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‘American Idol’ Ratings: Show Appears to Have Stopped the Bleeding

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…

No Reason to Worry About Aereo, Sinclair CEO Says

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’s Dolans See Huge Pay Raises

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…

Tiny Uptick for Fox’s ‘Idol’ in Wednesday Ratings — But Another Unscripted Show Equals Its Worst-Ever Number

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…

CW Pulls Plug on Low-Rated Show

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 Renews ‘Last Call With Carson Daly’ — Did Leaked Rumor About Alec Baldwin Jockeying for Late-Night Force the Network to Keep Daly Happy?

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 Acquires Fisher Communications

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…

Weak Premiere for New NBC Series — and That’s Not the Worst News in the Broadcast Ratings

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…

‘March Madness’ Sets 19-Year Mark

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 Unveils Streaming Plan to Affiliates

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,…