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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'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...


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'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...


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. ...


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....


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'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 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)....


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)....


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....


PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Returns with Huge Ratings to ABC Family
by Tyler Peterson - January 09, 2013

Nominated for the 2nd consecutive year for Teen Choice's "Favorite Cable TV Drama" award, ABC Family's critically-"A"cclaimed and social-media favorite "Pretty Little Liars" was handily Tuesday's #1 TV telecast in Women 18-34 (1.2 million/3.5 rating), Viewers 12-34 (2.3 million/2.5 rating) and Femal...


ABC's 'Shark Tank' Dominates Friday's 8pm Hour
by Kelsey Denette - April 25, 2011

During the 8 o'clock hour on Good Friday, ABC's Shark dominated its time period among Adults 18-49, leading its nearest competiiton by 40%. In fact the broad-appealing ABC unscripted series ran #1 in the hour across all key Adult demos (AD18-34/AD18-49/AD25-54), as well as standing as the top-rated ...


ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY Dominates Scripted Time-Slot Competition
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2013

Nearly tripling its Adult 18-49 lead-in (+190%) against the second hour of Idol at 9pm, ABC's Grey's Anatomy dominated its scripted time-period competition, leading runner-up NBC by 71% with its comedies (The Office/1600 Penn)....


THE PRICE IS RIGHT Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Special Episode, 9/4
by TV News Desk - August 29, 2012

?THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the longest-running game show in television history, will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a special episode on Tuesday, Sept. 4 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT), exactly 40 years after its debut on Sept. 4, 1972....


ABC to Air Double Dose of MODERN FAMILY, 10/10
by Claire Hannum - October 05, 2012

Get a double dose of MODERN FAMILY, winner of three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, with a special one-hour event on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 (9:00-9:31 & 9:31-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network....


ABC's 'Body of Proof' Surges at 10 pm
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2011

With a Dancing encore special, DWTS: The Results and Body of Proof, ABC once again finished as the 2nd-most-watched net on Tuesday evening to CBS (NCIS/NCIS: LA/Unforgettable)...


ABC's SCANDAL Beats Competition in 10 PM Hour
by Caryn Robbins - April 13, 2012

Continuing to exhibit solid retention of its Grey's lead-in during the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's SCANDAL ranked #1 among Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54. In the hour, ABC's SCANDAL more than doubled its freshman drama competition....


ABC's WORK IT Performs Well in Tuesday Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2012

Finishing as the 2nd-most-watched broadcaster on Tuesday, ABC drew its biggest audience on the night in 5 weeks and its top young adult number in 6 weeks - since 11/29/11 and 11/22/11, respectively....


DANCING WITH THE STARS Results Show Scores Higher Ratings for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - March 28, 2012

With a Dancing recap show, followed by the Season 14 premiere of DWTS Results Show leading into Body of Proof, ABC ran a strong #2 on Tuesday to CBS, leading third-place NBC's all-original line up by 6.8 million viewers and by 28% in Adults 18-49. ...


MSNBC Posts Year-Over-Year Growth in All Daytime Demos
by Tyler Peterson - January 29, 2013

MSNBC is continuing the ratings momentum with a strong January 2013, posting year-over-year growth in all key dayparts, according to data from Nielsen....


ABC's 'Private Practice' Leads 10pm Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2011

Moving to the top of the 10 o'clock hour among Adults 18-49, ABC's 5th season opener of Private Practice beat out CBS' The Mentalist by 12% and NBC's Prime Suspect by 87%. Private Practice also led its drama competition in the hour by sizeable margins with Adults 18-34 and across all key Women demos...


ABC's 'Private Practice' Sees Biggest Audience Since March
by Charlie Piane - May 13, 2011

Surging over the prior week in the 8 o'clock hour opposite Idol and CBS' original comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Rules of Engagement), ABC's Wipeout defeated NBC's comedies (Community/The Office-R) by wide margins in Total Viewers (+2.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (+31%). The broad-appealing unscripted...






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