A night of new drama guaranteed CBS the top spot on Friday, averaging a 5.8 rating/11 share for the night, just ahead of NBC’s 5.6/10. ABC came in a distant third with a 3.8/7, followed by The CWs 2.9/5 and FOXs 2.4/5.
CBS also won the 18-to-49 demo race with a 2.4/8, followed by NBCs 2.2/7, […]

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The resolution of a CSI cliffhanger propelled CBS to a ratings win Thursday, beating out Greys Anatomy and ABC.
For the night, CBS averaged an 11.3 rating/18 share to top ABC’s 9.4/15 (the two were separate by about 4 million viewers). NBC came in third with a 5.7/9. FOX, 4.2/7, finished fourth, while The CW drew […]

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ABC won Wednesday’s ratings title, while Private Practice and NBCs Bionic Woman kicked off what could be a very competitive battle with strong premieres.
For the night, ABC averaged a 9.4 rating/15 share, topping second-place CBS, 7.0/11, by a comfortable margin. NBC was close behind in third at 6.8/11. FOX, 3.8/6, finished fourth, and The CW […]

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Returning shows dominated the ratings landscape again Tuesday, with ABC and FOX riding their big guns to a share of the night’s ratings title.
ABC led the overall ratings with a 9.5 rating/15 share. FOX took second for the night with an 8.0/12, beating out CBS 7.6/12. NBC finished fourth at 5.5/9, and The CW trailed […]

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After a near-summerlong hiatus from the top of the ratings heap, ABC waltzed back to the lead with the return of *Dancing With the Stars,* while NBC’s *Heroes* came back to win in adults 18-49.

The ratings winners of the night were ABCs lineup and NBCs *Heroes,* but the same could not be said for the […]

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Figuring the audience’s enthusiasm for behind-the-scenes newsroom hijinx is limitless, FOX is using the unscripted summer show “Anchorwoman” as a logical appetizer for the fall scripted comedy “Back to You.”

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Unsurprisingly, the Pirates of the Caribbean and High School Musical franchises were multiple winners at Sunday’s Teen Choice Awards.

A little more surprising was the actress who joined those two Disney juggernauts in snagging multiple trophies: One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush, who took home three awards.

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Lauren Jones and the Fox series “Anchorwoman” bombed after one low-rated show was aired.

The debut of “Anchorwoman,” the reality show about Lauren Jones who turns herself into a new anchor for a Texas TV station had about 2.7 million viewers Wednesday, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research, reports the AP.

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Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” which just wrapped up its third installment, might be the best competition show on prime-time television. On what other program are viewers treated to a pool of talented contestants working as hard as they can on a beautiful art form, knowledgeable and caring judges, and noteworthy performances each […]

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For once, FOX may have done something smart.
I don’t often say that but it’s perhaps for the best that the network most likely to cancel a new series (you might as well call the network “Trigger Happy TV”) is holding back on several of its newest offerings until midseason, giving them a chance to creatively […]

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A ventriloquist and exhibition football helped NBC snap Fox’s 28-week winning streak among youthful viewers.
Nearly 14 million people watched ventriloquist Terry Fator win America’s Got Talent, making it the week’s most-watched show. It was the strongest performance of the summer for the American Idol look-alike.

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Too-tanned Troy and the rest of the “High School Musical 2″ gang burned up the small screen last week.
Here’s a look at the week’s encores and tomatoes:
WINNERS

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The Friday night premiere of the Disney Channel made-for-television movie “High School Musical 2″ has set numerous ratings records and delivered the largest single audience in basic-cable television history, according to preliminary ratings reports provided by Disney.

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For the first time this summer, each of the week’s ‘Big Brother’ segs placed in the top 10 in 18-49, with Tuesday pulling in the best numbers.
Fox reality skein ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ cooked up the week’s top numbers in 18-49, finishing its season 10% above last year’s averages in the demo.  As the number of […]

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Tiger Woods’ win at the PGA Championship spotlighted an afternoon and evening of television that overshadowed the usual can’t-miss preseason football.

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