Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Some at News Corp. think James Murdoch may leave

News Corp's senior management is starting to think about what the company might do if Deputy COO James Murdoch stepped aside, sources inside and close to the global media empire. With Rupert Murdoch's son under increasing

NFL and Fox dominated Thursday

Football is back and the NFL pre-season game on Fox scored an easy ratings win on Thursday. Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 3.0/9 2.0/6 1.5/5 1.3/4 0.8/3 0.3/1 Adults 18-34 2.6/9 1.5/5 1.1/4 1.4/5 0.7/2 0.3/1 Total Viewers...

'Big Brother' the demo winner for CBS Thursday

During last night's LIVE eviction on BIG BROTHER, the Houseguests voted to evict Brendon, the 31-year-old Ph.D student from Los Angeles, by a vote...

NBCU sets 9/11 anniversary programming across multiple platforms

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11th, 2001, NBC News and its fellow NBCUniversal networks and platforms will provide special coverage and programming...

Dave Navarro to host tattoo show on Spike

Jane's Addiction guitarist and former Red Hot Chili Pepper Dave Navarro has been signed to "InkMaster," an eight-episode one-hour series premiering in January on...

NBC repeat comedy Thursday over-all fourth-place

At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Community" is currently averaging a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 2.2 million viewers overall.  Pending updates, this...

Thursday late-night clear winner 'Nightline'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets (with Kansas City currently delayed), household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.2/6; CBS's "Late Show with...

NFL exhibition, Eagles vs. Steelers, the winner for Fox Thursday

FOX aired the NFL PRE-SEASON GAME 2: Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh (S) last night and ranked #1 among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54, Teens...

Fox Sports in deal with Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mixed martial arts promoter Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has cut a multi-year, multi-platform rights agreement with Fox Sports Media Group (FSMG). A few UFC...

Tim Eagan in development deal with ITV Studios America

ITV Studios America announced an exclusive overall development and executive producer agreement with  veteran reality producer Tim Eagan and his Show 5 Productions… Eagan is...

NBC's late-night lineup 'Leno, Fallon and Daly' pulling audience

NBC's late-night lineup has scored #1 rankings for the week of August 8-12, as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" generated bigger audiences than...

Nexstar launching another independent

Nexstar Broadcasting Group has confirmed that KSFX-TV Springfield, MO will go independent next month as its Fox affiliation moves to a rival station. It...

Big Brother gave CBS a win

CBS was the ratings victor on Wednesday night, led by "Big Brother." Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 2.0/6 1.7/5 1.4/4 1.3/4 0.7/2 0.4/1 Adults 18-34 1.4/5 1.3/4 1.0/3 1.4/5 0.6/2 0.4/1 Total Viewers (millions) 6.960 6.183 4.313 3.294 1.877 1.117 Click here for more from...

WNBC-TV premiering 5PM newscast

NBC 4 New York announced Shiba Russell and Tom Llamas will serve as co-anchors for the new 5pm newscast scheduled to begin 9/12. With...

Season to Date late-night, 'Nightline' takes No. 1 slot for ABC

Season to Date, "Nightline" Ranks First in Late-Night Among Total Viewers and Adults 25-54. "Nightline" is up by +6% in Total Viewers and by +4%...