Richard Threlkeld dead at 74
As a correspondent for CBS News, Richard Threlkeld was one of the last US reporters to leave Saigon as the Vietnam War ended. Now...
ABC ranks No. 1 Friday, hits season High in AD18-49
With the finales of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and 20/20, ABC ranked #1 on Friday in Adults 18-49, equaling a season high on the...
Ben 'The Bachelor' takes ladies home (review)
Stage 5 Clingers Need Love Too:
Sonoma, California seems like a wonderful place to date a bunch of crazy women. Beautiful vineyards, plenty of wine...
Corpus Christi impasse leads to another bad faith retrans complaint
Cordillera Communications was forced to pull its Corpus Christi television stations off of the local Time Warner Cable system when retransmission talks broke down...
Skeptical RTDNA wants help responding to FCC file proposal
The new public file requirements the FCC is seeking to implement include providing information on local news and information content. RTDNA is worried that...
March 1st auction set for Plum TV
The Chapter 11 reorganization of Plum TV is moving quickly. The US Bankruptcy court in Manhattan is preparing to set an auction for March...
Newport TV stations cut Verizon over retrans impasse
Newport Television-owned stations in Syracuse, Harrisburg, and Albany have been pulled from Verizon FiOS as the company was unable to reach a new retrans agreement with the cable provider
CBS wins Thursday but Fox Idol looms
#3 Fox's debut of The Finder got lost, and #1 CBS's maiden voyage for Rob was champagne-worthy, but the return of American Idol could...
Auction scheduled in Plum TV bankruptcies
Plum TV, Inc., owner of the Plum Network of local cable TV channels serving upscale and resort markets around the country, and its subsidiaries, announced the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of NY has scheduled a hearing for 1/30
Sports MVPD blackouts on the FCC agenda
The FCC is taking comments on proposals to eliminate rules that force MVPDs to shut down broadcasts of local sporting events that are held...
CBS wins Thursday w/ new comedy Rob!
The new comedy ROB, starring Rob Schneider as a lifelong bachelor who marries into a tight-knit Mexican family, premiered with the time period's best...
FOX series-debut The Finder in third-place
Last night saw heavy competition across the board, as all networks were in originals. FOX aired an original BONES at 8pm, followed by the...
ABC's Grey's dominates 9pm, Thursday's No. 1 drama AD18-49
ABC ranked a strong #2 on Thursday night among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, while winning the #1 position on the night with Adults...
NBC landed fourth but The Firm third-place
At 8 p.m. ET, the sixth season premiere of "30 Rock" (1.8/5 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall) scored NBC's highest 18-49 rating in...
Thursday late-night 'Jay Leno-David Letterman' in a tie
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," 2.9/7; and ABC's...