With CBS and ABC still airing mostly repeats, Fox and NBC slugged it out for the top spot in the broadcast ratings Thursday night — and Fox’s new season of “The X Factor” and season premiere of “Glee” proved to…
J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" children’s book series, has lined up her first U.S. television interview to promote her new book, reports the New York Post. Rowling will be interviewed about the book — which is an…
Following the success of the History miniseries "Hatfields and McCoys," A&E Networks has given a new deal to Nancy Dubuc, reports The New York Times’ Bill Carter, who calls Dubuc "one of the most important programming executives in cable television."…
Advertising sales at ABC over the summer were softer than had been predicted, cautioned Walt Disney Chief Financial Officer James A. Rasulo, who spoke at a Wall Street conference Thursday, The New York Times reports. "We did not see the…
The first head-to-head showdown between Fox’s “The X Factor” and NBC’s “The Voice” took place Wednesday night, with both shows seemingly coming out on the short end. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the two-hour premiere of “The X Factor” scored a 3.3…
A&E has given a renewal to a drama series that is credited with helping the channel become the most-watched ad-supported cable network of the summer on Sunday nights, B&C reports. The series is "The Glades," which will be back for…
NBC notched a ratings win Tuesday night, but it wasn’t all roses for the network. “The Voice” was down three-tenths of a ratings point from Monday’s premiere with a 3.9 average rating in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen…
Amid this week’s splashy debuts for a number of new daytime shows, a veteran showed them all who’s boss. Notching a big rating for her talk show was Ellen DeGeneres, whose season premiere handily eclipsed the numbers for newcomers such…
USA Network will likely cancel a drama series, with the show’s executive producer and showrunner moving on and the actors’ options ending, reports Deadline.com. The series is the freshman police drama “Common Law.” Craig Sweeny, the showrunner, has joined CBS’s…
CBS is expecting a $1 billion windfall, writes Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger, according to our friend Joe Flint at the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The windfall consists of retrans monies CBS should be getting in 2016….