ABC was the top-rated network Monday night, led by a strong turnout for “Dancing With the Stars,” according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. the first hour of "Dancing" averaged a 3.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, while CBS’s "How I…
Peacock Productions executive Sharon Scott talks in an NBC Universal video about the company’s plans for the Weather Channel, which include a 13-part series about a "crazy" landscape photographer, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. "And I say…
MTV said it’s canceling one if its new series, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The canceled show is "The City," starring Whitney Port. It’s a spinoff of the network’s popular show "The Hills," which ended its run last season. The show…
CBS’ bet on a talk show featuring a gaggle of friendly celebrity moms appears to be paying off, with "The Talk" drawing a solid 2.2 million viewers its first week, reports the New York Post. Still, it’s not anywhere close…
For some ratings-challenged television shows, the newest Nielsen DVR playback ratings may come just in time, proving that there are fans out there watching those shows, The New York Times reports. Among the shows expected to be helped by the…
E! reported that Sunday’s season five finale of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” scored a 3.08 household rating and attracted almost 4.1 million viewers to rank among the network’s 10 most-watched telecasts of the past 20 years, according to Nielsen…
NBC was the top-rated network on Sunday night again thanks to its National Football League game starring Bret Favre, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 7 p.m. CBS benefited from its NFL late-game overrun, scoring a 5.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic for…
The highest-rated program of Thursday night in the Nielsens was CBS’s nerd comedy "The Big Bang Theory," reports TVbytheNumbers.com. In the 8 p.m. hour "Big Bang" kicked off the night with a 4.0 rating in the 18-49 demo, followed by…
After finishing at the top of the television ratings for the first four weeks of the new season, CBS has given full-season orders to all of its freshman shows, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The move–which…
Fox’s ratings for this week’s "House" in New York plunged amid the network’s blackout for Cablevision viewers in that city and Philadelphia, reports MediaDailyNews. "House" had a 0.8 rating among 18- to 49-year-olds, down 67% from the week before the…