Fox eked out a narrow win in adults 18-49 while NBC claimed a solid lead in total viewers Tuesday night, as the two networks’ reality lineups battled to a split decision, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Fox wound up with a 2.5 average…
Ratings are in for the first night of Shark Week, one of Discovery’s highest-profile annual programming events. The week of shark-related programming got off to a strong start Sunday night, with 3.3 million viewers tuning in for its first hour,…
ABC’s “The Bachelorette” capped off its lowest-rated season with its lowest-rated finale ever Monday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Still, ABC won the night in both adults 18-49 and total viewers. The two-hour “Bachelorette” finale averaged a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49,…
PBS’s "Masterpiece" has signed its first title sponsor in seven years, after ratings for the drama franchise have jumped 43% in the year, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Viking River Cruises will be the sponsor starting in…
The CEO of a pay cable network, speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour, said one of the channel’s shows may not be renewed even though it is getting solid ratings and has received good reviews, reports EW.com’s Inside…
A well-known TV personality who has been developing a talk show for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network has had a change of heart about the ratings-challenged cable net and is jumping ship, Fox News reports. Jenny McCarthy has decided to develop…
A cable reality show drew series-high ratings this week for its season finale, lifting the channel to an impressive performance, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. In Tuesday’s sixth-season finale of A&E’s "Gene Simmons Family Jewels," Simmons,…
TLC is up for another season of one of its freshman shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cable network announced that it’s bringing back “Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids” for a second season. The order is for 18…
At today’s Television Critics Association press tour, the Hallmark Movie Channel was expected to announce that there will be two more TV movies starring Luke Perry as Judge John Goodnight, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Western that introduced the…
Nickelodeon’s strategy of highlighting what it considers a golden age of television — the 1990s — on cable network Teen Nick has produced ratings that are "All That," reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Among viewers 18…