President Obama’s decision to hold another primetime news conference is playing havoc with the networks’ sweeps schedules—and causing some in the industry to grumble about the financial impact. The president has slated a news conference for Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT, his second since taking office two months...
Going head-to-head on Tuesday night, Fox’s “American Idol” beat out prime-time coverage of the presidential inauguration on ABC, and outranked other networks’ inauguration coverage throughout the night as well. ‘Idol’ scored an 8.9 rating/22 share among adults 18-49 and a 12.1/18 in households, drawing...
ABC is taking on Fox’s warm-and-fuzzy “American Idol” with the gritty documentary reality series “Homeland Security USA.” The network announced today that the series, from “Scared Straight” producer Arnold Shapiro, will air Tuesdays at 8 starting Jan. 6. The network has shot 13 episodes. Based on an...
Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana,” and “American Idol” finalist David Archuleta have signed on to perform during NBC’s live broadcast of “The 82nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.” Kristin Chenoweth of ABC’s “Pushing Daisies” and stars of the Disney Channel’s “The Cheetah...
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Filed under: Broadcast, ABC, NBC, Pushing Daisies, Today, American Idol, Kristin Chenoweth, David Archuleta, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Al Roker, The Disney Channel, The 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Hannah Montana, The Cheetah Girls