-
“Do Not Disturb” may have had a short life, but it made a big impression on critics. The three airings Fox gave its hotel-set comedy were enough to convince participants in TelevisionWeek ’s semiannual Critics Poll to declare it the worst show on TV this winter. But while Fox claimed the top of the poll...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
01-04-2009
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Print Edition, My Own Worst Enemy, Kath & Kim, Knight Rider, Crusoe, Do Not Disturb, Gary Unmarried, Critics Poll, According to Jim
-
Fox drew the highest ratings among the networks that show NFL football for the second consecutive year. Fox said its NFL games averaged a 10.5 Nielsen household rating and a 22 share CBS’s Sunday games drew a 10 ratings and 21 share. Fox’s Sunday afternoon rating also beat the 10.2/16 NBC drew with its...
-
By Steven Zeitchik Halfway through one of the most sprawling and crucial movie weekends of the year, we've learned a few things: Critics don't matter, and they matter a ton. Blockbusters come from unexpected places, and from the expected ones...
-
It’s a Chrismukkah miracle: 2008 will end with at least one of the major networks showing year-to-year viewer growth. The sorry story of the television season to date has been one of decline almost from the moment the first shows premiered in September. But now, 13 weeks into the ratings race, CBS has...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
12-23-2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MyNetworkTV, Nielsen, The Biggest Loser, TV Ratings, CBS Entertainment, CBS Paramount, WWE Smackdown!
-
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is cleared in more than 92% of the country for next year in its Monday-through-Friday strip format, NBC Universal Television Distribution announced today. “SVU” has been sold on Fox, CBS, Sinclair, Sunbeam, LIN, Granite, Meredith, Local TV, Hearst, Media General...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
12-18-2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Fox, CBS, Syndication, Law & Order: SVU, NBC Universal Television Distribution, LIN, Sinclair, Meredith, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hearst, Granite, Media General, Local TV, Sunbeam
-
Halle Berry and Tyler Perry have been tapped to host the 40th Annual NAACP Image Awards, airing live Feb. 12 on Fox from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. In addition to marking the 40th awards ceremony, the day also marks the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored...
-
Fox is feeling happy about “Glee,” greenlighting the Ryan Murphy musical drama to series. The network has ordered 13 episodes of the 20th Century Fox TV project, which has been on the development fast track since it was first announced earlier this year. It’s been widely expected that Fox will use its...
-
For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave of anxiety-provoking headlines don’t help matters...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
12-14-2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, Fox, Emmys, DTV, Advertising, CBS, NBC, YouTube, Google, Viacom, Syndication, MSNBC, The Doctors, Katie Couric, CBS Evening News, Print Edition, Ben Silverman, Web Video, TV Ads, CNN, Kevin Martin, Project Runway, Friday Night Lights, Dr. Oz, DirecTV, American Idol, Dr. Phil, Oprah, Bill O'Reilly, Sumner Redstone, Chris Matthews, Rosie Live, Larry King, Oscars, Subchannels, Grammys, Harvey Levin, Ellen DeGeneres, John Roberts
-
In time for the holiday season, we are celebrating a quintet of broadcast network prime-time series. These programs, one from each network, achieved the highest program engagement score among adults who live in households with children present. Scores are based on adults who watched these programs, regardless...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
12-14-2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Desperate Housewives, The CW, Chuck, Print Edition, One Tree Hill, Worst Week, Prison Break
-
Tis the season for year-end columns—and all the cliches that come with them. Including, apparently, lead sentences that begin with “‘tis the season.” Lists, of course, are always a staple of columns this time of year. Coming up with New Year’s resolutions for public figures also is popular with scribes...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
12-12-2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, Kevin Reilly, ABC, CBS, NBC, Steve McPherson, The CW, Print Edition, Ben Silverman, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Nina Tassler, Steve Capus, Peter Liguori, Jeff Zucker, Neil Meron, Craig Zadan, Alan Rosenberg
-
“This Golden Globe nomination is both unexpected and humbling. I am most excited about the show being recognized because of its unique and prolific nature.” -- Blair Underwood , nominee for actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for TV for HBO”s “In Treatment” * * ...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
12-11-2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, HBO, NBC, Mad Men, Charlie Collier, Jon Hamm, AMC, 30 Rock, House, Alec Baldwin, In Treatment, Golden Globes, January Jones, Blair Underwood, Hugh Laurie
-
After Barack Obama ran for president promising change and openness, and making a point of refusing to accept lobbyists’ contributions, the president-elect’s transition team secretly held a meeting with broadcasting lobbyists to discuss the digital TV changeover. The unannounced meeting was held Friday...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
12-10-2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, Fox, ABC, DTV, Barack Obama, FCC, Kevin Martin, NCTA, Kyle McSlarrow, NAB, House Energy & Commerce Committee, David Rehr
-
The broadcast networks are looking for a do-over. After an awful autumn that saw the Big Five shed a stunning 12% of their collective audience year-to-year, the networks are planning radical surgery on their prime-time schedules next year. More than a dozen newcomers will have their debuts between next...
Posted to
The Business of Television
by
News
on
12-07-2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW, Print Edition, MyNetworkTV, Kings, Lost, Castle, The Unusuals, Cupid, 24, Midseason, The Philanthropist, Momma's Boys, True Beauty, Superstars of Dance, 13-Fear Is Real, Harper's Island, Vice Squad, Masters of Illusion, Magic’s Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed
-
By Steven Zeitchik There are two pleasant box-office surprises so far on the fall 2008 calendar, and both involve characters that bite. Don't be surprised if a movie with a similar pedigree soon joins them. "Marley & Me," the canine...
-
Fox is thinking small in its efforts to promote the biggest show on television. It’s not that the network is scaling back the breadth of its campaign for “American Idol,” the beyond-adjectives reality juggernaut that has kept it No. 1 in key ratings for the past four seasons. From relentless on-air spots...