TV Land begins production on “The Soul Man”
Viacom’s TV Land continues to ramp up its original programming slate. Production has begun on the new comedy series “The Soul Man” staring Cedric...
Leno beats Letterman in Friday duel
* In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/6; and...
Grimm results are good for NBC
At 8 p.m. ET, “Who Do You Think You Are?” (1.0/4 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall). matched its highest 18-49 rating since March...
20/20 translates to #1 at 10 for ABC
ABC finished as the 2nd most-watched net on Friday evening to CBS and among Adults 18-49 led NBC by 8% and Fox by 18%.
During...
FCC sets the table for channel sharing
The FCC took what Commissioner Robert McDowell called a baby step toward incentive auctions in the television band, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn praised the speed...
Class A TVs swept off the books
The FCC recently ordered a number of Class A television licensees to show cause why they should not be demoted to LPTV status, and...
CBS nearly catches Fox on an Idol night
Fox won the evening, but Big Bang actually slid past American Idol at 8PM. ABC took third and Univision bumped NBC to #5.
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Letterman beats Leno late Thursday
In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday night:
* In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.3/6; CBS's "Late Show...
ABC finding viewers with Missing
From 8-9pm, against Fox’s American Idol and CBS’ first-run comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Rules of Engagement), ABC’s Missing once again more than doubled the...
3.5M watch live NBC 30 Rock
* At 8 p.m. ET, “Community” (1.4/4 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall) is up week to week by 8 percent in 18-49 rating...
CBS was most viewed on Thursday
THE BIG BANG THEORY was Thursday's #1 program in adults 18-49, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT posted week-to-week growth, PERSON OF INTEREST placed first in viewers...
More Thursday Idol fun for Fox
With the AMERICAN IDOL Top 6 Results show, FOX won last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, and Teens and outperformed its...
NAB respectfully disagrees with FCC on political posts
Broadcasters offered what they thought was a workable compromise on posting political
FCC approves online TV files on split vote
Big Four affiliates in the top 50 Nielsen DMAs will be the guinea pigs for online public files, including political advertising data, on a...
Local drives Q1 gains for Belo
National advertising fell 5% during Q1 2012 for the television stations of Belo Corporation, but local was up 4%, and that was enough to...