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[12/23/08 - 02:57 PM]
Monday Night Football: Most-Watched Series on Cable
ESPN spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/23/08 - 12:37 PM]
CBS's 12th Consecutive Weekly Victory Lifts Network to Year-To-Year Gains
CBS spins the numbers for the week of December 15-21.
[12/23/08 - 12:34 PM]
NBC Ranks #2 in Adults 18-49 for the Week of DeC. 15-21, Paced by 'Sunday Night Football' and 'Biggest Loser'
NBC spins the numbers for the week of December 15-21.
[12/23/08 - 10:41 AM]
Animal Planet's Whale Wars Ends Maiden Voyage as the Network's Most Watched Series Ever
Animal Planet spins the numbers for Friday, December 19.
[12/22/08 - 11:50 AM]
Panthers-Giants Continue Strong Ratings for Snf
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 21.
[12/18/08 - 03:20 PM]
Final Dvr Data Revs Up Ratings for FX Frosh Drama Sons of Anarchy
FX spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/18/08 - 01:38 PM]
A&E Posts Best Year in Network History Ranking
A&E spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/18/08 - 01:30 PM]
CBS Wins Wednesday in Key Demos for the Fifth Consecutive Week
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, December 17.
[12/18/08 - 08:01 AM]
Lifetime Television's Annual 'Fa La La La Lifetime' Holiday Movie Festival Reaches 82 Million Total Viewers
Lifetime spins the numbers for the month of December.
[12/17/08 - 11:18 AM]
'The Biggest Loser' Hits a Three-Year Slot High for Entertainment Programming
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, December 16.
[12/17/08 - 10:08 AM]
A Record-Setting Night for CBS as the Network Delivers Its Largest Tuesday Audience Since 1995
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, December 16.
[12/17/08 - 09:33 AM]
2008 Becomes Lifetime Digital's Most Trafficked Year Ever
Lifetime spins the digital numbers for the year to date.
[12/17/08 - 08:39 AM]
Bravo Media Wraps Up 2008 with Its Best Year Ever
Bravo spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/17/08 - 08:38 AM]
Oxygen Marks Best Year Ever with NBC Universal Acquisition
Oxygen spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/17/08 - 08:37 AM]
Sci Fi Has Best Year Ever! #5 in Adults 25 - 54
Sci Fi spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/17/08 - 08:36 AM]
USA Takes 2008 Ratings Crown with Best Year in Cable History
USA spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/16/08 - 01:02 PM]
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year on Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, December 13.
[12/16/08 - 12:13 PM]
Paced by 'Sunday Night Football' and 'The Office,' NBC Ranks #2 in Adults 18-49 for the Week of DeC. 8-14
NBC spins the numbers for the week of December 8-14.
[12/16/08 - 12:11 PM]
60 Minutes Is the Number-Three Program for the Week
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, December 14.
[12/16/08 - 12:09 PM]
CBS Wins the Week in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of December 8-14.
[12/16/08 - 12:08 PM]
A Charlie Brown Christmas Wins Monday at 8pm in Viewers, Key Women and Kids 2-11
ABC spins the numbers for the week of December 8-14.
[12/16/08 - 11:25 AM]
Nick at Nite Is 2008's Top Total Day Cable Net with Adults 18-49
Nick at Nite spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/16/08 - 10:22 AM]
Giants-Cowboys Most Viewed Game in Snf History
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 14.
[12/16/08 - 09:47 AM]
All Four CBS Comedies Post Series And/Or Season High Ratings
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, December 15.
[12/15/08 - 11:10 AM]
The Finale of "Survivor: Gabon" Outdelivers Last May's "Survivor: Micronesia" in Viewers and Key Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, December 14.
[12/15/08 - 09:44 AM]
NBC Sunday Night Football Produces Best Overnight Rating of Season; 2nd Best in Snf History
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 14.
[12/12/08 - 11:53 AM]
Eleventh Hour Clocks Season High Ratings
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, December 11.
[12/11/08 - 02:36 PM]
'Ghost Hunters' Wraps Phenomenal 4th Season!
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, December 10.
[12/11/08 - 10:17 AM]
Christine and Gary Soar to New Highs
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, December 10.
[12/10/08 - 01:31 PM]
TruTV Scores Network Records in Delivery of Key Demos During First Year of New Branding
truTV spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/10/08 - 01:29 PM]
Record-Breaking Original Programming Drives TNT to Sixth Consecutive Year as Ad-Supported Cable's #1 Network Among Adults 25-54 in Total Day
TNT spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/10/08 - 01:27 PM]
TBS Sets New Ad-Supported Cable Record for Primetime Delivery of Adults 18-34
TBS spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/10/08 - 10:40 AM]
CBS's Tuesday Rebroadcasts Top the Night
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, December 9.
[12/10/08 - 10:38 AM]
Hallmark Channel Becomes the First Cable Network to Combine Nielsen's TV, Retailer and Product Usage Ratings
The network is also the first Nielsen client to include magazines and retail in its cross-platform measurement.
[12/10/08 - 10:38 AM]
CBS Number One Live -- and in Playback
CBS spins the LIVE+7 numbers for the season to date.
[12/09/08 - 01:59 PM]
Hallmark Channel Celebrates the Rule of Three (Point 0)
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for Saturday, December 6.
[12/09/08 - 01:58 PM]
Storm Chasers Blows Through Sunday Night
Discovery spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.
[12/09/08 - 01:56 PM]
Beloved Bart Bass Bites the Dust as the CW's "Gossip Girl" Remains #1 with Young Women
The CW spins the numbers for Monday, December 8.
[12/09/08 - 01:55 PM]
60 Minutes Makes Nielsen's Top 10
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.
[12/09/08 - 01:53 PM]
CBS Posts Year-To-Year Gains for the 4th Consecutive Week Leading the Network to Its 10th Straight Win
CBS spins the numbers for the week of December 1-7.
[12/09/08 - 01:50 PM]
ABC Is Up Week to Week by 1.7 Million Viewers and by 8% in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, December 8.
[12/09/08 - 01:47 PM]
ABC Finishes in a Near-Tie for First with an Nfl-Boosted FOX in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for the week of December 1-7.
[12/09/08 - 01:19 PM]
NBC Results for the Primetime Week of DeC. 1-7
NBC spins the numbres for the week of December 1-7.
[12/09/08 - 11:46 AM]
The Biggest Bang Yet Leads CBS to a Monday Win in Viewers and Key Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, December 8.
[12/09/08 - 11:21 AM]
Lifetime Television Set to Capture Third Straight #1 Ranking Among Women 25-54
Lifetime spins the numbers for the year to date.
[12/08/08 - 01:39 PM]
AMC's Movies Drive the Network to Its Strongest Month Ever
AMC spins the numbers for the month of November.
[12/08/08 - 12:09 PM]
5 Million Viewers Tune in for Premiere TNT Thrilling New Series Leverage
TNT spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.
[12/08/08 - 11:21 AM]
ABC Takes Second in Young Adults and Leads Across Key Women, Its 11th Straight Sunday Win in Women 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.
[12/08/08 - 10:53 AM]
'Flirting with Forty,' Starring Heather Locklear, Attracts Four Million Viewers During Saturday, December 6, Premiere on Lifetime Television
Lifetime spins the numbers for Saturday, December 6.
[12/08/08 - 10:07 AM]
The Finale of "The Amazing Race 13" Outruns "Race 12"
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, December 7.






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