http://www.mail.com/subjects/47022-television-ratings.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/47022-television-ratings.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2150628-game-1-stanley-cup-most-watched-97.html NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago's 4-3 triple-overtime win over Boston attracted the most TV viewers for an opening game of the Stanley Cup finals in 16 years. NBC's broadcast averaged 6.358 million viewers, the most to watch a Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals since Detroit and Philadelphia drew 9,000 more on FOX in 1997. It marked an increase of 119 percent compa... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2150628-game-1-stanley-cup-most-watched-97.html 2013-06-13T22:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2145144-nbcs-the-voice-limping-to-finish.html NEW YORK (AP) — Despite being set up to shine, "The Voice" is limping to its finish. NBC's most popular show, approaching its season finale next week, had 11.3 million viewers for its Monday edition last week and 10.9 million on Tuesday. Both were enough to rank them within the Nielsen company's top six shows for the week. Still, the t... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:39:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2145144-nbcs-the-voice-limping-to-finish.html 2013-06-11T20:39:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2141158-multi-talented-neil-patrick-harris-rocks-tonys.html NEW YORK (AP) — The reviews are in: It was a great Tony Awards. The dancing was inspired, the singing top-notch and the humor sly — and that's just for the host. Neil Patrick Harris once again proved how invaluable he is to the success of one of entertainment's lesser-watched televised award shows on Sunday, and others may be paying attention. "He's compl... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:15:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2141158-multi-talented-neil-patrick-harris-rocks-tonys.html 2013-06-10T19:15:02Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2141946-tony-awards-viewership-jumps-up-to-724.html NEW YORK (AP) — CBS' Tony Awards telecast saw viewership jump to 7.24 million people, the show's largest audience in four years. According to preliminary Nielsen figures released Monday, Sunday's show crowning "Kinky Boots" as best musical saw an increase of more than 1.2 million people over last year's show. Neil Patrick Harris returned to host for the f... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:08:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2141946-tony-awards-viewership-jumps-up-to-724.html 2013-06-10T17:08:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2129506-good-morning-news-abc-cbs-nbc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Even as "Good Morning America" solidifies its status as the most popular morning program, ABC isn't the only network where executives have been smiling lately. The "CBS This Morning" broadcast is actually growing at a faster rate, according to the Nielsen ratings company's measurement of viewers during May. The CBS telecast, though, remain... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:47:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2129506-good-morning-news-abc-cbs-nbc.html 2013-06-04T20:47:18Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2129510-heat-pacers-game-7-sets-tnt-ratings-record.html NEW YORK (AP) — With the Miami Heat playing in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, fewer television viewers tuned in than last year. The Heat's 99-76 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night still drew the highest rating ever for an NBA game on TNT with a 7.1. The 11.5 million viewers were down from 13.3 million for Miami's Game 7 victory over the... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:21:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2129510-heat-pacers-game-7-sets-tnt-ratings-record.html 2013-06-04T20:21:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2129170-bad-behavior-reality-tv-tested-path-to-fame.html PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona restaurateur Amy Bouzaglo became an instant Internet celebrity last month after demonstrating an impressively short temper on a reality TV show that helps reform struggling businesses. The episode of "Kitchen Nightmares" drew more than a million viewers on YouTube, and Bouzaglo's vitriolic rants became popular fodder on Twitter and ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:37:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2129170-bad-behavior-reality-tv-tested-path-to-fame.html 2013-06-04T18:37:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2116988-liberace-movie-hbos-biggest-2004.html NEW YORK (AP) — A healthy number of HBO subscribers were curious about Michael Douglas' performance as Liberace in the TV movie "Behind the Candelabra." The Nielsen company said the 2.4 million people who tuned in to the movie's premiere over the Memorial Day weekend represented the network's biggest audience for one of its original movies since "Somethin... Wed, 29 May 2013 20:19:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2116988-liberace-movie-hbos-biggest-2004.html 2013-05-29T20:19:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2106492-cbs-up-idol-traditional-tv-season-ends.html NEW YORK (AP) — CBS strengthened its dominance over the television industry this year at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" came to a close. The traditional television season ended Wednesday. Though that marker is losing its meaning with more fresh programming airing during the summer, it's still a good time to take stock on whe... Fri, 24 May 2013 00:47:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2106492-cbs-up-idol-traditional-tv-season-ends.html 2013-05-24T00:47:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093388-american-idol-finale-draws-record-low-ratings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show. According to Nielsen Co. figures Friday, Candice Glover's victory over Kree Harrison was watched by 14.3 million viewers. That's a 33 percent drop from the year before, when 21.5 million viewers saw Phillip Phillips claim the "Idol" crown. That represe... