Week 33: Telemundo getting 32% share of Spanish-Language TV viewership

 Telemundo announced that according to Nielsen Media Research, through the first 6 weeks of the second quarter of 2011, the network is the fastest...

No. 3 Wednesday is ABC w/ hit 'Modern Family'

Opposite an Idol-fueled Fox on Wednesday night, ABC once again beat out CBS (+24%) and NBC (+75%) by wide margins with Adults 18-34. Up over...

'American Idol' just crushed all Wednesday night

FOX won the night in Adults 18-49, Total Viewers, Adults 18-34, Teens and all key demos and outperformed its nearest competitor for the night...

'Law -Order: SVU' wins 10pm slot for NBC

At 10 p.m. ET, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2.4/6 in adults 18-49, 8.0 million viewers overall) won the hour among ABC, CBS...

'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' wins Wednesday late-night

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.1/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 3.0/8; and ABC's...

NBC picks up two dramas, two comedies

NBC has reportedly begun its upfront order for the 2011-2012 season from a menu that includes “Smash,” a Steven Spielberg musical drama, “Prime Suspect,”...

X Factor video auditions extended

Studio One Media, Inc. announced that "THE X FACTOR," the highly anticipated singing competition series debuting this fall on FOX, is extending auditions at...

Jefferies conference: Is content still king?

One major question was: Many of the most notable value creation stories over the past five years have come from companies which touch upon

Fox switches affiliates in two markets

Fox has been playing hardball with affiliates over reverse compensation as stations seek retransmission consent payments from cable and satellite

Patricia Shevlin named Executive Producer of CBS Evening News

CBS News President David Rhodes announced that Patricia Shevlin, pictured, has been named Executive Producer of the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. The appointment is...

Jeff Gralnick dead at 72

He was such a veteran of the TV business that news producer Jeff Gralnick had CBS, ABC, NBC and CNN all on his resume....

Burt Reinhardt dead at 91

CNN reports the death of its early President, Burt Reinhardt, who retired in 2000 as Vice Chairman. He was 91. “I’m not sure CNN would...

NBC and CBS won Tuesday

"The Voice" was down, but still won in the 18-49 demo on Tuesday and also delivered the demo win for the night to NBC....

Comcast, Boston in dispute over basic cable rates

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has complained that Comcast is taking advantage of its subscribers with huge basic service rate hikes and wants authority to regulate rates again

Nexstar bills itself as a cash flow machine

As he reported Q1 results, Nexstar Broadcasting Group CEO Perry Sook pitched Wall Street analysts a prediction that the TV company will generate a