Football Night in America (tv program)

It's possible you've heard the news by now, but just in case: John Madden retired Thursday. Here is my news story about it. Click below for excerpts from Madden's interview Thursday on KCBS in San Francisco and from NBC's conference......

And here's NBC, and here's the biggish news - "30 Rock" will sit on the bench until those "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update" editions air. That can't be good, right? Well, it's not that big a deal either: NBC......

Interesting stuff out of NBC's conference call announcing the hiring of Rodney Harrison and Tony Dungy for the Sunday night studio team. (Jerome Bettis is out, and Cris Collinsworth left for the game booth, creating two spots.) NBC Sports chairman......

May 12 (TheWrap.com) - NBC will give the coveted Monday timeslot after "The Voice" to the new James Spader drama "The Blacklist" this fall, and will anchor its Thursday comedy block with new sitcoms from returning NBC veterans Michael J. Fox and Sean...

'NBC Sunday Night Football' isn't just in a league of its own when it comes to NFL telecasts. It lives on another planet so far away from the nearest competition that it can't even be judged by the same standards. And last night's broadcast of the...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 Ratings for the Emmy Awards look to be headed to a multi-year low in the adults 18-49 demographic. We'll know more when adjustments are made for ABC's live telecast of the awards, but the fast national...

NBC announced its 2012-13 primetime schedule Sunday that capitalizes on the popularity of "The Voice" by launching a new fall edition of the singing competition series. The network also plans to add six new scripted series in the fall and four at mid-...

NBC plans to use its Olympics coverage to promote the fall TV season, offering sneak peeks at two new comedies and launching the second season of "Grimm" when the Games end in mid-August. The network has spread out its fall premieres over more than two...

"The Playboy Club," NBC's Chicago-filmed drama about the famed 1960s nightclub of the title, will premiere Sept. 19, the network announced. "The Playboy Club" takes place in Chicago at the swinging hideaway for Playboy fans built by publisher Hugh...

NBC officially announced its 2011-12 primetime schedule Sunday, confirming that "Chuck" will return for its fifth--and final--season of 13 episodes. The spy comedy moves to 7 p.m. Fridays. NBC appears to be giving the ratings-starved "Chuck" and its...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007 The National Football League was a boon to CBS Sunday, but NBC's prime-time game of the week suffered some of its lowest ratings ever. CBS won the night with an 11.4 rating/18 share (with those numbers...

Fast National ratings for Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 Big ratings for late-afternoon NFL games -- and OK ratings for prime-time baseball -- carried FOX to the top of the ratings heap Sunday. FOX drew a 7.0 rating/11 share for the night, although those numbers...