Hulu reported to be for sale
Rumors have been swirling that Disney and News Corp. are pushing for a sale of Hulu, which they own along with NBCUniversal, Providence Equity and Hulu employees. Now the Los Angeles Times reports that the would-be buyer is Yahoo!
Watchdog attacks covert TV consolidation
Ever since the early 90s, stations that could not be merged via a purchase have shared certain operations under one form of a local...
Fox No. 2 Wednesday w/ 'So You Think You Can Dance'
With significant disruption from the Obama address and increased competition on the night, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE posted a 2.1/6 from 830-10pm,...
ABC's 'Primetime Nightline: The Casey Anthony Story' grabbed audience
With comedy encores and a special Primetime Nightline: The Casey Anthony Story, ABC grew year to year for the 4th straight Wednesday this summer,...
Wednesday late-night close but winner is 'Nightline'
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," 2.4/6; and ABC's...
Project Runway ready for season 9
It’s time to make it work! The Emmy® Award nominated series, Project Runway, will kick off its ninth season with 20 talented designers –...
NBC takes No. 1 Wednesday w/ 'The Voice'
While currently available results are subject to significant revision, they show NBC finishing #1 by substantial margins in six of six primetime half-hours in...
Nail Files highest rated premiere for TV Guide Network
TV Guide Network today announced that its new reality series, "Nail Files," which premiered on Tuesday, June 21st at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT debuted to...
Parents may think TV ratings are flawed, and so what
A study in Pediatrics magazine found that less than half of surveyed parents felt that the age-based content ratings assigned to television shows were...
truTV greenlights 5th season of Hardcore Pawn
truTV’s Hardcore Pawn, an eye-opening look at one of the world’s largest pawn shops, launched its fourth season last night with two new episodes...
WBRE-TV Wilkes-Barre/Scranton launching 4 pm news
Nexstar’s WBRE-TV Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will launch “PA Live!” on September 12th. It will be the market’s first one-hour live, local newscast at 4:00 pm. PA Live!...
Peacock takes Tuesday
"America’s Got Talent" and two hours of "The Voice" carried NBC to Tuesday ratings domination. ABC premiered two new series to so-so results.
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Fox's 'Masterchef' third in the 8pm slot
FOX aired an original MASTERCHEF and back-to-back encores of RAISING HOPE last night.
MASTERCHEF: 1.8/6, down one tenth (-5%) vs. 6/14/11. In head to head...
Tuesday Late-Night winner is 'Jay Leno' The Tonight Show
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.2/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/5; and ABC's...
NBC winner w/ 'America's Got Talent' and 'The Voice'
From 8-9 p.m. ET, "America's Got Talent" (3.4/11 in 18-49, 12.3 million viewers overall) won its time period among ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and...