This year’s Super Bowl — already dubbed the Blackout Bowl for the 34-minute delay due to a power outage — was the third-most-watched U.S. TV show ever. It was watched by 108.41 million viewers, only superseded by last year’s Super…
One of the rookie daytime talk shows — part of the freshman crop of syndicated shows that have been vying to fill the void left by the end of “Oprah” — is getting the ax. B&C reports that “The Ricki Lake…
NBC’s latest show wasn’t expected to perform well, but it opened even worse than expected, with a historically low 0.9 average rating among viewers 18 to 49, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Rival networks had predicted the show, "Do No…
The one-hour final episode of “30 Rock” wasn’t enough to lift NBC out of the Thursday night ratings doldrums, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “30 Rock” went out with a preliminary 1.9 average rating in the key 18-49…
Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman spoke out about the cancellation of his HBO drama "Luck," saying the series was canceled because of misinformation spread by animal rights organization PETA and the tabloid site TMZ.com, according to The Hollywood Reporter. HBO canceled…
FX’s new drama series "The Americans" debuted Wednesday with stronger numbers than the cable network’s hit “American Horror Story,” TVLine.com reports: 3.22 million total viewers. The premiere also attracted 1.57 million adults 18-49. Adding in two encore telecasts that same…
With Fox’s “American Idol” ruling the roost, none of the other broadcast networks were able to mount a challenge in prime time Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Idol’s” 5.4 average rating in the key 18-49 demo…
Comedy Central has renewed a comedy series, just two weeks after its premiere. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel renewed Nick Kroll’s "Kroll Show," which debuted with 1.2 million viewers. The series received a pickup for…
One of the crop of new daytime talk shows jockeying to fill the void left by “Oprah” will get another season to establish itself. Katie Couric’s new talk show "Katie" has been officially renewed for a second season, the Los…
NBC had a difficult time in the ratings Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights, with two of its series slipping to season lows in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Both “Go On” and “The New Normal” hit new lows…