Wednesday, July 1, 2026

NBC O&O leveraging Comcast in Facebook campaign

What are the synergies of Comcast owning NBCUniversal? One new one is the way NBC O&O WVIT-TV Hartford-New Haven, CT is cross-promoting to get...

X Factor may be ratings flop but is still a cash-Cowell

Fox was probably hoping it had another “American Idol” on its hands when it put “The X Factor” on the schedule and brought the...

Auditions open for X Factor season two

The first season of “X Factor” on Fox is barely over, with Melanie Amaro declared the winner last week (12/22), but the show is...

NBA Christmas Day Quadrupleheader solid for ABC and ESPN

The NBA Christmas Day quadrupleheader across ABC and ESPN delivered some of the highest regular-season audiences ever based on overnight ratings provided by Nielsen: Miami...

'It's a Wonderful Life' wins Christmas Eve viewers for NBC

From 8-11 p.m., an encore telecast of the 1946 movie classic "It's a Wonderful Life" (1.4/5 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers) won the night,...

'SNF' Bears-Packers wins Sunday, delivers highest NFL rating

The Packers secured home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with their dominating 35-21 victory over the Bears at historic Lambeau Field on Christmas night...

Fox claims harm in early negotiations for Dodgers rights

Fox Sports, which continues to seek to block the early sale of the LA Dodgers media rights, told a federal judge it is harmed...

Two-hour finale of 'The X Factor' dominated Thursday

 Airing the two-hour season finale of THE X FACTOR, FOX won last night across every single demographic:                                                    THE X FACTOR: 3.8/11, up +31% in...

NBC takes second-place Thursday w/ Who's Still Standing?

At 8 p.m. ET, night four of "Who's Still Standing?" (1.5/5 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall) earned a season high in the time...

Thursday late-night tie between Jay Leno and David Letterman

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.7/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.7/6; and ABC's...

'tis the season for a retransmission malfunction

Many if not most retransmission consent contracts are written with a 12/31 expiration date, so the last few days of the year are the days most likely to feature a few lingering retransmission

Big Bang in the syndicated ratings

The new #2 show in syndication for the most recent week was "Big Bang Theory," as "Wheel of Fortune" held on to its usual...

Dick Clark prepares for another New Year's Rockin' Eve

Justin Bieber and legendary guitarist and bandleader Carlos Santana will take center stage live from New York, on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve...

X Factor dips, but Fox still wins

Even as "X Factor" entered the home stretch the ratings slipped a bit on Wednesday, although Fox still handily won the night. Wednesday Overnight Nielsen...