ABC executive calls for viewer ratings overhaul
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A top ABC Television executive called  for "a wholesale change" in how audiences are measured for TV  and other media, saying on Wednesday that current ratings  systems are no longer effective.
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NEW YORK ABC is apologizing for last night&#39;s introduction to &quot;Monday Night Football.&quot; There have been complaints from viewers and from the NFL.
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CBS plans to radically overhaul its evening news program, and likely abandon a single- anchor format, after a blue ribbon panel savaged the network's handling of a controversial story about President Bush's military service, the head of CBS said on Tuesday.
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A miniseries about the events leading to the Sept. 11 attacks is "terribly wrong" and ABC should correct it or not air it, former Clinton administration officials demanded in letters to the head of ABC's parent company.
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Nielsen Media Research could introduce  as early next year its controversial ratings service that  measures how many people watch television commercials, Chief  Executive Susan Whiting said on Tuesday.
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Viacom should be cautious in its plans to revamp CBS Evening News.
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In the extremely tight ratings race between the two leading evening news broadcasts, ABCâs âWorld News With Charles Gibsonâ last week edged past its rival, NBCâs âNightly News With Brian Williams,â for the first time in eight weeks. Nielsen estimated that the ABC newscast drew 9.8 million viewers, its highest average in nearly a year and slightly more than the 9.6 million who tuned in to NBC. ABCâs slim margin of victory was only modestly higher in the age bracket of adults 25 to 54, a demographic the two networks split evenly during the previous week. The last time ABC finished No. 1 was during the November sweeps period. Last week CBSâs âEvening News With Katie Couricâ remained a distant third (7.13 million).
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ABC Television, which has captured big audiences in recent years with reality programs that chronicle people's physical alterations, will apply that formula to people's health.
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LOS ANGELES - When cable channel HBO tried to woo the Emmy Awards away two years ago, the networks fought back and won. Network executives could be rethinking the victory in light of the poor ratings posted by Sunday's ceremony, watched by the smallest audience since 1990...
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Bill Mann suggests that CNBC's new management go for less glitz and more relevance to bring back viewers.
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It shocked many pundits when ABC's new series "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" became the breakout hits of the new television season. But not the folks at Initiative, a top New York media agency, who say they've developed a new tool to help predict which shows will succeed or flop.
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As CBS prepares to launch a new season of the hit reality show "Survivor," this time featuring teams divided by race, enraged city officials are saying it promotes divisiveness and are calling for the network to reconsider.
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LOS ANGELES  - Strong showings from  some of ABC's signature shows, "Monday Night Football,"  "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,"  "According to Jim" and "Lost," helped the network snap CBS'  six-week winning streak among adults 18-49 last week.
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ABC's telecast of the 56th annual  Primetime Emmy Awards proved to be one of the least watched  editions of the show in years, with 14 million viewers tuning  in, according to preliminary figures on Monday.
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The ABC network on Sunday debuted a   newly edited version of its controversial miniseries about   events leading up to the September 11 attacks, toning down   parts that drew the most fire from leading Democrats who called   the film propaganda.
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ABC apologized Tuesday for a steamy intro to "Monday Night Football" after receiving complaints from viewers and the NFL.
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LOS ANGELES  - The ABC network and its affiliates filed appeals Monday to the FCC's proposed fine of $1.4 million for a 2003 episode of "NYPD Blue."