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Analyst: Nielsen’s Revised Sample Won’t Immediately Impact Ad Market In redefining the TV household, ratings service takes first step in a long journey

If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, Nielsen’s plans to expand its sample to include non-linear TV deliveries is a bit like lacing up one’s…

February 22, 2013, 4:38 PM EST

Record Lows for NBC’s Tuesday Night Lineup Go On, The New Normal, Smash falter; CW’s Cult DOA

NBC continues to struggle without its hit musical competition series The Voice, as the lack of a reliable anchor is suffocating the rest of the Tuesday night lineup. According to Nielsen…

February 20, 2013, 4:49 PM EST

CBS Pink-Slips The Job Reality series is canned after just two episodes

CBS has pink-slipped its new unscripted effort The Job after just two episodes. The midseason competition series bowed Friday, Feb. 8 to 4.01 million viewers and a 0.9 in the adults…

February 19, 2013, 11:05 AM EST

Broadcast Boom Lifts NBCU in Q4 Cable unit lags on poor ratings, lower ad sales revenues

Hours after Comcast shocked analysts by announcing it would accelerate its buyout of General Electric’s remaining stake in NBCUniversal, Brian Roberts affirmed that “the opportunities for growth and value-creation available…

February 13, 2013, 1:04 PM EST

The CW Renews 3 Drama Series Arrow, Supernatural, Vampire Diaries to return in 2013-14

The CW has renewed three series for the 2013-14 broadcast season, ordering a fresh slate of newcomer Arrow and veteran performers The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. Arrow achieved the goal of…

February 11, 2013, 5:19 PM EST

The Walking Dead Devours Scripted TV Foes AMC’s zombie apocalypse drama draws record 12.3 million viewers

The Season 3.5 premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead on Sunday night tore the viscera out of its scripted-series competition, averaging an all-time record draw of 12.3 million viewers and…

February 11, 2013, 4:36 PM EST

ABC Strikes Gold With the Oscars Network sells out broadcast, fetching $1.7 million per :30

With just under three weeks to go before the film world descends on Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, ABC has sold the last available inventory in its broadcast of the 84th annual…

February 6, 2013, 11:57 AM EST

Oh, Brother: Fox Cancels Ben and Kate Freshman Comedy Fails to Deliver Ratings

Fox is revising its two-hour Tuesday night comedy block, halting production on the freshman effort Ben and Kate just days after pulling the show from its winter schedule. The amiable sitcom,…

January 28, 2013, 5:44 PM EST

Life's a Bitch and Then You Get Canceled: ABC Evicts Apt. 23 Low-rated charmer a victim of Tuesday night comedy traffic jam

Broadcast’s Tuesday night comedy roadblock has claimed its first casualty, as ABC has canceled its stalled sophomore effort Don’t Trust the B---- in Apt. 23. Following a seven-episode springtime run behind…

January 23, 2013, 11:49 AM EST

Fox Carves Up Big Ratings With The Following Killer drama scares up a 3.2 in the dollar demo

The series premiere of the Fox serial-killer drama The Following put up strong numbers on Monday night, beating its time slot predecessor by a whopping 113 percent. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day…

January 22, 2013, 4:21 PM EST

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