Plan For A Future Without Flash Forward

Posted on 08 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

Short of a miraculous reversal in Flash Forward’s ratings trend when it returns in March, it’s not coming back next fall. [...]

TV Ratings: Big Bang Theory tops night as CBS dominates mish-mash Monday; Castle down

Posted on 08 December 2009 by Robert Seidman

CBS dominated the night lead by a series-high performance from The Big Bang Theory with adults 18-49[...]

Fringe, Smallville, Office Keep DVRs Humming In Latest Week

Posted on 07 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

In the week before Thanksiving, Fringe, Smallville and The Office posted the largest % ratings increases in Live+ 7 day DVR viewing from their Live+Same Day ratings. [...]

TV Ratings Sunday: Football Wins; Amazing Race Finishes Strong; Brothers & Sisters Season High

Posted on 07 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

Of course Sunday Night Football booted NBC to the ratings win on Sunday, while The Amazing Race finale finished strong, up 19% from its Spring ‘09 and Fall ‘08 finales to a 3.7 rating, and ABC’s Brothers & Sisters hit a season high 3.7 rating. [...]

Monk Finale Draws 9.4 Million Viewers, Tops The Closer’s Record

Posted on 06 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

“Monk” finale sets basic cable drama series record for average audience, “White Collar” also sets series-high with 5.55 million average viewers[...]

Fans Care A Lot More About NBC Primetime Than Comcast Likely Will

Posted on 06 December 2009 by Bill Gorman

NBC’s primetime is far more important to fans than it’s likely to be to the new Comcast. [...]

TV Ratings: Longhorns – Cornhuskers Big 12 Championship dominates primetime ratings

Posted on 06 December 2009 by Robert Seidman

ABC easily dominated the night with the exciting Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship where the Texas Longhorns narrowly defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers with a field goal on the last play of the game.[...]

TV Ratings: Dollhouse Returns Quietly, Ugly Betty Bounces Back (33%)

Posted on 05 December 2009 by Robert Seidman

As usual, CBS wins Friday. Dollhouse returned at series low levels with both adults 18-49 and viewers, and Ugly Betty bounced back from its very ugly “Black Friday” numbers[...]

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What Does Comcast Want When It Looks At Community And Other Marginal NBC Shows?

Posted on 08 December 2009

Comcast would at least like to have the bad press about NBC prime time stop. [...]

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Men of a Certain Age Draws 5.4 million in debut; The Closer returns to 6.2 million

Posted on 08 December 2009

With 5.4 million average viewers, the premiere of “Men of a Certain Age” held 87% of “The Closer’s” 6.2 million. “Age” bowed as the top series premiere of 2009 on ad-supported cable in households and adults 25-54.

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Zap2it: TNT’s Dark Blue Renewed

Posted on 08 December 2009

TNT renews Dark Blue for a second season of ten episodes.

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“Dexter” sets series-high; parties like it’s 1999 on Showtime

Posted on 08 December 2009

Sunday night’s airing of “Dexter” set a new series high with over 2.1 million viewers.

Broadcast TV

Futon Critic: “V” order cut from 13 episodes to 12, “FlashForward” from 25 to 24

Posted on 08 December 2009

The Futon Critic reports that ABC cuts the orders for V and FlashForward by one episode for each series.

Broadcast TV Network Weekly Ratings

Fox Sweeps Broadcast Week 11 Age Demo Ratings

Posted on 08 December 2009

Fox can thank the Giants/Cowboys overrun in to Sunday primetime for a little extra boost that allowed them to sweep the adult demo groups for the week. [...]

Broadcast TV Show Ratings - Weekly Top 25

TV Ratings: NFL, Desperate Housewives, House, The Office and NCIS repeat top weekly broadcast charts

Posted on 08 December 2009

The “Sunday Night Football” contest featuring the Minnesota Viking vs. Arizona Cardinals topped the broadcast charts for the week ending December 6, both with overall viewing and with adults 18-49. [...]

Cable TV

Kimbo Slice wins fight but loses some of his Nielsen’s ratings mojo

Posted on 08 December 2009

Is the bloom off of Kimbo Slice’s Nielsen ratings rose?

Cable TV Show Ratings - Weekly Top 25

Cable ratings: Patriots-Sants, Monk finale and iCarly special top weekly cable charts

Posted on 08 December 2009

Monday Night Football, the series finale of Monk and an iCarly special topped the cable charts[...]

Top DVR TV Shows

Fringe, Smallville, Office Keep DVRs Humming In Latest Week

Posted on 07 December 2009

In the week before Thanksiving, Fringe, Smallville and The Office posted the largest % ratings increases in Live+ 7 day DVR viewing from their Live+Same Day ratings. [...]

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