Another BIG Rating for ‘Little People’ April 12, 2007 1:17 am
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The season three premiere of Little People, Big World posted all-time series highs in its new Monday night time slot for TLC.
The one-hour premiere (two back-to-back episodes) averaged 3 million viewers, up an amazing 76% over last year’s season premiere of 1.7 million viewers.
“The Sopranos” Return Down Some April 11, 2007 1:56 am
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The return of The Sopranos on Sunday night posted solid numbers, but the series was down some from last season’s premiere.
MTV Renews “The Hills” April 5, 2007 11:46 pm
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MTV has renewed The Hills for a third season, along with the web-only series The Hills After-Show.
Strong Debut for The Riches March 13, 2007 11:25 pm
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FX’s newest original series, The Riches, bowed strongly on Monday night.
Strong Ratings for Discovery Channel’s Tomb of Jesus Documentary March 7, 2007 7:08 pm
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Though weaker than previous documentaries from the network, the controversial Discovery Channel documentary about the tomb of Jesus did posted strong overall numbers.
Fox News Channel Orders More News Hour March 7, 2007 6:47 pm
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Fox News Channel has ordered an additional 13 episodes of The ½ Hour News Hour after a solid debut.
Solid debut for Fox News’ 1/2 Hour News Hour February 21, 2007 6:30 pm
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Fox News’ answer to Comedy Central’s Daily Show and The Colbert Report got off to a solid start with its first episode , with an average of 1.48M viewers tuning in.
Keith Olbermann Re-ups with MSNBC February 15, 2007 7:18 pm
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Talk show host pesonality Keith Olbermann, who hosts Countdown with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, has signed on to a deal which will take him through the year 2011.
Update on Status of Battlestar Galactica and The Dresden Files February 3, 2007 12:07 am
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After a weak debut in their respective season openers, Battlestar Galactica and The Dresden Files both showed signs of improvement, likely due to not having to air against the AFC Championship Game.
Last Steve Irwin Special Draws 3M+ Viewers January 25, 2007 2:00 pm
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In his final special, Steve Irwin’s Ocean’s Deadliest drew a combined 3.2M viewers on two networks.
Ratings for The Dresden Files, Battlestar Galactica, Monk and Pysch [UPDATE] January 23, 2007 6:42 pm
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The new Sci Fi series Dresden Files, as well as the returning Battlestar Galactica had trouble finding an audience Sunday night, as ‘Dresden’ failed to get to a good start and ‘Galactica’ was off from its Friday night average. (more…)
Colbert/O’Reilly Crossover Is A Hit [Updated with Final Ratings] January 20, 2007 12:30 pm
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The Colbert/O’Reilly crossover was a ratings hit for both hosts’ shows.
The Colbert Report set a ratings record for the Comedy Central show, hitting 1.641 million total viewers at 11:30 p.m. (1.1 million of which were among the key A18-49 crowd, 930,000 among adults 25-54).
E! wins Golden Globes Red-Carpet coverage vs. TV Guide January 17, 2007 2:30 pm
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E!’s Live From the Red Carpet special, which ran from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET averaged a 2.07 household rating, beating the 0.7 household rating of rival TV Guide’s program, which featured Joan and Melissa Rivers.
Though the 0.7 rating is low, it is 17% above the performance of the program last year. E!’s coverage (headlined by Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Depandi) was up as well.
“The Sopranos” off-net debut opens large January 11, 2007 8:08 pm
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The off-network debut of The Sopranos on A&E took out its competition Wednesday night, as the pilot was watched by 4.27M viewers. The second hour (“46 Long”) was watched by 3.45M viewers.
Bravo’s “Top Chef” hits a series high January 5, 2007 8:05 pm
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The most recent episode of Top Chef drew 2.2 million total viewers, a new high for the Bravo series which is currently in its second season.
Dirt premiere performs well for FX January 4, 2007 8:30 am
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The one-hour commericial free series premiere of Dirt averaged 3.7 million total viewers with 2.4 million of those viewers in the coveted A18-49 demographic from 10:00 to 11:00 PM on Tuesday night.
