ABC: #1 Scripted Show, drama, new comedy in 18-49
Overall: ABC finished as the 2nd-most-watched network overall during the opening week of the 2012-13 TV Season (w/o 9/24/12), outdrawing an NFL-fueled NBC and...
NBC has finished #1 in 18-49 for premiere week
Monday Results (CW carried NFL coverage in Chicago): NBC ranked #1 for the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, winning...
CBS wins premiere week
CBS, which scored huge premieres for new dramas ELEMENTARY and VEGAS, won premiere week in viewers for the fourth consecutive year and finished second...
NBC gives Voice to clear Monday victory
On a night where all the prime time programming was fresh, NBC scored an easy win 18-49. CBS was second 18-49, while ABC snagged...
Younger demos abandoning TV news
Newspapers have been dealing with severe audience erosion, thanks to the internet, for years to devastating effect. Local television news hasn’t been hit nearly...
Caved-in man cave contest leads to NVT consent decree
New Vision Television’s CBS KOIN-TV in Portland OR believes circumstances dictated that a contest in which the lucky winner was to receive a man...
RLTV to premiere “Money matters with Jean Chatzky”
Here’s RLTV's (Retirement Living Television) new partnership with NBC News to produce a new personal finance series targeting the boomer demo, Money Matters with...
ABC’s Sunday opens strong
Based on Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings: With a series re-cap of Once Upon a Time, leading into its sophomore season premiere,...
FOX Sunday ratings highlights
FOX’s ANIMATION DOMINATION premieres ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers and Adults 18-34 and won the night among Teens.
THE SIMPSONS was...
NBC: Best week 4 NFL prime overnights in 16 years
Sunday Results: Currently available fast-affiliate ratings are not time zone-adjusted and typically understate live NFL telecasts. Despite that, NBC is currently #1 for the...
NBC and football rule Sunday prime time
Once again, a big NFL matchup propelled NBC into first place in the Sunday night ratings battle, but Fox was competitive with strong scripted...
Broadcaster LEARN program kicking off
Are you a television operator with questions about the upcoming incentive auctions? The FCC has a structure set up that will attempt to provide...
Dish-Cablevision court trial begins
In opening arguments of the multibillion legal battle between Cablevision Systems and Dish Network in New York State Supreme Court, Cablevision attorney Orin Synder...
Big Bang syndie victory more than theoretical
The week beginning 9/10/12 featured yet another win for Big Bang Theory, with Wheel of Fortune 2nd in total viewers and Judge Judy 2nd...
CBS’s “Elementary” sweeps time period
The series premiere of ELEMENTARY won its time period in viewers and key demographics, building on its demo lead-in and improving the year-ago time...