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NBC’s ‘Loser’ Gains Despite Obama Speech

Even with President Obama’s half-hour Afghanistan speech throwing off Tuesday’s primetime schedule, NBC’s "The Biggest Loser" was up a tad to a 3.7 Nielsen rating in the adult 18-49 demo, according to The Hollywood Reporter. On Fox, "So You Think…

ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ Draws 21.4 Million Viewers

The game between the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots looked like a preview of the Super Bowl and ESPN’s "Monday Night Football" broadcast had super numbers — 21.4 million total viewers. The broadcast was the second most-watched cable telecast…

Fox Wins November Sweeps; ABC Takes Second Place

A compelling World Series broadcast propelled Fox to victory in the November sweeps contest, reports MediaLife. Fox averaged a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating and 9 share for the period, according to Nielsen data, up 17 percent over last year. ABC finished second with a 3.1/9,…

Fox and CBS Reruns Score in Monday Nielsens

A new episode of  "House" on Fox led Monday night in the Nielsen ratings, earning a 4.8 in preliminary adults 18-49 rating, according to The Hollywood Reporter. At 9 p.m., "Lie to Me" managed a 2.7 for the network. On…

Football Leads NBC to Sunday Victory

Pigskin proved potent for NBC on Sunday as the NFL bout between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens led the night witha 6.6 preliminary Nielsen rating among adults 18-49, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The NFL doubleheader on Fox…

Near-Record Viewership for HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Finale

The reunion of "Seinfeld" vets on HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm" brought in near-record viewership for the Sunday night finale, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Approximately two million viewers watched the two airings, making for the best showing for the comedy in…

CBS Lineup Delivers on Monday

It was another tight race in the Monday ratings, reports The Hollywood Reporter. CBS’ strong sitcom lineup delivered, with "How I Met Your Mother" starting the night with a 3.7 rating in the demo, a season high, followed by "Accidentally…

WWII Special Rated High With History Viewers

The History channel’s “WWII in HD” was a viewer hit, Multichannel News reports. The program, which ran for five nights from Nov. 14-19 and featured relatively unseen color footage of the war, averaged 2.4 million total viewers for each two-hour…

ABC Has Good Night with ‘American Music Awards;’ Viewers Protest Adam Lambert’s Performance

Scoring the best rating since 2004, ABC’s broadcast of the “American Music Awards” pulled a 5.5 preliminary adults 18-49 rating, but it was still second to NBC’s NFL match, reports The Hollywood Reporter. “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert’s performance on…

CBS Earns Thursday Night Ratings Win

With a big story on "The Mentalist," CBS was the ratings winner for Thursday night, but it was ABC’s "Grey’s Anatomy" that had the biggest demo win of the night, according to The Hollywood Reporter Live Feed blog, . "Survivor"…