Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said his company and the Nielsen Co. will look into an “anomaly” in ratings for Nickelodeon, Advertising Age reports, citing a Bloomberg News story. The sudden double-digit drop in ratings, which Dauman called “inexplicable,” occurred in…
A recently launched daytime talk program has been renewed for a second season, reports B&C. The show is Anderson Cooper’s "Anderson." One key to the pickup is that the show will now be airing on Fox’s WNYW in New York, instead…
The unofficial deadline for new television shows — when those that are going to become early casualties will have a pretty good idea of their fate — is Thanksgiving, reports USA Today. And that deadline is looming. New series usually…
Comcast Chief Financial Officer Michael Angelakis told an investor conference that the company had "very modest expectations for this fall" for NBC’s new prime-time season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He also expressed faith in new NBC Entertainment chief Bob…
Monday’s coverage of the conviction of Dr. Conrad Murray on an involuntary manslaughter charge in Michael Jackson’s death gave HLN a huge ratings bump, although all the cable news channels saw an improvement, reports TVNewser.com. For the 4 p.m. ET…
Fox’s “Terra Nova” had a big night in Monday’s Nielsen overnights, but CBS coasted to a solid win for the night in the key demo of adults 18-49, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Terra Nova” was up 24% from a week ago in…
Sunday night’s premiere of a new AMC drama series was a smash hit for the cable network — its second-highest-rated series debut ever, Deadline.com reports. The new Western series "Hell on Wheels" drew 4.4 million viewers. In adults 18-49, the…
A scheduling decision that moved an Emmy-winning series to a new time slot looks like it’s turning out to be a bad move for the show, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. CBS’s "The Good Wife" has lost…
With ratings sinking for a new show, questions have been raised over the unusual strategy the network has adopted with the launch of the show, reports Lynette Rice in EW.com’s Inside TV. The show is "Boss," starring Kelsey Grammer, and…
The entire NBC lineup improved over last week in Thursday’s overnight ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reports, but even so, the network remained mired in fourth place. Fox won the night in the key 18-49 demo with a 3.4 average rating, followed closely…