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[09/13/13 - 02:32 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Thursday Night Football" Returns on Top for NFL Network
Plus: numbers for Showtime's "Fame High," AMC's "Owner's Manual" and Discovery's "The Presidents' Gatekeepers."

[09/13/13 - 08:49 AM]
"The Million Second Quiz" Scores NBC's Best Adult 18-49 Rating in Its Time Period, Excluding Sports, Since May 16
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, September 12.

[09/13/13 - 08:42 AM]
ABC's "Shark" Bites NBC's "Quiz"/"Rookie Blue" Posts Best-Ever Season Finale
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, September 12.

[09/13/13 - 08:22 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "The X Factor" Pulls in Front for FOX
Night two however is down more than 30% from last year among adults 18-49.

[09/12/13 - 04:51 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: No Stopping "Duck Dynasty" on A&E
Plus: numbers for ABC Family's "Spell-Mageddon," FXX's "The League" and Oxygen's "Too Young to Marry?"

[09/12/13 - 03:39 PM]
June and Sugar Bear Commit to Record-Breaking Numbers
TLC spins the numbers for Wednesday, September 11.

[09/12/13 - 01:16 PM]
"The Tonight Show" Generates Its Biggest Weekly 18-49 Audience Since December
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of September 2-6.

[09/12/13 - 12:00 PM]
"Under the Dome" Season 1 - A U.S. and International Ratings Success
CBS spins the numbers for the series to date.

[09/12/13 - 09:53 AM]
"Big Brother" Sweeps Time Period in Viewers and Key Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, September 11.

[09/12/13 - 08:36 AM]
"America's Got Talent" Generates the #1 Results of the Night in Total Viewers
NBC spins the numbers for Wednesday, September 11.

[09/12/13 - 08:32 AM]
ABC's Repeat "Shark Tank" Catches NBC's "Million Second Quiz" in Adults 18-49 with 4-Month Highs in the Time Slot
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, September 11.

[09/12/13 - 08:22 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "MasterChef" Closes Season on Top
Plus: "The X Factor" returns down 22% from last year's season opener.

[09/11/13 - 04:58 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Sons of Anarchy" Return Dethrones "Rizzoli & Isles" Finale
Plus: numbers for CNBC's "Money Talks," ABC Family's "The Vineyard" and Animal Planet's "Hero Dogs of 9/11."

[09/11/13 - 04:12 PM]
USA-Mexico - Equals Best Rating for ESPN's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
ESPN spins the numbers for Tuesday, September 10.

[09/11/13 - 01:57 PM]
"Sons of Anarchy" Is Television's #1 Show on Tuesday Night
FX spins the numbers for Tuesday, September 10.

[09/11/13 - 08:44 AM]
ABC's "Shark Tank" Week Hits Best Numbers Yet with a 5-Month High in Its Tuesday Time Period
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, September 10.

[09/11/13 - 08:23 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "Got Talent" Continues Win Streak for NBC
ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC all featured news coverage for 17 minutes beginning at 9:00/8:00c.

[09/11/13 - 08:17 AM]
"Million Second Quiz" Scores NBC's Best 18-49 and Total-Viewer Results in Its Time Period in 12 Weeks
NBC spins the numbers for Tuesday, September 10.

[09/10/13 - 05:37 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: "Monday Night Football" Doubleheader Crushes the Competition
Plus: numbers for Disney XD's "Crash & Bernstein," Discovery's "Turn & Burn" and Bravo's "Below Deck: Crew Tells All."

[09/10/13 - 02:58 PM]
"Monday Night Football" Helps ESPN Win the Night among All Networks
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, September 9.

[09/10/13 - 02:53 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Breaking Bad" Pulls Back in Front for AMC
Plus: numbers for VH1's "Miami Monkey," Discovery's "Alaskan Steel Men" and Nickelodeon's "See Dad Run."

[09/10/13 - 02:48 PM]
Saturday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Dominates with Notre Dame/Michigan Coverage
Plus: numbers for Spike TV's "Bellator MMA Live," Starz's "The White Queen" and Lifetime's "A Sister's Nightmare."

[09/10/13 - 01:29 PM]
ESPN Posts Its Most-Viewed College Football Regular-Season Saturday Ever
ESPN further spins the numbers for Saturday, September 7.

[09/10/13 - 12:52 PM]
OWN Delivers Highest Rated Week in Network History
OWN spins the numbers for the week of September 2-8.

[09/10/13 - 12:39 PM]
FOX Achieves Weekly Gains in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34
FOX spins the numbers for the week of September 2-8.

