With Viacom’s cable channels blacked out for DirecTV’s 20 million subscribers while the two media giants wage war over carriage fees, some of Viacom’s rival cable channels are experiencing a mini-boom. In particular, the Disney Channel, the Hub and other…
ABC’s prime-time lineup hit season-low numbers Monday, according to Nielsen overnights cited by TVbytheNumbers.com. The network’s two-hour “The Bachelorette” pulled in a 2.2 average rating in the key demo of adults 18-49, while “The Glass House” managed only a 1.0…
Ratings results are in for Savannah Guthrie’s first week as co-host of “Today,” and the NBC morning show lost to ABC rival "Good Morning America," TVNewser.com reports. "GMA" beat "Today" by more than 350,000 total viewers, marking a record for…
Actor Charlie Sheen may be known more for his wild antics — including frolicking with porn stars and getting involved in late-night hotel room brawls — but now he’s adding a much different distinction to his resume, TMZ.com reports. Sheen…
With the loss of carriage in a dispute with satellite broadcaster DirecTV, ratings for Viacom’s Nickelodeon network have plunged by about one-third, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Nickelodeon’s total day audience was about 1.8…
USA Network’s "Political Animals," which stars Sigourney Weaver as the former first lady who becomes Secretary of State, debuted Sunday to a relatively soft start with 2.6 million viewers, reports Deadline.com. The miniseries, from Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark, is…
The season premiere of an AMC drama Sunday night pulled in some big numbers, including a series best for a premiere, EW.com reports. “Breaking Bad” attracted 2.9 million viewers for the debut, up 14% from last year’s premiere, the story…
An analysis of the ratings for the second quarter of 2012 paints a grim picture of the situation for broadcast TV, even with DVR viewing factored in, Deadline.com reports. Michael Nathanson of Nomura Securities says in his quarterly report on…
Charlie Sheen’s starring vehicle "Anger Management" continued to lose viewers in its third week, with an average of 2.42 million people tuning in for the show’s fourth episode, reports B&C. That’s a 28% decline from the previous week in total…
CBS has been dialing it in with repeat programming for most of the summer, but the network finally broke out a fresh program Thursday night … only to see it bow to unspectacular ratings. “Big Brother” had its summer premiere…