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
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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...
Week 16: ABC holds solid with programming
Overall: ABC opened the first complete week of 2012 with impressive results, claiming TV's #1 scripted show/comedy with Modern Family, the #1 drama with...
Week 16: FOX w/ New Girl has solid week
With the complete Live + 7 ratings for the fourth quarter now available, NEW GIRL has emerged as the most-DVR-ed new series of the...
Two-hours of The Bachelor delivers for ABC
ABC's The Bachelor ran a strong #2 against regular competition.
Featuring The Bachelor and Castle, ABC led the network pack on Monday, beating runner-up CBS...
Week 16: NBC again paced by NFL football, Wild Card game
Led by Saturday's NFL Wild Card Playoff game, which was the #1 primetime telecast of the week in all key measures, NBC ranked #2...
NBC Monday line-up w/ Fear Factor third-place
At 9 p.m. ET, "Fear Factor" (2.2/5 in 18-49, 5.5 million viewers overall) is currently running within a tenth of a rating point of...
Monday late-night 'Nightline' edges out 'The Tonight Show'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's...