Nielsen plans to start tracking the Internet use of some members of its national television ratings sample, MediaPost reports. If it goes well, the ratings company will consider expanding the integration of TV and Web measurement, the publication says. Still,…
“Lie to Me” has been losing viewers since its strong debut, Media Life reports. The Fox show this week averaged a 2.3 overnight rating among viewers 18 to 49 years old, down 12% from its previous two broadcasts, the trade…
“SpongeBob vs. The Big One,” an episode featuring the voice of Johnny Depp, was the top children’s program on basic cable for the week ended April 19 with an audience of 5.8 million, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The episode’s audience…
The April 19 debut of “My Fake Fiance” on ABC Family drew 1.6 million viewers among women 18-49 and 1 million women 18-34, ranking it as the top TV movie this season in the latter demographic, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
Fox has topped primetime ratings in adults 18-49 for an 11th straight week with a 3.3 rating/10 share in the key demographic last week, Daily Variety reports. The network was helped once again by “American Idol,” although it didn’t draw…
The debut of “College Life” on MTV drew 1.16 million total viewers on Monday night with a 1.18 rating in the persons 12-34 demographic, Broadcast & Cable reports, citing data from Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. The show’s ratings are up slightly…
The New York Yankees-Chicago Cubs game on Friday rated as the most-watched preseason baseball game for a regional sports network serving the New York market, Multichannel News reports. The April 3 game was watched on YES by 355,000 viewers from…
New data from Nielsen and its people meter sample group finds that the “quality” of its test group has been increasing, MediaPost reports. The Sample Performance Indicator, which measures the number of people who were approached to be a part…
Jimmy Fallon tells Broadcasting & Cable that he doesn’t look at his late-night show’s ratings, because the numbers “wouldn’t make me change my show either way right now.” When told that staffers on competing shows send out ratings comparisons with…
Strong viewing for “The Listener,” a drama series about a paramedic who can read minds, during its global debut in markets including Italy, the U.K. and Germany bode well for its performance in the U.S. later this year, Daily Variety…