FOX animation ranked No. 2 for Sunday
FOX ranked No. 2 last night among Adults 18-49 and No. 1 among Adults 18-34 & Teens. From 7-10pm, FOX aired encores of AMERICAN...
Sunday repeat of 'America's Got Talent' delivered 4.6 million viewers
From 7-8 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" averaged a 0.8/3 in 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers overall. From its first half-hour to its second, "Dateline"...
Butterbean trades his boxing gloves for a Sheriff's badge
Former heavyweight boxer Eric Esch, more popularly known as Butterbean, barreled into the national ring in the '90s like a 400-pound wrecking ball clad...
Saturday late-night winner is 'Saturday Night Live'
An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live" (3.7/9 in metered-market households), hosted by Justin Timberlake with musical guest Lady Gaga, dominated its time period,...
NBC's Saturday 'Law-Order' duo holds audience
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Who Do You Think You Are?" delivered an 0.4/2 in 18-49 and 2.2 million viewers overall.
At...
Friday Late-Night ratings entertainment winner 'The Tonight Show'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 1.9/5 with an...
NBC Friday line-up w/ 'Friday Night Lights' solid in demos
At 8 p.m. ET, "Friday Night Lights" (0.9/3 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall) grew week to week by 29 percent in 18-49 rating...
Smith to Congress: Protect TV to the maximum extent possible
Speaking at yet another Congressional hearing on voluntary incentive auctions targeting the television space, NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith
Lanzano: TVB's effort to move gov't ad dollars to local TV (audio)
Steve Lanzano, TVB President, told RBR-TVBR on Friday a bit of background that
Wheel rolls over syndi competition
Pat Sajak and Vanna White presided over the top syndicated program in America in terms of viewers from 6/27 through 7/3. Two and a...
'The Bachelorette' goes hometown with four Bachelors
The stakes are high as Ashley returns from her exciting tour of the Far East for an emotionally charged journey across the country to visit Constantine, Ames, Ben F. and J.P. in their hometowns. Her bonds are growing stronger with these men, but
ABC cannot quite Wipeout Big Brother of CBS
ABC started and ended Thursday on top, but Big Brother carried the middle and the night overall for CBS. Fox was 3rd, and Univision...
Rebekah Brooks resigns; arrested for questioning
Less than a day after News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch told his Wall Street Journal that the company “handled the crisis ‘extremely well in...
Broadcasters pick up more spectrum support in House
Members of both parties in Congress want to make sure that any language involving spectrum repurposing in the television band in no way throws broadcasters under the bus. Four House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats
ABC 'Rookie Blue' takes 2nd place
The ABC sophomore drama also finished #1 in the hour with Adults 25-54.
ABC ran in a virtual tie for #1 with CBS on Thursday...