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ABC, CBS, NBC to Air Obama; Fox, No

Fox has decided not to air President Obama's first-100-days press conference this Wednesday—the only Big Four network to turn down the White House's request for time. ABC, CBS and NBC have all announced plans to carry the president's appearance...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2009 5:01 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Barack Obama, Politics, TV News

Networks Grumbling About Another Obama Primetime Speech

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...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2009 4:11 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Barack Obama, American Idol, Sweeps

52 Million Watched Obama’s Speech

More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 6:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Univision, CNN, Fox News Channel, Telemundo, CNBC, TV Ratings, State of the Union

49.5 Million Watched Obama’s Press Conference

A total of 49.5 million viewers across eight broadcast and cable networks watched President Barack Obama’s first press conference during primetime Monday night. Updated figures from Nielsen Co. found that 49,455,133 viewers tuned in last night for President...

Published Tue, Feb 10 2009 3:49 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Univision, CNN, Fox News, TV Ratings

‘Idol’ Beats Obama in Tuesday Night Ratings

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...

Published Wed, Jan 21 2009 11:30 AM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Barack Obama, American Idol, TV Ratings, Inauguration

Obama Transition Team Met Secretly With Lobbyists on Digital Switch

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...

Published Wed, Dec 10 2008 6:17 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, Fox, ABC, DTV, Barack Obama, FCC, Kevin Martin, NCTA, Kyle McSlarrow, NAB, House Energy & Commerce Committee, David Rehr

ABC Leads Broadcast Nets, But Cable Likely Winner in Election Coverage

Early ratings returns from metered markets for the broadcast networks’ election coverage Tuesday may indicate a larger audience still to be announced for cable news networks later Wednesday. Despite covering a presidential election universally acknowledged...

Published Wed, Nov 5 2008 2:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Barack Obama, Election, TV Ratings

Analysis: Will Viewers Tune in to Obama’s Half-Hour Ad?

Call it Barack Obama’s $3.5 million gamble, but as the Obama campaign readies to air a half-hour TV program at 8 p.m. EDT Wednesday on major broadcast and some cable networks, the question is will it actually work? Amidst discussion about how the ad dramatically...

Published Tue, Oct 28 2008 7:23 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, BET, Barack Obama, Election, Univision, TVOne

McCain, Obama Lend Voices to World Series

Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama will help open the World Series on Fox through recorded quotes. Both presidential candidates recorded inspirational quotes from American icons such as Martin Luther King Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy...

Published Wed, Oct 22 2008 4:42 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, Barack Obama, John McCain, World Series

56.5 Million Tune In for Final Obama-McCain Debate

An estimated 56.5 million people watched the last of the three debates between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, according to Nielsen Media Research. Wednesday night’s audience is smaller than the 63.2 million who watched the Oct. 7 presidential...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2008 6:36 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Election, CNN, John McCain, Fox News Channel, Debate, TV Ratings

NBC Wins Debate Night Ratings

Wednesday night’s third and final presidential debate edged out Major League Baseball playoff action, according to Nielsen Media preliminary numbers. NBC won the night with a 3.2 rating/8 share among viewers 18-49, led by its presidential debate coverage...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2008 5:13 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Barack Obama, Election, The CW, John McCain, Debate, TV Ratings, LB

Debate Ratings Update: Fewer Viewers, But NBC Audience Grows

While preliminary data indicates that television turnout for the final of presidential campaign debate declined from the last matchup between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, NBC may have performed best among the broadcast networks airing...

Published Thu, Oct 16 2008 12:36 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, Pushing Daisies, Barack Obama, Election, John McCain, Knight Rider, Debate, TV Ratings, Gary Unmarried

Obama Ad Pushes Back Start of World Series Game on Fox

Major League Baseball has moved back the scheduled start time of game six of the World Series so Fox can join CBS and NBC in airing a half-hour Barack Obama advertisement on Oct. 29, network and league sources said. A network spokeswoman confirmed the...

Published Wed, Oct 15 2008 5:30 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, Advertising, Barack Obama, Election, MLB

Nielsen Confirms Strong Turnout for Debate Telecast

The second of three presidential debates between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain on Tuesday night was watched by 63.2 million people tuning in to 11 channels--27 million more people than saw their first debate Sept. 26, according to data from Nielsen...

Published Wed, Oct 8 2008 6:28 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Election, CNN, John McCain, Fox News Channel, Debate, TV Ratings

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