In terms of total viewers, five of the 10 most-watched broadcast television shows of the fall 2011 season are on CBS, reports Entertainment Weekly. No. 1, with 21.4 million viewers, is CBS’s "NCIS," with the network also placing No. 3…
All of the big four broadcast networks were beaten in the prime-time ratings Monday night, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The winner in the key demo of viewers 18 to 49 was Spanish-language broadcaster Univision. The network’s audience…
In the current TV season the expensive shows that were expected to be hits with viewers largely turned out to be flops, while overlooked shows have become fan favorites, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times. Those expensive, supposed…
AMC will be bringing back a drama series for another season, Deadline.com reports. The cable channel is renewing the Western "Hell on Wheels," the story reports. The drama started strong with 4.4 million viewers before slipping to about 2 million…
The show that replaced Glenn Beck — who left Fox News after alienating advertisers — appears to be a success story for the cable network. "The Five" was conceived by network Chairman Roger Ailes as a temporary fix for the…
The NBA recovered from its lockout with five games played on Christmas Day across three networks, with the broadcasts drawing strong ratings, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The TNT opener between the Boston Celtics and the…
Nielsen has released its list of the Top 10 regularly scheduled series of 2011, with only two scripted shows managing to crack the list. The top show in Nielsen’s rankings in Fox’s Wednesday version of “American Idol,” with an 8.1…
Cable programs dominate the list of the most time-shifted shows of the year, which has been released by Nielsen. The top show, as measured by the percentage increase in viewers when time-shifted viewing is added in, is FX’s “American Horror…
Nielsen has released its list of the top ten single TV telecasts of 2011, and pro football dominates the list. Nine of the top ten programs on the list are related to NFL contests, with the only non-football broadcast on…
2011 has been a terrific year for one cable channel, which has seen its ratings soar and is wrapping up the year as one of the top five cable networks. The channel is History, which has been riding a wave…