Jay Leno's final "Tonight Show" telecast registered the show's highest Friday ratings in Leno's 17-year run as host. The telecast averaged an 8.8 rating/20 share, according to preliminary numbers from Nielsen Media Research. ...more

June 1, 2009

Nielsen ratings give "American Idol" a huge win as Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert to become the show's singing champ. ...more

May 22, 2009

NBC is keeping the lights on for "Friday Night Lights." The acclaimed series has been renewed for two more 13-episode runs and will air through the 2010-11 season, the network said Monday. ...more

March 31, 2009

More Internet users are communicating on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter than by e-mail, according to a study by Nielsen Media Research. ...more

March 10, 2009

Can teen songstress Taylor Swift lift "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" out of a ratings sinkhole? ...more

March 5, 2009

Citing financial hardships, PBS outlet WEDU, Channel 3, plans to shut off the station's analog broadcast signal on Feb. 17 and switch to a digital-only signal. ...more

February 11, 2009

Nearly 50 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama's first primetime news conference on Monday, according to Nielsen Media Research. ...more

February 11, 2009

Local Super Bowl organizers might want to send sportscaster Al Michaels a thank-you present. ...more

February 10, 2009

Competitive Edge Research and Communication, a polling company in San Diego, found 6 percent more people viewed Tampa favorably after Super Bowl XLIII. ...more

February 9, 2009

NBC has won the latest weekly Nielsen Media Research ratings race with the most-watched Super Bowl telecast ever, according to the network. ...more

February 5, 2009