Dish settles TiVo patent lawsuit for $500 million
Dish Network and sister company EchoStar have agreed to pay TiVo a half billion dollars to settle their patent litigation, giving Dish a license for TiVo
Saturday late-night encore of 'SNL' matched high ratings
An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live" (3.9/10 in metered-market households), hosted by Dana Carvey and featuring musical guest Linkin Park, dominated its time...
NBC Saturday 'Law-Order' line-up stable viewership
At 8 p.m. ET, "Chase" captured a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 3.7 million viewers overall. Week to week, "Chase" grew by 21 percent in...
Friday Late-Night ratings winner 'Nightline'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets (the Birmingham market is delayed), household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.8/7; CBS's "Late Show with...
Two-hour 'Dateline' holds for NBC Friday
At 8 p.m. ET, "Friday Night Lights" averaged a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 3.0 million viewers overall.
From 9-11 p.m. ET, "Dateline NBC" reported a...
ABC had solid Friday with 'Shark Tank'
Finishing second on the night on the first Friday of the May 2011 Sweep, ABC posted week-to-week increases of 1.6 million (6.0 million vs....
"Wheel" rolls over "Two and a Half Men"
It was a close call, and Judge Judy was in hot pursuit, but Wheel of Fortune beat out Charlie Sheen’s sitcom in the syndi...
Week 31: Broadcasting floors cable once again
The score in the 18-49 ratings race for the week ending 4/24/11 was broadcast 91, cable 9, with Fox’s “American Idol” claiming the top...
TeleFutura unveiling historical novela
The setting: The Spanish Revolution. The heroine: Policarpa Salavarrieta, better known as “La Pola” – a woman who played a major role in that...
"HBO Go" to add Android, Apple devices
The pay TV network will begin offering its subscribers access to “HBO Go” programming (5/2) on Android mobile devices and Apple iPhone and iPad...
Carell sweeps NBC to tie for second behind Idolized Fox
May sweeps kicked off with the exit of Steve Carell from "The Office," allowing NBC to tie CBS behind Fox. ABC's royalty special fell...
Thursday Late-Night winner 'Nightline', 'Leno beats Letterman'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets (the Birmingham market is delayed), household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with...
'20/20 – The Royal Wedding: A Modern Fairytale' biggie for ABC
ABC Turns in its Strongest Thursday in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 in 4 Weeks.
ABC's Special "20/20 - The Royal Wedding: A Modern Fairytale"...
Analyst discovers things to like about Discovery
Cable programmer Discovery Communications not only had a good quarter year-over-year, it beat the benchmarks established beforehand by knowledgeable observers. And one of them sees good things continuing throughout the year
Thursday winners: 'Idol' and ABC's '20/20' Royal Wedding special
Following the 20/20 special The Royal Wedding: A Modern Fairytale (1.3/4), ABC's Grey's Anatomy (3.5/9) and Private Practice (2.2/6) were low, down -29% and...