Ratings: 'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep' Hit Highs; 'Vikings' Finale Does OK
April, 30, 2013 1:36 pm | Comments On #Game of Thrones, HBO, History, ratings, Television, Veep, vikings"Game of Thrones" brutally slaughtered and decapitated its previous ratings record with Sunday night's episode, while History's "Vikings" sent its first season to Valhalla with decent numbers that fell short of its March premiere, preliminary numbers indicate.
"Game of Thrones," airing Sunday at 9 p.m., amassed a record 5.3 million total viewers. That's a series high for HBO's dragons-and-swords epic, and the third week in a row it has hit a new record. Last week's episode drew 4.9 million total viewers with its initial airing.
With repeated plays factored in, "Game of Thrones" amassed 6.7 million total viewers for the episode. The series is now in its third season.
"Game of Thrones" appeared to boost HBO's "Veep" as well: The Julia Louis-Dreyfus political comedy hit a season high...
Read MoreTLC's 'Little Couple' Premiere: It's a Boy! (Exclusive Video)
April, 30, 2013 12:58 pm | Comments On #Little Couple, Television, TLCFans of TLC's "Little Couple" have watched Bill Klein and Jen Arnold struggle with starting their family. But, they take a huge step when the series returns to TLC on Monday at 10/9c.
The couple has struggled through their own unique health challenges and surrogacy. But this season, things are starting to come together. Bill and Jen are adopting and fans will get to meet the little tike right along with his new parents.
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Bill and Jen are adopting a young boy from China who has dwarfism. And while there are still a couple hoops to jump through before it's all official, things...
Read MoreRatings: CNN Gains in April as Fox Wins Again, Is Among Top Cable Networks Overall
April, 30, 2013 12:02 pm | Comments On #CNN, Fox News, HLN, MSNBC, TelevisionCNN's ratings dramatically improved in April, but Fox was so dominant among cable news stations that it cracked the Top 3 among all cable networks in total viewers. HLN, meanwhile, knocked MSNBC out of third place for the month.

In a busy news month that included the Boston marathon bombings and the deadly explosion in West Texas, CNN had a 79 percent boost in total viewership, averaging 638,000 total-day viewers, compared to last April's 356,000. In the key 25-54 news demographic, the network climbed 109 percent with a total-day average of 228,000.
One reason for CNN's boosts is that it was so far down this time last year: April 2012 was its worst month since August 2001 in both the key demo...
Read MoreRatings: 'The Following' Up in Finale, But Declining 'Voice' Wins Night for NBC
April, 30, 2013 9:09 am | Comments On #ratings, rules of engagement, Television, the following, The VoiceFox's freshman drama "The Following" posted a week-to-week ratings gain with its finale on Monday night as a weakened "The Voice" took the night's top ratings and gave NBC a win in the key demographic. Meanwhile, CBS's "Rules of Engagement" enjoyed a 25 percent ratings boost, according to preliminary numbers.
The "Following" finale, on Fox at 9 p.m., drew a 2.1 rating/6 share in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demo -- an 8 percent boost over last week -- and drew 7.8 million total viewers, an 11 percent increase over last week. Still, those numbers were down from the 3.2/7 and 10.4 million total viewers that the series' January premiere drew in final numbers.
NBC took first place in ratings with a 3.4/9 and second in total viewers with 10.2 million."The Voice" at 8 grabbed the night's best demo...
Read MorePrimetime by the Numbers: 6 Veteran Shows Defying This Season's Ratings Skid
April, 29, 2013 10:54 pm | Comments On #Big Bang Theory, sunday night football, Television, The BachelorWhen the broadcast networks announce their new lineups to advertisers in two weeks, they may boast about some old-timers instead of their rookies: Six veteran hits are gaining ratings in a season that's been dismal overall.
From television's biggest show, NBC's "Sunday Night Football," to ABC's "The Bachelor," aging programs are among the few bright spots in a season that has produced few new hits.
TheWrap looked at the top 30 shows on broadcast television as of last week, and found that only seven of them have gained in the key 18-49 demographic since last season. Six of the seven debuted in 2007 or earlier. The other is CBS's sophomore "Person of Interest."
