Analyst: Broadcast Took a Pounding in Q2
Despite the lift from time-shifted viewing, network television appears to be on the ropes, losing nearly 10 percent of its demo deliveries in the second quarter of 2012.
‘Smash’ Strikes a Chord With Viewers
NBC’s dogged promotional push for its new Broadway drama, Smash, appears to have paid off, as Monday night’s premiere delivered the season’s highest ratings in the 10 p.m. slot.
Giants-Patriots Sets a TV Ratings Record
The NFL season that almost didn’t happen ended on a suitably triumphant note, as the instant classic rematch of the New York Giants and New England Patriots broke the all-time [...]
Despite Declines, ‘American Idol’ Remains Dominant
Season 11 of American Idol got off to a somewhat rocky start as the two-hour premiere failed to live up to last year’s debut.
ABC Midseason Fail: ‘Work It’ an Idler
ABC’s critically savaged cross-dressing comedy Work It got off to an uninspired start Tuesday night, notching a 2.0 in the 18-49 demo—down a few ticks from the premiere of the [...]
Gang-Tackling TV’s Ratings Roster
Television is a football-delivery mechanism that occasionally transmits the odd episode of NCIS, so it should come as no surprise that National Football League and college games accounted for the [...]