The two-hour season finale of “American Idol” hit it out of the park in the ratings Wednesday night, improving 21% in total viewers and 12% in the 18-49 demo over last year’s installment, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. The finale had a 9.2…
The pet project of Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone is so far proving to be a ratings flop, according to The Hollywood Reporter. After three weeks on the air, "The Electric Barbarellas," an MTV docusoap about a girl group, has averaged…
With the cable talk show landscape becoming increasingly crowded, one cable network is taking its time deciding the fate of one of its high-profile shows. “Lopez Tonight,” the TBS talker hosted by George Lopez, may not be around for a…
Fox’s “American Idol” set a series low for a performance finale Tuesday night with a 6.2 average rating in the 18-49 demo, down 7% from last season’s performance finale, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. But the season finale of “Glee” scored big numbers…
In a first since its debut, a medieval fantasy series on HBO saw a dip in its ratings for Sunday’s episode, Entertainment Weekly reported in its Inside TV blog. "Game of Thrones" drew 2.4 million viewers, according to the story….
The Arnold Schwarzenegger scandal is good news for one segment of the television business, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Covering the scandal last week helped improve ratings for entertainment news shows, the publication reported. Syndicated programs such as "Entertainment Tonight"…
NBCUniversal’s Telemundo is working on its first-ever Emmy campaign, according to The Hollywood Reporter. At the center of the effort are the high-rated telenovela "La Reina del Sur" and its star Kate del Castillo. According to Telemundo, no Spanish-language show…
The fact that there’s a shrinking TV audience for horse racing was evident Saturday with the Nielsen ratings for the Preakness down 6 percent, reports SportsNewser.com. The second jewel in the Triple Crown of racing earned a 6.0 for the…
With a prime-time lineup consisting of unscripted programming, ABC scored a solid ratings win Monday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC, which aired a one-hour “Dancing With the Stars” and a two-hour “Bachelorette,” averaged a 3.4 rating for the night in adults…
The finale of Univision’s reality series "Nuestra Belleza Latina" ("Our Latin Beauty") outperformed English-language shows on CBS and NBC among adults 18 to 34 years old on Sunday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The two-hour telecast drew 4.9 million total…