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CBS up, 'Idol' down as traditional TV season ends

In prime time through May 19, CBS averaged 11.85 million viewers this season.

Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters

Even the networks admit their prime-time plans for September will be different by January, even more so a few months later.

Nielsen's top programs for May 6-12

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for May 6-12.

Thumbnail sketch of CBS' fall schedule

AMAZING FACTOID: The Tuesday-night lineup of "NCIS," "NCIS: Los Angeles" and "Person of Interest" is the first time since 1982 that a network has had TV's three top-rated dramas on a single night,...

CBS holds onto its ratings lead in prime time

Overall, CBS easily won the week in prime time, averaging 9.4 million viewers and claiming a dozen of the Top 20 shows.

Ryan Seacrest becoming Telemundo kingmaker

The prime-time soap operas, stuffed with melodrama and romance, are generally the programming backbone for Spanish-speaking networks.

Nielsen's top programs for April 29-May 5

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for April 29-May 5.

Television viewers make their choice of killers

CBS was the most popular broadcast network last week, averaging 9.2 million viewers in prime time.

Report shows persistence of TV violence

Violence, gore and gunplay were staples on prime-time television even in the most sensitive period directly following the Newtown school shooting.

`American Idol' is now 3rd-rated competition show

"Idol" has been the most popular entertainment program in prime time for nine years running and appears likely to lose that perch this season.

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NEW YORK: Walters announces her retirement on 'The View'

Her prime-time talk with Monica Lewinsky set a ratings standard.