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August 12, 2008: Olympics coverage wins Monday ratings race
Comments: 0 | Categories: Olympics , Ratings
NBC's Olympic coverage continues to trend as the best-rated Summer Games in 12 years with last night's lineup ranking higher the other four major broadcast...

August 11, 2008: Olympics coverage dominates Sunday
Comments: 0 | Categories: Olympics , Ratings
NBC's coverage of the Beijing Olympics continued to pound the competition Sunday night. The network's nearly tenfold dominance in the broadcast ratings included coverage of...

August 10, 2008: NBC's Olympics ratings roll continues
Comments: 6 | Categories: NBC , Olympics , Ratings
Coming off a record-setting opening ceremony, NBC's first night of Olympic competition Saturday continued to show elevated viewership. Saturday night's coverage of swimming, men's gymnastics...

August 9, 2008: Record ratings for NBC's Olympic opening ceremony
Comments: 150 | Categories: 2008 , NBC , Olympics , Opening Ceremony , Ratings
[Updated, 1:04 p.m.] -- NBC’s Olympic dream of ratings fireworks came true. The network’s coverage of the Games got off to a roaring start Friday...

August 8, 2008: NBC opening ceremony rating predictions
Comments: 5 | Categories: Olympics , Opening Ceremony , Ratings
It’s been four years. That’s the rub. Nowadays network executives bristle if you compare their program ratings to one year ago, let alone four. So...

August 6, 2008: Gushing about USA Network's ratings
Comments: 0 | Categories: Ratings , USA Network
With so much downer ratings news lately, let's take a moment to give a victory lap to worthy cause: USA Network is airing five scripted...

August 6, 2008: 'Tori & Dean' break Oxygen ratings records
Comments: 5 | Categories: Oxygen , Ratings , Reality Show , Tori & Dean
This is what happens when a tabloid-friendly reality couple produces offspring on TV: "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" shattered Oxygen’s ratings records Tuesday night....

August 6, 2008: 'Got Talent' retains Tuesday lead
Comments: 0 | Categories: America's Got Talent , Ratings , Wipeout
With ABC airing a "Wipeout" clip show, NBC's "America's Got Talent" easily dominated Tuesday night. The two-hour edition of "Got Talent" (12.4 million viewers, 3.5...

August 5, 2008: 'Mad Men' drops sharply in second episode
Comments: 3 | Categories: Mad Men , Ratings
AMC's acclaimed drama "Mad Men" may have gotten plenty of Emmy-glow sampling for its second-season premiere last week, but a significant percentage of its viewers...

August 5, 2008: Pamela Anderson reality show posts modest debut
Comments: 2 | Categories: Pam Anderson , Ratings
One might think Pamela Anderson would score higher on the reality voyeurism scale than Denise Richards or Lindsay Lohan's mom. One would be wrong. The...

August 1, 2008: Scooby Doo, 'Project Runway,' 'Wipeout'
Comments: 2 | Categories: Cartoon Network , Project Runway , Ratings , Reality Show
-- There will be a third live action/CG "Scooby Doo" movie, but debuting on Cartoon Network instead of in theaters. Weirdly, this makes the project...

August 1, 2008: CBS improves Thursday ratings
Comments: 0 | Categories: Big Brother , CBS , Ratings
CBS' shaken-up Thursday lineup seemed to pay off last night: "Big Brother" hit a season high and "Flashpoint" earned its best rating since its premiere....

July 31, 2008: 'Baby Borrowers' finale on par
Comments: 0 | Categories: Baby Borrowers , Ratings
The season finale of NBC's "The Baby Borrowers" came in second place in its 9 p.m. time period Wednesday night. The finale (5.4 million viewers,...

July 30, 2008: Latest 'Secret Life' more popular than 'Gossip Girl'
Comments: 2 | Categories: Gossip Girl , Ratings , Secret Life of an American Teenager
Here's something you don't see very often: In its fifth episode on the air, a new series hit across-the-board ratings highs. Tuesday’s episode of ABC...

July 30, 2008: 'Got Talent,' 'Wipeout' top Tuesday
Comments: 0 | Categories: America's Got Talent , Ratings , Wipeout
ABC continued its Tuesday domination led by "Wipeout," while NBC's "America's Got Talent" claimed the top spot as the night's highest-rated show. ABC won the...

July 29, 2008: Weekly ratings: Fourth-place network has highest-rated show
Comments: 0 | Categories: ABC , Ratings
ABC was the lowest-rated major broadcast network last week yet continued to air the nation's highest-rated show. Tuesday's obstacle-course competition series "Wipeout" (10 million viewers,...

July 29, 2008: 'Two and a Half Men' repeat tops Monday
Comments: 0 | Categories: Ratings
Once again, Fox and CBS won Monday night by airing repeat programming, as ABC's new reality lineup continued to under perform. Fox (averaging 6.9 million...

July 28, 2008: 'Swingtown' declines on Friday
Comments: 6 | Categories: Ratings
In its new Friday time period, CBS' "Swingtown" dropped 13% from its most recent Thursday performance. "Swingtown" (4.5 million viewers, 1.4 preliminary adults 18-49 rating...

July 25, 2008: 'Flashpoint' benefits from time-period shift
Comments: 1 | Categories: CBS , Flashpoint , Ratings
CBS saw some ratings benefit to shaking up its Thursday night lineup. Crime drama "Flashpoint" (6.7 million, 1.7/5) won the 10 p.m. hour last night,...

July 23, 2008: 'Wipeout' rebounds to top Tuesday
Comments: 3 | Categories: ABC , Ratings , Reality Show , Wipeout
The big question Tuesday night was whether ABC's "Wipeout" would rebound in the ratings after taking a hit last week due to Fox's presentation of...










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