TRUE BLOOD Returns with 4.5 Million Viewers, Down from Last Year
by Tyler Peterson - June 17, 2013 HBO's vampire-themed hit series kicked off its sixth season last night, sucking in 4.5 million viewers - down from last year's premiere which drew in 5.2 million. Despite being up against the fifth game in NBA Finals, BLOOD's total number of viewers was bumped up to 5.6 million with the encore taken...
NBA TV to Debut One-Hour Special on Reggie Miller, 9/7
by Caryn Robbins - August 30, 2012 NBA TV will feature an exclusive one-hour special on Reggie Miller - the five-time NBA All-Star and current TNT analyst - as part of more than 150 hours of week-long Hall of Fame coverage....
TNT Announces 2012-13 NBA Regular Season Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - July 27, 2012 Turner Sports, marking its 29th year of NBA coverage,today announced that TNT will televise 52 games during the 2012-13 NBA regular season including 10 appearances by the NBA champion Miami Heat, New York Knicks and Oklahoma City Thunder....
Game 5 of NBA FINALS Garners Strong Ratings for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2013 NBA Finals Game 5 on ABC – the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat to take a 3-2 series lead – generated a strong 11.4 overnight rating, according to Nielsen...
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Season 4 Debut is 'Most-Tweeted' Series Premiere in History
by Caryn Robbins - June 13, 2013 Season 4 premiere of ABC Family's award-winning, social media powerhouse, 'Pretty Little Liars' - 'A Is for A-L-I-V-E' -- became the #1 'most tweeted' season premiere in TV history...
NBC's AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Holds Off Ratings Competition
by Caryn Robbins - June 06, 2012 NBC held off the competition on Tuesday with a new AMERICA'S GOT TALENT and the two-hour season premiere of 'Love in the Wild'....
ABC Claims Ratings Victory With Game 3 of NBA Finals
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2012 ABC (11.49 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.8, #1) coasted to victory on Sunday with its mix of 'Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night' (5.23 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.9, #4), 'NBA Countdown' (6.45 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.6, #2) and 'NBA Finals, Game 3' (13.38 million viewers, #1; adu...
ABC & ESPN Team Up to Present All Christmas Day NBA Games
by Tyler Peterson - December 17, 2012 ABC and ESPN will combine to present all five NBA Christmas Day Games, Tuesday, December 25. The blockbuster schedule is highlighted by ABC's first two NBA broadcasts of the season. The doubleheader will begin with the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant hosting the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthon...
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Dominates Ratings For NBC
by Caryn Robbins - May 30, 2012 NBC took home the demo crown on Tuesday with a new AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (11.30 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.7, #1). Said hour was bookended by repeats of 'America's Got Talent' (7.25 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.0, #2) and 'Grimm'...
ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Delivers its Most-Watched Sweep Ever
by Caryn Robbins - December 02, 2011 During the recently completed November 2011 sweep, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live generated its most-watched November sweep yet and attracted its biggest-ever audience for any sweep period. ...
CBS Thursday Line-Up Still Dominates Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - June 01, 2012 CBS proved to be the network to beat on Thursday despite its all-repeat lineup of 'The Big Bang Theory', 'Rules of Engagement', 'Person of Interest' and 'The Mentalist'...
Barkley, McEnroe, Riley Among Guests on COSTAS TONIGHT: 2012 YEAR IN REVIEW, 12/6
by Tyler Peterson - December 05, 2012 Costas Tonight: 2012 Year in Review will recap some of the year's biggest sports moments on and off the field. Host Bob Costas, a 24-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and one of America's preeminent interviewers, welcomes some of the most dynamic and influential sports personalities of 2012. Costas...
The Fifty/50 Screens Michael Jordan’s Greatest Playoff Games, 12/13 & 20
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2011 Wicker Park upscale sports bar The Fifty/50 (2047 W Division St) will show four of Michael Jordan's greatest playoff games in HD in their entirety on its 18 flatscreens with sound at 8pm on two consecutive Tuesdays (December 13 and December 20) as a warmup before the Bulls start their season....
TNT's 2011 - 12 NBA Regular Season Tips Off Christmas Day
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2011 Turner's 28th Season of NBA Coverage tips off Christmas Day on TNT with the Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks (Noon ET) followed by exclusive doubleheaders on December 27th and 29th....
NBC Sports to Air NAVY-MARINE CORPS CLASSIC, 11/9
by Caryn Robbins - November 06, 2012 NBC Sports Network's 2012-13 college basketball coverage begins this Friday with a live triple-header. The day is headlined with Georgetown facing No.10 Florida in the Navy-Marine Corps Classic, live from the deck of the USS Bataan in Jacksonville, Fla. at 9 p.m. ET....
Game 1 of NBA Finals Earns Ratings Win for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - June 13, 2012 ABC (11.01 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.6, #1) towered over the competition on Tuesday with its mix of 'Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night' (6.31 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 2.2, #4), 'NBA Countdown' (6.97 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.8, #3) and 'NBA Finals, Game 1'...
NBC Sports Network Adds More 2012-13 College Basketball Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - November 08, 2012 NBC Sports Network has added the Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic, two additional Atlantic 10 games and three new Colonial Athletic Association matchups to its 2012-13 telecast schedule, bringing its total to more than 60 college basketball games this season. ...
ABC Up Week-to-Week with 2013 NBA Finals Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - June 14, 2013 Shooting to the top Thursday night with coverage of the NBA Finals Game 4 (Miami-San Antonio), ABC outdrew its nearest primetime competition by 5.5 million viewers (12.1 million vs. 6.6 million - CBS), and in Adults 18-49 beat the other networks combined by 33% (4.8/16 vs. 3.6/12 – CBS, NBC, Fox and...
NBA Finals Tip Off Exclusively on ABC Tonight
by TV News Desk - June 06, 2013 The NBA Finals - the defending NBA Champion Miami Heat and LeBron James vs. the San Antonio Spurs and Tim Duncan - will tip off exclusively on ABC tonight, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET...
TNT's 2011 - 12 NBA Regular Season Tips Off Christmas Day
by BWW News Desk - December 25, 2011 Turner's 28th Season of NBA Coverage tips off Christmas Day on TNT with the Boston Celtics @ New York Knicks (Noon ET) followed by exclusive doubleheaders on December 27th and 29th....
Carolyn Manno Signs New Multi-Year Agreement with NBC Sports Group
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2012 Carolyn Manno, who joined the NBCUniversal family in August of 2009 as an anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet New England, and made her Olympic debut at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London as a sports desk anchor and reporter, has signed a multi-year agreement with NBC Sports Group, it was an...
TONIGHT SHOW & LATE NIGHT Continue Late-Night Ratings Sweep
by Tyler Peterson - June 20, 2013 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' and 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' both scored impressive wins in total viewers and several key demos over their timeslot competition for the week of June 10-14....
Jerad Finck Performs Hit Single Runaway at NY Event
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2011 Pop/rocker and award winning artist, Jerad Finck claims the #1 independent song in the country with his latest release 'Runaway' continuing the climb the charts and hold steady at #1....
Ratings Up for NBC's Drama SAVE ME
by Caryn Robbins - June 07, 2013 At 8 p.m. ET, “Save Me” (0.7/3 in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall) is currently up a tenth of a point versus last week's 0.6 rating...
Shaquille O'Neal to Host Cartoon Network's HALL OF GAME Awards
by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2011 'The Diesel,' 'Shaq Fu,' 'The Big Microphone,' Shaquille O'Neal announced today via his Twitter account that he will host the second annual Hall of Game Awards, airing on Cartoon Network in early 2012.... |