The availability of content across various platforms contributed to declines in newsstand sales for print magazines, analysts said. Women's and celebrity magazines suffered sharp dropoffs.
Cable news channels have narrowly passed local television stations as the most prominent sources of campaign news for the American people, according to the Pew Research Center.
The singing competition squashed even the enormously popular CBS lineup of comedies. "Smash" dissipated a large portion of the "Voice" audience, but still managed to hit the best rating for any 10 p.m. drama on any network this season.
