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[01/09/12 - 05:38 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: Big Finish for "Wizards of Waverly Place"
Plus: numbers for Syfy's "Merlin," TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta" and HBO's "The Life & Times of Tim."

[01/09/12 - 04:09 PM]
Series Finale of "Wizards of Waverly Place" Captivates 9.8 Million Total Viewers and 5.5 Million Kids 6-14 - the Series' #1 Telecast Ever
Disney Channel spins the numbers for Friday, January 6.

[01/09/12 - 11:53 AM]
"House of Lies" Debuts to 1.6 Million Viewers, Besting "Homeland" Premiere
Showtime spins the numbers for Sunday, January 8.

[01/09/12 - 11:48 AM]
History Continues Its Ratings Surge With New Sunday Night Line-Up of "Ax Men" and "Cajun Pawn Stars"
History spins the numbers for Sunday, January 8.

[01/09/12 - 09:21 AM]
"The NFL on CBS" Coverage of Denver's Dramatic Overtime Win Over Pittsburgh in AFC Wild Card Game Scores Highest Rating in 24 Years
CBS spins the numbers for Sunday, January 8.

[01/09/12 - 09:09 AM]
ABC's "Once Upon a Time" Posts Double-Digit Gains on its Return and its Top Numbers Since November
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, January 8.

[01/09/12 - 08:36 AM]
Sunday's Broadcast Ratings: Rough Start for NBC's "The Firm" as CBS's Dominates With NFL
The Peacock's two-hour opener falls well short of "The Cape's" debut one year ago.

[01/08/12 - 01:25 PM]
6.25 Million Americans Watched the ABC News Republican Debate in New Hampshire
ABC spins the numbers for Saturday, January 7.

[01/08/12 - 10:56 AM]
Saturday's Broadcast Ratings: Saints/Lions Wild Card Puts NBC on Top
Nearly 28 million viewers tuned into the primetime portion of the NFL playoff.

[01/08/12 - 10:55 AM]
"Saturday Night Live" Scores Its Top Metered-Market Household Rating of the Past Year
NBC spins the late-night numbers for Saturday, January 7.

[01/08/12 - 09:18 AM]
FOX 2011/12 Season Performance Highlights
FOX spins the numbers for the season to date.

[01/08/12 - 08:05 AM]
Lions-Saints NFL Wild Card Primetime Game on NBC Draws 19.3 Overnight Rating
NBC spins the numbers for Saturday, January 7.

[01/07/12 - 08:57 AM]
Friday's Broadcast Ratings: Cotton Bowl Lifts FOX Despite Decline
Plus: "CSI: NY" and "A Gifted Man" both tick up big from last originals.

[01/07/12 - 08:56 AM]
ABC Hits 11-Week Highs on Friday Night
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, January 6.

[01/06/12 - 04:57 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Jersey Shore" Returns on Top for MTV
Plus: numbers for Animal Planet's "American Stuffers," OWN's "Louder Than a Bomb" and HBO's "24/7 Flyers/Rangers" finale.

[01/06/12 - 01:03 PM]
Jerzdays Are Back on MTV, As the Season Five Premiere of "Jersey Shore" Ranks as the #1 Cable Telecast of the Year's Broadcast Season
MTV spins the numbers for Thursday, January 5.

[01/06/12 - 11:23 AM]
Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon Deliver #1 Results for the Late-Night Week of Dec. 26-30
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of December 26-30.

[01/06/12 - 09:46 AM]
ABC Towers Over Late-Night Competition on New Year's Eve
ABC spins the late-night numbers for the week of December 26-January 1.

[01/06/12 - 08:55 AM]
ABC Wins Thursday with Season Highs for "Wipeout," "Grey's" and "Private Practice"
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, January 5.

[01/06/12 - 08:43 AM]
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: ABC Dramas Return With Season Highs
The Alphabet easily crushes repeat competition on CBS, NBC and FOX.

[01/05/12 - 03:19 PM]
Wednesday's Cable Ratings: Orange Bowl Continues ESPN Streak
Plus: numbers for A&E's "Dog the Bounty Hunter," Discovery's "Moonshiners" and Showtime's "Inside the NFL."

[01/05/12 - 01:09 PM]
Tuesday's Cable Ratings: Sugar Bowl Triumphs for ESPN
Plus: numbers for G4's "Campus PD," ABC Family's "Jane by Design" and back-to-back episodes of A&E's "Storage Wars."

[01/05/12 - 11:44 AM]
ABC Family's "Switched at Birth" is Tuesday's #1 Scripted Cable Show in Key Demo; Launch of "Jane by Design" is Solid
ABC Family spins the numbers for Tuesday, January 3.

[01/05/12 - 09:00 AM]
2011 Ratings Recap: Cable's Scripted Dramas - What's Up? What's Down? What's on Top?
Find out how cable's 67 scripted dramas fared this past year.

[01/05/12 - 08:57 AM]
ABC's Wednesday Lineup Returns to Originals with Big Gains
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 4.

