Tough quarter for ACME Communications
ACME Communications has been actively trying to sell its television stations and completed the sale of three back in May. But that still left...
Spectrum auctions tied to payroll tax cut
The network neutrality portion of the spectrum bill may prove its undoing
Episode one'The Bachelor' Ben returns to the mansion
Ben returns to the mansion for the first big cocktail party.
He explains to Chris Harrison that, as painful as his experience was last season,...
AFTRA crafts new TV contract with networks
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) has reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract that includes a 6% pay increase. The agreement with the four major TV broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) and
'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' wins Friday late-night
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.3/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/5; and ABC's...
Friday 'Dateline NBC' wins the 10pm hour
At 10 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" (1.6/5 in 18-49, 5.7 million viewers overall) ranked #1.At 8 p.m. ET, "Chuck" (1.0/3 in 18-49 and 3.7...
ABC has solid Friday: 20/20 earned second place
ABC stood as the 2nd-most-watched network overall on Friday and ranked #1 against its net rivals with Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34.
Building its numbers...
Ben Flajnik 'The Bachelor' the search begins on ABC
Ben Flajnik, pictured, begins his search for that love and that one special woman as the 'The Bachelor'.
The 25 Bachelorettes Who Look to Capture the...
Wheel bookends top 10 in syndication
"Wheel of Fortune" is once again #1 in this week's top 10 list from the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA), based on data from...
CBS claims Thursday
Pending possible adjustment, CBS led Thursday in 18-49 over Fox and in viewers as well.
Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49
3.3/9
2.8/8
1.9/5
1.7/5
1.4/4
0.4/1
Adults 18-34
1.7/5
2.0/6
2.0/6
1.3/4
1.6/5
0.4/1
Total Viewers (millions)
13.291
9.474
4.233
5.965
3.245
1.059
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CW giving multiple airings to new reality show
To maximize exposure, The CW will air its new reality series REMODELED multiple times during its first two weeks, including special original airings on...
Verizon purchase of spectrum highlights need for inventory
Verizon is set to invest in well over 100 licenses to operate between 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz, getting the spectrum from three large cable companies: Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House. Terms of the national deficit, it is a raindrop in the ocean.
'The X Factor' delivers second-place for FOX
THE X FACTOR and BONES remained relatively steady week over week and gave FOX a first-place finish last night among Adults 18-34 and Teens.
THE...
CBS wins Thursday w/ 'The Big Bang Theory'
CBS won Thursday in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Thursday, Dec. 8.
If the current ratings...
NBC Thursday line-up could only muster fourth-place
At 8 p.m. ET, "Community" averaged a 1.5/4 in 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers overall, tying for #2 in the slot among ABC, CBS,...