Dirt’s premiere was solid, but not as strong as some other FX originals when it comes to adults 18-49 (The Shield drew 3M demo viewers in March 2002 and Rescue Me drew 2.5M demo viewers in July 2004). It was, however, stronger than Nip/Tuck’s premiere of 2M demo viewers back in July of 2003.
Cable TV Ratings for the Week of 12/11 to 12/17 December 21, 2006 7:22 pm
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USA Network wins another week ahead of ESPN, which again places in second.
USA averaged a 2.1 household rating and 2.55 million total viewers to finish just ahead of ESPN’s 1.9 household rating and 2.27 million total viewers.
Cable TV Ratings for the Week of 11/13 to 11/19 December 1, 2006 4:10 am
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In a bit of a surprise, USA Network was the top rated ad-supported cable network for the week ending 19th in viewers, jumping ahead of the previous dominant ESPN for the first time since “Monday Night Football” began airing on the sports entertainment network.
Cable TV Ratings for the Week of 11/6 to 11/12 November 16, 2006 12:22 am
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ESPN was again the top rated basic cable network in prime time, averaging a 2.9 household rating (2.65 million total households) and 3.49 million total viewers due to the strength of its still dominant football lineup.
Cable TV Ratings for the week of 10/30 to 11/5 November 13, 2006 12:42 am
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ESPN was the number one cable network last week with 3.66M total viewers and a 3.0 household rating in prime time, thanks in large part to its continued success from its football offerings.
Strong ratings for Live “Ghost Hunters” event on Sci Fi November 3, 2006 6:38 pm
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On October 31st starting at 11:00 PM and running to 5:00AM on November 1st, Sci Fi aired a special 6 hour live “Ghost Hunters” program.
Ghost Hunters Live revisited the notoriously haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado for a real-time Halloween-night investigation. As the legend goes, Stephen King took up residence at the Stanley while writing his best-selling novel The Shining and the spooky goings on at the hotel reportedly served as the inspiration for his best-selling tome.
The program averaged a 0.9 household rating and 944,000 total viewers, 577,000 P25-54, 698,000 P18-49 from 11:00PM to 5:00AM.
The program registered its largest audience in its first hour; 1.3 household rating and 1.4 million total viewers.
Those ratings in the time period (11:00PM to 5:00AM) registered gains of 80% in households, 119% in P25-54, 174% in P18-49 and 107% in total viewers.
It was the highest rated 11:00PM to 5:00AM period since January of 2002.
“Monday Night Football” Scores A Cable Ratings Record October 25, 2006 3:01 am
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The matchup between the Giants and Cowboys was watched by 11,807,000 households, a 12.8 rating, 16.03M viewers, making it the most watched television program in cable broadcast history.
The previous holder was a 1993 “Larry King Live” in which then VP Al Gore debated Ross Perot over NAFTA (11,174,000 households).
Cable TV Ratings for The Week of 10/9 to 10/15 October 21, 2006 9:26 pm
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ESPN once again was the top cable network last week, averaging a 2.6 household rating and 3.15 million total viewers in prime time, thanks in large part to its “Monday Night Football” and “Saturday Night NCAA” presentations. For the week, ESPN was #1 in all three core demos, averaging 1.55M A18-49, 1.57M A25-54 and 747,000 A18-34.
‘Project Runaway’ Walks Away With Bravo Record October 20, 2006 7:24 pm
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The season finale of Bravo’s “Project Runaway” was the most watched cable program on the night Wednesday, drawing an impressive 4.6 HH Rating and 5.40M total viewers, most ever for the network in households and viewers.
The season finale also attracted 3.44M viewers in the key A18-49 demo.
Big Ratings for “Little People, Big World” Premiere on TLC October 12, 2006 1:00 pm
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Growing 27% over its season one premiere, “Little People, Big World” on TLC averaged about 1.70 million viewers over its hour time-slot.
Growth was also present in A18-49, where the series grew about 24% to 857,000 viewers.
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