Nbc Ratings

NBC Primetime Ratings Hit Historic Low

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 06.28.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — NBC set a low-water mark of historic proportions for TV viewership last week. The network averaged 4.4 million prime-time viewers, a...

NBC Ratings Revival? Numbers For New Shows "Surprisingly Strong"

Los Angeles Times | Scott Collins | Posted 05.16.2009 | Media


Cue those NBC chimes. Some viewers may snicker, but it's possible -- just possible -- that a few glimmers of hope are shining for the network whose tr...

Anthony Edwards Lifts "ER" To Largest Audience In Over A Year

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media


A guest appearance by former cast member Anthony Edwards on "ER" helped boost the Thursday night medical drama to its highest rating in five weeks and...

Election Night 2008 Ratings: 71.5 Million Watch Obama Victory, ABC, CNN Tops

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media


Over 71 million people watched the Election Night coverage, making it the most viewed event of the political season and the most watched television ev...

Colin Powell On "Meet The Press": Ratings Highest Since 2004

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 11.23.2008 | Media


NEW YORK -- Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama on "Meet the Press" gave the Sunday chatfest its best ratings for a political interview since 2...

No NBC Shows Crack Top 20

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media


Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Oct. 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and...

NBC, Fox Have Rough Week In The Ratings

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — CBS is continuing its strong start to the new television season, but for NBC and Fox, last week was one to forget. CBS was the only ...

ABC, NBC Facing Rough Starts To Fall TV Season

New York Post | Michael Starr | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media


ABC and NBC are having a rough go of it in the new season. ABC's "Private Practice" and "Dirty Sexy Money" and NBC's "Knight Rider" and "Lipstick Jun...

NBC Wins Seventh Straight Week In The TV Ratings

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.25.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — A Sunday night football clash between Dallas and Green Bay helped NBC win its seventh straight week in the television ratings, its lo...

ABC, CBS, Fox See Lowest Ratings In History During NBC's Olympics Reign

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media


NBC is running out of ways to describe its stellar Olympics ratings. During last week's Summer Games coverage, the network enjoyed the most-watched w...

NBC Scores Record Rating For Olympics Opening Ceremony

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 09.09.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — The colorful Olympics opening night ceremony from Beijing on NBC averaged 34.2 million viewers, making it the biggest television even...

Ben Silverman: I Pick TV Shows For "Margins, Not Ratings"

New York Post | Peter Lauria | Posted 07.25.2008 | Media


Don't blame Ben Silverman or Marc Graboff for NBC Universal's dismal financial performance this year - the co-chairmen of the company's broadcast netw...

Only ONE NBC Show Cracks Top 25 As Network Limps To Season's End

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — NBC is limping to the close of the prime-time TV season. Only one of the network's shows, "Law & Order: SVU," finished among the 25 m...

NBC Refunds Advertisers Due To Ratings Shortfalls

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Fourth-ranked broadcaster NBC has quietly begun reimbursing advertisers an average of $500,000 each for failing to reach guaranteed ratings levels, th...