We’re No. 21!

With 1,249,450 TV homes, St. Louis is holding on as the 21st largest television market in the country, the Nielsen Company estimates. The ranking was unchanged despite a loss of 370 TV homes from last year. Kansas City,…

This from Nielsen:

“A memorial service was held in honor of singer Michael Jackson on Tuesday July 7, 2009.  The event was carried live from approximately 1 pm ET to 4 pm ET on 18 networks.  The sum of average audience…

Ratings were great for the premiere of “Nurse Jackie,” and Showtime jumped right in to pick up the new Edie Falco comedy-drama for a second season.

“Jackie earned the best premiere ratings for any Showtime debut since 2004, when Nielsen changed the…

St. Louis beats the national average in being ready for the June 12 switch to digital TV broadcasting, according to the newest Nielsen figures. As of May 24, about 2.7 percent of U.S. households (3.1 million) still weren’t ready. The…

Here are the NIelsens for the most recent week, the full list as always courtesy of ABC:

I. T. R. S.
RANKING REPORT
01 THRU    94 (OUT OF    94 PROGRAMS)
DAYPART: PRIMETIME MON-SUN
FROM 02/23/09 THROUGH 03/01/09
REGULAR AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
LIST RANKED BY: VIEWR   2+  (000)

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Here are the new Nielsens, as always courtesy of ABC.

I. T. R. S.
RANKING REPORT
01 THRU    99 (OUT OF    99 PROGRAMS)
DAYPART: PRIMETIME MON-SUN
FROM 02/02/09 THROUGH 02/08/09
REGULAR AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
LIST RANKED BY: VIEWR   2+  (000)
                                   VIEWR  VIEWR
RANK                                2+     2+  
                                   (000)   RTG 
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Here’s the full list of Nielsen ratings for the week of Jan. 19-25, as always courtesy of ABC. A couple of notes: Sunday night’s “Hallmark Hall of Fame” movie “Loving Leah,” by St. Louis native P’nenah Goldstein, came in at…

Here are the most recent Nielsens, No. 1 through 98, as always courtesy of ABC.

I. T. R. S.
RANKING REPORT
01 THRU    98 (OUT OF    98 PROGRAMS)
DAYPART: PRIMETIME MON-SUN
FROM 12/08/08 THROUGH 12/14/08
REGULAR AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
LIST RANKED BY: VIEWR   2+  (000)

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VIEWR …

DVR users, as you know if you have one, rarely watch any program live. Sporting events may be the only exception. Nielsen now measures DVR use, and today they sent this list of programs that are most time-shifted. The measurements,…

Nielsen has released new figures showing high-definition TV penetration at 23 percent as of Nov. 30, up from 10 percent in July 2007. Why? Lower prices for high-definition sets; more programming and channels in HD; and the need for some…