Wednesday, August 5, 2026

New Girl picked up for full season on Fox

After two weeks of strong ratings, “New Girl” has earned a full-season pick-up from Fox. The network has ordered an additional 11 episodes, bringing...

WWE's 'Friday Night SmackDown' No.1 w/ 3.25 million viewers

WWE Friday Night SmackDown was the # 1 show on Cable with 3.25 million total viewers on Friday, September 23. This was the highest rated...

Andy Rooney stepping down from 60 Minutes–sort of

He’ll still have an office there--of course. After not being present for the show’s 44th season premiere, questions began to surface about why the...

Telemundo licenses Disney-Pixar animated movies

NBCUniversal’s Telemundo announced that it has licensed the rights to broadcast multiple animated features from Disney-Pixar. The deal will bring 10 hit movies, including six...

Azteca America up to 68% coverage of US Hispanic households

Citing Nielsen NPM data, Azteca America announced that it has increased its coverage of US Hispanic households by over four percentage points in the...

More MSOs want to go a la carte?

Cable operators are reportedly working on a plan to force programmers to unbundle their networks and allow customers to subscribe to channels on an individual basis. The plan

New Girl looks like a hit

Fox's "New Girl" slipped from its debut but still led the network to ratings victory on Tuesday in the big bucks 18-49 demo. CBS...

GLAAD study looks at TV character diversity

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has produced its 16th annual breakdown of projected primetime broadcast television casting, and has found that it...

'New Girl' and 'Glee' keep Fox in the ratings game

Week two of NEW GIRL was once again Tuesday's highest rated program among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. Airing its Tuesday comedies GLEE, NEW GIRL...

'NCIS' rock solid winner for CBS on Tuesday

CBS won Tuesday in viewers and adults 25-54 and was a solid second in adults 18-49 as NCIS is a solid winner and content...

'Dancing With the Stars: Results Show' dominated 9pm

With a Dancing special, DWTS: The Results and Body of Proof, ABC stood as the 2nd-most-watched net on Tuesday night to CBS (NCIS/NCIS: LA/Unforgettable). ...

Tuesday late-night out in front 'Nightline' winner

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.8/7; and ABC's...

NBC reality 'The Biggest Loser' takes fourth-place

From its first half-hour to its fourth, "The Biggest Loser" increased by 10 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 2.3 from a 2.1). But,...

TBS gearing up for the MLB post-season

As the “boys of summer” head into the fall playoffs, TBS is bringing back Postseason TV as a digital product to complement its cable...

'Comedy Central' set premiere week on fire

COMEDY CENTRAL finished as the #1 network in all of television in Prime among Men 18-24.  Set recording the all-comedy channel's most-watched week in its...