NBC is back — at least on Monday nights. The network’s “The Voice” continues to flex its ratings muscle, finishing Monday as the highest-rated show of the night and leading NBC to its second consecutive Monday win, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. NBC…
ESPN has created the new position of vice president of original programming and production, and has elevated a veteran of the network, Jamie Horowitz, to the post, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Horowitz was most recently a coordinating producer in…
Oprah Winfrey did something that got her in trouble with the Nielsen TV ratings service over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The trouble started when Winfrey sent out a tweet asking her fans to watch "Oprah’s Next Chapter,"…
Game sensation Angry Birds has finally landed on the world’s most popular website, USA Today reports. The site is Facebook. The article says, "The game will feature levels exclusive to Facebook and social features such as sharing high scores and…
The third-season debut of a basic cable drama has set ratings records in key demographics, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. AMC’s "The Walking Dead" premiered Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, and ranked as the strongest drama telecast in basic cable…
CNN reaped some of its strongest recent ratings with its coverage Saturday night of the death of Whitney Houston, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. CNN pulled off the rare feat of beating Fox News for the night….
A cable network is leveraging its top-rated show with a weapons-themed spinoff. Announcing plans today for the new show, “Hardcore Pawn: Fort Bragg,” a spinoff of its top-rated “Hardcore Pawn,” was TruTV, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new series…
Jeremy Lin’s winning streak with the New York Knicks is electrifying fans — except for subscribers of Time Warner Cable, who are unable to watch the NBA team’s games because of an ongoing dispute between the cable operator and MSG…
E!’s Grammys red carpet show on Sunday went through the roof, finishing as not only the channel’s top-rated Grammys red carpet show, but also its most-watched “Live from the Red Carpet” for any awards. The channel announced that Sunday’s 6-8…
This year’s Super Bowl got a big ratings bump from people watching outside the home, Advertising Age reports. Adding in the out-of-home figures raised the program’s total audience by at least 20.7%, depending on the demographic, the story reports. In…