Wednesday, July 1, 2026

ABC sees strong gains with its new Tuesday schedule

Last Man Standing marked a 5-week high with Adults 18-34 and hit a 12-week high. For the 2nd week in a row with its new...

NBC's The Biggest Loser and Parenthood rank No. 2 in their slots

"The Biggest Loser 13" out-rated week two of ABC's "Celebrity Wife Swap".  Parenthood" (1.8/5 in 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall) grew week to week...

Tuesday late-night The Tonight Show with Jay Leno winner

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.8/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.7/7; and ABC's...

Strong debut week for new Univision novela

In its first week, the Univision Network’s newest novela “La Que No Podia Amar” (The One That Couldn’t Love) strengthened Univision’s standing in the...

Woman sues MTV, Viacom over "Jersey Shore" incident

It's the 15th suit involving the show and/or its cast members in the last two years: A woman celebrating her niece's birthday alleges that...

A third of pay TV subscribers to use TV Everywhere by 2016

More than 30 million US households will be using pay TV operator-provided

Senators object to House spectrum bill

Bipartisan quartet of US senators has fired off a letter that objects to certain elements in the House bill that would authorize incentive auctions in the television space. RBR-TVBR observation: So it looks like the House and Senate are going to have difficulty reconciling

LIN looking for scholarship candidates

LIN Media expanded it Minority Scholarship and Training Program last year and awarded two scholarships. Now it is accepting applications for this year’s scholarships...

FiOS TV re-ups with Showtime; debuts "Showtime Anytime"

Verizon's FiOS TV customers are gaining more online and mobile video content with unlimited access to Showtime Anytime, featuring more than 400 hours of...

Weekly win to CBS

NBC had the most-watched program, with its Saturday night NFL playoff game of Detroit at New Orleans, but CBS dominated the weekly ratings totals....

Week 16: TeleFutura grew audience among Adults 18-34

Last week, TeleFutura attracted over half a million Total Viewers 2+ (550,000), 333,000 Adults 18-49 and 193,000 Adults 18-34 during Broadcast Prime (Mon-Sat 8pm-11pm/Sun...

Week 16: Univision finished the week as No. 4 network

Univision Finished the Week as the #4 network among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34, Out-delivering FOX in both Demographics Univision was the #2 Network on...

Alphabet win on Monday

Original episodes of "The Bachelor" and "Castle" on ABC beat mostly reruns elsewhere on Monday night. Monday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 2.2/5 2.1/5 1.5/4 1.5/4 1.1/3 0.3/1 Adults 18-34 1.6/4 1.4/4 1.6/4 1.2/3 0.8/2 0.3/1 Total Viewers (millions) 8.078 7.011 3.764 4.912 3.270 0.794 Click here...

Stratus ups its status with Fusion acquisition

Fusion Communications, Independent News Network and two broadcast television facilities are all part of an acquisition package that will be going to TV service-provider...

Week 16 Comedy, Drama, NFL deliver big win for CBS

CBS Wins the Week By a Wide Margin in Viewers and Key Demos CBS Extends its Season-to-Date Adult 18-49 Lead Network Posts Growth From Same Week...