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GMA is No. 1 in Both Total Viewers and Key Demos

ABC News' 'Good Morning America' ranked No. 1 to turn in its 3rd winning week in a row in both Total Viewers (5.821 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.127 million), according to Nielsen Media Research, for the week of May 6, 2013. (more...)

ABC's MODERN FAMILY Tops 'American Idol' on Wednesday Night

Wednesday's #1 TV Show, ABC's Modern Family became the first ever show to outdeliver a Wednesday finale of American Idol on the night in Adults 18-49, leading by a definitive 21%. (more...)

CBS's FACE THE NATION is #1 Sunday Morning Public Affairs Show

CBS News' FACE THE NATION WITH BOB SCHIEFFER is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show. (more...)

NBC's CHICAGO FIRE Climbs to Highest Rating Since February

At 10 p.m. ET, "Chicago Fire" (1.9/5 in adults 18-49, 6.9 million viewers overall) climbed to its top 18-49 rating since February 27. (more...)

CBS THIS MORNING Posts Year-to-Year Gains in Viewers

CBS THIS MORNING posted double-digit percentage gains year-to-year among viewers (+13%) and households (+10%). CBS THIS MORNING added +350,000 viewers compared to the same week last year, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 10, 2013. (more...)

BAD GIRLS CLUB Hits Season High on Oxygen

Oxygen Media delivered record ratings on Tuesday scoring the #1 cable telecast of the day among women 18-34 with “Bad Girls Club' Atlanta and earned double digit growth with “Find Me My Man,” according to Nielsen. Part two of the three part reunion for “Bad Girls Club” Atlanta delivered 1.5 million total viewers, earning a season high among all key demos. In the 8pm hour, Oxygen was also the #1 cable network among women 18-49 and women 18-34, out delivering ABC. The fan-favorite series also dominated the conversation online becoming the most tweeted about series on broadcast and cable for the night with nearly 280,000 tweets, according to SocialGuide. Adding to the night's success, “Find Me My Man” earned 615,000 total viewers, up 41 percent among women 18-49, 45 percent with adults 18-49 and up 36 percent with total viewers, compared to last week. (more...)

DEADLIEST CATCH Sweeps Tuesday in Men 25-54 for Fifth Consecutive Week

Last night's new episode of DEADLIEST CATCH was the #1 cable program among Persons and Men 25-54 delivery and Persons 18-49 delivery (excluding sports). This is the fifth consecutive week the series was #1 in Men 25-54 delivery (excluding sports). The series earned a 2.02 HH/1.84 P25-54 rating and delivered 2.71 million viewers P2+, beating most broadcast television series including: FOX's 'Mindy Project,' 'New Girl' and 'So You Think You Can Dance,' ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars - Results Show,' 'Wipeout' and 'Body of Proof,' CBS's 'Golden Boy,' and NBC's 'Grimm' and 'The Voice.' In addition, Discovery Channel was the #1 non-sports cable network in Prime among Men 25-54 and Men 18-49 delivery. (more...)

Yahoo!-ABC Leads Online News Networks for April

For the month of April 2013, the Yahoo!-ABC News Network maintained its position as the #1 source of news and information online. Following a strong performance in March, the combined network continued to lead the way in April, placing ahead of competitors CNN, Huffington Post Group, NBC News, Fox News and CBS News. (more...)

ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS Shoots Up Over Lead-In

Celebrating the show's 300th episode, ABC's DWTS: The Results Show shot up over its lead-in (+64%) and posted its 2nd week of Adult 18-49 growth (+6%). (more...)

NBC's THE VOICE Delivers 6.6 Million Viewers

From 8-9 p.m. ET, a recap episode of "The Voice" (2.0/6 in 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall) ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in the hour (more...)

FOX Ranks No. 1 Among Adults 18-34 and Teens

FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, NEW GIRL and GLEE leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-34 and Teens. (more...)

