Wednesday, August 5, 2026

PBS announces programming for 2012 Black History Month

PBS announced today an expansive slate of programs profiling the rich history, culture and contributions of African-Americans. The programs air as part of PBS’...

Chase Carey also loves to pay the NFL

News Corporation is ready to pay the piper to keep the NFL on Fox. While calling the NFL a great partner, Carey acknowledged that sports is

Cablevision suing Verizon over allegedly false advertising

In a recent FCC report on broadband delivery, the Commission actually singled out cable MVPD Cablevision as bringing service to consumers at a considerably...

CBS Sports Network signs for a bunch of bull

CBS Sports Network announced  a multi-year television agreement with Professional Bull Riders (PBR) beginning in 2012. The agreement makes CBS Sports Network the primary...

Lifetime greenlights "Sworn to Silence"

Lifetime has greenlit the two-hour original movie-backdoor pilot Sworn to Silence, starring Neve Campbell (Scream, Party of Five). The show revolves around a peaceful...

Glee-ful Tuesday for Fox

Against mostly reruns elsewhere, Fox won Tuesday in 18-49, led by "New Girl" and "Glee." Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 2.9/8 2.0/5 2.0/5 1.6/4 1.5/4 0.6/2 Adults 18-34 3.2/9 1.3/4 1.0/3 1.1/3 1.7/5 0.6/2 Total Viewers (millions) 6.404 6.878 10.882 5.945 3.545 1.172 Click here for...

CALM Act adorns short FCC December agenda

Bipartisan members of Congress and the White House have agreed

MythBusters busts a hole in the wall

The Discovery Channel show “MythBusters” often makes a lot of noise with its science experiments designed to prove whether widely circulated assumptions are really...

Tuesday late-night close between 'Jay Leno and David Letterman'

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," 2.6/7; and ABC's...

NBC's 'A Michael Buble Christmas' strong viewership

At 8 p.m., "A Michael Bublé Christmas" (1.5/4 in 18-49, 7.1 million viewers overall) delivered NBC's second biggest overall audience in the time period...

Fox freshman hit 'New Girl' solid No. 2 Tuesday

FOX ranked #1 last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and outperformed its nearest competitors by +45% (2.9 vs. 2.0 for both...

ABC's 'Last Man Standing' has audience approval

At 8pm opposite original programming on Fox (Glee) and NBC (A Michael Buble Christmas), ABC freshman Last Man Standing earned second place in its...

Telemundo w/ Mexican Soccer Semifinal hit No. 1

The Network's Latest Original Novela "Una Maid en Manhattan" Averages Nearly 1.7 Million Total Viewers Premiere-To-Date, a 27% Increase versus November 2011 Time Period...

TiVo links charity to recording of Christmas classic

“It’s a Wonderful Life” will be airing on NBC Christmas Eve. While nearly everyone in the US has seen the 1946 movie multiple times,...