Based on the overnight metered market ratings, “American Idol” is looking at another year-over-year decline for its season premiere. Update: “American Idol” declined significantly in the adults 18-49 demo, delivering just a 6.0 for its season premiere....

Thanks to a lack of synergy between its release and the Billboard chart system, Justin Timberlake’s hotly-anticipated comeback single “Suit & Tie” will only debut at number 84 on the Hot 100. A hot seller on iTunes,...

FOX and UFC are still in the midst of hyping the upcoming “UFC on FOX 6,” featuring Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira, but a new report will quickly turn many...

With football competition in its rear window for the season, WWE RAW easily claimed victory in the cable ratings race Monday. The 20th Anniversary of RAW averaged a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating with 4.55 million viewers. Considering...

An early look at ratings for Monday’s premiere of “The Carrie Diaries” is available, and it is not pretty. Update: “The Carrie Diaries” scored a 0.6 adults 18-49 rating with 1.60 million viewers. This falls short of...

Ben Affleck’s acclaimed directorial work did not even earn him a nomination for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, but it was enough to bring him to the stage for a Golden Globe. Kathryn Bigelow (“Zero Dark Thirty”)...

The lack of buzz resulting from last week’s “BUCKWILD” premiere was conspicuous, and it is therefore unsurprising that the show did not attract new eyeballs for its second airing. In fact, the MTV reality series suffered a...

While the series high mark for “The Big Bang Theory” overshadows all other ratings data, ABC is in possession of a great little story courtesy “Scandal.” A modest ratings performer since its debut last season, “Scandal” has...

Even though all of the competing networks offered originals this week, none found ratings success at 8PM. Against such paltry competition, CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” rose to a new series high. Coming on the heels of...

MTV has yet to find a runaway hit to replace “Jersey Shore,” but prior to Wednesday, no launch had bombed. Through seven episodes, “Catfish” has been a steady performer for MTV, while “BUCKWILD” had least elicited enough...