HLN received a time period boost with the debut of "Dr. Drew," the new prime-time series from Dr. Drew Pinsky, reports B&C. The series debut drew 401,000 viewers for its April 4 premiere, the article notes. That represents a 24%…
Last week Univision attracted more prime-time viewers than NBC, marking the second time in four weeks that the Spanish-language network beat one of the top English-speaking broadcast networks, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The results may reflect…
CBS Sports and Turner Sports have reported ratings for the combined NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament coverage on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, declaring that the tournament was the most-watched since 2005. “March Madness” coverage averaged 10.2 million total viewers, with…
Twentieth Television announced today that its animated sitcom “Futurama” has been sold in 90% of the U.S. market for its broadcast premiere as a syndicated weekend show, set for September 2011. Among the major station groups that are on board…
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Game between Butler and the University of Connecticut led CBS to a ratings win Monday night in the 18-49 demo, but ABC rode a two-hour “Dancing With the Stars” to a win in total viewers,…
Kate Gosselin is reportedly concerned that if "Kate Plus 8’s" viewership drops, this season will be the show’s last on TLC, reports PopEater’s Naughty but Nice blog. One insider says the benchmark is 1 million viewers, and if the show…
Katie Couric is hinting that she knows why her CBS “Evening News” telecast has struggled in the ratings. In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Couric indicates the reason for her third-place finish among evening news broadcasts might…
The troubled miniseries "The Kennedys," which was cut loose by the History Channel and has been criticized by historians for problems with accuracy, has provided ReelzChannel with a ratings record, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Sunday’s debut…
AMC’s "The Killing," based on a Danish crime drama, debuted to 2.7 million viewers on Sunday, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. It’s far below the debut of "The Walking Dead," which drew 5.3 million viewers, the story notes. But it’s also…
CBS easily won the Sunday night ratings, getting a strong performance from the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS averaged a 2.9 rating for the night in the 18-49 demo, topping ABC (2.2 average), NBC (2.1) and Fox…