Nielsen Ratings
Weekly and seasonal TV ratings.
Nielsen: 2008-09 TV Market Size Rankings
Federal Communications Commission
Places federal regulations on TV entertainment. The site offers handbooks, resources, press releases, bureau/office listings, contact information and more.
Screen Actors Guild
Union site with lots of news.
Producers Guild
Union site with lots of news.
Writers Guild
Another union site with lots of news.
TVGuide.com
Covers every aspect of the industry.
Variety.com
The bible of Hollywood trade papers.
Hollywood Reporter.com
Covers Hollywood business.
NATPE: National Association of Television Producers and Editors
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Emmys.tv
TV news year-round.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Emmys site, media center, news, archives and a schedule of upcoming events.
TV Watch
Opposes government control of TV programming and promotes the use of tools like content ratings and parental controls.
Parents Television Council
Another TV watchdog group.
WhoRepresents.com: Agent Database
A great shortcut for sourcing, enter celebrity names into the database and get the managers or agents who represents them.
CelebrityNetWorth
Look up what an actor's estimated net worth is in this database.
NBCI.com
NBC's entertainment division.
Association of Local TV Stations
International Radio and TV Society
Broadcasting & Cable Magazine
Covers the business of television. "People on the move" section is great for tracking executives.
TVLink
Dozens of links to TV- and movie-related sites.
Hollywood.tv
Hollywood video/news site similar to TMZ.
TelevisionWeek
TV industry news, ratings and more.
TV Rundown
The TV Rundown reports on local television news and programming.
FirstShowing
A good Hollywood gossip blog that includes links to teasers and new trailers.
MeeVee
This site/blog provides listings for local and cable TV shows as well as customized show recommendations. Includes a news feed and message boards.
IwatchStuff.com
An entertainment/gossip site.
TV Barn
Kansas City Star television columnist Aaron Barnhart writes a weblog about television.
TV Obscurities
A look back a little-known TV shows.
TelevisionWithoutPity
Recaps and news on all of your favorite TV shows.
IMDB Pro
Subscription section of Internet Movie Database lets you search for celebrity contacts and agents. Track films in production, actor/movie rankings, etc.
WhoRepresents.com
Another subscription service that lets you search for celebrity contacts and agents.
Zap2It.com
News from the Hollywood industry.
Newsweek Pop Vox
Best and worst in movies, TV and books.
Archive of American Television Interviews
Anyone interested in the history of American television will want to check out these often extensive video interviews, posted in 30-minute segments.
Ultimate Reality TV
Has the lowdown on all the show gossip.
Footnote.TV
From Stephen Lee, a former Chicago Tribune reporter, offers a site that provides context and background to current events mentioned on such shows as "Saturday Night Live" on NBC, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Comedy Central, "The West Wing" on NBC, and "JAG" on CBS.
Paste Magazine: Forty Best TV Theme Songs of All Time
Atom.com
Comedy video shorts posted online.
Paste Magazine
Music, film, TV and pop culture publication.
Entertainment Weekly Movies Database
BuzzDash
Online polls on news, politics, sports, celebrities, etc.
Star Links
Connect stars to each other.
Sitcoms Online
All kinds of resources about shows past and present. Some trivia.
TV Tattle
Listings of links to TV news and criticism from newspapers and Web sites.
The Tonight Show Archives
JohnnyCarson.com has a library of 5,000 past episodes.
Washington Post Television Page
Updates on the TV industry from the Post's crew of media writers.
Hulu.com
Portal to thousands of old TV shows you can watch online.
Fancast.com
Watch hundreds of TV shows and movies for free.
Blinkx Channel Browser
Download programming straight to your browser.
TV History
Links, FAQ, decade-by-decade breakdown the evolution of television and TV manufacturers. Look at past TV guides, TV models, etc.
BuddyTV.com
TV social networking site. It includes some news and spoilers, but fact-check what you read on here.
Syracuse University: Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture
Part of the Newhouse School of Journalism.
Ohio State: Cartoon Research Library
Print and TV cartoons.
The Ad Critic
A mecca for popular TV commercials.
RedEye Show Patrol Blog
Outstanding TV news blog from RedEye-Chicago Tribune columnist Curt Wagner.
ShowbizShelly.com
Blog and podcasts with celebrity interviews.
Strike.TV
Professionally produced web video skits. Started during the writer's strike.
Collider.com
Movie, DVD, music, video news, reviews and interviews.
PasteMagazine
Music, movie and entertainment news. Includes blogs on various topics.
News at Seven
A cool tool that allows you to create a virtual newscast pulled from stories, images, videos and blogs all linked by a common news topic. The site generates an avatar that delivers the newscast.
InContention.com
Entertainment awards site. News, predictions, etc.
Simply Scripts
Scripts from TV, movies, radio, etc.
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
The Futon Critic
TV blog with news, listings, ratings, reviews and more.
Hollywood Entertainment Museum
Advanced Television Systems Committee
An international organization establishing broadcasting standards for digital (including high-definition and data broadcasting) television.
Pitchfork Media TV
Quality music videos and more.
Fancast
Comcast site combines information about TV shows and playback of archived shows.
Veoh Networks
Has shows from some network and studios but also has some viewer-generated video.
Joost
Nearly 30,000 shows available.
Veoh
Search online videos and watch TV shows.
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Funds programs in a variety of areas, including education and children's services, the arts, community service, the environment, AIDS and literacy.
Chunnel TV
Showcases underground video and art on the Web.
Nizm Lab
Showcases popular online videos.
MySpaceTV
View short snippets from shows.
Online Video Guide
Watch hundreds of movies, TV shows, etc.
SnagFilms
Browse political programming and other videos.
MSN's Video Guide
Listings and coverage of what's new on TV.
U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects: Arts & Humanities
Thousands of documents on government communications, education, languages, literature, philosophy, religion, music, art, and other cultural aspects of humanity.
Archive of American Television
The WB
Watch archived shows from the network.
