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Once Highly Anticipated Spy Drama Canceled by NBC

A series that entered the fall television season as one of the most anticipated new shows has been canceled by NBC, reports Bill Carter in the New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog.  "Undercovers," about a pair of gorgeous undercover agents who also…

Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Makes Late-Night Ratings History

Comedy Central announced today that “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” finished the month of October as the top-rated late-night talk show in the adults 18-49 demo. It was the first time any show other than NBC’s “Tonight Show” or…

ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ Tops Wednesday Ratings, CBS Wins the Night Overall

The Emmy Award-winning ABC sitcom "Modern Family" continues to build on its popularity, coming in as the top-rated show of Wednesday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. CBS, however, finished the night as the top-rated network overall, both in the 18-49 demo,…

Midterm Elections Give Fox News a Viewer Boost

The midterm elections Tuesday, during which a Republican wave was voted into office, gave Fox News a boost as well, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The network drew an average of 6.96 million viewers in prime time on…

‘Dancing’ Tops Tuesday Ratings Amid Reruns and Election Results

Tuesday night was an easy win in the ratings for ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" results show amid mostly reruns and election coverage, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Dancing" was ahead of NBC’s "The Biggest Loser," with an average…

Huh? NBC–Yes NBC(!)–Argues to Madison Ave. That 55 to 64 is the New 18 to 34

NBC will begin a new pitch to advertisers, media agencies and Nielsen officials on Thursday, and it goes something like this: the 55 to 64 year-old demographic is the new 18 to 34 year-old segment, reports our friend John Consoli…

Fox Wins First TV Victory of Fall Season With Broadcast of the World Series

Even though this year’s World Series was the second-least-watched ever, it still lifted Fox to its first weekly win in the fall TV season,reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. The matchups between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas…

Sheen’s CBS Sitcom Tops Monday Ratings

Charlie Sheen’s latest foray into the tabloid headlines apparently hasn’t hurt the ratings for his hit CBS sitcom, as “Two and a Half Men” was the top-rated show of the night Monday in Nielsen’s overnight ratings, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At…

Zombie Drama ‘Walking Dead’ Proves It’s Alive, Bringing AMC its Biggest-Ever Debut Audience

The zombie drama "The Walking Dead" brought AMC its best original-series debut numbers ever, with an average of 5.3 million viewers during its Halloween night premiere, reports TheWrap.com’s The Box blog. By comparison, the network’s "Mad Men" had an audience…

Sis Boom Bah Humbug: ‘Rally to Restore Sanity’ Less Than Huge on TV; the Average Televised College Football Game Does Much Better in the Ratings (But It Was Very Strong Compared to the Ratings Comedy Central Usually Gets Saturday Afternoons)

Comedy Central’s "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" may have drawn a huge crowd to the National Mall, but it wasn’t such a hit on television, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. About 2 million total viewers watched…