The PGA Championship’s shift away from primetime made a slice in the ratings with the tournament’s coverage on CBS hitting to a 5.1/12, according to Nielsen, down from last year’s 6.0/13, when it ran until 9p instead of 7:30p. That said, the event peaked with a 7.8/16 from 7-7:30p, and comparing the tournament to equitable […]
MLB released its 2015 postseason plans, launching playoff action on Oct. 6 with the AL Wild card Game on ESPN, followed the next day by the NL Wild Card matchup on TBS. the Division Series will then begin on Oct 8 with both ALDS series on FOX, FS1 or MLB Network, while TBS kicks in […]
Seems the best time for NBC’s upcoming Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris, first slated for Tuesdays at 10p, is two hours earlier. After its initial airings September 15 and September 22 at 10p, following solid lead-ins in the season finale of America’s Got Talent and the premiere of The Voice, the variety show […]
Mike Rowe, star of CNN’s Somebody’s Gotta Do It, almost had another job – Jon Stewart’s. Responding to a fan’s question on his web site about dealing with rejection, Rowe reveals he and Craig Kilborn were the two finalists when Comedy Central’s Daily Show was first launching. Kilborn got the job but when he left […]
Apple is reportedly waiting until 2016 to launch an Internet TV service. The word on the street had been a new service would be introduced in September, but it appears that goal won’t be met, thanks in part to a dearth of content deals.
Netflix Inc. plans to shut down the last of its data centers by the end of the summer. This will make it one of the first companies to have all of its information technology being run remotely from the public cloud. Netflix has been moving its data to the cloud since 2009. In other Netflix […]
It was two years ago today when FOX launched its own national, sports-branded networks in FOX Sports 1 and 2. As the platforms prepares for their junior year, the company is hitting all cylinders coming off its broadcasts of the Summer of Soccer, anchored by the Women’s World Cup, as well as the US Open, […]
Jason Day’s ascension at the PGA Championship and a contending Jordan Spieth continued golf’s recent viewership surge. CBS Sports reports that its third round coverage of the tournament on Saturday tied 2014 as the highest in six years with 3.2/8 overnight rating/share on CBS, peaking at a 3.6/9 from 5:30-6p. That adds to the company’s […]
Skip a newsletter last week? “In Case You Missed It” rounds up the top stories in our daily editions, so you can be up on the latest news, Cynopsis-style, in the worlds of linear, digital and sports television. Enjoy! The six-month suspension of Brian Williams, bumped in February from his NBC News anchor perch for […]
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