Entertainment Industry News

-Yesterday's Winners: Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer R (CBS), Law & Order: SVU R (NBC), Criminal Minds R (CBS) Full Story »

NEW YORK - Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline. Full Story »

It was yet another week of split leadership between CBS and Fox, with CBS first in households, total viewers and adults 25-54, and Fox No. 1 among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 for the holiday week of Nov. 23. CBS, which has now ranked first in total viewers for eight of the last nine weeks, was down in the low double-digits demo-wise compared to one year earlier. Fox, in contrast, built by margins of 11 to 19 percent. Full Story »

-Yesterday's Winners: NCIS (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), The Good Wife (CBS) Full Story »

Excluding adults 18-49 (which was a tie between ABC and Fox), CBS swept the week of Nov. 16, with a first-place finish in households, total viewers, adults 18-49 (tied with ABC) and adults 25-54. Comparably, CBS has now ranked first in total viewers for eight of the last nine weeks. ABC, which like CBS was consistent from the year-ago week, finished one notch below CBS in the aforementioned four categories. Full Story »

-Yesterday's Winners: Dancing With the Stars (ABC), House (Fox), Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Find My Family (ABC), CSI: Miami (CBS) Full Story »

-Yesterday's Winners: Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI: NY (CBS) Full Story »

Three networks – ABC, CBS and Fox -- dominated this eighth week of the 2009-10 season. CBS finished first overall in households and total viewers, ABC topped the adult 18-49 and adult 25-54 charts, and Fox was the primary force among adults 18-34. Both ABC and Fox built over the comparable year-ago period, with CBS on the downside, particularly in the demos. Even so, CBS has now ranked first in total viewers for seven of the last eight weeks. Comparably, and excluding Oscar week, ABC rose to its most-watched week since the week of Sept. 22, 2008, with a seven-week high among adults 18-49. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Horror thriller "Paranormal Activity" reached the top of the British box office on its second weekend of release, according to Screen International on Tuesday. Full Story »

-Yesterday's Winners: NCIS (CBS), Dancing With the Stars (ABC), NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), The Good Wife (CBS) Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Football film "The Blind Side" tackled the top spot at North American box offices with $20.4 million in ticket sales for a rare climb up the charts in its third week, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Full Story »

-Yesterday's Winners: The 43rd Annual CMA Awards (ABC), Criminal Minds (CBS), CSI: NY (CBS) Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC's "Today" show will broadcast from Afghanistan this week, in the wake of President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to that country, the network said on Monday. Full Story »

-Yesterday's Winners: Dancing With the Stars (ABC), Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), House (Fox), CSI: Miami (CBS) Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp, Time Warner Inc and magazine publishers Conde Nast and Hearst Corp will on Tuesday unveil a new digital joint venture aimed at readying their print titles with agreed standards for a range of devices from e-books to tablets. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Disney Channel and ABC have embraced FLO TV, the nation's primary provider of hand-held, portable television. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - West Hollywood-based motion picture finance and production company Film Department Holdings Inc hopes to go public in an initial public offering that would raise $85 million to $100 million. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - McGraw-Hill Cos Inc expects a better year for all its businesses in 2010, helped by higher school enrollment, increased spending on textbooks and a recovery in its credit rating business, Chief Executive Harold "Terry" McGraw said on Monday. Full Story »