http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/benjamin_toffArticles by BENJAMIN TOFF, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 04:02:11 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 04:02:11 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/ratings-barack-obama-and-all-the-rest/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"Flashpoint" is the first Canadian series to air simultaneously in the U.S. since 'Due South" in 1994. The police drama, now being filmed in Toronto, will be shown at the same time on CBS and CTV. More... Who ever knew the second president could be so ...Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:45:13 GMThttp://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/ratings-barack-obama-and-all-the-rest/index.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBarack ObamaJohn AdamsHBOJacksonville JaguarsWashington Redskinshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/arts/television/29arts-IDOLSTILLGLI_BRF.html?ex=1362027600&en=59d20555656610f2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFox dominated Wednesday night’s ratings with a 90-minute edition of “American Idol,” which drew 27.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen’s estimates. The network’s wide lead over its competitors eroded considerably at 9:30 p.m., as Fox’s “Back to You” ...Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:52:50 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/arts/television/29arts-IDOLSTILLGLI_BRF.html?ex=1362027600&en=59d20555656610f2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/arts/28arts-POORSTARTFOR_BRF.html?ex=1361941200&en=3ae319d44ded9d96&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNBC’s new drama “Quarterlife,” which made its debut on the Internet, got off to a sluggish start in the network television ratings on Tuesday, drawing just 3.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen’s estimates. The new series, from the creators of “My ...Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:33:05 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/arts/28arts-POORSTARTFOR_BRF.html?ex=1361941200&en=3ae319d44ded9d96&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssEdward Zwickhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/arts/12arts-GRAMMYAWARDS_BRF.html?ex=1360558800&en=aed7613b93749d9b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Grammy Awards achieved Sunday night’s top ratings despite falling almost two million viewers short of the show’s audience a year ago. According to Nielsen’s estimates, 18.2 million tuned in to CBS’s broadcast of “The 50th Annual Grammy Awards,” ...Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:30:20 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/arts/12arts-GRAMMYAWARDS_BRF.html?ex=1360558800&en=aed7613b93749d9b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/arts/07arts-VIEWERSCHOOS_BRF.html?ex=1360126800&en=7ae1d0bc56347855&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTuesday might have been an important night for the presidential primary process, but Fox came away the big winner in the television ratings race, easily outpacing its rivals’ election coverage. As usual, “American Idol” led over all, drawing 27.8 ...Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:59:23 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/arts/07arts-VIEWERSCHOOS_BRF.html?ex=1360126800&en=7ae1d0bc56347855&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNatalee Hollowayhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/arts/05arts-NOTSOSUPERSU_BRF.html?ex=1359954000&en=4d2499dd00b966d2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssOn a night in which Fox’s Super Bowl coverage won a resounding victory in the ratings, ABC, CBS and NBC struggled to attract even meager audiences during prime time. CBS fared best, finishing a very distant runner-up thanks in part to the strength of “6 ...Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:54:33 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/arts/05arts-NOTSOSUPERSU_BRF.html?ex=1359954000&en=4d2499dd00b966d2&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssUnited States National GuardBen StillerRobert De Nirohttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/arts/30arts-ABCNEWSINFRO_BRF.html?ex=1359435600&en=62f81b10a168ccf9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIn the extremely tight ratings race between the two leading evening news broadcasts, ABC’s “World News With Charles Gibson” last week edged past its rival, NBC’s “Nightly News With Brian Williams,” for the first time in eight weeks. Nielsen estimated ...Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:19:46 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/arts/30arts-ABCNEWSINFRO_BRF.html?ex=1359435600&en=62f81b10a168ccf9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCharles GibsonBrian WilliamsKatie Courichttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/arts/29arts-CBSANDABCWIN_BRF.html?ex=1359349200&en=fddd8d39cd1c2710&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssCBS and ABC shared the lead in the ratings on Sunday, with CBS averaging the most total viewers and ABC earning the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC got a lift in that demographic group from the night’s top-rated show, a two-hour edition of ...Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:44:04 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/arts/29arts-CBSANDABCWIN_BRF.html?ex=1359349200&en=fddd8d39cd1c2710&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/arts/25arts-VIEWERSFLOCK_BRF.html?ex=1359003600&en=8bc266f56bd2aeea&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss“The Moment of Truth,” Fox’s new game show in which contestants are questioned after having been hooked up to polygraph machines, passed its own first test with flying colors, drawing particularly impressive ratings in its debut on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ...Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:18:33 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/arts/25arts-VIEWERSFLOCK_BRF.html?ex=1359003600&en=8bc266f56bd2aeea&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAmerican Idol