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‘MasterChef’ Whips Up Another Wednesday Victory for Fox
Fox's "MasterChef" dominated the less-than-stellar competition Wednesday night, winning both hours among young adults and helping the net top its rivals on the night for the 20th time in the last 21...
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Cable Nets Mine Niche Ratings
There are riches to be found in niches. Just ask some of today’s top cable networks, which have zeroed in on underserved audiences with great success. As the broadcast networks continue to lose...
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Zimmerman Trial Revs Up Ratings for Cable News Networks
As the verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial nears, cable news networks — especially CNN and HLN — are seeing increased viewership. For the first three nights of this week, CNN, Fox News, HLN...
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Univision to Big Four: We’re No. 1 and Rising
While the Engish-language broadcast and cable nets sought to up their games this summer, Univision proved to be a major scene stealer by notching a ratings milestone that underscores the increasingly...
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‘Duck Dynasty’ Premiere Shatters Cable Records With 11.8 Million Viewers
A&E had the competition ducking for cover Wednesday, as its redneck reality smash “Duck Dynasty” kicked off its new season with a whopping 11.8 million viewers — the largest audience ever for a...
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MSNBC Trails Badly in Saturday’s Cable News Coverage of Syria
Fox News and CNN drew sizable audiences on Saturday afternoon for their coverage of the events in Syria, leaving MSNBC in their dust. Nielsen estimates that Fox News Channel was the most-watched news...
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Fox News Dominates Cable News Ratings for Obama Address
Fox News was the most watched cable news network Tuesday night for President Obama’s primetime address to the nation about possible action against Syria. Nielsen estimates that the 17-minute address...
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Cartoon Network: Netflix Is Hurting Our TV Ratings
Children’s cable programmers are playing a losing game of arbitrage by cutting deals with Netflix. That’s according to an analysis of ratings for Turner Broadcasting System’s Cartoon Network by Sanford...
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USA’s ‘Burn Notice’ Hits Two-Year Ratings High With Series Finale
USA’s “Burn Notice” wrapped its seven-season run Thursday with its largest audience in two years, standing as TV’s most-watched scripted program of the night. The series created by Matt Nix and...
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Nielsen to Add Mobile Device Viewing to TV Ratings in Fall 2014
TV programmers frustrated that shows watched on tablets and smartphones have been invisible to Nielsen’s ratings may finally get a solution — next year. Next week, Nielsen will formally announce to...
View ArticleTV Ratings: Cable-News Views Soar During Pandemic
Viewership for all three of the nation’s main cable-news outlets soared in April as viewers tuned in at all hours for information on the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. While Fox News captured the...
View ArticleFading Ratings: How 24-Hour News Swallowed Other Cable Genres’ Market Share
New VIP+ Analysis: The substantive increase in popularity in cable news highlights what to expect in overall cable TV lineups.
View ArticleFading Ratings: Viewership Declines in Key Cable Genres
New VIP+ Analysis: What primetime viewership trends mean for genre-specific networks like kids, news and sports.
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