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093388-american-idol-finale-draws-record-low-ratings.html 2013-05-17T18:09:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085174-cbs-holds-ratings-lead-prime-time.html NEW YORK (AP) — With broadcast networks unveiling their new schedules, the television industry is focused on potential ratings hits next season. But TV programming remained largely status quo last week with CBS maintaining its decisive lead, Nielsen Co. figures showed Tuesday. CBS' decade-old smash, "NCIS," held onto the No. 1 position, drawing more than ... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:54:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085174-cbs-holds-ratings-lead-prime-time.html 2013-05-14T18:54:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069088-television-viewers-their-choice-killers.html NEW YORK (AP) — The television audience appears to have made its choice of serial killers. Fox's Joe Carroll beats NBC's Hannibal Lecter in viewer interest. Last week's Nielsen Co. ratings make that clear. "The Following," the gruesome series that debuted on Fox in January, is a hit. With 7.8 million viewers, it was Fox's most popular program last week af... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069088-television-viewers-their-choice-killers.html 2013-05-07T18:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2054526-american-idol-3rd-rated-competition.html NEW YORK (AP) — Television's champion for nearly a decade, Fox's "American Idol," now isn't even the most popular competition show on the air. Both editions of "The Voice" on NBC and "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC had larger audiences than "Idol" last week, the Nielsen Co. said. "Idol" has been the most popular entertainment program in prime time for nin... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:23:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2054526-american-idol-3rd-rated-competition.html 2013-04-30T20:23:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2044158-2-beloved-tv-soaps-revived-online-starting-monday.html STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Taped to a wall at the entrance to the Connecticut Film Center in Stamford is this greeting: "Welcome (back) to Pine Valley." Pine Valley, of course, is the mythical setting of "All My Children," a daytime drama that ran on ABC for nearly 41 years until it was snuffed in 2011. But now, in one of those plot twists so common to soap o... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:53:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2044158-2-beloved-tv-soaps-revived-online-starting-monday.html 2013-04-25T14:53:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039982-big-week-news-with-boston-marathon-bombs-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — The deadly Boston Marathon bombings and the massive manhunt for two suspects helped television news, with Fox News Channel leading all cable networks in prime-time ratings for the first week since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Fox averaged 2.87 million viewers in prime time last week, topping the USA network, which had 2.62 m... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:26:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039982-big-week-news-with-boston-marathon-bombs-story.html 2013-04-23T20:26:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037244-than-40-watch-manhunt.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 42 million people watched the last hour of Friday's manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect on television. That was the Nielsen company's estimate Monday of the number of people watching ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC during the hour that ended at 9 p.m. on the East Coast. That's when police announced that Dz... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:08:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037244-than-40-watch-manhunt.html 2013-04-22T23:08:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2023758-ncaa-mens-basketball-title-game-wins-ratings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Unlike the men's basketball championship game itself, there was no contest in the ratings. Louisville's gripping victory over Michigan to win the NCAA tournament was easily the most popular event on prime-time television last week. The game was seen by an estimated 23.4 million people, the Nielsen company said. That was a bigger audience t... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:36:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2023758-ncaa-mens-basketball-title-game-wins-ratings.html 2013-04-16T20:36:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2008906-country-music-upset-nielsen-ratings.html NEW YORK (AP) — There's a change in the pecking order for country music's competing awards shows, at least for this season. The Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday were seen by an estimated 15.5 million people, the Nielsen company said. It is believed to be the first time the ACM awards outdrew the more established Country Music Association awards, ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:29:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2008906-country-music-upset-nielsen-ratings.html 2013-04-09T19:29:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2003656-broadcasters-worry-zero-tv-homes.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some people have had it with TV. They've had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don't like timing their lives around network show schedules. They're tired of $100-plus monthly bills. A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use an antenna to get free signals over the air.... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:17:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2003656-broadcasters-worry-zero-tv-homes.html 2013-04-07T23:17:19Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1984474-cuomo-bolduan-hosts-cnn-morning.html NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is rebooting its mornings with a new program hosted by Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan that will debut later this spring, hoping its behind-the-scenes firepower can create something distinctive for a crowded marketplace. The show, which will originate in New York and doesn't have a name yet, will also feature Los Angeles local TV anchor M... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:50:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1984474-cuomo-bolduan-hosts-cnn-morning.html 2013-03-28T16:50:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980886-reality-splash-they-return-to-air.