Premier League overnight rating up slightly
Manchester United's 3-3 tie at Chelsea got a 1.0 overnight rating on Fox, up slightly from the first U.S. live telecast of the Premier League on an over-the-air network two weeks earlier. Manchester United trailed 3-0 in Sunday's game, which started at 11 a.m. EST, before coming back for the draw.
Overnight rating for Super Bowl just shy of mark
The overnight rating for the New York Giants' Super Bowl win over New England was less than 1 percent shy of the record tied last year. New York's 21-17 victory Sunday night on NBC received a 47.8 rating and 71 share, Nielsen Media Research said Monday. It trailed the 47.9/71 overnight for Green Bay's 31-25 victory over Pittsburgh last year on Fox and the 47.9/68 for the Giants'...
TV rating company Nielsen 4th-qtr profit grows
Nielsen Holdings NV's fourth-quarter net income rose, benefiting from growth in developing markets, less money spent on interest payments and fewer charges related to its initial public offering in January 2011.