Logo

Ratings

ABC Drama Sinks to Historic Ratings Low

An ABC drama series sank to an all-time low in the ratings as the network found itself mired in fifth place among broadcast networks Monday night, based on Nielsen overnight figures. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s “Castle” fell three-tenths of a…

Why David Poltrack, TV’s Top Researcher, Says Stop Worrying About the Decline in Viewers and Key Demos This TV Season. Actually, a New ‘Golden Era’ Is Here

"Never mind those declines in viewers and key demographics this season, broadcast television is entering a ‘new golden era,’ according to David Poltrack, chief research officer of CBS Corp." So reports our good friend Joe Flint in the Los Angeles…

Spike Renews Two Series

Two of Spike TV’s more macho shows have received orders for additional seasons from the cable channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Ink Master" will return for a third season, and "Tattoo Nightmares" will be back for season two, the…

NBC Coasts to Ratings Win With Football Broadcast

Another strong outing by NBC’s "Sunday Night Football," which featured NFC rivals the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys, made the network the big winner in the Sunday prime-time ratings, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC averaged a…

NBC Abandons Thursday ‘Rock Center’ Experiment, Juggles Schedule

NBC announced a number of scheduling moves as it scrambles to resuscitate its Thursday night lineup, which has been getting battered in the ratings. “NBC‘s experiment with a newsmagazine in the iconic Thursday 10 p.m. time slot is over,” Nellie…

Two NBC Shows Sink to Historic Ratings Lows

Two NBC series hit all-time lows as the network sank to a distant fifth place among the broadcast networks for prime time overall Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnight figures. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “The Office” and “Parks & Recreation” both…

Hey Jeff Zucker, Here’s How You Can Fix CNN

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross has some very specific ideas, that might surprise you, about how to fix CNN, which you can read if you click here.

VH1 Cancels Series

VH1 has made the decision to pull the plug on one of its series, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The cable network won’t be bringing back “Mob Wives Chicago,” a spinoff of its New York-based series “Mob Wives,” for a second…

Four-Way Logjam Atop the Broadcast Ratings for Wednesday Night

The big four broadcast networks finished in a tight four-network pack in the prime-time ratings race Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox and ABC both finished with 2.8 average ratings for prime time in the key…

CW Cancels the Series That Had Fall Season’s Lowest-Rated Premiere

The CW has canceled the series that reportedly had the lowest-rated premiere of the fall season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The show is the freshman medical drama "Emily Owens, M.D.," which stars Meryl Streep’s daughter Mamie Gummer…