How I spent my Neilsen Diary money

Source: basil's blog

You know the Nielsen ratings? That company that counts what the top TV shows -- among other things -- are? They have households that they use all the time. From what I understand, these households have equipment in ...
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'Idol's' Kris Allen hints the FOX show should call it a day

Source: Pocono Record

LOS ANGELES -- Kris Allen, the "American Idol" champ from season eight, hinted the FOX show that launched him to fame should call it a day. "I don't know man, maybe the show's been going on for too long," he told TMZ about the program's lack ...
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Dealing with the Spurs

Source: ESPN

Every time the San Antonio Spurs get this deep into the playoffs it turns into a referendum on NBA fans. You’ve seen the columns before and you’ll surely see them again during the course of the Western Conference finals: The S ...
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Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "So You Think You Can Dance" Opens Summer on Top

Source: The Futon Critic

nielsen ratings (fast national numbers for thursday, may 24, 2012) Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night: FOX (6.23 million viewers, #3; a ...
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Local 12 Wins Every Newscast In May Ratings Period

Source: Local 12 WKRC-TV Cincinnati

Local 12 News is number one again, winning every newscast during the May ratings period. According to the 2012 May Nielsen ratings, more people watched Local 12 News than any other Cincinnati news. Notably, Local 12 News at 11 has more viewers than al ...
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Thursday's Cable Ratings: Heat Clincher Puts ESPN in Front

Source: The Futon Critic

select cable nielsen ratings (national numbers for thursday, may 24, 2012) [05/25/12 - 01:51 PM] Plus: numbers for Animal Planet's "Swamp Wars," TLC's "On the Fly" and "Tattoo ...
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2011-2012 TV Season Year-End Ratings: Top 10 Lists for New Shows and More

Source: Buddy TV

The 2011-2012 TV season has officially come to a close, the Nielsen ratings are in and for the first time in nine years, the most-watched show of the season isn't American Idol. The FOX reality juggernaut, which has been the highest-rate ...
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TOM HOFFARTH on THE MEDIA: Doctor's orders for Kings in Stanley Cup Finals

Source: Long Beach Press-Telegram

Purely from a sports-media perspective, the primary reasons why we're puckish about having the Kings a part of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in nearly 20years: Mike "Doc" Emrick will be the one to have the final TV call on the Kings ...
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WDIV-TV Local 4 News Wins In May Ratings

Source: Street Insider

DETROIT, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WDIV-TV Local 4 News finished #1 at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. in the May 2012 Nielsen ratings period in the Detroit television market. Local 4 News at 5 p.m. is #1 in the time ...
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