News Ratings

Networks Resort To Trickery In An Attempt To Lift Ratings

nytimes.com | BILL CARTER | Posted 04.03.2012

This is the kind of programming sleight of hand that executives seize on as they seek to gain every possible edge in the television ratings game, at a...

Egypt, Weather Send News Ratings Soaring

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — The political crisis in Egypt and a sprawling winter storm helped the network evening newscasts to some of their biggest audiences in...

'NBC Nightly News' Notches Another Ratings Win

Posted 05.25.2011

"NBC Nightly News" continued its long-running ratings streak in the fourth quarter of 2010, beating its rivals at ABC and CBS by substantial margins. ...

"Countdown" Beats "O'Reilly Factor" In Ratings Demo For First Time Ever

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" beat Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" in the key Adults 25-54 demographic for the first time ever last week. ...