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NBC Show Hits Season High But Basketball Owns the Night

NBC had a pretty good night in the ratings Monday even as CBS coasted to a comfortable win with the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship game, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s two-hour “The Voice” scored a…

‘Mad Men’ Premiere Breaks Ratings Pattern

The season six premiere of AMC’s critically acclaimed “Mad Men” broke a trend in the ratings, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports, with the program drawing lower numbers. The premiere attracted 3.4 million viewers, the report notes, with half…

NCAA Championship Game Surges in Ratings

Monday night’s NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship Game between Louisville and Michigan was a ratings winner for CBS, with the network reporting the game was up 18% from last year’s broadcast in metered markets. The game delivered a 14.3/23…

‘The Bible’ Breaks Home-Video Records

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s History miniseries "The Bible" is breaking sales records for home video, becoming the top-selling TV miniseries of all time on home-video release, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In its first week of release, the series…

As NBC Eyes Jumping on the Early-Renewal Bandwagon, Which Shows Stand the Best Chance of Being Picked Up?

With three broadcast networks — Fox, CBS and the CW — already announcing early renewals for their better-performing programs, speculation is that NBC may be poised to make a similar move. “Among those rumored to get an early jump on…

CBS Dominates Sunday as Awards Show Blows Away Last Year’s Number

CBS rode an awards show to a big win in the ratings Sunday, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s “Academy of Country Music Awards” surged by 1.2 ratings points from last year, delivering…

A&E Renews Drama Series

The A&E Network today announced that it is renewing a drama series for a second season. Just weeks after the March 18 premiere of “Bates Motel,” the season picked it up for a 10-episode season. The series stars Vera Farmiga…

CNN Reportedly Bringing Back a Show It Canceled in 2005

After the disappointing ratings of "The Lead with Jake Tapper" and the failed experiment of "(Get to) the Point," CNN is bringing back "Crossfire," which was canceled in 2005, reports Deadline.com. Insiders at CNN say the show is set to…

NBC to Give New Show a Second Premiere

Following a less-than-spectacular ratings debut for a new drama series, NBC will try again. The network will repeat the premiere of "Hannibal" April 10, giving audiences another chance to catch the new gothic drama, reports Deadline.com. As previously reported, "Hannibal’s”…

Linda Yaccarino, Who Now Runs Ad Sales for NBCUniversal, Says the Company’s Size May Be Its Biggest Strength: ‘The leverage we have is the sheer amount of content we have and the way we can creatively stitch it together to meet reach needs’

Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal’s president of ad sales, senses change in the air, according to Advertising Age. "One of her conversation changers is Project Symphony — an internal initiative NBCU is bringing to the market for the first time," Ad Age…