- Delaying Cable Networks' Commercial Ratings
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Cable networks have opted out of the Nielsen test of commercials rating ...
- Fox Wins Sunday, ABC Sees Uptick In 'Brothers'
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
ABC must have some great mind readers analyzing its prime-time programming. ...
- In Digital Age, Big Media Still Wants Old-Media Properties
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
In the new digital age, media companies still want more old medi ...
- Wall Street Explores Discovery, Finds Stronger Results
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 23, 2006
Higher ratings and better-than-expected ad sales have forced Merrill Lynch to rai ...
- ABC Wins Thursday, 'Grey's' Inflicts Pain On 'CSI,' NBC's 'ER' Still Healthy
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 23, 2006
The medical examiners on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" can count up more casualti ...
- To Profit From Baseball And 8 p.m. Shows: Pump Up The Volume?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 23, 2006
NBC may have issues with expensive $2.7 million an episode, 8 p. ...
- NBC Cuts Jobs Due To Weak TV Ad Performance
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 20, 2006
Two years after NBC Universal Television took an $800 million ad reven ...
- ABC Grabs Wednesday, CBS In Hot Pursuit
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 20, 2006
ABC narrowly beat CBS, with 4.9 versus 4.2. "Dancing With the Star ...
- NBC Restructuring: Looking To Continue The TV Revolution
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 20, 2006
TV revolutions are now occurring at regular one-year intervals. This time aroun ...
- New Hallmark Chief Wants More Subs, Slightly Younger Viewers
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 19, 2006
Henry Schleiff, the new president/CEO of Crown Media Holdings, has two goa ...
- 'Dancing' Sashays ABC Into Top Place Tuesday
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 19, 2006
The ABC reality dance-competition show "Dancing with the Stars" recorded a top-not ...
- NBC Restructuring, Looking For Fewer And Better Light Bulbs
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 19, 2006
As it does with its light bulbs, General Electric wants better brightne ...
- MLB Completes Deals, Fox And Turner Share Championship Baseball Series
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Major League Baseball has completed all its upcoming TV baseball deals, wi ...
- NBC Wins Monday, 'Studio 60' Drops, 'Heroes' Sustains
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
All eyes are seemingly on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"--just n ...
- Cable Reports Gains Over Broadcast, But What About One-on-One?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The cable industry has long touted its superiority in pulling in mo ...
- 'October' Surprise: GroupM Produces New ABC Series, Assumes Some Risk
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 17, 2006
WPP's GroupM is going the road more traveled--co-producing limited series "October Roa ...
- Rob Tuck Named EVP At The CW
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Rob Tuck has been promoted to executive vice president of sales a ...
- ABC Wins Sunday, But Competition Tightens
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 17, 2006
ABC won Sunday night, but it was no easy victory. Rivals ma ...
- Disney's Current Moves: The Bad, The Ugly, But Mostly The Good
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Hand it to The Walt Disney Company: These days it is seeming ...
- The TV War In Iraq Needs A Good Script Doctor
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 16, 2006
Are we bored with the TV war in Iraq? Though the w ...
- ABC Wins Wednesday Again, New Network Shows Suffer
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 13, 2006
More suffering--some would say failure--for new network shows on Wednesday. In t ...
- Recommending Kids' TV: Cash First, Family Later
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 13, 2006
Praise for TiVo Kidzone by the Parents Television Council? That would on ...
- Ratings Spin Din: Agency Execs Say Nets Are Creating Confusion
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 12, 2006
The major broadcast networks have a long history of spinning Nielsen ...
- Perry Named EVP At Nickelodeon
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 12, 2006
Jim Perry has been named executive vice president of 360 Brand Sal ...
- CBS Evening News, NHL Market To Avoid Hard Body Checks
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 12, 2006
"The CBS Evening News" and Versus' NHL hockey are trying to avo ...
- 'Heroes' Proves Heroic For NBC, Saves 18-49-Year-Olds
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 11, 2006
NBC's "Heroes" is a rare TV show. It comes out of nowher ...
- How To Look Younger On TV Newscasts? Change The Ads
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 11, 2006
How do you make an older evening newscast younger? Why, just r ...
- Nielsen To Record College Students' TV School Viewing
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Starting in 2007, the greatest component of out-of-home viewing--college students--will now ...
- ABC Wins Sunday; NBC Scores With NFL
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Sunday night TV viewing is finding its groove again--it's as easy ...
- How To Get TV Respect
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Despite what you think are its political leanings, the Fox News Chann ...