Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Fox wins Thursday w/ 'The X Factor' and 'Bones'

Thanks to THE X FACTOR Top 7 Results show and an original BONES, FOX ranked #1 last night among Adults 18-49 (by +43%), Total...

ABC's 'CMA Country Christmas' solid viewership

With its annual rebroadcast of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town and CMA Country Christmas, ABC earned second place on Thursday night with viewers...

NBC's 'Office' wins 9pm in 18-49; 'Community' matches high

At 8 p.m. ET, "Community" (1.7/5 in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall) matched its highest 18-49 rating since September 29 and attracted its biggest...

Thursday late-night tight race, winner 'Nightline'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.0/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6 with an...

Broadcast relocation compensation package debated

One of the things that took Democrats by surprise in the Republican’s bill on spectrum and incentive auctions was the allocation of up to...

Nielsen: TV ownership to be down for the first time

This is likely all about young folks just getting to the household age. They

NAB applauds House spectrum measure

It comes as no surprise that NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith had kind words for the spectrum bill that came out of the House Communications...

Fox announces mid-season premiere dates

Get ready Fox affiliates: “American Idol” will be back January 18th. The network has also set premiere dates for the new dramas “Touch” and...

Comedy Central sets mid-season schedule

Comedy Central says it will premiere hot new series and specials as well as new seasons of network favorites throughout the cool months to...

'Muppets Christmas' delivers holiday cheer for The CW

A MUPPETS CHRISTMAS Gives The CW Best Time Period Numbers of the Season in Viewers and Key Demos. The Muppets got things started on The...

ABC has impressive Fall sweep growth up young adults

ABC Exhibits Impressive Year-Over-Year Audience Retention During Fall 2011 Posting Across-the-Board Increases, ABC is the Only Network to Show Year-to-Year Improvement in the Monday-Friday 10...

Incentive auction bill moves forward

The House Communications Subcommittee passed the incentive-auction-containing JOBS Act on a partisan 17-6 vote, and not without controversy. Democrats said the two parties were...

X marks the spot for Fox

Michael Jackson night on "X Factor" propelled Fox to the Wednesday ratings victory and provided a strong lead-in to newbie "I Hate My Teenage...

'The Grammy Nominations Concert Live' draws fans across the board

The Annual Grammy Nominations Concert Up Year-to-Year in Viewers, Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Adults 25-54. THE GRAMMY(r) NOMINATIONS CONCERT LIVE! COUNTDOWN TO MUSIC'S BIGGEST...

ABC aired repeats 'Modern Family' in third-place

ABC's repeat Wednesday night lineup was up over the same night last year, which included original programming in the 10pm hour, among viewers (+2%)...