The shift to 9 p.m. on Wednesday night didn’t slow down the juggernaut of Fox’s "American Idol," which scored a 7.7 in the 18-49 demo, making it the top show of the night, according to TVbythenumbers.com. In the 8-9 p.m….
An Australian newspaper, the Herald Sun, is reporting that Tiger Woods’ return to golf may be as soon as later this month to play in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, Ariz. The paper only quotes as its sources of this…
The much-touted and promoted return of ABC’s "Lost" help the network earn some strongnumbers in the Tuesday night Nielsen ratings, averaging a 5.6 in the 18-49 rating over the two hour, 9-11 p.m. slot, reports TVbythenumbers.com. Separatey, ABC has announced…
With breaking news in Haiti to cover, CNN moved up a notch in the ratings in January, taking second place in prime time away from MSNBC, The New York Times reports. MSNBC had held that slot for six months. CNN…
January was Nickelodeon’s most-watched month in its 30 years on the air, Multichannel News reports. The network had an average 2.4 million viewers, up 7 percent from December, its previous high, thanks in part to strong numbers from “iCarly” and…
CBS had another strong Monday showing in the Nielsens, anchored by "The Big Bang Theory" having the top 18-49 rating of the night, 5.4, according to TVbythenumbers.com. In the 8 o’clock hour, Fox’s "House" was tops with a 4.8 in…
Fueled by successful series "Intervention," "Dog The Bounty Hunter," “Hoarders,” “Steven Segal Lawman" and "Paranormal State," the A&E Network says it had the strongest January in the network’s history, citing Nielsen figures. Among all key demos, including adults 18-34, 18-49,…
E!’s red carpet coverage of arrivals at Sunday’s Grammy Awards garnered the network’s best-ever ratings for the event, Multichannel News reports. An average 2.5 million viewers tuned in from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., up 63% from 2009. –Elizabeth Jensen
Music ruled Sunday night in the Nielsens as CBS’ coverage of the Grammy Awards dominated the ratings, averaging a preliminary 10.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to TVbythenumbers.com. "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards" attracted 25.8 total million viewers to CBS,…
In his latest provocative essay, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross writes about the debate over Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal’s beleagured president and CEO. Click here to read his thoughtful piece. –Tom Gilbert