Thursday, August 6, 2026

Week 42: ABC No. 2 in adults 18-49, airing 5 of the Week's Top...

Overall: During the week of 7/4/11, ABC took second place in Adults 18-49, beating Fox by 8% and CBS by 8%. The Net finished...

Week 42: CBS has strong week behind 'Big Brother'

The premieres of BIG BROTHER THURSDAY and BIG BROTHER SUNDAY swept their time periods in viewers and key demographics.  "Big Brother" Delivers Best Thursday Premiere...

ABC's 'The Bachelorette' takes top-rated show Monday

At 8pm, ABC's The Bachelorette won its time period for its 7th straight regular telecast. As its winning combo of The Bachelorette and Extreme Makeover:...

Fox's reality competition 'Masterchef' No. 2 at 9pm

MASTERCHEF tied its highest ratings of the summer. Even with numerous premieres and specials airing on cable last night, MASTERCHEF grew week over week and...

Week 42: NBC strength 'America's Got Talent' strong 18-49 demo

Paced by "America's Got Talent," which was the #1 program of the week in adults 18-49, total viewers and other key measures, NBC has...

NBC's repeat of 'America's Got Talent' had traction

Last night's "Talent" ranked #2 in the time period. At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "America's Got Talent" (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.2 million...

Monday Late-Night 'Nightline' and 'The Tonight Show' almost tie

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.8/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4//6; and ABC's...

Chico-Redding TV tandem in contest consent decree

A pair of network affiliates in the Chico-Redding CA DMA conducted a contest in which the winner was to receive a wedding as the top prize

DLE to launch new US animation channels

SyncTV, which delivers television services to iPTVs, mobile devices and other service-enabled devices, announced an agreement with Japanese animation studio Dream Link Entertainment (DLE)...

ABC obliterates competition with Jaycee Dugard interview

The chat between Diane Sawyer and long-time captive Jaycee Dugard catapulted  ABC to the top of the charts Sunday night. Meanwhile, the scores for...

Time Warner Cable chooses NC for expansion project

By the time three years have elapsed, Time Warner Cable will have hired 225 employees and spent $101M to construct two new facilities to...

St. Pete exploring sale of its Class A TV

One way to make sure that your city council meetings get on the air is to have your own television station and simply put...

Sunday 'Big Brother' wins time period in all key ratings

BIG BROTHER posted its best Sunday premiere ever in viewers and adults 18-49 while winning its time period in all key ratings measures, according...