President Obama’s announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a U.S. raid in Pakistan disrupted prime-time broadcasts in varying degrees in different time zones, and ensured that final results won’t be known for a while, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. But…
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton wasn’t enough of a draw to rouse most Americans from their beds early Friday morning, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. An average of 22.7 million viewers at home in the…
Judy Sheindlin, star of the syndicated court show "Judge Judy," has inked a new deal to remain at the gavel through 2015, reports the AP. Sheindlin’s long-running court series for CBS Television Distribution has grown among all daytime syndicated programming…
Fox announced that it will not air a crossover programming block it had planned for this Sunday because of the real-life tragedies caused by tornadoes in the South, TheFutonCritic.com reported. The May sweeps stunt was to feature a hurricane that…
NBC announced Friday that it is adding some heft to the lineup of “The Voice,” which got off to a strong launch this week, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Country superstar Reba McEntire is joining the show, along with Monica,…
NBC got a strong performance from its expanded and much-hyped Steve Carell farewell episode of “The Office” on the first night of May sweeps, but it was business as usual for “American Idol” and Fox, which won the night outright,…
One of the two long-running soap operas recently canceled by ABC has surged in the ratings since the cancellation was announced, Deadline.com reports. The show is "One Life to Live," which was the third-most-viewed daytime drama with 2.76 million viewers…
What is it about NBC’s new music competition show “The Voice” that seems to have struck a chord with viewers? Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin, who’s not a fan of either reality shows or the cast of the show, was…
With plenty of repeat programming on the other broadcast nets, there was nothing to stand in the way of Fox and its 90-minute “American Idol” in the Wednesday night ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox wound up with a 5.8 average rating…
Media giant Viacom issued a rosy financial report today, highlighted by profits that beat Wall Street expectations and growth in the cable segment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Operating income for media networks was up 13% to $806 million for…