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Leno Goes Out on Top

Jay Leno ended his latenight run by dominating his timeslot one last time. Friday night's final edition of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" averaged an 8.8 rating in Nielsen's overnight metered market averages, crushing a repeat of CBS's...

Published Sat, May 30 2009 1:20 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, Ratings, Jay Leno, The Tonight Show

‘American Idol’ Ratings: Lowest Performance Finale Ever

Tuesday night’s “American Idol” was the series’ lowest-rated final performance night ever. Last night’s episode drew an 8.3 rating/24 share among adults 18-49, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research figures. About 23.1 million viewers tuned in...

Published Wed, May 20 2009 12:39 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, Ratings, American Idol

'Natalee Holloway' Draws Lifetime's Top Movie Audience

Lifetime Movie Network’s premiere of “Natalee Holloway” Sunday night ranks as the highest rated and most viewed movie in the network’s history. “Holloway,” based on the novel “Loving Natalee: A Mother’s Testament of Hope and Faith,” scored a 1.8 rating...

Published Mon, Apr 20 2009 7:26 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Ratings, Natalee Holloway, Lifetime Movie Networks

Nickelodeon Nabs Ratings Records With Kids' Choice, 'Penguins'

Nickelodeon delivered a one-two rating punch over the weekend, as its telecast of the 2009 Kids’ Choice Awards drew the show’s biggest audience ever and “The Penguins of Madagascar” ranked as the most-watched series premiere for the network. Saturday...

Published Mon, Mar 30 2009 10:38 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Ratings, Nickelodeon, The Penguins of Madagascar, Kids' Choice Awards

40.4 Million Watched Obama Press Conference

President Barack Obama’s primetime press conference Tuesday night drew 40.4 million viewers across 11 broadcast and cable networks. Last night’s press conference was down 18% from President Obama’s first primetime press conference on Feb. 9, which was...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2009 5:11 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Ratings, Barack Obama, Press Conference

More Daylight Means Lower Viewership in Syndication

CBS Television Distribution’s “Dr. Phil” was the only show to post a week-to-week original syndication rating increase during the first complete week of the March sweep period, ending March 15. “Phil” gained 6% to a 3.8 household rating, the show’s second...

Published Wed, Mar 25 2009 2:37 PM by News

Filed under: Ratings, Syndication, Dr. Phil, Sweeps, Daylight-Saving Time

CBS Seeing Ratings Bounce for March Madness

CBS Sports says ratings for the first and second rounds of March Madness are up 6% from last year, based on overnight metered-market ratings from Nielsen. This year’s games are averaging a 5.4 rating and 12 share, compared to a 5.1/12 in 2008. Sunday...

Published Mon, Mar 23 2009 1:46 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Ratings, CBS Sports, NCAA Basketball, March Madness

‘Fallon’ Debut, Kimmel 'Bachelor' Interview Boost Late-Night Ratings

NBC had a solid week in late night as viewers tuned in to see the debut of “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” Competing networks held their ground, however, leading to win-win results for all. In its first week out, “Fallon” averaged a 0.9 rating/5 share...

Published Thu, Mar 12 2009 5:36 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Ratings, Late Night, Nightline, The Late Show With David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Disney XD Looks Good in Debut

The Walt Disney Co. said its new cable channel aimed at boys, Disney XD, got off to a fast start. The show expected to be the cornerstone of the rebranded channel, “Aaron Stone,” drew more viewers than any series premiere on Toon Disney, the network Disney...

Published Sat, Feb 14 2009 7:15 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Ratings, Aaron Stone, Disney XD, Toon Disney, Disney Channel, Walt Disney Co.

Viewers Give Warm Welcome to Whedon's 'Dollhouse'

Weeks of marketing and years of pent-up interest from Joss Whedon fans helped Fox's "Dollhouse" score a solid welcome Friday night. The much-anticipated drama notched a 2.0 rating/6 share among adults 18 to 49 during its 9 p.m. Friday premiere...

Published Sat, Feb 14 2009 11:34 AM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Joss Whedon, Fox, Dollhouse, Ratings, Terminator, Friday

Break to Use Quantcast Tools to Measure Audience

Break Media inked a deal with Web measurement firm Quantcast that will give the online media company audience demographics for its male-targeted sites, the companies announced today. Break will use Quantcast’s tools across its network of sites to provide...

Published Mon, Feb 9 2009 8:00 AM by News

Filed under: Digital, Ratings, Online Video, Break Media, Quantcast

'Greatest Commercials' Shares Ratings Crown

CBS’ “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” tied as the No.1 show in its 8 p.m. slot Jan. 31 in anticipation of Sunday’s big game. The show averaged a 2.0 rating/7 share among adults 18-49 for the hour, tying with two episodes of “Cops” on Fox. “Commercials...

Published Sat, Feb 7 2009 11:43 AM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, CBS, Ratings, Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials

'Burn Notice' Heats Up, Bests 'ER' Rerun

USA Network’s “Burn Notice” grew its ratings from last week, so much so that it drew more viewers than a rerun of “ER” on big brother broadcast network NBC Thursday night. USA officials weren't certain whether this was the first time a USA show beat...

Published Fri, Jan 30 2009 5:11 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Ratings, NBC Universal, USA Network, ER, A&E, The Beast, Burn Notice

SAG Awards Hits Ratings Low on TBS, TNT

Sunday night’s simulcast of the Screen Actors Guild Awards on TBS and TNT drew the smallest audience since the two networks began airing them together in 2006. TNT, which had telecast the show exclusively from 1998 through 2005, posted a 0.9 rating/2...

Published Tue, Jan 27 2009 8:46 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, TNT, Ratings, awards, SAG, TBS, Screen Actors Guild

Silverman Backs Use of Live-Plus-Seven-Day Ratings

NBC's programming chief Ben Silverman has a solution to help broadcasters make more money. They should be able to sell to advertisers against the live-plus-seven-day ratings for shows, Mr. Silverman said during a morning keynote interview at NATPE...

Published Tue, Jan 27 2009 1:46 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Ratings, Syndication, Jay Leno, Ben Silverman, NATPE, Live-Plus-Seven-Day

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