On Friday, September 9, 2005, a live television benefit for Hurricane Katrina survivors, Shelter From The Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast, was carried live on 27 English Language networks — ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PAX, PBS, UPN, WB, BIOGRAPHY, BRAVO, CNBC, COURT TV, E!, FUSE, FX, GSN, LIFETIME, MSNBC, OXYGEN, SPEED CHANNEL, SOAP NET, STYLE, TBS, TV GUIDE CHANNEL, USA, WGNC, SHOWTIME, and 2 Spanish Language Networks– Azteca America and Univision. The figures below are the sum of the preliminary average audience estimates for the sources noted based on information provided to Nielsen Media Research.
Television
Sí TV’s ‘The Drop’ Kick Starts Third Season September 19th.
“The Drop”, Sí TV’s number one watched show, kicks off its third season Monday, September 19th with the addition of new host Eric Cubiche. The premiere episode features the diva duo Nina Sky as they perform their smash hit, “Turnin’ Me On” and talk about the ups and downs of sudden fame. Funny-man Anthony Anderson also talks about his latest movie Hustle and Flow.
TVB Forecasts Spot TV To Grow 6.1-7.9% In 2006.
The Television Bureau of Advertising today released its forecast for the television industry’s next two years at its annual Forecast Conference, attended by several hundred broadcast executives and advertising industry executives at the McGraw-Hill Conference Center in New York.
Univision Flagship Makes Nielsen History In NYC.
Univision WXTV-TV in New York made some history–and at the same time gave Nielsen Media Research a sigh of relief–by becoming the first Spanish-language station to win a sweep period with the highest-rated prime-time schedule among all New York stations, regardless of language.
‘La Tormenta’ Storms Telemundo.
A whirlwind of love, passion and intrigue will captivate audiences with the premiere of “La Tormenta” (The Storm), starring Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier and written by Kiko Olivieri, author of the successful novelas “La Venganza” and “Prisionera.”
Youth Produced TV Series ‘Tu Voz’ Airing.
The Media Arts Center San Diego’s Teen Producers Project is now airing its 12 part 1/ 2 hour youth produced documentary series Tu Voz TV Fridays at 8:00 pm Pacific (11:00 pm Eastern) on Free Speech TV DISH Network Channel 9415. The series is featured in Free Speech TV’s Community Works Program: an on-going series from community media and arts centers across the US.
