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One Daytime Talk Show Is Enjoying a Big Growth Spurt This Season

With all the attention on new syndicated talk shows, one returning program has quietly surged in the ratings, showing the most growth among daytime network programs, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That show is CBS’s "The Talk," which is currently…

TV Guide Report Declares a ‘New Network’ to Be No. 1 — and This One Might Surprise You

A new report says there’s a new No. 1 network in prime time — and this one might surprise you, TV Guide reports. “If the digital video recorder were a network — with you, the viewer, as chief programmer —…

Cable Drama Getting Ad Prices That Rival the Most In-Demand Spots on Broadcast

A drama series on basic cable has been commanding staggering prices for ad time — with the price likely to surge further as scatter advertisers buy in, Advertising Age reports. The series is AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” which appears to…

Report: Millions of Lakers Fans Will Miss Season Opener Unless Time Warner Cable Acts Quickly

"The first regular season Los Angeles Lakers game scheduled to air on Time Warner Cable’s new SportsNet channel is just a week away and the cable company still does not have any distribution deals with other pay-TV providers in the…

Mel Karmazin — After Complaining That He’s ‘Underpaid’ at More Than $200 Million a Year — on the Way Out at Sirius XM

With Sirius XM Radio preparing to be taken over by its biggest investor, Liberty Media, the company said Chief Executive Mel Karmazin will step down on Feb. 1, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Karmazin, who will also leave…

As Streaming Growth Falls Short, Netflix Shares Take a Hit

Netflix shares took a hit Tuesday after the company reported U.S. streaming growth that fell short of analysts’ projections, according to Bloomberg. The shares fell as much as 19% in extended trading, with the company also reducing its forecast for…

Top 20 Shows of Fall 2012: Only One New Series Cracks the List

A month into the new television season, the most popular shows are veterans and few new series have gained much traction, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” tops the list, and the network also has the honor of…

Final Presidential Debate Drops 12%, Drawing 59.2 Million Viewers

The final debate between President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney saw ratings drop by 12% from their first debate, with 59.2 million viewers tuning in, reports the Los Angeles Times. The first debate, on Oct. 3, drew 67.2…

‘Katie’ Puts Some Distance Between Itself and the Freshman Talk Show Pack

Katie Couric’s new syndicated daytime talk show “Katie” has solidified its ratings lead over other rookie talkers, according to national figures for the week ending Oct. 14. The show delivered a 1.9 household rating for the week and averaged 2.494…

Apple Unveils New iPad Mini and More Powerful iPad

Apple has taken the wraps off a number of new devices, with the centerpiece of the latest product rollout being the new iPad Mini — a competitor for smaller tablets such as the Nexus 7 from Google and the Kindle…