With CBS’s Sunday viewership measurement tweaked by its live coverage of the “March Madness” NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, the Tiffany Network cruised to an apparent easy win in the ratings. As for the other broadcast networks, it was…
Coverage of the “March Madness” NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament saw a surge in viewers over the weekend. CBS Communications Group announced that Turner Sports and CBS Sports coverage of Sunday’s regional finals was up 25% from a year…
Disney Junior, a year-old network aimed at children, is expected to surpass Nick Jr.’s ratings when Nielsen data for the new network is revealed for the first time on Tuesday, reports The New York Times. That’s despite the fact that…
The onetime ratings juggernaut “American Idol” continues to see its numbers erode, and after Thursday’s episode sank to a historic low, one TV writer offered a possible explanation. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Idol” fell to a 2.7 average rating in the…
A TV show that has been a fixture on television for a quarter-century has been canceled — for the second time. TVGuide.com reports that Lifetime canceled "America’s Most Wanted" — which Lifetime picked up after it was canceled by Fox….
CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker has called him "the new face of CNN," but it doesn’t appear to be a face viewers want to see. Jake Tapper’s new 4 p.m. ET CNN program, "The Lead with Jake Tapper," hit a…
Ratings for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship — “March Madness” — continue to pace ahead of last year’s tournament, CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced. Thursday’s regional semifinal games averaged a 7.3 rating/14 share, based on Nielsen…
Amid reports that NBC will replace Jay Leno with Jimmy Fallon at "The Tonight Show" when Leno’s contract expires, the show’s ratings have reached a seven-week high, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. For the week of March 18-22 the show drew…
Fox’s “American Idol” continues to produce lower ratings, sinking to an all-time low in the key 18-49 demo Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the two-hour “Idol” slipped to a 3.1 average in adults 18-49, losing a…
An NBC “backup plan” has reportedly surfaced for the embattled “Today” show, with new names being floated as possible replacements for Matt Lauer. The New York Post reports that NBC News Chairwoman Patricia Fili-Krushel is working on a "plan B"…