Friday, July 3, 2026

Idol claims another Thursday for Fox

No surprise here. “American Idol” dominated Thursday viewing and delivered the ratings victory to Fox. Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 3.2/9 2.4/7 2.1/6 1.5/4 1.3/4 0.4/1 Adults 18-34 2.0/7 1.4/5 1.5/5 1.5/5 1.4/5 0.4/1 Total Viewers (millions) 11.78 8.83 8.055 3.679 3.173 0.961 Click here for...

Big Bang is big #1 in syndication

It looks like a new trend has been established “The Big Bang Theory” has claimed the top spot in syndicated television for four weeks...
FOX

Fox rules another Thursday

Live+Same Day Nielsen Ratings With the AMERICAN IDOL Top 7 results show and an original TOUCH, FOX won last night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers,...
ABC

Scandal pays for ABC

From 8-9pm, up against Fox’s American Idol and CBS comedies, ABC’s Missing once again more than doubled the audience of NBC’s original comedy block...
NBC

NBC spins 5th place Thursday

Thursday Results: At      8 p.m. ET, “Community” (1.4/5 in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers      overall) is up week to week by 8 percent in 18-49...
Tablets

Tablets taking a bite out of TV viewing

A new report from Forrester Research says many of us with tablets such as iPads are using them to either watch TV with a...
Dogs in the City

CBS goes to the dogs

Get a bowl of popcorn and a bowl of dog treats ready. The whole family, including those members with four paws, will want to...
Marketron / Mediascape

Marketron adds TV mobile marketing, advertising offering

Marketron, provider of business software solutions and services for the media industry, has introduced its mobile marketing and advertising technology to the television industry....

Idol continues Wednesday winning streak

American Idol continues to deliver ratings wins for Fox. Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 4.9/14 2.6/7 2.4/7 1.4/4 1.1/3 0.4/1 Adults 18-34 3.4/11 1.4/4 1.9/6 1.4/5 0.8/3 0.4/1 Total Viewers (millions) 16.379 10.99 6.922 3.746 4.238 0.988 Click here for more from TV by the Numbers.
Dollar Sign

MVPD hit by FCC for EEO failures

A Rhode Island MVPD made three hires dating back to October of 2010, and did not follow acceptable EEO procedures for any of them....
American Idol

Idol’s top 7 top ratings

Live+Same Day Nielsen Ratings The AMERICAN IDOL Top 7 finalists performed last night and gave FOX another nightly victory among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults...

Comedies gain for ABC

With ABC’s 8-10pm comedy block returning to all-originals for the first time in 4 weeks (since 3/14/12) followed by a Revenge clip-show, the Net...
NBC

NBC gets payoff from Betty White

Wednesday Results: At 8 p.m. ET, “Betty White's Off Their Rockers” captured a 1.6/5 in 18-49 and 6.2 million viewers overall and in its first two...
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Nexstar calling some of its public debt

Nexstar Broadcasting Group is calling some of its public notes. The move won’t do much to change its total debt, but it will replace...

Lots of Tuesday bragging rights

Fox and NBC tied for #1 in 18-49 and CBS gets to say it had the most viewers. Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 2.5/7 2.5/7 2.4/7 1.9/5 1.5/4 0.4/1 Adults 18-34 2.7/9 1.9/6 1.2/4 1.2/4 1.5/5 0.4/1 Total Viewers...