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Super Bowl programming shows ID's irreverence
Men might want to take note if their loved one turns to the Investigation Discovery network Sunday for Super Bowl counterprogramming, where a marathon ...
Football games dominate network viewing
In the most recent week's television viewing, there were the NFL conference championship games and everything else. The Nielsen company said Wednesday ...
NHL returns with strong television rating
NHL fans have tuned in to hockey's return to television. NBC's broadcast Saturday earned the highest preliminary rating for a non-Winter Classic ...
Winfrey's Armstrong interview seen by 3.2 million
Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong is more than an illustration of a hero athlete tumbling from the heights. It's also a pivotal moment ...
Armstrong interview draws 3.2 million viewers
Oprah Winfrey's much-anticipated interview with Lance Armstrong was seen by a total of 4.3 million viewers in back-to-back airings Thursday night on ...
'Downton Abbey' gets early iTunes showing
Select "Downton Abbey" fans are in for an early viewing treat and bragging rights. Apple said Monday that people in North America who hold iTunes ...
Rating increase for Golden Globes awards this year
The Nielsen Co. says Sunday's Golden Globes awards ceremony got a nice ratings bump over last year. With Tina Fey and Amy Poehler handling host ...
CBS welcoming actor Angus Jones back to comedy
The teenage actor Angus T. Jones is expected back at "Two and a Half Men" next week, with CBS accepting his apology for calling the popular comedy ...
Kimmel says he expects to run 3rd in late night
Jimmy Kimmel says he expects to settle in at third place in the ratings behind Jay Leno and David Letterman, even as one week of direct competition ...
ABC learns once is enough for all-star dancers
There's no second act for celebrities on "Dancing With the Stars." ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee said Thursday that was the lesson from the ...
Correction: TV-Kimmel Ratings story
In a story Jan. 10 about the ratings for "Jimmy Kimmel Live," The Associated Press reported erroneously that the show airs at 11:35 a.m. The correct ...
BCS title game's TV rating hurt by rout
The BCS title game's television rating was up from last season, but the lopsided score kept viewership down. Alabama's 42-14 rout over Notre Dame drew ...
'Downton' draws rich audience for season premiere
"Downton Abbey" drew nearly 8 million viewers for Sunday's much-anticipated season premiere. PBS and WGBH announced Monday that the third-season ...
Can BCS title game challenge TV ratings record?
Two undefeated teams, three Heisman Trophy finalists, five lead changes and 19 seconds left when the winning touchdown was scored. No other BCS title ...
NBC wins final 2012 weekly ratings crown
NBC unwrapped a welcome gift in the final week of 2012, a ratings victory powered by Sunday night football. More than 30 million viewers watched the ...
NBC seizes ratings lead with football and 'Voice'
Powered by football and "The Voice," NBC took the lead in the ratings last week. But even football couldn't tackle CBS' indomitable "NCIS," which ...
Nintendo's TVii a replacement for the remote
Nintendo is switching on a television service that transforms the tablet-like controller for its new Wii U game console into a remote that changes the ...
Nielsen to buy Arbitron for about $1.26B
Nielsen, the dominant source of TV ratings, on Tuesday said it had agreed to buy Arbitron for about $1.26 billion to expand into radio measurement.
Stocks gain on optimism that a budget deal is near
Stocks climbed on Wall Street Tuesday, pushing the Standard and Poor's 500 to its highest level in two months, on optimism that lawmakers are closing ...
Nielsen's top programs for Dec. 10-16
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. NFL Football: San Francisco ...
CBS dominates week in TV ratings
CBS had little competition for dominance last week in the television ratings. The network had 17 of the 25 most-watched programs on the air last week, ...
Nielsen and Twitter team to measure TV tweets
Twitter and the TV ratings firm Nielsen are joining forces to create a way to measure TV-related conversation on the micro-blogging site.
Hockey fans fed up with ongoing NHL labor strife
Sitting in a hockey locker room, Steve Chase became the latest die-hard fan fed up with the NHL lockout. Living in Los Angeles, Chase believed the ...
'The Young and the Restless' hits milestone
When "The Young and the Restless" climbed to the top of the daytime drama ratings, there were 13 soap operas on the air. Now there are four. The CBS ...
Study shows growth in second screen users
Television viewers were once called couch potatoes. Many are becoming more active while watching now, judging by the findings in a new report that ...