Premiere of Earth-invaders series ‘V’ caps a strong crop of new shows on ABC
‘V’ caps a strong development season for ABC Baseball helps Fox pull up close to CBS in ratings, but not quite
ALCS helps Fox in ratings, but CBS is still ahead CBS dominates in Nielsens; ABC sees some success after 4 weeks of new TV seasonNEW YORK — If television’s weekly list of the most popular programs is starting to get monotonous by the fourth week of the new TV season, that’s OK by CBS. Tough going for Jay Leno as TV season gains steamNEW YORK — If it was measured in traditional TV terms, “The Jay Leno Show” wouldn’t be long for this world. Now in its 7th season, CBS’ ‘NCIS’ finally hits the top spot in Nielsen ratingsNEW 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. After seven seasons, CBS drama ‘NCIS’ is at the top in ratingsNEW YORK — The CBS show “NCIS” is the opposite of an overnight success. Now it’s hit the top. CBS wins the 1st week, with ABC also strong in the ratings, as fall TV season beginsNEW YORK — CBS began the fall season with a bang, winning the first week overall, scoring the top-rated program and premiering the most-watched new show, according to Nielsen ratings figures released Tuesday. Leno has strong opening week with new NBC show, but now real competition sets inNEW YORK — If only every week could be so easy for Jay Leno. After strong opening week, prime-time Jay Leno show faces real competitionNEW YORK — If only every week could be so easy for Jay Leno. NBC scores in last week’s ratings with football and ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Nielsen saysNEW YORK — Football scored a touchdown in the ratings last week and, as usual, “America’s Got Talent” showed its talent for attracting an audience, according to Nielsen Media Research. ‘Big Brother’ on CBS has unusual growth for old seriesNEW YORK — CBS is nearing summer’s end as the only major broadcaster with more viewers than last summer, helped in part by a revived “Big Brother” franchise. Second biggest hit on television last week was on cable’s Disney ChannelNEW YORK — An audience that hasn’t reached puberty yet made the Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” movie one of television’s biggest hits last week. ‘America’s Got Talent’ again leads prime-time ratings; CBS No. 1 in prime time overallNEW YORK — While America’s got talent, NBC still has a hit talent show in these waning weeks of summer. CBS’ ‘The Big Bang Theory’ blossoming into a Monday night hit; ‘Mad Men’ opens strongNEW YORK — It’s looking like CBS has a companion hit to go with “Two and a Half Men” on Monday nights. Philbin on ‘Millionaire’ helps save ABC from an embarrassing week in the prime-time ratingsNEW YORK — Regis Philbin has saved ABC again — this time from embarrassment. Struggling ABC depends on games instead of scripted series for summerNEW YORK — Dating games and “Wipeout” are essentially keeping ABC afloat this summer. Competitions and CBS reruns dominate prime-time TV in Nielsen ratingsNEW YORK — Competitions and CBS reruns ruled prime-time television. HBO has strong week, showing signs that its ratings slump may be overNEW YORK — Much to its relief, HBO has finally discovered that there’s life after “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City.” NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ dominates prime-time top 10, while CBS wins overallNEW YORK — NBC’s got a hit so far with “America’s Got Talent.” BET Awards with Jackson tribute, plus Jon & Kate, show cable TV’s competitive strengthNEW YORK — The BET Awards, which turned into a tribute to Michael Jackson on Sunday night, drew 10.7 million viewers to rank as the most-watched program on a cable network this year. Viewers tune out networks’ nightly news, while CBS wins in prime time with 9 of top 10 showsNEW YORK — The big news in TV ratings last week was how few people bothered to watch the news — the three network evening newscasts, anyway. Nielsen concedes error about ‘World News’ having its smallest audience ever, redoing 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. ABC News asks Nielsen about curious news ratingsNEW YORK — ABC News has asked Nielsen Media Research to investigate after the company’s ratings indicated that “World News” most likely had its smallest audience ever. Unusual sight for TV ratings top 10 _ a news documentary, 2 of them featuring ObamaNEW YORK — NBC News’ two-night peek at the inner workings of the Obama White House made for an unusual sight in the TV ratings — a news documentary among the nation’s 10 most popular programs. CBS dramas do well to open TV’s rerun seasonNEW YORK — Reruns are under way, and CBS is still No. 1. Special on optimism finishes strong on ABC in ratingsNEW YORK — In addition to being an optimist, Michael J. Fox is still a television star. CBS was week’s most-watched network, while Fox’s ‘American Idol’ was the most-watched showNEW YORK — A formidable slate of what’s been called “crime-and-cry” dramas kept CBS on top in viewership last week, according to Nielsen Media Research. |
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