Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' Has Record Night; 'Idol' Stabilizes (Update)

February 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 6 days ago

"Big Bang Theory" and "Idol" run essentially even, with "Bang" taking a time-slot and viewership victory

  

SAG Awards: 'Modern Family' Wins for Ensemble in a Comedy TV Series

January 29, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 week ago

Ed O'Neill and crew claim second consecutive victory in category

  

Ratings: 'Idol' and 'Big Bang' Tie for First; 'The Finder' Improves

January 27, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 week ago

Fox wins the night overall

  

Ratings: 'Big Bang' Wins for CBS on Another All-Repeat Night

December 30, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 5 weeks ago

Spanish-language network Univision takes second place

  

Ratings: 'X Factor' Ties 'Big Bang' Repeat and 'Person of Interest'

December 16, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 7 weeks ago

Shelved NBC series "Prime Suspect" drops 38 percent

  

Ratings: 'Community' Down, CBS Takes Night With Top 4 Spots

December 9, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 8 weeks ago

NBC's night marked by lows, but "Grimm" gives network a time slot boost

  

'Big Bang Theory' Star Jim Parsons Has a New Imaginary Friend

November 30, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 10 weeks ago

The Emmy winner is starring in a 2012 Broadway remake of "Harvey"

  

Ratings: 'Prime Suspect' Down, 'Community' Up; CBS Wins Night With 'Big Bang'

November 18, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 11 weeks ago

NBC's just-shelved shows get a mix of good and bad news

  

Ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy' Finale Up; Fox Takes Night With 'X Factor'

November 11, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 12 weeks ago

'Big Bang Theory' takes another ratings win, while NBC's night runs flat to down

  

'Harry Potter,' Film Division Lift Time Warner's 3Q Earnings

November 2, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 14 weeks ago

Earnings rose 57 percent as the company topped Wall Street expectations

  

Ratings: World Series Game 6 Scores Night's Top Numbers

October 28, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 14 weeks ago

St. Louis Cardinals win hands victory to Fox, too

  

Ratings: 'Rules of Engagement' Premiere Up 19%; 'Big Bang Theory' Top-Rated

October 21, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 15 weeks ago

"Charlie's Angels" revamp tumbles 8 percent after cancellation

  

Ratings: 'Whitney' and 'Prime Suspect' Down, 'Big Bang' Tops; Fox Wins Overall

October 14, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 16 weeks ago

"Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" show strong gains Thursday night

  

Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' Top-Rated; 'Grey's' Hits Series Low; Fox Takes Night Overall

October 7, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 17 weeks ago

"The Office" also slips to a 6-year low

  

Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' Fox Top Night; 'Gentleman' Gets OK Start

September 30, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 18 weeks ago

"The X Factor" carries Fox to an overall win; "Private Practice" slips to its lowest premiere ever

  

Ratings: 'Big Bang' Returns With One; 'X Factor' Lands in Third (Update)

September 23, 2011 By Tim Molloy 19 weeks ago

"X Factor" ties "Grey's Anatomy" in second night

  

'American Idol' Shows Impressive Ratings With 2-Hour Reveal Episode

February 25, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 49 weeks ago

As the semi-finalists are announced, "Idol" posts strong gains over last year's numbers

  

Big Surprise: CBS Renews 'Big Bang'

January 12, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Agreement with Warner Bros. TV will bring the top-rated Chuck Lorre comedy back for three more years

  

5 Things We Learned from Premiere Week

September 27, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

From winners (CBS, "$#*!") to losers (Fox, "My Generation") to getting-oldsters ("Grey's Anatomy")

  

Ratings: Night Move Can't Stop 'Big Bang's' Roll

September 24, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Hit CBS comedy doesn't lose a viewer in its Thursday-night debut; NBC's "Community" comes out OK, too, despite the ramped-up competition

  

'Big Bang Theory' Stars Reportedly Getting Big Pay Raises

September 15, 2010 By William Yelles 1 year ago

The trio will earn $200,000 per episode, according to multiple reports

  

Grading the Networks on Their New Fall Slates

September 13, 2010 By Hunter Walker 1 year ago

How they stack up in terms of strategy and execution (hint: ABC, you could learn something from the Peacock)

  

'Big Bang' Geeks to Host Emmy Engineering Awards

July 29, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 1 year ago

Desilu and Digidesign will receive Philo T. Farnsworth Awards

  

TCA: Lorre on 'Big Bang' Day Shift -- 'We Just Grow the Crops'

July 28, 2010 By Hunter Walker 1 year ago

CBS' kicked off its panel lineup at the annual TCA summer press tour with its biggest show -- "The Big Bang Theory"

  

CBS' Tassler on McPherson -- 'Damn, Steve Got Out of Press Tour'

July 28, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

CBS entertainment president also talks the new "Hawaii Five-O," "Big Bang" contract talks and selling a show with a four-letter word

  

Analysis: CBS Goes on Attack Against NBC

May 19, 2010 By John Consoli 1 year ago

Moves “Survivor” and “Bang,” building a Thursday comedy block

  

ABC Dances Off With Monday Win in Total Viewers

May 11, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 1 year ago

But CBS' "Big Bang Theory" has another strong showing in 18-49 demographic

  

Monday Ratings: 'Bang' Gets Hammered by Charlie Situation

May 4, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

With lead-in 'Men' out of originals, nerdly sophomore hit suffers its worst demo performance of the year

  

Geek Power! 'Big Bang' and 'Lost' TV's New Top Dogs

April 14, 2010 By Josef Adalian 1 year ago

The era of "Desperate" dominance and "CSI" crushing all is over. Meet the new kings of primetime

  

VIDEO: 'Big Bang's' Jim Parsons Strips for Cancer

February 4, 2010 By Josef Adalian 2 years ago

Well, sort of. The actor dances in his skivvies for part of this funny new anti-cancer music video. It's for a good cause!

  

'Leverage' and the Rise of 'Nerd-Friendly' Television

January 21, 2010 By Liz Shannon Miller 2 years ago

The TNT drama has figured out how to make a seemingly non-nerdy show appeal to the biggest TV geeks

  

CBS Discovers the Awesome Power of Twitter (and Wil Wheaton)

October 20, 2009 By Josef Adalian 2 years ago

A showrunner's tweet may have helped Monday's "Big Bang Theory" score record ratings.