Thursday, August 6, 2026

NBC's Thursday comedy line-up '30 Rock' last

At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Community" delivered a 0.7/2 in 18-49 and 2.3 million viewers overall.  Week to week, "Community" is...

Thursday Late-Night winner 'Nightline' by a nose over 'Jay Leno'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.1/5 with an...

ABC's solid w/ 'Wipeout' and 'Rookie Blue' Thursday

With its new summer Thursday lineup, ABC won the evening among Adults 18-34, beating CBS with its season premiere of Big Brother, Fox with...

TNT orders up second season of Falling Skies

The epic series from DreamWorks Television and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg is now cable’s #1 new series. Starring Noah Wyle and airing Sundays at...

Network affiliates look to avoid Congressional revenue bus

This has always had the possibility of being a difficult Capitol Hill battle as a simple struggle between broadcast and telco organizations. Throwing in a totally unrelated but compelling revenue element is just about the last thing we need.

Hallmark cuts Hall of Fame movie deal with ABC

Hallmark announced today a multi-year deal, beginning with the 2011-2012 TV season, to premiere Hallmark Hall of Fame movies exclusively on the ABC Television...

New home for cancelled Soaps 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live'

Soap fans can breath easier as ABC has licensed its iconic soaps to Prospect Park and the deal enables the soaps' stories to continue beyond their finale dates on ABC. Details of the new productions and tune-in will be soon

Fox and NBC win Wednesday

"So You think You Can Dance" scored big with the young demos, but "America’s Got Talent" had more viewers, so Fox won Wednesday in...

BSkyB sale to News Corp. back in holding pattern

The one-week deadline that UK Secretary for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, had set for final comments on News Corporation’s proposed buyout...

ABC's 'Primetime Nightline Casey Anthony: Not Guilty' big audience

More than Doubling its Lead-in and Gaining Audience Throughout its Broadcast, ABC's Special "Primetime Nightline Casey Anthony: Not Guilty" Boosts its Time Slot. "Primetime Nightline"...

Fox 'So You Think You Can Dance' up in viewers

FOX ranked #1 last night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34. The SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Top 14 performance show posted a 2.4/7...

NBC w/ 'America's Got Talent' winner and the new Idol

NBC won Wednesday night in total viewers for a fifth consecutive week.  At 8 p.m.. ET, "Minute To Win It" (1.4/5 in adults 18-49, 5.3...

Wednesday Late-Night ratings winner 'Nightline'

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," 2.1/5 with an...

Moody's unsure what Joe Clayton is up to

Dish Network has made three big acquisitions so far this year and newly installed CEO Joe Clayton was recently quoted as saying he was interested in Pandora Media, Sirius XM and Hulu as well. That has a Moody

Michele Bachmann takes to the air in Iowa

The first actual genuine votes for the Republican presidential nomination won’t be cast until early next year, but an earlier vote is on the...