Thursday, July 2, 2026

ABC

ABC finished #2 on Wednesday night

ABC finished #2 on Wednesday night in Total Viewers and key Adults (AD18-34/AD25-54).  Among Adults 18-49, ABC, CBS and Fox each delivered an identical...

CBS edges Fox for Wednesday win

Survivor edged X Factor at the beginning of prime time, and the ranking held for the night in favor of CBS. ABC was not...
U.S. Congress

A Washington shout-out for quiet commercials

An all-star lineup of inside-the-Beltway figures gathered to hail the onset of the CALM Act, which requires that televised commercial messages be no louder...
Viacom

Viacom ordered to pay up on Harmonix indemnity funds

Viacom must allow $12 million to be paid to former investors in Harmonix Music Systems, maker of the video game “Rock Band,” as part...

RIP Joe Albritton

Joe L. Albritton, the founder of the television group that includes his name, has passed at the age of 87. In addition to Allbritton...
CBS

CBS wins Tuesday

NCIS: LOS ANGELES swept its time period in viewers and key demos, NCIS was the night's top program in viewers and placed first in...
NBC

NBC wins Tuesday in 18-49

NBC ranked #1 Tuesday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49, as: *           "Take It All" grew night to night. *           "Parenthood" dominated at...

NBC wins Tuesday on strength of Voice

The 18-49 competition went to NBC on Tuesday night, but CBS attracted far more total eyeballs in capturing 2nd place. Univision grabbed 3rd again,...

It’s not necessarily lights for LPTV

We’ve watched the FCC move rule-neglecting Class A television stations down to the lower-grade
U.S. Congress

Not much TV talk in auction hearing

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski suggested to the House Communications Subcommittee that channel repacking policy is the next
A&E Network

A&E’s Storage Wars sued by one of its stars

Dave Hester has filed a $5M lawsuit in California against Storage Wars and its producer and Original Productions, RadarOnline.com reported. Storage Wars, of course,...
FCC

Television online public file deadline approaching

The FCC has sent out a reminder that full power and Class A television stations should have been populating their public files with material...
Nielsen

Nielsen looks at the tops in television for the year

Sporting and live events dominated when it came to wooing U.S. TV viewers in 2012, as has been the case in recent years.  Super...

Travel Channel greenlights six

The network has greenlit production on six original, unscripted series. The new line-up of shows transports viewers to the far reaches of the world,...
FOX

Fox tops the week in young adults, teens

FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-34 and Teens last week, and tied CBS as the No. 2 network among Adults 18-49 last week....