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CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ Bucks the Age Trend — Its Viewers Are Getting Younger

The veteran CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes" is proving aging isn’t inevitable on television, with its current season drawing more viewers 25 to 54 even as its total viewer rating remains the same, reports The New York Times. “It’s hard in…

How Low Can It Go? NBC’s ‘Awake’ Hits a Number That’s Rarely Seen on a Major Broadcast Network

NBC’s troubled first-year fantasy crime drama “Awake” continues to lower the bar in the prime-time ratings. The series set a new low Thursday night in the key demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports, sinking from last week’s already problematic 0.8 average rating to…

CBS Will Try Again With Show It Already Pulled Off the Air Once

CBS is hoping the second time will be the charm for a series it gave up on once already when the Nielsen numbers dipped too low for comfort. After pulling the sitcom "How to Be A Gentleman" off the schedule…

‘Million Dollar Listing New York’ Gets Another Season on Bravo

Bravo has renewed "Million Dollar Listing New York" for a second season, reports B&C. The World of Wonder production has been a solid hit for the cable network, averaging 1.04 million total viewers. The finale hit a season high of…

How Does Current TV’s Replacement for Keith Olbermann Stack Up in the Ratings? Not So Well

Keith Olbermann’s time period on Current TV has seen a steep decline in viewers since the hot-button host exited the network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The audience for the 8 p.m. slot was down 68% in total viewers (46,000,…

CW Gives Early Renewals to Three Series

The CW announced early renewals for three series, all of which have been performing well for the network, TheWrap.com reports. The broadcast network picked up "The Vampire Diaries," "Supernatural" and "90210," the story reports. "The Vampire Diaries," the CW’s top-rated…

Balance of Power Shifts Between Season’s Two Top Shows

A shift took place in the broadcast television landscape Wednesday night, with the two top-rated shows of the season swapping places, James Hibberd reports on EW.com. Fox’s “American Idol” had a good night, moving ahead of NBC’s “The Voice” to…

CNN Owner Time Warner Plans to Shake Things Up After Alarming Ratings Slide

Time Warner Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes isn’t happy about CNN’s latest rating slide and is expecting his executives to make changes at the network, reports The New York Times. That might translate into further programming changes at the cable network,…

NBC’s Tuesday Reality Lineup Fades — But ABC Fares Even Worse

NBC’s reality lineup was mostly down as May sweeps continued Tuesday night, with the season finale of “The Biggest Loser” off 30% in Nielsen overnights from the season finale a year ago to a 2.1 average rating in the key…

Entertainment Mag Renewed for Three Years — Even as Layoffs, Pay Cuts and the Director’s Impending Departure Cloud the Picture

Even as layoffs, pay cuts and the upcoming departure of the show’s director plague the production, the long-running syndicated entertainment magazine "Access Hollywood" has been renewed for at least three more seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The companion show…