Saturday, July 4, 2026

NBC gets to bask in Olympic glory

Seven nights of Vancouver Olympics coverage gave NBC seven of the top nine shows (including the top two) for the past week in Nielsen’s Household ratings, although three nights of “American Idol” on Fox were #1, #2 and #3 in the key 18-49 demo. NBC still

NBC w/ Olympics #1 Primetime Week of FEB. 22-28

NBC’S COVERAGE OF THE 2010 VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPICS FUELS A DOMINANT VICTORY IN ADULTS 18-49, TOTAL VIEWERS AND OTHER KEY MEASURES190 MILLION AMERICANS WATCH...

Univision #4 in primetime for 18-34 for 2nd consecutive week

Univision #4 Broadcast Network for the Week in Overall PrimetimeAmong Adults 18-34, Beating CBS for Two Consecutive Weeks NPM Broadcast Prime Highlights Week of 02/22/10 •      ...

Win for "The Bachelor"

The season finale of "The Bachelor" carried ABC to a ratings win on Monday night. Meanwhile, with the Olympics over, NBC fell back to...

Sinclair and ABC extend again

Yet again, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that “affiliation agreements with the ABC Network for nine stations it owns have been extended until March 31,...

CBS ‘Late Show w/ David Letterman’ lost out to ‘Leno’s Return’

CBS's "LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN" UP IN ADULTS 18-49 AND ADULTS 25-54 VERSUS SEASON AVERAGE OPPOSITE  OLYMPIC-PROMOTED RETURN OF JAY LENOCBS's LATE SHOW...

Week 23: ‘American Idol’ against ‘Olympics’ still #1

AMERICAN IDOL FREEZES OUT OLYMPICS IN HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPETITIONThree winning nights of AMERICAN IDOL and an impressive turnout for KITCHEN NIGHTMARES delivered a strong weekly...

‘The Bachelor: On the Wings’ has largest audience in history

Hitting a Monday Season High in Young Adults, ABC is the Evening’s No. 1 Net in Viewers and Adults 18-49   Season Finale of ABC’s...

New daily “Access Hollywood Live” set for NBC O&Os

NBC Local Media will debut the new, one-hour daily entertainment news talk show, “Access Hollywood Live,”as daytime fare in September on six of its...

Week 23: ABC against ‘Olympics’ solid w/ ‘The Bachelor and LOST’

ABC Airs 3 of the Week’s Top 20 TV Programs Among Adults 18-49, Including 3 of the Top 8 Non-Olympic Shows and the Top...

CBS’s Monday comedies hold 2nd against #1 ‘The Bachelor’

CBS's MONDAY COMEDY BLOCK GROWS OPPOSITE "THE BACHELOR" FINALE AND OLYMPIC-PROMOTED NBC"Two and a Half Men" is the Night's Top Program in Viewers; Ties...

FOX’s encore of ‘HOUSE’ against ‘The Bachelor’ was a dead rose

FOX aired an encore HOUSE at 8pm (2.1/6) last night, followed by an original 24 (2.5/6, down -11% from last week).  FOX ranked No....

TV One now into 50M households

Radio Urban radio specialist Radio One’s foray into basic cable with TV One has come a long way from its 2.2M household beginnings in...

Week of Feb. 22-28 NBC has ratings gold w/ ‘Olympics’

Fueled by continued strong ratings for its primetime Olympics coverage, NBC won the week of February 22-28, averaging a 5.5 rating, 15 share in...

Leno’s first night back to ‘The Tonight Show’ a winner

"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (5.4/14 in metered-market households) led the time period over CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" (3.0/8) and ABC's...