Current TV saw a big drop in ratings when it replaced Keith Olbermann with Eliot Spitzer, after Olbermann had been fired by the network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Spitzer, who hosted "Viewpoint" in a Friday debut, drew only 47,000…
Oprah Winfrey talked Monday about problems in getting her cable network OWN off the ground, saying she made “101 mistakes” in the process, Reuters reports. Winfrey told “CBS This Morning” she was poorly prepared for the January 2011 launch. The…
NBC had another tough night in the Nielsen overnights Wednesday night, as two freshman sitcoms saw their numbers drop for their first-season finales, the network’s new sitcom “Bent” was down from last week and the network finished a distant fifth…
Nickelodeon, whose ratings woes have been the subject of a dispute with Nielsen, as previously reported, has taken another blow, as rival Disney Channel beat it for the first time in average number of total daily viewers, reports TheWrap.com. Nickelodeon…
Katie Couric will revisit a familiar daypart when she fills in for a colleague on an ABC show, TVNewser.com reports. The former host of NBC’s “Today” will be back on air in the morning, co-hosting "Good Morning America" next week,…
Tuesday was a tough night for the broadcast networks in Nielsen overnights, with shows on CBS, Fox and NBC hitting season lows while one of ABC’s showcase series suffered a huge loss of viewers. CBS’s “NCIS” matched last week’s season…
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network, which has struggled to attract viewers since its January 2011 launch, got good news in its first-quarter ratings, posting substantial growth in prime time and total day across all key demographics. For the period of…
After four low-rated weeks in prime time, Fox is kicking Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s reality series "Q’Viva: The Chosen" out of prime time, Deadline.com reports. The talent competition will now air in late-night, running on Saturdays from 11 p.m….
The executive producer of a drama series that just wrapped up its first season on a low note admitted to TVGuide.com that he’s less than confident about the show’s possible return for season two. "Alcatraz" executive producer Daniel Pyne indicated…
Monday’s Nielsen overnights saw a number of shows turning in season lows or series lows, but one series had an especially bad night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. Fox’s two-hour season finale of “Alcatraz” went over with a resounding thud, slipping to…