Senator calls on FCC chair to broaden the spectrum debate
The battle over television spectrum is complex but may be dealt with as a strictly a fiscal matter by the Supercommittee, points out Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.
CBS grabs second-place Wednesday w/ line-up 'Criminal Minds'
SURVIVOR: SOUTH PACIFIC, CRIMINAL MINDS and CSI all notched week-to-week growth in viewers and adults 18-49 leading CBS to a nightly win in viewers,...
ABC very strong w/ 'Modern Family' Wednesday
Opposite Fox with its 2-hour primetime comprised of The X Factor live performance show, ABC returned to its regular Wednesday schedule after being preempted...
Fox wins Wednesday w/ 'The X Factor'
THE X FACTOR Top 10 performance show gave FOX a victory last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens:
THE X FACTOR: 3.8/10, even...
Wednesday late-night 'Jay Leno beats David Letterman'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.3/9; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.8/7; and ABC's...
'Harry's Law' is the stand-out for NBC Wednesday
At 8 p.m. ET, "Up All Night" (1.9/5 in adults 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall) delivered its highest 18-49 and total-viewer results in four...
Analyst upbeat after Belo meetings
Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker has been on the road, hosting two days of investor meetings with executives of Belo Corporation. She liked what she heard and reiterated her
Nightly Business Report sold again
A little over a year after buying “Nightly Business Report” (NBR) from WPBT-TV Miami, NBR Worldwide Inc. announced that the public television program has...
Telemundo snares another soccer contract
On the heels of Telemundo Media’s historic acquisition of the exclusive Spanish-language U.S. media rights to FIFA World Cup Soccer across all platforms (except radio) from 2015 through...
South Park renewed through 2016
Oh my god! They’ll kill Kenny many more times! Comedy Central announced a deal with Trey Parker and Matt Stone to keep new episodes...
Week 7: Broadcast 91, Cable 9
Football was big for both broadcast and cable networks in Week 7 of the TV season. According to the merger of Nielsen broadcast and...
NCIS twins win again
CBS won both the 18-49 demo and bragging rights to having the most total viewers on Tuesday night, led by "NCIS" and "NCIS: LA."
Tuesday...
New York senator seeks State Department spectrum intervention
Getting the FCC involved in a domestic spectrum issue is standard operating procedure, but the looming spectrum issue, which brings up issues such as incentive auctions of television space and channel repacking has Sen. Chuck Schumer
ABC 9 pm dominated by live 'Dancing With the Stars'
ABC qualified as the #2 most-watched TV network on Tuesday night to CBS, outdrawing Fox by 4.3 million viewers and NBC by 5.0 million...
Tuesday victory night for CBS w/ 'NCIS'
"NCIS" Tops Tuesday in Viewers and Adults 18-49. CBS Wins the Night in Viewers and Key Demos.
NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES and UNFORGETTABLE all won...