BROTHER IS BIGGER

Big Brother just keeps getting bigger. CBS said today (Monday) that the reality series posted its best ratings of the summer Sunday night, drawing 7.48 million viewers despite competition from the first NFL exhibition game of the year. The football telecast (Cincinnati vs. Dallas) on NBC easily beat everything else on television Sunday night as […]

“60 MINUTES” REMAINS TIMELESS WINNER

The highest-rated show on primetime television Sunday night was also the longest-running show on primetime television: CBS’s 60 Minutes. The magazine show attracted 7.58 million total viewers; nevertheless it ranked third among adults 18-49. The No. 1 show among younger viewers in the 7:00 p.m. hour was a repeat of ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos, […]

TIGER’S STILL NOT OUT OF THE WOODS

Tiger Woods was still a strong contender to win the U.S. Open on Saturday, but NBC’s telecast of the U.S. Open drew only so-so ratings. While the telecast of the golf tournament dominated the ratings on Saturday night among total viewers, it placed second among the key 18-49 demographic group, most of whom apparently preferred […]

ABC OVERHAULS SUMMER SCHEDULE

In place of serialized dramas that tend to draw few viewers during summer repeats, ABC plans to introduce three new dramatic shows this summer that, while similar in content to the ones they’re replacing, can stand on their own. On Sundays, The Gates, starring Frank Grillo, will be replacing Desperate Housewives at 9:00 p.m. and […]