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Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., July 22)
By Ed Bark
Talent had prime-time's biggest overall audience, while Wipeout dominated the ratings among advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., July 21)
By Ed Bark
NBC's Nashville Star (114,473 D-FW homes) drew a bit more than twice the overall audience for HSM: GITP.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
By Pegasus News wire
Dueling duos Cindy Scull & Robert Miguel and Pugs & Kelly are free agents.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., July 18-20)
By Ed Bark
ABC mega-bombed with the premiere of High School Musical: Get In the Picture, drawing a piddling 51,148 homes.
Monday, July 21, 2008
By Teresa Gubbins
Irritating episode opts to advance all three finalists to the finale.
Monday, July 21, 2008
By Pegasus News wire
Host of The Russ Martin Show on KLLI-FM (105.3) was charged with aggravated assault with bodily injuries with a deadly weapon.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., July 16)
By Ed Bark
The Eye network's Criminal Minds (158,314 homes) and CSI: NY (163,185) controlled the 8 to 10 p.m. slot Wednesday.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
By Pegasus News wire
Performing songs from the Old 97's latest release.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., July 15, All-Star baseball edition)
By Ed Bark
The game itself, which started at 7:47 p.m. Tuesday, averaged 199,719 D-FW homes overall from opening pitch to 15th inning slide across home plate.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., July 14)
By Ed Bark
168,056 homes zeroed in on ESPN during the Home Run Derby, good enough to beat all competing programming from 8:30 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., July 11-13)
By Ed Bark
The marathon 12-11 win over the White Sox dominated all daytime programming before peaking at 141,265 homes from 6 to 6:15 p.m.
Monday, July 14, 2008
By Arnold Wayne Jones
Steven Daigle being the only out contestant on Big Brother has his lesbian sister on pins and needles.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., July 8)
By Ed Bark
Wipeout ruled the 7 p.m. hour among advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds, the only audience that networks really care about.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., July 7)
By Ed Bark
The show's latest season finale drew 189,977 D-FW homes for its first two hours before closing with 182,670 in the closing 9 to 10 p.m. hour.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
By Pegasus News wire
In addition to playing recordings by local artists, many local performers are scheduled to appear and perform live on the air during the week including Hash Brown (pictured).
Monday, July 7, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Thurs.-Sun., July 3-6)
By Ed Bark
Rafael Nadal's spine-tingling termination of Roger Federer's five-year winning streak maxed at 126,651 D-FW homes between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m.
Monday, July 7, 2008
By Pegasus News wire
Martin covered such stories as the Kennedy Assassination and the Jack Ruby trial during his long and prestigious career.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
By Todd Maternowski
You want brutal? Listen to how nervous our interviewer gets when talking to a being so infinitely cool.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., July 2)
By Ed Bark
WFAA8's 10 p.m. newscast easily beat out So You Think You Can Dance and The Baby Borrowers.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., July 1)
By Ed Bark
Auditions from Dallas on America's Got Talent helped NBC gain the most 18-to-49 year old viewers.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
By Pegasus News wire
This development marks the second suspension of an on-air Fox4 reporter in less than a year.
Monday, June 30, 2008
By Pegasus News wire
Venable is back and chatting with his buddy Zac Crain.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun, June 27-29)
By Ed Bark
With a paltry 165,621, the ABC stations 10 p.m. news outdrew everything, including NBC's Dateline.
Monday, June 30, 2008
By Teresa Gubbins
Not even Iron Chef Cat Cora could make this a stimulating viewing.
Monday, June 30, 2008
By Chad Jones
Hopeful locals parade their treasures and trash.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Thurs., June 26)
By Ed Bark
Fox4's 9 p.m. newscast pulled in a medium-sized 119,344 homes while also ranking as the most-watched prime-time program among advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-olds.
Friday, June 27, 2008
By Ben Briscoe, Daniel A. Kusner
Daniel Lewis won the first elimination challenge on Shear Genius, Bravo’s hairstyling version of Project Runway.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., June 25)
By Ed Bark
Irresponsible parents delivered their toddlers unto goofy, self-absorbed teens while 126,136 D-FW viewers in the 18-to-49 range took it all in during the 8 p.m. hour.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Tues., June 24)
By Ed Bark
ABC's snarky, doubleplay launch of Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show both finished first in D-FW among advertiser-craved 18-to-49-year-olds.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
By Pegasus News wire
Oh, Matt Barrie, huh. Who's Matt Barrie?
Monday, June 23, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Fri.-Sun., June 20-22)
By Ed Bark
On Saturday and Sunday, local 10 p.m. newscasts were the most-watched programs of the day.
Monday, June 23, 2008
By Teresa Gubbins
Chivalry is not dead.
Monday, June 23, 2008
By Teresa Gubbins
Dallas contestant Lisa Garza advances another week, while inept Indian-American contestant Nipa finally gets the boot.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
"Big Ideas for a Small Planet" documentary series will air June 24
By Pegasus News wire
Reality show will highlight the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) features of Dallas facility, which opened in October 2007.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Thurs., June 19)
By Ed Bark
Fox4's 9 p.m. news drew prime-time's biggest overall audience (163,185 homes) while also topping the charts with 18-to-49-year-olds and 25-to-54-year-olds.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Wed., June 18)
By Ed Bark
NBC5's 10 p.m. newscast ranked as the day's most-watched program with a modest haul of 163,185 homes.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Local Nielsen ratings snapshot (Mon., June 16)
By Ed Bark
Tigers Woods' 19-hole, one-stroke victory over resilient Rocco Mediate drew 209,462 D-FW homes from 3:15 to 3:30, making it the most-watched 15-minute bloc of the day.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
By Staff
Encore showing tonight.
Monday, June 16, 2008
By Minnie Payne
The world is converting to digital, and TV stations are about to turn off the analog signal.
Monday, June 16, 2008
By Teresa Gubbins
Guest judge was Martha Stewart.
Monday, June 16, 2008
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