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'Dancing,' 'NCIS' duo top Tuesday
TV Ratings: ABC victors in adults 18-49 demo; CBS tops overall viewers -- ABC and CBS were neck and neck in key categories on the final Tuesday of the November sweep, with the former riding the two-hour "Dancing With the Stars" finale and the latter ...
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Fox finishes in first for the week
TV Ratings: ABC, CBS in a tie for second place -- A strong finish thanks to the American Music Awards helped ABC tie CBS for a share of the demo lead last week.
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CBC auds up in fall season
TV Ratings: On-ice action heats up pubcaster ratings -- Ratings are up big-time for Canuck pubcaster CBC, which is having its best fall season in five years.
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'Curb' finale draws in 1.3 million
TV Ratings: HBO comedy posts best ratings in five seasons -- Sunday's finale of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" drew 1.3 million viewers, the most-watched season-ender of "Curb" in five seasons.
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CBS wins highly competitive ratings race
TV Ratings: 'Mother,' 'Big Bang' win over Fox, ABC -- CBS won a very competitive Monday night behind the best 18-49 demo of the season for "How I Met Your Mother" and another strong showing of "The Big Bang Theory." Close behind was Fox, with new ...
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AMAs win big for ABC in ratings race
TV Ratings: Telecast draws big numbers for Alphabet -- The American Music Awards telecast drew its best numbers in years on Sunday, helping ABC finish within shouting distance of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" matchup between Philadelphia and Chicago.
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AMAs scores big for ABC in ratings race
TV Ratings: Telecast draws big numbers for Alphabet -- The American Music Awards telecast drew its best numbers in years on Sunday, helping ABC finish within shouting distance of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" matchup between Philadelphia and Chicago.
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'Project Runway' closes with season high
TV Ratings: Ratings down, however, compared to last season -- Although the season-six finale of Lifetime's "Project Runway" was the highest-rated episode of the season, numbers were significantly down from the season-five finale on Bravo.
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'Runway' closes with season high
TV Ratings: Ratings down compared to last season -- Although the season-six finale of Lifetime's "Project Runway" was the highest-rated episode of the season, numbers were significantly down from the season-five finale on Bravo.
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Ratings: CBS ends ABC's winning streak
TV Ratings: Network tops Thursday primetime in 18-49 demo -- CBS halted ABC's primetime winning ways in the 18-49 demo Thursdays, posting a narrow victory on a sluggish night for the Alphabet net. Though it was still the top-rated program for the ...
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'Minds' powers CBS victory in ratings
TV Ratings: ABC's comedy block holds strong on Wednesday -- CBS has captured the third Wednesday of November in key demos behind a strong performance by "Criminal Minds" and solid numbers for the net's other shows. ABC's comedy block also looked good, ...
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NFL dominates TV ratings again
TV Ratings: Country Music Awards boost ABC in key demographics -- Football ruled again in primetime last week, although the Country Music Assn. Awards helped carry ABC to victory in key demos.
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'NCIS' powers CBS to ratings victory
TV Ratings: Locklear gives 'Melrose' a small boost -- On a night when nothing really popped ratings-wise, CBS scored a Tuesday victory in key demos behind "NCIS," the No. 1 program of the night. Meanwhile, the return of Heather Locklear only gave a ...
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'X-Factor' move changes U.K. Sundays
TV Ratings: Heavy-hitters help night reach ratings highs -- Until recently, Sunday-night network TV in the U.K. was dominated by feel-good drama. Not anymore.
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'Sunday Night Football' tops ratings race
TV Ratings: ABC hangs tough with season highs -- NBC is poised to claim another Sunday primetime ratings victory with its big "Sunday Night Football" matchup between Indianapolis and New England, but ABC held up well as its core shows, including ...
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NFL sacking TV competition
TV Ratings: Sagging economy leads to big score in football viewership -- Pro football is this fall's hottest reality show.
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'Grey's' continues Thursday dominance
TV Ratings: ABC series gives network narrow victory over CBS -- "Grey's Anatomy" was the top-ranked non-sports broadcast among viewers 18-49 for the eighth consecutive Thursday, leading ABC to a narrow primetime victory over CBS. Both networks saw an ...
