The NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder are proving to be a ratings bonanza for ABC, the Los Angeles Times reports. Even with a small-market team in Oklahoma City, the series has attracted national interest…
All the legal wrangling and hype generated by a legal challenge from CBS apparently didn’t help ABC get its new reality show "The Glass House" off the ground. The show premiered to weak viewer numbers Monday night — even falling…
With a weak economy and rising cable bills, more Americans are watching broadcast-only television, or TV that’s delivered free over the airwaves, reports the New York Post, citing data from research firm GfK Media. Almost 18% of all U.S. households…
WNBC-TV has tapped a successor to the legendary anchor Sue Simmons, who signed off from the station Friday night after three decades there, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Her successor is Shiba Russell, who joined the station in…
Microsoft has taken the wraps off its new Windows-powered competitor to Apple’s iPad — the Surface tablet computer, featuring a 10.5-inch display, Bloomberg reports. The display is almost an inch larger than the iPad’s — a key feature as Microsoft…
ABC News’ Jon Karl is reporting, in an exclusive story, that Sen. Marco Rubio is not being vetted by the team that’s in charge of finding a vice presidential candidate to run with presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Writes…
The program that was basic cable’s top-rated new series last year had its second-season premiere Sunday night, and its numbers were down, Deadline.com reports. TNT’s sci-fi drama “Falling Skies” drew 4.5 million viewers, down 24% from the series premiere, the…
Alloy Digital continues its recent string of acquisitions with a big one, buying YouTube’s entertainment news provider, Clevver Media, Deadline.com reports. “With the move, Alloy Digital’s owned and operated channels move up to No. 1 in total YouTube subscribers, counting…
Making the point that viewers will still show up in large numbers to watch big TV stunts, ABC had an audience of more than 13 million people for its broadcast Friday night of Nik Wallenda walking a tightrope over Niagara…
A U.S. TV series has earned the distinction of being declared the most popular television show in the world. At the 52nd Festival de Television de Monte Carlo Golden Nymphs, the winner in the category of "International Television Audience Award…