This Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony—hosted by #1 Neil Patrick Harris fan, Neil Patrick Harris—received the lowest ratings of any Oscars broadcast since Hugh Jackman hosted in 2009. That means more people tuned in to watch James Franco and Anne Hathaway's hosting debacle in 2011 than they did this weekend. Ouch. » 2/24/15 2:45pm 2/24/15 2:45pm

Remember the olden days, when a strategically-shadowed butt appeared on your TV only on late night television on weekends? Well, now the networks are pushing all the limits, fighting for your ratings by featuring the only things that matter to you: Anal and butt punching. » 11/05/14 6:30pm 11/05/14 6:30pm

To some, The View is simply a daytime talk show to fold laundry to. To others, it is a modern day Shakespearean play that we're watching unfold in real time. The show has had its comedic moments, at times it feels like a tragedy and there's even a bit of romance. And now, we have yet another page in saga of 4-5 women… » 10/22/14 6:00pm 10/22/14 6:00pm

ABC must be feeling quite happy with turning Thursday nights into Shondaland. Last night was the premiere of three back-to-back Shonda Rhimes-created dramas and every one delivered monster ratings. » 9/26/14 12:30pm 9/26/14 12:30pm

Discovery Channel's Shark Week got an extra boost from female viewers this year, attracting more women ages 18-49 than ever before. Probably because "shark week" = periods, AMMIRITE, LADEEEEEEZ? » 8/20/14 12:40pm 8/20/14 12:40pm

For those who don't live in the Chicago, Illinois area, you might not be aware that Jenny McCarthy has a column for the Chicago Sun-Times' lifestyle section Splash. Her appointment to said position was not without criticism; as Chicago media columnist Robert Feder wrote at the time, "That sound you’re hearing is Mike… » 10/16/13 2:20pm 10/16/13 2:20pm

Lifetime's Steel Magnolias teleplay became the network's third-most-watched tele-event ever, transfixing 6.5 million viewers over the weekend. That wasn't enough to dethrone Lifetime's most popular TV offering, 2006's Life Is Not a Fairy Tale: The Fantasia Barrino Story, which has coincidentally reigned the numero uno… » 10/08/12 9:15pm 10/08/12 9:15pm

PBS has released its ratings numbers for Season 2 of Downton Abbey and, to some mild and socially restrained surprise, viewership among the male 18-34 demographic, — the same demographic largely to blame for the Entourage phenomenon — jumped up 100 percent, matching the rise in viewership among 18-34-year-old women as… » 3/29/12 11:45am 3/29/12 11:45am

The movie Bully was (at least according to its distributors) intended to start conversations among teens about bullying and its consequences. But now that it's rated R, many teens might not get to see it. And so begins a weird power struggle over a film that was supposed to be uplifting. » 2/29/12 6:00pm 2/29/12 6:00pm

On Sunday Hannah Montana's final episode attracted 6.2 million viewers, a 9% increase over its season average. The episode got mixed reviews from tweens, who were confused by Hannah sporting increasingly racy outfits and ritualistically burning Mickey Mouse ears. » 1/19/11 10:20am 1/19/11 10:20am

Remember how the MPAA made Ryan Gosling so appealingly sad about the patriarchy? It's still inscrutable what exactly got got his and Michelle Williams' Blue Valentine that NC-17 rating, but finally, here are some clues. » 12/03/10 4:40pm 12/03/10 4:40pm

After a record-setting premier, ratings for Sarah Palin's Alaska have dropped 40%. Shockingly, people may have tuned into the first episode out of "sheer curiosity rather than eagerness to see an Alaska-based travelogue reality show." » 11/23/10 2:15pm 11/23/10 2:15pm

Ryan Gosling is not just a very attractive man, or a good actor. He is an attractive man who issues statements that include the sentence, "It's misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman's sexual presentation of self." » 11/19/10 3:20pm 11/19/10 3:20pm

Judge Judy was the top-rated daytime show of the 2009-2010 season, averaging 6.5 million viewers. That's 600,000 more viewers than Oprah, which has been in the number one spot since 2002. » 9/17/10 11:18am 9/17/10 11:18am

In a poll, 40 percent of respondents said they're tired of reality TV, calling it the most overdone television genre. However, 15 of this summer's 20 highest-rated programs, including Jersey Shore, Big Brother, and America's Got Talent, were reality shows. » 9/13/10 10:48am 9/13/10 10:48am

In case you forgot who we really elected, here's a gentle reminder: Michelle Obama's poll numbers are falling. Politico wonders, is she doing too much gardening - or too little? And for god's sake, what's her stance on crime? [Politico] » 11/10/09 10:20am 11/10/09 10:20am

The Culture Secretary of England is considering giving websites cinema-style ratings to restrict access to unacceptable material. If website ratings go into effect, what kind of rating will we get? » 12/29/08 5:40pm 12/29/08 5:40pm

Are you a fan of Lipstick Jungle? Then you might want to consider actually tuning in to watch this season's remaining episodes instead of relying on your DVR. The show has been facing cancellation for some time because of the low number of viewers who watch the show during its scheduled airtime. NBC says it has a… » 12/01/08 11:20am 12/01/08 11:20am

We love to hatewatch CW's Stylista » 11/17/08 10:40am 11/17/08 10:40am but how is the show faring in the big world of ? Not too great: the show has averaged about 1.97 million viewers a week, which is peanuts in broadcast network terms. At least the show can take solace in the fact that on Bravo only averaged a measly 688,000 viewers during its first…