TWC, MSG have a handshake agreement
The retransmission consent battle being fought in Washington concerns broadcasters v. MVPDs, but the biggest dispute of late has not involved broadcasters at all. But it now appears that Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Gardens
The Bachelor's 'Courtney Robertson' winning: Belize or Not (review)
It seems absurd that we are already embarking on hometown dates next week. Does Ben really feel like he knows these women well enough...
Univision into top 4 as Fox wins
"American Idol" carried Fox to an easy win on Thursday, with NBC bumped to 5th place by Univision.
Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49
5.0/13
3.3/9
2.4/6
2.2/6
1.4/4
1.0/3
Adults 18-34
3.4/10
1.9
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Total Viewers...
Matthew Perry joins The Good Wife cast
Former “Friends” star Matthew Perry has been cast in a recurring role on the CBS primetime drama “The Good Wife.” The Emmy Award and...
Everybody finds something to love in spectrum bill
The legislation that will give the FCC authority to conduct incentive spectrum auctions in the television space is but a small part of the...
Payroll bill and incentive auctions headed for Oval Office
A bill that will extend a temporary employment tax cut for Americans through the end of the year, extend benefits for the unemployed and...
Discovery outperformed even if OWN didn't
Discovery Communications produced a strong Q4, beating Wall Street expectations with its financial results. So the overall company is moving forward, even as most of the publicity that Discovery
CBS touts Big Bang strength against Idol
THE BIG BANG THEORY topped "American Idol" in viewers, adults 18-49, adults 18-34 and adults 25-54 in the common 8:00-8:30 PM half-hour, according to...
ABC brags that it beat NBC
From 8-9pm opposite CBS’ comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Rob) and Fox’s American Idol, ABC’s Winter Wipeout continued to outdraw NBC’s comedies in the hour,...
5th place finish for NBC Thursday
Thursday Results: * From 8-9 p.m. ET, “30 Rock” delivered a 1.4/4 in 18-49, 3.6 million viewers in a highly competitive time period versus...
American Idol scores again for Fox
For the fourth time this week, the majority of broadcast programs saw declines. (Overall TV usage last night was flat week-over-week, so we are...
ANA, Canoe Ventures demo power of ITV
Canoe Ventures, the advanced television JV of the nation’s top cable companies, and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) released findings from its year-long...
Antiabortionist Terry looks to book ads in Oklahoma
Randall Terry, the purported Democratic candidate for president in 2012 who failed to get graphic antiabortion advertising aired during the recent Super Bowl telecast, is back, trying to get his ads on the air in Oklahoma, where he is on the Democratic
S&P keeps Nexstar on CreditWatch
There’s been no public movement on Nexstar Broadcasting Group’s effort to sell itself, but Standard & Poor’s says the TV company will remain on...
Season 2 auditions announced for X Factor
THE WORLD’S ONLY $5 MILLION AUDITION IS BACK!DO YOU HAVE THE X FACTOR? THE X FACTOR Season Two Auditions Open Thursday, March 1 Nationwide Audition Opportunities...