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‘Talent,’ ‘Dance’ Top Wednesday Nielsens

Reality entertainment shows "America’s Got Talent" and "So You Think You Can Dance" were the strongest players in the Wednesday night Nielsen ratings, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance" had a 2.25 average…

TV Land Renews ‘Hot in Cleveland’ for Second Season, Giving Betty White Even More of a Career Kick

TV Land has renewed "Hot in Cleveland" for a second season, adding even more fuel to 88-year old Betty White’s career resurgence, reports B&C. The network has given a 20-episode order for the show, which also stars Valerie Bertinelli, Jane…

Syfy’s Return of ‘Warehouse 13’ Snags 2.96 Million Viewers, Making it Network’s Most Watched Telecast in 2010

Syfy’s "Warehouse 13" debuted its second season with an episode that drew 2.96 million viewers on Tuesday, making the episode the network’s most watched telecast this year, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. Nevertheless, that represents a decline from the show’s premiere in July…

‘Daily Show’ Isn’t Sexist, According to Open Letter from 30 Female Staffers

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" usually reserves political criticism for its half-hour broadcast, which makes it all the more unusual that 30 female staffers have posted an open letter on its Website defending the show from charges of sexism,…

ABC’s ‘Bachelorette’ Tops Monday Ratings

Two hours of fresh "The Bachelorette" on ABC delivered a solid victory in the Nielsens for the network on Monday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. From 8-9 p.m., "The Bachelorette" had a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic for the hour,…

TVWeek E-Newsletter Holiday Schedule

After today, Friday, July 1, the next day we will publish our three daily e-newsletters: TVBizWire, E-Daily and the Daily Viral Video, will be Tuesday, July 6th. Meanwhile if there is breaking news we’ll post it on our website and…

No Fife and Drum March for Leno: He’s Actually Behind Conan’s Ratings

Interesting analysis by Bill Gorman of TVbytheNumbers on "The Tonight Show," Leno vs. Conan. Gorman writes, "In the four weeks that Jay Leno’s Tonight Show overlapped with Conan’s on a calendar week basis (2010 vs. 2009) he’s finished behind Conan….

My Mother Thanks You: Media Agencies, Marketers Thrilled With Nielsen Reversing Course, Adding Live Program Ratings Back Into Local Market Reports

After protests from media agencies and marketers, Nielsen said it will reverse its decision to eliminate live program ratings and will include them again in its local market reports, according to a story in Mediaweek. The company said it will include…

CNN Mum on Ratings Woes of Its Other King

CNN’s other King–John King–has his own ratings problems, but the cable news network hasn’t yet widely discussed it because executives have been swamped handling other issues, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Among those other issues is Larry…

ESPN Nets Set Viewership Records

The ESPN networks reported that they averaged their largest audience ever for the second quarter, boosted by a record June for ESPN. The combination of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic, ESPNU and ESPN Deportes averaged 1.13 million households in the…