Nielsen: Total TV households in US up to nearly 115 million at start of new season

October 6th, 2009 In its 7th season, CBS' 'NCIS' hits the top spotNEW YORK — The opposite of an overnight success, Mark Harmon's military crime-solving drama "NCIS" has ascended to the position of television's most popular scripted show in its seventh season on the air. Both weeks of this new TV season, it was the most-watched program, according to the Nielsen Co.

October 6th, 2009 List of top prime-time programs in Nielsen ratingsPrime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 28-Oct. 4. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.

October 1st, 2009 NFL TV ratings off to strong startNEW YORK — Television ratings for NFL games are off to a strong start this season. Fox has posted its highest average rating for the first three weeks since the network started televising the league in 1994.

September 16th, 2009 List of top 20 prime-time programs in NielsenPrime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 7-Sept. 13. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.

August 19th, 2009 Top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratingsPrime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Aug. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.

June 18th, 2009 Dave gets a boost from Palin flap, but Conan winsNEW YORK — David Letterman's squabble with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave his "Late Show" a ratings boost last week, but new NBC rival Conan O'Brien retains the upper hand after two weeks as "Tonight Show" host.

June 17th, 2009 Nielsen concedes error, reprocessing news ratingsNEW YORK — Nielsen Media Research has conceded making an error and is performing a recount after the company's ratings on Tuesday initially indicated that ABC's "World News" most likely had its smallest audience ever. The dispute with Nielsen was a downer for the network after the entertainment division — keyed by the National Basketball Association finals — won in the prime-time ratings for the first week since September.

June 17th, 2009 Nielsen corrects ABC's 'World News' viewer totalNEW YORK — Nielsen's recount for ABC's "World News" last week has boosted its audience by about 800,000 viewers. Nielsen Media Research reissued its report on Wednesday after ABC disputed the original figures released by Nielsen the day before.

June 13th, 2009 Digital TV hot line gets 700,000 calls over switchLOS ANGELES — Nearly 700,000 calls were received by a federal hot line this week from people confused about the nationwide switch from analog to digital TV broadcasts that occurred Friday. The Federal Communications Commission said Saturday that about 317,450 calls went into the help line, 1-888-CALL-FCC, on Friday alone, the day analog signals were cut off.

June 11th, 2009 Surveys: More than 2M households unready for DTVNEW YORK — More than 2 million households are in danger of seeing their major broadcast TV channels disappear into a fuzz of static when analog service ends Friday, according to surveys. That is nearly half the number that were unready in February, when most analog TV broadcasts were originally scheduled to be turned off.

June 11th, 2009 Survey: Fewer than 2.2M households unready for DTVNEW YORK — A survey sponsored by broadcasters says nearly 2.2 million households that rely on antennas for their TV reception are unprepared for the shutdown of analog TV signals on Friday. Research firm SmithGeiger surveyed 948 households that relied on antennas around the beginning of June and found that 1 in 8 had not connected a digital TV or digital converter box.

June 3rd, 2009 List of top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratingPrime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.

May 29th, 2009 Top cable shows in Nielsen ratings for May 18-24Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of May 18-24. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: 1.

May 13th, 2009 List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratingsRankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: 1.

May 8th, 2009 List of top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratingsPrime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 27-Aug. 2. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses.