NBC shows Thursday spunk
TV Ratings: Net has solid night as shows pick up in finales -- ABC captured the final Thursday of the May sweep in key young-adult demos and CBS led in total viewers, but it was a solid night all around as well for NBC, whose shows picked up in their finales.      |
Wednesday an easy win for Fox
TV Ratings: 'American Idol' reverses ratings slump -- "American Idol" reversed a six-week downward trend Wednesday night with a 9% ratings increase from last week in the 18-49 demo. |
Fox rocks on Tuesday
TV Ratings: 'Idol,' 'Kitchen' turn up heat -- "American Idol" and "Hell's Kitchen" stood as the top-rated programs among young adults Tuesday, lifting Fox to an easy victory. |
CBS, Fox on the rise ratings wise
TV Ratings: NBA playoffs knock 'Gladiators' off pedestal -- With "American Idol" continuing to give ground, Fox is seeing its weekly ratings advantages diminish. |
ABC still supreme on Sunday
TV Ratings: CBS brings in big numbers with 'Survivor' -- ABC captured its 12th consecutive Sunday among young adults behind its regular lineup but CBS made it close thanks to the finale of "Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites." Fox and NBC, meanwhile, didn't have much to cheer about. |
ABC wins tight Thursday race
TV Ratings: 'Scrubs' exits NBC on down note -- ABC squeaked out a win over CBS Thursday night, as "Grey's Anatomy" was the top show of the evening in the 18-49 demo, improving slightly from last week. NBC's ratings fell from last Thursday, and the final episode of "Scrubs" to air on the network also saw erosion. |
Networks spread Wednesday wealth
TV Ratings: Fox captures key demos with 'Idol' -- Fox has captured another Wednesday in key demo categories on the strength of "American Idol," but it was a quiet night overall. ABC took the opening hour with "Wife Swap" and it was CBS' turn to prevail in the 10 o'clock hour with "CSI: NY." |
Fox leads ratings with reality hits
TV Ratings: 'Idol,' 'Kitchen' heat up Tuesday -- Fox was the easy winner in key demos on Tuesday behind "American Idol" and "Hell's Kitchen," while ABC was stronger than usual thanks to a "Dancing With the Stars" special and potent numbers for the results-show edition of the program. |
Comedies high on TV ratings
TV Ratings: Shows holding onto audiences -- As the broadcasters limp to the finish line this season, there is at least some comic relief from the overall meager Nielsen numbers generated in this strike-interrupted frame. |
Mild Monday for major networks
TV Ratings: 'Two and a Half Men,' 'House' top ratings -- CBS, paced by "Two and a Half Men,"Â and Fox, led by "House,"Â were the demo leaders on Monday, a night that saw most shows droop week to week. |
ABC wins another Sunday
TV Ratings: Network nabs victory with 'Housewives' -- Once again winning each hour in key demographics, ABC notched its 11th consecutive Sunday victory -- led by "Desperate Housewives," which has built each of the last two weeks after hitting a series low. |
ABC wins Thursday but dramas dip
TV Ratings: 'Betty,' 'Grey's' worst-ever in 18-49 demo -- ABC won a competitive Thursday night but all three of the Alphabet's hourlong shows fell from last week. CBS was second and NBC third, both slightly improved from its performances a week ago. |
Low-key 'Idol' wins Wednesday
TV Ratings: Show falls 24% from last year's May sweeps -- While "American Idol" once again ruled the Wednesday night airwaves, the Fox behemoth continues to show considerable slippage. |
Fox continues hot streak
TV Ratings: 'Idol,' 'Kitchen' wins the night -- Fox rolled to another easy Tuesday ratings victory behind "American Idol" and "Hell's Kitchen," with the cooking competition racking up some of its best numbers to date. |
Trio has ABC nipping at Fox's tail
TV Ratings: 'Lost,' 'Grey's,' 'Housewives' help net take 2nd -- Fully stocked with its core series, ABC surged to a solid second-place finish in most key categories last week, while Fox ruled among young adults for a 16th consecutive week. |
ABC in control Sunday
TV Ratings: 'Makeover,' 'Housewives' lead the night -- ABC made it 10 consecutive Sunday victories in key demos, winning this week behind winning perfs in each hour, including "Desperate Housewives" — easily the night's top-rated program. |
May sweeps show ratings drop
TV Ratings: 'Grey's,' 'Betty' dip from prestrike levels -- The broadcast nets appear to be paying the price for going months without fresh segs of their top shows, opening the May sweep Thursday with noticeable ratings declines. |
First round of sweeps goes to ABC
TV Ratings: 'Lost,' 'Ugly' boost Thursday ratings -- ABC captured the first night of the May sweep in demos on Thursday thanks in part to "Lost" closing out the night strong, though returning shows "Ugly Betty" and "Grey's Anatomy" returned to action with soft scores. |
Fox wins on sweep's eve
TV Ratings: 'Idol' still on top despite drop -- "American Idol" again came in below its normally lofty levels on Wednesday, but it dominated everything in its path in carrying Fox to victory on the final night before the start of the May sweep. |
Tuesday reality on the rise
TV Ratings: Fox reigns supreme with 'Idol,' 'Kitchen' -- With NBC's tough "The Biggest Loser" wrapping its season a week ago, competing unscripted shows on other nets spiked up in the ratings Tuesday, with Fox again reigning supreme with "American Idol" and "Hell's Kitchen." |
