Coverage of Madonna and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave the syndicated magazine show genre the strength to grow its ratings for the week ending Oct. 26. All six shows inside the genre boosted household ratings week-to-week, as Gov. Palin’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and Madonna’s publicized split...
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A visit from vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lifted the Oct. 18 edition of “Saturday Night Live” to several new ratings highs, including its biggest viewership since 1994. Drawing 15 million viewers, the Oct. 18 episode of “SNL” also brought in a 5.5 rating/20 share in adults 18-...
The Biden-Palin vice-presidential debate Thursday night probably drew a bigger audience than last week’s debate between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, according to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research. ABC attracted and held the largest audience of the broadcast...