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.
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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.
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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...
NBC finds a winner in "The Voice"
The new reality singing competition show "The Voice" opened strong for NBC on Tuesday and gave the network a rare primetime win in the...
LIN grew Q1 revenues on digital strength
Despite a decline in TV ad sales for the non-election, non-Olympics year, LIN Media managed to post a 1% increase in Q1 revenues to...
TNT'S NBA Playoffs off to best start in cable history
NETWORK AVERAGING A 2.7 U.S. HH RATING AND 4.3 MILLLION AVERAGE TOTAL VIEWERS, UP +29% AND +33%, RESPECTIVELY TNT’s NBA Playoffs coverage delivering over...