NEW YORK Citing a weak ad recovery, a decline in circulation and the impact of the Jay Leno show on local TV affiliates, Wells Fargo Securities downgraded shares of Gannett Co. this morning from "market perform" to "underperform."
Full Article at Editor & Publisher
As stations across the country begin to fret about the effect Jay Leno's dipping ratings have had on their late-night news shows, ratings figures show the former Tonight Show host may have contributed to an 18-percent drop in viewers for Tampa NBC...
Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
"Did you hear the one about the sinking network?" (Image via Flickr) Shhhh… listen carefully. The noise you hear is not the thundering hoof beats of the great horse Silver, carrying a white-hatted Jay Leno to the rescue of NBC.
Full Article at True/Slant
NBC's gamble to shift the late-night talk-show host to 10 p.m. may work out for the network's bottom line, but it's a different story for its affiliates. Many affiliates have seen their local news ratings drop by double-digits compared to a year ago.
Full Article at Los Angeles Times
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