AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 21-27. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: -- read full article
AP - Reality shows, newsmagazines and reruns of scripted series dominated prime-time schedules last week, so that's what viewers watched. -- read full article
AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 21-27. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. -- read full article
Reuters - A fifth of U.S. television viewers are
putting down their remote controls and clicking on a mouse
instead to watch primetime programs online -- particularly
professional women, according to a new survey.
Reuters - "America's Got Talent"
returned to the top spot among TV shows last week, a week after
being dethroned by Major League Baseball's All-Star game. -- read full article
Reuters - ABC is making a French
comedy connection. The network is developing a U.S. version of
the Gallic comedy series "Don't Do This, Don't Do That" (Fais
pas ci, fais pas ca), a documentary-style look at the lives of
two families. -- read full article
AP - LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say they have confiscated a gun belonging to Jerry Lewis that was found in the 82-year-old entertainer's carryon bag as he prepared to fly to Detroit from Las Vegas.
AP - A former dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's school for poor South African girls pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges that she indecently assaulted and otherwise abused six teenagers and a fellow matron at the academy.
