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‘The Big Bang Theory’ ties ‘American Idol’ in ratings again

Daniel S Levine
2/3/2012

Thursday night’s ratings and audience numbers looked similar to last Thursday’s, with The Big Bang Theory and American Idol both receiving the best rating in the key demographic and the audiences for NBC’s comedies continuing to shrink. Big Bang also repeated the same feat from last week, beating Idol in the 8-8:30 p.m. slot.

‘American Idol’ ratings continue to drop, while ‘Whitney’ and ‘Are You There, Chelsea?’ experience surprising gains

Daniel S Levine
2/2/2012

Wednesday’s American Idol continued the show’s decline in the ratings, but it was still enough to help Fox win the night in both audience numbers and ratings. Elsewhere, NBC’s Whitney and Are You There, Chelsea? had surprising gains against ABC’s sitcom repeats.

Robert De Niro-produced cop drama ‘NYC 22’ to premiere on CBS in April

Daniel S Levine
2/1/2012
Robert De Niro arriving at the 'New Year's Eve' premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 7, 2011 in New York City.

‘Glee’ gets boost in younger viewers thanks to Michael Jackson episode

Daniel S Levine
2/1/2012
'Glee' drew the best rating in the key demographic

The King of Pop’s songs came alive Tuesday night as the cast of Glee belted out classic songs by Michael Jackson. The episode drew the most viewers to the show since October and a big boost in the key ratings demographic.

Fox wins Monday night ratings, despite dip from ‘Alcatraz’

Daniel S Levine
1/31/2012

Monday night was quiet during prime time for the networks, thanks to repeats all night for CBS, letting Fox take the night. Still, the Two and a Half Men repeat was the most watched show of the night. Gossip Girl also had a nice boost thanks to its 100th episode.

CBS orders comedy pilot from Louis CK

Daniel S Levine
1/30/2012
The project had been developed over a decade ago
Comedian and actor Louis C.K. arrives at the AFI Awards, sponsored by the American Film Institute in Beverly Hills, California, January 13, 2012. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

‘The Big Bang Theory’ beats ‘American Idol’ in half-hour slot on Thursday

Daniel S Levine
1/27/2012
Fox still came out on top, though

American Idol may have finally met its match and its name is CBS’ The Big Bang Theory. While Fox won the night in both overall audience and ratings, Big Bang actually had more viewers and a bigger key demographic rating in the 8 to 8:30 p.m. slot than Idol.

Fox wins Wednesday with strong ‘Touch’ preview, but ‘American Idol’ continues to slide

Daniel S Levine
1/26/2012

Despite a continuing free-fall from American Idol, Fox still pulled off a victory in the ratings on Wednesday night thanks to a strong showing by Touch, the new series starring Kiefer Sutherland. CBS aired the final CSI with star Marg Helgenberger, which gave the show a nice boost.

NBC’s coverage of the State of the Union gets best rating among young viewers

Daniel S Levine
1/25/2012
A repeat of 'American Idol' helps Fox with the overall key demographic, though
President Barack Obama speaks during his State of the Union address in fornt of a joint session of Congress on January 24, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker John Boehner (R) look on. UPI/Saul Loeb/Pool
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