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LeBron is edging out Kobe in the NBC Finals popularity contest so far. Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks last night drew a 10.7 overnight household rating on ABC. That was up 3% from the Lakers-Celtics Game 1 last year. It was also up 15% vs. Game 1 of the 2006 NBA Finals, which also…

After stellar first two weeks, NBC’s new reality series The Voice (4.6/6) dropped 19%, but this is not an apples-to-apples comparison as the show aired a two-hour episode from 9-11 PM last week and an hourlong show last night at 10 PM, losing some of the younger potential audience. Still, The Voice topped the night in…

UPDATED: Fringe got lucky to score an early renewal because no other bubble show got a reprieve at Fox. The network tonight axed all others: the Tim Roth-starring procedural Lie To Me, sophomore drama Human Target and freshmen The Chicago Code, Traffic Light and Breaking In. That is in contrast with last May, when it…

During an earnings call early this morning, Comcast chairman and CEO Roberts called last week’s premiere of NBC’s new reality series The Voice “maybe the most exciting event” for the company since the Comcast-NBCU merger. There certainly will be even more excitement at NBCUniversal today as, in its second episode, the…

ABC’s midseason drama Body of Proof, starring Dana Delany, got off to a promising start last night with a 3.0/8 fast-national rating in adults 18-49 and 13.9 million viewers. It dominated the 10 PM hour against original competition, pushing CBS’ The Good Wife (1.9/5, 10 million) to a season low in the demo. NBC’s Paren…

With Fox’s Glee in repeat, CBS’ NCIS (3.8/12 in adults 18-49, 19.1 million viewers) easily ruled the primetime roost last night, ranking as the top program in the demo and total viewers. It was flat vs. its most recent original March 1. Ditto for NCIS: LA (3.2/9, 16.5 million), while The Good Wife (2.1/6, 11.6…

For a third straight night, 8 PM shows showed declines across the board as viewers are adjusting to daylight saving time. Last night, TV usage was down 6% in the hour week-to-week, likely affecting Fox’s Glee and NBC’s The Biggest Loser, the only new offerings at 8 PM. The mini-finale of Glee (4.0/13, 12.5 million)…

Gwyneth Paltrow returned to Glee last night, and the Fox dramedy (4.6/14 in adults 18-49, 12 million viewers) went up 5% in the ratings from its most recent original 2 weeks ago. After finishing tied for first place in 18-49 with CBS’ NCIS for the first time on Jan. 22, Glee returned to its status of sole demo winner…

Fox’s 90-minute American Idol (7.7/22 in adults 18-49, 20.6 million), featuring performances by the 12 female semi-finalists, was down 3% in 18-49 and flat in total viewers from last week’s two-hour Wednesday edition. Vs. the comparable night last season and the boys’ semi-final round on Tuesday, Idol was up 3% and…

ABC’s V (1.9/5 in adults 18-49, 5.4 million viewers) was the only program to show week-to-week demo gains last night, an uptick of 6% in 18-49. Fox’s midseason comedy Traffic Light (1.5/4,3.6 million) suffered the steepest drop, down 21% in the demo from its premiere last week and in Running Wilde ratings territory…

The Emmy-winning team of Anthony and Joe Russo have come on board to direct Fox’s comedy pilot The Council of Dads, from writer-executive producer Peter Tolan and Sony Pictures TV. Last year, the Sony TV-based directors who won an Emmy for directing the pilot of Arrested Development, helmed 2 pilots, ABC’s Happy Ending…

Fox’s Glee (4.5/12, 11.5 million) picked up where it left off in December, up 2% vs. its last regular original on Dec. 7. The musical dramedy didn’t get a ratings boost from its high-profile airing after the Super Bowl on Sunday but still ranked as the top program of the night in 18-49, edging slot rival NCIS (4.2/12…