Thursday, June 18, 2026

Monday Late-Night 'Leno beats Letterman' winner '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...

Clear Monday winner 'Dancing with the Stars' ABC

With the second week of a shortened edition of Dancing with the Stars, a special airing of Better with You and a repeat telecast...

TV revenues grew in Q1 for McGraw-Hill

The broadcast group is a small part of the Information & Media segment at McGraw-Hill Companies, which in turn is a small part of...

NBCU has deadline to acquire stake in Universal Orlando

Blackstone Capital Partners recently notified NBCUniversal that it had exercised its right of first refusal and was offering to sell its 50% stake in the theme park

First Larry King special to focus on Alzheimer's

Having retired from daily television a few months back, Larry King will be back on CNN May 1st with his first primetime special. “Unthinkable:...

"NBA Fit" premiering on Disney XD

Part of the league’s ongoing initiative to introduce basketball to young people, the new series encourages health and fitness for kids and families and...

ABC and CBS win Easter ratings

The Alphabet Network won the 18-49 demo on Sunday, led by "Desperate Housewives," but CBS had the most viewers. Sunday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 2.2/6 2.0/6 1.7/5 1.2/4 0.9/2 Adults 18-34 1.5/5 1.4/5 1.0/3 1.3/5 0.8/3 Total...

FCC puts review of Honolulu triple play TV on the QT

The LMA/option between Raycom and a subsidiary of MCG Capital that has created a three-station television cluster in Honolulu is under formal assault by...

CBS sees successful Sunday w/ 'The Amazing Race'

CBS won Sunday in viewers as THE AMAZING RACE won its time period in viewers and key demographics and the "Hallmark Hall of Fame"...

Sunday ABC's 'Desperate Housewives' takes No. 1

Leading the pack for the 2nd week in a row, ABC ran as the top-rated broadcaster on Easter Sunday in Adults 18-49 with a...

FOX Sunday animation 'The Simpsons' repeats and it showed

On Easter Sunday FOX aired encores of THE SIMPSONS at 7p (0.8/3) and 7:30p (1.0/3) followed by a special encore airing of THE SIMPSONS...

'The Celebrity Apprentice' ranked #1 key demo's for NBC

From 9-11 p.m. ET, "The Celebrity Apprentice" (2.9/8 in 18-49, 8.1 million viewers overall) grew week to week by 12 percent in 18-49 rating...

You want reality? Try this!

A Russian man is facing charges after he allegedly retaliated for being rejected by a television reality show. He’s accused of planting bombs at...

NBC's Saturday 'Law-Order' line-up of repeats hold firm

  At 8 p.m. ET, "Chase" captured a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 3.1 million viewers overall.  From its first half-hour to its second, "Chase"...

Saturday late-night as expected it was 'SNL'

An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live" (3.6/9 in metered-market households), hosted by Jesse Eisenberg and featuring musical guest Nicki Minaj, dominated its time...