truTV Picks Up SOUTH BEACH TOW Season 2; Season 1 Finale Airs 5/23
by TV News Desk - May 22, 2012 As the hit series South Beach Tow prepares to close out its first season, truTV has ordered an additional 13 episodes. The series, which marks truTV's first collaboration with Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions and Bodega Pictures, has been a strong performer for the network. The finale of South...
BIG BROTHER Brings Thursday Night Ratings Victory to CBS
by Caryn Robbins - August 17, 2012 CBS (6.25 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.8, #T1) was the most-watched network on Thursday thanks to its mix of 'The Big Bang Theory' (8.09 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.1, #2), 'Two and a Half Men' (6.85 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.9, #3), 'Big Brother 14' (6.31 million viewers...
TNT NBA Coverage Delivers Double-Digit Ratings Gains
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2012 Through 13 games of TNT's 2011-12 NBA regular-season schedule, the network continues to deliver double-digit gains versus last year's corresponding coverage. ...
Game 1 of NBA Finals Earns Ratings Win for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - June 13, 2012 ABC (11.01 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1) towered over the competition on Tuesday with its mix of 'Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night' (6.31 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.2, #4), 'NBA Countdown' (6.97 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.8, #3) and 'NBA Finals, Game 1'...
AMERICAN IDOL Las Vegas Night Scores Ratings Win for FOX
by Caryn Robbins - February 17, 2012 The Las Vegas episode of AMERICAN IDOL scored a rating's win for the FOX network last night. However, numbers from the 8:00 pm first hour of the two-hour edition were off slightly from last week. ...
NBC's 69th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Wins Its Time Period
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2012 Led by Sunday's telecast of 'The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards,' which was among the top programs of the week in adults 18-49, total viewers and other key measures, NBC averaged a 2.0 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 6.6 million viewers overall for the week of January 9-15, according to in-home...
NBC Reveals Contestants For LOVE IN THE WILD, Premiering 6/7
by Caryn Robbins - May 04, 2012 NBC's LOVE IN THE WILD announces the 14 original single men and women as well as the seven surprise men searching for 'the one' on the Endemol produced adventure-dating series premiering Thursday, June 7 (8-10 p.m. ET)....
truTV Orders Second Season of IMPRACTICAL JOKERS
by Caryn Robbins - June 21, 2012 truTV has ordered a second season of the hit series IMPRACTICAL JOKERS, the network's hilarious hidden-camera series featuring four lifelong friends who take dares to an outrageous level....
Style Network's New Salon Docu-Series CHICAGOLICIOUS Premieres Tonight, 6/3
by TV News Desk - June 03, 2012 The Style Network continues to explore the fascinating subculture of all things glam and beauty in the new docu-series CHICAGOLICIOUS which premieres tonight, June 3 at 9pm ET/PT....
NBC's Encore of BETTY WHITE's 90th BIRTHDAY Draws Big Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2012 This week, Betty White once again demonstrated the broad, perennial appeal that has made her 'America's Golden Girl.' NBC's Monday special, 'Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl,' attracted an average 13.9 million viewers against tough competition and ranked #8 among all p...
truTV to Introduce 'Bigger, Bolder, Broader' Original Programming
by TV News Desk - April 30, 2012 'Bigger, bolder, broader' is the watch cry as truTV adds several new original series to its production and development slate. The network is placing a strong emphasis on comedic and action-packed 'actuality' programming designed to appeal to its young adult and young male audience. Projects in the w...
Contestants Face the Snowboard Half Pipe on ABC's WINTER WIPEOUT, 1/12
by Caryn Robbins - December 26, 2011 On the January 12th episode of ABC's WINTER WIPEOUT entitled, 'Ice, Ice Baby', in order for contestants to get their mittens on the cold, hard $50,000 grand prize, they must first face the Snowboard Half Pipe, as they try to defy gravity but find themselves falling to the ground like scintillating s...
