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Fox and CBS did it again. For the 2008-09 TV season, Fox has officially claimed its fifth consecutive ratings win among adults 18-49, while CBS wrapped up the season as the most-watched broadcast network for the sixth time in the last seven years. It was a season in which comparisons were made difficult...
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For the first two weeks of the May sweeps, CBS is the only broadcast television network posting year-over-year gains among total viewers. The network is also the only one to avoid any losses among adults 18-49, the demographic still led by Fox. Among total viewers, CBS averaged 10.8 million viewers,...
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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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Filed under: Cable, MSNBC, Print Edition, CNN, Fox News Channel, TV Ratings, HLN, Showbiz Tonight, Nancy Grace, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Ken Jautz, Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell
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Performances by U2, Miley Cyrus and Lil Wayne may have helped boost tune-in for this year’s Grammy Awards, but the star-studded roster wasn’t the only factor behind the show’s ratings resurrection. Long before Bono opened Sunday’s show, CBS and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences had...
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As the national economy slides deeper into a recession, viewers appear to be turning to familiar favorites to ease the pain, making it harder for many newer shows to get noticed. That's proving to be a challenge for the cable networks that rolled the dice in December and January on several high-profile...
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Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, TNT, ABC, CBS, NBC, Print Edition, USA Network, Turner Classic Movies, TV Ratings, F/X. TBS, Cable Networks, Broadcast Networks
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Fox’s tweaks to the format of “American Idol” seem to be working for viewers, but the second week of its new season will determine whether the changes create lasting ratings momentum. Its Jan. 13 debut drew an 11.7 rating/28 share in viewers 18-49 and drew 10.4 million viewers, according to live-plus...
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There’s a flood of new television programming poised to hit prime-time broadcast television this month compared to last year’s paltry, strike-reduced menu. But advertising buyers say they won’t be fooled by broadcast ratings that look comparatively good—or cable numbers that look bad. The strike-scarred...
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While talk shows aren’t immune to the ratings declines being seen in syndication, some standouts, including Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and NBC Universal Television Distribution’s “The Steve Wilkos Show,” have recorded gains year-to-year. “Ellen,” in its...
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Filed under: Syndication, CBS Television Distribution, The Doctors, Print Edition, Dr. Phil, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, TV Ratings, The Steve Wilkos Show, NBC Universal Television Distribution
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Little growth has occurred year-to-year in the court genre, ratings-wise, as CBS Television Distribution’s “Judge Judy” continues to run roughshod over the rest of the courtroom programs in syndication. “Judy” has posted a 4.4 Nielsen Media Research household rating so far this season, declining 8% from...
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Filed under: Syndication, Judge Joe Brown, Judge Judy, Print Edition, Judge Karen, Family Court With Judge Penny, Divorce Court, TV Ratings, The People's Court, Cristina's Court, Judge Mathis
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The long and hard-fought presidential election proved to be the gift that kept on giving for cable news channels in 2008, with all enjoying year-to-year ratings growth. After Barack Obama’s historic presidential victory, ratings began to return to earth, but Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC all racked...
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Nearing the halfway point of the season, NBC Universal Domestic Television’s “Deal or No Deal” and CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” are quickly pulling ahead of the freshman first-run daily syndication pack for 2008. “Deal” and “Doctors” continue to fight for the top spot. At the beginning...
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Filed under: Syndication, The Doctors, Deal or No Deal, Print Edition, Legend of the Seeker, Trivial Pursuit: America Plays, Judge Karen, Family Court With Judge Penny, The Bonnie Hunt Show, TV Ratings
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The ratings shootout continues between syndication rookies “The Doctors” from CBS Television Distribution and “Deal or No Deal” from NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, as “Deal” edged ahead of “Doctors” for the week ending Dec. 7. “Deal” grabbed a 1.8 household rating, leaving the show flat...
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Where did the holiday specials viewers go, Charlie Brown? Holiday-themed prime-time specials on the Big Three networks have mostly slipped in the ratings this year compared to last year. Last year’s big scorer, ABC’s “Shrek the Halls,” posted a 3.3 rating among adults 18-49 on Dec. 1, compared to its...
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Sun, Dec 21 2008
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Filed under: Broadcast, ABC, CBS, NBC, Print Edition, TV Ratings, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa, Shrek the Halls, Christmas at Rockefeller Center, A Charlie Brown Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Syndication stalwarts such as “Seinfeld” and “Friends” remain strong in off-net sitcom ratings, but sophomore syndie strips “Two and a Half Men” and “Family Guy” rule the roost. “Men,” from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, is averaging a 5.0 household rating this season through Nov. 23...
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Producers of CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” are fine-tuning the medical talk show and getting results, recently tying NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution’s “Deal or No Deal” for the top spot in the rookie syndication pack. “The Doctors” premiered to a freshman second-place 1.3...