After weeks marked by widespread pre-emptions and programming disruptions, most syndicated strips saw growth for the week ended July 17, with most of the top-rated first-run strips up. The ratings for the top-rated off network comedies were mixed.The top-rated show…
CBS’s procedural “CSI” was the top-rated show for the week ended July 24 in both total viewers and adults 18 to 49, but that didn’t prevent a “So You Think You Can Dance”-driven Fox from walking away with a weekly…
Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts argued Tuesday that the cable industry is getting a bum rap from some investors and analysts who are focusing only on the sector’s basic-cable subscribers.Wall Street analysts and investors alike have collectively turned their…
The Washington rumor mill had it late Tuesday that the White House will announce its picks for the pending openings at the Federal Communications Commission as soon as the end of this week-and the front-runners for the two Republican positions…
ESPN on Tuesday named its broadcast team for “Monday Night Football,” which moves to the cable network in 2006. ABC’s Al Michaels, who had been in talks with NBC, will be in the booth with ESPN Joe Theismann, and Suzy…
OLN drew its highest rating ever with its live coverage Sunday of Lance Armstrong capturing his seventh Tour de France. OLN drew a 2.08 household rating and its coverage was seen by an average of 1.7 million viewers. OLN also…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ board of governors has selected Jerry Lewis to receive the Governors Award, the organization announced Tuesday. The comedy legend will receive the award from during the prime-time Emmy broadcast Sept. 18. The award…
TV Guide announced Tuesday that it is slashing its listings and its circulation guarantees to advertisers, boosting the number of pages devoted to stories about stars and shows and expanding to a full-size, full-color format effective with the Oct. 17…
Cardiss Collins, the former Democratic congresswoman from Illinois who chairs the Independent Task Force on Television Measurement, is not pleased with the lack of ethnic diversity among the six people invited to appear at Wednesday’s hearing of the Senate Commerce…
Following the success of last year’s first-season hits “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives,” ABC will continue to focus on its assets and building off its current schedule, ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson said Tuesday at the network’s Television Critics Association press…