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Ratings: Big Bang Scores Its Biggest Viewership Yet

• Feb 3, 2012 12:36 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

The Big Bang Theory just keeps getting bigger and bigger!

The CBS sitcom hit an all-time viewership high Thursday — the first night of February sweeps — with 16.4 million viewers and a 5.4 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demographic. If numbers hold, it would mark Big Bang's second straight win in ...
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CBS’ NYC 22 Gets Premiere Date

• Feb 1, 2012 03:13 PM ET
• by Lindsay Silberman

CBS' new police drama NYC 22 will premiere on Sunday, April 15 at 10/9c, the network announced Wednesday.
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Homeland's Morena Baccarin to Guest on The Good Wife

• Jan 25, 2012 04:29 PM ET
• by Lindsay Silberman

Homeland's Morena Baccarin has landed a guest-starring role on The Good Wife, according to Entertainment Weekly.
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Ratings: The Big Bang Theory Dominates Over American Idol

• Jan 20, 2012 06:21 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

The nerds have slain the singers!

American Idol's second Season 11 outing drew 18 million viewers, down from the 21.6 million who tuned in for the season premiere on Wednesday. Fox's reality series bested The Big Bang Theory in total viewers (15.8 million), but the 100^th episode of the CBS comedy scored a 5.3 in the coveted 18-49 demo, with Idol trailing at 5.2 during its first half-hour.

Overall, Idol was down 20 percent from the Wednesday telecast, and down 28 percent from last season's first Thursday airing... read more

Ratings: Rob Astounds in Its Debut; The Finder Gets Lost in the Shuffle

• Jan 13, 2012 03:10 PM ET
• by Douglas J. Rowe

The Animal and Deuce Bigelow fans, unite! Rob Schneider's new sitcom delivered astounding numbers, both in viewership and within the industry-standard 18-to-49 demo, according to preliminary Nielsen data.