ABC News is replacing the anchor on its late-night newsmagazine “Nightline.” Deadline.com reports that the network is moving “Good Morning America” contributor Dan Abrams into the post. Abrams was also named chief legal affairs anchor for the news division. “He…
Tuesday night was a win-win for ABC as the network claimed another ratings victory with its coverage of the NBA Finals and the Miami Heat came back to beat the San Antonio Spurs in overtime, ensuring that ABC would get…
A new CNN show bowed this week to lukewarm ratings. TheWrap.com reports that the cable news channel’s new morning show "New Day" drew 247,000 total viewers, and 95,000 in the 25-54 demographic, for its premiere Monday. The numbers represent gains…
Two major reality franchises each ran into ratings snags in a head-to-head clash Monday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s two-hour “The Bachelorette” sank to a season low, while NBC’s two-hour performance…
The sixth-season premiere of HBO’s "True Blood" was down from the numbers for the show’s fifth-season opener, reports B&C. The vampire drama drew 4.5 million viewers to its Sunday premiere, down 13% from its fifth-season premiere and off 11% from…
As the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat move toward the series’ final stages, ABC continues to rack up ratings wins. Based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo, the Alphabet Network coasted to another…
The reason broadcast networks are being forced to settle for smaller ad rate increases than in past years isn’t just because ratings in the key 18-49 demo are down, according to a B&C analysis by John Consoli. A more important…
The Thursday night ratings story was all about the haves and the have-nots: ABC had the NBA Finals and dominated the ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the 18-49 demo, while everyone else had not, and finished way behind. NBC…
CBS is shifting a struggling series to Saturdays in what will be a final burnoff. Deadline.com reports that the network is moving the docu-series "Brooklyn D.A." The six-part series has tanked on Tuesday evenings, with the show down 23% from…
The USA Network saw smaller audiences for the season premieres of two series. Deadline.com reports that the fifth-season premiere of USA’s "Royal Pains" was watched by about 7% fewer viewers than its fourth-season debut. Leading out from “Pains,” “Necessary Roughness”…