Fox Wins Sunday’s 18-49 Crowd, but ‘Arrested’ Doesn’t Deliver The premiere of Fox’s Sunday lineup gave Fox a big nightly victory in adults 18 to 49, but the news wasn’t so good for Fox’s new sitcom “Arrested Development,” which finished…
NBC and CBS each claimed victory on the first night of sweeps last Thursday, with NBC winning adults 18 to 49 and CBS taking total viewers. CBS had the highest-rated show of the night with “CSI.” It scored a 9.5…
A pair of station groups reported divergent third-quarter results last week, and both said they felt the impact of the lack of political advertising in the quarter. LIN TV reported a 4 percent jump in third-quarter profit to $6.1 million,…
NBC, CBS Split First Night of Sweeps NBC and CBS each claimed victory on the first night of sweeps last night, with NBC winning adults 18 to 49 and CBS taking total viewers. CBS had the highest-rated show of the…
ABC Picks Up Freshman Shows ABC gave full-season orders to all of its freshman sitcoms and two freshman dramas. “Hope & Faith,” “I’m With Her,” “It’s All Relative,” “Married to the Kellys,” “10-8” and “Threat Matrix” all received back-nine episode…
NBC Gives ‘Whoopi,’ ‘Family’ Full Season Orders NBC picked up Tuesday night sitcoms “Whoopi” and “Happy Family” for a full season of 22 episodes. “Whoopi,” from Carsey-Werner-Mandabach, has averaged a 3.3 rating/10 share among adults 18 to 49 and 9.4…
NAACP Study Reports Continuing Lag in Minority Hires The broadcast networks have made progress hiring minority on-air talent but still lag in hiring minority talent behind the scenes, according to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s new…
Once upon a time there were three broadcast networks that rolled out a new schedule every fall filled with original episodes of scripted TV shows. The dramas and sitcoms were expensive, but no worries, the networks would recoup the hefty…
Jane Pauley may not be the only new face on NBC-owned television stations next season. NBC Enterprises has signed a deal with QVC personalities Nick Chavez and Stacey Schieffelin to host a syndicated makeover half-hour.The project is one of three…
At the moment, Steven Lipscomb has a winning hand. As the creator and executive producer of “The World Poker Tour,” a breakout hit on The Travel Channel, he’s holding nothing short of a straight flush-possibly even a royal flush.“What I…