The Syndicated Network Television Association is rolling out the results of its annual 2012/2013 member survey in advance of the annual NATPE conference. Here are a few of the findings: Syndication’s national breaks, at 2:27 in length, are 30% shorter…
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, which will air in two parts starting Thursday, Jan. 17, at 9 p.m., could be bad news for Fox’s "American Idol," potentially siphoning off viewers from the singing competition, reports Bloomberg. OWN…
Lifetime has canceled a scripted drama series after four seasons, Deadline.com reports. Executives waited until the last minute to make a decision on the show, "Drop Dead Diva," because they wanted to get a chance to see some of the…
ABC has pulled the remaining Sunday broadcasts of two comedy series, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The network is yanking "Happy Endings" and "Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23" from Sunday night before the two sitcoms leave…
The NFL’s divisional playoff games delivered massive audiences over the weekend, as expected. But USA Today reports that in some cases the viewership didn’t come up to the levels of last year’s playoffs. In two time slots, ratings were down,…
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network is beginning to turn things around after a sluggish first couple of years, and that’s good news for network co-owner Discovery Communications, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog, citing a report from Sanford…
NBC’s Sunday night broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, delivered the ceremony’s best ratings in six years, EW.com reports. The telecast averaged a 6.4 rating in the key 18-49 demo and 19.7 million…
ABC is touting the first week of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” at 11:35 p.m. as the best week in the 10-year history of the show. The network said in a press release that “Kimmel,” which debuted Tuesday in the time slot…
As NBC and Fox struggled to find viewers for their prime-time programming Thursday night, CBS saw the ratings continue to surge for “The Big Bang Theory,” based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Big Bang” topped its all-time best number…
An actress who’s well-known to U.S. movie goers and television audiences is considering running for Senate in her home state of Kentucky. TV Guide reports that Ashley Judd is contemplating mounting a challenge to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2014….