“The Oprah Winfrey Show” pulled an episode discussing the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings that was scheduled to air today. “To our viewers: I decided to pull the Columbine show today. After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers. Today, hold a thought for the...
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...
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The big got bigger while the rest of the field held steady in syndication ratings for the week of Oct. 6-12. CBS Television Distribution’s “Judge Judy,” “Oprah” and “Dr. Phil” all saw week-to-week increases, pushing their leads over the rest of their respective genres further during the week. Some distraction...
Talk shows proved their ratings appeal during the second week of the syndication season, while “Deal or No Deal” led the freshman show pack. For the week ending Sept. 21, five talk shows increased week-to-week. Only one other program from another genre, court show “Judge Judy,” moved the needle upward...
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During the first week of the syndication season, viewers seemed too distracted by other events to make crowning a clear-cut winner easy. Five shows debuted during the week of Sept. 8, but they competed with big news events including hurricanes, the economic meltdown and the intensifying presidential...
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NBC Universal Domestic Television’s “Deal or No Deal” took the top ratings prize among syndicated rookies for the 2008-09 season thus far, trumping the rest of the freshman pack for its first official week’s ratings. For the week ending Sept. 14, “Deal” drew a household rating of 1.6, giving the series...
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The final week of the season, competing against the second week of the Beijing Olympics, saw little change among the syndicated brethren. However, one long-running show saw another big drop to an all-time low for the week ending Aug. 24, according to Nielsen Media Research. “Live With Regis and Kelly...