Wednesday, August 5, 2026

ABC, 'Charlie's Angeles' third-place and viewers grow

Charlie's Angels grew its audience from its first half-hour to its second half-hour in viewers (+7%) and young adults (+27%). Opposite the opening hour of...

NBC crime drama 'Prime Suspect' solid at 10pm

"Prime Suspect" is #2 in the time period among ABC, CBS and NBC in men 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. At 8 p.m. ET, "Community" averaged...

Thursday late-night winner 'Nightline'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.7/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.9/7; and ABC's...

TBS reports ratings for MLB Yankees vs. Tigers ALDS Game 5

TBS’ exclusive coverage of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) American League Division Series (ALDS) featuring a Game 5 finale between the Detroit Tigers at New...

ESPN drops Hank Williams Jr. pregame song, permanently

Three days after the country music singer Hank Williams Jr. referred to Hitler while talking about President Obama, ESPN decided 10/6 to permanently cut...

NAB's Smith tells Joint Select Committee there's plenty of spectrum

Congress has formed the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to attempt to solve the nation

Week 2: Broadcast 93, Cable 7

Cable had a strong performer, with ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” at #3 in the 18-49 demo for all of television, as calculated by the...

Peacock kicks Free Agents out of the nest

Four new comedies have gotten full-season pick-ups, including two on NBC. But not all freshman sitcoms are resonating with viewers, so NBC has canceled...

Lifetime hires America's Supernanny

After an exhaustive search and numerous casting calls throughout the United States, childcare specialist Deborah Tillman has been named host of Lifetime’s all-new unscripted...

Strong Wednesday for Fox and ABC

Fox won Wednesday in 18-49, led by "X Factor," but "Modern Family" actually topped the demo and ABC had the most viewers for the...

Fox No. 2 w/ 'The X Factor'

Airing THE X FACTOR from 8-9:30pm and a special RAISING HOPE from 9:30-10pm, FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. THE...

An analyst's take on the two-week-old TV season

Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente is praising the strength of the CBS schedule two week

ABC, Wednesday hit continues w/ 'Modern Family'

Opposite post-season MLB coverage on cable, Modern Family retained nearly all of its week ago Adult 18-49 audience. Although facing The X Factor on the...

NBC, older demo series 'Harry's Law' third-place

At 8 p.m. ET, "Up All Night" (2.3/7 in adults 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall) grew week to week by 10 percent in 18-49...

Wednesday late-night 'Jay Leno winner over 'David Letterman'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.1/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.9/7; and ABC's...