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two popular reality shows made a splash upon their re-entry during the past week — and a new one had a strong debut. A new episode of "Dancing With the Stars" premiered on ABC last week before 17 million viewers, just behind CBS drama "NCIS" as the week's most popular program. It was down to 14.5 million Monday night, facing competition fr... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:21:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980886-reality-splash-they-return-to-air.html 2013-03-26T21:21:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980908-nielsens-top-programs-march-18-24.html Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for March 18-24. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "NCIS," CBS, 19.79 million. 2. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 17.06 million. 3. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.84 million. 4. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 12.94 million. ... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:04:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980908-nielsens-top-programs-march-18-24.html 2013-03-26T21:04:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1973106-tv-ratings-up-ncaa-tournaments-1st-full-day.html NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA tournament's first full day has earned its highest television rating in 19 years. The games Thursday on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV averaged a 5.5 fast national rating and 12 share. The networks say that was up 4 percent from 2012. This is the third season of CBS and Turner's 14-year, $10.8 billion contract to televise every game of t... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:33:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1973106-tv-ratings-up-ncaa-tournaments-1st-full-day.html 2013-03-22T19:33:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1970814-ted-koppel-quit-moving-airtime-rock-center.html NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran newsman Ted Koppel, who reports on Friday's "Rock Center" about young offenders in adult prisons, said NBC hasn't done Brian Williams and his young newsmagazine any favors with its scheduling shuffles. The show debuted on Halloween 2011 and now airs on Friday after previously being on NBC's schedule for Monday, Tuesday and Thursday... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:38:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1970814-ted-koppel-quit-moving-airtime-rock-center.html 2013-03-21T20:38:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1965572-news-ratings-plummet-with-time-change-longer-days.html NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a busy week with the selection of a new pope, the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts collectively had 11 percent fewer viewers than the week before — and a glance outside the window reveals the primary reason why. The simple act of moving the clock ahead one hour for daylight saving time is costly for the broadcasts, since the hour... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:02:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1965572-news-ratings-plummet-with-time-change-longer-days.html 2013-03-20T02:02:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1926670-comings-goings-downton-abbey-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — Shirley MacLaine will be returning to "Downton Abbey" next season, and opera star Kiri Te Kanawa is joining the cast. MacLaine will reprise her role as Martha Levinson, Lord Robert Crawley's freewheeling American mother-in-law, Carnival Films and "Masterpiece" on PBS said Saturday. MacLaine appeared in episodes early last season. ... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:48:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1926670-comings-goings-downton-abbey-season.html 2013-03-02T13:48:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1925762-minn-pols-tv-spat-chance-money-ratings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Hannity's cable television showdown this week with a Democratic congressman has become more than just a verbal schoolyard brawl. It's an opportunity — for money, attention and ratings. Democratic and Republican advocates are using Tuesday's Fox News Channel appearance by Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison for fundraising, even as the newly ... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:16:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1925762-minn-pols-tv-spat-chance-money-ratings.html 2013-03-02T03:16:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1917248-oscars-strong-showing-boosts-abc-shows-too.html NEW YORK (AP) — The 40.4 million people who watched the Oscars this year boosted some other ABC shows, too. Jimmy Kimmel's post-Oscars talk show got its biggest audience in the eight years he's been doing it, the Nielsen Co. said. About 5.8 million people tuned in for the show, which didn't begin until after midnight on the East Coast. Kimmel's earlier ti... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:14:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1917248-oscars-strong-showing-boosts-abc-shows-too.html 2013-02-26T21:14:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1916416-danica-boosts-daytonas-tv-ratings-year.html NEW YORK (AP) — With Danica Patrick starting from the pole, the Daytona 500's television ratings were much higher than last year's. Sunday afternoon's race earned a 9.9 rating and 22 share on Fox, the network said Tuesday. That's up 24 percent from 2012, when rain pushed the event to a Monday night. It was the highest rating since 2008. ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:46:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1916416-danica-boosts-daytonas-tv-ratings-year.html 2013-02-26T15:46:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1915134-television-ratings-up-oscars-to-403m-people.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars telecast was seen by 40.3 million people, a slight increase over last year's show. The Nielsen Company said Monday it was the most-watched Oscars telecast in three years. Last year's show, when "The Artist" won best picture, had an audience of 39.3 million people. After bringing in "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane as host th... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:31:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1915134-television-ratings-up-oscars-to-403m-people.html 2013-02-25T22:31:21Z