Paced by a big number for “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS cruised to an easy ratings win Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Big Bang” was the top show of the night with a 5.5 average rating…
NBC has ordered four more episodes of a freshman comedy, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The show is "Guys with Kids," which airs on Wednesday nights. Created by Jimmy Fallon and Charlie Grandy, the series stars Anthony Anderson,…
A returning NBC sitcom matched its all-time low with its season premiere Wednesday night, as the Peacock Network finished well behind its Big Four broadcast rivals in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Whitney,” the…
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman sought to reassure analysts about the condition of MTV after the cable channel’s 31% decline in prime-time ratings for the season vs. a year ago sparked concerns among investors, Deadline.com reports. The channel’s ratings woes have…
NBC’s ratings resurgence this season has taken place in spite of — and not because of — one of its traditional strengths: comedy. The freshman sitcom “Go On” is off to an OK start, but in general the network that…
On a night when NBC and CBS went at it tooth and nail for ratings supremacy, an ABC series that is playing out the string sank to an all-time low Tuesday, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC eked…
Aside from NBC’s improving fortunes, the broadcast networks aren’t having a great start to the 2012-13 television season, reports MediaLife. All the other broadcasters are down in the ratings from last year, and the combined top five networks have seen…
Paul Rudnick, who wrote the very funny 1993 movie "Addams Family Values," also, on occasion, contributes a humorous column to The New Yorker. He’s got a funny one in the current issue of that magazine, called "A Date with Nate,"…
A show that has been helping NBC undergo a ratings turnaround this season hit an all-time low in the ratings Monday night, based on Nielsen overnight figures. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the freshman drama series “Revolution” fell to a series-low 2.6…
On the same day that ABC ordered a full season of freshman drama "Nashville," as previously reported, the network has also committed to more Friday night comedy, reports Deadline.com. ABC ordered three additional scripts each of Reba McEntire’s new sitcom…