TV RATINGS
Network news ratings down
Presidential campaign coverage has helped the cable news networks increase or at least maintain their primetime audience levels versus last year. No such story is ...
Full story Week 23: Cable puts five in top 100
The weird thing, though, is that three of those five were the same program - three different showings of the movie "Wedding Crashers" on TBS. ...Pat Sajak back on top
"Judge Judy" dropped back to 2nd place in the weekly syndicated TV battle, as "Wheel of Fortune" broke the tie and claimed sole possession of ..."Idol" ratings killer carries Fox to another win
CNN and MSNBC see primetime gains
For the first time in years, CNN is giving Fox News Channel a run for its money in this season’s cable news primetime ratings. Coverage ...Back to a tie
"Judge Judy" has pulled back into a tie for first place with "Wheel of Fortune" in the latest week's syndic ratings. The tally is compiled ...Broadcast TV's 90% solution
Broadcast TV networks claimed 90 of the top 100 shows across broadcast and cable/satellite TV for the most recent week in the key 18-49 demo, ...Oscar on top, but Fox wins the week
The lowest-rated Academy Awards broadcast ever was still strong enough to claim the top spot in the week's TV ratings, but ABC was beaten once ...The Judge needs to Jail
Judge Judy still needs to consider jailing Pat Sajak, because Pat's Wheel of Fortune once again kept Judy out of the #1 slot on the ...Week 21: Competition outFoxed by Idol
Fox's Moment of Truth had a good week, coming in 3rd among primetime offerings with a 6.0 18-49 showing, behind American Idol Wednesday and the ...The tie continues
For the second week in a row, it's a dead heat between "Judge Judy" and "Wheel of Fortune" for the top spot in syndicated television. ...Week 20: Broadcast 91, cable/satellite 9
As "American Idol" on Fox dominated all competitors, both broadcast and cable/satellite, once again, the weekly ratings crunch of Nielsen data by the Television Bureau ...Fox trio tops the Grammys
Both night of "American Idol" on Fox bested the Grammy Awards on CBS, but so did "House" on Fox, leaving the Grammy's in 4th place ...Network sports buying's dirty little secret
Carat Programming noted that some may be surprised that this year's Super Bowl earned the same rating as last year (see charts) . This counters ...Judy and Pat in a tie
The battle for top of the heap in syndicated television continues between Pat Sajak’s “Wheel of Fortune” and Judy Sheindlin’s “Judge Judy” continues. This time ...
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mark walker
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07 May, 2008 08:25:00
Paul- you are awesome! I am so glad to see you again!
Ray Somich
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05 May, 2008 07:11:27
As always, John Gorman tells it like it is, whether we want to hear it or not. How sadly ironic that radio's success has been ...
Jack Messmer
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04 May, 2008 10:25:01
Thanks for your comment.
Does anyone else want to weigh in supporting this move? Do the sweeps really matter that much these days?
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Tim Keating
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02 May, 2008 07:44:28
Am I the only one bothered by Nielsen's move from February 2009 Sweep to March 2009?
The announcement from Nielsen came as a surprise. ...
Charlie Ferguson
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02 May, 2008 05:40:09
As a 2-book Condensed Market that doesn't even get trends from Arbitron, one can foresee some real struggles with some particularly aggressive agencies. Since ...