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Signs of ‘Glee’ Fatigue in Season Opener — So What Is Fox Going to Do About It?

Fox’s "Glee," which launched its third season on Tuesday, may be fading, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show attracted just 8.9 million viewers and lost almost one-third of its 18-49 audience when compared with the second season’s debut, the…

‘Roseanne’s Nuts’: Aloha to Season Two or Mahalo, One Was Enough? The Verdict Is In

Lifetime has made its decision whether to keep Roseanne Barr around for a second season on the nut farm, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Her reality show "Roseanne’s Nuts" failed to gain much traction with viewers, and the network has…

Tuesday Ratings: New Fox Sitcom Rules the Night, Gives Network the Demo Win, but CBS Procedurals Return to Huge Audiences

Fox won the night in the Nielsen ratings in the key 18-49 demo, with one of its new shows turning in the top performance of the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. But a lineup dominated by stalwart “NCIS” franchise procedurals gave CBS…

Wednesday Night Highlights: Will ‘X Factor’ Live Up to the Hype — and Will It Steal the Thunder of All Those Other Season Premieres?

Only two new shows debut on the major broadcast nets tonight as television’s big premiere week continues to unfold, TVLine.com reports, but one of those two is a biggie: Simon Cowell’s much-hyped “The X Factor” launches on Fox at 8…

Moonves Clucking About Performance of ‘Two and a Half Men’

The Nielsen ratings for CBS’s "Two and a Half Men" premiere Monday night were through the roof nationally, but network President and CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves was especially happy about the local New York numbers, reports Extra. "You don’t…

What Are the Three Most-Watched Comedy Central Roasts in History? (Hint: There’s a New No. 1)

With Charlie Sheen taking jabs and jokes on his behalf, Comedy Central had its highest-rated roast in the franchise’s history, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The special drew 6.4 million total viewers on Monday night, surpassing the…

For All the Hassles Between Sheen and Lorre Over ‘Two and a Half Men’ CBS Winds Up With a Big Ratings Night; the Numbers Are Less Encouraging for NBC

The season premiere of CBS’s “Two and a Half Men,” with Ashton Kutcher taking over for Charlie Sheen, was a big ratings winner Monday night, helping CBS win the night in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. NBC, meanwhile, had little…

Early Returns on ‘Two and a Half Men’: Hot, Hot, Hot (And Another Hotly Anticipated Show: Not, Not, Not)

CBS’s eagerly awaited season premiere of the retooled “Two and a Half Men,” with Ashton Kutcher taking the place of longtime star Charlie Sheen, appears to have hit it out of the park in the ratings. The numbers are preliminary,…

Preliminary Ratings Show Emmys Down … and No Match for the Other Big Show on Sunday Night

Early returns on the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmys, televised Sunday night on Fox, are not particularly encouraging, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The broadcast averaged 12.4 million total viewers, the second-lowest tally on record, according to the report. Only the 2008 show on…

ABC Family Cancels Show

ABC Family announced the cancellation of one show along with a number of other programming moves, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. “State of Georgia,” the network’s new comedy starring former “Cosby” kid Raven-Symone, has been canceled…