Two networks put up all-repeat lineups in prime time Thursday — and one of them came away with a win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. CBS pulled off the win, according to Nielsen overnights, but it was with a spectacularly…
Turner Broadcasting CEO Phil Kent said he’s "very unhappy" with CNN’s prime-time ratings, and described some of the damage as "self-inflicted," reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. He also blamed part of the ratings slide on environmental causes, the story adds….
Upfront sales have started as Fox and ABC are now securing advertising commitments, with the first deals struck with movie studios and auto marketers, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. Nevertheless, media buyers familiar with negotiations said upfront sales haven’t…
Imagine Television executive Robin Gurney is leaving the company after seven years, during which time she developed and produced shows such as "Friday Night Lights" and "Lie to Me," reports Deadline.com. The story doesn’t say where she is going, although…
The Walt Disney Co. announced today who will be taking over as chairman of Walt Disney Studios — an industry heavyweight with a long track record of success in feature films and at least one television credential that almost any…
The third installment of the three-night “Hatfields & McCoys” miniseries on History broke its own all-time viewership record set two nights earlier. The cable channel reported that Wednesday’s finale delivered 14.3 million total viewers for its initial airing, topping the…
Fox ruled the roost in the Wednesday night ratings, as nothing on the other broadcast networks came close to the number for its two-hour “So You Think You Can Dance” in the Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Meanwhile, a canine-themed series…
The record-breaking "Hatfields & McCoys," which has been pulling huge audiences to the cable channel History, took 30 years to get to television, with the project so old that Burt Lancaster was once slated to star in the role now…
Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger pointed the finger for high cable subscription rates, the New York Post reports. Iger said regional sports networks are the main culprits, stressing that ESPN is not to blame, the story reports. ESPN has…
More than half of the advertising inventory for the 2013 Super Bowl broadcast has already been sold by CBS, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. The broadcast may reach sell-out levels of close to 80% in the next few weeks,…