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CNN Has Weakest Primetime Ratings Year Since At Least 1996

December
29
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CNN may still reach more total-day viewers than its competition, but the news network had its worst primetime performance in total viewers and adults 25-54 since at least 1996, according to Mediabistro's TV Newser.

2010 also tied - with 1999 - for CNN's lowest performance in the core news demo of adults 25-54 in total day viewership with an average of 133,000, it said.

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What Were the Most-Watched Holiday Specials of 2010?

December
29

What Were the Most-Watched Holiday Specials of 2010?

Charlie Brown, Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman TV specials are just as much a part of Americans' holiday traditions as ornaments and eggnog. But which seasonal mainstay managed to lure the most viewers this year?

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NBC Scores With Postponed Eagles-Vikings Game

December
29
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Football dominated a night of mostly repeats Tuesday, easily giving NBC the win in primetime.

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Brian Williams Beats Competition By Widest Margin in Six Years

December
29
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Brian Williams Beats Competition By Widest Margin in Six Years

NBC Nightly News, which is hosted by Brian Williams, once again beat its ABC and CBS counterparts for the fourth quarter of 2010.

It drew 8.72 million viewers while ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer garnered 7.56 million and CBS' Evening News with Katie Couric drew 5.79 million, according the the Huffington Post

NBC also placed first amidst the coveted A25-54 demographic.

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ESPN's 'Monday Night Football' Most-Watched Cable Show of the Year

December
28
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ESPN's Monday Night Football ratings powerhouse averaged 19.1 million total viewers this week, becoming the most-watched cable program of the year.

The matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons also marked the conclusion of ESPN's Monday night NFL coverage this season.

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'Two and a Half Men' Repeat Wins Slow Monday Among Big Four Networks

December
28

CBS won a repeat-heavy Monday night propelled by its comedy lineup including Two and a Half Men.

The network was No. 1 among English-language broadcasters in both the adults 18-49 demographic and among total viewers, while Men (2.4 rating in the demo and 9.7 million viewers) was the top-rated English-language program of the night.

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VIDEO: TNT Debuts Trailer for Steven Spielberg-Produced 'Falling Skies'

December
27
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TNT just released the first trailer Falling Skies, its new sci-fi series starring Noah Wyle and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg

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NBA Scores Largest Christmas Day Audience Ever

December
27

The NBA's Christmas day double-header gave ESPN and ABC its highest cumulative audience ever.

ABC's double-header averaged a 5.5 Nielsen fast national rating, and ESPN's three telecasts averaged a 1.8 household rating, the highest averages for either network when airing multiple NBA games on Christmas Day. Compared to last year's slate of five games, household ratings were up 45 percent on ABC (5.5 vs. 3.8) and 20 percent on ESPN (1.8 vs. 1.5).

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Snowy Cancellation of 'Sunday Night Football' Sinks NBC

December
27

Fox won a particularly quiet Sunday when much of the Northeast was socked in by a snowstorm, prompting the NFL to cancel the Philadelphia Eagles-Minnesota Vikings game that would have aired on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

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Larry King: Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity Are 'Preachers'

December
27
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Larry King: Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity Are 'Preachers'

On Sunday, Larry King appeared on CNN again courtesy of an interview with Howard Kurtz's Reliable Sources. During the chat about his 25-year career, King took aim at the pundit style of his former time slot rivals Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity.

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Fox Invites Back 'Million Dollar Money Drop' Couple Who Lost $800,000 on Right Answer

December
27
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Gabe Okoye and Brittany Mayti have been invited back to Fox's newest game show Million Dollar Money Drop after they lost $800,000 -- despite giving the correct answer.

On Monday's premiere episode, Okoye persuaded his girlfriend to wager $800,000 of their banked $880,000 on the question of whether Post-it Notes or the Sony Walkman was sold in stores first. He maintained that it was Post-it Notes which was deemed incorrect.

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VIDEO: YouTube Clip of N-Word-Laced 'Alf' Outtakes Ignites Controversy

December
26
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A classic '80s TV character is getting a second shot at fame -- or actually, infamy -- thanks to a blooper reel posted on YouTube that features the puppet star of Alf using the N-word repeatedly. 

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CBS Wins Night, NBC's 'Undercovers' Reaches Series Low in Demo

December
23
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CBS Wins Night, NBC's 'Undercovers' Reaches Series Low in Demo

NBC's Undercovers reached a series low in the 18-49 demo, but CBS was the most-watched network with a boost from a Criminal Minds repeat.

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VIDEO: Did Conan O'Brien Swipe Jimmy Kimmel's Sarah Palin-Killing-Rudolph Parody?

December
23
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On Wednesday, Conan O'Brien aired a parody of Sarah Palin shooting and killing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -- two weeks after Jimmy Kimmel broadcast a very similar clip on Dec. 7.

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