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ABC Wins Fourth Week in a Row
Four weeks into the season, ABC squeaked into another demographic victory over CBS. The week ending Oct. 15 was the closest race yet, with ABC garnering a 5.19 rating among adults 18 to 49 and CBS pulling in 5.15, followed…
ABC Picks Up ‘October Road’
ABC has ordered six episodes of the drama “October Road,” the network announced Tuesday. The series, about an acclaimed young novelist who returns to his hometown to teach at a local university, stars Tom Berenger and Geoff Stults. “October” will…
‘Deal,’ ‘Heroes’ Lift NBC to Nightly Win
NBC scored a Monday night victory thanks to the ongoing ratings driver “Deal or No Deal” and the popular freshman drama “Heroes.” The Peacock Net had a 4.7 preliminary rating among adults 18 to 49, according to Nielsen Media Research,…
Third-Place ‘CBS Evening News’ Sliding, but Up Year-to-Year
The evening stars in the network news universe were back in their familiar places the week of Oct. 9, as the $15 million-a-year Katie Couric continued to see her 6-week-old “CBS Evening News” slide back to an improved third place…
Turner to Televise Baseball League Championships
Turner Broadcasting reached a seven-year agreement to televise one of Major League Baseball’s League Championship Series annually beginning in 2007. TBS will have the National League Championship in odd-numbered years and American League Championship in even-numbered years. Fox will carry…
Scripps Income Falls on Expenses; Cable Nets Surge
E.W. Scripps Co.’s third-quarter net income fell 11 percent to $73 million as costs from the sale of the Shop At Home Network and employee stock-option expenses outweighed higher profit at the company’s cable networks.Cable networks including HGTV and Food…
ABC Picks Up ‘Brothers & Sisters’
ABC has picked up the Sunday night drama “Brothers & Sisters” for a full season order, the network announced Monday. Last night the episode won the 10 p.m. hour in adults 18 to 49 with a 4.9. “‘Brothers & Sisters’…
Fox News, Cablevision Make Carriage Deal
Fox News Channel has come to a carriage agreement that will keep the channel on Cablevision systems for several more years. Fox News will receive an average of more than 75 cents per subscriber over the course of the deal…
ABC Leads Demo in Sunday Prelims
Football and baseball couldn’t compete with entrenched drama and reality slates Sunday night, as ABC and CBS won the night over NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” and Fox’s Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. ABC led the night among…