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Burke: NBC Profits 'Could Be Dramatically Higher' Exec cheered by early successes but says there’s 'long, long way to go'

NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke on Friday (Oct. 26) told investors that he isn’t satisfied by recent improvements at the broadcast division. Speaking during Comcast’s third-quarter earnings call, Burke acknowledged that while…

October 26 2012

World Series Preview: Inside Fox’s October Showcase There’s joy in Mudville as baseball continues to deliver

When Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander takes the hill tonight in the opening game of the 108th edition of the World Series, he’ll be stepping into history. While this marks the…

October 24 2012

Vote of Confidence: CBS Gives Full-Season Orders to Vegas, Elementary To date, 40 percent of new series have back-nine orders

CBS has gone all-in on its two surviving freshman dramas, giving back-nine orders to Vegas and Elementary. Starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, Vegas premiered Sept. 25 to 14.9 million viewers and…

October 23 2012

C3 Ratings: Premiere Week Falls Flat A sneak peek at C3 ratings has the new season holding steady

The first batch of fall Nielsen C3 ratings has been processed, and while the numbers for many of the individual programs are less than encouraging, media buyers say there may…

October 22 2012

Politically Connected In battleground states, a deluge of campaign cash transforms local TV markets like Roanoke, Va.

Roanoke, Va., makes up half of the 68th-largest DMA in the country, and while it’s just a four-hour drive from Washington, D.C., it may as well be a world away.…

October 22 2012

NBC Puts Animal Practice to Sleep Whitney returns to the Wednesday 8 p.m. slot on Nov. 14

NBC has euthanized Animal Practice. Effective Nov. 14, the freshman comedy, which stars Justin Kirk (Weeds) and Crystal the capuchin monkey (The Hangover), will be pulled out of NBC’s Wednesday night…

October 18 2012

Romney-Obama Tilt Draws 65.6 Million Viewers NBC, ABC, Twitter among the night's biggest winners

The clear winner of presidential debate No. 2: television. Last night’s town hall debate between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney drew an average 65.6 million viewers on…

October 17 2012

RedZone Scores TD With Fans The NFL Network's 'crack' channel draws viewers by making an end-run around ads

Like a pulling guard smashing his way through summer blocking drills, the commercials just keep exploding off the line of scrimmage. Pop pop pop, hit and get hit—they are relentless…

October 15 2012

First Mover: Amanda Goodfried A creator of lonelygirl15 is taking her social know-how to a new dance network on YouTube

Specs Age 33 New gig Chief marketing officer, DanceOn Old gig Senior manager of digital content, Disney Interactive Entertainment You went from working for a huge media conglomerate in a seemingly very fun space…

October 15 2012

Fuhgeddaboudit: CBS Cancels Made in Jersey Low-rated Friday night legal drama first to get the ax

CBS announced today that it has pulled the plug on its Friday night legal drama Made In Jersey, making it the first casualty of the fall TV season. After premiering Sept. 28…

October 10 2012

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