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NBA Finals Setting Ratings Records for ABC

The NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder are proving to be a ratings bonanza for ABC, the Los Angeles Times reports. Even with a small-market team in Oklahoma City, the series has attracted national interest…

After Beating CBS in Court, New ABC Reality Show Loses in a Court That May Matter More: the Nielsens

All the legal wrangling and hype generated by a legal challenge from CBS apparently didn’t help ABC get its new reality show "The Glass House" off the ground. The show premiered to weak viewer numbers Monday night — even falling…

The Show That Was Basic Cable’s Top New Series Last Year Sees Its Numbers Fall for Second-Season Premiere

The program that was basic cable’s top-rated new series last year had its second-season premiere Sunday night, and its numbers were down, Deadline.com reports. TNT’s sci-fi drama “Falling Skies” drew 4.5 million viewers, down 24% from the series premiere, the…

Tightrope Stunt Captures Huge Audience for ABC

Making the point that viewers will still show up in large numbers to watch big TV stunts, ABC had an audience of more than 13 million people for its broadcast Friday night of Nik Wallenda walking a tightrope over Niagara…

U.S. Series Is Named the Most Popular TV Show in the World

A U.S. TV series has earned the distinction of being declared the most popular television show in the world. At the 52nd Festival de Television de Monte Carlo Golden Nymphs, the winner in the category of "International Television Audience Award…

Documentary Gives NBA TV Its Biggest Audience Ever

A TV documentary that debuted Wednesday gave NBA TV its biggest audience in history, B&C reports. The telecast of “The Dream Team” averaged 847,000 viewers. The 90-minute production focuses on the 1992 USA Men’s Basketball Team, nicknamed The Dream Team,…

Which Show Is Late-Night’s Ratings Champ for the Second Season in a Row? (It’s Not Leno or Letterman)

One late-night show has now won the ratings battle for two seasons in a row — and it’s not NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” or CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman.” The ratings champ for now two consecutive seasons…

Huge Turnout for TNT’s ‘Dallas’ Premiere

TNT’s reboot of the iconic CBS soap opera “Dallas” premiered to whopping viewer numbers Wednesday night, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The premiere airing attracted 6.86 million viewers, the top figure for a cable series premiere so far this year….

After a Year of Ratings Challenges, How Did NBC Do in the Upfront Market?

NBC completed its upfront advertising sales for the 2012-13 television season, tallying a total sales figure that is bound to please executives at the ratings-challenged network, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. NBC sold about $1.8 billion of commercial…

NBA Finals Pull Record Ratings for Game 1 on ABC

The opening game of the NBA Finals, in which the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Miami Heat, generated ABC’s best-ever overnight ratings for a Game 1, the network reports. The broadcast averaged an 11.8 household rating in metered markets, peaking…