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ABC ‘Dances’ To Top of Monday Ratings; Sets Record for a Season Premiere of the Series

The return of ABC’s "Dancing With The Stars" was a rousing success in the ratings Monday night for ABC, reports TVbythenumbers.com. It was the most-watched season premiere of the popular series, and the second most-watched in the 18-49 demo.  At eight o’clock "Dancing" started…

Critical Favorite and Multiple Emmy-Winning Show Increases Ratings in Season 3 Debut

The season three debut of a show that’s been a darling of critics and Emmy voters alike did better in the ratings this time out.   The third season of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” drew show’s most viewers to date, TheWrap reports. The…

Rosie O’Donnell’s New Show Will Be Positioned as Oprah Replacement

The producers of Rosie O’Donnell’s new talk show, Dick Robertson and Scott Carlin, will pitch it as a replacement for “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” the New York Times reports. Robertson told The Times: “This is a once-in-25-years opportunity. There is…

Ratings do Justice to Latest FX Original Series; Oxygen Show Scores as Well

FX’s new "Justified" pulled in lots of viewers, mostly men, in its Tuesday premiere, the L.A. Times reports. The show about a U.S. Marshal drew nearly 4.2 million viewers, giving it the network’s second-highest premiere, behind the 4.8 million who…

It’s Official: Tiger Confirms Return to Golf at The Masters

Confirming previously reported speculation, Tiger Woods confirmed today that he will be playing golf in the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, reports B&C. CBS and ESPN will both benefit from the golfer’s return to the game,…

Pew’s Annual State of News Report Out; Only Cable and Online Usage Up, and People Like Ad-Model Better Than Pay Firewall

The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism is out with its annual "The State of the News Media Report." A quick glance shows that the only delivery methods of news that have increased in numbers of viewers and users, year…

‘Idol’ Dominates But ABC Holds Firm on Thursday Night Ratings in 18-49 Demo

Kicking off Thursday night with an 8 o’clock results show, "American Idol" had the best numbers of the night, with an average 6.25 rating in the 18-49 demo, according to TVByTheNumbers. CBS’s "Survivor" had a mean 3.6 rating in the…

Leno’s Post-Olympic Boost Gone as Letterman Regains Ratings Lead

Jay Leno’s five-day ratings winning streak over "The Late Show with David Letterman" ended Monday, as Letterman reclaimed the top ratings spot in late night, tvbythenumbers.com reports.  Monday’s fast national numbers put Letterman at a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49,…

Ratings: ‘Idol’ Continues to Roll On Tuesday Night and ‘Glee’ Rerun Scores; NBC’s ‘Parenthood’ Slips

"American Idol" continued its domination of broadcast television by lifting Fox to another nightly ratings win, essentially keeping pace with last year’s numbers, tvbythenumbers.com reports.  "Idol" posted an 8.2 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic, off 5% from last…

Here It Is: Cisco’s Announcement Tuesday, March 9, 2010, That It Says ‘Will Forever Change the Internet’

Finally. Yesterday, March 8, 2010, Cisco had the audacity to say that today it was making an announcement that "will forever change the Internet." Cisco has now made its announcement. Cisco has announced— ….but first, a word from our sponsor….