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CBS Matches Last Year’s Numbers for ‘March Madness’ Semifinal Basketball Games

Saturday’s CBS coverage of the two semifinal games in the “March Madness” NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament attracted about the same viewership as last year’s games, TV Guide reported. The two games averaged 15.4 million total viewers. Mike Aresco, CBS Sports…

Fox Orders More ‘Mobbed’

After the unscripted show "Mobbed" performed well in its Thursday debut, Fox is ordering eight more episodes of the show hosted and executive produced by Howie Mandel, reports B&C. The debut episode earned a 3.8 rating among viewers 18 to…

New CBS Spy Show Premieres to Weak Ratings

CBS’s new spy show "CHAOS" debuted Friday to disappointing ratings, TVLine.com reported. The show did lead its 8 p.m. time slot with a modest 6.43 million total viewers, but it struggled in the key 18-49 demo, averaging only a 1.1…

Thursday Ratings: Fox Cruises to Big Win as ‘Idol’ Rises

Fox scored a big ratings win Thursday night, thanks to a strong performance by “American Idol,” which was up 5% from a week earlier in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox averaged a 5.2 rating for the night in…

CBS Ready to Experiment as It Scrambles to Fill Hole in Lineup Left by ‘Two and a Half Men’

CBS appears poised to try a one-time-only experiment April 11 to help decide what to do with the “Two and a Half Men” time slot, Entertaiment Weekly reports. The network is expected to move "Mike & Molly" into the spot…

‘Top Chef’ Wraps Season on a High Note

Bravo’s "Top Chef All-Stars" ended its season with its highest-rated episode of the cycle, drawing 2.77 million total viewers and 1.95 million viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, reports B&C. The episode also helped improve ratings for the…

Wednesday Ratings: ‘Idol’ Slips Again, but It’s Still Enough to Power Fox to a Huge Win

Fox juggernaut “American Idol” was off 5% from a week ago in the 18-49 demo Wednesday, but numbers for the two-hour show were still more than enough to push Fox to a big win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox…

ABC Wins Tuesday Ratings as ‘Dancing,’ ‘Body of Proof’ Perform Well

ABC got a narrow ratings win over CBS Tuesday night, as two hours of “Dancing With the Stars” programming combined with a strong season premiere for “Body of Proof,” TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC averaged a 3.3 rating in the 18-49 demo…

Who’s the Biggest Loser in Q1 Cable News Ratings? (Hint: It’ll Make Fox Haters Happy)

One of the Fox News Channel’s most familiar faces received some bad news when first-quarter cable ratings were released this week, as his program had the steepest declines among cable news shows, Deadline.com reported. The “Glenn Beck” show drew 1.9…

MTV Racks Up Its Best Ratings in Five Years

Helped by the third season of "Jersey Shore," MTV is ending the first quarter of 2011 with its best ratings in five years, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The network’s young viewers jumped 27% compared with the…