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Big soccer night for Univision
Univision is celebrating Nielsen data showing that last Wednesday’s broadcast of the soccer match between the national teams of the US and Mexico drew nearly ...
Full story Nielsen's recap of 2008 Super Bowl ads
The Nielsen Company released an analysis of ad trends from Super Bowl XLII, which was viewed by an average audience of 97.5 million people in ...Week 19: Cable puts 10 in top 100 with boost from Dem debate
With the Super Bowl, post-game show and "American Idol" powering Fox to easy domination of the 18-49 demo and pretty much every other demo in ...Super week for Fox
You knew that the Super Bowl broadcast on Fox was the week's top program - indeed, the 2nd most watched TV program of all time ...Super Bowl super for Fox
The cliff-hanger that saw the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots’ plans for a perfect season kept viewers glued to their TV sets ...Sajak stays on top
“Judge Judy” just got a contract renewal, but Pat Sajak remained on top of the syndicated ratings for the second week in a row with ...“Idol” leads broadcast to sweep of top 50
“American Idol” topped the Nielsen ratings for the past week in the key 18-49 demo. No surprise there. But the weekly number crunch by the ...Msnbc.com #1 source for online political news
In a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, more consumers stated that they got their political news from msnbc.com than any other online ...“American Idol” annihilates the competition
So long as “American Idol” is on the air, it’s pretty much a given that Fox will be the ratings winner. Even in Super Bowl ...“Wheel” back on top
The battle continues for the top spot in syndicated television. In the latest week reported by the Syndicated Network Television Association, based on data from ...Getting digital
Bruce Haymes has joined The Nielsen Company as Senior Vice President, Product Leader – Digital Media. He will lead Nielsen Digital Media Manager, a new ...Broadcast claims top 49 for week 17
Despite the continuing writers strike, broadcast television networks had the top 49 shows for week 17 of the TV season in the key 18-49 demo ...Fox cleans up
If we told you that anything other than the NFC Championship game on Fox was the #1 show on television last week, you’d know we’re ...Fox scores big in OT
Sunday night’s NFC Championship game was a TV executives dream – tied at the end of regulation play. No football fan could tear themselves away ...“Judge Judy” rules
“Judge Judy” is starting the New Year off strong, again leading the ratings for syndicated fare. According to the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA), “Judge ...
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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 ...