Monday Late-Night winner 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'
ABC and CBS late-night programs were delayed by primetime news coverage. Accurate overnight ratings are not currently available for those programs.
In Nielsen's 56 metered...
CEA strikes back at NAB spectrum report
The Consumer Electronics Association issued a critique of the report on the impact of spectrum repacking on broadcast television
Nexstar sues over Fox shift in Fort Wayne
After having three of its stations lose their Fox Network affiliations to in-market competitors, Nexstar Broadcasting has gone to court.
WDIV-TV Local 4 takes school to the mall
Post-Newsweek’s WDIV-TV (NBC) Detroit is promoting education and local schools with the premiere of the Michigan School Expo. The event is set for Saturday...
NAB seeks to prevent rash decision on TV spectrum repack
Although the NAB says it has asked to see FCC modeling on the likely results of the channel repacking necessary to extract 120 contiguous
Brother big for CBS on Sunday
"Big Brother" was the top show on Sunday night and helped carry CBS to a ratings victory.
Sunday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49
1.5/5
1.4/4
1.2/4
1.0/3
0.9/3
Adults 18-34
1.1/4
1.4/5
1.1/4
0.7/2
0.6/2
Total Viewers (millions)
6.425
2.880
3.296
4.132
4.300
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Univision launches reality competition for novela star
The Univision Network announced today it is kicking off nationwide auditions for this year’s highly anticipated new reality competition “Protagonistas” (Novela Stars). A production...
CBS wins Sunday w/ 'Same Name' and 'Big Brother'
BIG BROTHER was Sunday's #1 broadcast program in adults 18-49, adults 18-34 and adults 25-54 while the premiere of SAME NAME won its time...
Gawker sues for Fox News boss communications
Online news and gossip site Gawker has sued in a New Jersey court for access to any and all correspondence between Governor Chris Christie...
Fox Sunday animation takes fourth-place
FOX's ANIMATION DOMINATION encores ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and won the night among Adults 18-34 and Teens.
Beginning at 7pm, encores of...
NBC repeat of 'Dateline' second-place Sunday
From 7-8 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" (1.0/3 in 18-49, 4.4 million viewers overall) reported its highest 18-49 rating for a Sunday telecast since May...
Univision's 'Premios Juventud' reaches 10 million total viewers
Eighth Annual Youth Awards Show Makes Univision Local Stations #1 in Total Day in Key Markets Across the Nation among Viewers 2+, Adults 18-49,...
Saturday late-night 'SNL' winner w/ host Amy Poehler
An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live" (3.4/9 in metered-market households), hosted by Amy Poehler with musical guest Katy Perry, dominated its time period. ...
NBC Saturday 'Law-Order' line-up held audience
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Who Do You Think You Are?" delivered a 0.4/2 in 18-49 and 2.0 million viewers...
Friday 9-11pm, 'Dateline NBC' No. 1
At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Who Do You Think You Are?" averaged a 0.7/3 in 18-49 and 3.3 million viewers...