Friday, July 31, 2026

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....
People watching TV

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...
E.W. Scripps Company

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)...
CBS

“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

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...
FOX

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

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...

Two syndie 1st place winners

And neither of them was Big Bang Theory, which has been leading for quite awhile up until just lately, according to SNTA/Nielsen. Wheel of...
Moody's

Moody’s: Injunction denial against AutoHop a problem for networks

The court appeared to acknowledge however, the copyrights of the broadcaster's content.
TVB / Television Bureau of Advertising

TVB CEO Lanzano issues statement on local NY broadcasters

The TVB, the not-for-profit trade association of America’s commercial broadcast television industry issued the following statement from Steve Lanzano, President and CEO: “Following the...
FOX

FOX: X Factor held steady

In head to head competition last night, FOX’s THE X FACTOR remained steady with last week’s rating while NBC’s The Voice dropped -20% week...
Gray Television

Gray increases Q4 guidance

Political cash was coming in at a fast and furious pace during the final weeks of the 2012 election season for stations in the...
ABC

ABC posted across-the-board increases

Despite facing increased competition week to week from a special 2-hour The Voice on NBC, ABC posted across-the-board increases with its Wednesday line up. ...