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No March madness: WFTV still No. 1

April 3, 2009 Roger Simmons

The unusual — and basically meaningless — March sweeps ended on Wednesday. To no one’s surprise, WFTV-Channel 9 was once again the Nielsen powerhouse for Central Florida. The ratings numbers show 9’s Eyewitness News was the … MORE

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Not many folks see Frier’s goodbye on Local 6

February 17, 2009 Roger Simmons

Why did WKMG let go longtime anchor Bob Frier? Could be a combination of things — budget tightening, wanting to go in a different direction … yadda, yadda, yadda. But one key reason has to … MORE

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New news leader? WFTV, WESH battling it out

February 6, 2009 Roger Simmons

Could WESH be about to end WFTV’s 30-year reign as the king of TV news in Orlando? New Nielsen “people meters” data show — and parties at both stations acknowledge — a tight, two-station race … MORE

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Fox 35 hires Maliska as new news director

November 7, 2008 Roger Simmons

 Here’s your Friday Fast Five: Gavin Maliska is the new news director for WOFL-Fox 35, according to NewsBlues. Maliska comes from Tribune-owned Fox affiliate WXIN in Indianapolis, where he was the ND. His Fox-heavy background … MORE

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Orlando TV ratings — what the stations say

November 29, 2007 Roger Simmons

From WESH-Channel 2 press release ….The spin:   WESH-TV today announced continued growth and momentum in key time periods from May ’07. In early morning, WESH 2 News Sunrise (6 – 7 a.m.) maintains its … MORE

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Orlando TV ratings — another WFTV domination

November 29, 2007 Roger Simmons

The November ratings for Orlando showed another dominating performance by WFTV’s Eyewitness News. By my count, WFTV has now been the No. 1 newscast at 6 p.m. for 29 years. And the Channel 9 juggernaut … MORE

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Orlando TV ratings — a look at the numbers

November 29, 2007 Roger Simmons

The November sweeps brought us original episodes of our favorite shows, but the ratings results for the O-Town news looked more like another rerun. Based on information provided in news releases by WFTV and WESH, … MORE

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WFTV-Channel 9 sweeps July sweeps

August 5, 2007 Roger Simmons

There are a lot of re-runs in the summer … and also in the O-Town ratings competition. WFTV-Channel 9’s Eyewitness News was again the top choice for Central Floridians. WFTV was No. 1 from 5-7 … MORE

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Weird stories? It must be sweeps

May 10, 2007 Roger Simmons

Sorry for the lack of posts this week — it’s been very hectic. In addition to everything else, a new puppy has joined our family after our 17-year-old pomeranian died two months ago. "Butch" is … MORE

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Did O-Town sweeps stunt rob viewers?

April 29, 2007 Roger Simmons

Here’s your May sweeps update: Sentinel TV critic Hal Boedeker slams WKMG-Local 6 for its sweeps kickoff: a staged home burglary on Thursday’s 11 p.m. news. Boedeker wrote in his blog, "This tired stunt was … MORE

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