A conflict-oriented syndicated talk show currently in its second season will not make it to season three. B&C reports that Debmar-Mercury’s "Jeremy Kyle" won’t return to television after this season. The popularity of the British talk-show host never translated to…
In what is being called the first casualty of a stricter stance on carriage rates, cable giant Time Warner will drop the arts channel Ovation at the end of the year, Variety reports. The move comes just a couple of…
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” moves up to the 11:35 p.m. ET/PT (10:35 p.m. CT) slot in ABC’s late-night lineup — and out of its long-held midnight slot — starting Jan. 8, and the network is backing up the move with a…
Social media service Twitter and ratings provider Nielsen Holdings are creating a partnership to measure the online chatter generated by television shows, reports Bloomberg. Called the Nielsen Twitter TV Rating, the service will be available in the second half of…
NBC executives are reportedly considering replacing Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show" when Leno’s current contract expires in 2014, writes Don Kaplan in the New York Daily News, and the latest rumblings have them moving late-late-night host Jimmy…
In a move that extends Nielsen’s monopoly reach on TV ratings to also include the U.S. radio market, the company announced plans today to buy Arbitron for $1.26 billion, Advertising Age reports. “Nielsen, already by far the largest research company…
It was the best of times and the worst of times in the Thursday prime-time ratings, with one broadcast series hitting an all-time high while another series hit an all-time low, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s “Scandal”…
TV Land has canceled a comedy series after two seasons, reports Deadline.com. The cable channel pulled the plug on "Retired at 35," which starred George Segal. The show is the first original series to be canceled by the network. Its…
Even though the final numbers for 2012 aren’t in yet, it’s clear that Fox News Channel will end the year with its 11th straight win as the No. 1 cable news channel, reports TVNewser.com. It will also end the year…
A number of shows sank to series lows and season lows on the broadcast networks Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnight numbers. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s “CSI,” ABC’s “The Middle,” “The Neighbors” and “Modern Family” and NBC’s “Chicago Fire” all…