Nielsen ratings give "American Idol" a huge win as Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert to become the show's singing champ. ...more

May 22, 2009

Two weeks into the finals, and religion is playing a big role for Allen and many other singers this season on "American Idol." More than half of the remaining 11 finalists have regularly performed at places of worship. Three of those six contestants — including Allen — have worked as worship leaders at their respective churches back home. ...more

March 17, 2009

The Disney Channel is going back to school with "High School Musical 4." ...more

March 3, 2009

NBC has won the latest weekly Nielsen Media Research ratings race with the most-watched Super Bowl telecast ever, according to the network. ...more

February 5, 2009

NBC has won the most recent weekly Nielsen Media ratings race with the most-watched Super Bowl and the most-watched prime time network telecast ever, according to the network. ...more

February 4, 2009

A closer look at the hoopla of Super Bowl commercials - the winners, losers and some facts you might not have known. ...more

February 1, 2009

"American Idol," television's top-rated show, returns for its eighth season Tuesday. ...more

January 12, 2009

What fencer Mariel Zagunis started, Dwyane Wade and the "Redeem Team" finished. In between, Michael Phelps and the rest of the U.S. delegation put on one heck of an Olympics — perhaps their best ever. ...more

August 24, 2008

T he "pop-up" ad - that mainstay of Internet advertising - is starting to pop up in a new place: your television screen. And home shopping channel HSN is one of the first companies to start testing the advertising technique as a way to capture viewers directly from other channels on the lineup. ...more

February 20, 2008

The Super Tuesday presidential primaries top off an unexpectedly thrilling and profitable month for television news with a supermystery. ...more

February 5, 2008