Monday’s overnight ratings weren’t horrible for the broadcast networks — at least not by recent standards — but the numbers didn’t give anyone much to cheer about, either. Based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo, ABC and CBS…
The new Showtime series "Ray Donovan" scored a first for the cable network. Deadline.com reports that the second episode of the drama series increased its audience from its premiere week — a first for a freshman drama series on the…
CBS’s "Big Brother" brought its recent outbreak of racism and homophobia out of the relative obscurity of the live Internet feed and into the glaring spotlight of the prime-time broadcast Sunday night — and got a ratings bump out of…
Sunday’s prime-time ratings weren’t much to shout about on the broadcast networks, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the best anyone was able to average for the four hours was a 1.2 rating, with…
CNBC is poised to tweak its prime-time programming. The New York Post reports that the financial news channel is working on a new roundtable show that might air in the 7 p.m. time slot now held by "The Kudlow Report.”…
Television news got some good news in a just-released Gallup poll. Deadline.com reports that the latest survey about where Americans turn for news shows that more than half, 55%, of U.S. adults say they turn to television for coverage of…
No fewer than four broadcast series sank to all-time lows or season lows Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s "Big Brother" and NBC’s "Betty White’s Off Their Rockers" both set series…
While Food Network’s key audience demographic saw a 16% decline during the first half of 2013, its sister network HGTV is growing, with its key demo rating climbing almost 8% during the same period, reports the New York Post. The…
The recent furor over the use of the N-word in Paula Deen’s world has been a disaster for the celebrity chef, but one cable network appears to have reaped a reward. "CNN’s Monday night special ‘The N Word’ — which…
A basic cable network that’s probably in the media spotlight more than most has scored big in the second quarter of 2013. "OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network scored its best quarter in network history delivering a 32% growth in second quarter…