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April 16, 2012
21:34 • 1 year ago
Tags: morning shows good morning america the today show ratings one sweet day mariah carey boyz ii men we are young fun

The last time "The Today Show" got beat by "Good Morning America" in the ratings, the biggest song in the country was "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. Until now.

It’s one sweet day again for ABC, because they beat “The Today Show” for the first time in 16 years this past week. (If it matters, the top song in the country now is “We Are Young” by fun.) 

February 17, 2012
16:19 • 1 year ago
Tags: sweeps ratings tv ratings february sweeps television ratings nielsen

How to put the fear of God into networks: Make their ratings drop across with no good explanation as to why.

Certainly Thursday’s results continued the scrambling for explanations of why most long-established shows have taken a nosedive, including such hits as “Grey’s Anatomy” on ABC, “The Office” on NBC, “The Big Bang Theory” on CBS and “American Idol” on Fox.

The ratings among 18- to 49-year-olds (the audience advertisers value) were truly eye-popping in some circumstances — and not in a good way. “Grey’s Anatomy” hit its lowest rating ever. So did “The Office.” And “Idol,” which had shown signs of stabilizing in its most recent editions, plunged again, down 14 percent from last week and an impressive 34 percent from the same night a year ago.

“Big Bang” which has been on a steady upswing, suddenly dropped 11 percent.

Ratings take a nosedive during sweeps month? OH GOD. We blame either Aereo or Oprah. (ht @AntDeRosa)

February 12, 2012
21:24 • 1 year ago
Tags: oprah nielsen box ratings television news twitter social media from matthewkeys
producermatthew: This, sadly, actually happened: Oprah Winfrey desperately appeals to her Twitter followers for ratings by asking them to turn to her network OWN, “especially if you have a Neilsen [sic] box.” Sounds like Oprah may not OWN her own network for much longer.

producermatthew:

This, sadly, actually happened: Oprah Winfrey desperately appeals to her Twitter followers for ratings by asking them to turn to her network OWN, “especially if you have a Neilsen [sic] box.”

Sounds like Oprah may not OWN her own network for much longer.

September 13, 2011
00:50 • 1 year ago
Tags: amy winehouse anderson anderson cooper CNN daytime talk shows ratings talk show

Anderson Cooper goes full-Oprah with talk show debut

Daytime’s new icon? Anderson Cooper brought his silvery hair and serious demeanor to daytime television today, just in time for a TV landscape lacking a new Oprah. Why the change? Well, according to Business Insider, Anderson Cooper’s primetime ratings on CNN have severely fallen over the last two years; they say that his new daytime talk show could help save his career. A few clips from his first show are already online; some of his first guests were members of Amy Winehouse’s family (not a bad get, by the way, Anderson!). In this clip, they say that her death was not caused by illegal drugs. source

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August 28, 2011
19:10 • 1 year ago
Tags: pitchfork ratings redesigns pitchfork redesigns from pitchfork
We rate this redesign a 9.5. We liked the old design a lot, so this was a little unnecessary, but not bad by any means. EDIT: They’re also doing a mobile version of the site, which it’s sorely needed for a while.

We rate this redesign a 9.5. We liked the old design a lot, so this was a little unnecessary, but not bad by any means. EDIT: They’re also doing a mobile version of the site, which it’s sorely needed for a while.

May 22, 2011
13:57 • 1 year ago
Tags: roger ailes glenn beck fox news ratings cable news
Good read of the day: New York Magazine has an interesting profile up on Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes. The main crux of the article? By increasing Fox’s ratings, he may have also cost the GOP the election in 2012. (Oh also, the network’s divorce with Glenn Beck was messy.)

Good read of the day: New York Magazine has an interesting profile up on Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes. The main crux of the article? By increasing Fox’s ratings, he may have also cost the GOP the election in 2012. (Oh also, the network’s divorce with Glenn Beck was messy.)

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May 19, 2011
11:59 • 2 years ago

On whether Katie Couric deserved her $15 million/year salary

Tags: katie couric cbs evening news ratings news anchors the today show

dppress said: That is an amazing salary…I’m a bit ill-informed though, did she deserve it for her work?

