An average 8,000 people watch Fox Business Network during the day, Time magazine reports. That number falls far below CNBC’s 284,000 daytime viewers. However, FBN increases to 20,000 viewers during prime time, the magazine notes. —Vlada Gelman
The battle for ratings on Wednesday nights this fall will be a tight race, Media Life magazine reports. ABC’s Wednesday lineup of sophomore series is not expected to beat CBS in households and total viewers, but Carat’s Senior VP of…
Univision scored a rare first-place finish on Thursday evening, tying Fox for the lead with both networks averaging a 2.2 rating, MediaPost reports. The Spanish-language network took home the top spot with its airing of “Premios Juventud 2008” (Youth Awards…
A&E’s “Dog the Bounty Hunter” returned for its fifth season on July 16 with 2.7 million viewers, Multichannel News reports. The season premiere pulled in 1.4 million viewers in the adults 18-49 and 25-54 demos, the newspaper says. Meanwhile, the…
The season premiere of USA’s “Burn Notice” on Thursday garnered 5.39 million viewers overall and a 1.8 rating/6 share among adults 18-49, Daily Variety reports. The numbers mark a 35% increase in overall audience from the program’s series premiere last…
Two newly syndicated comedies rose to the top spots for the recently ended 2007-2008 season, Media Life Magazine says. According to the latest Nielsen data compiled by Horizon Media, “Two and a Half Men” and “Family Guy” leapfrogged longtime favorites…
Findings from a survey of Nielsen’s biggest TV ratings clients will be the topic of company meetings next week in New York and Los Angeles, Mediapost.com reports. Nielsen plans to discuss its clients’ preferences for adjusting to the C3 ratings…
The July 8 episode of Oxygen’s “Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood” attracted a 1.2 household rating and 994,000 total viewers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The episode marked Oxygen’s best ratings ever for women 18-49 at 660,000 viewers, the newspaper…
BET reality series “Baldwin Hills” drew a 1.2 rating and more than 1.5 million viewers for its second season premiere on Tuesday, Multichannel News reports. A teaser episode that aired June 25 garnered a 1.3 rating and nearly 1.4 million…
Syndicated programs had a tough time in the ratings during the week ending June 29 due to Wimbledon coverage, TVNewsday reports. CBS Television Distribution’s “Dr. Phil” was the only talk show to improve in the ratings, climbing 6% to a…