Fox comes in 2nd among majors Monday
Airing against the Olympics, FOX ranked #2 for the night in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. Encores of HELL’S KITCHEN at 8p (1.1/3) and...
Olympics rule for NBC while Univision grabs #2 slot
NBC was on in 31.4M households, resulting in a 10.5/28 18-49 - and of course no other network even came close. Or let's put...
LIN can grin about Street-beating Q2
All systems were go at LIN TV Corporation, where gains were registered in significant categories including local, national and or
Hagerstown TV eludes political file requirement
Nobody familiar with Hagerstown MD would confuse it with a Top 50 market, yet according to Nielsen DMA definitions, it is considered part of...
Aereo, Auto Hop, retrans a big focus this week
SNL Kagan’s Steve Birenberg notes that handful of large media and communications companies are reporting earnings this week, along with several smaller media companies.
The...
ABC, Univision close deal on 24-hour news channel
ABC News and Univision have closed on their new joint 24-hour news channel. The two networks officially announced the channel in May. The agreement...
NBC celebrates early Olympic results
The Peacock Network is fanning its feathers thanks to a high-flying edition of Olympics coverage in London. Here are some of the network’s highlights:
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Nielsen accused of dialing in ratings in India
According to a big lawsuit recently filed in New York City, an Indian news network says a Nielsen ratings partnership in India has been...
Comparing MVPD cost-containment strategies
TWC, DirecTV and Dish Network have been in the news lately as participants in hardball
Big Bang continues to dominate syndic ratings
SNTA’s latest look at syndication Nielsen numbers once again chronicles a one-two-three race between Big Bang Theory, Wheel of Fortune and Judge Judy, with...
NBC scores ratings Gold Sunday night
Almost a third of all television sets in use were tuned to NBC Sunday night - that's where Olympics coverage was available. The numbers...
Gray adds color to CBS affiliation plans
We knew that Gray Television was picking up CBS affiliations for LPTVs in three markets. Now we know when the Eye Network will start...
NBCU figuring on $1.2 billion from Olympics
NBC Universal will receive about $1.2 billion in total revenue from the London Olympics, moving closer to breaking even on the games. It paid...
Joe Scarborough petition grows
On his 7/23 MSNBC show “Morning Joe,” Joe Scarborough said upon hearing about the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, he immediately knew the shooter...
NBC tops all-time Olympic record
NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony from Olympic Stadium in London registered the best overnight rating (Winter or Summer) for a...