CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” held its own in a head-to-head fight with Fox’s second installment of “American Idol’s” new season, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Idol” held a slim edge in Nielsen overnights with a 5.6 average rating in the key 18-49…
NBC is betting that it has found its ratings savior in an actress who has been in hot demand in recent years, the New York Post reports. The network is counting on Betty White to help turn around its prime-time…
Fox’s season 11 premiere of “American Idol” saw the singing competition endure a significant drop in the ratings from the year-ago debut episode — down 24%, the biggest dropoff in series history, Entertainment Weekly reports. “Idol” pulled in a 7.4…
ABC rolled out its new daytime show Monday, and the initial results may have the network rethinking whether it was a good idea to cancel its long-running soap operas. The new talk show "The Revolution" premiered to a 1.9 rating/5…
Fox got a prime-time bump from the NFL overrun Sunday night and coasted to a big win for the night, with its new animated show “Napoleon Dynamite” benefiting from the big audience for the football playoffs, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Fox finished…
CBS’s heavily promoted new sitcom “Rob” premiered to solid numbers Thursday night in Nielsen’s overnight ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. But after one airing the show’s future remains far from secure, the story notes. The show scored a 4.1 in the key…
ABC has ordered additional episodes of one of its freshman series, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. The series is the comedy "Last Man Standing," which received an order for two additional episodes from the network, the story reports. The total…
CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler offered a number of insights into what’s in the works at the top-rated broadcast network during an appearance today at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif. Among the revelations, “CSI: New York,”…
The cast of one of the most popular shows on cable TV is reportedly livid at being “blindsided” by the show’s network, according to TMZ.com. The show is the runaway hit “Pawn Stars,” which has helped elevate History to one…
A syndicated show that has won two Daytime Emmys for outstanding talk show received a two-season renewal, B&C reports. The show is CBS Television Distribution’s “Rachael Ray,” which won the Emmys in the category in 2008 and 2009, the story…