Idol down, but powers Thursday win for Fox

Fox's bold move to put "American Idol" into the fierce programming battle on Thursday nights gave the network a win, although Idol's audience fell...

Television in play to attack Lindsey Graham on Social Security

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is one of many on Capitol Hill who have looked at the actuarial tables showing an ever-increasing life span for...

Thursday Late-Night 'David Letterman' winner

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.9/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 3.2/8; and ABC's...

CBS' 'The Big Bang Theory' was in the game

THE BIG BANG THEORY still banged loudly opposite "American Idol," retaining 97% of its viewers and 95% of its adults 18-49 rating compared to...

'American Idol' Thursday is so far real for FOX

With its new Thursday combo of AMERICAN IDOL and BONES, FOX dominated the competition last night and drew its highest-rated Thursday night with regular...

NBC Thursday sitcom line-up was third place

At 8 p.m. ET, "Community" (2.2/6 in 18-49, 4.7 million viewers overall) equaled its season high for a regular-slot telecast in 18-49 rating, despite...

NBCU posts growth in final GE quarter

NBC Universal was the revenue growth leader for General Electric in Q4 of 2010. GE reported its results on Friday (1/21), exactly one week...

ABC line-up w/ 'Wipeout' took a little hit against Idol

"Wipeout" Marks ABC's Top Results in 6 Years Against Night 2 of an "Idol" Premiere. Despite the Move of "Idol" Into the Time Period This...

Idol down in Season 10 debut

Of course, Fox still won Wednesday night hands down. Click on the headline for the chart from TV by the Numbers. Wednesday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults...

Fox's 'American idol' wins Wednesday w/ awesome performance

The tenth season premiere of AMERICAN IDOL posted a 9.7 among Adults 18-49 last night, down an expected -18% versus last year's debut on...

CBS's 'Blue Bloods' does well first out in Wednesday slot

In the first of its four Wednesday broadcasts, BLUE BLOODS, the season's #2 new drama, delivered its largest audience and highest adult 25-54 rating...

ABC's Wednesday sitcom line-up w/ 'Modern Family' second place

Finishing a Solid Second in Adults 18-49, ABC Posts Big Year-to-Year Increases And is the Only Major Net to Grow Opposite the Wednesday Premiere...

Wednesday Late-Night 'Jay Leno' inches pasts 'David Letterman'

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 3.0/8; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.9/7; and ABC's...

NBC 4th place w/ 'Minute to Minute'; 'Law Order: SVU' 2nd place

At 8 p.m.,  "Minute To Win It" ticked off a 1.6/4 in adults 18-49 and 5.1 million viewers overall in a highly competitive time...