Fox's 'American Idol.' wins 15th straight Thursday night
Airing against increased competition from the NFL Draft coverage and NBA Playoffs (Lakers vs, Hornets) on cable last night, FOX won its 15th consecutive...
NBC Thursday w/ 'Community' had a good night
From 9-9:53 p.m., an expanded telecast of "The Office" (4.2/11 in adults 18-49, 8.4 million viewers) ranked as the #1 scripted series of the...
Meredith Vieira leaving "Today"?
First the news came out that Katie Couric is leaving the
The CW names Mark Pedowitz President
CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. Entertainment announced that Mark Pedowitz has been named President, The CW Television Network, replacing Dawn Ostroff, President of Entertainment...
American Idols Live! set for 45 cities
The winner of Season 10 of “American Idol” is yet to be selected, but the show is already revving up the bus for its...
Double digit quarter for Viacom
Cable networks drove growth in fiscal Q2 (January-March) for Viacom, as revenues increased 20% to $3.27 billion. Operating income shot up 37% to $760 million.
"Our...
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...