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Nielsen Modifies Its Total Content Ratings Rollout, With ‘Limited’ Release on March 1

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One month after NBCUniversal asked Nielsen to put the brakes on its Total Content Ratings (TCR) rollout, the company has decided to modify its plans for making the new metric [...]


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Hairspray Live! Doesn’t Have the Ratings Staying Power of The Wiz and Fox’s Grease

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The Hairspray Live! cast declared "You Can't Stop the Beat" during last night's live musical, but the audience didn't necessarily agree. The ratings for the telecast were down from last [...]

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The Trump Phenomenon Delivered Massive Ratings for Cable News Throughout

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Say what you want about the outcome, but the 2016 presidential election cycle was unlike any the news media has ever experienced. As you might expect, cable news reaped significant [...]

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Fox News Unveils Nearly $30 Million Election-Night Studio

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Jutting out toward Sixth Avenue in the 1973 skyscraper 1211 Avenue of the Americas is the newest and glitziest addition to Midtown Manhattan.

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The Cubs’ Game 7 Win Is the Most-Watched World Series Game in 25 Years

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For one week, at least, baseball is once again bigger than football: 40 million people tuned in Wednesday night to watch the Chicago Cubs win its first World Series title [...]

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Nielsen Will Measure TV Viewing in Places Like Bars, Hotels, Gyms and the Office

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Nielsen is taking a big step today to close one of its biggest TV ratings measurement gaps: its inability to accurately account for out-of-home viewing in public places like sports [...]