"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe put out some theories about his show’s recent ratings dip during a telephone press conference Tuesday. Lythgoe accused two rival singing competitions, NBC’s "The Voice" and fellow Fox show "The X Factor,’ of "feeding"…
With NBC’s Sunday telecast of the Super Bowl setting a record as the most-watched TV show in history, as previously reported, another ratings achievement has been largely overlooked. It didn’t come close to the Super Bowl’s numbers, but coming in…
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger noted in an earnings call with analysts that ABC has sold out of its commercial time for the Academy Awards broadcast, reports Deadline.com. Iger called the ad market “healthy,” the story reports. Iger also noted…
It has been widely reported that Sunday’s telecast of the Super Bowl on NBC was the most-watched TV show in history, but now word has surfaced that the game set another record. NBC attracted 2.1 million viewers to watch its…
Syfy has announced the renewal of a reality competition series, B&C reports. Returning for a third season will be the special-effects reality show "Face Off." The network will start production on 10 new episodes in the spring, with the third…
A TV news personality best known as an anchor for PBS has joined CNN, Multichannel News reports. Former “Wall Street Week” anchor Maribel Aber moves to CNN Newsource, where she will be a correspondent, the story reports. Aber will report…
Even with all the political coverage on television, viewers are turning to TV less for their election news than they have in at least 20 years, Deadline.com reports, citing a study by the Pew Research Center. In a comparable study…
NBC snapped out of its ratings doldrums in time to win the first Monday of February sweeps, as its singing competition “The Voice” combined with the series debut of “Smash” to lift the network to No. 1 in total viewers…
A disastrous appearance on “Saturday Night Live” is having ripple effects for a pop singer, the New York Post’s Page Six reports. Lana Del Rey is postponing her tour in the wake of the much-criticized "Saturday Night Live" performance, the…
"Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has received a series order for her project "Bunheads" from ABC Family, reports Deadline.com. The project tracks Michelle, played by Sutton Foster, a Las Vegas showgirl who gets marries and moves to a small town,…