Karr drives ratings higher for TV gossip shows
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LOS ANGELES  - The syndicated   newsmagazines got a ratings bump with their coverage of the   JonBenet Ramsey murder case arrest during the week ending   August 20, according to Nielsen Media ratings data issued   Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES  - CBS was the Nielsen poll  winner again on Monday as "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Two and a  Half Men" and "CSI: Miami" delivered strong numbers.
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NEW YORK  - "Ugly Betty" was ever so pretty in the ratings department Thursday, which competed strongly against CBS stalwart "Survivor" to become the most-watched new show of the season.
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A battle among deal-making lawyers over money and clients has provided a spectacle for those who thrive on gossip about show business's bloody internal politics.
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On a night in which Foxâs Super Bowl coverage won a resounding victory in the ratings, ABC, CBS and NBC struggled to attract even meager audiences during prime time. CBS fared best, finishing a very distant runner-up thanks in part to the strength of â60 Minutes,â which drew 5 million viewers at 8 p.m., according to Nielsenâs estimate. This veteran news magazine followed a news special on the National Guard at 7 p.m., âCBS Reportsâ (3.3 million), while repeats of CBSâs âSharkâ and âCold Caseâ attracted 4.2 million and 6.1 million viewers, respectively, at 9 and 10 p.m. ABC, in third place for the night, outpaced CBS in the important demographic of adults 18 to 49, getting a boost later in the night from the 2004 movie with Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, âMeet the Fockers,â which averaged 4.1 million viewers from 9 to 11. NBC ranked fourth over all with four repeat hours of âThe Biggest Loser,â which averaged 2.3 million viewers.
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LOS ANGELES  - Newcomer "Rachael Ray" cooked up the best debut for a syndicated talk show since "Dr. Phil's" launch four years ago, according to Nielsen Media Research data for the week ending September 24.
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LOS ANGELES  - Ruthless New Jersey mobsters and a good-hearted young woman from Queens lead the series races in the 59th Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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NBC led every hour of prime time in Monday nightâs ratings, buoyed by the successful combination of its new hit âAmerican Gladiatorsâ followed by the game show âDeal or No Deal.â Those shows earned the nightâs top ratings among adults 18 to 49, according to Nielsenâs estimates, with âDeal or No Dealâ also drawing the largest audience of the night, 14.1 million viewers at 9 p.m. âAmerican Gladiators,â meanwhile, delivered a more modest 10.1 million viewers at 8. NBCâs âMedium,â which also drew 10.1 million viewers, led the 10 p.m. hour in the 18-to-49 group. Fox finished second for the night in that demographic, thanks to its new show âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,â which attracted 8.6 million viewers while tying CBSâs comedy repeats in the 9 p.m. hour among adults 18 to 49. CBS, which broadcast reruns all night long, ranked third in that age group, but second in total viewers behind NBC. ABC was a distant fourth. Its âDance Warâ averaged 9.8 million viewers from 8 to 9:30, but its âOctober Roadâ continued to struggle during the 10 p.m. time slot with just 5 million viewers.
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By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - Charles Gibson made it into the Nielsen winner's circle for the first time, as his surging "World News" broadcast topped NBC in the hot competition for evening-news viewers.
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By JESSE NOYES  WBUR typically enjoys a solid spot in Boston's radio ratings battle, but you wouldn't know it just by looking at ratings recorder Arbitron Inc.'s quarterly reports.
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A 90-minute edition of âDeal or No Dealâ lifted NBC to another No. 1 finish in the ratings on Monday. According to Nielsenâs estimates, 13.1 million viewers tuned in to the game show from 9:30 to 11 p.m., making it the nightâs top-rated broadcast. NBC also fared well earlier in the night as âAmerican Gladiatorsâ won its 8 to 9:30 time slot among adults 18 to 49, while attracting a modest 8.8 million viewers. ABCâs âDance Warâ delivered slightly more viewers during the time period (9.2 million), but it lagged far behind in the 18-to-49 set, falling to its lowest ratings to date in that demographic. ABC finished a distant fourth over all as both âNotes From the Underbellyâ at 9:30 (4.3 million) and âOctober Roadâ at 10 (4 million) continued to struggle. Fox was second in the 18-t0-49 set with âPrison Breakâ at 8 (7.9 million total viewers) and âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chroniclesâ at 9 (8.3 million). CBS fared slightly better in total viewers with its comedy lineup, which included strong ratings for a âTwo and a Half Menâ repeat at 9 (11.9 million).
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NEW YORK - During a week that CBS was fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash and its news division had to apologize for shoddy reporting, at least the prime-time ratings gave its executives something to smile about.    CBS handily won the ratings race during the first official week of the new television season, and stuck archrival NBC where it hurts the most: on Thursday night and among young viewers...
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Back in his native Florida, family and friends didn't get to watch Kason Gabbard pitch in yesterday's 11-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. The local Fox affiliate in West Palm Beach showed Mets-Dodgers instead. And when Fox cut away, it was not to feature Gabbard but Barry Bonds, whom the network fancies to have more national appeal than a ...
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Geeks continue to be a  hot commodity at the broadcast networks.
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Sometimes a TV series needs a tune-up. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.