Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
CBS’s two-hour edition of 48 Hours Mystery was enough to put the network in first among households, but Cops (times two) and America’s Most Wanted were good enough to put Fox ahead of the competition among both viewers and adults 18-49.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
Price is Right continues to draw strong ratings, as the program (the nights most-watched) led CBS to win among households and viewers.
NBC, however, managed to just do good enough to place first for the evening among adults 18-49, courtesy a two-hour edition of Dateline.
Elsewhere on the evening, The CW’s soon to be departing Smackdown managed some of its strongest ratings, drawing over 5 million viewers.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
American Idol carried Fox to yet another Thursday night victory, but New Amsterdam, in its second episode, fell by 2.9 million or 22% among viewers and 20% among adults 18-49. Retention was also quite weak at only 40% among viewers and 38% among adults 18-49.
Total audience remains relatively solid (over 10 million viewers), so we’ll see how the show fares in its third outing in its new time slot this upcoming Monday.
Elsewhere on the evening, Survivor and repeats of CSI and Without a Trace kept CBS in its now familiar and solid second place, while ABC held off NBC for third place among total viewership, and was second among adults 18-49 thanks to a consistent performance by Lost.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 24, Fox, Movies, Television.
Fox’s 24 is returning a little earlier than planned. Fox announced that producers of the series are developing a two-hour prequel to the upcoming seventh season, that will use to serve to fill in the two-year gap between seasons 6 and 7.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2008/2009 TV Season, NBC, News, Television.
NBC has announced their summer long “NBC’s All-American Summer” lineup, the networks programming running up to its exclusive coverage of the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 2008/2009 TV Season, CBS, News, Television.
CBS is laid out plans to premiere two new dramas this summer; Swingtown in May and Flashpoint in July. Swingtown will premiere on Thursday, May 29 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), while a premiere date and time period for Flashpoint will be announced at a later date.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, My Name Is Earl, NBC, Television.
Paris Hilton will appear as herself in a guest-starring role on the April 3rd episode of NBC’s My Name Is Earl. Press release after the jump.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
ABC’s 20/20 special on the Royal Family lifted the network to first place on the evening among households and viewers, despite the poor performance from lead-out October Road.
Fox, however, managed to tie with ABC among adults 18-49 thanks to two back-to-back episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, including the first season finale.
Elsewhere on the evening, NBC placed third with its combination of reality (My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad and Deal or No Deal) and Medium.
CBS took third, while The CW’s new edition of The Pussycat Dolls Present continues to perform poorly, leaving that network in a very distant last place.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
Oprah’s Big Give powered ABC to an easy Sunday night victory among total audience and adults 18-49. The series got off a terrific start, drawing in more than 15 million viewers (first place for the evening) and a 5.3 A18-49 rating (also first for the evening).
Fox trailed in second place with its coverage of NASCAR, and its usual mix of comedies, drawing a solid adult 18-49 audience, just narrowly trailing ABC in that demo.
Elsewhere on the evening, CBS remained on par with prior Sunday’s, as the re-purposed episodes of Dexter continue to do well closing out the evening for the network.
Though well back in fourth place on the evening, NBC was relatively competitive, trailing third place CBS only minimally.
The CW, meanwhile, saw only a minimal increase in viewership, with its slightly tweaked lineup that included the return of comedies Everybody Hates Chris and Aliens in America.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
CBS carried the evening with another strong performance by Price is Right, which was the nights most watched program among households and viewers, while Fox was a competitive second place thanks to repeats of Bones and House.
Elsewhere on the evening, the second week of Amne$ia fared poorly, dipping by 31% among viewers and 42% among adults 18-49, however, NBC’s evening was saved somewhat by better than average performances for two editions of Dateline.
ABC and The CW trailed in fourth and fifth, respectively.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
American Idol’s second elimination episode improved upon last week’s episode by 11% among households and 7% among adults 18-49. The improvement also translated to Don’t Forget The Lyrics (+17% among viewers and +8% among adults 18-49).
