Fox comedies back strong after World Series
Returning from a four-week hiatus, FOX’s Tuesday comedies posted normal post-baseball declines but still won the night among Young Adults and Teens (and came...
Tuesday dominated by CBS
The "NCIS" twins led CBS to a big ratings victory on Tuesday in both 18-49 and total viewers.
Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49
3.2/9
3.0/8
2.3/6
2.3/6
1.5/4
0.7/2
Adults 18-34
1.7/5
3.0/10
1.7/5
1.7/5
1.7/5
0.8/2
Total Viewers...
Another deal for DirecTV, this time with Belo
Another disruption of service has been averted, as satellite MVPD DirecTV followed its agreement on retransmission compensation with Fox with another, this time involving...
FCC appeal on wardrobe malfunction is another win for CBS
The Third Circuit Court decided it was right the first time when it overturned the FCC’s decision to hit CBS with a $550K fine...
Bounce TV taps StorerTV for program scheduling
Bounce TV, the first national multicast network for African-American audiences, will implement StorerTV’s SIMS program and contract rights management software system. With SIMS seamlessly...
NBCU revenues up, cash flow down in Q3 (audio)
Both the cable networks and broadcast television posted increased revenues in Q3 for NBCUniversal, but higher programming costs and the lack of political revenues sent operating cash
Sinclair to buy Freedom Communications stations
As discussed in the company
Sinclair Q3 down 4.5%; Freedom purchase may mean Q4 LMA (audio)
Sinclair Q3
Net broadcast revenues were $151.7 million for the quarter, a decrease of 4.5% versus Q3 2010 $158.8 million. Much of the decrease can...
Coalition kicks off battle to protect the future of free TV
The aptly-named Future of TV Coalition sprang into being Tuesday 11/1/11 with a session that laid out the reasons that free over-the-air television needs...
Meredith launching "Digs" channel on YouTube
Meredith says the content will be original home and garden programming “with an attitude”: Meredith Video Studios, its original programming development and production business,...
Bounce TV adds DC
The first over-the-air multicast network for African Americans has signed on with Gannett Broadcasting to make its WUSA-TV DC the exclusive provider of Bounce...
Week 6: Univision repeatedly topped English competition
Univision out-delivered one or more of the English-language broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX) on six out of seven nights last week among...
Growth month for Telemundo
Telemundo was the fastest growing Spanish-language broadcast network in primetime year-over-year among total viewers (persons 2+) and adults 18-49 in October 2011 and the only Spanish-language...
Week 6: NBC led by football
* Paced by “NBC Sunday Night Football,” which ranked #1 for the week in adults 18-49 and nearly all other key demographics, plus the...
Week 6: ABC builds for 3rd week
During the week of October 24, 2011, ABC delivered 7 of the week’s Top 20 non-sports programs in Adults 18-49, including TV’s No. 1...