NBC Ranks #2 in Adults 18-49 for Week of December 5 -11
by Caryn Robbins - December 13, 2011 Paced by 'NBC Sunday Night Football,' which ranked #1 among all primetime programs this week in adults 18-49 and most other key measures, NBC ranked #2 for the week in adults 18-49 and total viewers, averaging a 2.4 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49 and 7.3 million viewers overall for the week of Dece...
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY is Thursday's #1 Drama in Adult 18-49 Demo
by Caryn Robbins - February 24, 2012 More than doubling its lead-in (+107%) at 9pm, ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY surged to rank #1 in its time period among Adults 18-49, leading NBC's comedies (The Office/Up All Night) by 41% and Fox's Idol-driven drama Finder by 55%. ...
ABC Announces Summer Programming Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - April 05, 2012 ABC has unveiled its summer schedule, featuring the return of Rookie Blue as the only scripted show. The second seasons of reality series Secret Millionaire and Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition and another installment of summer staples Wipeout and Bachelorette will also air during the summer mo...
NBC's THE VOICE Ties for #1 Show of Primetime Week in Adults 18 -49
by Caryn Robbins - March 06, 2012 With THE VOICE tying as the #1 show of the week in adults 18-49, NBC has delivered an average 1.9 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers overall for the week of February 27-March 4, according to in-home viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research....
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - ABC's Upcoming Season of WIPEOUT Premiering Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 05, 2012 The weather outside is frightful, but the season premiere of Winter 'Wipeout' is delightful, as 24 winter warriors battle head-to-head in a frigid free for all for $50,000. Players first take on the frost bitten qualifier with some brand new obstacles designed to lift spirits in more ways than one -...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - ABC's Upcoming Season of WIPEOUT Premiering Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 05, 2012 The weather outside is frightful, but the season premiere of Winter 'Wipeout' is delightful, as 24 winter warriors battle head-to-head in a frigid free for all for $50,000. Players first take on the frost bitten qualifier with some brand new obstacles designed to lift spirits in more ways than one -...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - A Sight for Sore Ice on ABC's WINTER WIPEOUT, 1/14
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2012 In the January 14th episode of ABC's WINTER WIPEOUT entitled 'A Sight for Sore Ice', its the same cold conditions with a new hot co-host....
CBS Makes 'BIG BANG' in Thursday Night Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - July 13, 2012 CBS pulled in front on Thursday with the return of 'Big Brother 14'. Bookending said premiere were repeats of THE BIG BANG THEORY, another 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'Person of Interest'....
NBC's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Holds On to No. 1 Spot
by Caryn Robbins - August 22, 2012 NBC (7.86 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.0, #1) held onto top honors on Tuesday with a new two-hour AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (9.64 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.5, #1) followed by encores of 'Go On' (4.85 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.4, #3) and 'Animal Practice'...
Daniel Radcliffe Among Nominees for 25th ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS, 3/31
by Caryn Robbins - February 16, 2012 Nickelodeon announced today the nominees for the milestone 25th ANNUAL KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS, helmed by international superstar Will Smith and airing live from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast)....
ABC Pulls TRUST US WITH YOUR LIFE Following Fred Willard's Arrest
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2012 ABC has pulled its struggling newcomer TRUST US WITH YOUR LIFE from its Tuesday lineup. Repeats of 'Wipeout' will instead fill the show's Tuesday, 9:00/8:00c slot for the next two weeks...
ABC's Coverage of NBA Finals Game 2 Dominates Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - June 15, 2012 ABC (11.33 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.7, #1) overshadowed the competition on Thursday with its mix of 'Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night' (6.12 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T3), 'NBA Countdown' (7.71 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.1, #2) and 'NBA Finals, Game 2' (13.55 million vie...
NBA Finals Ends With Post Season High for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - June 22, 2012 ABC was the top draw on Thursday thanks to its mix of 'Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night', 'NBA Countdown' (8.66 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.5, #2) and 'NBA Finals, Game 5'.... |