Live Earth draws lackluster TV ratings
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The globe-spanning Live Earth pop  music extravaganza fell flat for television viewers in the  United States and Britain, drawing far smaller audiences than  the Princess Diana tribute concert a week earlier.
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The Grammy Awards achieved Sunday nightâs top ratings despite falling almost two million viewers short of the showâs audience a year ago. According to Nielsenâs estimates, 18.2 million tuned in to CBSâs broadcast of âThe 50th Annual Grammy Awards,â down from 20.1 million a year ago. Although the awards show outpaced all other programming for the night among adults 18 to 49, the preliminary overnight numbers suggest that it may be the lowest-rated Grammy show in more than a decade. CBS finished No. 1 for the night over all, leading the 7 oâclock hour before the awards show with â60 Minutesâ (13 million). ABC ranked second for the night, thanks to a two-hour âExtreme Makeover: Home Editionâ at 8 (15.8 million), followed by âBrothers & Sistersâ at 10 (8.6 million). Fox was third with coverage of the National Football Leagueâs Pro Bowl, followed by a lineup of comedy repeats and a new episode of âKing of the Hillâ at 8:30 (6.1 million). NBC finished fourth with reruns of âAmerican Gladiatorsâ at 7 (3.6 million) and 8 (3.7 million), followed by a two-hour special â100 Most Outrageous Momentsâ (8.2 million).
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Live Earth concerts in eight countries hope to inspire action. Will it work?
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The latest in a long list of concerts for causes, Live Earth will stage a multimedia assault on the world's attention span July 7, urging action against human-induced climate change.
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Rock stars around the world are performing as part of Live Earth day, highlighting the threat of climate change.
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The 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night scored the franchise&#39;s smallest audience -- about 14 million viewers -- since the disaster of 1990.
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LOS ANGELES - When cable channel HBO tried to woo the Emmy Awards away two years ago, the networks fought back and won. Network executives could be rethinking the victory in light of the poor ratings posted by Sunday's ceremony, watched by the smallest audience since 1990...
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By TIM CUPRISIN  The top-rated television show Sunday night wasn't ABC's much- discussed dramatization of the events leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks.
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At first glance, the new TV season looks less than heroic.
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The 16th edition of the CBS series âSurvivorâ made its debut on Thursday with the lowest ratings for a premiere in the showâs eight-year history. Nielsen estimated that the show, set in Micronesia, drew 13.9 million viewers at 8 p.m., short of the 15.4 million who tuned in for the start of âSurvivor: Chinaâ in September (which matched the previous all-time low, set by the seriesâs first episode in 2000). Still, âSurvivorâ easily won its time slot, helping CBS deliver the most viewers on average for the night. The runner-up, ABC, led the night among adults 18 to 49, with âLostâ at 9 (15.1 million) taking first in that demographic. ABCâs âEli Stoneâ (9.4 million) also managed to lead the 10 p.m. time in that group, although CBSâs âWithout a Traceâ rerun in that hour had more viewers (10.2 million). Also at 10, the premiere of NBCâs âLipstick Jungleâ drew a disappointing 7.6 million viewers; in January, ABCâs similarly themed âCashmere Mafiaâ attracted 10.6 million viewers. NBC ranked fourth for the night but tied Fox for third among the 18-to-49 set.
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ABC's telecast of the 56th annual  Primetime Emmy Awards proved to be one of the least watched  editions of the show in years, with 14 million viewers tuning  in, according to preliminary figures on Monday.
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âHollywood Weekâ on âAmerican Idolâ had a promising start on Tuesday as a two-hour edition of that Fox talent competition trounced its competitors in the ratings, drawing 29.9 million viewers, according to Nielsenâs estimates. Although Tuesdayâs âIdolâ audience grew by 2 million compared with last weekâs, the first installment of âHollywood Weekâ last year attracted 31.2 million viewers. Trailing far behind Fox in the nightâs ratings, CBS drew the second most viewers, earning a solid 11.7 million at 8 p.m. for a rerun of âNCIS.â Later in the night, however, a more modest 7.3 million viewers tuned in at 9 for the premiere of âBig Brother: âTil Death Do You Part,â the first winter edition of that CBS summer mainstay. At 10 the second season debut of âJerichoâ attracted 7.2 million viewers, tying ABCâs âBoston Legal,â but trailing a repeat of NBCâs âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (8.3 million). NBC finished third for the night while edging past CBS for second place among adults 18 to 49 thanks to âThe Biggest Loser,â from 8 to 10 (7.5 million). ABC was a distant fourth overall.
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âSurvivor: Micronesiaâ helped CBS draw the most viewers on Thursday night, though ABC fared better with adults 18 to 49. ABC also had the top-rated show, âLost,â which led at 9 with 13.6 million viewers, according to Nielsenâs estimates. âSurvivorâ won the 8 oâclock time slot with 13.1 million viewers; NBCâs âDeal or No Dealâ had 12 million. Trailing âLostâ at 9 were CBSâs âCSIâ repeat (11 million) and NBCâs âCelebrity Apprenticeâ (9.1 million). NBC tied CBS for second among the 18-to-49 set and tied ABC for second in total viewers. Fox finished fourth over all.
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NEW YORK The initial round of average commercial ratings data based on three-day-delayed viewing, released by Nielsen Media Research last week through its NPower proprietary service, affirmed predictions by the media agencies: C3 ratings would be much closer to live program ratings than to either live-plus-same-day or live-plus-three-day program stats.
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In an era when pop is spectacularly self-absorbed, from the bragging of hip-hop to the whining of emo, Live Earth was perfectly pitched as an appeal to self-preservation.
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The San Diego auditions of âAmerican Idol,â with the usual mixture of the talented and the cringe-worthy, attracted 29.1 million viewers on Tuesday, lifting Fox with ease into first place in the nightâs ratings, Nielsen estimated. Although the showâs third installment is down 4.6 million from the same night a year ago, it still had more than double the audience of any other network broadcast. Foxâs rerun of âHouseâ came closest, leading the 9 oâclock hour after âAmerican Idolâ with 14 million viewers. NBCâs âBiggest Loser,â meanwhile, trailed both programs as runner-up during 8 to 10 p.m. among adults 18 to 49, averaging a modest 8.9 million viewers. NBC ranked second for the night, leading at 10 with âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (13 million). CBS was third, and ABC finished fourth.
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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).