Time-shifted viewing broadcast numbers best cable’s top shows
So says a TVB analysis of ratings for the first week of the 2012/13 broadcast season: the time-shifted portion of broadcast television’s same-day Top...
ABC scores Big L+3 gains
With Nielsen’s release of Live + 3 Day program ratings for the first week of the 2012-13 season, ABC solidified its claim of delivering...
Big Bang top dog on Thursday
THE BIG BANG THEORY was Thursday's top program, TWO AND A HALF MEN and PERSON OF INTEREST posted week-to-week increases and ELEMENTARY was first...
WWE Main Event debuts with strong first match
Obama vs. Romney was not the only match viewers tuned into on Wednesday night. According to Nielsen overnight data, ION Television’s brand new series,...
Dish drops plans to aim Blockbuster at Netflix
Plans broke down when regulators took longer than expected with satellite transmission approvals.
Big Bang wins night
On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a 4.9 adults 18-49 rating, down 2% from a 5.0 for last week's premiere. Two and a...
“Good Morning America” beats “Today” for first time in 16 years
ABC’s GMA is beginning the new television season as the No. 1 morning show in America, topping the “Today” show. Today has been the...
Albuquerque TV trio goes to LIN partner Tamer
$17.325M KASY-TV, KWBQ-TV & KRWB-TV Albuquerque-Santa Fe NM (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Roswell NM) from ACME Television Licenses of New Mexico LLC (Douglas E. Gealey)...
Modesto LPTV denied carriage on local cable system
Frank and Linda Azevedo, the licensees of KAZV-LP Modesto CA, want their channel carried on the local Charter Communications cable system – but its...
Gannet set to hop off Dish
The broadcast wing of Gannett brings network programming to Dish Network MVPD services in 19 markets – but Dish’s AutoHop ad skipping device may...
NBC: “Guys with Kids” up vs. lead-in by 23%
Wednesday Results (based on official nationals):
* From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, "Animal Practice" (1.3/4 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall) retained 93 percent of the...
ABC’s The Neighbors is most-watched new comedy
At 8pm opposite Fox’s The X Factor and CBS’ Survivor: Philippines, ABC’s The Middle beat out its NBC comedy competition (Animal Practice) by 2.7...
Animal Practice up; The Middle & The Neighbors down
FOX and CBS tied for number 1 network with adults 18-49, but CBS won with total viewers. On FOX, a one hour edition of...
Cable faces entrenched competitors in business sector
For cable operators, the residential video segment of the business model is its revenue staple, but it is a mature business. It is looking...
Markey calls for extension of program access rules
Vertical integration in the video marketplace led to the creation of program access rules which make sure MVPDs that control critical programming make it...