Sunday night’s AFC Championship Game was the highest-rated non-Super Bowl NFL matchup in six years.The game between New England and Indianapolis received a 16.1 rating for CBS among adults 18 to 49, easily giving CBS a win for the night….
Online video site Veoh Networks struck a deal with US Magazine to create an entertainment show accessible on both Veoh’s and Usmagazine.com, adding a new competitor in the celebrity news genre.Under the Veoh-Us partnership, which launches in February, Us will…
CBS and DirecTV signed a multiyear deal extending DirecTV’s out-of-market game package during the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament.DirecTV also agreed to expand carriage of CBS’s CSTV, which will now reach more than 8 million DirecTV subscribers and 20 million in…
Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts’ come-from-behind victory over the New England Patriots in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game was the highest-rated television program of the season so far, topping the debut of “American Idol.”The game drew a 28.1 Nielsen Media…
General Motors’ Saturn division and Maybelline New York have signed on as sponsors of the WE cable network’s “Under the Tents,” an original series that looks at trends during Fashion Week in New York.Both advertisers will receive on-air and online…
’24’ Executive Producer Howard Gordon Discusses the Sixth Season of the Show
’24’ Executive Producer Howard Gordon Discusses the Sixth Season of the Show Chuck Ross: Hello again everybody, it’s Chuck Ross, editorial director here at TelevisionWeek, and we’re on with Day Six with “24,” and of course we’re on with Howard…
Though NBC’s “Heroes” and “The Office” failed to win the top series honors at the Golden Globes last week, broadcasting the show gave the network a ratings victory. “The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards” ranked as the top-rated Globes telecast…
By Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek 1930 Writer Irna Phillips begins formulating serialized dramas for radio with her first effort, “Painted Dreams.” Its local success paves the way for a new show that could be broadcast nationally. 1937 “The…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Special to TelevisionWeek A month before “Roots” aired on ABC, a friend was adamant that the series would be pure puffery and couldn’t possibly capture the passion, spirit and message that Alex Haley tried to convey…