'Monday' Ratings Not as Dandy
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ABC's "Monday Night Football" concluded its 35th season with an 11.0 Nielsen rating, down four percent from last season and the lowest in its history.
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LOS ANGELES  - CBS' Charlie Sheen  comedy "Two and a Half Men" delivered its highest ratings to  date in all key measures on Monday, while the WB Network also  had a big night with 8 p.m. stalwart "7th Heaven."
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David Letterman on CBS, above, averaged 4.7 million viewers on Wednesday, about a million fewer than Jay Leno on NBC. (J.P. Filo/CBS) Although David Letterman had writers on Wednesday night and Jay Leno officially did not, Mr. Leno managed to draw the higher ratings, as he normally does, according to initial Nielsen Media Research ratings. Mr. Leno, [...].
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Another week, another set of negative ratings records for broadcast television.
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LOS ANGELES  - Three new syndicated   shows got off to slow starts Monday, though two managed to show   increases from the year-ago time period averages.
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Sometimes a TV series needs a tune-up. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.
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It was a huge week for Fox in the TV ratings Â with one asterisk.
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The bawdy Team America: World Police fell short of expectations this weekend, taking in $12.3 million for third place, according to estimates from box office trackers Nielsen EDI.
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A month after Katie Couric's  heavily promoted debut as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," the  viewership ratings presented by Nielsen Media Research offer a  mixed message about the extent of her success.
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NBC won a slim victory over second-place CBS in the ratings on Wednesday, largely because of its game-show programming at 8.
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Variety - HOLLYWOOD -- I was surprised by the relative lack of hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of latenight television.
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The daytime soap operas might be  losing their bubbles in the weeks ahead as networks resort to  episodes not penned by striking writers.
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The combination of âDeal or No Dealâ and the new game show âMy Dad Is Better Than Your Dadâ lifted NBC to a solid No. 1 finish in the ratings on Monday. Nielsen estimated that the new series, which pits father-child teams against one another, attracted 9.8 million viewers at 9 p.m., a respectable showing, but far less than the 16.9 million who tuned in for âDeal or No Dealâ at 8 p.m. Opposite the game shows, however, the finale of ABCâs âDance Warâ averaged 9.1 million viewers while earning the showâs lowest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC ranked fourth over all, trailing with âOctober Roadâ (4.4 million) at 10 p.m. behind NBCâs âMediumâ (8.5 million) and CBSâs âCSI: Miamiâ repeat (9.6 million). CBS finished second for the night behind NBC, but third among adults 18 to 49, behind NBC and Fox, which got a boost in that demographic from the finale of âPrison Breakâ at 8 (7.4 million) and âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chroniclesâ at 9 (8.1 million). On Sunday NBCâs âKnight Riderâ (12.7 million) drew the highest ratings in the 18-to-49 age group for a made-for-television movie on any network in almost three years.
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MILWAUKEE -- Despite all the spotlight and all the hype -- how often does ESPN put a weekday afternoon baseball game on TV? -- Barry Bonds didn&#39;t hit his 700th home run Thursday.
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Despite its critical  drubbing, Victoria Beckham&#39;s NBC special pulled in OK numbers  Monday night.
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Daytime talk show host Ellen  DeGeneres drew a million more U.S. TV viewers to the Oscars  than last year's telecast, but some critics found her  easy-going style too low-key for Hollywood's biggest night.
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Fox dominated the ratings on Tuesday, thanks to two popular shows, âAmerican Idolâ at 8 p.m. and âHouseâ at 9. Those shows delivered 28.1 million and 22.5 million viewers, Nielsen estimated. A repeat of CBSâs âNCISâ at 8 attracted the nightâs third-largest audience (11.7 million). CBSâs all-rerun lineup tied NBC for runner-up on the night, but NBC fared better among adults 18 to 49 with âThe Biggest Loserâ at 8 (8.3 million) followed by âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ at 10 (9.4 million). ABC finished fourth overall. On Monday President Bushâs final State of the Union address attracted the smallest audience of his two terms, 37.5 million viewers. That tally was 8 million fewer than a year ago, but 6 million more than President Clintonâs last State of the Union address in 2000. The speech was broadcast live at 9 p.m. on a total of nine network and cable channels.