"The Cape," a struggling midseason series on NBC, has gotten its order cut to 10 episodes instead of the initial 13, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. The show debuted in January with fewer than 9 million viewers watching…
After losing its perch at History Channel, the miniseries "The Kennedys" has found a home, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project has been acquired by ReelzChannel, the story reports. The miniseries, executive produced by "24’s" Joel Surnow and starring…
ABC was the top network on a slow Monday night in the ratings, riding the strength of one of its long-running reality franchises to a narrow victory over CBS’s all-repeat lineup, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. “The Bachelor,” which aired for two hours,…
A poll suggests that Sunday’s Super Bowl, on Feb. 6, 2011, and which will feature the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers, may draw record ratings, reports The Hollywood Reporter.. The story notes that 78% of Americans plan to watch…
Fox’s broadcast of the NFL Pro Bowl, a sloppy mess of an exhibition game, proved the power of football as it dominated the Nielsen ratings Sunday night, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. Fox came away with an easy overall win for the night…
This just in, from the folks at Comedy Central, the network that produces Jon Stewart’s "The Daily Show." According to the release, " ‘The Daily Show’ scored its first weekly victory over "Conan" for the week of January 24" in the…
Fox’s “American Idol” was the runaway winner in Thursday night’s ratings, leading the network to an easy victory in both total viewers and the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. For the night, Fox averaged a 5.8 rating in adults 18-49, well…
Wednesday night was dominated by Fox’s "American Idol" in the Nielsens, as the singing competition moved ahead with the audition phase. Fox blew away its competition, finishing the night with a 9.2 average rating in adults 18-49, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. The…
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was watched by about 43 million people across 11 television networks, a smaller audience than last year, reports The Washington Post. About 5 million fewer people watched the address than last year’s…
With all the major networks covering the same live event Tuesday night–President Obama’s State of the Union address–the overnight ratings remain subject to more than the usual adjustments when final numbers come in. But with that in mind, NBC was…