Sen. Barack Obama’s appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” last night was the program’s most-watched episode ever. The episode attracted 3.6 million total viewers and a 2.6 household rating, besting its previous record—when Michelle Obama was…
More than 33.5 million viewers turned in to see Sen. Barack Obama’s paid political advertisement last night, which ran on seven networks in prime time, including NBC, Fox, CBS, MSNBC, BET, TVOne and Univision. The total beats the last political…
Hank Close, president of ad sales for MTV Networks, is leaving the company at the end of the year. In a memo, MTVN CEO Judy McGrath said it was Mr. Close’s decision to leave when his contract expires. Mr. Close…
Emily Rose, who recently appeared in “Jericho,” “ER” and “Brothers & Sisters,” will star in USA Network’s drama pilot “Operating Instructions.” Ms. Rose will play a top trauma surgeon who returns from a tour of duty in a battle zone…
Despite an 8% decrease during the third quarter in revenue from core advertising categories, LIN TV reported year-to-year increases of 5% in net revenue and 39% in operating income. Driven by $11.4 million in political advertising and by an 88%…
ESPN is launching a multimedia NBA marketing campaign with the tag “Your NBA Destination.” The campaign will feature ESPN anchors Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Stuart Scott and Michael Wilbon, as well as NBA players Chris Bosh, Carlos Boozer, Baron Davis,…
Chris Berman will interview John McCain and Barack Obama during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” on Nov. 3. Mr. Berman will speak to both presidential candidates via satellite from the ESPN studios in Bristol, Conn., during halftime of the game between…
Kerry Knott, a Republican who heads Comcast’s Washington, D.C., offices, has stepped down, Multichannel News reports. Knott, who will become a “strategic counsel” for the cable company and a consultant to the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, departs less than…
MTVu plans to broaden its suicide-prevention public affairs program “Half of Us,” which won a Peabody Award for journalistic excellence, Multichannel News says. The program will make new content available starting today. —Danny King