Stories tagged with "broadcast tv"

Little people call for FCC to ban 'midget' by USA Today

NEW YORK (AP) — Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast TV.The group Little People of America said... – Jul 05, 2009 at 8:36 PM in Entertainment

Nielsens: USA Network takes pleasure in 'Pains' by USA Today

•Sharing the throne.  In its third episode, USA's freshman series Royal Pains (6.5 million) tied TNT's The Closer, a frequent No. 1, for the top spot in cable. USA's... – Jun 23, 2009 at 9:06 PM in Entertainment

Norman Lear and friends share memories of TV's golden days by USA Today

The first seasons of seven seminal series of the '70s—All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time and Mary Hartman, Mary... – Jun 08, 2009 at 10:18 PM in Entertainment

Audience holds steady up for `American Idol' by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- The second night of "American Idol" delivered an unexpected gift to Fox.Its audience was virtually the same as the first night (30.4 million on Tuesday,... – Jan 14, 2009 at 12:16 PM in Entertainment

NAACP report find TV networks lagging in diversity by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nearly a decade after the NAACP condemned a "virtual whiteout" in broadcast TV, the civil rights group said major networks have stalled in their... – Dec 18, 2008 at 7:31 AM in Entertainment

HBO, Winfrey's production company reaches deal by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey is ending a long-term relationship with ABC by taking her production company to HBO for a three-year deal to make movies, documentaries and... – Dec 16, 2008 at 3:31 PM in Entertainment

Report: broadcasters having bad year by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadcast TV's fall season is going so poorly that four out of five returning programs have a smaller audience than they had in 2007.A top TV researcher... – Dec 10, 2008 at 6:15 PM in Entertainment