Leno Celebrates A Week on Top in Late Night Ratings
by Jessica Lewis - June 24, 2010 NBC's late-night lineup has delivered ratings wins for the week of June 14-18, with 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' out-delivering all cable and regular broadcast competition in the 11:35 p.m. ET hour in adult 18-49 viewers and total viewers. Jay beat CBS's 'Late Show with David Letterman' in every...
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Premiere Earns Series High Ratings
by Nicole Rosky - June 01, 2011 Last night, the sixth season premiere of NBC's 'America's Got Talent' attracted the biggest overall viewership ever for a 'Talent' season debut and delivered the highest 18-49 rating for a 'Talent' season premiere since 2007, according to 'fast affiliate-based' 'live plus same day' viewing figures f...
'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT' Primetime Specials To Air On ABC Starting 6/3
by Charlie Piane - April 26, 2010 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' will air as special half-hour primetime shows each night of the NBA Finals, beginning Thursday, June 3 on ABC....
ABC Wins Sunday Ratings For 2nd Consecutive Week
by Charlie Piane - June 14, 2010 With continuing coverage of the 2010 NBA Finals (Celtics-Lakers Game 5), ABC towered over its competition for the 2nd straight Sunday. Based on Nielsen's preliminary time-period-based 'Fast Affiliate' ratings, ABC outpaced its nearest competition during primetime by 5.3 million viewers (12.8 million...
Foster Creates 'Give Tonys Back to Broadway' Facebook Group
by Jessica Lewis - June 17, 2010 Broadway star Hunter Foster (Million Dollar Quartet) has created a new group on Facebook - 'GIVE THE TONYS BACK TO BROADWAY!!'. The group's mission is 'A group for all actors, directors, writers and fans who want to see the Tony awards given back to who it belongs to: US!! No more movie stars invadi...
ABC Sees Biggest Summer Tuesday Ratings In 6 Years
by Charlie Piane - June 16, 2010 Airing Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals (Celtics-Lakers), ABC won its 2nd consecutive Tuesday in Total Viewers (14.7 million) and across all key Adult demos: AD18-34 (5.8/19), AD18-49 (5.7/17) and AD25-54 (5.8/16). Posting a dominant primetime victory, the Network topped its nearest competition by 6.1 ...
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT Announces All-Star Guest Lineup
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2010 Emmy Award-winning 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' presents a special half-hour primetime show each night of the NBA Finals beginning Thursday, June 3 on ABC. Join host Jimmy Kimmel as he welcomes guests including Russell Brand, Ashton Kutcher, the cast of 'Grown Ups' -- Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, ...
GLEE Is The Week's #1 Scripted Show
by Charlie Piane - June 08, 2010 A winning performance by GLEE, the sizzling season premiere of HELL'S KITCHEN and two strong nights of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE led FOX to a solid second-place finish last week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens amidst the NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup Finals. In fact, FOX claimed four of...
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT Announces All-Star Guest Lineup
by Charlie Piane - May 27, 2010 Emmy Award-winning 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' presents a special half-hour primetime show each night of the NBA Finals beginning Thursday, June 3 on ABC. Join host Jimmy Kimmel as he welcomes guests including Russell Brand, Ashton Kutcher, the cast of 'Grown Ups' -- Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, ...
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT Announces All-Star Guest Lineup
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2010 Emmy Award-winning 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' presents a special half-hour primetime show each night of the NBA Finals beginning Thursday, June 3 on ABC. Join host Jimmy Kimmel as he welcomes guests including Russell Brand, Ashton Kutcher, the cast of 'Grown Ups' -- Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, ...
ABC Wins Tuesday Ratings With 2010 NBA Championship Coverage
by Charlie Piane - June 09, 2010 Airing Game 3 of the 2010 NBA Finals (Celtics-Lakers), ABC won Tuesday night in Total Viewers (10.8 million) and across all key Adult demos: AD18-34 (4.5/15), AD18-49 (4.4/13) and AD25-54 (4.4/12). ABC outdelivered its nearest competition during primetime by 1.6 million viewers (10.8 million vs. 9.2...
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT Announces All-Star Guest Lineup
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2010 Emmy Award-winning 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' presents a special half-hour primetime show each night of the NBA Finals beginning Thursday, June 3 on ABC. Join host Jimmy Kimmel as he welcomes guests including Russell Brand, Ashton Kutcher, the cast of 'Grown Ups' -- Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, ...
