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THE BIG BANG THEORY Posts Largest Live + 7 Day Lift Ever in Viewers

THE BIG BANG THEORY delivered its largest L+7 Day lift in series history in both viewers and adults 18-49, adding +5.02 million viewers and +2.3 rating points in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen ra... (more...)

Billboard Music Awards Hit 12-Year High on ABC

With the season finale of America's Funniest Home Videos and the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, ABC dominated the final Sunday of the season in Adults 18-49 (#1 in all 8 half-hours), beating Fox's nig... (more...)

ALL-STAR CELEBRITY APPRENTICE Bows to 5.3 Million Viewers

From 9-11 p.m. ET, the finale of 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' (1.5/4 in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall) grew week to week by 15 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 1.5 rating vs. a 1.3) and by 24 per... (more...)

SNL Season Finale with Ben Affleck Posts On Par Ratings

'Saturday Night Live,' with host Ben Affleck and musical guest Kanye West (4.7/12 in metered-market households) dominated its time period, delivering the top rating of the night among ABC, CBS, NBC an... (more...)

THE OFFICE Finale is Most Watched Episode Since 2012

The current 2.9 rating in adults 18-49 from 9-10 p.m. for 'The Office' out-rates every telecast of the show for the past 16 months, since January 19, 2012 (3.0). In total viewers, the 5.412 million fr... (more...)

Oxygen's BEST INK Scores Series High in Key Demos

Oxygen Media continues its ratings momentum on Wednesday nights as the network's tattoo competition series 'Best Ink' delivered a series high among all key demos, delivering 585,000 total viewers, acc... (more...)

NBC's MEET THE PRESS Draws Nearly 3.7 Million Viewers, 5/12

"Meet the Press" was the most-watched Sunday morning public affairs hour on May 12, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast drew 2.580 million viewers, topping This Week by... (more...)

TODAY Ties GOOD MORNING AMERICA in Key Demo

For the week of May 6-12, NBC's "Today" posted a 1.8 rating in the key demo A25-54 tying with GMA. This was "Today's" best delivery in the demo since February 13, 2013. Year-to-date, "Today" has narro... (more...)

LENO, FALLON Continue Late Night Dominance

Both "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" delivered bigger audiences than their respective ABC and CBS time-period competition in every key ratings category for the week... (more...)

NIGHTLINE Draws Biggest Overall Audience Yet

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.779 million) during the second full week of the 2013 May sweep, according to Nielsen Media Research, for the week of May 6, 2013. (more...)

GMA is No. 1 in Both Total Viewers and Key Demos

ABC News' 'Good Morning America' ranked No. 1 to turn in its 3rd winning week in a row in both Total Viewers (5.821 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.127 million), according to Nielsen Media Research, for ... (more...)

ABC's MODERN FAMILY Tops 'American Idol' on Wednesday Night

Wednesday's #1 TV Show, ABC's Modern Family became the first ever show to outdeliver a Wednesday finale of American Idol on the night in Adults 18-49, leading by a definitive 21%. (more...)

CBS's FACE THE NATION is #1 Sunday Morning Public Affairs Show

CBS News' FACE THE NATION WITH BOB SCHIEFFER is the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show. (more...)

NBC's CHICAGO FIRE Climbs to Highest Rating Since February

At 10 p.m. ET, "Chicago Fire" (1.9/5 in adults 18-49, 6.9 million viewers overall) climbed to its top 18-49 rating since February 27. (more...)

CBS THIS MORNING Posts Year-to-Year Gains in Viewers

CBS THIS MORNING posted double-digit percentage gains year-to-year among viewers (+13%) and households (+10%). CBS THIS MORNING added +350,000 viewers compared to the same week last year, according to... (more...)

BAD GIRLS CLUB Hits Season High on Oxygen

Oxygen Media delivered record ratings on Tuesday scoring the #1 cable telecast of the day among women 18-34 with “Bad Girls Club' Atlanta and earned double digit growth with “Find Me My Man,” accor... (more...)

DEADLIEST CATCH Sweeps Tuesday in Men 25-54 for Fifth Consecutive Week

Last night's new episode of DEADLIEST CATCH was the #1 cable program among Persons and Men 25-54 delivery and Persons 18-49 delivery (excluding sports). This is the fifth consecutive week the series w... (more...)

Yahoo!-ABC Leads Online News Networks for April

For the month of April 2013, the Yahoo!-ABC News Network maintained its position as the #1 source of news and information online. Following a strong performance in March, the combined network continue... (more...)

ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS Shoots Up Over Lead-In

Celebrating the show's 300th episode, ABC's DWTS: The Results Show shot up over its lead-in (+64%) and posted its 2nd week of Adult 18-49 growth (+6%). (more...)

NBC's THE VOICE Delivers 6.6 Million Viewers

From 8-9 p.m. ET, a recap episode of "The Voice" (2.0/6 in 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall) ranked #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in the hour (more...)

FOX Ranks No. 1 Among Adults 18-34 and Teens

FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, NEW GIRL and GLEE leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-34 and Teens. (more...)

Golf Channel's PLAYERS Coverage Sparks All-Time Viewership High

THE PLAYERS Championship's coverage on NBC and Golf Channel last week caught the attention of America with record audiences for its tournament coverage and signature programming according to data rel... (more...)

IDOL & GLEE Score Fox a Weekly Win with Teens, Adults 18-34

FOX's week was propelled by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, NEW GIRL and GLEE leading the network to rank No. 1 for the week among Adults 18-34 and Teens. AMERICAN IDOL Wednesday led FOX to ... (more...)

NCIS, THE BIG BANG THEORY Drive CBS Ratings Sweep

CBS was first in viewers for the 11th consecutive week, in adults 25-54 for the ninth consecutive week and first in adults 18-49 for the sixth time in eight weeks, according to Nielsen live plus same ... (more...)

Disney Junior Block Delivers Top 3 Cable TV Series in Key Demo

For the week of May 6, 2013, 24-hour kid-driven, family-committed television network Disney Channel swept major youth demos for the 3rd straight week in Total Day in Kids 2-11 (more...)