Monday, June 15, 2026

Quarterly revenues gained 4.5% for Allbritton

The fiscal first quarter for Allbritton Communications is calendar Q4 for most other companies, so that October-December period included the final rush of campaign...

ABC's 'Desperate Housewives' second-place at 9 pm Sunday

Against the "Grammy Awards," ABC Stands as the 2nd-Most-Watched Net on Sunday. ABC's "AFV" Draws its 2nd Biggest Audience Since the Beginning of January. ABC's "Home...

NBC Saturday has good results from primetime to late-night

At 10 p.m., an encore telecast of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.2/4 in 18-49, 5.8 million viewers overall) finished #1 or tied...

Comments come in from Fox affiliates on retransmission drama

RBR-TVBR spoke with affiliates off the record and got a few insights....Sounds like the only way to get leverage against Fox on the matter is for the entire

Broadcasters request fair FCC review of retransmission consent

MVPDs have been complaining that the retransmission consent system is broken, and have been asking both Congress and the FCC to tilt the field

MyNetwork gets a new lease on life

MyNetworkTV never achieved the sort of rating success that News Corporation had hoped for when it was launched in 2006. Along the way it...

NBC Friday 'Who Do You Think You Are?' earned No.2 in 18-49 demo

At 8 p.m. ET, "Who Do You Think You Are?" (1.4/5 in adults 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall) grew by 8 percent week to...

Friday Late-Night 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' winner

Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.0/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.4/6; and ABC's combo...

Friday, ABC's 20/20 beat out NBC's 2-hour Dateline

Boosted by strong results from a 2-hour 20/20, ABC ranked #1 on Friday night in Adults 18-49. ABC drew its biggest overall audience on the...

'The Bachelor' Swimsuits tops off for Sports Illustrated (video)

Swimsuit: "How do you feel about taking your top off?" The alarm rings at 2 a.m. for Ashley H., Chantal and Michelle, as Brad...

Pura Vida: 'The Bachelor' Zip Lines and Costa Rica (review-videos)

Sitting in our apartment this week with my Superbowl hangover (caused more by pizza and bloating than actual alcohol), I was incredibly jealous of...

Doesn't that add up to Seven and a Half Men?

Is Charlie Sheen's lack of availability to shoot new episodes of "Two and a Half Men" making the old ones even more popular? The...

FCC denies WATCHTV/SpectrumEvolution.org authorization request

Looks like the effort to deliver broadband services via extra DTV spectrum has taken a setback: While Gregory Herman, President and CEO of WATCHTV...

Nielsen to integrate Ad-ID codes into watermarking system

A major step in making marketing more accountable: Bob Liodice, President and CEO of ANA announced at the 2/10 TV and Everything Video Forum...

'American Idol' Thursday is the one to beat, Fox winner

Airing a one-hour AMERICAN IDOL and an original BONES, FOX won its fourth consecutive in-season Thursday night among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers for...