repeats beat Fox’s mobbed originals

On Wednesday night with its 2-hour repeat comedy block and a recap clip-show for Nashville, ABC beat out Fox’s original line-up (Mobbed/Mobbed) by 36%...
Deal

New television group on the prowl for stations

New Vision Television Group ceased to exist when the sale of its stations to LIN closed last fall. However,
Current TV

Al Gore sells Current TV to Al-Jazeera

The former VP and Current TV Chairman and co-founder has pocketed quote a profit in selling his cable channel Current TV to
U.S. Congress

Washington reps ask FCC to protect broadcast television

Channel repacking in advance of incentive spectrum auctions may be a challenging proposition in any large market, and it is of particular concern in...
Fisher Communications

TV overlap with Tribune costs Fisher a director

Tribune Company has emerged from bankruptcy and announced its new board – and as a result, there was collateral damage to the Fisher Communications...
NBC

NBC: “Off Their Rockers,” “Parenthood” #1 & #2 18-49

NBC ranked #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox Tuesday night in 18-49 as the 9:30 encore of "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" and...
ABC

ABC rings in biggest New Year’s Eve in 12 years

With its New Year’s Eve lineup, featuring New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Celebrates Dick Clark and Dick Cark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan...
News Corporation

News Corp. buys SportsTime Ohio

It’s a regional sports network based in Cleveland that airs Indians baseball games, Cleveland Browns football, college football and high school sports. The company did...
Charter Communications

Disney, Charter Communications re-up distribution deal

It’s a comprehensive long-term distribution agreement to deliver Disney’s lineup of networks to Charter TV customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and...
DirecTV

DirecTV to up subscriber fees by 4.5%

Its service fees will rise by an average of 4.5% on 2/7 due to increasing programming costs
FOX

Fox was #1 with teens

Strong performance by the two-night THE X FACTOR finale this week led the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Teens and...
CBS

CBS scores week’s top six dramas

NCIS was the week's top program in viewers – topping Sunday Night Football – as well as the top scripted program in adults 25-54...