Read more Nielsen Ratings stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5324/nielsen-ratings.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:08:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73053/dvrs-arent-killing-tv-theyre-saving-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA year ago, TV networks were terrified of the DVR. The devices allowed viewers to skip commercials on playback, and who, given the choice, would watch TV commercials? Lots of people, it turns out. TV watching is such an inherently lazy activity that many viewers can’t summon the energy to...http://www.newser.com/story/73053/dvrs-arent-killing-tv-theyre-saving-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 5:57:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71174/lenos-ratings-tumble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHere’s one headline Jay Leno won’t want to read. Ever since the fall TV season began in earnest Sept. 21, the former king of late night has been getting his keister kicked in primetime. He’s finished in last place every single night, with his numbers falling steadily and hitting a...http://www.newser.com/story/71174/lenos-ratings-tumble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 13:31:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66883/tv-companies-team-up-to-take-on-nielsen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of media companies has joined forces with major advertisers to challenge Nielsen's dominance in TV ratings measurement, the Financial Times reports. The firms involved—including NBC, Time Warner, Disney, and Procter & Gamble—aim to have their rival audience measurement scheme up and running by next month, a...http://www.newser.com/story/66883/tv-companies-team-up-to-take-on-nielsen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 6:37:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65730/dobbs-ratings-plummet-after-birther-talk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven Bill O'Reilly thinks that Lou Dobbs' continuing sympathy with the birther movement questioning President Obama's birth certificate is just a ploy "to get ratings, trying to be provocative." But if Dobbs is pushing conspiracy theories to bump up viewership, it isn't working, reports the New York Observer . Over the...http://www.newser.com/story/65730/dobbs-ratings-plummet-after-birther-talk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 5:17:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63661/for-struggling-tv-networks-obamas-a-cash-cow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe right might complain that television networks are in thrall to Barack Obama, but they have a good reason to be: the president is good for business. As Politico reports, Obama-related programs send ratings spiking—when he appeared on the Tonight Show , it had its best Friday night in 17...http://www.newser.com/story/63661/for-struggling-tv-networks-obamas-a-cash-cow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 7:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57940/in-push-to-sell-ads-cbs-sells-itself-in-new-campaign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs a run-up to television’s upfront week—in which broadcasters sell as much advertising as possible for the year—CBS is taking the offensive, launching a massive ad campaign selling CBS itself. The initiative is aimed at curbing the perception that broadcast is declining and cable is the future of...http://www.newser.com/story/57940/in-push-to-sell-ads-cbs-sells-itself-in-new-campaign.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 10:01:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47942/idol-ratings-slip-but-still-strong-at-30m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican Idol ’s eighth-season opener drew 10% fewer viewers than the previous installment’s premiere, Bloomberg reports. But with 30 million viewers, it still tripled the ratings of nearest rival CBS among viewers aged 18-49. Idol , Fox’s highest-rated show, raised $750 million in ad revenue last year. The judges sized up...http://www.newser.com/story/47942/idol-ratings-slip-but-still-strong-at-30m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Jan 2009 17:01:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45583/leno-doesnt-know-when-you-go-to-bed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite what Jay Leno may think, Americans aren't going to bed earlier, the blog TV by the Numbers reports. Nielsen ratings confirm that more people watch TV at 10pm than later on, but that's nothing new. "What the data shows is a decreasing trend of viewership between 10 and 11pm...http://www.newser.com/story/45583/leno-doesnt-know-when-you-go-to-bed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 12:28:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35355/nbcs-olympic-ratings-gold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNBC’s Olympic coverage smashed the competition last week, in what Variety suggests could be the most decisive rout in television history. Viewership was buoyed by Michael Phelps’ record-breaking gold-medal performance Saturday; in addition, NBC’s various networks reached a staggering 83% of the US. The margins were the biggest in Nielsen...http://www.newser.com/story/35355/nbcs-olympic-ratings-gold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Aug 2008 14:02:00 CDT