Conan O’Brien’s farewell “Tonight Show” turned out to be his biggest ever, with 10.3 million viewers, or almost one million more than the 9.2 million who tuned in on his first night on June 1, The New York Times reports….
ABC canceled “Ugly Betty,” which will go off the air after finishing its fourth season in the spring, the Associated Press reports. The series about a style-challenged woman working in the fashion publishing business won numerous awards over its short…
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, at NATPE, NBCU TV Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin spoke more about the Leno/O’Brien latenight situation. In a lively blog post, TVWeek Open Mic contributor Chuck Ross explains how the interview revealed Gaspin’s Hollywood blind spot and thus…
Here’ a preview of Oprah’s interview with Jay Leno, set to air Thursday , Jan 28th. 1) One promo for the program shows Oprah asking the following questions: "When they asked you to go back, did you ever think, ‘I’m…
Local stations are organizing so they aren’t left out of industry efforts to develop new audience measurement services based on cable and satellite set-top box data, our good friend Harry Jessell of TVNewscheck reports. A group of station executives met…
The Jan. 23 premiere of Starz’ “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” drew more than 3.3 million total viewers in its several showings, which the network said was its most successful premiere ever, reports Multichannel News. When ongoing DVR playback and online…
With a roadblock on all the major broadcast networks and many cable outlets, Friday’s “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon drew about 83 million viewers, reports the Associated Press, citing Nielsen Co. figures. That figure was for those who tuned in…
Lifetime Television’s latest made for the network movie has done exceedingly well in the women 18-34 demo category. "The Pregnancy Pact" was ad-supported cable’s most-watched film since 1994 among women 18-to-34, with 1.37 million viewers in that demographic. The movie, which aired…
With a 6:40 p.m. start for the NFC Championship Game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings, the spillover into primetime catapulted Fox to the top of the Nielsens for Sunday night, averaging a 19.0 in the 18-49…
Conan O’Brien’s last show Friday night drew a 7 household rating in preliminary Nielsen figures, almost three times his usual number, and performed even better among younger adults, The New York Times reports. Among 18-to-49-year-old viewers, according to preliminary numbers…