Jan 15, 2020
It came down to a power struggle between the two favorites — “Jeopardy James” Holzhauer and Ken Jennings — but in the end, “Jeopardy’s” much-hyped “Greatest of All Time” tournament lived up to the hype. Playing out over a span…
Oct 31, 2019
This year’s World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros started off as a snoozefest in the ratings, as we reported two days ago, but as the Series went six, and then seven games, it delivered huge numbers of…
Oct 28, 2019
“The nation’s largest owner of television stations said it intends to drop the use of traditional TV ratings as the basis for advertising deals,” reports our good pal Brian Steinberg in a scoop for Variety. The story continues, saying that…
Oct 23, 2019
Tuesday’s opening game of the World Series, in which the Washington Nationals edged the Houston Astros 5-4, was well down in viewership from the opener a year ago, according to media reports. “While the game might have been a thriller,…
Oct 7, 2019
“In another indication of changing viewing habits, shows are capturing viewers up to five weeks after they air,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. In a scoop, Rick Porter writes, “Nielsen measures viewing out to 35 days — five weeks — after…
Sep 23, 2019
While the ratings on Sunday of the Primetime Emmys on Fox “plummeted to an all-time low,” according to Variety, The pre-Emmy and post-Emmy programming on E! “served up some top-notch ratings Sunday,” reports Deadline. “Fox’s [Emmys] broadcast averaged a 1.6…
Sep 11, 2019
In a move that should come as good news for television networks, the measurement company Nielsen said it will expand its service next year to include viewing outside the home. The AP reports that the company says it will launch…
Sep 11, 2019
A highly anticipated new talk show premiered Monday to strong numbers, based on Nielsen data. Disney announced that the Monday, Sept. 9, premiere of the new syndicated daytime show “Tamron Hall” saw increases over year-ago time period levels. The show…
Aug 27, 2019
MTV’s Video Music Awards, televised Monday night, dipped in the ratings again, continuing the downtrend they’ve been on for the past couple of years. “Monday’s kudocast on MTV drew 1.93 million viewers and a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49,” The…
Jun 27, 2019
A recent shakeup in the anchor lineup at “CBS This Morning,” with Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil joining Gayle King as Norah O’Donnell heads out for “CBS Evening News” and John Dickerson exits to “60 Minutes,” does not appear to…