Arlington, Virginia - PBS and WGBH announced that the premiere of Downton Abbey, Season 4 on Masterpiece enchanted viewers nationwide as the Crawley family faced changes in the wake of last season’s shocking finale. An average audience of 10.2 million viewers tuned in for Sunday’s premiere. (Nielsen Fast National data, 6.2 household rating.) The fourth season premiere of the Emmy®, Golden Globe® and SAG Award®-winning series, a Carnival … [Read more...] about “Downton Abbey” S4 premieres to high ratings
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“The Sound of Music Live!” delivers ratings for NBC
Universal City, California – Led by Sunday Night Football and The Sound of Music Live!, NBC has finished #1 in adults 18-49 and total viewers for the primetime week of Dec. 2-8, ranking #1 or tied for #1 among the Big 4 networks in 18-49 on six of seven nights for the week. According to The New York Times, the crucial element to the success of the programme was securing Carrie Underwood, the country music star who played Maria, the role which was previously … [Read more...] about “The Sound of Music Live!” delivers ratings for NBC
ABS-CBN’s nine-month income up by 22%
Quezon City, Philippines – The consolidated net income of ABS-CBN Corporation, the country’s largest media and entertainment company, registered P1.891 billion for the first nine months of 2013, an increase of 22% compared to P1.555 billion in the same period last year. ABS-CBN has also generated consolidated revenues of P25.227 billion from advertising and consumer sales, a 16% increase compared to last year. Advertising revenues reached P14.773 billion, an increase … [Read more...] about ABS-CBN’s nine-month income up by 22%
U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Geographic Channel’s Sunday night premiere of KILLING LINCOLN – the network’s first original factual drama – set stellar ratings at 2.6 HH – tied for the second highest HH in network history – and a 1.1 P25–54 on Sunday, February 17, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. KILLING LINCOLN also averaged 3.4 million persons 2+ over the entire two-hour premiere, the highest total viewership in NGC’s history. The film, hailed by critics as … [Read more...] about U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
Rookie goes to third season
Toronto/Los Angeles/London – The hit series Rookie Blue has been picked up for a third 13 episode season. The series airs on ABC in the U.S., Global Television in Canada and internationally on Universal Networks International’s pay-TV channels. For ABC in the U.S., the series ranks No. 1 in Thursday’s 10 o’clock hour in Adults 18-49 this summer, finishing as the No. 1 show in its time slot in each of its 3 original telecasts this summer. For Global in Canada, Rookie Blue … [Read more...] about Rookie goes to third season
‘CSI’ recognized as most-watched drama series
Monte-Carlo - The series that launched the world’s No. 1 television franchise, 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', was presented with the prestigious International Television Audience Award for a Drama TV Series at the 51st Monte Carlo TV Festival, marking the fourth time the series has been awarded this honor in the past six years. The International Audience Awards are presented jointly by the Monte-Carlo TV Festival and Eurodata TV Worldwide to reward programs which delivered the highest … [Read more...] about ‘CSI’ recognized as most-watched drama series