Dave McElhatton, who served as a broadcaster in the San Francisco Bay Area for 50 years–including a long stint as the chief news anchor on KPIX–has died. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, who covered Mac when Ross worked at…
Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings were a big draw for NBC’s "Sunday Night Football" in the Nielsen ratings, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 7 p.m. NBC’s "Dateline" kicked off the night with a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demo, better…
CBS’s summer reality hit "Big Brother" delivered the night’s best Nielsen ratings Thursday, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" served up a 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of the first hour of Fox’s broadcast of the…
CBS’s "Big Brother" and NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" were the top Nielsen draws Wednesday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" scored a 2.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic, while Fox’s "MasterChef" had a 1.9 and NBC’s "Minute…
As we’ve reached the dog days, cable’s ratings continue strong this summer. Showtime set a ratings record with its cancer comedy "The Big C" on Monday night, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The show drew the largest audience for Showtime in…
On a tepid Monday night in the Nielsen ratings, reruns of CBS’s "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" scored better than any new shows, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. ABC’s "Bachelor Pad" earned a 1.7…
Three overtime holes to decide the PGA Championship and "Big Brother" propelled CBS to a Nielsen victory on Sunday night, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 7 p.m. the golf tournament collected a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, better than NBC’s "Dateline,"…
CBS’s reality hit "Big Brother" was a Nielsen ratings winner Thursday night, beating the first half of the season finale for Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance," according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" scored a 2.6 rating…
Fox’s "Hell’s Kitchen" had a potent season finale Tuesday night in the Nielsen ratings, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. the one-hour Gordon Ramsay series logged a 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic, the top performance of the night, while…
While not on a par with "The Bachelorette," ABC’s new series "Bachelor Pad" had a good debut in the Nielsen ratings Monday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. the first hour of "Bachelor Pad" collected a 2.1 rating in…