Saturday, August 1, 2026

ABC

ABC finished #2 on Thursday night key demos

During the 8 o’clock hour against CBS’ top-rated comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men) and Fox’s The X Factor Results Show,...

CBS runs away with Thursday night

Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men led the way to Thursday night dominance for CBS, although Fox squeezed out a narrow...
DirecTV

DirecTV signs with Time Warner Cable for Lakers channel

The carriage agreement includes Time Warner Cable's SportsNet, which is the new television home for the Lakers, and Deportes, the Spanish-language sister channel of...

News Corp. set to say yes to YES

The regional sports channel that has rights the games of marquee MLB franchise New York Yankees is about to shake hands with Rupert Murdoch...
U.S. Congress

House panel tees up incentive auction hearing

House Subcommittee on Communications Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) isn’t letting his new NRCC duties interfere with attending to his old job – he’s extended an...
Mundo Fox

MundoFox adds East Coast Bureau

Noticias MundoFox, the national network news program for U.S. Hispanic audiences, announced the opening of its NYC-based news bureau to serve the East Coast....
Viacom

Viacom revenues down, profit flat

The filmed entertainment side of Viacom was down, and so was advertising at its media network side. However, reduced expenses kept the bottom line...
ABC

ABC’s “The Neighbors” dominated

At 8pm, ABC’s The Middle towered over the season premiere of NBC’s Whitney, leading its comedy competition by 4.5 million viewers and by 79%...
NBC

Best NBC comedy rating in its slot since 9/26 for “Whitney”

Wednesday Results: From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, the second season debut of "Whitney" (1.4/4 in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall) earned NBC's best 18-49 rating...
FOX

FOX: X Factor sees double-digit gains

NOTE: Last night, A18-49 usage from 8-11pm was down -5% versus last week. THE X FACTOR Top 12 performed last night and gave FOX a...

Fox takes first on competitive Wednesday night

There wasn't a whole lot of separation between 1st and 3rd place Wednesday night, but the X-Factor was enough to slide the advantage Fox's...
LIN Media

LIN Media adds mobile marketing to its menu

Television group owner LIN Media is using its long-term relationship with advertisers to expand its services into the mobile platform. LIN Mobile will help...
Cablevision

Long Island family sues Cablevision over Sandy

A Long Island couple is suing Cablevision, saying the cable provider should be offering automatic credits to customers in areas that lost service due...
FOX

FOX: The Mindy Project up +13

NOTE: vs. election night last week, Adults 18-49 usage was down -19% from 8-11pm last night. FOX’s Tuesday comedy block returned after last Tuesday’s...
NBC

NBC wins night

Tuesday Results: NBC has won its 6th consecutive Tuesday in 18-49 with the #1 show of the night, "The Voice" and the #1 drama...