The Secret is safe from disclosure
Ratings were so bad for the debut of “Secret Talents of the Stars” that it looks like those talents will remain hidden. CBS has...
Can TiVo predict “American Idol”?
TiVo has been tracking minute-by-minute time-shifted viewership of “American Idol” and found that viewers rewind to watch their favorites again, but fast-forward through performances...
Centris fetting about over-air viewers
Research firm Centris says that 9.2M of 17M households receiving television broadcasts exclusively over the air are in reception-challenged areas. They define this as...
"Wheel" stays on top
There's no change at the top this week in the syndicated TV ratings supplied by the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA), based on data...
Coverage gaps for DTV
About half of the over-the-air only TV households in the US could experience DTV reception problems. It’s not a question of just having a digital TV or converter box, but rather the lack of a signal to be able to watch “free TV” after February 17, 2009.
Week 28: Cable puts only 2 in top 100
Broadcast television networks were even more dominant that usual in the latest week's ratings for the key 18-49 demo. According to the weekly number...
NFL team wants a referee
Presumably they will not wear zebra suits, but the Carolina Panthers think that a whole new layer of refereeing is needed -- not for its football games, but for the league's dealings with the nations giant cable MSOs.
Journal Broadcast Group selects Tandberg
Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group, announced its HD and SD MPEG-2 encoders have been chosen by Journal Broadcast Group for an over-the-air...
Hearst-Argyle duo adds CW
The CW network announced affiliation in Northwest Arkansas with Hearst-Argyle on digital multicast signals of its ABC duo, KHBS-TV Ft. Smith and KHOG-TV Fayetteville....
“Project Runway” becomes Project Courtroom
NBC Universal was quickly in court after the Weinstein Company announced a deal to move “Project Runway” to Lifetime this fall. NBCU claims it...
CBS comes on strong with scripted shows
Fox still won the prized 18-49 demo with its schedule led by "American Idol," but CBS was a strong #2 in the key demo and won the Households ratings race as it brought back a schedule with many new episodes of scripted shows.
The King returns
“King of the Hill” will continue its long run. Fox has ordered a 13th season of the animated series depicting the life and times...
More Kentucky Derby
NBC Sports announced that it will add 30 minutes of coverage to its broadcast of the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby from Churchill...
TV Board meetings to be livelier
Just as Randy Michaels has shaken up Tribune Company and made it, at least for the adventurous, the fun place to work in media,...
Nielsen takes out its checkbook
IAG Research is becoming part of The Nielsen Company in a 225 million bucks deal. IAG measures consumer engagement with television programs, national commercials...