NBC ties for #1 for the week in 18-49
NBC has tied for #1 in adult 18-49 rating for the primetime week of November 12-18, marking the seventh time in eight weeks the...
NBC wins first November sweep in nine years
For the first time since 2003, NBC’s primetime lineup has delivered #1 ratings in adults 18-49 for the
CBS sweeps the week
CBS was #1 in viewers for the seventh time in eight weeks, adults 18-49 (tie) and adults 25-54 with nine of the top 10...
ABC finishes in second
Overall: During the week of 11/12/12, ABC finished as the 2nd-most-watched network overall to CBS, outdrawing an NFL-fueled NBC by 1.1 million viewers (+16%)...
Another Monday win for NBC
The Voice continues to produce victory for NBC during Monday prime. CBS was second in ratings, ABC was 3rd (but 1st in total viewers)...
PTC goes after Dodge for Family Guy sponsorship
Parents Television Council says that Fox Sunday night offering Family Guy featured particularly offensive material recently, and that Dodge prominently advertised its Dart on...
Stocking stuffers from Tribune for that special someone
With FCC approval of the transfer of television licenses to the version of Tribune emerging from bankruptcy, and with television-newspaper cross-ownership waivers intact forever...
U Maryland move to Big Ten could mean big cable windfall
The University of Maryland's Board of Directors voted 11/19 to defect from the ACC to the Big Ten. Rutgers will likely do the same....
NBC was #1 with football
Sunday Results: Currently available fast-affiliate ratings are not time
zone-adjusted and typically understate live NFL telecasts.
In time zone-adjusted metered-market results, the
Ravens-Steelers game was #1 in...
Sports packages, not broadcast TV, swell MPVD fees
MVPD operators are constantly whining to Congress and the FCC about how local broadcasters are bleeding them dry with demands for retransmission compensation. But...
Fox: American Dad up 11%
FOX ratings are approximate from 7-7:30pm due to live NFL over-run. Note that FOX did not have an NFL doubleheader running into the 8pm...
Local TV puts the brakes on drunk driving
In advance of the holiday season, TVB and the Ad Council, with support of NHTSA, are partnering to combat drunk driving for the ninth...
ABC posted season highs Sunday night
With America’s Funniest Home Videos and The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards, ABC posted season highs on Sunday night in Total Viewers and Adults...
If it’s Sunday, it’s an NBC/NFL ratings win
NBC had football in primetime, and CBS had superior results in the football overrun into prime department than did Fox, taking 2nd place. ABC...
Comcast’s NBCU layoffs hit CNBC
NBCUniversal’s year-end pink slips have also hit business network CNBC. The network cut a handful of staffers 11/16 as part of NBCU’s call for...