Bang takes the top spot
Perennial syndication leader “Wheel of Fortune” was displaced in the most recent week, with “Big Bang Theory” moving into the #1 spot. The weekly...
BET News sets Monday special on Florida killing
With a growing public spotlight on the case of a black teen who was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford,...
Idol beat basketball on Thursday
Univision was #3 in 18-49 on Thursday, as NBC and ABC were pummeled by "American Idol," which carried Fox to victory, and NCAA Basketball...
Vampire Diaries up for The CW
Last night’s THE VAMPIRE DIARIES scored solid gains week to week in key demos, up 5% in women 18-34 (2.0/7), up 8% in adults...
Streamed video is an expensive bandwidth hog
One of the wonders of the new millennium for those of us who grew up with electronic devices attached by a cord to a...
Fox had the Touch on Thursday
Live+Same Day Nielsen Ratings
NOTE: The following rundown includes time-zone adjusted Fast National ratings from Nielsen for TOUCH only. All other ratings are based on...
Analyst upbeat on Belo prospects
Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker has been digging into Belo Corporation, meeting for two days
NBC puts its spin on Thursday
Thursday Results:
At 8 p.m. ET, “Community” (1.7/6 in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall) matched its second highest 18-49 rating since September 29 and delivered...
Missing doesn’t miss for ABC
From 8-9pm opposite American Idol, ABC’s Missing finished as the 2nd most-watched TV show for the 2nd week in a row, topping CBS’ NCAA...
Twentieth Century Fox sued over “Glee” trademark infringement
News Corp.’s Twentieth Century Fox Film division has been sued by a British company claiming its ‘Glee’ television series may be confused with U.K....
Idol takes no prisoners
"American Idol" steamrollered the competition again and gave Wednesday night to Fox. Univision tied with ABC for 3rd place in 18-49.
Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings
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Scripps Networks Interactive buying TCI
Travel Channel International Limited (TCI) is an independent company HQ’d in the UK that distributes the Travel Channel brand in 20 languages across Europe,...
PTC takes apart body part mentions on TV
Parents Television Council doesn’t just watch everything on prime time television, it takes notes and it keeps score. According to a recent report, it...
Fox wins 10th straight Wednesday
Airing the AMERICAN IDOL Top 10 Performance Show, FOX won last night among Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Teens.
FOX beat...
ABC reruns beat NBC originals
Up against all-original competition on the other nets including Fox’s 2-hour American Idol, ABC’s mostly repeat line-up (1 original half-hour) overshadowed NBC’s first-run schedule...