Thursday, August 6, 2026

Week 35: Broadcast 91, Cable 9

The NBA Playoffs gave cable/satellite networks two entries in the top 50 for all of television in the key 18-49 demo for the 35th...

PTC objects to latest Billboard awards program

On Sunday 5/22/11, the 2011 Billboard Music Awards aired in prime time on ABC, and the first song featured recording artists Rihanna and Britney Spears performing material outside of PTC

Finales ruled Tuesday

Fox had the performance finale of "American Idol" and the season finale of "Glee" on Tuesday, so it is no surprise that it won...

Season-finale 'The Biggest Loser' 4th place NBC

From 8-10 p.m. ET, the finale of "The Biggest Loser: Couples" (3.1/8 in 18-49, 8.1 million viewers overall) delivered the show's weightiest 18-49 rating...

Tuesday Late-Night way out front 'Nightline'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.0/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.5/6; and ABC's...

Fox finished second Tuesday w/ 'American Idol'

Airing the AMERICAN IDOL Season 10 performance finale and the season finale of GLEE, FOX dominated last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens...

Three hours of 'Dancing with the Stars' wins for ABC

With the Grand Finale 12th-season closer of "Dancing," ABC (17.4 million) stood as the most-watched network on the final Tuesday of the season and...

Telemundo launches first campaign for an Emmy

Emmy Awards don’t just happen. The networks work hard to promote particular shows and stars to win votes to claim the precious statuettes. NBCU’s...

OJ judge Jackie Glass heading to TV

No doubt Judge Jackie Glass has many achievements on her resume, but she is known nationally for one thing: sentencing OJ Simpson to prison....

Mark Haines dead at age 65

CNBC reports the unexpected and sudden death of Mark Haines, who has been a fixture on the network for the past 22 years. He...

Big finale for Univision beauty competition

The fifth season finale of Univision Network’s hit reality series “Nuestra Belleza Latina” (Our Latin Beauty) reached 8.4 million Total Viewers 2+ that tuned...

Bounce debut illustrates value of DTV capability

A second television group has agreed to carry nascent African-American oriented Bounce TV. It will be the first broadcast network serving that

The usual suspects win Week 35

The familiar pattern repeated for the most recent week in the Nielsen ratings. Fox won for 18-49, CBS won for Households and ABC had...

Week 35: TeleFutura continues producing nightly wins over Telemundo

Thus far in the 2010/2011 Season, TeleFutura Continues to Produce More Nightly Wins over Telemundo versus the Same Period in the 2009/2010 Season Among...

Week 35: Univision 3rd broadcast network in primetime

Week of May 16, 2011 to May 22, 2011 Univision was the #3 broadcast network in primetime, out-delivering CBS and NBC for the entire...