[01/05/12 - 08:36 AM]
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: "Modern Family" Helps ABC Coast to Victory
A full slate of originals on the Alphabet easily trumps its mostly repeat competition.

[01/04/12 - 08:31 PM]
Monday's Cable Ratings: Rose, Fiesta Bowls Dominate for ESPN
Plus: numbers for OWN's "Extreme Clutter," Bravo's "It's a Brad, Brad World" and E!'s "Celebrity Slimdowns."

[01/04/12 - 08:26 PM]
Sunday's Cable Ratings: "Rachael vs. Guy" Tops Viewers, "Kourtney & Kim" Leads Demos
Plus: numbers for HBO's "Angry Boys," TLC's "Dr. G: Medical Examiner" and OWN's "Oprah's Next Chapter."

[01/04/12 - 03:26 PM]
ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" Returns Strong; "The Lying Game" Hits Series Highs
ABC Family spins the numbers for Monday, January 2.

[01/04/12 - 03:02 PM]
Record Viewership for NBA TV's Opening Week of 2011-12 Regular Season
NBA TV spins the numbers for the week of December 26-January 1.

[01/04/12 - 12:46 PM]
Nickelodeon's "iCarly" Rings in New Year With Top Kid and Tween Telecast, Scores 5.5 Million Total Viewers
Nickelodeon spins the numbers for the week of December 26-January 1.

[01/04/12 - 11:27 AM]
VH1's Hit Series "Mob Wives" Returns With a Ratings Vengeance
VH1 spins the numbers for Sunday, January 1.

[01/04/12 - 10:45 AM]
"60 Minutes" Special Is #3 and Was the Most-Watched Non-Sports Program of the Week
CBS spins the numbers for the week of December 26-January 1.

[01/04/12 - 10:44 AM]
"The Big Bang Theory" Got the New Year Off With a Real Bang Last Week with Its Biggest Numbers Ever on TBS
Turner spins the numbers for the week of December 26-January 1.

[01/04/12 - 10:44 AM]
CBS Closes the First Half of the Season With Historic Benchmarks in Viewers and Adults 18-49
CBS spins the numbers for the season to date.

[01/04/12 - 10:41 AM]
Disney Channel Rings in the New Year Extending its Record Streak as TV's #1 Network to 29 Consecutive Weeks in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14
Disney Channel spins the numbers for the week of December 26-January 1.

[01/04/12 - 10:26 AM]
NBC Is #1 in Adults 18-49 for the Week of Dec. 26-Jan. 1
NBC spins the numbers for the week of December 26-January 1.

[01/04/12 - 10:14 AM]
ABC's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" Finishes as the Week's No. 1 Entertainment Show
ABC spins the numbers for the week of December 26-January 1.

[01/04/12 - 10:06 AM]
Animal Planet Finds Big Audience in Season Two Debut of "Finding Bigfoot," Snaring 1.6 Million Believers
Animal Planet spins the numbers for Sunday, January 1.

[01/04/12 - 09:58 AM]
PBS Kids Reports Growth Across All Platforms in 2011
PBS spins the numbers for 2011 to date.

[01/04/12 - 09:39 AM]
Cowboys-Giants Is Most-Watched NBC Primetime Game Ever; "Sunday Night Football" Is No. 1 Show on Primetime Television
NBC spins the numbers for the season to date.

[01/04/12 - 09:18 AM]
CBS Dominates First Tuesday of the New Year; All 3 Dramas Post Gains
CBS spins the numbers for Tuesday, January 3.

[01/04/12 - 08:48 AM]
ABC's Tuesday is Up Across the Board Year to Year
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, January 3.

[01/04/12 - 08:33 AM]
Tuesday's Broadcast Ratings: "NCIS" Sparks Easy Win for CBS
Plus: "Work It" and "Celebrity Wife Swap" on ABC post year-to-year gains from "No Ordinary Family" and "V."

[01/03/12 - 06:05 PM]
FOX Season-to-Date and Weekly Live +7 Ratings Highlights
FOX further spins the numbers for the week of December 12-18 and the season to date.

[01/03/12 - 04:49 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings: ESPN Bowl Coverage Snaps Discovery Streak
The network's "Gold Rush" had been the night's top adults 18-49 draw for the past nine weeks.

[01/03/12 - 04:44 PM]
Thursday's Cable Ratings: Valero Alamo, Champs Sports Bowls Spark ESPN
Said duo bests TNT's NBA doubleheader of New York/LA Lakers and Dallas/Oklahoma City.

[01/03/12 - 12:24 PM]
"Oprah's Next Chapter" Two Hour Premiere Scores Highest Rated Sunday Premiere Ever on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
OWN spins the numbers for Sunday, January 1.

[01/03/12 - 11:16 AM]
ESPN's January 2 BCS Games: Viewership Rises over 2011
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, January 2.

[01/03/12 - 09:15 AM]
CBS Begins the New Year With a Monday Win in Viewers and Key Demos
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, January 2.







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