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CBS NEWS Delivers Significant Adult 25-54 Audiences
by Caryn Robbins - April 24, 2015

CBS News broadcasts delivered significant adult 25-54 audiences, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news....


CBS News Tops Murrow Awards with Eight Wins
by Tyler Peterson - June 11, 2014

CBS News led the field in the prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards, receiving a combined eight honors for its television and radio broadcasts – the most won by a news organization. The winners were announced today by the Radio, Television & Digital News Association, which will present the awards ...


VIDEO: Tavis Smiley Talks DANCING WITH THE STARS Elimination
by - September 24, 2014

Talk show host Tavis Smiley and partner Sharna Burgess were the second couple to be kicked off Season 19 of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars." ...


Liam Neeson Set for 60 MINUTES this Weekend
by Tyler Peterson - February 20, 2014

Liam Neeson says the sudden death of his wife, Natasha Richardson, still doesn't seem real, even five years after she died in a skiing accident at the age of 45. The star of films like “Schindler's List” and “Taken” also speaks about donating his wife's organs, his childhood and how his age is beg...


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 For Second Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 10, 2015

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 broadcasts for the second straight time. It was the CBS News magazine's third time in four weeks and the 14th time this season that it made the prestigious list....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 For Second Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 25, 2014

60 Minutes made Nielsen's top 10 again, landing at #6 for the week. It was the program's second straight top 10 appearance....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Third Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - November 11, 2014

60 MINUTES has finished among America's 10 most-watched primetime broadcasts for the third straight week. The CBS newsmagazine made Nielsen's top 10 at #7, drawing an audience of 12.16 million viewers....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 13th Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 03, 2015

60 MINUTES drew 13.55 million viewers to land on Nielsen's top 10 list at #7. It was the 13th time the CBS News magazine made the list this season....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Mandy Patinkin Featured on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 11/16
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2014

Viewers find out everything about Patinkin - and then some - when Simon profiles the accomplished singer, stage, film and television actor on the next edition of 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Nov. 16 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


Syrian President Assad Feature Set for CBS's 60 MINUTES, 3/29
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2015

CBS THIS MORNING co-host Charlie Rose interviews Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus for a 60 MINUTES report to be broadcast Sunday, March 29 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


Alfonso Ribeiro Tops Wynn Las Vegas Odds to Win ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS
by Caryn Robbins - October 22, 2014

Wynn Las Vegas' Johnny Avello predicts the odds to win this season of ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS. See how your favorites fare below!...


CBS's MADAM SECRETARY Debut Delivers 14.3 Million Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - September 22, 2014

MADAM SECRETARY debuted with 14.3 million viewers, 60 MINUTES had its most-watched season premiere since 1997, and the season premiere of THE GOOD WIFE had its most-watched season premiere since 2011, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Sept. 21....


CBS Takes Final Week of Season in Adults 25-54
by Tyler Peterson - September 23, 2014

CBS won the final week of the television year in viewers and adults 25-54 (tie), led by the series premiere of MADAM SECRETARY, the season premieres of 60 MINUTES and THE GOOD WIFE and the Network's second week of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings f...


Fitness Expert Kelly Starrett Set for 60 MINUTES SPORTS Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2014

We are a slumped-over generation, hunched over computer screens, coiled in front of smart phones and using poor form even when we exercise....


CBS's MADAM SECRETARY Lifts CBS's Sunday Upscale Audience
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2014

The addition of the freshman drama MADAM SECRETARY to CBS's Sunday night has elevated upscale audiences for the Network's 7:00-10:00 PM block with dramatic increases in the 8:00-9:00 PM hour, according to Nielsen....


CBS Wins Week in Viewers and Key Demos Against World Series
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2014

CBS finished first for the week in viewers and key demographics, becoming the first network since the invention of people meters (at least 1987) to win a week against five games of the World Series...


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top for 2nd Time in Four Weeks
by Caryn Robbins - October 28, 2014

America's most-watched news program landed on Nielsen's Top 10 list for the second time in four weeks. 60 MINUTES finished at #7 for the week, drawing 13.23 million viewers – the largest primetime non-sports broadcast audience on Sunday....


CBS Wins First Week of Summer in Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - June 03, 2014

CBS placed first in viewers during the first full week of the summer season, as rebroadcasts of the Network's comedies and dramas comprised seven of the week's top 10 broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending June 1....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Is #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program for 2nd Time this Season
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2014

In a season of strong ratings nights, 60 MINUTES had its best in two years last Sunday. The CBS newsmagazine drew 18.4 million viewers...


CBS's 60 MINUTES is Sunday's #1 Primetime Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - April 14, 2015

60 MINUTES made the Nielsen Top 10 list for the seventh time in nine weeks, drawing 12.6 million viewers to finish at #7. The CBS newsmagazine was Sunday's #1 primetime broadcast in viewers....


CBS Airs One-Hour Special JUDGE JUDY PRIMETIME Tonight
by TV News Desk - May 20, 2014

JUDGE JUDY PRIMETIME, a one-hour primetime special for the CBS Television Network that includes new cases and takes a look at how Judge Judith Sheindlin transitioned from New York Family Court Judge to “Judge Judy,...


CBS to Air One-Hour Special JUDGE JUDY PRIMETIME, 5/20
by Caryn Robbins - April 30, 2014

JUDGE JUDY PRIMETIME, a one-hour primetime special for the CBS Television Network that includes new cases and takes a look at how Judge Judith Sheindlin transitioned from New York Family Court Judge to “Judge Judy,...


CBS'S 60 MINUTES is #1 Non-Sports Program of the Week
by Caryn Robbins - September 23, 2014

60 MINUTES began its 2014-2015 season by delivering its biggest premiere audience since 1997, drawing 17.88 million viewers as the week's most-watched non-sports program. The large audience landed 60 MINUTES at #2 on Nielsen's top 10 list, second only to NFL football....


2015 FRIGID New York Festival Lineup Announced; Runs 2/18-3/8
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2015

FRIGID New York at Horse Trade will present the 9th Annual FRIGID Festival at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery) and UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) February 18 - March 8....


CBS Sweeps Every Hour on Sunday in Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2014

CBS swept every hour on Sunday in viewers with 60 MINUTES, THE AMAZING RACE, THE GOOD WIFE and THE MENTALIST, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 27....






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