Brian Williams named NYSBA Broadcaster of the Year
The New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) has selected NBC News Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams as its 2011 Broadcaster of the Year.
Williams...
E! looks at famous commercial actors
Chances are you haven't heard of Jonathan Goldsmith, Farris Patton or Sacheen Padilla, but if you've watched television lately, we'd be willing to bet...
NBA wins Tuesday for ABC
A 2-2 NBA Finals means that ABC is likely to win at least two more nights before the champion is determined. And while ABC...
Spectrum bill with TV auction plank clears committee
A bill that among other things will authorize the FCC to conduct voluntary auctions of returned broadcast television spectrum to help finance
Analyst sees NBCU Olympics win mostly positive
Yes, there are negatives, such as having to part with $4.4 billion, but Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker thinks having NBCUniversal win the Olympics through 2020 is mostly positive for Comcast Corporation.
FOX's 'Masterchef' hard time against reality and basketball
Last night, night two of MASTERCHEF posted a 1.9/6 among Adults 18-49, up +6% vs. its premiere on Monday, 6/6/11 (1.8/6).
MASTERCHEF was also up...
NBC combo 'America's Got Talent' 'The Voice' win Tuesday
From 8-9 p.m. ET, "America's Got Talent" (3.7/12 in 18-49, 12.9 million viewers overall) finished within 0.1 of a point or 3 percent of...
Tuesday Late-Night ratings winner 'Jay Leno' and The Tonight Show
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.5/8; and CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/6. ABC's...
NBCU shells out $4.38 billion to keep Olympics (audio)
New owner Comcast didn
ABC scores a ratings win with basketball
ABC claimed the ratings crown in Week 37 with the NBA Finals claiming the top three spots in total viewers and the major demos....
Week 37: TeleFutura continues more nightly wins over Telemundo
Thus far in the 2010/2011 Season, TeleFutura Continues to Hold More Nightly Wins over Telemundo versus the Same Period in the 2009/2010 Season Among...
Week 37: Univision takes 4th network position in 18-49 demo
Univision was the #4 broadcast network in primetime among Adults 18-49, out-delivering CBS for the second consecutive week.
Univision was the #4 broadcast network in...
Week 37: CBS has 4 of top 10 programs, 'NCIS' its leader
CBS Has Four of the Top 10 Programs in Viewers-More than Any Other Network-And 11 of Top 20, More than All the Other Networks...
Bachelorette dominated Monday
ABC won the ratings race on Monday with two hours of "The Bachelorette."
Monday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49
2.4/7
1.5/4
1.4/4
1.3/4
1.0/3
0.2/1
Adults 18-34
2.1/7
1.3/4
0.8/3
1.3/4
0.6/2
0.3/1
Total Viewers (millions)
7.239
3.877
5.760
3.339
4.868
0.624
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Olympic flame to keep burning at NBCU
NBCUniversal overcame challenges by Fox Sports and ESPN/ABC to retain the US television rights to the Olympic Games for 2014, '16, '18 and '20....