» SFB says: From a name-recognition level, yes. She’s one of the most well-known news personalities out there. However, her problem was that she didn’t bring in the ratings at night that she could as a soft morning anchor. Her newscast lagged far behind those by Brian Williams and Diane Sawyer. While she had one story that she built her bread and butter on — the interview she did with an uninformed Sarah Palin after she became John McCain’s running mate — it wasn’t enough to turn ratings the other way. — Ernie @ SFB

May 13, 2011
15:27 • 2 years ago

What Charlie Sheen thinks about his replacement, Ashton Kutcher

Tags: ashton kutcher charlie sheen ratings replacements two and a half men warner bros. winning

  • nice When asked to react to news that Ashton Kutcher would replace Sheen on “Two and a Half Men,” he had this to say: ”Kutcher is a sweetheart and a brilliant comedic performer.” And he has way more followers than Charlie.
  • not-so-nice However, Chuckie had more to say to the producers of the show. “Enjoy the show, America. Enjoy seeing a 2.0 in the demo every Monday, WB,” he said. Hear that? That’s the sound of a man with a chip on his shoulder. source

April 17, 2011
22:17 • 2 years ago

2012 outlier Donald Trump could create huge problem for NBC

Tags: 2012 election celebrity apprentice donald trump equal time ratings The Apprentice

  • situation Donald Trump, best known of late as host of NBC’s hit show “The Apprentice,” has made waves of late for his birther stances, and is making waves about a possible presidential run.
  • problem If Trump runs — which he may, based on his recent bluster — NBC may have a real problem: They’ll have to give up a still-popular show that draws ratings — or give equal time to other politicians. source

March 6, 2011
20:08 • 2 years ago
Tags: glenn beck david carr new york times fox news ratings from soupsoup

The Fading Power of Beck’s Alarms

He still has numbers that just about any cable news host would envy and, with about two million viewers a night, outdraws all his competition combined. But the erosion is significant enough that Fox News officials are willing to say — anonymously, of course; they don’t want to be identified as criticizing the talent — that they are looking at the end of his contract in December and contemplating life without Mr. Beck.

On one hand, they’re good for one another. On the other, they don’t need each other. Beck makes enough money outside of TV that he can basically do what he wants. And the sliding ratings put a period on the end of the sentence. 

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January 2, 2011
21:33 • 2 years ago

In general, we’re watching more television – and a LOT less CNN

Tags: cbs decline fox news ratings television the history channel tv tv ratings vh1

  • +1% the increase in the total audience on all cable and broadcast television channels in 2010
  • -7% the decrease in Fox News’ total audience – they’re still on top of the cable news game
  • -34% the decrease in CNN’s total audience – the worst of any cable network, period source

» Time to bring back “Pop-Up Video”: Behind CNN, the second-biggest loser in cable was VH1 (down 31 percent), which, unlike big gainer The History Channel (up 34 percent), is unable to bank on an antiques-and-pawn-shop lineup to pump up the ratings.

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October 28, 2010
22:05 • 2 years ago

The Daily Show’s three most popular episodes Obama-related

Tags: daily show most popular episodes obama ratings the daily show

  • 3.58M the number of people who watched Obama (the candidate) on The Daily Show back in 2008
  • 2.92M the number of people who watched his wife Michelle on the show a few weeks later
  • 2.84M the number of people who watched Obama (the president) on the show last night source

» And we must point out, kids: Jon Stewart did a hilarious intro before he introduced Obama last night. But the conversation went on so long that it never aired. Fortunately, Comedy Central was able to introduce us to the joy that is “Keeping the President Waiting.”

October 14, 2010
19:57 • 2 years ago

Chilean miners: Here’s the bill, and here are the winners

Tags: chile chilean miners CNN codelco fox news oakley pageviews ratings San Esteban Primera winners and losers

  • $20 million cost, but goddamn, that was some good TV

» So, who pays the bill? Well, you would assume the mining company that owned the mine, San Esteban Primera, but they’re nearly broke. So state-owned company Codelco has owned the effort, paying $15 million of the total cost, with private firms paying the rest. Expect lawsuits and criminal charges.

And here are the big winners:

  • 4M pageviews per minute on news sites at the peak of the mining incident
  • $7,000 worth of sunglasses given away to the miners by Oakley
  • $41Mthe amount of free advertising Oakley got in the process source

 

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