March Madness Regional Finals Score Best Ratings Since 2005
CBS and Turner Networks just keep hitting the big shots, as far as NCAA Tournament ratings are concerned. With the broadcaster and cable conglomerate now sharing a 14-year, $10 billion contract to air...
View ArticlePresident Obama Fills out His NCAA Tournament Brackets (Video)
President Barack Obama appeared on ESPN Thursday to fill out his bracket for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament a day after doing the same for the men’s field, the first round of which begins...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Scandal’ Episode Featuring Lena Dunham Slips to Season Low
Lena Dunham‘s guest spot didn’t do much for Kerry Washington‘s “Scandal” — at least not in terms of Nielsen TV ratings. The Shonda Rhimes drama dipped 11 percent to its season low in the...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Blacklist’ Slips to Series Low as Midseason ‘Bones’ Premiere...
CBS finishing first on Thursday was pretty much a foregone conclusion, with March Madness coverage preempting its regular schedule. Still, that happened. ABC finished second on the night, which also...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Last Man on Earth’ Double Episode Sinks Following Reruns
CBS topped Sunday thanks in large part to an NCAA Tournament overrun, as Fox’s “Last Man on Earth” dropped heavy following reruns. Due to the nature of live sports, fast nationals for CBS are...
View Article7 Adorable Puppies Help Jimmy Fallon Predict the NCAA Final Four (Video)
Congratulations is in order to Michigan State: The NCAA Tournament is now the Spartans’ Final Four to lose, at least according to Jimmy Fallon‘s puppies. “The Tonight Show” host used his scientific...
View ArticleRatings: ‘The Following,’‘Jane The Virgin’ Hit Lows Against NCAA Tournament...
CBS’s broadcast of the NCAA Tournament Final easily crushed its competition on Monday night, when Duke topped Wisconsin in a back-and-forth winner-take-all battle for collegiate hoops supremacy. While...
View ArticleHero Leaks NCAA Tournament Bracket Just 25 Minutes Into CBS’s 2-Hour Show
CBS took its sweet time unveiling the 2016 NCAA Tournament bracket on Sunday night. Unfortunately for the network, Twitter did not. Somebody leaked the entire field and seedings just 25 minutes into...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Little Big Shots’ Is NBC’s Most-Watched Sunday Entertainment Show...
NBC’s very successful preview last week of “Little Big Shots” actually grew 16 percent Sunday in total viewers for the series’ premiere in its regular time period — and did it without a “Voice”...
View ArticlePresident Obama Makes NCAA Tournament Men’s Bracket Picks (Video)
This will be Barack Obama’s final March Madness as president, a fact not lost on the commander in chief — or ESPN’s Andy Katz. Katz once again visited the White House to help the most powerful man in...
View ArticleTaylor Swift, Luke Bryan Voted Top Music Picks by March Madness Fans
Whether you are an avid sports fan or just out to win the office pool by picking the cutest mascot, it’s that time of year when all eyes turn to college basketball. March Madness officially tips off at...
View ArticleSad Bill Murray’s Reaction to Xavier March Madness Loss Hijacks Internet...
March Madness can either be uplifting or heartbreaking — it all depends on which end of the buzzer beaters you’re rooting for. Bill Murray was on the receiving side of such heartache Sunday night, when...
View ArticleRatings: ‘The Passion’ Proves It’s No ‘Grease: Live’
Few things on TV are as good or as highly rated as Fox’s “Grease: Live” was in January. Sunday’s “The Passion” proved to be no exception. The Tyler Perry-hosted live musical event racked up 6.6 million...
View ArticleRatings: ‘The Catch’ Debut Doesn’t Grab Much of an Audience
“The Catch” didn’t nab much attention on Thursday. Shonda Rhimes‘ latest #TGIT drama debut grabbed just a 1.2 rating/4 in the key 18-49 demographic last night. It pulled in 5.8 million total viewers....
View ArticleNCAA Threatens to Pull Basketball Tournament From North Carolina
The NCAA may revoke hosting honors for the men’s basketball tournament from North Carolina following the state’s passage of House Bill 2, which many consider anti-LGBT legislation. On Wednesday, the...
View ArticleRatings: ABC’s ‘TGIT’ Boxes Out CBS’ March Madness – For Now
Nielsen recovered from its weekend power outage disaster just in time for “TGIT” — thank goodness, indeed. Per preliminary TV Ratings, ABC’s all-Shondaland lineup topped Thursday night outright,...
View ArticleRatings: CBS’ NCAA Tournament Rejects All Sunday Competition
CBS topped Sunday by virtue of an NCAA Tournament game leaking into primetime, which means NBC settled for second place. The Les Moonves-led broadcaster finished first in ratings with a 1.4 rating/5...
View ArticleRatings: CBS’ March Madness Enacts Revenge on ABC’s ‘TGIT’
Last week, ABC’s “TGIT” lineup held off CBS’ NCAA Tournament coverage. Last night, not so much. Michigan vs. Oregon and Purdue vs. Kansas catapulted CBS over ABC in both the key 18-49 demographic and...
View ArticleRatings: UNC Punches Ticket to Final Four, CBS Crushes Competition
Well, that was dramatic. Who said this year’s March Madness tournament was lame? CBS topped Sunday comfortably with its coverage to that instant-classic Carolina-Kentucky finish. Luke Maye won the NCAA...
View ArticleRatings: ‘The Voice,’‘DWTS’ Line Up Behind CBS’ NCAA Tournament Finale
“The Voice” and “Dancing With the Stars” were like No. 16 seeds going up against a No. 1 last night — they were never going to compete with CBS’ NCAA National Championship Game. Due to the nature of...
View Article‘Kong: Skull Island,’‘LEGO Batman Movie’ Lead Time Warner to Strong Q1
Time Warner is off to a good start in 2017, thanks to the first-quarter performances of “Kong: Skull Island,” “The LEGO Batman Movie,” “Big Little Lies,” “Last Week Tonight” and March’s NCAA...
View ArticleRatings: NCAA Tournament Makes CBS a 1 Seed
The NCAA Tournament made CBS a No. 1 seed Thursday night, and “Grey’s Anatomy” did the same for ABC. If the Disney broadcast channel’s “For the People” wasn’t so low-rated, ABC would have won Thursday...
View ArticleRatings: NBC Sitcom ‘Abby’s’ Experiences a Sobering Premiere
NBC might need a drink after Thursday’s “Abby’s” debut, which settled for a 0.5 rating/2 share among adults 18-49 and 2.6 million total viewers. With some NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 action, CBS pretty...
View ArticleKansas’ Comeback Over UNC Draws 18.1 Million Viewers to the NCAA Championship
March Madness came to an exhilarating end on Monday night with the Kansas Jayhawks’ victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. About 18.1 million viewers tuned in to watch as the Midwest team was...
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