The "Leno Effect" is starting to show around the country on NBC affiliates and stations are disgruntled about the hit local late newscasts are taking because of the weak network lead-in, reports the Los Angeles Times. NBC has more than 200…
The fourth-season premiere of ABC’s "Ugly Betty" drew only 5.1 million viewers and a 1.4 preliminary adults 18-49 Nielsen rating, coming in behind both Fox’s American League Championship Series baseball (Yankees vs. Angels) as well as CBS’ "Ghost Whisperer," "Medium"…
The ratings for Thursday night were a mixed bag, starting with "30 Rock’s" fourth-season premiere, which were down 27% from last year in the adult demo, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Rock’s" 3.0 Nielsen rating among adults 18-49 was off 25%…
FX’s drama series "Nip/Tuck" returned Wednesday night for its sixth season drawing 2.9 million viewers, a 16% boost over last season’s average, according to Variety. "In the 18-49 demo, 1.9 million tuned in," the article said — Allison J. Waldman
The competition between Fox, CBS and ABC was tight Wednesday night, with Fox narrowly winning the night, according to B&C. In the 8 o’clock hour, "So You Think You Can Dance" earned a Nielsen 2.8/8 compared to "The New Adventures of…
CBS’ "NCIS" continues to flex its rating muscles by beating the season finale of Fox’s hit reality series "Hell’s Kitchen" Tuesday night at 8 p.m., reports B&C. "HK" managed to beat the "NCIS" spinoff, "NCIS: Los Angeles," in the 9…
Adding a simulcast of Don Imus’ radio show boosted Fox Business Network ratings, B&C reports. During its premiere week of Oct. 5-9, “Imus in the Morning” averaged a .2 rating and an average 148,000 viewers from 6-9 a.m. B&C didn’t…
Audiences chose to watch the CBS 9 o’clock comedy block — "Two and Half Men" and "Big Bang Theory" — over Fox’s "Lie to Me," ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" and NBC’s med drama "Trauma," according to B&C. CBS saw…
Some 1.8 million viewers tuned in to Discovery Channel’s Sunday night “Discovering Ardi” special on new advances in human evolution despite a short promotional window for the show, reports B&C. That was just shy of the nearly 2 million viewers who…
Just weeks into the new season, Fox’s "Family Guy" has landed somewhere it never had before — ahead of ABC’s "Desperate Housewives" in the ratings, according to The Hollywood Reporter, citing preliminary Nielsen figures. NBC won the night thanks to…