CBS scores Barack Obama town hall broadcast
A full hour of “The Early Show” on CBS will be devoted to a national – and virtual -- “town hall” on Thursday 5/12/11...
American Idol goes Gaga
If you think the ratings have been good for
Viacom, Endemol to launch female-targeted network in Poland
Viacom and “Big Brother” producer Endemol NV will debut “Viacom Blink!” this Summer in Poland, targeting women 16-49 years old. It will offer (you...
"DFW Nonstop" launches on NBC 5
Following this week’s announcement of three NBC stations in California launching “California Nonstop,” KXAS-TV NBC 5 Dallas-Ft. Worth debuted DFW Nonstop, a new 24/7...
Report: Olympics bidding next month
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had not been in any rush to auction the US TV rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games...
Of course, Idol wins again
An hour and a half of "American Idol" gave Fox another ratings victory on Tuesday and provided a strong lead-in to “Breaking In.”
Wednesday Overnight...
Raycom helps African-American network Bounce onto the scene
Fledgling Bounce TV is the first of its kind
Cheryl Cole confirmed as X Factor judge
British pop star Cheryl Cole, who’s been a judge of “The X Factor” in the UK for three years, will, as had been widely...
'Modern Family' is ABC's star on Wednesday
ABC's Modern Family was the dominant scripted program in its slot among Adults 18-49.
ABC ranked #2 on Wednesday to an Idol-led Fox among Adults...
Wednesday is 'American Idol' win night, again
Last night's IDOL posted the show's biggest year-over-year gain for a performance show this season.
Airing against significant NBA playoffs competition in primetime (Atlanta vs...
NBC's Wednesday star is 'Law -Order: SVU'
At 10 p.m. ET, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2.5/6 in adults 18-49, 8.3 million viewers overall) won the hour among ABC,...
Wednesday Late-Night all close but 'Nightline' winner
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," 3.1/7; and ABC's...
Judy McGrath exiting as head of MTV Networks
Viacom announced that Judy McGrath is resigning from her position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its MTV Networks division. No successor will...
TMZ report: Katie Couric set to sign with ABC
According to unidentified sources cited by TMZ, Katie Couric is in the final stages of a deal with ABC that would give her a daily talk show and also have
WYBN-TV Albany enters construction phase
After two years in development, Cable Ad Net New York (CANNY) has begun construction and installation of its newest business unit, independent WYBN-TV 14. Interesting to note that with DTV, not all multicast channels have to be video.