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ABC's GCB Earns Solid Ratings on Easter Sunday
by Caryn Robbins - April 09, 2012

At 9 pm coming out of a repeat Once Upon a Time, a special airing of GCB surged over its lead-in by 1.5 million viewers and by 70% in Adults 18-49, boosting ABC to #2 in the hour in the key young adult sales demo (tying time-period regular Celebrity Apprentice). In addition, the ABC freshman drama r...


ABC's "Last Man Standing" Opens as Top 8 PM Comedy Debut in Over 7 Years
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2011

With a big turn-out for the debut of 'Last Man Standing,' leading into 'DWTS: The Results' and 'Body of Proof,' ABC marked its most competitive Tuesday this season with viewers and young adults...


May Programs Held at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 20, 2011

May flowers with activity at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. Come stroll our grounds, delight in Spring, and enjoy one of our fabulous programs....


STAGE TUBE: Mitt Romney's Five Sons Visit CONAN
by Caryn Robbins - June 21, 2012

Mitt Romney's five sons appeared on last night's CONAN on TBS and revealed that they tried to convince their father not to run in the 2012 Presidential Election campaign. Check out their appearance below!...


ABC Hits Sunday Season High and Grows in Adults 18 - 49
by Caryn Robbins - November 14, 2011

Up against strong NFL-fueled competition on the evening from a high rated Sunday Night Football game (New England Patriots-NY Jets) on NBC and Fox's NFL-overrun boosted lineup, ABC grew its Adult 18-49 audience by 8% week to week, equaling a season high in the key young adult sales demo. The Net was...


ABC's CMA CHRISTMAS Beats CBS' Grammy Nominations Concert
by Caryn Robbins - December 02, 2011

With its annual rebroadcast of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town and CMA Country Christmas, ABC earned second place on Thursday night with viewers and young adults, while finishing #1 with Kids 2-11....


ABC's 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show Builds on Wipeout/Beats The Voice in Teens
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 22, 2011

ABC's '101 Ways to Leave a Game Show' Builds on 'Wipeout'/Beats 'The Voice' in Teens...


ABC Builds its Thursday Numbers Year to Year in Viewers and Young Adults
by Kelsey Denette - February 18, 2011

Despite facing increased competition on the night from an 'Idol'-driven Fox this year, ABC grew its Thursday numbers year to year in viewers (+4% - 7.7 million vs. 7.4 million) and young adults (+8% - 2.7/8 vs. 2.5/7) over the same night last year (2/18/10) with all-original programming....


ABC Wins Thursday Night with Season Highs
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2012

Returning to its regular Thursday lineup for the first time in 8 weeks (since 11/10/11), ABC turned in a strong first-place finish on Thursday night among Adults 18-49, leading runner-up CBS by 43%. ABC also registered as the most-watched network overall on the evening....


ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' is Thursday's #1 Drama in Adults 19-49
by Caryn Robbins - October 07, 2011

ABC's 'Grey's' is Thursday's #1 Drama in Adults 18-49 for the 3rd Week Running...


Octavia Spencer et al to Be Featured on ABC's BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS, 2/22
by Caryn Robbins - February 16, 2012

In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination is not always lined with gold. As the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony draws near, ABC News' '20/20' will air a special Oscars-themed edition of the broadcast, 'Before They Were Famous,' highlighting ...


ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME Generates Big Gains in DVR Playback
by Caryn Robbins - November 12, 2012

ABC's Once Upon a Time is generating big gains in DVR playback in the Live + 7 Day ratings, spiking over its preliminary Live + Same Day numbers by 3.0 million viewers and by 1.4 Adult 18-49 rating points. ...


THE BACHELOR Premieres with Strong Ratings for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2012

On the New Year's holiday Monday with the season opener of THE BACHELOR and a special preview of Celebrity Wife Swap, ABC earned a solid second place to CBS' original lineup, beating out NBC's original schedule by wide margins with Total Viewers (+41%) and Adults 18-49 (+41%). ABC finished #1 on the...


