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...

ABC's Tuesday high was 'Detroit 1-8-7'

The 2nd season finale of ABC's V posted gains over the prior week in all key Adult and Men demos, drawing the show's largest...

Fox's 'Glee' solid second-place Tuesday

FOX's Tuesday comedy block ranked #1 last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Adults 25-54. Television usage in the 8pm hour was down...

NBC two-hours of 'The Biggest Loser' built audience

From 8-10 p.m. ET, "The Biggest Loser: Couples" (2.7/8 in 18-49, 8.0 million viewers overall) ranked #2 in its two-hour time period among ABC,...

Tuesday Late-Night ratings 'Leno Letterman' about tie, 'Nightline' winner

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.7/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.5/6; and ABC's...

SPEED unveils summer programming plans

Not long after the February launch of new original productions including “Car Warriors” and “American Trucker,” SPEED has named new shows in development for...

Q4 exceeded Wall Street guidance for LIN

Revenues shot up 24% to $125.1 million in Q4 for LIN Media, topping even the high end of its guidance to Wall Street. With...

Week 25: FOX wins the week, 5 nightly wins

With victories on five of seven nights, FOX won last week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Total Viewers and outperformed the next...

Telemundo's 'La Reina Del Sur' averaged over 2.8 million total viewers

 La Reina del Sur Beats all English Language Networks in Adults 18-34.  Novela Reaches 10 million Viewers Since its Premiere Averaging More Than 2.8...

Week 25: TeleFutura continues to see growth

In the current 2010/11 Season, TeleFutura Continues to Produce More Nightly Wins Over Telemundo versus the Same Period in the 2009/10 Season Among Key...

Week 25: Univision strong adults 18-34 for the second consecutive week

For the second consecutive week, Univision finished as the #2 broadcast network, beating ABC, CBS and NBC, in overall primetime among Adults 18-34 (1.1...

Fox and CBS win the week

“American Idol” rolled on for another week of ratings domination and carried Fox to another victory in the key 18-49 demo. Nonetheless, CBS still...

Week 25: 'The Celebrity Apprentice' the star for NBC

Led by strong performances from its unscripted series "The Biggest Loser: Couples" and "The Celebrity Apprentice," NBC averaged a 1.5 rating, 5 share in...

Easy Monday win for ABC

"The Bachelor" season finale and follow-up carried the Alphabet Network to an easy ratings win on Monday. Monday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 4.5/12 2.7/8 2.1/6 1.6/4 1.5/4 0.3/1 Adults 18-34 4.1/12 2.3/7 1.2/4 1.6/5 1.0/3 0.3/1 Total Viewers (millions) 13.844 8.781 7.573 4.147 3.395 0.617 Click...

Week 25: CBS takes 6 of top 10 programs

Rebroadcasts of "NCIS" and "NCIS: Los Angeles" Deliver More Viewers than Every Program on the Competition Except "American Idol".            "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" Wins...