Articles Written by:    BENJAMIN TOFF     

Idol Outshines the Competition

The San Diego auditions of “American Idol,” with the usual mixture of the talented and the cringe-worthy, attracted 29.1 million viewers on Tuesday, lifting Fox with ease into first place in the night’s ratings, Nielsen estimated. Although the show’s ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  23 Jan 2008

Gladiators and Deal Deliver One-Two Punch

NBC led every hour of prime time in Monday night’s ratings, buoyed by the successful combination of its new hit “American Gladiators” followed by the game show “Deal or No Deal.” Those shows earned the night’s top ratings among adults 18 to 49, ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  22 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Connor

Smarts Are Tops

Fox’s “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” delivered its highest ratings in 10 months on Thursday, helping to lift the network to a rare No. 1 finish over all among adults 18 to 49. The quiz show earned 11.5 million viewers, Nielsen estimated, leading ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  19 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Celebrity Apprentice

Fewer ‘Idol’ Viewers

One day after the premiere audience for Fox’s "American Idol" fell 4 million viewers shy of the series’ 2007 debut, the talent competition slipped further in the ratings on Wednesday. Still, television’s most popular series continued to crush its ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  17 Jan 2008

NBC's Deal Delivers

Facing some strong competition in prime time on Monday, NBC’s “Deal or No Deal” and “American Gladiators” managed to rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the night’s ratings. Nielsen estimated that “Deal or No Deal” delivered the largest audience overall, 15 ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  15 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Connor

Terminator Tops Globes

NBC’s bare-bones version of the “65th Annual Golden Globes” attracted just 5.8 million viewers on Sunday night, a small fraction of the 20 million who tuned in to the awards show a year ago, according to Nielsen’s estimates. A two-hour “Dateline” ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  14 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Connor

Good Deal for NBC

NBC won a slim victory over second-place CBS in the ratings on Wednesday, largely because of its game-show programming at 8. Nielsen estimated that NBC’s “Deal or No Deal” attracted more than double the audience for CBS’s “Power of 10,” with 13.3 ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  10 Jan 2008

NBCs Loser a Winner

NBC’s couples edition of “The Biggest Loser” got off to a solid start in the ratings on Tuesday as 10.4 million viewers tuned in from 8 to 10 p.m. for the show’s debut, according to Nielsen’s overnight estimates. Among adults 18 to 49, the episode ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  2 Jan 2008

TV Decoder: Ratings: In Land of Reruns, CBS Is King

Facing mostly repeat competition on Thursday, new episodes of CBS’s regular line-up dominated the night’s ratings, leading every hour of prime time by a wide margin. CBS’s “CSI” at 9 p.m. delivered the night’s largest audience with 19.8 million viewers, ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  14 Dec 2007
Related Topics: Conan O'Brien,  David Letterman,  Jay Leno

30 Rock Resumes

The premiere of NBC’s “30 Rock” on Thursday drew 7.4 million viewers and placed third in its 8:30 p.m. time slot among adults 18 to 49, according to Neilsen’s estimates. Its ratings were up 17 percent in that demographic over last year’s debut, setting ...

From BENJAMIN TOFF, The New York Times,  5 Oct 2007

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