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New York Giants NFC Championship Thriller Wins the Week - Posted January 25, 2012
Could it be anything else? The New York Giants riveting overtime NFC Championship victory earned Big Blue a return trip to the Super Bowl. As expected, the game broadcast by Fox, was number one for the week, according to Nielsen. Sunday's prime time matchup in San Francisco drew an estimated 5.4... [FishbowlLA]

November Sweeps Indicate WNYW/Channel 5 Owns 10 p.m. - Posted November 29, 2011
It was a powerful November sweeps period for WNYW/Channel 5. The Fox outlet, which battles Tribune-owned WPIX at 10 p.m., was the clear victor for the month, and year-to-year. Delving into the numbers, obtained by WNYW, Ernie Anastos and ... [FishbowlNY]

Jill Nicolini Welcomed In Her WNYW/Channel 5 Debut - Posted October 3, 2011
Fans of Jill Nicolini, wait no longer! The popular WPIX/Channel 11 morning personality, as previously reported, resurfaced today on WNYW/Channel 5's Good Day New York. In the waning minutes of the 8 a.m. hour, Nicolini mad... [FishbowlNY]

Jersey Shore Remains Number One, While Hurricane Irene Brings in Strong Ratings - Posted September 1, 2011
It's another week with Jersey Shore taking hold of the top prime time spot in New York. The popular MTV reality show, now in its fourth season, had an estimated 1.1 million viewers and a 5.3 rating, according to the Nielsen Company. While the Jersey Shore gang was hanging out in Italy,... [FishbowlNY]

TV Stations Go Wall-to-Wall for Irene Coverage All Weekend - Posted August 28, 2011
As Hurricane Irene churned in the Atlantic with a bulls-eye at New York City's back, TV stations went into non-stop coverage throughout the weekend. The category-one storm made her first landfall early Saturday morning in Cape Lookout, North Carolina as stations began their wall-to-wall mode. Accentuating the serious n... [AllTwitter]

WNYW Promotes Jerry Andrews to News Managing Editor - Posted July 18, 2011
WNYW/Channel 5 announced of a pair of promotions last week. Jerry Andrews got upgraded to news managing editor. He spent the last three years as executive producer of the station's 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts--anchored by ... [FishbowlNY]

WNYW's Linda Schmidt Says Reporters Urged Breitbart to Take Podium at Weiner Press Conference - Posted June 7, 2011
As journalists and TV viewers waited for Congressman Anthony Weiner to take the stage Monday afternoon at a scheduled press conference, many were shocked to see Andrew Breitbart, the man behind ... [TVSpy]

Co-Anchor Harry Martin Calls WWOR Bringing News Back to 10 p.m a 'Great Opportunity' - Posted May 6, 2011
After two years, My9/WWOR is returning to its longstanding 10 p.m. news slot, The Ten O'Clock News beginning June 27. WWOR had moved its evening newscast to 11 p.m. and sliced it to 30 minutes. Now the veteran news team consisting of anchors ... [FishbowlNY]

Low Marks for WPIX Handling Kennedy Airport Breaking News - Posted April 12, 2011
When is breaking news not breaking news? In the case of WPIX, when it happens during their opening "11 stories in 11 minutes" segment. Just after 8 p.m. last night, word came into newsrooms across the city that two planes collided while taxiing at Kennedy Airport. Fox 5/WNYW treated it as breaking news... [FishbowlNY]

New York Stations Sideline Sports Coverage - Posted March 25, 2011
Two New York stations are reassessing the role of sports in the evening newscast, leaving some to wonder what the future holds for local sports coverage around the country as stations look to cut costs while also differentiating themselves in their markets. Fox-affiliate WNYW ha... [TVSpy]

Idol, Glee, and House Lift WNYW to Top of Weekly Ratings Heap - Posted March 17, 2011
Once again, American Idol was the top prime time show in New York, for the week ending March 13. Last week's performance and results show were number one and two, respectively. On Wednesday night, as the show pared down to 13 finalists, the two-hour program was tops with 1.8 million viewers on... [FishbowlNY]

WNYW Topples WPIX in 10 p.m. News Race - Posted March 4, 2011
As we reported yesterday, the February sweeps period ended with significant victories for WCBS-TV and WABC-TV. However, in the fight for 10 p... [FishbowlNY]

'American Idol' Takes Top Spot in Weekly Ratings - Posted February 3, 2011
For those who said that American Idol has seen its best days should know it was the number one show in New York last week. The Wednesday night auditions was the highest-rated program with an estimated 2.2 million and 11.1 rating on WNYW, according to the Nielsen Company. The next night's Idol settled... [FishbowlNY]

More Storm Coverage Ratings Analysis: WNYW and WABC Beat Competition - Posted January 14, 2011
As the latest snowstorm began to churn its way into New York Tuesday night, WNYW and WABC were winning their respective newscasts with Adults 25-54. First at 10 pm., the anchor team of Ernie Anastos, ... [FishbowlNY]

Welcome to the First 'Barmash' Awards for Best in Local News - Posted January 10, 2011
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TV Stations Ready for Election Night Coverage - Posted October 29, 2010
We continue our look at the election night coverage, with check on how the area TV station's news departments are gearing up for their big night. WCBS/Channel 2 Updates throughout the day during regular newscasts. CBS 2 News at 11 p.m. will be extended to an hour broadcast. Updated ... [FishbowlNY]

Snooki and the The Situation take MTV to Number One in New York - Posted August 20, 2010
Led by the hugely-successful "Jersey Shore," MTV grabbed the number one spot in the weekly ratings for its August 12 episode. MTV pulled in an estimated 819,000 viewers with a 4.1 rating, according to the Nielsen Company. Meantime, as the summer winds down, the pennant races heat up. The Yankees shot to number two... [FishbowlNY]

Jeff Goldblatt Exits Chicago's Fox Station - Posted May 28, 2010
Former Fox News Channel correspondent Jeff Goldblatt — who's been the 9pm main anchor at Chicago's Fox O&O WFLD-TV since August of 2008 ... [TVNewser]

Breasts & Bombs (the F kind) Drop on TV - Posted September 17, 2009
At the end of CNBC's Power Lunch today, Sue Herera was reading a story about Chinese chickens vs. American chickens (don't ask, apparently that's an important business story). Anyway, Herera says, "American chicken feet tend to be larger and plumper than other chicken feet around the world, ... [TVNewser]

Time Warner Center Hosts Annual NLGJA Benefit - Posted March 20, 2009
More than 300 TVNewsers packed Time Warner Center's 10th floor event space last night for the 14th annual NLGJA Headlines and Headliners benefit and silent auction. CNN's Soledad O'Brien emceed the event which raised more than $130,000 for NLGJA's annual programs and scholarships. In attendance: ... [TVNewser]

FOX O&O's Bracing For Cuts - Posted December 11, 2008
While cuts have been seen at many ... [TVNewser]