TV spectrum auction: Coalition of the willing formed
There are broadcasters out there who may be willing to turn in spectrum for auction, but only if the conditions are right. A new...
NBCUniversal lays off 450
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is laying off hundreds of staff in another round of belt-tightening. The cuts will take place across the board and will affect...
PTC applauds Brinker on advertising policy
The Parents Television Council said that as recently as 2009 Brinker, the company behind restaurant chains Chili’s and Maggiano’s, was one of America’s worst...
NBC leads Sunday in key categories
In time zone-adjusted metered-market results, the Texans-Bears game was #1 in its time period and the #1 show of the night (excluding NFL overruns)...
ABC bests CBS in 18-49
Opposite NFL-driven Sunday competition from NBC’s Sunday Night Football (Chicago Bears-Houston Texans) and Fox’s huge overrun during the first hour of primetime (Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia...
FOX ranked #2 in Adults 18-49
FOX ranked #2 last night (Sunday) among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 among Teens. THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY will be the...
Football dominates Sunday prime time
And that means a win for NBC. On the other end, Fox benefitted from yet another football overrun into primetime plus good ratings thereafter....
Broadcast networks seeing ratings dip this season
It could be seen as a threat to the $70 billion in television ads bought each year: So far this season, average primetime ratings...
Political income drives Scripps into the black
The E.W. Scripps Company is still suffering setbacks on the newspaper side of its business, but the election-fueled results posted by its television stations...
Big Four nets want injunction against “Aereokiller”
NBC Universal, ABC, CBS and Fox requested an injunction against Alki David's Aereokiller (it used to be BarryDriller.com until Aereo’s Barry Diller filed suit)...
“Big Bang” matches largest audience ever
THE BIG BANG THEORY matched its largest audience ever and equaled its season-high adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day...
NBC: 3-year slot high for “The Voice,” non-sports
Thursday Results (NBC carried NFL football in Indianapolis): From 8-9 p.m. ET, a special Thursday edition of "The Voice" (3.0/9 in 18-49, 9.1 million...
X Factor steady in demo
With THE X FACTOR results show and an original GLEE, FOX ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and won the night in Adults...
ABC Thursday: Grey’s Anatomy top drama
Up against big competition during the 8 o’clock hour from NBC’s special The Voice, CBS’ top-rated comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half...
CBS scores a convincing Thursday win
Led by The Big Bang Theory, CBS held off all comers 18-49. Fox was second there but led the way with 18-34s. ABC edged...