Right from its start, the broadcast struggled to gain ratings and viewership from the Capital District's other long-established news departments.

Unable to gain consistent viewership and ratings against WBKO, that station's short lived full news operation was eventually shut down.

Shortly after the episode aired, it was reported, "NCIS has been a consistent ratings leader and is one of the few prime time dramas that continues to gain viewership as it ages."

Throughout its history, WLAJ has made three attempts to offer Lansing a third option of local newscasts but none ever made any headway in the ratings and/or gained consistent viewership.

Apart from the IPL, the channel aims to gain viewership by broadcasting sports other than cricket.

Kairali TV has gained considerable viewership and popularity in a short span of time.

Season 3 steadily gained viewership, and the show was quickly picked up for a fourth season by Showtime.

This episode earned its director James Burrows accolades for Best Directing in 1991 and gained high viewership at its first airing.

The video was later uploaded onto YouTube by Geoff Swanson, where it rapidly gained viewership and continued to increase in popularity.

All newscasts ended on June 30, 2005 as a result of being unable to gain consistent ratings and viewership.