Hot topics, a birthday celebration and snagging Jay Leno for a sit down helped CBS Television Distribution’s "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to the top of the syndication ratings for the first time in ten weeks, besting fellow CTD show "Judge…
It was a hot night for CBS in the ratings, especially in the nine o’clock hour as "The Big Bang Theory" vaulted to a series high 6.0 rating in the 18-to-49-year-old demographic, according to TVbythenumbers.com. CBS’ "Two and a Half…
ABC affiliates are complaining about a corporate decision to move some live sports events that they thought belonged to them to ESPN, reports Mediaweek. Most recently, ESPN said it is picking up eight fall NASCAR races that were originally set…
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The Super Bowl had the most viewers of any TV event ever, but it also set another record, for the ad clutter, the Associated Press reports. Commercials accounted for about 48 minutes of the game, which was almost three minutes longer…
News Corp.’s FX is ditching the usual cable strategy of airing a few original series in a sea of off-network reruns, and instead making a bet on lots of original programming and top-tier theatrical movies, Multichannel News reports. The network…
Twenty-seven years ago, in 1983, Sally Ride become the first U.S. woman in space. Pitchers Nolan Ryan of the Astros and Steve Carlton of the Phillies both broke Walter Johnson’s 56 year record for most strikeouts. "Terms of Endearment" won…
NBC appears determined to erase any hint of Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show” tenure, AllThingsD reports. According to the report, NBC.com in recent days has removed all seven months of O’Brien episodes as host of "The Tonight Show," and Hulu, the video…
This is just off the press, from CBS…All of the following, including the "NOTE" is a press release from CBS. With these record numbers in the metered markets, there is a good liklihood that the game will be the most-watched,…
ABC had a winning Thursday night in the Nielsen ratings, with "Grey’s Anatomy" leading the way, according to TVBytheNumbers.com. From 9-10, "Grey’s" had a 4.45 average in the adults 18-49 demo, ahead of NBC’s "The Office" and "30 Rock" with…