Of this season's roughly three dozen new shows, meanwhile, only two have made the top 30. They are NBC's "...
Read More'Rules of Engagement' Star Megyn Price Directs the Comedy's 'Serious Story' Turn
April, 29, 2013 4:53 pm | Comments On #CBS, rules of engagement, TelevisionWith just a few episodes left of Season 7 and no renewal news yet, CBS's "Rules of Engagement" takes a dramatic turn with Monday's episode, titled "Timmy Quits."
Megyn Price, who plays Audrey, was given the chance to drive that episode home as its director. "I think the gift for me was that I was given a script that had depth and also comedy," Price told TheWrap of her first crack at directing.
"I had to direct David Spade, and Adhir Kalyan to go there," she continued. "It’s a serious story that we’re talking about, but it’s completely entrenched in comedy. That’s a really tricky line to straddle, but it’s the only line that I find interesting."
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Read MoreMeredith Vieira Says Backlash Against 'Today's' Matt Lauer Is 'Wrong'
April, 29, 2013 2:21 pm | Comments On #Ann Curry, brian stelter, Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Television, TodayMeredith Vieira is just sick of the backlash against her former "Today" show co-host Matt Lauer, who has been getting much of the blame after the NBC morning show fired Ann Curry.
“Even if [NBC] blew it from a PR point of view, you’ve got to move on," Vieira told the New York Post. "I think what is happening to Matt is really wrong.”
In the wake of Curry's boot, fans have seen Lauer as a main player in her dismissal. In addition to declining show ratings, the male host's Q score, which measures how likeable a TV personality is to the public, had fallen 25 percent last year after the Curry debacle.
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Read MoreRatings: 'Family Guy' Takes Key Demo; CBS and Fox Tie for First
April, 29, 2013 9:47 am | Comments On #American Dad, celebrity apprentice, Family Guy, ratings, red widow, Revenge, TelevisionFox's "Family Guy" scored the night's top ratings in the key demographic on Sunday as Fox and CBS tied in the demo and ABC's "Revenge" and CBS's "The Good Wife" grew, according to preliminary numbers.
CBS shared first place with Fox in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic with a 1.7 rating/5 share and took first place in total viewers outright with 9.6 million. "60 Minutes" at 7 pm. was down 21 percent with a 1.5/5 and had 11.6 million total viewers, while "The Amazing Race" the following hour ticked down to a 2.3/6 and had 9 million total viewers. The season finale of "The Good Wife" was up 7 percent from last week but down 6 percent from last season's finale, posting a 1.6/4 and drawing 9 million total viewers. "The Mentalist" at 10 was down slightly with a 1.5/4 and took 8.7 million...
Read MoreConnie Britton Talks 'Friday Night Lights' Movie
April, 29, 2013 7:02 am | Comments On #Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights, movie, TelevisionClear eyes, full hearts can't lose, and here's some news to fill "Friday Night Lights" fans' hearts with hope: Connie Britton is open to a movie based on the TV show.
Or, to be more precise, a movie based on the show based on the movie based on the Buzz Bissinger book.
In an interview with E! at the White House Correspondents Dinner, the "Nashville" star said she would love to reunite with the cast of her former series.
"I would love it to happen. I'm a big supporter of it happening. I don't know if we will see it or not," she said.
"I know it was being written and [executive producer] Peter Berg is really serious about it, so I think if everybody got on board, I don't see why...
Read MoreUnivision Taking Enrique Iglesias Upfront Performance to Times Square
April, 29, 2013 6:30 am | Comments On #Enrique Iglesias, Television, Times Square, Univision, upfrontWhen networks present their upcoming slates to advertisers each year, they often feature hot musical acts performing for just a few hundred ad buyers.
Not this year: When Enrique Iglesias headlines Univision Communication's upfront on Tuesday, May 14, he'll sing not only to advertisers at the New Amsterdam Theater, but also to Times Square. His performance will be beamed live to a video screen in the heart of the packed midtown destination.
The move is meant to convey that Univision reaches across all platforms, not just TV. It plays off of the upfront theme “One for All.”
Univision is also trying to bring its viewers into the act by running a...
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