Our source for Live+7 DVR ratings includes only original, regular programs, excluding both repeats (which are unlikely to be heavily DVR viewed) and "specials".

2014.08 Premium cable — beginning with HBO — has led the quality programming revolution that has now spread so virulently through television that there aren’t enough hours to watch everything you like. But it hasn’t always featured a tonnage of lead actors of color. There are conspicuous and eminent exceptions — HBO’s The Wire — and there have certainly been shows with diverse casts (HBO’s True Blood and Showtime’s The L Word). Yet, as Starz CEO Chris Albrecht put it on an earnings call last year, there are audiences who pay for HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz who are “un

1. The year it debuted, “Cheers” was dead last in the ratings: 77 out of 100 shows. Twelve years later, it ended with the 22nd highest rat

Number of MTV Video Music Awards viewers from 2000 to 2014 (in millions) The statistic presents the number of MTV's Video Music Awards v

Most valuable sports events brands worldwide in 2014 (in million U.S. dollars)* The statistic shows a ranking of sports events worldwide in

Average price for screening a 30-second commercial during the Academy Awards from 2002 to 2014 (in million U.S. dollars) This statistic illu

Barney Miller was a midseason replacement in January of '75 (13 shows), and so was Dynasty in January of '81 (13 as well, including

Pee-wee's Playhouse: 5 seasons, 45 episodes The Addams Family: 2 seasons, 64 episodes The Munsters: 2 seasons, 70 episodes Gidget: 1 sea

How I Met Your Mother‘s remarkably divisive series finale, “Last Forever,” was watched by 12.9 million people How I Met Your Mother managed to make “Last Forever” the most-watched episode in its 9 season, 208 episode history.

Fox Cable Networks vs. Turner Broadcasting System in 2014 Primetime

Below shows 86 rookie series in 2014 and their respective gender skews. One can sort by program, demo or gender viewership %: Originator Program P 2+ Proj (000s) M 2+ Proj (000s) F 2+ Proj (000s) Male viewership Female viewership CBS NCIS: NEW ORLEANS 17992 7533 10459 41.9% 58.1% ABC HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER 15028 4134 10894 27.5% 72.5% CBS MADAM SECRETARY 14696 5909 8787 40.2% 59.8% CBS SCORPION 13887 6380 7507 45.9% 54.1% NBC MYSTERIES OF LAURA 10014 3343 6671 33.4% 66.6% ABC BLACK-ISH 9697 3453 6244 35.6% 64.4% FOX GOTHAM 9629 5341 4288 55.5% 44.5% CBS STALKER 9571 3536 6035 36.9% 63.1% NBC

Today we continue our AUDIENCE MAP series, which started with a look at the debut of FOX’s Empireand the premiere night trends for American

Syndication Ratings: 'Live' Stays in Talk Lead Most of syndication returned to normal in the week ended Jan. 4, which included New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, after plunging during the little-watched Christmas week. The gains came despite preemptions for special New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day programs, and of course, sports. CBS Television Distribution’s leader Entertainment Tonight regained 24% from the prior week to a 3.1 live plus same day rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. CTD’s Inside Edition increased 17% to a 2.8. Warner Bros.’ TMZ rebounded 6% to a

1997.09.25 A powerhouse season debut of “Mad About You” boosted NBC to its first Tuesday premiere win in adults 18-49 since 1985, with the

In the early 70s, the US government decided the broadcast networks had too much control over original programming, and ordered them to give

2014-2015 season NBC*s Emerald City和Mission Control FOX*s Hieroglyph 2012-2013 season NBC喜剧Next Caller

Regular Programs & Specials HouseholdsViewingAvg. Min. Cost Per30 Sec. Cost Per1000 Homes 1965 9,968,000 $19,700 $1.98 1966 9,873,000 19

1988-89 A18-49 W18-49 M18-49 1. NBC 16.0/26 9.6 10.8 8.5 2. ABC 12.9/21 8.2 9.0 7.4 3. CBS 12.6/21 7.0 7.8 6.2

In March 1982, ABC plopped Aaron Spelling’s T.J. Hooker on Saturdays at 8, pairing it with the prolific producer’s The Love Boatand Fantas

1974-75 season 69.5HH 37.5 A18-49 (all broadcast, cable was negligible) 1984-85 season 68.4HH 43.1 A18-49 (broadcast 60.8HH, 39.4 A18) 1994-

These are Nielsen US TV universe estimates for the 2014-15 season which are being used effective immediately. Nielsen TV ratings are merely

The first cancellation each season of the last 5 years: 2009-10: The Beautiful Life (CW) 2010-11: Lone Star (FOX) 2011-12: The Playboy Club

Over the thirty-five weeks of the 2013-20134 season (September 23, 2012- May 21, 2014), The Big Bang Theory topped the rankings for the seas

NBC has won the 2013-14 TV season —but you already knew that — with Sunday Night Football finishing the season as the No. 1 show in primet

NBC 2014 Pilots: 8 Dramas +2 to Series +1 Mini-Series, 14 Comedies +2 to Series 2013 Pickups: 5/10 Drama Pilots (50%) + 1 Backdoor Pilot, 5/

"Must-See TV" was the phrase on everyone's lips in the 1990s. NBC had perfected the ratings-gold primetime line-up when it began broadcastin

行尸走肉在对抗格莱美的情况下再破收视纪录，行尸走肉在周日9点回归集有1230万的观众收看，超过了之前的最高纪录第三季首播的1090万。同时创造了基础