Thursday, June 18, 2026

Keeping out of Idol's path

There were lots of reruns airing on other networks Wednesday to avoid the ratings juggernaut known as "American Idol," which, as expected, gave Fox...

'Jay Leno' and 'Jimmy Fallon' hitting solid 18-49 demo

NBC's late-night lineup has scored ratings victories for the week of April 18-22, with encore telecasts of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" finishing...

All quiet on the Media General front

The battle of 2008 seems just a distant memory, when dissident shareholders kicked three directors off the board at Media General, only to have...

FCC opens docket on proposed Florida noncom TV sale

Community Communications Inc., operator of WMFE-TV Orlando FL, is tired of struggling with the financial math to keep the station afloat and proposed to sell it to noncom religious outfit Daystar

'Nightline' holds No. 1 slot in late-night for 9th week

"Nightline" #1 in Total Viewers for 9th Week in a Row and for 8th Time in 9 Weeks among Key Adults. Season to Date "Nightline"...

ABC Wednesday line-up w/ 'Cougar Town' 4th-place

With a Mix of 3 Repeat and 3 Original Comedies, ABC Finishes No. 2 on Wednesday in Adults 18-34 to an "Idol"-Fueled Fox. Up over...

Fox victory Wednesday w/ 90-minutes of 'American Idol'

Last night, the AMERICAN IDOL Top 6 performance show and new comedy BREAKING IN gave FOX another Wednesday win across all key demos. In...

Repeat of 'The Voice' is a winner for NBC

From 8-9 p.m. ET, the NBC special "Inside the Royal Wedding" averaged a 1.2/3 in adults 18-49 and 5.2 million viewers overall.  This is...

Wednesday Late-Night 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' winner

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.8/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.7/7; and ABC's...

Nielsen running on all cylinders in Q1

All three divisions of Nielsen Holdings posted Q1 gains in both revenues and profits in Q1. That

MTV UK to launch "Geordie Shore"

Not long after MTV announced two spinoffs from the “Jersey Shore,” MTV U.K. is exporting the show across the pond for its own version...

Belo CEO cautious about Q2 growth

Belo Corporation’s TV stations saw no auto ad cancellations in Q1 and a fairly small number so far in Q2. Nonetheless, CEO Dunia Shive...

Broadcasters defend Channel 51 against wireless buffer zone plan

The National Association of Broadcasters and Association for Maximum Service Television have issued a strong challenge to a request by

Spike TV orders more Blue Mountain State

Spike TV has picked up a third season of 13 episodes of its first original scripted comedy series, "Blue Mountain State," it was announced...

TV led quarter for Meredith

Total revenues were down 3.6% for Meredith Corporation in its fiscal Q3 (January-March), but that was all due to a 5.2% decline on the...