Burning up: 'Sangre' is Univision's No. 1 novela debut Univision’s latest telenovela “Fuego en la Sangre” (“Burning for Revenge”) is off to a very hot start. Monday’s 9 p.m. premiere was the network’s biggest novela premiere ever among total viewers (5.29 million), viewers 18-49 (3.14 million), males 18-49 (1.40 million) and women 18-49 (1.74 million), out-performing past hits like “Amor Real,” “La Fea Más Bella,” “Rubí” and the current hit “Al Diablo con los Guapos.” The premiere also performed solidly among viewers 18-34, averaging 1.98 million in the demo, placing Univision ahead of ABC, CBS and NBC in the 9 p.m. timeslot. In local markets, the series premiere was the No. 1 show for the night among 18-49s in Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas and Phoenix.   WSJ oversight group miffed over Murdoch meddling It took a mere four months for News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch to be accused of meddling with the editorial affairs of his newly acquired Wall Street Journal. An independent committee tasked with ensuring that Murdoch did not interfere with the business paper’s editorial decisions accused the mogul of doing just that yesterday, a week after managing editor Marcus Brauchli said he was stepping down. "Although our charter does not directly envision a process for dealing with a resignation, committee members expressed the view that learning of the Brauchli matter after the fact failed to meet the letter and the spirit of the agreement," a statement released last night said. The committee was a condition of the Bancroft family’s sale of Dow Jones to News Corp., which went through in December. There’s been much speculation over the circumstances of Brauchli’s departure, reportedly because the 46-year-old felt like key newsroom decisions had been taken out of his hands. Many WSJ employees had complained bitterly of the Murdoch takeover, worrying that editorial quality would be compromised.   Latest word on Newsday: Cablevision readies a bid A third media mogul is pushing ahead with his bid for Newsday, and he’s apparently willing to pony up more than Rupert Murdoch or Mort Zuckerman. Cablevision’s James Dolan reportedly is preparing a bid of $600 million, in conjunction with New York Observer owner Jared Kushner. That’s $20 million more than the New York Post or New York Daily News owners offered in their bids to Newsday owner Tribune Co. Though reports have surfaced that Murdoch and Tribune have already reached an agreement in principal, the latter is apparently still accepting offers in hopes of getting a higher price on the profitable Long Island daily. Tribune needs the money to pay down its hulking debt, but it has not commented publicly on the bidding beyond an acknowledgement that Newsday was indeed on the block by chief executive Sam Zell two weeks ago. But Dolan may face more than just monetary hurdles in his bid, Newsday reports. Murdoch already has a vocal proponent, former New York Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, who’s been stumping on his behalf.   'Evening News' blues: Couric falls to another new low All the reports of Katie Couric’s lame-duck status at the “CBS Evening News” may be starting to take a toll on her ratings. For the second straight week, Couric’s newscast set an all-time viewership low for CBS, following reports that she will leave the anchor seat following the November presidential election. “Evening News” averaged 5.34 million total viewers for the week ended April 27, 50,000 fewer than her previous low set the week before. It marked at least the fourth time Couric’s newscast has set a new low for the network, which has denied that any change is forthcoming. The reports came nearly three weeks ago and suggested that while CBS is happy with the quality of Couric’s “Evening News,” neither side foresees ratings improving. She was well behind weekly leader “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,” at 8.01 million, and ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson,” at 7.79 million.   Poll: 49 percent think photos may help Miley's career For 15-year-old tween idol Miley Cyrus, the last few weeks have marked some of the first bumps during her stellar career, and Disney has a lot riding on those bumps smoothing out. Now there’s word that the racy Vanity Fair photos that have generated so much controversy may not hurt Cyrus among the tweens who watch “Hannah Montana.” A poll by People magazine shows that about 77 percent of 70,000 folks it surveyed think that the photos were inappropriate for a 15-year-old. But whether they will hurt her career is another matter. Some 51 percent thought the photos would do some damage, while 49 percent thought it might actually give her a nudge upward. Cyrus has apologized for the shot by Annie Leibovitz that shows her topless covered by a bedsheet.