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Will ‘House’ End Up on NBC?

NBC is interested in taking "House" for its own, as negotiations between Fox, which currently airs the drama, and production company Universal Media Studios remain unresolved, TV Guide reports. Speculation has been that UMS, which is owned by NBCUniversal, would…

Masters Ratings Slip as Tiger’s Charge Falls Short, Unknown Golfer Wins

Ratings for The Masters Tournament on CBS were 13% below last year’s household numbers in the top markets, Bloomberg reported, as a late charge by Tiger Woods faltered over the last nine holes and a golfer who is relatively unknown…

Thursday Ratings: ‘Idol’s’ Numbers Continue to Slip, But Fox Continues to Win

Even with “American Idol’s” numbers off 9% from a week ago and 9% from a year ago in the 18-49 demo, Fox got another easy win in Thursday’s ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox settled for a 4.8 average rating for the…

Canceled FX Show–a Hit With Critics But a Dud With Viewers–Being Shopped to Other Nets

An FX show that was canceled despite earning raves from critics, which wrapped up its 13-episode season this week, is being shopped to other networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is “Lights Out,” a boxing drama from executive…

Sign of the Times: Grocery Coupon-Focused Reality Show Tops Everything Else on Cable

Watching people save money at the grocery store is a hit for TLC, whose new reality show "Extreme Couponing" debuted with an average of 2.3 million viewers in back-to-back episodes Wednesday, reports TheWrap.com. The series was the top-ranked ad-supported cable…

CNN Sees Its Ratings Fall as Interest in World News Fades

CNN’s ratings have fallen along with a slowdown in breaking news from around the world, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The network’s prime-time numbers have settled back into third place, behind Fox News and…

Wednesday Ratings: Strong Opening for Christian Slater’s New Sitcom–With Help from ‘Idol’

Christian Slater’s new Fox sitcom, “Breaking In,” opened to solid ratings Wednesday night, scoring a 3.5 average in adults 18-49 and 9.9 million total viewers, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Of course, the show’s lead-in was “American Idol,” which dominated the night, as…

‘Kennedys’ Miniseries Losing Momentum With Viewers

The controversial miniseries "The Kennedys" on ReelzChannel has lost one-third of its audience from its debut Sunday night, reports B&C. The third episode of the show drew 841,000 viewers on Tuesday night, down from 1.3 million on Sunday evening’s premiere,…

‘NCIS’ Dips to Season Low, but CBS Ekes Out a Win in Tuesday Ratings

CBS survived a season-low performance by “NCIS” in the key 18-49 demo to win Tuesday night overall in a tight three-way ratings battle with NBC and ABC, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS averaged a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49 for the night,…

What Was the Highest-Rated Cable Show of the Week? (Hint: It Had Plenty of Slime)

A show aimed at young viewers got a huge audience and wound up beating everything else on cable last week, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards were watched by 7.3 million viewers, making…