ONCE UPON A TIME More Than Triples Its Adult 18-49 Lead-In
by Caryn Robbins - January 07, 2013

On its return, Once Upon a Time more than tripled its Adult 18-49 lead-in (+244%) at 8pm to retain 100% of its last airing in the hour on December 2, 2012....


All Three CBS Dramas Sweep Time Periods in Viewers & Key Demos
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2013

CBS swept all three hours in viewers and key demographics, with NCIS: LOS ANGELES and VEGAS delivering their highest demographics since October and NCIS notching its second-largest audience of the season, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Tuesday, Jan. 29....


THE HOUR Among BBC America's November Programming Highlights
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2012

THE HOUR returns plus 'Graham Norton' and 'Top Gear' take on James Bond in November on BBC America....


BAFTA Award Winning Writer Abi Morgan Brings Espionage Thriller to BBC America
by Kelsey Denette - March 24, 2011

BBC AMERICA is co-producing a new six-part drama series, The Hour, to premiere this summer on BBC AMERICA. Created and written by BAFTA award-winning Abi Morgan (White Girl, Sex Traffic, Brick Lane, Murder), The Hour stars Dominic West(The Wire, The Devil's Whore), Romola Garai (Emma, Atonement) and...


ABC Special 20/20 Draws the Net's Second Biggest Audience in the Slot in 10 Months
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 18, 2011

During the 8 o'clock hour, 'A Special Edition of 20/20 - Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro with Katie Couric' pulled in a strong 8.0 million viewers on average, drawing ABC's biggest audience in the hour since 9/22/11 and its 2nd largest viewer count since 1/20/11....


ABC's LAST RESORT Grows Week to Week in Ratings
by Tyler Peterson - October 19, 2012

Growing week to week in the 8 o'clock hour against CBS' top-rated comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men), ABC freshman Last Resort took second place in viewers and young adults, finishing well ahead of Fox's MLB National League Championship and continued to dominate NBC's comedies (30 Roc...


ABC'S DWTS: The Results Earns Biggest Audience in a Year
by Caryn Robbins - October 17, 2012

Shifting back into its new 8pm slot, ABC's DWTS: All-Stars - The Results Show finished as the most-watched TV show in its hour, beating NBC's The Voice in head-to-head competition and ranking as Tuesday's top unscripted series for the 4th week in a row....


ABC Comedies Hold Up Against 'Idol' Juggernaut
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2013

ABC ranked #2 on Wednesday night in Adults 18-49 to a 2-hour Idol-driven Fox. ABC's Modern Family was once again Wednesday's #1 scripted TV show across all key Adult demos (AD18-34/AD18-49/AD25-54)....


BBC America's THE HOUR to Return as Mini-Series Sequel
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2011

Critically-acclaimed drama, The Hour will return to BBC AMERICA next year with a mini-series sequel, once again co-produced by the network....


DWTS' Results Show is Tuesday's Most-Watched TV Show
by Caryn Robbins - April 18, 2012

Jumping over its lead-in at 9pm, ABC's DWTS Results Show stood as the most-watched TV show in its slot for the 4th week running, outdrawing its unscripted competition on NBC (Voice Results) by an increasing 5.0 million viewers (up from a 4.4 million viewer advantage the prior week)....


Octavia Spencer et al to Be Featured on ABC's BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS, 2/22
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2012

In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination is not always lined with gold. As the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony draws near, ABC News' '20/20' will air a special Oscars-themed edition of the broadcast, 'Before They Were Famous,' highlighting ...


ABC's 'Dancing' Results Show Is Most-Watched Show of Tuesday Night
by Charlie Piane - April 20, 2011

ABC stood as the 2nd-most-watched network on Tuesday night to CBS, topping Fox by 3.6 million viewers and NBC by 4.2 million viewers....






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