A la carte advocates have to go back to class
An attempt to nail MVPDs on behalf of subscribers for antitrust violations due to the practice of channel bundling has been tossed by the Ninth
Rainbow spin-off set for end of month
We won’t be able to sing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for this corporate split, since Cablevision has now renamed Rainbow Media as AMC Networks...
CBS adds Marv Albert to NFL broadcast team
The next season of “The NFL on CBS” – assuming there is a season – will have legendary sports broadcaster Marv Albert as a...
NBA on ABC crushes competition
Game 3 of the NBA Finals give ABC an easy win on Sunday. Once again the final tally is delayed for time zone adjustments.
Sunday...
Katie Couric deal is done with ABC
Look for new syndicated TV show to launch next year (September 2012) with distribution by Disney/ABC Domestic Television. The format should work well for her. No doubt a lot of stations wish it could have been possible to launch in Fall of this year, rather than next year.
CALM Act commentary calendar established
Congress has passed and President Barack Obama has signed the CALM Act – which is intended to quiet down commercial messages on television. The...
Fox Sunday night repeats of animation and it showed
Last night, FOX aired encores of AMERICAN DAD (1.1/4), BOB'S BURGERS (1.1/4) from 7-8pm, followed by THE SIMPSONS (1.8/6), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (1.6/5), FAMILY...
Sunday at NBC 2-hour 'America's Got Talent' delivered 18-49 demo
From 7-8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Dateline NBC" delivered a 0.7/4 in 18-49 and 3.7 million viewers overall. From 8-9 p.m. ET,...
Stations prepare for NFL, keep fingers crossed
The NFL lockout continues, although various news outlets report that talks between the owners and the players union have quietly resumed in secret. Many TV stations have a lot riding on the pro football season and they
'NBA Finals' game 3 delivers win for ABC Sunday
NBA Finals Game 3 on ABC Wins the Night with 11.1 Overnight Rating 22nd Consecutive Time Finals Generate Highest-Rated Program of the Night.
The NBA...
TNT plans multi-platform NASCAR coverage
TNT and NASCAR.COM are set to wave the green flag on the network’s 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage debuting on Sunday, June 12...
Friday Late-Night 'Nightline' edges out 'Leno and Letterman'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.7/6 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David...
Saturday late-night winner 'Saturday Night Live'
An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live" (3.3/8 in metered-market households), hosted by Scarlett Johansson with musical guest Arcade Fire, dominated its time period.
In...
'Dateline NBC' carries NBC on Friday for a win
At 8 p.m. ET, "Friday Night Lights" averaged a 0.8/3 in 18-49 and 2.9 million viewers overall.
From 9-11 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" (1.2/4 in...
Wheel rolls on
"Wheel of Fortune" maintained a slim lead over "Two and a Half Men" in the most recent week of ratings reported for syndicated television....