'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.
NBC plans to run out the Trump schedule despite White House designs
The finale of the latest edition of “Celebrity Apprentice” is scheduled for 5/22/11, and NBC would like to let the program run its course....
Super Bowl gave News Corp. big TV boost for quarter
Operating income was down for News Corporation in its fiscal Q3 (January-March), but don’t blame the television division. Its revenues and profits shot up,...
Moody's turns positive on Belo
Moody’s Investors Service wasn’t concerned in the least that Belo Corporation had resumed paying a cash dividend to shareholders. It’s looked at the company’s...
NBC won Tuesday night (really!)
It wasn't sports or a special that carried NBC to #1 in the 18-49 demo on Tuesday, but regularly scheduled programming, led by "The...
Week 32: Broadcast 94, Cable 6
The most recent week saw only six cable/satellite programs make the top 100 in the 18-49 demo for all of television, but four of...
Pac-12 in $3B sports deal with ESPN and Fox Sports
The Pac-12 Conference (effective with the addition of two more schools to the Pac-10) announced a landmark broadcast and national cable TV package with ESPN and Fox Sports Media Group
'Nuestra Belleza Latina' strong reality for Univision
Growing are the ratings for the fifth season of this Univision production, airing each Sunday night from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT (7 CT). ...
Fox Super Bowl fuels Q1 gains for Sinclair
Executives at Sinclair Broadcast Group see cause for caution in the immediate future, but during the first quarter of 2011, the group’s Fox-heavy station...