The girl next door has arrived with a big splash. “Kendra,” the spinoff of E!’s “Girls Next Door” series that stars Kendra Wilkinson, bowed Sunday with 2.6 million viewers—the best for any E! series debut since “The Anna Nicole Show”…
USA’s "Burn Notice" delivered its best season premiere ratings last night with 6 million total viewers and a 4.24 household rating. The third season premiere was up 7% in the 18-49 demographic and 11% in total viewers from the second…
TiVo has been tapped to track viewing of the NBA Finals, as well as prime-time games during the 2009-10 season, MediaPost reports. TiVo will use its service that tracks second-by-second viewing for live viewing as well as watching through DVRs….
A&E’s "The Beast," starring Patrick Swayze, has been canceled, Daily Variety reports, citing sources. A&E told the trade paper that a decision hasn’t been made on the show, which aired its final episode on April 23. Swayze has been battling…
Discovery Channel’s "Man vs. Wild" drew its largest audience ever for the June 2nd episode featuring a visit from Will Ferrell, the Hollywood Reporter says. Four million viewers tuned in. Given the audience response, Discovery is considering pairing star Bear Grylls with…
Campbell Brown placed fourth in the ratings on Monday after returning from maternity leave, the Hollywood Reporter says. The episode, which featured an interview with former president Jimmy Carter, drew ratings which were down in the double-digits from her performance…
The premiere of Spike TV’s "Jesse James Is a Dead Man" on May 31 garnered the network’s biggest overall audience ever for a non-scripted series premiere. The reality show drew 2 million viewers and a 1.4 household rating, according to…
New "Tonight Show" host Conan O’Brien got off to a rousing ratings start Monday, beating CBS’ "Late Show with David Letterman" and generating strong sampling, TVWeek’s TVMoJoe blog reports. O’Brien’s debut notched a 7.1 rating/17 share in Nielsen’s 56…
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Jay Leno ended his latenight run by dominating his timeslot one last time. Friday night’s final edition of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" averaged an 8.8 rating in Nielsen’s overnight metered market averages, crushing a repeat of CBS’s "Late…