Another Idol win (of course)
As "American Idol" eliminated a slew of contestants, other networks scheduled reruns on Thursday and Fox soared in the ratings.
Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings
Ratings/Share
Adults 18-49
8.1/23
2.0/6
1.6/5
1.4/4
1.2/3
0.4/1
Adults...
NBC's six-episode 'The Office' marathon fourth-place
On Thursday night, encore telecasts of "The Office" generated scores of 1.1/4 in 18-49 and 3.0 million viewers overall at 8 p.m.; 1.3/4 in...
Thursday Late-Night ratings winner 'Late Show with David Letterman'
Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 3.1/8; and ABC's combo...
Alan Frank salute raised $300K for the Broadcasters Foundation
A black tie fundraiser brought in big bucks for charity as Alan Frank, President and CEO of the Post-Newsweek Stations, received the 2011 Golden Mike...
WDIV-TV Local 4 News wins February sweep
WDIV-TV Local 4 News won at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. during the February 2011 Nielsen ratings period in the Detroit television...
Lou Dobbs Tonight returns on FOX Business Network
As promised back in November, FOX Business Network (FBN) is bringing “Lou Dobbs Tonight” back to viewers on 3/14. The nightly, hour-long show will...
FCC opens a look at retransmission consent
There is very little the FCC can do when it comes to retransmission consent negotiations between broadcasters and MVPDs other then perform the somewhat nebulous task of ensuring that the
ABC surprising many with late-night growth; 'Nightline' solid
As the Only Broadcast Net to Build Week to Week in Both Viewers and Key Adults, ABC Wins the Week in Late-Night in Adults...
Azteca America claims biggest Spanish network growth in 2010
Azteca America, the alternative choice in broadcast television for Spanish speaking families, posted the strongest February primetime growth among Spanish broadcast networks, with viewership...
Idol slips but Fox still wins
"American Idol" was down from a week earlier on Wednesday, but still such a powerhouse that it carried Fox to ratings victory.
Wednesday Overnight Nielsen...
WABC-TV has strength in weekend programming
"Eyewitness News" is equally strong on Saturdays and Sundays, where WABC-TV airs more weekend morning local news than any of its competitors. "Eyewitness News...
WABC-TV dominates the Big Apple, No. 1
WABC-TV is the most watched in New York. Channel 7 is once again the number 1 station in the number 1 market. WABC-TV continues...
2011 Cronkite Award winners announced by USC Annenberg
There was lots of hot political reporting in 2010 to choose from. Here are the 2011 winners of the USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award...
CNN en Espanol launching three in March
They debut on Monday, 3/7: Cafe CNN, CNN Dinero and Conclusiones and bring the total number of new programs on air to 10 since...
ABC Wednesday line-up seeing growth, 4th wk in a row
ABC's "The Middle" Beats "Survivor" for the 3rd Straight Week in Women 18-34 And Generates Strong Year-Over-Year Increases in Viewers and Young Adults.
ABC Freshman...