National Geographic pulled a network record for its Sunday premiere of the scripted drama "Killing Lincoln," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The drama drew an average of 3.4 million viewers during its two-hour premiere, a new high for…
Thursday’s prime-time overnights offered plenty of bad news for the broadcast networks — especially ABC and NBC. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s premiere of “Zero Hour” mustered only a 1.3 average rating in the key 18-49 demo — the worst in-season…
CNN, which is eager to polish up its battered image and low ratings under new boss Jeff Zucker, didn’t exactly do itself proud Thursday with its extensive coverage of plumbing problems and other hassles aboard a cruise ship, according to…
TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross thinks Netflix’s new series "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright and directed by David Fincher (among others), is terrific! Please click here to read Ross’ fun, insightful essay about the show…
Nike has yanked an ad featuring Olympic runner and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius, with the ad’s copy reading, "I am the bullet in the chamber," reports Advertising Age. The ad was pulled from Pistorius’ website Thursday, the piece notes. The…
CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves told analysts Thursday that the network is in good shape for the fall and “we aren’t going to need very much” in the way of new programming, reports Deadline.com. Nevertheless, he said CBS "ordered a…
ABC has signed a three-year renewal for the Miss America pageant, which will return to its native Atlantic City, N.J., in September after six years in Las Vegas, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Miss America’s relationship with Atlantic…
Wednesday night’s season premiere of “Survivor: Caramoan: Fans vs. Favorites” had to be a big disappointment for CBS. The franchise reality show had the lowest-rated premiere in its long history, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the 90-minute “Survivor”…
Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chubby Checker is suing tech firm Hewlett-Packard over a smartphone app called “The Chubby Checker,” which reportedly estimates a man’s penis size based on his shoe size, according to LegalExaminer.com. The man whose name, up until…
Discovery CEO David Zaslav talked about the prospects for OWN — a joint venture of Discovery and Oprah Winfrey — in a call this morning with analysts, saying ratings for the cable channel are “ahead of where we thought we’d…