Despite the falloff, the singing show is still a formidable competition, beating all comers Wednesday night, including the premiere of “Duck Dynasty.”
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A study finds that MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” a reality show depicting very young parents, may have contributed to a drop in teenage pregnancy.
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For ABC, every important ratings measure in prime time is qualified by what amounts to a footnote: “not counting sports.”
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The musical, starring Carrie Underwood, drew 18.5 million viewers, the network’s largest non-sports Thursday night audience since 2009.
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The network has struggled most in the ratings this fall, and it announced five new series as it canceled “Betrayal.”
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CNN fell to fifth place during the week, below Fox News and MSNBC, as well as HLN and CNBC.
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On Thursday night, the network drew a surprisingly young audience for the documentary about the safety and ethics of confining killer whales.
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The networks have experienced a slight improvement in prime-time viewing this fall, but the landscape is still treacherous for new shows, several of which have been pulled after just two episodes.
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With 16 million viewers, the zombie-themed series on AMC broke its own record for cable entertainment. Among young viewers, it was even more dominant.
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The episode Thursday night, which addressed the death of the actor Cory Monteith via the death of the character he played, drew 7.4 million viewers.
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The company’s new product, Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings, professes to measure the activity and reach of Twitter conversation about shows.
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What is notable about the start of the new fall TV season, according to network executives, is a surge in not just delayed viewing, but very-delayed viewing.
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The deal will allow Nielsen to better track the public’s media consumption across television, radio and range of electronic devices.
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Viewers are trying to catch up on old episodes of “Breaking Bad” through Netflix, Amazon, iTunes and other Internet services as the hit series nears its end.
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The CBS sitcom had an audience of almost 19 million, and the highest rating on any series this season. The audience for Michael J. Fox’s return was relatively modest.
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The ratings Tuesday night again show that the networks, this time ABC, can introduce a new show and get a big audience to watch it.
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The large, young audience for the singing show confirmed its status as the top reality competition offering on TV.
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The company’s program, which would begin in fall 2014, should soothe television executives eager to get credit for fans who don’t use ordinary TVs.
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Fox’s new series about a reincarnated Ichabod Crane had a big audience for its premiere; and ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” showed some life.
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A strategy known as “symphony” — in which NBC liberally salts its broadcasts with promotions — seems to have had little effect in drawing viewers to “The Million Second Quiz.”
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