NBC is #1 season to date in 18-49
NBC is #1 season to date in 18-49 through five weeks for the first
time in 10 years. NBC is up 24% versus last season...
Belo rises 16% on political, Olympics
Q3 results for Belo Corporation’s television group bested both Q3 2011 and results for the last presidential election year.
Sandy swamps NYC TV tapings
With all of the power outages, flooding and transportation issues, Sandy/Frankenstorm is wreaking havoc with New York TV production. Most talk shows and prime-time...
Another Class A station hit with a downgrade
W14CK Newport VT used to be a Class A television station, but after failing to respond to a series of FCC inquiries, it is...
America’s Funniest Home Videos had strong showing
Opposite another Sunday of substantial sports competition from Fox 2012 World Series Game 4 and NBC’s Sunday Night Football (Denver Broncos-New Orleans Saints), as...
Fox Sunday: 18-49 up 7%
Adults 18-49 usage was up +7% from 8-11pm last night versus last week. Airing an NFL Over-run and THE OT from 7-8pm, WORLD SERIES...
DIRECTV launches Hurricane Sandy channel
DIRECTV is launching a dedicated 24/7 "Hurricane Sandy Information" channel that will provide live broadcasts from local stations in markets affected by the hurricane...
Fox wins Sunday despite football on NBC
The combination of an early prime football overrun and live World Series action put Fox in the Sunday night ratings driver's seat, even though...
Tribune and Cablevision come to terms
Cablevision subscribers in five DMAs had local Tribune television stations restored to their channel lineups when a two-month dispute over retransmission consent fees was...
CEA files Amicus Brief supporting Aereo
The Consumer Electronics Association is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Aereo case not to limit consumer choice.
Viacom networks seeing more audience declines
The pain at Viacom's Nickelodeon network is showing signs of subsiding, but ratings trouble is still occurring at its other key networks. Comedy Central's...
NBC: “30 Rock” up vs. last week
At 8 p.m. ET, Thursday "30 Rock" is currently delivering a 1.3/4 in 18-49 and 3/6 million viewers overall, pending updates, and is currently...
ABC’s Last Resort up strong in 18-49
Based on Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings: In the 8 o’clock hour opposite the 2012 World Series and CBS’ top-rated comedies (The...
ACA asks for fee parity between cable and satellite MVPDs
The American Cable Association wonders why all cable companies have to pay $0.95 per subscriber to the FCC so that the FCC can regulate...
Mid-October YTD TV political spend approaches $2B
The latest report on broadcast’s take in the 2012 political advertising bonanza from Wells Fargo Securities’ Marci Ryvicker shows local television with well over...