Matching the best numbers put up by "Rachael Ray" when her talk show launched in 2006, Sony’s "Dr. Oz" — produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions — is the breakout syndication hit of 2009, reports B&C. "Dr. Oz" drew a…
Thursday night’s wedding between Pam and Jim on NBC’s "The Office" didn’t win the show its time period, but was up from last week, placing second to ABC’s "Grey’s Anatomy" and beating CBS’ "CSI," according to TVbythenumbers.com. "The Office" was up from 3.7 the…
On Wednesday, the first day of 2009 Major League Baseball postseason, TBS drew an average of 4.9 million viewers, up 16% from last year, according to B&C. The New York Yankees vs. the Minnesota Twins game scored the highest Nielsen…
Nielsen invited about 75 clients to a special Oct. 16 meeting to discuss the issues around integrating online viewing measurement into the company’s television ratings, reports B&C. In a letter from Sara Erichson, Nielsen president of media client services, North…
Through the first three quarters of 2009, New York Yankee baseball games led to the YES Network being the most-watched regional sports network in the country, according to Multichannel News. Thus far in 2009, YES averaged 101,000 households in primetime,…
The 12-inning showdown between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins for the American League Central title brought TBS the highest regular season Major League Baseball audience this year, on ether broadcast or cable, reports Multichannel News. Some 6.54 million…
The Food Network said that the second-season debut on Sunday scored as the highest-rated, most-watched series premiere in Food Network’s history. The show was "The Next Iron Chef." The show had a 33% increase over the season-one bow, garnering a 1.1 Nielsen…
As trying as alleged extortion and telling the public you’ve had sex with some of your employees may be for David Letterman, it’s great for business. Monday’s "Late Show With David Letterman" garnered ratings 36% higher than the show’s season-to-date…
ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” match-up between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers on Oct. 5 was the most-watched cable telecast ever, reports B&C. The game drew 21.8 million total viewers, topping the 18.6 million viewers who watched ESPN’s Philadelphia…
For the first time in years, Fox is showing signs of two breakout hits this fall, "The Cleveland Show" and "Glee," according to the Los Angeles Times. For the season, the network is up 7% in total viewers, and 11%…