Tuesday night seemed a difficult night for all the networks this week, MediaDailyNews reports. Even the best-rated shows for the night were off. According to the report: "The bigger-rated shows on Tuesday all took it on the chin. CBS’ two…
The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As) has sent a blistering letter to Nielsen Media Research decrying a planned change in the way Nielsen will measure local TV measurement, Advertising Age reports. The dispute revolves around whether digital video recorder…
Even the return of Heather Locklear wasn’t able to greatly improve the ratings of the CW remake of “Melrose Place,” The New York Times reports. The show’s largest audience in six weeks tuned in on Tuesday, according to Nielsen estimates,…
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" earned its best ratings in two years thanks to the one-on-one interview with ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Monday, reports B&C. A clip of the interview can be seen here. Winfrey’s hour earned a 7.2 rating/18 share…
Debmar-Mercury’s syndicated talker "The Wendy Williams Show" has been renewed by Fox TV Stations in markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas through the 2011-12 season. "The Wendy Williams Show," which debuted in July, was up in the Nielsen…
AMC’s remake of "The Prisoner" brought in 2.2 million viewers on its first night, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The Sunday night debut came close to the 2.3 million who tuned in to last week’s “Mad Men” finale. –Elizabeth Jensen
Even with NBC presenting a much anticipated football game that lived up to its nailbiting billing, Fox, ABC and CBS also had strong showings in the ratngs, according to The Hollywood Reporter’sLive Feed. NBC, with the Sunday night pro-football matchup of the…
ABC continued its strong ratings in the 9 p.m. hour on Thursday thanks to "Grey’s Anatomy," which won the night among viewers 18-49 with a 5.4 rating and a 13 share, B&C reports. That bested CBS’ episode of "CSI" — the…
CBS’ “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” booked its first-ever win in adults 18-49 since it premiered in 2005, reports tvbythenumbers.com. For the week ended Nov. 6, the show had an average 1.86 million viewers, and an 0.6 rating…
Taylor Swift’s many wins at the Country Music Association’s "CMA Awards" Wednesday helped the ceremony draw its largest audience in four years, according to preliminary Nielsen figures reported by Reuters. The three-hour ABC special averaged 16.8 million viewers vs. 15.9 million last year….