Coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup gave Univision the biggest opening-day ratings for the sports event, outpacing ESPN’s opening match coverage, B&C reports. The Spanish-language network drew 5.4 million viewers on average in the U.S. with the tournament’s opening…
Bravo won its biggest audience ever for a premiere with the June 10th debut of "Bethenny Getting Married?", reports Multichannel News. The spinoff of "The Real Housewives of New York City" averaged 2.10 million viewers and 1.35 million adults between…
The Spanish-language network Univision is committing 900 hours of World Cup coverage, in a plan that represents the network’s largest commitment of resources ever to a single event, reports the Miami Herald. The media company will provide all 64 matches…
"Judge Judy" beat "Oprah" for the ninth time in eleven weeks in ratings, and also won the daytime crown for first-run programming during the May sweeps ratings period, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. Both shows are syndicated by CBS Television Distribution. "Judge Judy"…
Rentrak’s set-top box based local ratings service, called StationView Essentials, has now signed up over 25 stations, including it’s first breakthrough in a top 10 market, Dallas. Belo’s ABC affiliate, WFAA has signed up, Rentrak has announced. Rentrak’s set-top data…
Fox’s "Glee" enjoyed a solid finish to its first season, drawing 10.9 million viewers and a 4.6 rating in the 18-to-49-year-old demographic, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Those numbers are "Glee’s" best showing without the help of an "American Idol"…
Is NBC concerned about Jimmy Fallon’s falling ratings? In comparing May 2010 to May 2009, Fallon’s ratings have slid 20 %. An unnamed "TV Insider" tells New York Post’s gossipy Page Six that the decline has indeed caused concern within NBC. Though in…
"Kate Plus 8: 6th Birthday Surprise" drew an estimated 3.4 million viewers on TLC Sunday evening, helping Kate Gosselin beat the ratings for her previous show, which included ex-husband Jon, the New York Daily News reports. The audience was up…
Bernie Madoff in prison isn’t reportedly remorseful. In an interview with a former inmate who served time with the billion dollar Ponzi scheme maven, New York magazine reports that Madoff told the inmate, " “F–k my victims,” he said, loud…
The basketball finals between the LA Lakers and Boston Celtics tipped off on ABC Thursday night and scored the best ratings overall that night in the preliminary numbers provided by Nielsen, reports TVbythenumbers.com. Again, none of these are final numbers….