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CBS Has Just Enough to Win the Night as Its Summer Hit Holds Steady; ‘Pool Party’ Belly-Flops

CBS aired mostly repeats last night, but capped off prime time with its hit summer drama series — and the combination was just enough to win the night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that…

Verdict in Zimmerman Case Draws Big Audience to Cable News

The timing of the verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial — in which the neighborhood watch volunteer was acquitted in the death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin — was less than ideal for cable news, coming late on a…

A 1.2 Average Rating in the Key 18-49 Demo — a Number That Would Have Barely Been a Blip on the Radar Screen for Broadcast Networks Not That Long Ago — Wins Sunday Night

The broadcast networks were mostly mired below the 1.0 barrier in the key 18-49 demo Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights, as the broadcast nets’ summer ratings doldrums continued. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the network that made the most of the…

So How Did ‘Sharknado’ Perform in the Ratings? And More to the Point: How Did ‘Sharknado’ Affect the Rankings of ‘Syfy’s Most Awesomely Bad Horror Movie Titles’? Here’s the New Top 10

Syfy garnered a lot of attention for "Sharknado," but the drama pulled in a relatively small audience given the amount of social-media attention the movie drew, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The original movie drew 1.4 million viewers on Thursday night,…

ABC Shows Sink to Historic Lows; Lackluster Opening for New NBC Series

Fresh off a series low last week, an ABC show pushed the ratings bar even lower Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. Meanwhile, the trend toward less-than-spectacular results for new summer series continued with a…

New Drama Scores for FX With 3 Million Viewers

FX rolled out a high-profile new drama series Wednesday night, and the show delivered. B&C reports that the premiere of "The Bridge" at 10 p.m. averaged 3.04 million viewers on Wednesday at 10 p.m., according to Nielsen fast nationals. "That…

NBC Cancels Series

NBC has pulled the plug on a prime-time series after it returned with softer numbers this summer. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network has retired Betty White’s "Off Their Rockers." The series finished its second season Tuesday,…

Nickelodeon Doubles Order for Comedy Series

Nickelodeon has doubled its order for a spinoff series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel greenlighted 20 additional episodes of the "iCarly" and "Victorious" spinoff comedy "Sam & Cat." The first season’s episode count will now…

Another New Summer Series, Another ‘Just OK’ Opening; CBS Gets Good News

NBC rolled out a new series Wednesday night, and like most of the programming opening this summer, it bowed to less-than-spectacular viewer numbers, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the new dramedy "Camp," starring…

NBC Notches a Win in Broadcast Ratings

NBC won the broadcast ratings Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s overall average, a 2.0 rating in the demo, gave the network a comfortable win on a night when many broadcast…