The second season of the British period drama "Downton Abbey" brought a ratings surge for PBS, with the show’s season finale giving the network its highest rating since the debut of a Ken Burns documentary in 2009, reports The New…
CMT has picked up two freshman series for second seasons, Deadline.com reports. The cable network will bring back "Bayou Billionaires" and "My Big Redneck Vacation," the story reports. Both shows debuted in January and have been putting up big numbers,…
ABC posted ratings improvement Wednesday night over its year-ago numbers for the third week in a row in total viewers (up 3%) and adults 18-49 (up 4%), and was the only broadcast network to post year-to-year improvement in the 18-49…
A popular late-night talk show host has had his contract extended until 2014. A press announcement today said, "TBS has extended the popular late-night series ‘Conan’ through April 2014, demonstrating the network’s solid commitment to the Emmy-nominated show and its…
The plug has been pulled on a comedy series that has been airing on Spike TV for three seasons, Zap2it.com reports. The series is the Lionsgate-produced "Blue Mountain State," which aired its finale in November. Viewership fell during the show’s…
NBC continued to flex its Monday night ratings muscle, getting a strong performance from a two-hour installment of “The Voice” to win the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “The Voice” was down two-tenths from a week ago but still easily finished as…
"Anderson," the daytime talk show from CNN’s Anderson Cooper, is demonstrating how tough it can be to start a television show, as it copes with middling ratings, staff turnover and format changes, reports David Bauder of the Associated Press. The…
Despite ratings that have declined 15% over the past five years, the Oscars remain a must-buy for advertisers, leading to rising ad rates, reports Adweek. The average 30-second spot sold for $1.7 million this year, up from $1.5 million last…
On a slow night for the broadcast networks, Fox took a comfortable ratings win in the key demo and total viewers even as its workhorse “American Idol” posted declines, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Idol’s” two-hour installment was down 14% in adults 18-49…
Discovery Channel has ordered another season of a series that has been pulling in strong ratings for the cable channel, Multichannel News reports. The series is the gold-mining show “Gold Rush,” which will return for a third season. The show…