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How Strong Were Ratings for the Premiere of NBC’s New Drama Series? It Depends on How You Spin It

A high-profile NBC drama series bowed Thursday night, and while it wasn’t exactly a ratings disaster, it wasn’t quite a juggernaut either. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Hannibal” delivered a 1.6 average rating in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights,…

History Renews Its First Scripted Series

The first season of the History channel’s first scripted series has gone well, becoming the No. 1 new cable series of 2013. Now the channel has announced it is bringing back “Vikings” for a second season. Dirk Hoogstra, executive VP…

AMC Blames Zombies for Errors in ‘Walking Dead’ Ad

AMC took out a full-page ad in The New York Times to publicize its huge ratings for "The Walking Dead’s” finale on March 31, but unfortunately got a few things wrong, reports Deadline. The ad bragged that "Walking Dead" beat…

TLC Unveils New Programs for 2013-2014

Touting strong ratings during 2012 — including 2 million-plus viewers for “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” “Breaking Amish,” “Long Island Medium” and “Sister Wives” — TLC took the wraps off its lineup of new programming for 2013-2014. Among the cable…

Two Longtime Reality Juggernauts Fall to All-Time Ratings Lows

A pair of the most durable and successful franchises in reality television sank to historic lows in the ratings Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the ratings freefall continued for Fox’s “American…

ABC Series Does a Belly Flop in the Ratings

ABC’s celebrity diving competition “Splash” fell to an all-time low Tuesday night in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the show delivered a series-low 1.4 average rating in the demo, dropping 18% from last week….

CNN Continues to Stumble Through Its Makeover, With Another New Show Tanking in Ratings; at a Rival Cable News Channel, Meanwhile, Things Are Looking Up

Jeff Zucker’s retooled CNN lineup is beginning to take shape at the cable network, and so far the ratings results have been less than encouraging. The CNN panel show "(Get to) the Point" debuted Monday night, giving the network its…

Dominant Night in the Ratings for NBC, Even as Drama Series Sinks to Record Low

NBC cruised to a big ratings win in the key 18-49 demo Monday night, even as a key NBC drama series hit a new low. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the Peacock’s two-hour “The Voice” turned in a dominant 4.6 average, based…

No Surprise Here: ‘Game of Thrones’ Renewed by HBO

In a move that would have been a shock if it hadn’t happened, HBO has renewed the hit fantasy series "Game of Thrones" for a fourth season, TheWrap.com reports. “The series premiered its third season on Sunday, hitting a series…

Cable Ratings Soared on Sunday Night, Which Used to Be a Broadcast Stronghold

Ratings for programs shown on cable TV soared this past Sunday night. Sunday used to be a stronghold of broadcast TV. To begin, the History channel announced: "The much anticipated finale of History’s ‘The Bible’ on Sunday March 31st from 8-10 p.m….