Idol even more dominant
Fox notes that its 18-49 rating for Wednesday night was greater than the next four English networks combined. That, of course, was due to...
Adult Swim unveils programming for 2011-12 season
Adult Swim, launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System’s network offering original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults. Airing nightly from...
Dick Ebersol leaving NBCUniversal
After 22 years of building NBC into a sports giant known especially for its broadcasts of the Olympic Games, Dick Ebersol is resigning as...
Discovery US Hispanic upfront adds 50 new series, 30 new seasons
Working with content across Discovery Communications' 13 top networks, Discovery US Hispanic unveiled at its NYC upfront presentation 5/18, a new programming lineup and...
Two-hour 'American Idol' wins across key demos Wednesday
The two-hour AMERICAN IDOL Top 3 performance show gave FOX the Wednesday win across all key demos and beat the 4-net competition by +7%...
'The Middle' second-place for ABC Wednesday
At 8pm, ABC's The Middle finished #2 to Idol in viewers and young adults.
Up against Fox with a 2-hour American Idol airing during prime,...
Wednesday season finale 'Law-Order: SVU' solid 18-49
At 10 p.m. ET, the season finale of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2.9/7 in adults 18-49, 9.0 million viewers overall) locked up...
Wednesday Late-Night 'Tonight Show and Nightline' tie
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," 2.7/7; and ABC's...
CBS snatches Chris Licht from MSNBC
Chris Licht is jumping to CBS News as Vice President of Programming, effective June 6th. Licht is the co-creator and original executive producer of...
The CW adds six new series to 2011-2012 primetime schedule
The CW released a new fall schedule 5/19 at its upfront presentation from Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC. Presenters included Dawn Ostroff, departing President of...
Josh Groban special set for public TV stations
Internationally renowned singer and performer Josh Groban has had a special partnership with Public Television for more than a decade. Together, they have created...
Stars turn out for Oprah's last hurrah
You knew that there would be stars galore for the two almost-final episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” shot at Chicago’s United Center. The...
Week 34: Broadcast 93, Cable 7
The NBA Playoffs on TNT and ESPN gave cable/satellite networks two programs in the top 50 for the 18-49 demo for all of television...
NBC has found its Voice for ratings
"The Voice" dominated the 10:00 pm hour and gave NBC another decisive ratings victory on Tuesday. CBS scored well earlier with the season finale...
Watchdog takes on Fox News with new website
Soon-to-be ex-Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck was the target of an unusually successful campaign to discourage advertisers from supporting