Has singing-show fatigue clipped the wings of Fox’s golden goose? About 22 million people watched the Season One-One (as Randy Jackson kept calling it) debut of “American Idol” on Wednesday night — about 17 percent, or about 5 million viewers, shy of last January’s season kickoff. Read full article > >

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The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday, won by McFly musician Harry Judd, attracted 12 million viewers, figures show.

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Shock jock Howard Stern, having failed to close a deal to judge aspiring singers on Fox’s “American Idol,” is now trying to close a deal to judge contortionists, jugglers, clowns, sword swallowers, ventriloquists, and singers on NBC’s summer show “America’s Got Talent.”  The gig might seem an odd aspiration for a shock jock, but the former self-proclaimed King of all Media’s kingdom got a lot smaller when he migrated from syndication to satellite radio, and Stern actually stands to gain a lot in recovered visibility if he is seen twice weekly on a broad-appeal vehicle. “Talent” is NBC’s most watched series, and the most watched show of the summer on any network, clocking 14.3 million viewers on Tuesday nights last summer and 13.3 million on Wednesdays – both series highs for the six-season-old show. Read full article > >

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Simon Cowell told the Hollywood Reporter back in August that an audience of less than 20 million for the launch of his “X Factor” would be a flat-out “disappointment.” Turns out, “X Factor” — which Simon wants to displace his old program, “American Idol,” as the biggest show on TV — attracted 11.9 million viewers Wednesday night as it began its second week on the air. And a week earlier, Simon’s new singing-competition series averaged 12.5 million viewers. Read full article > >

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‘X Factor’ eclipsed by comedies

An average 9.5m million viewers in the UK tuned in to see Saturday’s Eurovision Song Contest final, peaking at 12.7m, according to early estimates.

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Viewers wooed back to Eurovision

Plans to switch off analogue TV in London next year, which will affect some 12 million viewers, are to be announced later.

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London digital TV switch date due

It seems that filling the Grammy lineup with stars from every genre worked: The show had its highest ratings in a decade, with 26.55 million viewers tuning in. The winner for best album, The Arcade Fire, played twice, Justin Bieber and Usher sang and…

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Jersey Shore is going stronger than ever, setting an all-time MTV series record with 8.6 million viewers, 4.4 million of them in the 18-49 demographic. Not only did Shore set an MTV record, surpassing its own Season 3 premiere last week, it beat out…

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Jersey Shore Sets Another Record

More than 17 million viewers tuned in to see Matt Cardle win this year’s X Factor, early overnight figures show.

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TLC executives have a lot less to crow about this week: Ratings for Sarah Palin’s Alaska, tanked after just one episode. The show’s premiere last Sunday surprised the television world with 5 million viewers, a ratings record for the medium-sized…

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Sarah Palin’s Ratings Plummet

Early reports indicate that Matt Lauer’s much-hyped prime-time special with President George W. Bush was watched by approximately 7 million viewers, ranking as the fourth most-watched show in that timeslot. Dancing With the Stars had 19 million viewers…

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Bush Interview Tanks

The final episode of ITV1 costume drama Downton Abbey nets more than 10 million viewers, while critics react warmly to the show’s impact.

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Downton Abbey finale attracts 10m

Fox News, a favorite of Republicans, averaged 6.96 million viewers in prime time on Tuesday, according to ratings results from the Nielsen Company. Fox more than doubled CNN’s numbers, which averaged 2.42 million viewers, and more than tripled MSNBC, which averaged 1.94 million viewers.

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