In the high-stakes battle for morning ratings supremacy between NBC’s “Today” and ABC’s “Good Morning America,” a crack finally appeared Wednesday in the NBC show’s armor. “GMA,” with former “Today” star Katie Couric as guest host, beat “Today” in total…
Current TV, which is facing a possible lawsuit by recently fired host Keith Olbermann, now has another problem on its hands. Reuters reports that Time Warner Cable is close to kicking Current off its systems for failing to meet a…
Things appear to be getting tougher for singing and dancing competitions in the broadcast ratings, with Tuesday’s Nielsen overnights providing the latest indication. ABC’s two “Dancing With the Stars” installments were down significantly Tuesday from the previous week, TVbytheNumbers.com reports,…
In the high-stakes morning ratings battle being waged this week between ABC and NBC, Tuesday’s second round went to NBC, the New York Daily News reports. NBC’s “Today” averaged 5.497 million viewers Tuesday morning to 5.141 million for ABC’s “Good…
NBC is rolling out plans to wrap up a new drama’s freshman season with a two-hour finale to air during May sweeps, TVLine.com reports. The show is “Awake,” which has been a snoozer in the ratings — with recent figures…
HBO enjoyed a big season premiere for its latest hit drama series on Sunday, The New York Times reports in its Media Decoder blog. "Game of Thrones" returned for its second season, drawing 3.9 million viewers and ranking as the…
Former “Today” co-host Katie Couric is going head-to-head with her old show this week in a closely watched ratings showdown that has high stakes for NBC and ABC. The numbers are in for her first day as guest co-host on…
David Letterman’s new deal with CBS will keep him on the air long enough to beat the record set by his idol, Johnny Carson. Entertainment Weekly reports that Letterman signed to keep his “Late Show” going through 2014. Craig Ferguson,…
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament favorite Kentucky won the title that was generally expected, beating Kansas 67-59 Monday night, but CBS was also a winner, with ratings rising from last year’s event. Monday’s broadcast earned an average fast national household rating/share…
The future of an AMC drama series took a hit when the show’s audience numbers dropped off for the premiere of its second season, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The initial broadcast of the two-hour premiere…