ArtsBeat: Tony Telecast Sees Dip in Viewers by Benjamin Toff

"The Book of Mormon" has a better night than CBS.

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90 Minutes of 'Idol' Can't Help 'Breaking In' by Benjamin Toff

A 90-minute edition of "American Idol" lifted Fox to first place in the ratings on Wednesday, but the network struggled to keep many of those viewers tuned in at 9:30 p.m. for its new sitcom…

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'NCIS,' New and Old, Lifts CBS in Ratings by Benjamin Toff

"NCIS" topped the ratings on Tuesday as 18.8 million viewers watched on CBS. And a rerun of "NCIS: Los Angeles" attracted 12.6 million.

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'Dancing' Carries ABC Again in Ratings by Benjamin Toff

ABC wins the ratings battle with "Dancing With the Stars" on a night when CBS features the men's college basketball championship game.

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Country Music Awards Lift CBS in Ratings by Benjamin Toff

An average of 13 million viewers tuned in to the award show broadcast from 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday, according to Nielsen's estimates.

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'Idol' Attracts 22 Million Viewers by Benjamin Toff

Two finalists were eliminated from "American Idol" on Thursday, Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia, as a results episode of the Fox reality show attracted an impressive 22 million viewers.

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Fox Tops the TV Ratings Again by Benjamin Toff

With the "American Idol" judges having saved Casey Abrams from elimination a week ago, the same slate of 11 competitors faced off again on Wednesday with two hours of musical trials.

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'Body of Proof' Starts Strong for ABC by Benjamin Toff

The new drama with Dana Delany playing a medical examiner attracted an estimated 13.9 million viewers on Tuesday night.

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'Dancing With the Stars' Delivers Again for ABC by Benjamin Toff

About 22.3 million viewers tuned in to a two-hour installment of the dancing show, helping ABC win the ratings competition on Monday night.

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CBS Takes Sunday Night by Benjamin Toff

The news magazine "60 Minutes" and reality shows on Sunday topped the night's ratings in prime time for CBS.

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Fox Leads Ratings by Benjamin Toff

The judges on "American Idol" intervened to save Casey Abrams from elimination on Thursday as 20.7 million viewers tuned in to Fox.

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'Idol' Tops Ratings (Again) by Benjamin Toff

"American Idol" remained dominant in the ratings on Wednesday as 23.5 million viewers tuned in for two hours of performances from the remaining competitors on the Fox reality show.

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