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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Rock stars around the world are performing as part of Live Earth day, highlighting the threat of climate change.
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The 59th annual Primetime Emmys and  its farewell salute to &quot;The Sopranos&quot; was a ratings dud,  averaging just over 13 million viewers, the second-lowest  number on record for the awards, Nielsen Media Research  reported on Monday.
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The Live Earth event on Saturday is set to reach millions more people than previous global productions with its reach boosted by the fast-growing power of Web video sharing and social networks.
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Television networks are learning a harsh lesson in reality -- too many reality shows are a turn-off for viewers.
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Controversial reality programme Who's The Daddy fails to make an impact on the US TV ratings.
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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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ABC&#39;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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It would play right into the hands  of critics if the seven Live Earth concerts to be staged  worldwide July 7 were to come off in an unfriendly  environmental way.
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Another week, another set of negative ratings records for broadcast television.
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NBC won a slim victory over second-place CBS in the ratings on Wednesday, largely because of its game-show programming at 8.
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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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NBCâs bare-bones version of the â65th Annual Golden Globesâ attracted just 5.8 million viewers on Sunday night, a small fraction of the 20 million who tuned in to the awards show a year ago, according to Nielsenâs estimates. A two-hour âDatelineâ special, featuring interviews with the nominees and preceding the 9 p.m. announcement show fared no better, drawing only 4.4 million. Combined, the three-hour broadcast delivered a dismal 1.3 rating in the critical demographic of adults 18 to 49, a far cry from the 6.5 rating the show earned over prime time on a Monday last January. The big hit on Sunday was Foxâs premiere of âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,â which attracted 18.3 million viewers at 8 p.m. and the highest ratings by far of any new series this season. Although âTerminatorâ benefited from following a football game on Fox that attracted more than 35 million viewers during the 7 p.m. hour, no other scripted series debut on any broadcast network has done better in the 18-to-49 set in three years. The last scripted series debut on a broadcast network to earn higher ratings among adults 18 to 49 was CBSâs âNumb3rsâ on Jan. 23, 2005. Fox easily led the nightâs ratings, followed by CBS and ABC. NBC ranked fourth. Part one of CBSâs âComanche Moonâ drew 15.8 million viewers.
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NEW YORK  - The New Jersey edition of the seven-continent Live Earth concert series, designed to publicize the issue of climate change, was a little like Al Gore, the man who helped conceive it. Smartly organized, highly efficient and with its heart in the right place, it was also just a little bit dull.
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The Live Earth event on Saturday is  set to reach millions more people than previous global  productions with its reach boosted by the fast-growing power of  Web video sharing and social networks.
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LONDON/EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.
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LONDON, July 7 â They joined forces two years ago to combat global poverty under the flag of Live 8, and rock and pop stars and their myriad fans around the world threw their voices behind a good cause again on Saturday, this time that of raising awareness about global warming through a campaign called Live Earth.