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• Grammy audience down, still 2nd highest since 1993

  February 11, 2013 11:50 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - It's back down to earth for the Grammy Awards in the television ratings. The Nielsen company said Monday that music's annual awards show was seen by 28.1 million people on CBS on Sunday night. That's the second-largest audience for the program since 1993. It was way... more »

• Golden Globes most watched show

  January 17, 2011 12:56 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The Nielsen Co. says Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony was seen by almost 17 million TV viewers. It beat all network competition in its time period, slightly exceeding last year's audience for the film and TV awards show. According to time zone-adjusted Nielsen "fast national" figures... more »

• Sunday Night Football gives NBC great ratings

  September 14, 2010 1:34 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Sunday night's game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins has drawn the best overnight rating for a prime-time season opener in 13 years. NBC's audience was up 24 percent over the 2009 Sunday night opener, making it the top-rated Sunday night game since NBC took... more »

• New 'Nightmare' scares up $32.2M to open on top

  May 2, 2010 11:41 AM

  Freddy Krueger is raking in cash at the box office again. A remake of the slasher flick "A Nightmare on Elm Street" led the weekend with a $32.2 million debut. The movie features Jackie Earle Haley as Krueger, a psycho killer who stalks and slays victims in their dreams. Fright... more »

• Court to decide if state can regulate video games

  April 26, 2010 10:29 AM

  The Supreme Court will decide whether California can ban the sale or rental of violent video games to children. The court on Monday agreed to review a federal court's decision to throw out California's ban on the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. The 9th U.S.... more »

• 'Dragon' wings it back to No. 1 with $15 million

  April 25, 2010 11:51 AM

  "How to Train Your Dragon" continues to breathe fire at the box office, while newer releases are mostly blowing smoke. The animated adventure took in $15 million to reclaim the No. 1 spot a month after its debut. "How to Dragon Your Dragon" opened in first place in late March,... more »

• 'Titans' battles to No. 1 spot with $61.4 million

  April 5, 2010 9:14 AM

  The gods of Mount Olympus are the new rulers of the weekend box office. The ancient Greek action remake "Clash of the Titans" has debuted at No. 1 with $61.4 million. Adding Thursday night preview screenings, the movie has totaled $64.1 million. Opening at No. 2 with $30.2 million was... more »

• 'Dragon' stokes up box office with $43.3M debut

  March 28, 2010 12:06 PM

  "How to Train Your Dragon" has breathed a bit of box-office fire with a $43.3 million opening weekend and a No. 1 debut. Yet the DreamWorks Animation adventure came in well behind the studio's last cartoon comedy, "Monsters vs. Aliens," which opened with $59.3 million over the same weekend last... more »

• Leno earns strong ratings in return to late night

  March 14, 2010 9:11 AM

  After a smashing return, Jay Leno appears headed to a battle with David Letterman for late-night television supremacy. The Nielsen Co. says Leno averaged 5.6 million viewers last week, his first back at NBC's "The Tonight Show" following the ill-fated prime time experiment. Letterman had 3.7 million at CBS.... more »

• Olympics unseat Idol

  February 18, 2010 1:11 PM

  The Olympics on NBC Wednesday night broke American Idol's six-year unbeaten streak in viewers across America. When going head-to-head against Idol from 8 to 9 p.m., the Olympics drew nearly 12 million more viewers -- 30.1 million vs. 18.4 million. For the while night, NBC's Olympic broadcast drew an... more »

• Super Bowl most watched TV show ever

  February 8, 2010 3:46 PM

  The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which... more »

• Obama's 1st year gets mixed verdict

  January 20, 2010 10:10 AM

  Americans like Barack Obama, but do they like the job he's doing? Nearly nine out of 10 people questioned in a new poll say they like Obama personally. Even three-quarters of Republicans say they think Obama is a good guy. But the Associated Press-GfK poll suggests mixed reviews on the... more »

• People spending more time on social sites

  September 25, 2009 12:02 PM

  Americans have been devoting 17 percent of all their Internet time to social networks like Facebook and blogging Web sites like Blogger. The percentage for last month is up from 6 percent a year earlier. The report comes from Nielsen and follows its decision to team up with... more »