The second annual Television Academy Honors will celebrate eight programs from 2008 that demonstrate “television with a conscience” on April 30 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The eight programs had a significant impact on viewers regarding issues such as racial integration, adoption, gun control, sexual...
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Broadcast television networks swelled for Thursday’s closing night of the Democratic National Convention, and the historic speech by presidential candidate Barack Obama, according to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research. NBC ended the week four-for-four as the dominant broadcast convention...
Broadcast television network audiences declined for Wednesday night’s coverage of the Democratic Convention, falling off from both the previous news cycle and the comparable night four years ago, according to preliminary national ratings data from Nielsen Media Research. NBC finished first among broadcast...
It’s politics-palooza time as the Democrats and Republicans prepare to descend on Denver and St. Paul, Minn., for back-to-back nominating conventions at which the media outnumbers delegates. In the spirit of public service, TelevisionWeek breaks down, in alphabetical order, the most significant national...
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PBS led the list of nominees for the 29th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. PBS received 38 nominations, followed by ABC and CBS with 17 nominations each. NBC received 14 nominations. National Geographic was the most...