Just 1.3 million total viewers tuned in for Sunday’s debut of HBO’s "Mildred Pierce," which stars Oscar winner Kate Winslet as a Depression-era housewife, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. That figure is at the low end for…
Oprah Winfrey went on Twitter Sunday night to try to boost viewers for an episode of a show on her cable channel, OWN, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The results, the story reports, are open to interpretation….
FX on Tuesday gave third-season renewals to two shows that are considered fan favorites, Entertainment Weekly reported in its Inside TV column. The shows are “Justified” and “Archer.” In a press release, FX Networks President and General Manager John Landgraf…
Airing against mostly repeats on the other broadcast networks, ABC’s two-hour “Dancing With the Stars” dominated the Monday night ratings, powering the Alphabet Network to a big win, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC averaged a 4.5 rating for the night in the…
A Disney Channel television movie was Friday night’s most-watched scripted show across all television channels, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog reported. The made-for-TV "The Suite Life Movie" drew 5.2 million total viewers, while Fox’s drama "Fringe" was watched…
Only one of the evening newscasts posted year-to-year growth in total viewers and the key news demo of adults 25-54 during the first quarter of 2011. That newscast was ABC’s “World News With Diane Sawyer,” according to a press release…
With coverage of “March Madness” running over by 17 minutes Sunday night, early ratings results for the Eye Network were jumbled and expected to change, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. But it was clear that CBS would win the night, as its prime-time…
CBS has announced that it is giving renewals to two reality shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Coming back for a third season will be "Undercover Boss," while "The Amazing Race" has been renewed for a 19th season. "Undercover Boss"…
As MTV’s "Jersey Shore" begins airing in Italy, some Italians are unhappy with the show’s depictions of Italian-Americans, reports the New York Post. A columnist in the Roman newspaper New Notzie wrote that the cast embodies "the worst stereotypes of…
ABC announced a key move among its creative team as entertainment boss Paul Lee continues to shake things up, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network’s top scripted development executive, Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs, is out. Canning Dungey, senior VP of drama,…