The Kardashian family matriarch, who was not very relaxed on air, failed to stand out in a crowded syndicated market. Kris Jenner’s talk show has reportedly been canceled after just one season due to poor ratings, sources claim. “Kris,” which was broadcast on select Fox stations across the US, first premiered on July […]
*Oprah Winfrey‘s post-rehab interview with troubled star Lindsay Lohan drew far smaller audience than Winfrey’s other similar first exclusive sit-downs, reports Deadline.com. The Lohan interview on Sunday’s “Oprah’s Next Chapter” averaged 892,000 total viewers at 9 p.m., only slightly above the show’s Sunday average (+7%). For comparison, Winfrey’s interview with Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi […]
WKYC viewers got a very unpleasant surprise on Thursday night … in the form of “Matlock.” NBC’s Cleveland affiliate decided to pre-empt the network’s Thursday night lineup with a re-run of a “Matlock” TV movie from 1992 called, “The Legacy.” With NBC falling to fifth place — behind Univision — recently in February sweeps, and […]
More bad news for NBC: The one-time No. 1 network has fallen to fifth place in the Nielsen TV ratings during the important February sweeps period, according to Deadline.com. Sweeps occurs four weeks each year, when networks inundate TV audiences with hairpin plot turns, tear-inducing weddings, jaw-dropping deaths and more major moments all in the […]
It’s time for “American Idol” to end, according to former contestant and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. While promoting her new movie “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,” Hudson told Celebuzz that “Everything has its time.” Now in its twelfth season, “American Idol” has seen many judging panel changes and declining ratings. The show that […]
BET is bringing in their new year of programming with a bang! According to the Hollywood Reporter, the network netted the largest amount of cable viewers during Tuesday’s 10:00 slot thanks to their new shows, “Real Husbands of Hollywood” and “Second Generation Wayans.” “Real Husbands,” which stars Kevin Hart, Robin Thicke, Nick Cannon, and J.B. […]
The “American Idol” Season 12 premiere ratings are in and … they aren’t as high as last year. The two-hour premiere which introduced viewers to the new judging panel of Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and Randy Jackson had 17.8 million viewers and a 6.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic. While the program won […]
Anderson Cooper’s daytime show “Anderson Live” has been canceled, the New York Times reported Monday. The syndicated show, which debuted last fall and is currently in its second season, will not return after next summer. A studio executive who spoke to the Times on the condition of anonymity cited low ratings as the reason for […]
Things are looking up for OWN after a series of failed shows, layoffs, and bad deals. Oprah Winfrey’s network is now in recovery mode, and beginning to turn around. According to The Wrap, July to September has been the most promising quarter since the network’s inception. And with new programming, including Tyler Perry’s original shows, […]
There is no stopping “Honey Boo Boo.” First, she conquered “Toddler and Tiaras,” when she coined the phrase “Honey Boo Boo Child.” Now, Alana Thompson and her family have conquered the Republican National Convention. The ratings for TLC’s increasingly popular show, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” skyrocketed Thursday night for the show’s fourth episode, pulling […]
Time Warner executives are allegedly thinking of potentially replacing the president of CNN Worldwide, the New York Post reported on Friday. CNN has experienced an onslaught of grim news in recent months, hitting record-low ratings among total viewers and in the coveted 25-54 age demographic. In April, the network experienced its overall lowest rated month […]
Regis Philbin‘s last show as co-host of “Live!” was watched by a record number of viewers, with over nine million tuning in for his swansong. However, although the first post-Philbin show attracted good ratings, recent figures show that they have since plummeted. According to The New York Post, the audience for “Live! With Kelly” has […]