Thursday, June 25, 2026

Mediacom CEO blames FCC for the high price of cable

Rocco Commisso has fired off a letter to FCC Chairman accusing him of turning his back on the consumers...entire letter can be read at RBR.com. RBR-TVBR observation: Last we knew, Julius Genachowski had not been appointed Programming Czar,

Univision announces Fall schedule

The Univision Network, the only top five broadcast network to see primetime ratings growth, season-to-season, among Adults 18-49, today announced its fall line-up, including...

Big Brother powers CBS

The reality show tied its season high and led CBS to ratings victory on Wednesday. Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 2.0/6 1.7/5 1.6/5 1.5/4 1.0/3 0.4/1 Adults 18-34 1.7/6 1.2/4 1.8/6 1.1/4 0.7/2 0.4/1 Total Viewers (millions) 6.416 6.927 3.661 4.362 3.239 1.044 Click here for...

ABC Wednesday filled with repeats

Delivering its 2nd straight week of gains, ABC hit a 13-week high on Wednesday night among Adults 18-49  - since 6/1/11.  ABC's line-up featured 4...

LIN and Mediacom reach retransmission impasse

Television stations owned by LIN Media have now been pulled from Mediacom cable systems in six markets, and a seventh will join the group if a retransmission consent agreement is not reached by 9/7/11. As usual, each side blames

'Big Brother' is ratings success Wednesday for CBS

Last night's BIG BROTHER matched season high ratings on any night in adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 while delivering its second largest audience on...

Fall primetime insights: older-skewing male networks

ESPN2 is the top ranked network in the category. Its ratings delivery is virtually unchanged since last year. Speed Channel is the destination for car lovers and race car enthusiasts. The Military Channel showcases real-world stories of heroism, military strategy, technological breakthroughs. The Golf Channel

CBS and NBC nail down the PGA Tour for the next decade

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem announced new television rights deals which will extend coverage on CBS and NBC for an additional nine years through...

FOX got buried by 'Buried Treasure' Wednesday night

FOX ranked #4 for the night in Adults 18-49 with an original BURIED TREASURE at 8p (1.0/3, same as last week) and an encore...

NBC rocked to No. 1 Wednesday w/ 'America's Got Talent'

At 8 p.m.. ET, "Minute To Win It" (1.4/4 in adults 18-49, 5.5 million viewers overall) ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and...

Wednesday late-night 'Nightline' edged out 'The Tonight Show'

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," 2.2/6; and ABC's...

Hulu launches in Japan – with CBS

CBS is still a holdout from Hulu in the United States. But it has signed an international licensing agreement for Hulu to distribute some...

Analysts looking for modest TV growth in Q3

After listening to the Q2 conference calls for TV station owners, analysts Bishop Cheen and Davis Hebert at Wells Fargo Securities are looking

Nielsen re-ranks the DMAs for the new TV season

The number of US television households is actually down in the new DMA rankings from Nielsen for the 2011-2012 television season. The total number

WCAU-TV to air ACC Football on multicast channel

NBCUniversal’s WCAU Philadelphia has reached a deal with Raycom Sports/The ACC Network to air all 13 regular season ACC Football games on NBC Philadelphia...