ABC takes second-place Tuesday w/ Last Man Standing

Finishing as the 2nd-most-watched broadcaster on Tuesday, ABC drew its biggest audience on the night in 5 weeks and its top young adult number...

NYC: Time Warner Cable should reimburse customers

Because of its ongoing dispute with programmer Madison Square Garden Co., New York City Comptroller John Liu said Time Warner Cable should reimburse customers...

Largest cast yet for "Celebrity Apprentice"

The 5th season of “Celebrity Apprentice” will debut Sunday, February 12th (9:00 pm ET/PT) on NBC with the largest cast yet. Host Donald Trump...

Done retrans deals abound

RBR-TVBR's analysis on several new retransmission agreements have been struck to usher in the new year. Here, from a broadcast industry source, is a list of the done deals of recent vintage. We examine Young Broadcasting, Allbritton and

Easy Monday win for CBS

New episodes of its comedies (plus "5-0") gave CBS the win in every time slot on Monday night. The premiere of ABC's "The Bachelor"...

PAC assails Fred Upton for liberal record (video)

As Chairman of the key House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Fred Upton (R-MI) has been relentless in pushing for standard Republican policy goals, notably including attempts to stifle net neutrality rules in particular and

Sitcom reruns strong in syndication

"Two and a Half Men" moved up to #3 in the latest week reported by the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA), based on data...

Oprah: if OWN fails, I'll do organic farming

After a disappointing first year with her OWN network (The Oprah Winfrey Network), The AP asked her about turnaround plans for 2012. She’s got...

CBS line-up w/ '2 Broke Girls win's Monday

It is the Monday line-up that keeps on winning: "Two and a Half Men" Tops Broadcast Competition in Viewers and Adults 18-49. "2 Broke...

'The Bachelor' is back and solid second for ABC

The Bachelor on ABC finished #1 on the night among Women 18-34. On the New Year's holiday Monday with the season opener of The Bachelor...

NBC placed third Monday w/ 'Who's Still Standing'

At 8 p.m. ET, "Who's Still Standing?" (1.5 rating, 3 share in adults 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall) maintained its 1.5 rating of the...

Monday late-night 'Jay Leno-David Letterman' tie; 'Nightline' wins

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.1/5 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David...

NBC's 'SNF' w/ Cowboys-Giants highest overnight in six-years

The Cowboys-Giants game on NBC earned the highest overnight rating in the six-year history of Sunday Night Football on NBC, according to overnight data...

Jim Huber dead at 67

Emmy-winning essayist and Turner Sports reporter Jim Huber died Monday (1/2) in Atlanta. He was 67 and was recently diagnosed with acute leukemia. Huber was...