ABC Earns Highest Primetime Ratings Since Mid-June Last Week
by Jessica Lewis - August 10, 2010 Continuing to grow its primetime numbers year to year (on each week of Summer 2010), ABC turned in its strongest weekly performance since mid-June (with coverage of the NBA Finals) in both Total Viewers (5.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.6/5) - since w/o 6/14/10. In fact, the Net posted its top non-N...
Prelim Tony Ratings - Down 8%
by Robert Diamond - June 14, 2010 The early numbers are in for the 2010 Tony Awardsand according to tvbythenumbers.com, Tony ratings came in at a total of 7.470 million viewers, with a 1.2 share for adults 18-49, which is an 8% drop from last year's show for that coveted viewer segment. ...
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT Announces All-Star Guest Lineup
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2010 Emmy Award-winning 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' presents a special half-hour primetime show each night of the NBA Finals beginning Thursday, June 3 on ABC. Join host Jimmy Kimmel as he welcomes guests including Russell Brand, Ashton Kutcher, the cast of 'Grown Ups' -- Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, ...
NBC Announces Primetime Ratings 5/31-6/6
by Charlie Piane - June 08, 2010 Paced by strong debuts from 'America's Got Talent' and 'Losing It With Jillian,' and with its primetime week bookended by two potent NHL Stanley Cup Final games, NBC averaged a 1.9 rating, 6 share in adults 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers overall for the week of May 31-June 6, according to in-home vie...
Fox's GLEE Nabs Highest Rated Finale Of Any New Series This Season
by Charlie Piane - June 15, 2010 Boosted by the stellar season finale of GLEE, a red-hot HELL'S KITCHEN and two dominant nights of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, FOX delivered three of the week's top five highest-rated entertainment programs the previous week and ranked No. 2 for the week against the NBA Finals....
Game 7 Of NBA Finals Sees Highest Ratings Since 1998
by Charlie Piane - June 18, 2010 ABC's exclusive coverage of The Finals Game 7 - Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers - delivered an 18.2 overnight rating, the highest-rated NBA game since 1998 (Bulls/Jazz). The overnight rating for last night's Game 7 marks the highest-rated NBA Finals game ever on ABC (surpassing Lakers/Pistons, ...
NBA Finals Deliver Sixth Consecutive Ratings Win For ABC
by Charlie Piane - June 16, 2010 ABC's exclusive coverage of The Finals Game 6 - Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers - delivered a 12.3 overnight rating, propelling the network to win the night in prime time for the sixth straight game. Tuesday's Game 6 broadcast was the highest-rated show of the night for all of television, as wa...
ABC Scores Its Top Summer Thursday In More Than 18 Years
by Charlie Piane - June 18, 2010 With coverage of the deciding Game 7 for the 2010 NBA Finals (Celtics-Lakers), ABC towered over Thursday night, beating its combined network competition (CBS, NBC, Fox and CW) during primetime by nearly 2 million viewers (18.1 million vs. 16.2 million) and by 58% in Adults 18-49 (7.1/22 vs. 4.5/14)....
ABC Dominates Sunday Primetime Thanks To Game 2 Of 2010 NBA Finals
by Charlie Piane - June 07, 2010 Driven by Game 2 coverage of the 2010 NBA Finals, featuring the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, ABC turned in a convincing win on Sunday evening. According to Nielsen's preliminary time-period-based 'Fast Affiliate' ratings, ABC outpaced its nearest competition during primetime by 4.5 mil...
'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT' Primetime Specials To Air On ABC Starting 6/3
by BWW News Desk - June 03, 2010 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' will air as special half-hour primetime shows each night of the NBA Finals, beginning Thursday, June 3 on ABC....
Ratings Up for Tony Awards this Year!
by Jessica Lewis - June 13, 2011 Last night's official network ratings are in and the Tony Awards saw an overall increase in viewship of 9% from last year's ceremony. The ceremony, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, posted year-to-year gains in adults 18-49. Airing opposite Game 6 of the NBA Finals on ABC, the Tony Awards were second ...
ABC Family's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Retains 100 Percent Of Premiere Audience
by Charlie Piane - June 16, 2010 On the heels of last week's record setting debut, ABC Family's hit original series 'Pretty Little Liars' bucked the trend, retaining 100% of its premiere audience in Total Viewers (2.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.1 million), and ranked a dominant No. 1 in its time slot versus all cable in the Adult...
mun2 Announces MADE IN 2010 Award Nominees
by Nicole Rosky - November 02, 2010 mun2 announces its unprecedented viewer's choice awards, 'Made in 2010.' Starting November 1, the network's award-winning website holamun2.com will officially open its online voting polls for visitors to cast their votes on the sexiest, funniest, most controversial moments that made 2010 a memorable... |