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List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Dec. 21-27
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Dec. 21-27. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: 1. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants vs. Washington (Monday, 8:29 p.m.), ESPN, 8.36 million homes, 11.34 million viewers. 2....
Cable TV standoffs leave consumers to pay more for programming, risk losing shows
DAVE CARPENTER - January 2, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) Many questions remain for cable TV viewers nationwide even after Fox and Time Warner Cable settled their noisy spat with a New Year's Day agreement. The deal was good news for more than 6 million Time Warner customers in the short term: College bowl and National Football...
Food Network and HGTV remain dark for some TV viewers as fee increase dispute intensifies
J.W. ELPHINSTONE - January 4, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) The spat over a fee increase between Cablevision Systems Corp. and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. heated up Sunday with cable TV viewers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut still caught in the crossfire. About 3.1 million subscribers lost access to HGTV and the...
Correction: Nielsen ratings story
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) In a Dec. 29 story about last week's television ratings, The Associated Press reported erroneously the broadcast network viewership averages. Last week, CBS averaged 9.1 million viewers in prime-time (5.7 rating, 10 share), NBC had 6.4 million viewers (3.9, 7), ABC had 4.5 million (...
ABC News reporter Bianna Golodryga announces engagement to White House budget director
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) ABC News reporter Bianna Golodryga is engaged to White House budget director Peter Orszag. She made the announcement Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." Golodryga described her fiance as "tall, dark and he could say Golodryga and spell it after the first date. That...
Daddy's little girl: Three-time Indy winner Helio Castroneves becomes father
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) Three-time Indy 500 winner and former "Dancing With the Stars" champion Helio Castroneves has a new title: Dad. Castroneves' girlfriend, Adriana Henao, gave birth to the couple's first child, Mikaella Castroneves, on Monday afternoon in Atlanta. The baby girl measured 19...
Ex-Ohio police chief sentenced to 2 years, 8 months in Parker-Broderick surrogate case
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) A former Ohio police chief was sentenced to prison Wednesday in connection with a break-in at the home of the surrogate who bore twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Barry Carpenter was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. He...
Citing Woods scandal, Letterman extortion suspect says it's not a crime to sell silence
JENNIFER PELTZ - December 30, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The TV producer accused of shaking down David Letterman to keep mum about his affairs is drawing on the Tiger Woods sex scandal to try to bolster his defense. In court papers filed Tuesday, Robert "Joe" Halderman's lawyer cited published reports that Woods paid an...
Comedy Central not renewing 'The Jeff Dunham Show' for second season
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Comedy Central won't be renewing "The Jeff Dunham Show" for a second season. The show, featuring comedian Jeff Dunham and his repertoire of puppets, attracted plenty of attention, both positive and negative. Its debut drew 5.3 million viewers, a season premiere record...
Professional journalists' group condemns NBC for bringing NJ man, son home from Brazil on jet
DAVID BAUDER - December 29, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The Society of Professional Journalists condemned NBC News for practicing "checkbook journalism" by chartering a jet that carried a New Jersey man involved in a bitter custody battle and his son home from Brazil. David Goldman, who successfully fought the Brazilian...
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