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Television Ratings

Hannity Ousts O'Reilly As Top Cable News Telecast Of Week

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 11.27.2009 | Media

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"Hannity" ousted "The O'Reilly Factor" as the top cable news telecast of last week. Sean Hannity's Wednesday interview of Sarah Palin averaged 4.200 ...

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Yankees Beat Giants, "Sunday Night Football" In TV Ratings

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — Sports fans in New York overwhelmingly chose to watch a decisive baseball playoff game over a regular-season football matchup Sunday ...

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CBS Wins First Week Of TV Season On Strength Of "NCIS"

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — CBS began the fall season with a bang, winning the first week overall, scoring the top-rated program and premiering the most-watched ...

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Confessions Of A Roller-Coaster Addict

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media

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Steve Rosenbaum

The roller-coaster requires thinking that is more about innovation than protecting your core audience. It's about acknowledging a fundamental change in media makers and consumers.

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Memo to the Today Show: Don't Make Me Defect to Good Morning America

Val Brown | Posted 06.27.2009 | Media

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Val Brown

The Today Show has been reporting on dizzingly dull tales of personal calamity and reality show losers that must be embarrassing for their anchors with serious news chops.

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Weapons of Mass Distraction

Lee Schneider | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media

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Lee Schneider

Execs put garbage on TV because people watch it -- its more relaxing to watch garbage than to actually take it out.

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"Celebrity Apprentice" Ratings Down 21%, More Trouble For Beleaguered Donald

MediaWorks | John Rash | Posted 04.10.2009 | Media

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"Celebrity Apprentice," which is running concurrently with host Donald Trump's endgames with several of his troubled, if not bankrupt, business ventur...

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CBS Threatens To Unseat Fox As Top Rated TV Network -- Despite "Idol"

Los Angeles Times | Scott Collins | Posted 04.04.2009 | Media

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Thanks to "American Idol," Fox is still beating up on rivals, at least among the young viewers that advertisers crave. But the punch isn't what it onc...

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Open Letter to MSNBC President Phil Griffin

Jennifer Nix | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media

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Jennifer Nix

I hope you'll take a moment to consider why I think your move with the 10 p.m. program is so important, and why David Sirota is the best candidate for host.

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CBS Dominates, Wins November Sweeps For 8th Year In A Row

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — With another dominating week in the television ratings, CBS will win the November "sweeps" for the eighth straight year. Back when t...

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No NBC Shows Crack Top 20

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media

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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...

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NBC, Fox Have Rough Week In The Ratings

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.22.2008 | Media

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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 ...

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"The Mentalist" Gets 14 Million Viewers, Picked Up For Full Season

Hollywood Reporter | Nellie Andreeva | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media

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CBS' new drama "The Mentalist" has been picked up for a full season with a back-nine order. The Simon Baker starrer, from Warner Bros. TV, has emerge...

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CBS Wins Second Week In A Row On The Strength Of "CSI"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — The season premiere of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on CBS drew nearly 23.5 million people to the screen last week, a bright spot...

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ABC Rebound? "Desperate Housewives," "Brothers & Sisters" See Gains

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media

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Right on schedule, "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers & Sisters" halted their ratings drops during their third week back on the air. "Housewives" (...

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CSI Ratings: Season Premiere Gets 23 Million For Top Spot Thursday

New York Times | Benjamin Toff | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

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The return of "CSI" on Thursday lifted CBS over its competitors. According to Nielsen's estimates, 23 million viewers tuned in to its ninth-season pre...

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ABC, NBC Facing Rough Starts To Fall TV Season

New York Post | Michael Starr | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

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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...

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CBS Wins The Week As "The Mentalist" Looks Like Fall's First New Hit

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.08.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — CBS is looking good so far this TV season, easily winning last week in the prime-time ratings and perhaps minting a new hit in "The M...

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Gossip Girl Ratings Significantly Up From Last Year, Lift CW

AdAge | Brian Steinberg | Posted 11.07.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- CBS, Fox and the CW are off to the best starts in the new fall TV season, according to a new report from Interpublic Group of ...

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"Pushing Daises" Ratings: Premiere Drops 55% As CBS Wins Wednesday

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 11.03.2008 | Media

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The premiere of ABC's trio of original dramas posted dramatic declines Wednesday as "Pushing Daisies," "Private Practice" and "Dirty Sexy Money" retur...

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ABC Wins First Week Of TV Season, Snaps NBC's 7-Week Streak

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.31.2008 | Media

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NEW YORK — Strong openings by "Dancing With the Stars" and ABC's most popular prime-time soaps led the network to victory during the first week ...

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TV Ratings: Slide Continues, "Desperate Housewives" Wins With Its Lowest Season Premiere To Date

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 10.30.2008 | Media

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There was more disheartening news for broadcasters Sunday with another night of season premieres returning lower than last year. Yet the evening's bi...

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57 Million Watched Presidential Debate: Nielsen Estimate

McClatchy | Glenn Garvin | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

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Preliminary Nielsen data from 55 cities where it operates so-called "people meters," set-top boxes that monitor television viewing, shows that a third...

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Television Ratings Thursday: Grey's Anatomy Wins But Down 18% From Last Year

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 10.27.2008 | Media

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very season premiere drew a lower rating than last fall Thursday night, as returning favorites such as ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," CBS' "Survivor" and NBC...

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"Knight Rider" Ratings Flop: Takes Third Place As CBS Wins Another Night

Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media

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KITT ran a sluggish first lap in the ratings race as NBC's series premiere of "Knight Rider" had starter problems Wednesday night. Despite having the...

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