Heavy duty news day favors WFAA8 in afternoon hours in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Thurs., Nov. 5)
The largest audiences gathered between 4 and 5 p.m. before regularly scheduled newscasts kicked in.
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
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World Series swan song makes clean sweep in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., Nov. 4)
Stretching from 7 to 10:50 p.m., the Series averaged 305,578 D-FW viewers while also triumphing from start to finish among advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
North Texas musicians and fans have a new best friend: KXT’s Gini Mascorro
KXT is buzzing around the clock to go on air November 9. I managed to grab a quick chat and a half-dozen high-fives with Music Coordinator Gini Mascorro at the station.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
V is for victory in key TV demographic in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., Nov. 3)
V gave NCIS a rare loss in the 18-to-49 demographic.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
Adam Richman from Travel Channel’s Man Vs. Food coming to House of Blues on December 1
That'll be a different kind of show.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
The Biggest Loser week 8: Tracey takes the long way home
The contestants headed to Washington, D.C. to spread the gospel of healthy living.
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Michael Irvin plays coach on Dancing with the Stars
But will he be watching from the bench?
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
World Series outscores 10 p.m. newscasts but football again is sports leader in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Nov. 2)
Saints-Falcons came within an eyelash of outdrawing all competing programming from 7:45 to 11:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Cowboys, Favre, Series give Fox a Sunday sports steamroller in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., Oct. 30-Nov. 1)
All seven of this fall's regular season Cowboys games have topped the one million mark in TV attendance.
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Dallas Divas & Daughters moms get picky with birthday guest list
It's my party and I'll un-invite you if I want to.
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds radio play will be webcast tonight
It's a stunt to build buzz for the forthcoming Richard Linklater film, Me and Orson Welles.
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Dallas-based Jack E. Jett radio show goes pogo this Saturday
Sunday's show shifts from music to talk, with Buck Wolf, Ronnie Schell, Rip Taylor, and Sandra Bernhard in the lineup.
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
The Biggest Loser week 7: Tearjerker edition
Trainer Jillian created her own trail of tears, with Amanda, Abby, and Shay each having their moment to cry.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Michael Irvin “does it for Dallas” on Dancing with the Stars
Loved the shoutout, but will Irvin slip by after weeks of discouragement from the judges?
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
Oprah’s state fair show nets WFAA8 a kewpie doll in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Oct. 26)
The State Fair episode more than doubled her ratings from a week ago.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
Big win and more mega-ratings for Cowboys in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., Oct. 23-25)
1,368,458 D-FW viewers partook in the game, making it the third-most watched game of the year.
Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
Dallas Divas & Daughters tell us it can be fashionable to have a job
Jobs are a necessity for most people. But not these ladies.
Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
NBC 5 / KXAS-TV in Dallas happy about winning 11 Lone Star Emmy awards
So happy that it wrote a press release, which we've thoughtfully cut-and-pasted here.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
Another swing and a miss for baseball in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., Oct. 20)
Fox's Game 4 of the Yankees-Angels AL Championship Series ran an overall fourth in total viewers.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
Safe again, Michael Irvin charms judges on Dancing with the Stars with passionate paso doble
Biggest news this week on the show: Michael Irvin gives judge Bruno Tonioli a nickel that he squeezed in his butt.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
Dallas South News teams up with Roseland After School Academy for Junior Reporter Program
The After School Academy is administered by Central Dallas Ministries under the leadership of Janet Morrison.
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
The Biggest Loser episode 6: Tracey stays mostly in the shadows
The Black team takes the spotlight away from the Allen homemaker, at least for one week.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
Monday Night Football runs up score on post-season baseball in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Oct. 19)
MNF almost equaled the combined audience for the three local newscasts from 10 to 10:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009
No Cowboys but plenty of other marquee pigskin/horsehide in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., Oct. 16-18)
Texas' 16-13 win over OU was the weekend's lion king, averaging 684,229 total viewers on ABC.
Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
Video: Best fried and true stories from the 2009 State Fair of Texas
The State Fair of Texas is officially over, and we remember it fondly by catching Big Tex on his way out. Y'all come back, ya hear?
Monday, Oct. 19, 2009
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Thurs., Oct. 15)
Bones, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and The Mentalist all came out on top Thursday night.
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
Crime ‘n’ dance prance in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., Oct. 14)
So You Think You Can Dance, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY all came up big Wednesday night.
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
Dallas radio jock Jack E. Jett launches music show, returns to talk this Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 17 & 18)
Rob Lobster, Mike Orren to serve as weekend guest hosts. (Though not at the same time.)
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
Pendulum swinging at 10 p.m. news hour in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., Oct. 13)
CBS11's late night newscasts inherit sizable audiences on most weeknights.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
UPDATE: North Texas broadcasters speak out against Performance Rights Act
Senate legislation may impose financial burden on local stations and create obstacles for emerging artists.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
America’s Got Talent pianist and Carrollton resident Jeffrey Ou welcomed home
He will be given the Perseverance Award on Oct. 24.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Lantana resident Jake Pavelka to be new star of The Bachelor
Pavelka's season will start in January 2010.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Video interview: Dallas native actor Glenn Morshower
"On my best day, I am Aaron Pierce."
Morshower's best known for his roles as generals, government agents, and straight-arrow police chiefs. Get ready for a glimpse of his wild and crazy side.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Judges say Michael Irvin hasn’t improved on Dancing with the Stars, but he’ll be back next week
The hosts also unveiled that Lantana resident Jake Pavelka will be ABC's next Bachelor. Some Dallas-Fort Worth television watchers are pretty nuts over him.
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
The Biggest Loser episode 5: Tracey is supernatural
SPOILER: Tracey ticked everybody off yet again, but still managed to remain safe another week.
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
Anchor Oprah gives mini-boost to WFAA8’s 5 p.m. news numbers in Dallas-Fort Worth
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., Oct. 12)
The station's ad hoc Oprah/Gloria Campos combo drew 139,508 total D-FW viewers to beat runner-up Fox4's 119,574.
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009
Photo gallery: Fans savor short moments of Oprah Winfrey onstage at State Fair of Texas
Some arrived as early as 2 a.m. to see the taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which featured Martina McBride, the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, and quick snippets of the talk show queen.
Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
Cowboys again make Fox4 feel like a million in Dallas-Fort Worth ratings
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., Oct. 9-11)
Even so, it was the second-lowest total of the regular season, with 1,102,738 viewers watching the early starting game on Fox.
Monday, Oct. 12, 2009
Dallas Divas & Daughters schools us on Facebook etiquette and mean mom tactics
Yes, I watched it for the second week in a row.
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009
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