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Campaign ads deluge 'Wheel' watchers, morning shows
WASHINGTON - Political groups are flooding the airwaves with advertisements during popular game shows, including "Wheel of Fortune," ''Jeopardy" and "Family Feud," and pouring money into spots during...
View ArticleNetflix chief says 2016 will bring emphasis on family shows
PASADENA, California - Netflix says it will make a special effort to produce programming for children and families, with the streaming service offering 20 new programs in the category this year led by...
View ArticleCardinals' win earns best Saturday night divisional rating
NEW YORK - The Cardinals' overtime playoff win over the Packers is the highest-rated Saturday prime-time divisional game since the NFL instituted the time slot in 2001.
View ArticleNielsen's top programs for Jan. 11-17
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 11-17. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
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AFC title games draws 2nd-best viewership on record
NEW YORK - The AFC championship game has drawn its second-largest television audience on record.
View ArticleSpurs-Warriors matchup sets NBA TV viewing record
NEW YORK - Golden State's victory over San Antonio in a showdown of the league's top teams was the most-watched telecast ever on NBA TV.
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Super Bowl an opportunity for 'CBS This Morning'
NEW YORK - The Super Bowl looms as an important opportunity for the people at "CBS This Morning," although they have no plans to be anywhere near the San Francisco area.
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'Grease' fights through rain, tragedy to reach 12.2 million
NEW YORK - Fox's live production of "Grease" fought rain, wind and personal tragedy to emerge a winner, with its audience of 12.2 million people eclipsing viewership for the last two musicals presented...
View Article'Thursday Night Football' to air on both CBS and NBC
"Thursday Night Football" will bounce around among CBS, NBC and NFL Network next season, and league executives are confident fans will find the games just fine.
View ArticleSuper Bowl gets 111.9 million viewers, down from last year
NEW YORK - Setting television viewership records with the Super Bowl has become almost routine, but this year's average of 111.9 million viewers for Denver's victory over Carolina is down from the past...
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TV viewers choose Simpson over Madoff in crime stories
NEW YORK - In a television competition between notorious criminals, O.J. Simpson topped Bernard Madoff.
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Even before controversy, blacks cool to Oscars telecast
NEW YORK - The largest black audience for the Academy Awards over the last dozen years came in 2005, when Chris Rock was host and Jamie Foxx and Morgan Freeman won the top male acting awards.
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NBA slam dunk contest scores big on TV, social media
TORONTO - What many are saying was the best dunk contest in All-Star weekend history has delivered record numbers across the NBA's social media platforms and propelled TNT to a win in the time slot on...
View ArticleNBA All-Star game draws 7.6 million viewers
TORONTO - The NBA All-Star Game averaged 7.6 million viewers, up 6 percent over 2015, according to Nielsen's ratings.
View ArticleGrammy Awards broadcast logs smallest audience since 2009
NEW YORK - Monday's Grammys telecast missed a beat with the TV audience, delivering a seven-year low in viewership.
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CBS sweeps the week in viewers with Top 10 broadcast shows
NEW YORK - CBS dominated in the ratings last week with a winning slate of dramas and comedies as well as a Republican presidential debate, which ranked fourth.
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ABC programming head exits; successor is a network TV first
LOS ANGELES - The president of the ABC Entertainment Group is departing amid low ratings, to be replaced by the first African-American to head a broadcast TV network.
View ArticleNielsen's top programs for Feb. 15-21
NEW YORK - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
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'Blue Bloods' a quiet example of CBS' strength
NEW YORK - Tom Selleck's cop family drama "Blue Bloods" is hardly trendy TV, but last week was another illustration of its consistent value to CBS.
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Thursday's GOP debate drew 14.5 million on CNN and Telemundo
NEW YORK - Thursday's GOP debate was watched by 14.5 million people, according to the Nielsen ratings company.
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