Fox ruled the roost in the Wednesday night ratings, as nothing on the other broadcast networks came close to the number for its two-hour “So You Think You Can Dance” in the Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Meanwhile, a canine-themed series…
The record-breaking "Hatfields & McCoys," which has been pulling huge audiences to the cable channel History, took 30 years to get to television, with the project so old that Burt Lancaster was once slated to star in the role now…
Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger pointed the finger for high cable subscription rates, the New York Post reports. Iger said regional sports networks are the main culprits, stressing that ESPN is not to blame, the story reports. ESPN has…
More than half of the advertising inventory for the 2013 Super Bowl broadcast has already been sold by CBS, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. The broadcast may reach sell-out levels of close to 80% in the next few weeks,…
The month of May has produced some of the worst ratings for cable news networks, a surprise development given the presidential campaigns that are heating up, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Fox News saw the…
A cable miniseries has been pulling in unprecedented ratings, and its second night drew viewer numbers that were almost as big as the record-breaking premiere. As we reported yesterday, History’s “Hatfields & McCoys” set a record for ad-supported cable, excluding…
Donald Trump and Wolf Blitzer got into an argument on CNN, with each calling the other "ridiculous" and Trump taking aim at CNN’s ratings, reports TVNewser.com. The two got into the argument over the "birther" controversy during a live interview…
The news director of the station that has been the dominant player in TV news in the New York market is leaving the station after 25 years, the New York Daily News reports. Kenny Plotnik will leave WABC-TV at the…
A program that was televised over the Memorial Day weekend became the No. 1 telecast in ad-supported cable history, excluding sports. The cable channel History announced that its premiere of “Hatfields & McCoys” earned that honor by drawing more than…
For what it’s worth, NBC got a win Monday night in the Nielsen overnights, even while averaging a modest rating for prime time in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. NBC’s 1.9 average in 18-49 was easily the best of…