ABC's GCB Earns Solid Ratings on Easter Sunday
by Caryn Robbins - April 09, 2012 At 9 pm coming out of a repeat Once Upon a Time, a special airing of GCB surged over its lead-in by 1.5 million viewers and by 70% in Adults 18-49, boosting ABC to #2 in the hour in the key young adult sales demo (tying time-period regular Celebrity Apprentice). In addition, the ABC freshman drama r...
ABC's "Last Man Standing" Opens as Top 8 PM Comedy Debut in Over 7 Years
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2011 With a big turn-out for the debut of 'Last Man Standing,' leading into 'DWTS: The Results' and 'Body of Proof,' ABC marked its most competitive Tuesday this season with viewers and young adults...
ABC Family Picks Up THE FOSTERS and TWISTED, to Premiere this Summer
by Tyler Peterson - February 06, 2013 Michael Riley, president, ABC Family, today announced the pick-up of two, one-hour drama pilots, 'The Fosters,' from executive producer Jennifer Lopez, and 'Twisted' (formerly 'Socio') from executive producer Gavin Polone. Production on both series will begin this spring for summer premieres. Additi...
Robin Roberts to Return to GMA Anchor Desk 2/20
by Caryn Robbins - February 07, 2013 It was announced on this morning's GOOD MORNING AMERICA that Robin Roberts will return to the morning show's anchor desk on Wednesday, February 20, five months to the day that she underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat myelodysplastic syndrome or MDS, a rare blood disorder....
ABC's CMA CHRISTMAS Beats CBS' Grammy Nominations Concert
by Caryn Robbins - December 02, 2011 With its annual rebroadcast of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town and CMA Country Christmas, ABC earned second place on Thursday night with viewers and young adults, while finishing #1 with Kids 2-11....
May Programs Held at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 20, 2011 May flowers with activity at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. Come stroll our grounds, delight in Spring, and enjoy one of our fabulous programs....
ABC Hits Sunday Season High and Grows in Adults 18 - 49
by Caryn Robbins - November 14, 2011 Up against strong NFL-fueled competition on the evening from a high rated Sunday Night Football game (New England Patriots-NY Jets) on NBC and Fox's NFL-overrun boosted lineup, ABC grew its Adult 18-49 audience by 8% week to week, equaling a season high in the key young adult sales demo. The Net was...
ABC's 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show Builds on Wipeout/Beats The Voice in Teens
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 22, 2011 ABC's '101 Ways to Leave a Game Show' Builds on 'Wipeout'/Beats 'The Voice' in Teens...
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS is Tuesday's 'Most Social' TV Program
by Tyler Peterson - February 06, 2013 ABC Family's critically-acclaimed and social media darling "Pretty Little Liars" qualified as Tuesday's #1 TV telecast for the 5th consecutive week in Females 12-34 (1.75 million/3.8 rating) and Female Teens (777,000/6.6 rating), and was cable TV's #1 telecast in Women 18-34 (977,000/2.9 rating), Wo...
ABC Wins Thursday Night with Season Highs
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2012 Returning to its regular Thursday lineup for the first time in 8 weeks (since 11/10/11), ABC turned in a strong first-place finish on Thursday night among Adults 18-49, leading runner-up CBS by 43%. ABC also registered as the most-watched network overall on the evening....
THE BACHELOR Premieres with Strong Ratings for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2012 On the New Year's holiday Monday with the season opener of THE BACHELOR and a special preview of Celebrity Wife Swap, ABC earned a solid second place to CBS' original lineup, beating out NBC's original schedule by wide margins with Total Viewers (+41%) and Adults 18-49 (+41%). ABC finished #1 on the...
ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' is Thursday's #1 Drama in Adults 19-49
by Caryn Robbins - October 07, 2011 ABC's 'Grey's' is Thursday's #1 Drama in Adults 18-49 for the 3rd Week Running...
ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME Generates Big Gains in DVR Playback
by Caryn Robbins - November 12, 2012 ABC's Once Upon a Time is generating big gains in DVR playback in the Live + 7 Day ratings, spiking over its preliminary Live + Same Day numbers by 3.0 million viewers and by 1.4 Adult 18-49 rating points. ...
Octavia Spencer et al to Be Featured on ABC's BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS, 2/22
by Caryn Robbins - February 16, 2012 In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination is not always lined with gold. As the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony draws near, ABC News' '20/20' will air a special Oscars-themed edition of the broadcast, 'Before They Were Famous,' highlighting ...
ONCE UPON A TIME More Than Triples Its Adult 18-49 Lead-In
by Caryn Robbins - January 07, 2013 On its return, Once Upon a Time more than tripled its Adult 18-49 lead-in (+244%) at 8pm to retain 100% of its last airing in the hour on December 2, 2012....
THE HOUR Among BBC America's November Programming Highlights
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2012 THE HOUR returns plus 'Graham Norton' and 'Top Gear' take on James Bond in November on BBC America....
All Three CBS Dramas Sweep Time Periods in Viewers & Key Demos
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2013 CBS swept all three hours in viewers and key demographics, with NCIS: LOS ANGELES and VEGAS delivering their highest demographics since October and NCIS notching its second-largest audience of the season, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, Jan. 29....
ABC Special 20/20 Draws the Net's Second Biggest Audience in the Slot in 10 Months
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 18, 2011 During the 8 o'clock hour, 'A Special Edition of 20/20 - Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro with Katie Couric' pulled in a strong 8.0 million viewers on average, drawing ABC's biggest audience in the hour since 9/22/11 and its 2nd largest viewer count since 1/20/11....
BAFTA Award Winning Writer Abi Morgan Brings Espionage Thriller to BBC America
by Kelsey Denette - March 24, 2011 BBC AMERICA is co-producing a new six-part drama series, The Hour, to premiere this summer on BBC AMERICA. Created and written by BAFTA award-winning Abi Morgan (White Girl, Sex Traffic, Brick Lane, Murder), The Hour stars Dominic West(The Wire, The Devil's Whore), Romola Garai (Emma, Atonement) and...
ABC'S DWTS: The Results Earns Biggest Audience in a Year
by Caryn Robbins - October 17, 2012 Shifting back into its new 8pm slot, ABC's DWTS: All-Stars - The Results Show finished as the most-watched TV show in its hour, beating NBC's The Voice in head-to-head competition and ranking as Tuesday's top unscripted series for the 4th week in a row....
ABC's LAST RESORT Grows Week to Week in Ratings
by Tyler Peterson - October 19, 2012 Growing week to week in the 8 o'clock hour against CBS' top-rated comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men), ABC freshman Last Resort took second place in viewers and young adults, finishing well ahead of Fox's MLB National League Championship and continued to dominate NBC's comedies (30 Roc...
BBC America's THE HOUR to Return as Mini-Series Sequel
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2011 Critically-acclaimed drama, The Hour will return to BBC AMERICA next year with a mini-series sequel, once again co-produced by the network....
ABC Comedies Hold Up Against 'Idol' Juggernaut
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2013 ABC ranked #2 on Wednesday night in Adults 18-49 to a 2-hour Idol-driven Fox. ABC's Modern Family was once again Wednesday's #1 scripted TV show across all key Adult demos (AD18-34/AD18-49/AD25-54)....
Octavia Spencer et al to Be Featured on ABC's BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS, 2/22
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2012 In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination is not always lined with gold. As the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony draws near, ABC News' '20/20' will air a special Oscars-themed edition of the broadcast, 'Before They Were Famous,' highlighting ...
DWTS' Results Show is Tuesday's Most-Watched TV Show
by Caryn Robbins - April 18, 2012 Jumping over its lead-in at 9pm, ABC's DWTS Results Show stood as the most-watched TV show in its slot for the 4th week running, outdrawing its unscripted competition on NBC (Voice Results) by an increasing 5.0 million viewers (up from a 4.4 million viewer advantage the prior week).... |
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