What Does ‘SNL’ Need for Ratings and Laughs? Just 88-Year Old Betty WhiteWhat does "Saturday Night Live" need to freshen up its laughs and draw back viewers? Apparently it’s an 88-year old woman, says Dave Itzkoff in the New York…
A live performance from Lady Gaga on Wednesday failed to stop a ratings slide for "American Idol," with the program drawing its lowest-rated Wednesday night audience since 2002, theNew York Times reports. The program drew 19.1 million viewers, which despite…
It’s turning into one for the record books for "American Idol," but probably not in the way the show’s creators would like. Bill Carter reports in the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog that the ‘Idol’ episode on Tuesday, April…
CBS narrowed its quarterly loss during the first three months of 2010, helped by a resurgence in advertising and recent agreements for retransmission fees, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. Asked during the earnings call about a report…
"American Idol" may be suffering from viewer fatigue. The show is shedding viewers in a decline that’s accelerating into its finals, USA Today reports. Viewership has dropped 8.8% for the season, but has slumped 12.8% for the finals weeks, compared…
FX said it’s bringing back "Justified" for a second season, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog reports. The Sony-produced drama received a 13-episode order for the Western drama starring Timothy Olyphant. Based on a character created by Elmore Leonard,…
WeTV’s "Sunset Daze," which aims to be a geriatric version of "Jersey Shore," attracted a median viewer age of 60 while performing poorly with the 18-to 49-year-old demographic, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. The show, which has…
Is nice weather to blame for the current TV ratings slump? Since the Olympics, prime-time ratings for cable and broadcasters have slipped, prompting Nielsen to blame the decline on factors including nice spring weather, USA Today reports. Overall television usage…
Fox News has marked 100 months as the top-rated cable-news network, reports TVNewser. While viewership was down in April among all cable-news networks, including Fox News, it wasn’t enough to knock the channel from its perch, which it’s held since…
History’s "America The Story of Us" became the highest-rated and most-watched special ever for the network, B&C reports. The first night of the special was watched by 5.7 million total viewers, including 2.6 million in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic…