Idol slips, still wins
"American Idol" was down from last week, but Fox still won easily on Wednesday night. Univision claimed the #3 spot in 18-49, beating both...
Cable organization seeks to prevent Topeka TV triple-play
The American Cable Association is concerned that the sale of KTKA-TV in the Topeka KS DMA will lead to a local triopoly that includes affiliates of three of the big four television networks. ACA
Wednesday ratings winner 'American Idol'
The AMERICAN IDOL Top 12 performed last night and gave FOX the nightly win across all key demos. FOX outperformed the combined 4-net competition...
NBC lands fourth-place Wednesday, 'Law Order: SVU' delivered
At 10 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" delivered a 1.5/4 in adults 18-49 and 5.2 million viewers...
Wednesday Late-Night winner ' Nightline'
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.7/7; and ABC's...
ABC in third-place Wednesday; gains w/ 'Modern Family'
ABC Marks Strong Year-to-Year Wednesday Gains in Viewers and Young Adults.
For the 2nd Consecutive Week, ABC's Back-to-Back "The Middle" Repeats Beat Out NBC's Original...
ValueVision sold more stuff in Q4
Not only are ad revenues improving for television, but TV shopping is also generating more money. ValueVision, which operates as ShopNBC on cable, posted...
NAB praises Genachowski praise for broadcasters
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski addressed the Mobile Future Forum, describing the National Broadband Plan and the search for spectrum. He also had kind words...
truTV had 2.6 million viewers for first two NCAA games
truTV tipped off the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship with a FIRST FOUR doubleheader airing in primetime. The network’s coverage delivered a...
Tribune's WPIX NYC prepares Dr. Steve for syndication
Tribune Broadcasting’s WPIX-TV New York has set an April 17th premiere for “Dr. Steve,” a 30-minute health, wellness and lifestyle program for families. National...
Spike TV picks up two new original series
Spike TV has ordered two new, unscripted series, "InkMasters" and "Car Boss," that further the network's mission to broaden its audience, it was announced...
Week 25: Broadcast 91, Cable 9
With only one program in the top 70 for all of television, “WWE Raw” on USA at #29, cable/satellite networks had only nine shows...
Another Glee-ful Tuesday for Fox
Fox won the 18-49 race on Tuesday, led by "Glee," but CBS had the most viewers with its drama reruns.
Tuesday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49
3.0/9
2.3/7
1.9/6
1.7/5
1.3/4
0.3/1
Adults...
Aflac spokesman unable to duck fallout from Japan jokes
Gilbert Gottfried, who has voiced the famed Aflac duck in commercials for years, was fired after making widely-panned jokes about the crisis in Japan...