The broadcast networks had their big guns blazing Monday for opening night of the fall season, with important new shows premiering on CBS, NBC and Fox. But it was a returning reality competition from ABC that was the evening’s big…
HBO got a nice surprise Sunday night when “Boardwalk Empire” premiered to better-than-expected ratings–and HBO responded with a quick order for a second season. according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show’s premiere was the pay cable net’s most-watched premiere for…
The two new first-run shows in syndication, Sony’s "Nate Berkus" and CBS Television Distribution’s "Swift Justice with Nancy Grace," finished their first weeks with ratings even with their debut ratings, while syndicated sitcoms debuted weakly, reports B&C. "Nate Berkus" averaged…
Tonight promises to be an interesting and high-stakes night for the broadcast networks, with premieres of five new series set to battle for eyeballs against a strong lineup of veteran shows airing their season premieres, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Over on cable,…
The matchup of Peyton Manning vs. little brother Eli Manning in NBC’s "Football Night In America" game, with Peyton’s Indianapolis Colts dominating Eli’s New York Giants 38-14, was the top ratings draw Sunday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 7 p.m….
An Internet character who has been embraced by kids nationwide is now having an impact on TV as well, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. Nickelodeon is reporting that the premiere of “Fred: The Movie,” starring Lucas Cruikshank as Fred Figglehorn–already one of…
CBS’s marathon of four reruns of "The Big Bang Theory" was the top Nielsen programming block Thursday night, even up against the season premiere of NBC’s "The Apprentice," reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. a new "Vampire Diaries" on CW rated…
Reality was the focus on the broadcast networks Wednesday night, with CBS premiering “Survivor: Nicaragua” while three major reality series–CBS’s “Big Brother,” NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and Fox’s “MasterChef”–aired their two-hour season finales. “Survivor” and “America’s Got Talent” finished the…
The ratings of the debut of Martha Stewart on the Hallmark Channel fell well below the ratings of the reruns it replaced, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "The Martha Stewart Show" debuted with just 199,000 viewers on Monday at 10 a.m. on…
The combination of "America’s Got Talent" and the premiere of "Parenthood" resulted in a ratings win for NBC in the Tuesday night Nielsens, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. ABC’s "Wipeout" was tops with a 2.75 average rating for the…