Why I Worry About Chuck

Posted on 23 December 2009 by Robert Seidman

The show hasn’t aired a new episode yet, but unlike the Renew/Cancel Index, even if it does as well as it did last year I will still worry.

TV Ratings: CBS Repeats Win Slow Tuesday; Scrubs, Ted Ratings Keep Falling

Posted on 23 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

On a slow Tuesday, it was the relatively strong CBS repeats that carried the night. Scrubs and Better Off Ted, the only new scripted shows on broadcast TV were almost unwatched. [...]

The Bar’s Set Very Low For Chuck Renewal, But Will It Be Easy?

Posted on 22 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

With ratings at NBC so terrible, Chuck could be renewed with lower original episode ratings than last season. [..]

TV Ratings: Big Bang Theory rerun tops night; Leno still can’t beat CSI: Miami reruns

Posted on 22 December 2009 by Robert Seidman

With an all-rerun lineup, CBS won the night both with adults 18-49 and with overall viewers, and even in repeats The Big Bang Theory was CBS’ best show with adults 18-49. Once again The Jay Leno Show couldn’t beat a repeat of CSI: Miami[...]

TV Ratings Sunday: Football Outshines Survivor Finale

Posted on 21 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

Of course, Sunday Night Football put NBC into the ratings winners circle on Sunday night, but a big NFL overrun into primetime made Fox a close second. While the finale of Survivor: Samoa couldn’t keep up with Brett Favre, its ratings were even with last fall’s finale. [...]

Could Undercover Boss Be The Lowest Rated After The Super Bowl Show Ever?

Posted on 20 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

CBS’ choice of Undercover Boss was surprising. Could the ratings be historically bad? Here’s a list of the post-Super Bowl slot ratings since the Super Bowl began[...]

TV Ratings: Frosty most-watched on a slow Friday; Dollhouse Hits New Lows

Posted on 19 December 2009 by Robert Seidman

ABC and CBS split the adults 18-49 honors and NBC had the most viewers. The classic Frosty the Snowman was the most-watched show both with adults 18-49 and overall.

FOX Already Tweaking Schedule: Flip-flops Human Target and American Idol

Posted on 18 December 2009 by Robert Seidman

In a move that seems aimed at inflicting maximum damage on its competition, FOX reverses the order in which Human Target and American Idol were originally planned to air on Wednesdays.

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New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus Asks MTV To Cancel “Jersey Shore”

Posted on 23 December 2009

A New Jersey State legislative caucus has asked Viacom to immediately stop telecasts of Jersey Shore on MTV.

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The CW’s Ratings Averages Are Well Ahead Of Last Season, But Don’t Be Fooled

Posted on 23 December 2009

The CW’s ratings averages are up vs. last season, but that’s not as good as it sounds. [...]

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Fringe: Is the Post-House Episode Its Last Chance?

Posted on 22 December 2009

Is the Fringe episode after House a last chance?

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With or Without Simon, FOX Looks To Order More Seasons of American Idol

Posted on 23 December 2009

FOX launches the latest volley in the very public negotiating posturing between it and Simon Cowell.

Broadcast TV Network Weekly Ratings

CBS Tops Adults 18-49 & 25-54 For The Week; ABC Nearly Loses To Univision

Posted on 22 December 2009

With nearly a full line up of new episodes and 3 hours of Survivor: Samoa including the finale, CBS rode high for the week, topping the adults 18-49 and 25-54 demo groups as well as average viewership.

Broadcast TV Show Ratings - Weekly Top 25

TV Ratings: New episodes of Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Survivor and NCIS propel CBS to top of charts

Posted on 22 December 2009

The Big Bang Theory topped CBS with adults 18-49, and NCIS was the week’s most-watched program overall. CBS had 15 of the top 25 programs for the week with adults 18-49, and 19 out of 25 on the total viewers chart.
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Cable TV Network Weekly Ratings

USA Tops Primetime Cable Viewership; ESPN Wins 18-49 Demo

Posted on 22 December 2009

Driven by WWE Raw and a pile of NCIS repeats, USA topped ESPN for top average primetime cable viewership for the week. [...]

Cable TV Show Ratings - Weekly Top 25

Cable ratings: NFL, NFL and NFL top weekly cable charts

Posted on 22 December 2009

With two games on the NFL Network this week, NFL took the top three spots, including the NFL Network viewing record-breaker on Saturday between the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints which grabbed the #2 spot with nearly 10.5 million viewers[...]

Daytime TV Ratings

Soap Opera Ratings: Everybody Up; Days Of Our Lives, The Young & The Restless Up Big

Posted on 17 December 2009

Days of Our Lives gained 331,000 viewers vs. last week. [...]

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Battlestar Galactica, Mad Men, Damages, Rescue Me, True Blood Top % Increases From DVRs In 2009

Posted on 11 December 2009

Battlestar Galactica topped the list of shows getting the biggest percentage increase in viewership from DVR viewing for the year, and 8 of the top 12 shows were from cable networks. [...]

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