Oprah Winfrey’s cable channel is in business with media mogul Tyler Perry, who has signed an exclusive multiyear deal with OWN, Deadline.com reports. “Under the pact, he will executive produce, write and direct two new scripted series for a mid-2013…
NBC’s broadcast Sunday night of a big NFL showdown between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles gave the Peacock Network an easy ratings win, according to Nielsen overnight figures. It also poured cold water on a night of season…
Nielsen is introducing a new measurement service today that it hopes will be a game changer. Advertising Age reports that the company’s Cross-Platform Campaign Ratings will measure the number of viewers who saw a campaign on TV, the number who…
Thursday night, Sept. 27, included two closely watched drama premieres. CBS’s “Elementary,” airing at 10 p.m., won the time slot with a 3.1 average in the 18-49 demo. ABC’s highly promoted drama featuring the crew of a nuclear submarine, “Last Resort,” debuting in…
NBC had a difficult night in the Nielsen ratings Wednesday, as a week of season premieres and series premieres continued for the broadcast networks. Citing Nielsen overnight figures, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s two-hour season premiere of “Law & Order: SVU”…
MTV2 has renewed the show that ranks as the network’s highest-rated original series in its history, reports Deadline.com. The show is “Guy Code.” Its second season ended with ratings for viewers 12 to 34 years old up 21% over its…
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon, which has lost 28% of its young audience over the past year, is banking on a new version of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" to help revive its ratings, reports the Los Angeles Times. Last year, rival…
The fall broadcast ratings battle continued to heat up Tuesday night, with two new Fox series and one CBS drama all making their debut. But in the end it was a returning veteran, going head-to-head with NBC’s strong talent competition…
Katie Couric’s new daytime talk show “Katie” had a high-profile guest Tuesday, and the top rookie daytime talker saw its numbers surge, B&C reports. The episode featured a full hour with superstar singer Barbra Streisand, who’s promoting her new album,…
The number of U.S. television households has fallen for a second consecutive year, reflecting the emergence of online viewing, reports Bloomberg. The estimated number of TV homes dropped by 500,000 to 114.2 million, according to Nielsen, with the change being…