[09/10/13 - 11:48 AM]
Disney Channel Sweeps Total Day in Total Viewers and Target Youth Demos; 24 Hour Disney Junior Channel Is TV's #1 Preschool-Dedicated Network for 23rd Consecutive Week
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of September 2-8.

[09/10/13 - 11:27 AM]
TNT's Blockbuster Hit "Rizzoli & Isles" Ranks as Basic Cable's #1 Scripted Program for the Week
Turner spins the numbers for the week of September 2-8.

[09/10/13 - 10:50 AM]
NFL Kickoff Weekend Games on NBC Rank #1 and #2 Primetime Shows for Week
NBC further spins the numbers for the week of September 2-8.

[09/10/13 - 10:06 AM]
"Under The Dome" Is Week's #1 Entertainment Broadcast; "Big Brother" Notches Summer Highs
CBS spins the numbers for the week of September 2-8.

[09/10/13 - 09:48 AM]
NFL Football Leads NBC to the Top-Rated Week in 18-49 and Total Viewers for Any Net Since February
NBC spins the numbers for the week of September 2-8.

[09/10/13 - 08:56 AM]
"The Arsenio Hall Show" Nearly Doubles Its Time Period Ratings in Its Debut Last Night
CBS Television Distribution spins the numbers for Monday, September 9.

[09/10/13 - 08:48 AM]
ABC's Season Closer of "Extreme Weight Loss" Ties a Season-High In Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for the week of September 2-8.

[09/10/13 - 08:36 AM]
ABC's "Mistresses" Hits Series Highs in Its Season Finale
ABC spins the numbers for Monday, September 9.

[09/10/13 - 08:23 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: CBS Tops Viewers, Splits Demos with ABC
"Under the Dome" and U.S. Open coverage lead the charge for the Eye.

[09/10/13 - 08:18 AM]
"Million Second Quiz" Wins 8 p.m. Hour on Big 4, Is #2 for the Night Among Those Nets
NBC spins the numbers for Monday, September 9.

[09/10/13 - 07:47 AM]
NFL on FOX Posts Record-Shattering Week 1
FOX Sports spins the numbers for Sunday, September 8.

[09/09/13 - 04:37 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: Syfy Tops Viewers, Demos with "WWE Smackdown"
Plus: numbers for Hallmark's "Dear Dumb Diary," Cinemax's "Strike Back" and E!'s "Hello Ross."

[09/09/13 - 01:44 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Michael" Retains 91% of Last Year's Big Premiere Week Number to Post its 2nd-Best Start in 6 Years
Disney-ABC Domestic Television spins the numbers for the week of September 2-6.

[09/09/13 - 01:24 PM]
"Hot in Cleveland" Draws 2.5 Million Viewers Each for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Reunion and Season Finale
TV Land spins the numbers for Wednesday, September 4.

[09/09/13 - 08:52 AM]
ABC's "Secret Millionaire" Finale Marks the Show's Best Numbers Since Mid-August
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, September 8.

[09/09/13 - 08:49 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: "SNF" Still Big in Return to NBC
In adults 18-49, the Peacock's "Sunday Night Football" franchise however is down 7% from last year's opener.

[09/09/13 - 08:24 AM]
Giants-Cowboys Football Scores Top Sunday Overnight Average Since Oscar Night
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, September 8.

[09/09/13 - 07:36 AM]
"The NFL on CBS" Earns Highest Rating in 14 Years for Week 1
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, September 8.

[09/08/13 - 08:51 AM]
Encore of "Saturday Night Live" Delivers Top Household and 18-49 Results in the Local Markets in Four Weeks
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, September 7.

[09/08/13 - 08:48 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: NASCAR Tops Viewers for ABC, Splits Demos with FOX
FOX shares the adults 18-49 crown with its primetime college football coverage.

[09/07/13 - 08:49 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: "Dateline NBC" Trumps Season Premiere of "20/20"
The Peacock is the most-watched network in both total viewers and adults 18-49.

[09/07/13 - 08:43 AM]
"Dateline NBC" Jumps 20% Week to Week in 18-49 Rating to Its Best Result Since August 16
NBC spins the numbers for Friday, September 6.

[09/06/13 - 03:46 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: Penultimate "Burn Notice" Puts USA in Front
Plus: numbers for Syfy's "Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators," FX's "Wilfred" and OWN's "The Customer Is Always Right?"

[09/06/13 - 01:57 PM]
25.1 Million Watch "NFL Kickoff" on NBC; 3rd Most-Watched "NFL Kickoff" Game in 12-Year History
NBC further spins the numbers for Thursday, September 5.

[09/06/13 - 11:15 AM]
NBC's "The Tonight Show," "Late Night" Handily Outperfom Timeslot Competition in Week of Aug. 26-30
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of August 26-30.







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