Many cable networks have abandoned their niche roots to scramble for the mainstream audiences shifting away from broadcast. But where do the niche audiences go now?[...]
Posted on 03 July 2009 by Bill Gorman
Many cable networks have abandoned their niche roots to scramble for the mainstream audiences shifting away from broadcast. But where do the niche audiences go now?[...]
Posted on 03 July 2009 by Bill Gorman
Against mostly repeat competition, Fox and So You Think You Can Dance? had an easy time winning a slow pre-holiday Thursday with a 1.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demo for the night. [...]
Posted on 01 July 2009 by Bill Gorman
In their second week of competition, Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance? beat NBC’s America’s Got Talent head to head and put Fox in the winner’s circle for the night with a 3.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demo.[...]
Posted on 01 July 2009 by Bill Gorman
NBC’s America’s Got Talent is on a roll, at 9pm it surged to a 3.7 rating in the 18-49 demo, and it pushed NBC to a convincing win on Tuesday night. ABC’s line up of all new shows put in an even more pitiful showing than last week, falling to just a 1.1 demo rating for the night. [...]
Posted on 30 June 2009 by Bill Gorman
The “break up” episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was the top cable show of the year, for all of 6 days, until the Michael Jackson Tribute BET Awards ‘09 edged it by less than 50,000 viewers on Sunday night with 10.653 million. [...]
Posted on 30 June 2009 by Bill Gorman
ABC took the nightly win behind ratings gains in The Bachelorette and Here Come The Newlyweds with an average 2.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demo. [...]
Posted on 29 June 2009 by Bill Gorman
On its second Sunday, NBC’s Merlin nearly perfected its vanishing act, managing only an anemic 1.0 rating for the adults 18-49 demo. Fox animated repeats needed only a 1.5 demo rating to rule the night. [...]
Posted on 28 June 2009 by Bill Gorman
The (un)dead show burn offs kept on coming Saturday (Kings, Harper’s Island and Eli Stone), and Fox crime reality again won the night. [...]
Posted on 27 June 2009 by Bill Gorman
For a second night in a row, Michael Jackson/Farrah Fawcett shows were featured, with NBC’s winning the night. The maybe-pilot movie Virtuality co-written by Battlestar Galactica producer Ronald Moore was virtually unwatched.[...]
Posted on 26 June 2009 by Bill Gorman
On a night when So You Think You Can Dance? lead Fox to a win with a overall nightly 2.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demo, the bigger story was the wall to wall tribute specials to Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett which made for an extremely tight race for second place.[...]

1-Featured
Posted on 02 July 2009
NBC spins the numbers in the Conan vs. Dave Late Night battle. [...]
2-Featured
Posted on 02 July 2009
ABC spins the late night battle of the numbers too. [...]
Broadcast TV
Posted on 29 June 2009
You. Over there. Whining like a little bitch because FOX didn’t pick up Virtuality. Quit your whining! [...]
Broadcast TV Network Weekly Ratings
Posted on 30 June 2009
The week’s broadcast prime-time network average ratings race.
Cable News Ratings
Posted on 02 July 2009
Morning and Evening Cable TV News Nielsen Ratings
Cable TV
Posted on 03 July 2009
Many cable networks have abandoned their niche roots to scramble for the mainstream audiences shifting away from broadcast. But where do the niche audiences go now?[...]
Cable TV Network Weekly Ratings
Posted on 30 June 2009
Weekly Cable Network Nielsen TV Ratings
Nielsen Syndicated TV Show Ratings
Posted on 30 June 2009
Syndicated ratings highlights for the week.
TV Show DVD Sales
Posted on 29 June 2009
Family Guy – Volume 7 debuts on the top of the TV Show DVD sales chart with 274,000 units sold in its first week, while True Blood continued to sell strongly[...]
Weekly Top Broadcast TV Show Ratings
Posted on 30 June 2009
The return of America’s Got Talent put it directly into the week’s top 2 spots for adults 18-49 ratings and the #1 spot for average viewership.[...]
Weekly Top Cable TV Show Ratings
Posted on 30 June 2009
The “break up” episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was the top cable show of the year, for all of 6 days, until the Michael Jackson Tribute BET Awards ‘09 edged it by less than 50,000 viewers on Sunday night with 10.653 million. [...]