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'Grey's' continues Thursday streak
TV Ratings: ABC series gives network narrow victory over CBS -- "Grey's Anatomy" was the top-ranked non-sports broadcast among viewers 18-49 for the eighth consecutive Thursday, leading ABC to a narrow primetime victory over CBS. Both networks saw an ...
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Craig Ferguson defeats 'Late Night'
TV Ratings: CBS' primetime domination sows latenight victory -- Domination by CBS in the final half-hour of primetime is contributing to a shift in the latenight ratings race.
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CMA Awards sings out in primetime ratings
TV Ratings: ABC telecast tops night while NBC, CBS gain ground -- ABC's telecast of the 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards dominated Wednesday's primetime ratings race, winning each half-hour and growing year to year. Also of note were nice ...
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CMA Awards rock in ratings for ABC
TV Ratings: Telecast tops night while NBC, CBS gain ground -- ABC's 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards dominated Wednesday's primetime ratings race.
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'V' loses ratings battle to 'NCIS'
TV Ratings: CBS franchise edges out ABC's sci-fier -- ABC's "V" came back to Earth in its second outing Tuesday, dropping sharply from its boffo bow but still delivering a solid number.
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Food Net gives 'Worst Cooks' a chance
TV Ratings: Five-episode competition series to launch in January -- Food Network is giving culinary misfits their own competition series with "Worst Cooks in America."
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'Lopez Tonight' opens strong
TV Ratings: New talk show brings audiences to TBS -- "Lopez Tonight" opened to 3.1 million viewers Monday night as the new TBS talkshow also premiered on Turner nets TNT and TruTV.
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Sports draws top primetime ratings
TV Ratings: 'Football,' World Series play big with demos -- Sports continues to play a big role in the primetime ratings race with NBC's "Sunday Night Football" drawing top demo overall.
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'House,' CBS comedies top ratings
TV Ratings: Fox returns from baseball hiatus at top of charts -- Fox's "House" returned from its baseball-dictated hiatus to stand as the top broadcast program on Monday in key demos, but CBS dominated the rest of the night behind "Two and a Half ...
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'Mad Men' closes with a bang
TV Ratings: 2.3 million viewers tune in for finale -- The AMC drama wrapped its third season with 2.3 million viewers for Sunday's finale.
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'Football' scores win for NBC in ratings
TV Ratings: Cowboys vs. Eagles game dominates night -- NBC's highest-rated "Sunday Night Football" contest of the television season, featuring the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles, dominated last night's primetime ratings race, sending ...
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'Wanda' off to good start in ratings
TV Ratings: Fox's new latenight show nabs solid bow -- Fox's new latenight skein fronted by Wanda Sykes is off to an encouraging start.
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FX's 'League' scores in ratings
TV Ratings: 'Real Housewives' brings in big numbers -- FX's "The League" is suddenly in the game, while the O.C. edition of Bravo's "Real Housewives" squeezed strong numbers for its fifth season premiere.
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'Grey's Anatomy' secures victory for ABC
TV Ratings: CBS' 'The Mentalist,' meanwhile, leads in viewers -- Freed from the shadow of baseball's just-concluded World Series, scripted TV made a primetime comeback Thursday, with "Grey's Anatomy" once again powering ABC to a victory among those ...
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Yankees win a ratings victory for Fox
TV Ratings: World Series brings in 22.3 million viewers -- The New York Yankees' World Series-clinching victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Fox dominated Wednesday's ratings action, contributing to lower-than-usual scores for shows on competing ...
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'V' prevails in primetime ratings
TV Ratings: Sci-fi show tops night over 'NCIS' franchise -- “V” got off to an out-of-this-world start Tuesday night for ABC and put the Alphabet just a fraction behind CBS in the demo race. Eye edged out a win with new episodes of its “NCIS” franchise ...
Fox hits for power in World Series
TV Ratings: Network tops weekly ratings with fall classic -- The World Series delivered a ratings grand slam and helped Fox post a record-breaking victory.
