Users of Google are finding something new on their navigation bar, as the company this week took as big step forward with its move into the iTunes space by adding Google Play to its Google.com, Gmail and other pages. Google…
After an 18-month wait, Sunday’s fifth-season premiere of “Mad Men” brought series-record ratings to AMC and brought the show’s fans back up to speed on all the plot twists and offbeat characters. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin takes a…
Just a reminder about the podcast of the day. It’s about a huge pocketbook issue that will affect practically all Americans. Today, at the United States Supreme Court, arguments will be made as to whether or not the government can…
AMC aired the long-awaited fifth-season premiere of “Mad Men” Sunday night, pulling in record numbers of viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The two-hour premiere averaged 3.5 million viewers — 600,000 more than the show’s previous high of 2.9 million…
A freshman NBC drama sank to a series low in Sunday’s overnights, as the network found no relief for its long-running ratings struggle, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Harry’s Law” managed a feeble 0.8 rating in the key demo of adults 18-49, down…
A supernatural drama series has been renewed for a fifth season, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. The show is the original British version of "Being Human," which was renewed by the BBC and BBC America, the story reports. The renewal…
Proving just how far things have come since NBC’s Thursday night lineup was “Must-See TV,” the network’s lineup last night staggered out of the gate and got progressively worse as the night went on, according to Nielsen overnights reported by…
NBC has renewed one of its freshman shows for a second season, but the creator of the series is leaving the show, reports TheWrap.com. It’s not clear whether “Smash” creator Theresa Rebeck, who also serves as executive producer, is departing…
In a ratings comparison that is admittedly imperfect but is worth noting nonetheless, Fox News Channel’s "The O’Reilly Factor" has drawn a larger audience than NBC’s prime-time news magazine "Rock Center with Brian Williams" for the second consecutive week, TVNewser.com…
PBS will move the documentary shows "POV" and "Independent Lens" into new time slots next season, after the shows were bumped from their regular Tuesday night positions and "Independent Lens" suffered a steep ratings slide, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The…