CABLE CHANNELS TOUT RECORD RATINGS

While broadcast television in general was recording some of its lowest ratings of the year, cable TV networks were trumpeting some of their highest. “Discovery Channel experienced its best August ever,” the channel that averaged 3.3 million viewers for its annual “Shark Week” bragged in a news release. Likewise Oxygen channel boasted that it “earned […]

BRAVO SHOUTS “BRAVO!” OVER NEW RATINGS

They may not have resembled the lofty performing-arts programs and dramas that once distinguished the Bravo cable-TV channel, but shows like The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Watch What Happens: Live, and Top Chef Masters gave Bravo its highest May ratings in history last week, the NBC-Universal-owned channel said Wednesday. In addition, the channel’s website […]