Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s debut Tuesday as a Fox News contributor drew 3.954 million total viewers to “The O’Reilly Factor,” the Huffington Post reports. That was more than CNN, MSNBC and HLN combined during the 8 p.m. hour. –Elizabeth…
Viewers didn’t seem too perturbed that judge Paula Abdul wasn’t there; Fox’s "American Idol" opened its ninth season by drawing an estimated audience of nearly 30 million people, the Associated Press reports. Last year’s debut drew 30.4 million viewers, according…
Both top-rated “NBC Nightly News” and ABC’s second-place “World News” showed ratings gains last week, reports The New York Times. Diane Sawyer’s first non-holiday week as the “World News” anchor drew 9.4 million viewers, the program’s highest average in nearly…
The fourth season premiere of HBO’s "Big Love" on Sunday, Jan. 10, got off to a fast start, reports Hollywood Reporter Live Feed blogger James Hibberd. The show had 1.7 million total viewers, up nearly 50% from last year. — Allison…
Joseph M. Wilcots, the first African-American to join the International Cinematographers Guild, died at the end of last year, at age 70, reports The Hollywood Reporter. He was best known for his work as director of photography for the groundbreaking…
NBC media relations is vehemently denying a report on FTLive.com — which was picked up across the Internet on a myriad of news sites — that the network is pulling the plug on "The Jay Leno Show," according to The…
ABC’s “Nightline” just had its best fourth-quarter ratings in six years, topping NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the first time since 1993, with an average 4 million viewers, reports TV Guide. The show is succeeding despite the talk show competition and…
The two-hour return of NBC’s reality show "The Biggest Loser" was a big winner for the network on Tuesday night, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Loser" averaged a 4.6 Nielsen rating in the 18-49 adult demo, edging out CBS’ "NCIS" (4.4)…
Spike TV’s three-hour “TNA Impact!” pro wrestling special featuring Hulk Hogan on Monday night set a viewing record, Multichannel News reports. The special drew 2.2 million viewers, surpassing the show’s previous high, in April 2008, of 1.9 million. USA Network’s…
Food Network’s Sunday night double-header of “Super Chef Battle: An Iron Chef America Event” and “Worst Cooks in America” combined to give the network its most-watched night ever. The two attracted an average audience of 3.7 million viewers 2-plus, and…