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The season-five premiere of TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” drew more than 9.8 million viewers Monday night, ranking as the most-watched program of the night on television, including both cable and broadcast programs. The increased attention surrounding Jon and Kate Gosselin’s marriage troubles led to the...
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With Major League Baseball beginning its season this week, it’s worth looking back at last season to see which teams generated the biggest ratings. Red Sox Nation was following the Boston Red Sox as keenly as ever, bringing New England Sports Network an average 10.1 rating for each game it televised...
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HBO’s shrink drew a lot of people to the couch Sunday night, but not as many as Showtime got for “The Tudors.” The first two episodes of the new season of HBO’s “In Treatment” drew an average of 657,000 viewers in their premiere airings, up 137% from last season’s average of 277,000. Meanwhile, the season...
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At CNN, ratings points are evaporating. At corporate sibling HLN, audiences are building. But HLN boss Ken Jautz says he’s not a cannibal. Rather, it’s that his network offers a different flavor of content than CNN. During primetime Monday through Sunday last quarter, HLN averaged 655,000 total viewers...
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CNN bled prime-time ratings points in the first quarter of 2009 and Fox News Channel led the cable news networks on several fronts during a news cycle marked by the beginning of President Barack Obama’s administration and a global economic crisis. Among the three major cable news networks, Fox News averaged...
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Comedy Central got it done as its “Roast of Larry the Cable Guy” became the network’s most-watched and highest-rated show of the year in total viewers and adults 18-49, the network announced today. The roast drew 4.1 million viewers and averaged a 2.3 rating among 18- to 49-year-old adults. Larry the...
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Jon Stewart’s faceoff with CNBC’s Jim Cramer Thursday night gave “The Daily Show” its second biggest audience this year. The media-hyped event was seen by 2.3 million total viewers on Comedy Central. That trails only the Inauguration Day episode of “The Daily Show” in 2009, which had 2.6 million viewers...
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The second-season premiere of AMC’s original series “Breaking Bad” drew 1.7 million viewers, up 40% from last year’s season average. The show generated a 36% increase among adults 18 to 49 and a 50% increase among men 18 to 49, according to Fast National ratings from Nielsen. AMC has been targeting younger...
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More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically it was President Obama’s first State of the Union...
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Disney Channel’s “Night of Stars,” anchored by the premiere of original movie “Dadnapped,” helped the network gain ground over Nickelodeon’s launch of original movie “Spectacular!” on Monday. “Dadnapped” posted 4.6 million total viewers, besting “Spectacular” by 39%. The Disney original also outscored...
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Bravo’s “Top Chef” reigned supreme among cable shows Wednesday night, taking the top spot and matching its previous season high. At 10 p.m., “Chef” scored a 1.8 rating/5 share among adults 18-49 and drew 3.3 million viewers, according to national ratings from Nielsen Media Research. The cooking competition...
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Disney Channel’s new series “Sonny With a Chance” gave the network its best Sunday-night performance in three months. “Sonny,” with teen star Demi Lovato, premiered with back-to-back episodes Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. Both episodes came in as the top two telecasts among viewers 6-11 and 9-14 and as the most watched...
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Lifetime’s original movie “Prayers for Bobby” drew 3.8 million viewers in its premiere Saturday night, and another 2.3 million for its encore Sunday night. The film, starring Sigourney Weaver as a mother who questions her strong religious beliefs after her gay son commits suicide, posted a 3.1 household...
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USA Network’s winter debut of “Burn Notice” on Thursday at 10 p.m. scored a series-to-date high rating among adults 18-49. On A&E, “The Beast” starring Patrick Swayze saw some double-digit percentage drops from last week’s premiere. “Burn Notice” posted a 1.9 rating/5 share among adults 18-49, according...
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Tuesday night’s inauguration-themed episode of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” was the most-watched telecast on cable in its 11 p.m. timeslot among viewers 18-49. The episode drew 1.5 million viewers in the demographic and 2.6 million overall. The show also posted a 1.4 rating among adults 18-49 and...