The Hub, the new cable network co-owned by Discovery Communications and toy maker Hasbro, debuted on Sunday with better ratings than what its predecessor, Discovery Kids, had during its last week on the air reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. On its first…
The top-rated shows Monday night in the Nielsen ratings were ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" and CBS’s "Two and a Half Men," according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. the first hour of "Dancing With the Stars" averaged a 3.75 rating…
It’s almost a sure thing during the NFL season that NBC’s "Football Night in America" will be the top-rated program Sunday night in the Nielsen ratings, and that was the case again this week, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 7 p.m. CBS’s…
UPDATE 2:40 pm, PT, Oct. 11, 2010. Fixed typo on "joined" After receiving anemic ratings with Hallmark Channel’s reinvention using programming from lifestyle maven Martha Stewart, the company has forced out a key programming executive who joined just four months…
Bill Carter of the New York Times writes that CBS has managed the feat of avoiding the types of failures seen so far this season by its rivals. While CBS has long been known to be weak with viewers between…
Returning series "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS and "Grey’s Anatomy" on ABC led the way in Thursday night’s Nielsen ratings race, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Bang" was the top show with a 4.0 in the 18-49…
For the first time ever, the third hour of NBC’s "The Today Show," which teams Al Roker, Ann Curry and Natalie Morales, has come out ahead of the syndicated talk show "Live With Regis & Kelly" in the Nielsen ratings,…
CBS CEO Leslie Moonves says that evening newscasts need to change their structure, with a format more like ABC’s "Nightline," where a show looks in-depth at one or two subjects. Why is the change needed? Says Moonves, “People are getting the news…
The top show in the Tuesday night ratings was Fox’s "Glee," with CBS’s "NCIS" in second place, according to Nielsen overnights for the 18-49 demo reported by TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Glee" collected a 4.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic,…
CBS’ "Hawaii Five-O" is the sole new television show that managed to crack the list of the top 20 television programs last week, reports David Bauder of the Associated Press. The program drew 12.7 million viewers, down from the 14.2…