TV ratings: ‘Idol’ cruises Wednesday, ‘Top Model’ solid

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The return of “America’s Next Top Model” did pretty well for The CW Wednesday, but that didn’t carry over to the network’s new reality show “High Society.”
“American Idol” was off some from its season average but still carried FOX to the night’s top spot; the network averaged 14.15 [...]

TV ratings: ‘Idol’ is Tuesday’s top show, but CBS leads night

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, March 9, 2010
“American Idol” was once again Tuesday’s most-watched show, but CBS’ strength at 9 and 10 o’clock gave the network a win for the night.
CBS scored 16.8 million viewers and a 10.4 rating/17 share in primetime, beating the 15.2 million viewers and 8.7/14 for FOX. NBC (7.3 million, 4.6/8) [...]

‘Undercover Boss’ rehired at CBS

CBS has renewed its contract for “Undercover Boss.”
The network has ordered a second cycle of its hit new reality series for the 2010-2011 season.
“Undercover Boss” follows the wacky, real-life adventures of a company bigwig who employs nefarious disguises (shaving!) to go undercover and work amongst his/her people in the company. Eyes are opened, hearts swell [...]

TV Ratings: CBS comedies have last laugh over ‘Bachelor’ wedding

The second “Bachelor” /”Bachelorette” wedding only drew a third of the ratings of the first one, while the CBS comedy lineup propelled the eye to an overall win.
CBS won the night overall with an average of 13 million viewers and an 8.0 rating/13 share in households in primetime. FOX nabbed second with 10.8 million [...]

Oscars draw their biggest audience since 2005

The Oscars drew their biggest audience in five years on Sunday.
ABC’s broadcast of the Academy Awards scored 41.3 million people, according to time zone-adjusted fast national ratings from Nielsen. That’s the biggest audience for the Oscars since the 2005 telecast drew an audience of 42.1 million and an improvement of 5 million viewers over last [...]

TV Ratings: CBS edges out NBC Friday

Fast National ratings for Friday, March 5, 2010
Although the Olympics have ended on NBC, the network still maintained decent numbers Friday night, giving first-place finisher CBS a run for its ratings money. NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” did well enough in its debut, but still couldn’t surpass CBS’ procedurals.
CBS averaged 7.79 million [...]

TV ratings: ‘Idol,’ ‘CSI,’ ‘Office’ baby lead Thursday

Fast National ratings for Thursday, March 4, 2010
Thursday night’s ratings were a bit of a hodgepodge: “American Idol” was the night’s top show, but CBS led the network race in viewers. “The Office” scored strong demo numbers with its baby episode, but “The Marriage Ref” took a big tumble from its debut on Sunday. Both [...]

TV ratings: ‘Idol’ scores another win Wednesday

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, March 3, 2010
“American Idol” steamrolled its way to another ratings win Wednesday night, giving FOX more than double the audience of its closest competitor.
FOX averaged 23.55 million viewers and a 13.4 rating/21 share in households for the night and finished far ahead of second-place CBS (10.5 million, 6.6/11). NBC (7.5 [...]

TV ratings: ‘American Idol’ guys have it Tuesday; ‘Parenthood’ so-so

Fast National ratings for Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tuesday’s ratings were a little off across the board, but the usual order of things wasn’t affected, as “American Idol” ended the night on top. NBC’s “Parenthood” drew only a middling total audience but did win its hour in adults 18-49.
FOX led the night with 23.4 million viewers [...]

NBC: Great job on the Olympics. Now comes the hard part

The Winter Olympics, capped by the most-watched hockey game in the United States in 30 years, were a big success for NBC.
The average prime-time audience for the games was 24.4 million people per night — an improvement of 21 percent over the 2006 Winter Olympics — and the network says that 190 million Americans [...]

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