Meanwhile ABC’s Lost, though off from double-digits compared to last week, was still the night’s most-watched scripted program, and the overall second most-watched series among adults 18-49.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in American Idol, Fox, News, Television.
During Thursday night’s elimination episode, host Ryan Seacrest announced a short list (presumably incomplete) of the guests/talent that’ll be on this year’s Idol Gives Back.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Quarterlife, Television.
Hardly a surprise given its dreadfully low ratings, NBC has canceled its online based drama Quarterlife after just one airing.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC, NBC, News, Scrubs, Television.
The long-time NBC comedy Scrubs is switching networks. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC is in negotiations to pick up 18 episodes of the show from ABC Studios, which has produced the show for NBC since 2001.
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in CBS, MMA, News, Television.
CBS is adding mixed martial arts to its lineup starting this April.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC, News, Renwals, Television.
ABC today announced early pick-ups for several of the networks alternative series.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
FOX had another strong night with its duo of American Idol and Back to You.
Elsewhere on the evening, NBC and CBS battled over second place, with NBC gaining the upper hand.
Over on The CW, America’s Next Top Model continues to perform at below-average levels.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
Fox continues to roll over the competition, with another strong performance by American Idol, which gave a good boost to returning comedy Back to You. Back to You grew by 5.02 million or 69% among viewers and 80% among adults 18-49 from its last newly aired episode back in November of last year, posting series highs.
Elsewhere on the evening, week three of the new season of Jericho managed to register a much needed boost, improving week-to-week by 1.04 million or 18% among viewers and 10% among adults 18-49.
Overall viewership, however, remains low at under 7 million.
In series premiere news, NBC’s MySpace.com series Quarterlife flopped with less than 4 million viewers, and retention from its lead-in at a very weak 48% among households and 52% among adults 18-49.
The CW’s One Tree Hill continues to motor along with solid ratings, growing by 11% among households and 8% among adults 18-49.
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Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
ABC’s Raisin in the Sun film gave the network a strong first place finish on the evening, with a consistent half-hour to half-hour performance through 11:00.
NBC meanwhile was a respectable second place on the evening thanks to another strong outing from Deal or No Deal, the nights most-watched series.
Elsewhere on the evening, despite coming no where close to the numbers it was getting post-American Idol, The Moment of Truth did fill in nicely for the departed Prison Break, however at 9:00 ‘Terminator’ hit another series low. I sure hope FOX finds a way to keep the show for another season, because I surely am enjoying it and would hate to see it last for only one season. It still performs well among the key A18-49 demo, so it’s not all bad.
The CW meanwhile languished in a now familiar last place, as the new edition of Pussycat Dolls Present failed to crack 2 million viewers, well below last season’s numbers. (more…)
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
ABC’s coverage of the 80th Annual Academy Awards led the network to an easy win on Sunday night, but year-to-year, the awards show was off by a disappointing 8.16 million or 20% among viewers and 24% among adults 18-49 (click here for a list of winners).
Elsewhere on the evening, Fox was the only major net to program effectively, with its two-hours of NASCAR coverage and repeats of The Simpsons putting the network in a solid second place finish for the evening.
CBS finished in third place for the evening, with Big Brother continuing to perform poorly, while another re-purposed episode of the Showtime hit Dexter showed promise in its second week, growing from its lead-in among adults 18-49. (more…)
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Broadcast TV Ratings, News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.
A special presentation of Price is Right (the night’s most-watched program) pushed CBS to the front of the pack on Friday night among households and viewers, but strong repeat numbers for Bones and House on FOX put that network in front among adults 18-49.
Meanwhile, the series premiere of Amne$ia on NBC got off to an okay start, holding steady from its 1 vs. 100 lead-in among households and viewers and growing by 14% among adults 18-49.
ABC’s night was salvaged by solid numbers from two episodes of 20/20.
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