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Fox contines to hit ratings homer
TV Ratings: World Series tops night yet again -- Fox won out over its broadcast rivals on the first Monday of November behind the fifth game of the World Series, which was down from Monday's high but still packed a punch. CBS was the top entertainment ...
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World Series scores again in ratings
TV Ratings: Fox wins Sunday night with Game 4 -- Fox dominated Sunday's ratings action behind Game 4 of the World Series, which followed the conclusion of a hugely rated NFL game. ABC ran second behind "Desperate Housewives," the night's top ...
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Fox scores again with World Series
TV Ratings: Game 2 steals primetime ratings victory -- Game 2 of the World Series brought Fox a primetime ratings victory Thursday.
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Fox dominates ratings with World Series
TV Ratings: 19.5 million watch Phillies vs. Yankees -- Fox was as dominant as the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night. The net easily took home the ratings race with its coverage of game one of the World Series and was followed by a distant ABC, ...
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TNT's NBA opener nabs record auds
TV Ratings: Basketball doubleheader draws 3.7 million viewers -- Two NBA games drew 3.7 million viewers Tuesday night, a record audience.
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'Loser' a ratings winner for NBC
TV Ratings: 'NCIS' repeat, 'Great Pumpkin' also score -- NBC's "The Biggest Loser" continues to impress, racking up the top demo score on Tuesday and lifting the network to victory among young adults. A repeat of CBS' "NCIS" was the No. 2 program in ...
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Jay Leno no help at KNBC
TV Ratings: 11 p.m. news down 26% vs. last year -- The latenight news wars are heating up in Los Angeles, where a number of factors -- including NBC's 10 p.m. "Jay Leno Show" strip -- have narrowed the gap between first and last place.
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Baseball, NFL put Fox on top
TV Ratings: 'Leno' delivers lowest average ratings to date -- The combo of the NFL and postseason baseball proved too much for the competish last week as Fox won in key demos and has assumed the season lead.
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October boost for Fox News
TV Ratings: Network's feud with Obama admin good for ratings -- The ongoing feud between the Obama administration and Fox News Channel continues to be a boon for the network, which set records in October and is on pace for its most-watched year to date.
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ABC tops mild Monday ratings
TV Ratings: NBC's 'Jay Leno Show' hits tough times -- ABC, riding "Dancing With the Stars" and improved scores for drama "Castle," ruled as the top broadcaster in key demos on the final Monday of October. It was tough going, meanwhile, for NBC's "The ...
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'White Collar' off to good start for USA
TV Ratings: Cable series nabs 5.4 million viewers in debut -- USA is off to a strong start with its latest lighthearted drama, "White Collar," whose bow outdrew some broadcast programs Friday.
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Football, baseball score in ratings
TV Ratings: NBC, Fox top Sunday night -- Sunday night was a big one for sports -- especially in New York -- with both NBC's "Sunday Night Football" and Fox's coverage of the deciding game in baseball's American League Championship Series dominating ...
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'Jeff Dunham Show' draws record auds
TV Ratings: 5.3 mil is largest preem in Comedy Central history -- The programming execs at Comedy Central are no dummies.
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ABC tops ratings with 'Grey's,' 'Private'
TV Ratings: Fox, CBS solid with baseball, repeats -- Behind the strength of No. 1-rated "Grey's Anatomy" and spinoff "Private Practice," ABC took the Thursday night primetime race.
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CBS' 'Minds' leads Wednesday ratings
TV Ratings: Numbers climb for NBC's 'Mercy,' 'SVU' -- CBS drama "Criminal Minds" stood out from the crowd on Wednesday, ruling as the night's top show and helping the Eye earn a share of the demo lead with Fox. Also of note on a night when most shows ...
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'NCIS' duo, 'Loser' shine in ratings
TV Ratings: CBS, NBC top Tuesday night with drama, reality -- On a night when baseball preempted Fox's reality programming, ratings for each of its rivals were on the rise Tuesday. CBS won in key demos behind its hot "NCIS" duo, while NBC's "The ...
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