General election TV dollars already starting to flow
Republicans running for the nomination have to deal with one another, but regardless of who they are and who they perceive as their major in-party opponent, they are united in their opposition to incumbent Barack Obama, and some of the candidates are taking aim at Obama in TV
Fox animation Sunday 'Family Guy' fourth-place
As the Thanksgiving holiday weekend came to a close, the majority of broadcast shows saw ratings decline last night. FAMILY GUY was the highest...
ABC's 'Once Upon a Time ' strong Sunday ratings
Once Upon a Time stood as Sunday's #1 entertainment program across the Women demos.During the 7 o'clock hour opposite CBS' huge 1-hour NFL overrun,...
NBC's 'SNF' Steelers at KC Chiefs wins Sunday
Sunday Night Football was the No. 1 broadcast in primetime last night, according to overnight data released today by The Nielsen Company.
Last night's game...
Real business imitating television
Fans of NBC’s “The Office” may dream of buying the copy paper produced in Scranton, PA by the fictional Dunder Mifflin company and its...
FCC grudgingly approves Raycom Honolulu TV triple play
The area where the FCC gave in to support of the arrangement grudgingly was in the matter of combining two top four local stations in the Raycom portfolio, which was done after the LMA was formed by an agreement under which Raycom and MCG simply swapped call letters and
Pro-television coalition sees silver lining in deficit failure
There are quite a few issues regarding the repurposing of television spectrum that seem to have been glossed over, including the taking of a detailed spectrum inventory and the consideration of options such as the Coalition is offering. RBR-TVBR has been calling for more
'Saturday Night Live' hosted by Melissa McCarthy winner
An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," hosted by Melissa McCarthy with musical guest Lady Antebellum, averaged a 3.6/9 in metered-market households. "SNL" delivered...
Friday late-night 'The Tonight Show' and 'The Late Show' tie
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.2/5 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David...
ABC's Friday movie, Shrek the Third, most-watched of the night
ABC ranked as the 2nd-most-watched network overall on Friday evening to CBS, outdrawing NBC and Fox by 13% each. In addition, ABC outdelivered CBS...
Thursday late-night 'The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno' ties ' Nightline'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.4/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David...
'Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade' highest ratings for NBC
From 9 a.m.-noon, the 85th annual "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" averaged a 12.4 rating, 26 share in households in the 56 local markets metered...
ABC's 'A Very Gaga Thanksgiving' host Lady Gaga No., (music video)
ABC's A Very Gaga Thanksgiving Ranks #1 and Improves its Slot by Wide Margins.
ABC qualified as the 2nd most-watched TV network on Thanksgiving Thursday,...
Strong Thanksgiving Eve win for ABC w/ Wednesday line-up
The strongest Thanksgiving Eve in 6 Years. Winning the final 2 nights of the 2011 November Sweep, ABC posted a strong first-place finish on...