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On an Important Night for Two CBS Reality Franchises, It’s Fox That Delivers the Ratings

Wednesday was a “passing the baton” night for two CBS reality series, with “Big Brother” handing off to “Survivor.” But neither show was able to match the ratings for “The X Factor,” which gave the win for the night to…

Nickelodeon’s Moment of Truth Arrives as Channel Shakes Things Up to Inject Life Into Ratings

In a move to reverse the 20% slump in its ratings the channel endured during last year’s holidays, Nickelodeon will boost its original programming by 70% in the fourth quarter, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. Speaking at the 21st Annual…

Chalk Up Another Big Ratings Win for NBC — as a New Show and a Returning Show Both Come Through

With one returning show and one new show both pulling their weight, NBC cruised to a huge win in the Tuesday night ratings. Citing Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the Peacock Network’s talent show “The Voice” and its new comedy…

Report: Matt Lauer Making Key Decisions, Berating ‘Today’ Staff

With NBC’s "Today" sinking in the ratings, Matt Lauer has reportedly stepped up his role on the morning show, inserting himself into the show’s key decisions and berating staff for not trying hard enough, reports the New York Post’s Page…

Won’t Get Fooled Again. Simon Cowell Is Not Quite the Truth Teller We Thought He Was — He’s Got More P.T. Barnum in Him Than Most of Us Knew. What Cowell Left Out of Last Week’s ‘X Factor’

At the end of "The X Factor" last week, a performance by 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar blew most everyone away — the live audience, the judges, those of us at home. But will any of us feel the same way…

NBC Goes From Last to First Among the Big Four Broadcasters — but Will the Peacock Continue to Soar?

After spending much of the past few seasons in fourth place among the Big 4 broadcasters, NBC is off to a strong start on the fall season. The Peacock Network currently finds itself in first place, James Hibberd reports in…

Whaaat? Is This Possible? Two Syndication Classics, Entering Their 29th and 30th Seasons, Respectively, Were UP in the Ratings in Their Season Premieres

It was a terrific ratings debut yesterday, Sept. 17, 2012, for two of the longest-running shows in the history of TV. "Wheel of Fortune," which started its current syndication run in September 1983, "delivered an average 6.3 household rating in the…

NBC Has a Big Night in the Ratings — Including a Landmark Debut for New Drama Series — While New Fox Show Lays an Egg

NBC had reason to cheer when the Nielsen overnights came in for Monday night, while execs at Fox probably had to lick their wounds. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the new NBC drama “Revolution” delivered a whopping 4.1 average rating in the…

Report: One of the New Daytime Talk Shows Is Already in Trouble, and the ‘Buzzards Are Circling’ — Another New Show Is Eager to Get the Time Slot

With a flood of new daytime talk shows jockeying to fill the void left by Oprah Winfey’s departure from syndication, there are bound to be some casualties — and one of the shows that just debuted appears to already be…

Did NBC Blow It With Ann Curry and ‘Today’? Ratings Tell the Story

About three months after NBC’s morning program "Today" pushed out co-host Ann Curry — a move that was apparently designed to recharge ratings for the show — the program is dropping even further in the ratings, reports the New York…