As Irene approached the East Coast Friday, viewers tuned in to one cable news network in unusually large numbers, pushing that network — The Weather Channel — into the lofty position of the most-watched cable news outlet , both in…
"The 2011 Video Music Awards scored MTV’s biggest audience in the network’s history with a record-breaking 12.4 million total viewers," MTV has announced. The show, which aried live on MTV on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, also did a big number…
USA Network has announced that it is ordering another 16 episodes of a drama series, bringing the show back for a fourth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The show is "White Collar," a thriller with…
Even though its nostalgic programming block The ‘90s Are All That has been a ratings success, TeenNick is tinkering with the formula and will bump "Clarissa Explains It All" and "Doug" in favor of two animated shows, reports EW.com’s InsideTV…
A two-hour edition of "America’s Got Talent" helped NBC coast to an easy win in the Tuesday night ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. NBC wound up with a 2.4 average rating for the night in the 18-49 demo, easily beating Univision (1.5…
NBC’s coverage of preseason football gave the network a win in the ratings Sunday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. NBC wound up with an average rating of 2.9 for the night in the 18-49 demo based on fast affiliate ratings, with adjustments…
A cable reality show is attracting more New York-area television viewers than the New York Yankees, reports the New York Post. Local ratings found that Yankees baseball averaged 506,000 viewers between two games on YES and one on WWOR-TV between…
CBS confirmed that it has pulled a show from its lineup after airing only four episodes, the Futon Critic reports. Gone from the Sunday schedule is “Same Name,” which has struggled to find viewers. Repeats of “The Good Wife” will…
One of the hottest players in daytime TV has thrown his hat in the daytime talk ring for what’s shaping up as an unusually competitive fall 2012 season, B&C reports. Working with Endemol USA to develop and produce the new talk…
Even though ratings for "Conan" have tumbled by about 60% since the show’s TBS debut last year, the network plans to increase spending in a move to protect its investment, reports The Wall Street Journal. (Please note that the WSJ…