The Democratic National Convention is tracking ahead of the recent Republican National Convention in television viewership, the Los Angeles Times reports. “An estimated 26.2 million people tuned in to watch the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, according to Nielsen…
First NBC expected to lose money on the London Olympics, and then, when the Games started doing better than anticipated, expectations swung toward the possibility of coming out ahead. But in the end, the company broke even. That’s the word…
NBC has pulled a drama series from the network schedule, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series — the medical show “Saving Hope” — has two more episodes left in its freshman season, which had been scheduled to air Sept….
BBC America made ratings history over the weekend, TheWrap.com reports. The cable channel had its most-watched telecast of all time with Saturday’s season premiere of "Doctor Who," the story reports. The episode drew 1.6 million total viewers, including 723,000 in…
ABC’s syndicated daytime program "Live with Kelly and Michael" got a boost from the debut of new co-host Michael Strahan, with its audience jumping 44% from a year earlier, reports Bloomberg. Tuesday’s program, the first installment that included former New…
A&E’s "Coma" miniseries had a low viewer turnout for its first night — especially when compared with the network’s previous medical thriller miniseries, "Andromeda Strain," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The first installment of "Coma" aired Monday, with only 1.8 million…
NBC finished in fifth place Monday night among the broadcast networks, as the summer ratings doldrums continued across the board during prime time on Labor Day — hitting the Peacock Network especially hard, according to Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that…
One show is doing better in its rebroadcast during the wee hours than during its live evening telecast, the New York Post reports. The CNBC show "Mad Money," which features former hedge fund manager Jim Cramer, has developed a following…
The show that was the highest-rated new series of the summer in the key demo of adults 18-49 has received a renewal for a second season, Deadline.com reports. The show is Fox’s “Hotel Hell,” starring celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. The…
ABC’s “Good Morning America” continues to assert its newfound dominance over its NBC rival “Today,” B&C reports. Nielsen figures show that “GMA” beat “Today” by more than 520,000 total viewers for the week of Aug. 20, the story reports. It…