Category — Ratings

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.

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.

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.
      

TV Ratings: ‘Anatomy,’ ‘Lost’ win against finales — Despite facing finales on other networks, ABC prevailed in key demos on the final Thursday of the season behind “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost.”

TV Ratings: Network continues with Sunday sweep — ABC has made it four straight Sunday victories in the May sweep, prevailing on the season’s final Sunday behind the finales of “Desperate Housewives” and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” This was also ABC’s 13th consecutive Sunday victory overall.

TV Ratings: Fox scores with ‘House,’ ‘Bones’ — On a night full of finales, CBS captured the last Monday of the season behind “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami,” while Fox scored with “House” and ABC with “Dancing With the Stars.”

TV Ratings: Strike, DVRs cause record ratings drop — A dominant Fox is set to be crowned the winner of the 2007-08 television season, one that the broadcast biz — and perhaps even Fox — would just as soon forget.

TV Ratings: Fox dominates Tuesday due to duo — The “American Idol” battle of the Davids produced Goliath-sized ratings for Fox on Tuesday night, as the show is finishing on a high note.

TV Ratings: Fox’s ratings titan nets 31.7 million viewers — Fox’s “American Idol” went out with a bang Wednesday night, performing as strongly as last year’s finale and again crushing everything in its path.

TV Ratings: Network wins holiday weekend with encores — Despite facing original programming on rival broadcast networks, CBS captured Memorial Day’s primetime ratings race thanks to winning performances from its repeat comedy block.

TV Ratings: A&E’s remake brings in big numbers — In its two-hour premiere Monday, A&E’s remake of the sci-fi thriller “Andromeda Strain” harvested more viewers in key demos than any other movie or miniseries on basic cable so far this year.

TV Ratings: Network still on top despite end of ‘Idol’ — A strong conclusion to “American Idol” enabled Fox to prevail among young adults for a 20th consecutive week — and stand as the only net to improve upon its perf for the same frame a year ago.

TV Ratings: TNT boasts biggest boosts — All but one of the 15 highest-rated basic cablers harvested more viewers in May than during the same period in 2007, according to the latest monthly ratings report.

TV Ratings: Summer season in full swing — Fox rocked on the first Wednesday of television’s summer season behind another two-hour installment of “So You Think You Can Dance.”

TV Ratings: Season-ender tops Thursday night ratings — Although it set a new low water-mark for season-enders, the fourth-season finale of ABC’s “Lost” was easily the top-rated program on Thursday, a night that also saw another good performance from Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.”

TV Ratings: Mixed-martial arts strikes blow for network — Mixed-martial arts has helped CBS bring some young viewers to broadcast television on a sleepy Saturday night.

TV Ratings: Gameshow builds on ‘60 Minutes’ lead-in — Auds were clearly looking for something fresh on the first Sunday of the summer season as USA scored with a new drama and CBS fared pretty well with an updated version of a classic gameshow.

TV Ratings: NBA Playoffs, ‘Lost’ nab summer audiences — There was a time when repeats ruled the summer rankings, but those days appear to be long gone.

TV Ratings: Hockey finals draw 6.25 million viewers — Now this is what NBC was hoping for when it signed on as the broadcast partner of the National Hockey League a few years ago.

TV Ratings: ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘Truth’ carry network to win — A dominant performance by “Hell’s Kitchen” and another winning effort from “The Moment of Truth” carried Fox to an easy Tuesday demo victory.

TV Ratings: NBA playoffs knock ‘Gladiators’ off pedestal — With “American Idol” continuing to give ground, Fox is seeing its weekly ratings advantages diminish.

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.

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.

TV Ratings: Gameshow builds on ‘60 Minutes’ lead-in — Auds were clearly looking for something fresh on the first Sunday of the summer season, with USA scoring with a new drama and CBS faring pretty well with an updated version of a classic gameshow.

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.”