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Palin on ‘Tonight’ Trumps Letterman

The second night of Jay Leno’s revamped "Tonight Show" soundly beat its competition, boosted in part by a visit from former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, tvbythenumbers.com reports. Leno posted a 1.6 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic versus CBS’…

Palin Takes In Double Dose of ‘Idol,’ but No Camera Time With Lambert

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took in a double dose of "American Idol" last night, the Los Angeles Times reports.  Palin sat with Jay Leno on Tuesday’s "Tonight Show," which featured last year’s "Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert. The…

February a Bad Month for CNN

CNN’s primetime audience dropped 54 percent in February compared to a year earlier, as Campbell Brown, Larry King and Anderson Cooper all hit new lows, the Los Angeles Times reports. Among adults 25-54, the network was off 57 percent in…

NBC Shuffles Back to Fourth Place After Olympics

With the Olympics over, NBC reclaimed its fourth-place position in Monday night’s ratings, as ABC’s "The Bachelor" finale led ABC to a nightly victory, tvbythenumbers.com reports. ABC posted a 5.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic, with "The Bachelor" two-hour finale…

Leno’s Ratings Solid for Return to Late Night

The return of Jay Leno to "The Tonight Show" Monday evening resulted in the show scoring a rating better than the norm for the Leno "Tonight" tenure, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The numbers, however, weren’t as good as Conan…

NBC’s Games Coverage Drew 190 Million Viewers

NBC’s 17 nights of Winter Olympics coverage drew about 190 million viewers in total to both its broadcast and cable channels, and an average of 24.4 million viewers in NBC prime time, reports the Los Angeles Times, citing Nielsen figures….

Prelim Numbers Show Ratings Bonanza for USA/Canada Gold Medal Hockey Final

In what turned out to be the final, and perhaps the most dramatic event of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Sunday’s gold medal ice hockey game between the United States and Canada was a ratings boom, according to TVbythenumbers. In preliminary…

Roger Ebert to Make Rare TV Appearance on ‘Oprah’

Film critic and former television personality Roger Ebert will make a reare on-air appearance as a  guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on March 2, according to the Boston Globe. Ebert is unable to speak because of complications from cancer. However, he will use…

‘Idol’ Over Olympics in Ratings … Yet Again

A special Thursday night "American Idol" continued to surpass the Winter Olympics coverage on NBC in adults 18-49 ratings, tvbythenumbers.com reports.  "Idol" posted a 6.4 rating in the 18- to 49-year-old demo in the 8 o’clock hour versus the Olympics 4.4…

‘Idol’ Blows Away the Olympics, Yet Again

Two hours of the top 12 men singing were a major draw on Fox’s "American Idol," giving the network a sizable win in the Nielsen ratings. "Idol" posted an 8.7 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic, according to TVbythenumbers.com….