National Ratings for Week of Feb. 4-Feb. 10, 2008 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Thursday, Feb. 7 PGA Golf (AT&T Pebble Beach, 1st Rd.) Golf Channel 0.3 0.1 Friday, Feb. 8 PGA Golf (AT&T Pebble Beach, 2nd Rd.) Golf…
Retail giant Wal-Mart announced today it is backing Sony’s Blu-ray format for high-definition DVDs, a possibly fatal blow to Toshiba’s rival HD DVD format. A gradual phasing out of HD DVD products will occur at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs across…
DirecTV will offer its NASCAR “Hot Pass” service in high-definition this season, the satellite service announced Friday. Subscribers also will be able to access 13 additional live audio feeds of driver/pit crew communications via dedicated channels. The service will be…
The executive producers of ABC’s “Lost,” Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, will deliver a keynote address at the NAB Show April 15 in Las Vegas. Mr. Cuse and Mr. Lindelof will discuss creating compelling original TV content as well as…
“Lost” racked up another Thursday win, despite slipping again from last week. ABC pulled out the win in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic with a 3.5, according to preliminary Nielsen numbers. “Lost” brought in a 5.7, down 12% from last…
“The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” on CBS has reached a ratings milestone in an unusual week. For the first time in a week of head-to-head originals, “Late Late” beat NBC’s “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” in total viewers…
Tom Bergeron will emcee the 29th College Television Awards gala on March 15 at Culver Studios in Los Angeles. The awards are mounted annually by the Television Academy Foundation to recognize outstanding achievements of college students in television and media….
Discovery Communications’ domestic networks registered flat revenue for the fourth quarter in a year that saw sales rise 4%. According to an earnings statement from Discovery Holdings, Discovery took a $129 million impairment charge covering the repositioning of some of…
Following a string of successful alternative television scores, agent Lance Klein has been promoted to partner at Endeavor. “We’re so pleased to welcome Lance Klein to the partnership,” the Endeavor partners said in a joint statement. “Lance has earned the…
CBS Will Follow Through With Upfronts in May CBS said two days after the Writers Guild of America strike ended that it would go through with plans for its upfront party and will present its shows to potential advertisers at…