Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Viewers love ABC's animated 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

Featuring animated holiday specials, You Deserve It and Castle, ABC scored substantial year-over-year gains on Monday, building on the same night last year by...

'American Country Awards' delivers second-place for Fox

The 2nd ANNUAL AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS special (ACAs) special posted a 2.0/5, up +33% from last year's telecast (1.5/4 on 12/6/10).  The ACAs were...

'The Sing Off' at NBC finished fourth-place Monday

From 8-10 p.m. ET, a holiday edition of "The Sing-Off" averaged a 1.1 rating, 3 share in adults 18-49 and 4.1 million viewers overall.  Note...

CBS boss Les Moonves confirms rising NFL prices

He didn’t get into specifics, such as the 60% average hike cited by Sports Business Daily, but CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves told the...

Monday late-night clear winner 'Nightline'

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," 2.4/6; and ABC's...

KTRV-TV Boise closes news department

After losing its Fox affiliation to Journal Broadcast Group’s KNIN-TV as of September 1st, Block Communications’ KTRV-TV Boise had embarked on a new life...

David Poltrack sees steady growth for network TV business

Veteran researcher said consumers are spending, which is driving the recovery, but that belt tightening by governments is keeping the pace of recovery slow. Poltrack is sticking with 5% core growth

Donald Trump-moderated debate challenged by Karl Rove

Ion Television and Newsmax are bringing a pre-Iowa caucus debate to citizens of the US on 12/27/11, and it will be moderated by Donald...

FCC confirms: Anderson Cooper offering is news show

“Anderson,” the daytime talker hosted by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, will not have to worry about favoring one candidate over another as it discusses current...

Dance Moms season two to debut in January

Ever since it wrapped its hit first season shrouded in sequins, costumes and fiery catfights, die-hard fans have been clamoring for more of Lifetime’s...

Week 10: Broadcast 84, Cable 16

NFL football was again the top draw for both broadcast and cable network in Week 10 of the television season. For NBC that meant...

Price revealed for Seattle-Tacoma TV

KVOS-TV is licensed to Bellingham WA in the Seattle-Tacoma DMA, and we know that Kalil and Co. helped Newport Television find a buyer for...

Another Sunday win for the NFL

Football was a ratings giant for two networks on Sunday night, as NBC dominated with "Sunday Night Football" and Fox had a big afternoon...

Hearst may pull stations in Sacramento cable systems

Retransmission consent deals with multiple MSOs in Sacramento are set to expire 12/31 and TV stations owned by Hearst Television are beginning to warn viewers in the market they could soon lose local

FOX NFL overtime delivers; Animation post gains

NFL over-run and The O.T. aired from 7-8pm.  FOX ranked No. 2 last night in Adults 18-49 and No. 1 among Adults 18-34 and...