Disappointing Debut for HBO’s ‘Tell Me’, Slow Start for ‘Curb’ September 11, 2007 8:20 pm
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HBO’s new original series Tell Me You Love Me (click here to read my favorable early look/review of the series) failed in delivering strong ratings to the network in its Sunday night debut.
Showtime Renews “Californication” September 7, 2007 2:56 pm
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Showtime has given an early second season renewal to their freshman comedy series Californication.
“The Bill Engvall Show” Renewed September 4, 2007 10:33 pm
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TBS has ordered a second season for their hit family sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. The network ordered 10 more episodes, which will likely premiere next summer.
“Heartland” Canceled By TNT August 31, 2007 6:37 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Cancellations, Heartland, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television, TNT.2 comments
TNT has canceled its summer drama Heartland, after a disappointing run in the ratings. The series, which starred Treat Williams, never really caught on with audiences, posting a less than stellar debut and dropping each week thereafter.
VH1 Renews “Scott Baio is 45…And Single” August 28, 2007 7:23 pm
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VH1 today announced that they have renewed their successful reality series Scott Baio is 45…and Single.
“Army Wives” Season Finale Breaks Records August 28, 2007 3:56 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Army Wives, Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Lifetime, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.5 comments
The hit Lifetime Television series Army Wives, which has already been renewed for season 2 (read related article here), broke records with the season finale Sunday night, becoming the networks most watched original series telecast ever.
Astonishing Viewer Turnout for Disney’s “High School Musical 2” August 18, 2007 4:27 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, Cable TV Ratings, Disney, Movies, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.2 comments
Many expected High School Musical 2 to do well on Friday, given the first one was a hit for Disney both in television and in the DVD market, but it’s doubtful anyone expected it to reach more than 17 million viewers.
“Painkiller Jane” Canceled August 15, 2007 1:05 am
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The low-rated female centered SCI FI program Painkiller Jane, which began its season this year on the network, will not be receiving a second season order.
Record High Season Debut for “Weeds” and Strong Series Premiere for “Californication” August 15, 2007 12:56 am
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Weeds and Californication got the new comedy season for Showtime off to a great start, with Weeds eclipsing its previous record for most viewed comedy series on the network, and Californication benefiting from that extra boos of viewers.
No One Cares That Barry Hit #756 August 9, 2007 2:08 pm
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ESPN2’s telecast of the Washington Nationals at the San Francisco Giants in which Barry Bonds hit home run #756 of his career, eclipsing the prior record set by Hank Aaron, drew a dismal 1.1 cable rating, or less than 1 million homes (995,000).
“Saving Grace” Renewed For Season 2 August 8, 2007 7:39 pm
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TNT has renewed Saving Grace for a second season, making the order for 15 more episodes after only 3 aired episodes.
USA Network Renews “Burn Notice” August 8, 2007 7:23 pm
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USA Network has given an early second season renewal to their hit spy drama series Burn Notice.
“The Closer” Renewed For A Fourth Season August 1, 2007 6:06 pm
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In news that shouldn’t surprise anyone, TNT has announced that they’ve renewed their hit drama series The Closer for a fourth season. Ordering 15 episodes of the Kyra Sedgwick starring series. The fourth season will premiere next summer.
Beckham’s MLS Debut Highest Viewed MLS Match in ESPN’s History July 25, 2007 1:12 pm
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The much hyped debut of soccer superstar David Beckham with the Los Angeles Galaxy brought strong ratings on Saturday night, with the program attracting nearly 1.5 million viewers (1.47 million), well above the 1.1 million viewers who watched the April 4, 1996 MLS premiere matchup of DC United against the San Jose Clash.
More Lovin’ In Store for “Big Love” July 24, 2007 6:22 pm
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HBO has renewed Big Love for a third season, ordering up a full 12 episode season of the series.
“Saving Grace” Cable’s #1 New Series Premiere of 2007 July 24, 2007 5:16 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Saving Grace, Television, The Closer, TNT.4 comments
The new drama series Saving Grace, which stars Oscar winner Holly Hunter debuted on Monday night with the largest audience so far in 2007 for a cable program (across ad-supported cable networks), drawing 6.42 million viewers.
Good Debut for AMC’s “Mad Men” July 21, 2007 2:06 am
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Improving upon its timeslot by 75%, AMC’s first ever original drama series Mad Men delivered a strong 1.4 household rating (more than 1.2 million homes) on Thursday night at 10:00 p.m.
TNT Moving “Saving Grace” and “Heartland” June 29, 2007 12:47 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, Heartland, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Saving Grace, Scheduling, Television, The Closer, TNT.add a comment
TNT, early into its summer schedule, is tinkering with their Monday night schedule, moving Heartland out of the post ‘Closer’ time slot and rescheduling the debut of the Holly Hunter starring drama Saving Grace, which will move into that time slot on Monday, July 23.
Record Breaking Performance for TNT’s “The Closer”, “Heartland” Has Weak Retention June 19, 2007 5:09 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television, The Closer, TNT.5 comments
Hitting new records for a basic-cable program, the third season premiere of the TNT hit The Closer was watched by an amazing 8.81 million viewers on Monday night, based on fast national ratings.
History Channel ‘Trucking’ Along June 19, 2007 5:00 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, Ice Road Truckers, News, Television, The History Channel.1 comment so far
The History Channel set a record for most watched original program on the network with Sunday’s series premiere of Ice Road Truckers. The series was watched by 3.4 million viewers.
“The Sopranos” Ends On a High, ‘John’ Sinks June 12, 2007 3:15 pm
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Nearly 12 million viewers tuned in to the series finale of The Sopranos, well above of the shows’ season average as the episode benefited greatly from a huge weekly gain.
Encouraging Debut for “House of Payne” June 7, 2007 9:42 pm
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TBS’s premiere of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne did remarkably well on Wednesday night, becoming the top-rated sitcom of all time among ad-supported cable.
First Republican Debate on MSNBC Not As Strong as Democratic Debate May 4, 2007 9:00 pm
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The first debate of the presidential season between the GOP candidates drew a total audience of 1.76M viewers, 500,000 viewers less than what the Democratic debate drew.
“Family Guy” Cleared for Syndication April 29, 2007 1:30 am
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Family Guy has been cleared in 90% of the nation for its off-network broadcast syndication premiere this fall.
MSNBC Attracts 2.26M for Democratic Debate April 28, 2007 1:43 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV Ratings, MSNBC, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Presidential Debates.1 comment so far
An impressive 2.26M viewers tuned into MSNBC’s coverage of the first 2008 presidential debate.
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