The worst may be over for Fox’s “American Idol” in its recent struggle with ratings. The show was up Thursday night in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights, leading Fox to a ratings win for the night. TVbytheNumbers.com…
Sinclair Broadcasting CEO David Smith said he’s not concerned about Aereo, the $12-per-month television streaming service that pushed the top broadcasters to sue for copyright infringement. TVNewsCheck reports that Smith made the comments during a conference call with analysts. Smith…
Cablevision Systems CEO James Dolan and his father, chairman and founder Charles Dolan, each received raises last year of about 50% over what they made in 2011, reports B&C. James Dolan received $16.9 million in 2012 total compensation, or a…
Fox’s “American Idol” showed signs of life in the Wednesday ratings, based on Nielsen overnights, while another unscripted show lost ground. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s “Survivor” equaled its all-time low in the key 18-49 demo. “Idol’s” two-hour installment delivered a…
A low-rated show has been officially pulled from the CW’s schedule. Deadline.com reports that the broadcast network had already unofficially killed the program, "Cult," when it sent the drama to Fridays. The show’s first two episodes averaged only a 0.3…
NBC apparently still has room for Carson Daly on its schedule despite reports that the network is talking with "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin about possibly taking over Daly’s time period, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The network…
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Fisher Communications announced that the two companies have entered into an agreement that has Sinclair acquiring Fisher for about $373.3 million. “Under the terms of the agreement, Fisher shareholders will receive $41.00 in cash for each…
A new NBC show premiered Tuesday to less-than-stellar numbers, but the picture was brighter for the Peacock Network than it was at rival ABC, where a struggling reality show saw its numbers continue to nosedive. Even with a disappointing two-hour…
The 2013 “March Madness” NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship set a 19-year viewership mark, based on Nielsen figures. The tournament, which was carried on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, was the most-watched NCAA Tournament in 19 years, CBS…
Fox rolled out plans Tuesday for a “TV everywhere” service that will enable its affiliates to stream content from the network, along with their local content, on the Web and via a Fox app, TVNewsCheck reports. “The TV everywhere plan,…