Ratings: ‘Tonight Show,’ ‘SNL’ Holiday Specials Win Primetime Demo on Happy Valentine’s Day for NBC TV | By Tony Maglio on February 15, 2016 @ 8:48 am CBS tops total viewers
Why Shondaland’s Winter Premiere Ratings Aren’t as Bad as They Seem TV | By Tony Maglio on February 12, 2016 @ 3:07 pm A Democratic debate, some better broadcast competition and ABC’s limited promotion didn’t help “TGIT” returns
Democratic Debate Tops 8 Million Viewers Across PBS, CNN TV | By Tony Maglio on February 12, 2016 @ 1:07 pm “NewsHour” livestream adds another 900,000 audience members
Ratings: ‘Scandal’ Slides 34 Percent From Last Winter Premiere TV | By Tony Maglio on February 12, 2016 @ 8:30 am Fox ties sunken ‘TGIT’ atop key demo Thursday
Ratings: NBC and ABC Catch Up to Fox, ‘American Idol’ in 3-Way Key Demo Tie TV | By Tony Maglio on February 11, 2016 @ 8:31 am CBS misses out on first-place party by just one-tenth of a point
Nielsen Boss on Client’s Public Criticism: ‘I’d Prefer They Were Saying Good Things’ TV | By Tony Maglio on February 11, 2016 @ 6:52 am “It’s always positive when our clients are talking to us in the marketplace,” CEO Mitch Barns says — it means company is “highly relevant”
Nielsen Fourth-Quarter Earnings, Sales Satisfy Wall Street’s Benchmark TV | By Tony Maglio on February 11, 2016 @ 3:55 am TV Ratings currency company renewed big Hearst deal a day before releasing financials
Ratings: ‘NCIS’ Blows Away Competition on Tuesday TV | By Joe Otterson on February 10, 2016 @ 9:01 am CBS series wins the night in total viewers and key demo
‘Puppy Bowl XII’ Paws Its Way to 2.2 Million Viewers TV | By Tony Maglio and Joe Otterson on February 9, 2016 @ 3:11 pm Animal Planet’s cuteness competition posts viewership declines from last year
Ratings: ‘X-Files’ Dumps ‘The Bachelor’ for Fox Monday Key Demo Win TV | By Tony Maglio on February 9, 2016 @ 8:15 am CBS and ABC finish first and second in total viewers, respectively
‘People v OJ Simpson’ Kills It in Delayed Viewing TV | By Joe Otterson on February 8, 2016 @ 12:56 pm Premiere episode based on the “Trial of the Century” jumps to 12 million viewers in live-plus-3 numbers, making it FX’s biggest ever
Super Bowl 50’s 111.9 Million Viewers Down 2 Percent From Last Year’s Record High TV | By Tony Maglio on February 8, 2016 @ 11:47 am Streaming nabbed nearly 4 million fans
Ratings: Super Bowl 50 Sacks a Bunch of Boring Broadcast Reruns TV | By Tony Maglio and Joe Otterson on February 8, 2016 @ 8:24 am Fast national numbers for CBS are not time zone adjusted and should be considered subject to change
Super Bowl 50 Ratings Just Behind Last Year’s All Time-Best… So Far TV | By Tony Maglio on February 8, 2016 @ 6:21 am Early ratings project a massive success for CBS, but not as big as the game had last year
Rich People Loved ‘Madoff': Viewers With $100,000-Plus Flocked to ABC Miniseries TV | By Tony Maglio on February 5, 2016 @ 11:37 am ABC project rated less well with lower-income viewers
‘Grease: Live’ Grows to Over 14 Million Viewers in Delayed Viewing TV | By Joe Otterson on February 5, 2016 @ 11:29 am Fox’s musical special racks up viewers faster than greased lightning
Ratings: ABC’s ‘Madoff’ Miniseries Wraps Up With 6.7 Million Viewers TV | By Tony Maglio on February 5, 2016 @ 9:03 am Fox tops Thursday thanks to “American Idol”
‘Steven Avery: Innocent or Guilty?’ Locks Up ID Record 1.6 Million Viewers TV | By Tony Maglio on February 4, 2016 @ 1:52 pm Special set that new cable channel benchmark with three-day delayed viewing
Ratings: ABC’s ‘Madoff’ Schemes Its Way to 7 Million Viewers TV | By Joe Otterson on February 4, 2016 @ 8:34 am “American Idol” still wins night in total viewers, key demo
‘People v O.J. Simpson’ Premiere Guilty of Drawing 5.1 Million Viewers TV | By Tony Maglio on February 3, 2016 @ 1:11 pm FX dropped the gavel on its cable competition Tuesday
Ratings: ‘Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials’ Carries CBS Across Tuesday Goal Line TV | By Tony Maglio on February 3, 2016 @ 8:41 am NBC is runner-up with a pair of “Chicago” shows
Why CBS Will Be No. 1 Soon: Broadcast Ratings Before Super Bowl 50 TV | By Tony Maglio on February 2, 2016 @ 2:16 pm You’ve had a good run, NBC, but prepare to be dethroned
Ratings: A Probe Into ‘X-Files’ Key Demo Number Reveals 19 Percent Drop TV | By Tony Maglio on February 2, 2016 @ 8:27 am Fox episode dips 14 percent from last week among total viewers
Ratings: Fox Gets 12.2 Million Viewers Hopelessly Devoted to ‘Grease: Live’ TV | By Tony Maglio on February 1, 2016 @ 8:13 am Network easily beats rest of Big 4 broadcasters combined in key demo
Rentrak-comScore Merger Complete: Read New Ratings Company’s Memo TV | By Tony Maglio on February 1, 2016 @ 7:57 am Now, comScore will report in more than 75 countries
‘Grease: Live’ Is a Smash Hit in Early Ratings, But Shy of ‘The Wiz Live’ TV | By Tony Maglio on February 1, 2016 @ 7:08 am Fox will totally take its 7.4 household rating for now
‘X-Files’ Debut Abducts More than 20 Million Viewers With Delayed Viewing TV | By Tony Maglio on January 29, 2016 @ 10:09 am Add another 1.1 million audience members from Hulu and the Fox Now app
Ratings: ‘You, Me and the Apocalypse’ Debut Settles NBC Into Third Place TV | By Tony Maglio on January 29, 2016 @ 8:50 am Still, series premiere gives network time slot’s best numbers since Nov. 5
Trump-Free Fox News GOP Debate’s Early Ratings Sink From Summer’s Record High TV | By Tony Maglio on January 29, 2016 @ 8:27 am FNC’s Thursday special draws better initial numbers than last two GOP events on other networks, however
Donald Trump’s ‘O’Reilly Factor’ Appearance Draws Nearly 4 Million Viewers Media | By Joe Otterson on January 28, 2016 @ 2:28 pm Fox News anchor’s attempt to get GOP frontrunner to attend Presidential debate tops all other cable broadcasts on Wednesday