CBS reruns of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" were the top shows in the Nielsens Monday night, with ratings of 2.6 and 2.8, respectively, in the 18-49 demographic, while ABC’s second hour of "Bachelor Pad"…
UPDATE 12:45 PM, PT: TVBytheNumbers added this to its Emmy ratings story: "[I]in the Time Zone Adjusted fast nationals, the Emmy Awards were down very slightly from last year in adults 18-49 rating (4.1 vs. 4.2) and up very slightly with…
In its 60 years on the air, the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon has raised nearly $6.5 billion, and last year’s results are evidence that the telecast is recession-proof, says the comic legend/host, according to UPI.com. Lewis, who is getting…
On a slow summer night, CBS’s reality show "Big Brother" was Thursday’s highest-rated program in the Nielsens, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" had a 2.7 in the 18-49 demographic. ABC’s "Rookie Blue" was tops at 9 p.m. with…
As regular readers of TVWeek know, we have long admired the reportage of the talented James Hibberd, who used to work for us and who now writes for The Hollywood Reporter. The other day, Michael Vick announced that he had…
The top four broadcasters kept their ratings stable over the summer months although struggled to find viewers for new scripted shows, while cable networks debuted scripted hits such as "Covert Affairs" on USA and "Rizzoli & Isles" on TNT, reports…
The highest-rated show of Tuesday night was NBC’s "America’s Got Talent," reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. ABC’s "Wipeout" was on top with a 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of NBC’s game show "Minute to Win It," which had…
Tying a viewer low set in June, the "CBS Evening News" reached its lowest total viewer rating in almost 20 years, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The program was watched by an average of 4.89 million viewers…
The finale of Bravo’s "Real Housewives of New Jersey" scored the season’s most-watched episode and the network’s highest-rated Monday telecast to date with 3.4 million viewers and 2.3 million adults between 18 to 49 years old, reports B&C. The numbers…
The days when the "Miss Universe Beauty Pageant" was a ratings boon are long gone, with last night’s NBC broadcast registering a record-low rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. on Monday, the first hour of…