Primetime Ratings: 'Big Brother' Remains at Season-High for Third Straight Week
Preseason football in many markets inflates ratingsFor the third straight Thursday, CBS' Big Brother remained at its season-high 2.5 rating with adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnight numbers....
View ArticlePrimetime Ratings: Teen Choice Awards Down Slightly
CBS wins the nightFox's airing of the 2013 Teen Choice Awards drew a 0.9 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last year's broadcast, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. Fox finished in a tie with...
View Article‘Breaking Bad' Doubles Audience to 5.9 Million Viewers in Final Premiere
‘Low Winter Sun' launches OK; ‘Hell on Wheels' returns steadyAMC's Breaking Bad hit a series high for the first of its final eight episodes on Sunday night, drawing 5.9 million total viewers at 9 p.m.,...
View ArticlePrimetime Ratings: CMA Music Festival Draws Record Audience
'Under the Dome' posts its lowest ratingFacing less competition than in previous years, ABC's telecast of the CMA Music Festival rose 33% from last year to a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49, leading ABC...
View Article'White Queen' Matches 'Da Vinci's Demons' Premiere
New Starz limited series draws 2.1 million viewers in weekend airingsThe premiere episode of the new Starz limited series The White Queen drew 2.1 million viewers over multiple airings the weekend of...
View ArticlePrimetime Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Ties Season Low
'So You Think You Can Dance' and 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' down slightlyNBC won Tuesday night with an overall 1.9 rating/6 share among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. America's...
View ArticlePrimetime Ratings: 'MasterChef' Steady as Fox Wins Wednesday
'America's Got Talent,' 'Camp' fall to lowsFox won Wednesday night with an overall 1.6 rating/5 share among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. MasterChef was steady with last week's...
View Article'Duck Dynasty' Returns to Record 11.8 Million Viewers
A&E hit posts best ratings for nonfiction cable series everThe duck call is still strong: The fourth season premiere of A&E's Duck Dynasty drew a record 11.8 million total viewers to its...
View ArticleFox Sports 1 Comes Out of the Gate Strong
New net averages 1.71M viewers with UFC-driven primetime; 'Fox Sports Live' draws 476,000 watchersFox Sports 1 registered a strong first night with the Nielsens, averaging more than 1.7 million viewers...
View ArticlePrimetime Ratings: Preseason Football Lifts Fox to Sunday Win
ABC's 'Whodunnit' draws series high in finaleThe exhibition NFL game between the New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts carried Fox to the Sunday win with overall 1.9 rating/6 share with adults 18-49,...
View ArticlePrimetime Ratings: 'Under the Dome' Steady for CBS
ABC returns 'Mistresses' to tie series lowCBS' Under the Dome matched last week's series-low 2.4 rating among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. Airing repeats the rest of the night,...
View ArticleSunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood' Finale Down 17%
'Breaking Bad' down from last week's record-high; 'Low Winter Sun' plummetsHBO ended the sixth season of vampire drama True Blood on Sunday, drawing 4.14 million viewers at 9 p.m., down 17% from last...
View ArticleSyndication Ratings: 'Live! With Michael But Not Kelly' Still Tops Weekly...
'ET', even with Time Warner Cable black-out in full effect, turns in best ratings since JuneAs the retransmission consent battle between Time Warner Cable and CBS raged on, the majority of syndies were...
View ArticleNBC Sports Group Nets Record Audience With Premier League
NBCSN, NBC Average 443,000 viewers on opening weekendNBC Sports Group netted record ratings with its Premier League coverage last weekend.The programmer, which is in the first of a three-year, $250...
View ArticlePrimetime Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Hits New Season Low
'Extreme Weight Loss' reaches season high; 'SYTYCD' dipsNBC won Tuesday night with an overall 1.8 rating/6 share among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. America's Got Talent fell 7%...
View ArticleOWN Orders Additional Episodes of 'Love Thy Neighbor'
Tyler Perry sit-com will have 52 episode first season runThe Oprah Winfrey Network ordered 26 additional episodes of Tyler Perry's scripted comedy Love Thy Neighbor, the net announced on Wednesday.The...
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Nielsen Sues ComScore Over Misuse of People Meter
Suit alleges measurement firm violated terms of licensing pactRatings measurement giant Nielsen said it has filed a suit in federal court that claims troubled ratings measurement rival comScore...
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Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins on Hefty ‘This Is Us’ Premiere
‘NCIS’ and ‘Bull’ build on last spring’s finales on CBSPowered by the season two premiere of This Is Us, NBC took the ratings crown Tuesday with a 2.7 score in viewers 18-49, and a 10 share. That...
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ESPN Takes Top Spot in Weekly Cable Primetime Ratings Race
Fox News is top cable network on a total-day basisESPN ran over its cable network competitors last week, winning the weekly cable primetime ratings race for the third straight week.ESPN averaged 3.1...
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