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Big Brother, widely considered to have kick-started the international reality formats business, turns 20 today. The show first launched on September 16, 1999 on RTL's Dutch network Veronica with nine housemates moving into a purpose-built house in Holland equipped with 24 cameras. Some 471 series and 28,391 episodes…

The gang at BH90210 graduated from the first season of their revival on a decent note Wednesday, ticking up from last week with a preliminary 0.7 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 1.91 million viewers. Despite last night’s gain, the series’ numbers gradually declined from its series premiere, which started…

UPDATE, 12:47 PM: The NFL's 100th season is officially underway and last night's Green Bay Packers' winning kickoff game against the Chicago Bears looks to have gotten things off on the right foot. The match-up snagged an audience of 22.0 million for NBC from 8:23 – 11:30 PM on Thursday. That's up 15.7% over the…

It seems that BH90210 is not making the grade for Fox. The meta (and wildly soapy and self-aware) revival of the classic Aaron Spelling primetime teen soap continues to slip since its strong debut. The latest episode Wednesday fell a tenth from last week with a 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 1.92…

EXCLUSIVE: Big Brother is returning for another season on CBS next year and so is Julie Chen Moonves as the host of the long-running reality show. The former The Talk co-host has inked a deal with the Viacom-merging company to do Season 22 of Big Brother, I've learned. The next installment is slated to air next…

ABC’s primetime college football season opener featuring No. 4-ranked Oklahoma against Houston drew a night-leading 1.5 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.34 million viewers, proving to be a worthy opponent to CBS’ Big Brother (0.9, 4.10M) on Sunday. Big Brother dipped two-tenths compared with last week’s…

UPDATED with final numbers: CBS’ Big Brother (0.9 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 3.45 million viewers) ended up as Thursday’s highest-rated and most-watched show in primetime after all of Nielsen’s fast-affiliate numbers were adjusted down in the finals later in the day, thanks to a full slate of preseason NFL…

CBS’ reality staple Big Brother saw a two-tenths dip Wednesday, when it drew a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.2 million viewers. That result tied NBC’s America’s Got Talent (1.1, 7.89M) as the night’s highest-rated show, with the latter holding steady and easily winning primetime overall in viewers…

NBC took the W Sunday night with their NFL preseason game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans. The matchup landed the network in the end zone with a 1.3 in fast affiliate ratings in the adult 18-49 demographic and took in 5.57 million viewers. The game ranks as the highest NFL Preseason rating in…

UPDATED with final numbers: CBS’ Big Brother topped a Thursday again littered with NFL preseason preemptions, coming away as the night’s top-rated and most-watched program with a 1.2 rating and 4.36 million viewers. The show saw only a tenth of a point shaved from its NFL-inflated preliminary numbers, which were…

It seems audiences aren’t really clamoring to be reunited with the Beverly Hills 90210 gang, as Fox’s BH90210 continues to dip. The nostalgic and super-meta revival of the classic primetime teen soap saw a decline to an 0.8 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and drew 3.05 million viewers Wednesday. That’s a big…

It’s no surprise that Big Brother continues to dominate as the head of household when it comes to broadcast network primetime ratings. The CBS reality series boasted a season high in viewers Sunday, earning a season-ratings-high 1.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.04 million sets of eyeballs. At Fox, the network…