"The View" drew its biggest audience in its 13-year history with its Thursday, July 29, 2010, program featuring President Barack Obama, reports B&C. The show drew 6.59 million viewers who tuned in to watch the first time a sitting U.S. president…
The Season 2 premiere of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" attracted 5.3 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That’s up almost 300% from the opener for last season, and 10% higher than Season 1’s big finale, the story says. The show’s…
Thursday was an especially slow night on network television in the Nielsens, with only CBS’s "Big Brother" having a decent showing, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" scored a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up against all reruns….
The Wednesday night Nielsens reflected the smaller summer audiences, but reality TV continued to thrive, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. CBS’s "Big Brother" beat out Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance," scoring a 2.2 rating to a 2.0…
The USA Network has renewed one of its signature series for an additional two seasons, reports Deadline.com. The renewing of U.S. marshal drama "In Plain Sight" will bring the show’s run to five seasons on the cable network, the story adds….
According to several audience members at Wednesday’s taping of ABC’s "The View," President Barack Obama drew a blank when asked about Snooki, the poof-haired cast member of MTV’s "Jersey Shore," reports the New York Daily News. "I’m sorry, I don’t…
The Tuesday night double dose of Gordon Ramsay on Fox, including his new show "MasterChef," proved to be a winner in the Nielsens, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. Fox’s "Hell’s Kitchen" was the top draw with a 2.8 rating in…
This isn’t the Summer of Love for Oprah Winfrey. Her show continues to struggle in the ratings, reports B&C. The show dropped 13% in the week ending July 18 from the prior week, giving it a 2.8 live plus same…
CNN’s ratings woes continue, with Anderson Cooper’s show in the doldrums, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Anderson Cooper’s show averaged just 575,000 viewers for July, representing a 56% decline from the same period a year earlier. it’s also…
Fox’s test of "The Huckabee Show" isn’t yet showing that viewers love former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, reports B&C. The show, which is being tested for six weeks on seven television stations, averaged a 0.6 rating/2 share on its Monday debut, the…