Golf Channel's PLAYERS Coverage Sparks All-Time Viewership High

THE PLAYERS Championship's coverage on NBC and Golf Channel last week caught the attention of America with record audiences for its tournament coverage and signature programming according to data released today by The Nielsen Company. (more...)

IDOL & GLEE Score Fox a Weekly Win with Teens, Adults 18-34

FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, NEW GIRL and GLEE leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-34 and Teens. AMERICAN IDOL Wednesday led FOX to win its 17th straight Wednesday night, outperforming the night's No. 2 network by +21% in Adults 18-49 (2.9/8 vs. 2.4/7 for CBS), +31% in Adults 18-34 (2.1/7 vs. 1.6/5 for NBC) and +13% in Total Viewers (11.1 vs. 9.8 Mil for CBS). IDOL's Thursday results show showed gains of +12% from the previous week in Adults 18-49 (2.6/9) and +3% in Total Viewers (11.6 vs. 11.3 Mil). (more...)

NCIS, THE BIG BANG THEORY Drive CBS Ratings Sweep

CBS was first in viewers for the 11th consecutive week, in adults 25-54 for the ninth consecutive week and first in adults 18-49 for the sixth time in eight weeks, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 12, Week 33 of the 2013-2014 season. (more...)

Disney Junior Block Delivers Top 3 Cable TV Series in Key Demo

For the week of May 6, 2013, 24-hour kid-driven, family-committed television network Disney Channel swept major youth demos for the 3rd straight week in Total Day in Kids 2-11 (more...)

ABC's WORLD NEWS Stands as No. 1 Newscast in Key News Demo

For the week of May 6, 2013, "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" averaged 7.47 million Total Viewers and a 1.6 rating/7 share/1.94 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. (more...)

NBC Nightly News Widens Lead Over ABC

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was the most-watched network evening newscast for the week ending May 10, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data. (more...)

CBS EVENING NEWS Adds 680,000 Viewers

The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY added +680,000 viewers (6.41m from 5.73m, +12%), the largest year-to-year viewer gain among the network evening news broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 10. (more...)

ABC's CASTLE Delivers Strong Ratings on Monday Night

With the Dancing semi-finals and the season finale of Castle, ABC ranked as Monday's most-watched TV network for the 4th week in a row, topping all 6 half-hours and outdrawing runner-up NBC by 3.1 million viewers. (more...)

Season Finale of CBS's HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Soars in Ratings

The season finale of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, in which "The Mother" was revealed, soared to its highest adult 18-49 rating since February and topped 'The Voice' at 8:00 PM in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Monday, May 13 (more...)

NBC Matches Highest Weeklong Primetime 18-49 Rating

NBC has matched its highest weeklong 18-49 rating in 17 weeks, since January 7-13, and delivered its biggest total-viewer result since that same week, finishing the week of May 6-12 with a 1.8 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers overall, according to "live plus same day" viewing data from Nielsen Media Research. (more...)

THE BIG BANG THEORY Leads in Live +7 Day DVR Lift

THE BIG BANG THEORY led all programs in live +7 day DVR lift among viewers and adults 18-49, according to Nielsen ratings for the week ending April 28. (more...)

ABC Equals Best Regular Sunday Since Mid-January in Key Demo

Opposite CBS with its 3-hour Survivor finale, ABC built for the 2nd straight Sunday in Adults 18-49 (+6%) to earn second place on the evening. The Net matched its top Adult 18-49 rating with regular programming on the night since mid-January - since 1/13/13. (more...)

'Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites' Finale Leads CBS to Sunday Win

CBS won Sunday in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 with the season finale of 'Survivor: Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites', according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for May 12. (more...)

FASHION STAR Finale Draws 2.5 Million Viewers

At 8 p.m. ET, the finale of 'Fashion Star' (0.5/2 in 18-49, 2.5 million viewers overall) grew from its first half-hour to its second in adults 18-49 by 20 percent (to a 0.6 from a 0.5). (more...)