The CW’s fall schedule, unveiled today, has the broadcast channel looking to well-known characters and franchises including "Arrow," based on the DC Comics hero Green Arrow, and "The Carrie Diaries," following a teenage Carrie Bradshaw based on the character from…
CNN hit a low point Tuesday night: Its 9 p.m. hour recorded its lowest demo rating in 15 years, possibly hurt by broadcast programming for the May sweeps, reports TVNewser.com. "Piers Morgan Tonight" drew only 39,000 viewers between 25 and…
One network had an especially tough night in the ratings Tuesday, with two shows hitting all-time lows and the network’s average rating in the key demo placing it a distant fourth for prime time — and for a change, it…
CBS announced its 2012-13 fall schedule today, including pickups of four new series, CBS News reports. CBS, which presents its upfront pitch later today, also announced that it will end the 2011-12 season as the most-watched TV network for the…
As the broadcast networks unveil their fall schedules this week, it’s becoming clear that ratings weren’t the be-all and end-all this season, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Just take a look at Fox, which renewed "Fringe" with only 4.2 million viewers…
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision took the opportunity during its upfront presentation Tuesday to do some gloating about its ratings gains against struggling NBC, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. Network execs pointed out that the Spanish-language network has beaten NBC…
One cable news channel has been aggressively pitching its original primetime programming to advertisers, including marketing itself under the new tagline “Celebrate the American Dream” and declaring itself to be “the new primetime destination for intelligent entertainment,” TVNewser.com reports. The…
NBC came up short with its eagerly anticipated season premiere of “America’s Got Talent,” featuring the high-profile debut of Howard Stern on the show’s judging panel. The two-hour program did come in as one of Monday night’s top shows with…
A top executive of NBC, which has been struggling with diminishing ratings, said viewers are being undercounted as television viewing increasingly shifts to DVR playback, the New York Post reports. Ted Harbert, chairman of NBC Broadcasting, urged the television industry…
CNN is trying to lure a key on-air personality from ABC News, reports FishbowlDC. CNN Worldwide Executive VP and Managing Editor Mark Whitaker and CNN Senior VP Amy Entelis have been trying to woo ABC News senior White House correspondent…