Oprah’s OWN Launch: The Ratings
*On its debut weekend, Oprah Winfrey’s new network drew enough viewers to establish a firm presence among cable viewers. During the three-hour block beginning at 8 p.m. EST on Saturday, OWN: Oprah...
View ArticleNearly 31 Million Watch President Obama’s Tucson Speech
President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he addresses the crowd at the "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America" event held to support and remember the victims of Saturday's mass shooting, at the...
View Article‘GMA’, ‘CBS This Morning’ Rise in Ratings; ‘Today’ Falls
Gayle King on the set of “CBS This Morning” *Even as “Good Morning America” solidifies its status as the most popular morning program, ABC isn’t the only network where executives have been smiling...
View ArticleBlack Viewers Drive Ratings Gains for ‘Kelly & Michael’, ‘Ellen’, More
*Black viewers are becoming increasingly important in the daytime television landscape, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With total viewers of “Live With Kelly and Michael” up nearly 15 percent...
View Article‘BET Hip Hop Awards’ Chomps on Twitter Champ ‘Walking Dead’
*The “BET Hip Hop Awards” moved past last week’s Twitter TV ratings champ, “The Walking Dead,” and “American Horror Story: Freak Show” to lead the week in online audience for broadcast show, reports...
View Article‘Empire’ Ratings Top ‘American Idol’ Lead-In AND ‘Modern Family’
*It’s a hit! Fox scored big with the series premiere of “Empire” Wednesday night. While “American Idol” continued its yearly opening day ratings slide, the weak lead-in didn’t deter folks from tuning...
View ArticleABC’s ‘World News’ Overtakes NBC’s ‘Nightly News’ in Total Viewers
*The tide appears to be turning. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was the most-watched of the three broadcast evening newscasts, beating “NBC Nightly News” in total viewers for the first time since Sept....
View Article‘Empire’ Ratings Top ‘American Idol’ Lead-In AND ‘Modern Family’
*It’s a hit! Fox scored big with the series premiere of “Empire” Wednesday night. While “American Idol” continued its yearly opening day ratings slide, the weak lead-in didn’t deter folks from tuning...
View ArticleABC’s ‘World News’ Overtakes NBC’s ‘Nightly News’ in Total Viewers
*The tide appears to be turning. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was the most-watched of the three broadcast evening newscasts, beating “NBC Nightly News” in total viewers for the first time since Sept....
View ArticleNew Nielsen Study Confirms Most Viewers of Black TV Shows Are Non-Black
*According to a new Nielsen study, most viewers of TV shows with black leads are non-blacks. The report was compiled in order to “numerically analyze the black versus non-black viewers that tune into...
View Article‘Empire’ Ratings Top ‘American Idol’ Lead-In AND ‘Modern Family’
*It’s a hit! Fox scored big with the series premiere of “Empire” Wednesday night. While “American Idol” continued its yearly opening day ratings slide, the weak lead-in didn’t deter folks from tuning...
View ArticleABC’s ‘World News’ Overtakes NBC’s ‘Nightly News’ in Total Viewers
*The tide appears to be turning. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was the most-watched of the three broadcast evening newscasts, beating “NBC Nightly News” in total viewers for the first time since Sept....
View ArticleNew Nielsen Study Confirms Most Viewers of Black TV Shows Are Non-Black
*According to a new Nielsen study, most viewers of TV shows with black leads are non-blacks. The report was compiled in order to “numerically analyze the black versus non-black viewers that tune into...
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