The Weather Channel cuts 80

That’s about 7% of its work force. Since the acquisition by its new owners (Bain Capital, NBCUniversal and the Blackstone Group), TWC has lost...
ABC

ABC’s DWTS: All-Stars finished tops in its hour

Shifting back into its new 8pm slot, ABC’s DWTS: All-Stars – The Results Show finished as the most-watched TV show in its hour, beating...
FOX

Fox Tuesday results

Debate coverage aired from 9-10:40pm.  FOX’s post-debate analysis aired from 10:40-10:46pb. RAISING HOPE: 1.7/5, down one tenth from last week ·         BEN AND KATE: 1.2/3,...

NBC dominate regular schedule and debate

The Voice gave NBC a big win during the entertainment portion of Tuesday night, and it carried its big margin of victory into coverage...
Media General

Media General rides Olympics, political to big Q3 gains

A considerably slimmer Media General – it shed all of its newspaper properties in the past year – put some gaudy comp percentages on...
FOX

Khloe Kardashian, Mario Lopez to host The X Factor

Khloe Kardashian Odom and TV host and actor Mario Lopez will host the second season, airing Wednesdays (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) and Thursdays...
Kids watching TV

Children’s watchdog identifies bad TV role models

Common Sense, the media monitoring service co-founded by current FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, has produced a top 10 list of fictional and actual people...
CBS

CBS tops the week

CBS placed first in viewers for the third consecutive week of the new television season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for...
FOX

Fox topped Tues. in Teens

Last week, FOX’s Tuesday comedy block combined with THE X FACTOR, BONES, FOX MLB NLCS GAME 1 and FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL to lead the...
NBC

NBC ruled 18-49

NBC has finished #1 in adults 18-49 for week three of the 2012-13 television season, giving the network wins in each of the season's...
ABC

ABC was #1 in non-sports 18-49

Overall: During the week of 10/8/12, ABC finished as the #1 network in the non-sports Adult 18-49 averages (tie), despite the Thursday pre-emption of...

Wire-to-wire Monday win for NBC

NBC's The Voice and Revolution proved too much to overcome for rival networks, giving NBC a clear ratings victory. After that, it was CBS,...
Les Moonves

CBS extends Les Moonves’ contract

CEO Leslie Moonves will be staying with CBS Corp. through June 2017. The five-year contract, replacing one expiring in 2015, gives Moonves the option...
CBS

L+7 DVR lifts CBS even higher in premiere week

Live plus 7-day DVR playback expanded CBS’s live plus same day premiere week viewer win from 2.35 million viewers to 2.86 million, according to...
ABC

ABC continued to grow its Sunday numbers YOY

Opposite NBC’s big Sunday Night Football contest (Green Bay Packers-Houston Texans) and an NFL-overrun boosted Fox with MLB Playoffs (National League Championship Game 1),...