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Fox Renews Animated Series

Fox has announced the renewal of one of its animated series, according to Deadline.com. The network has ordered a fourth season — 22 episodes — of “Bob’s Burgers,” the story reports. The renewal comes after Fox ordered six additional scripts…

Three Weeks Into Fall Season, Most Broadcast Networks Are Down Significantly — With One Big Exception

The fall season so far has been less than stellar for the broadcast networks from a ratings standpoint, with one big exception: NBC. Citing Nielsen data the network reports that its average rating in the key demo of adults 18-49…

Top-Rated Show of Fall Season Is a Cable Drama

A cable drama series that had its season premiere Sunday is the top-rated program so far this fall in the key demo of adults 18-49, according to AMC. The series is AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” which delivered a 7.3 average…

Football Owns Sunday Night Broadcast Ratings

Live NFL coverage pushed NBC to another easy win in the Nielsen overnights for Sunday — including easily topping live coverage of the MLB playoffs on Fox. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC averaged a 5.6 rating for prime time in the…

Wow! One Recent Show Had Its Ratings Increase 81% (!) in Viewers 18-49 Once 7-Day Viewing Numbers Were Added

TV’s top DVR gainers New Nielsen data, as reported by USA Today, shows bigger jumps than ever for many sitcoms and dramas when delayed viewing on DVRs is factored in. Top premiere week viewership increases, by percentage, among viewers 18-49 for…

USA Renews Drama Series

USA Network has given a renewal to a drama series, B&C reports. The cable network made the decision to bring back the legal drama "Suits," the story reports. The network ordered a 16-episode third season of the show, which, for…

YouTube Streaming of Stunt Sets Record, With 8 Million People Watching

An event streamed online over the weekend shattered a number of records — both for the event itself and for the online stream of the event. Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner’s freefall from more than 24 miles above the Earth broke…

Thursday Ratings: CBS Wins the Night as CW Continues Its Roll, but One New Drama Has a Bad Night

On a Thursday night when the broadcast ratings were tweaked by the vice presidential debate and by a live NFL Network game, CBS came away with a win for the night while the CW continued its recent surge, TVbytheNumbers.com reports….

CW Has Its Highest-Rated Premiere Since ‘Vampire Diaries’

The CW had a big night in the ratings Wednesday, with its best number for a premiere since “The Vampire Diaries,” E! Online reports. The new drama “Arrow” premiered to 4.02 million viewers and a 1.3 average rating in the…

Why Wall Street Is Becoming Uneasy About Television

Wall Street investors are becoming uncomfortable about television, according to a report by David Lieberman on Deadline.com, and it has everything to do with the fall season’s lower ratings. “Season-to-date prime time ratings are down 11% vs last year for…