Stars’ tweets spark viewership, Twitter survey shows
Stars who tweet about their TV shows have a big impact on viewership, according to a new study. The Advertiser Research Foundation — in a study commissioned by Twitter and Fox — has found that...
View ArticleCuomo’s ratings slip as voters fret over economy, education
ALBANY, NY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ratings among New York voters have slipped, though he still leads the only declared Republican candidate for governor by 35 points, according to a poll released Monday....
View ArticleMadison Avenue eatery named top restaurant in US
Chichi Eastside eatery Eleven Madison Park has been named America’s best restaurant and No. 4 in the world. The Madison Avenue spot took home that impressive honor in the annual San Pellegrino World’s...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs 2nd-most watched since 2006
STAMFORD, Conn. — The Stanley Cup playoffs between Los Angeles and the New York Rangers were the second-most watched NHL postseason since NBC and NBCSN began exclusive coverage in 2006. NBC, NBCSN and...
View ArticleNail salons fight back against ‘letter grade’ proposal
Nail salons are scratching back at a proposal to assign them letter grades just like restaurants. “Bringing the letter-grade system to beauty and nail salons will have a very bad impact,” warned Donald...
View ArticleMessy grading system lets eateries score easy A’s
City health inspectors deserve an F for attendance — and the no-shows at administrative hearings are helping restaurants score easy A’s when they appeal their letter grades, new data reveal. More than...
View ArticleFox News shatters ratings record with GOP debate, but Trump not a fan
Donald Trump always boasted about his ratings for “Celebrity Apprentice.” Now he can say the same thing about his first presidential debate, even if he didn’t like the show very much. Thursday’s...
View ArticleCity touts ‘A’ restaurant grades — despite 4,000 ‘pending’
The de Blasio administration boasted Thursday that 95 percent of the city’s restaurants received “A” ratings from the Health Department — but more than 4,000 eateries with grades pending weren’t...
View ArticleTrump lifts ‘SNL’ ratings to best in 3 years
Donald Trump’s lifted “Saturday Night Live” to its best ratings in three years. His guest hosting appearance – where he danced, played president and live tweeted snarky remarks at the SNL cast —...
View ArticleMichael Moore’s ‘censorship’ complaint is ridiculous
Michael Moore is blasting the Motion Picture Association of America for “censoring” his new film, the antiwar flick “Where To Invade Next” — by giving it an R rating. That’d be the same R the MPAA has...
View ArticleNobody wanted to watch the GOP candidates be nice to each other
NEW YORK — Some 11.9 million Americans watched Thursday’s Republican presidential debate on CNN, the network said on Friday, a sharp drop from the 16.9 million who tuned in last week when the...
View ArticleParents taking kids to see ‘Finding Dory’ get R-rated surprise
CONCORD, Calif. — The owner of a California movie theater is apologizing after a trailer for an R-rated upcoming Seth Rogen comedy was shown ahead of a screening of Disney’s “Finding Dory.” The East...
View ArticleEmmys hit new low as just 11.9 million viewers tune in
Sundays low ratings make it the least-watched Emmycast in history.
View ArticleThe NFL has a serious ratings problem
The NFL continues to get sacked. Monday Night Football’s Bucs-Panthers game saw ratings tumble 24 percent versus the same Week 5 game a year ago. Over the first five weeks, ratings are down more than...
View ArticleBehind the NFL’s sinking ratings: Have we reached ‘peak football?’
While Major League Baseball is enjoying one of the most exciting postseasons in its recent history, the National Football League is losing viewers. So low are this season’s ratings that television...
View ArticleHow a Dem landslide could doom school reform, and other notable commentary
Schools activist: Dem Sweep and Education Reform If Hillary Clinton wins big and carries both houses of Congress with her, what would that mean for education reform? Says Michael J. Petrilli at the...
View ArticleTrump scaring off advertisers from teasing Super Bowl ads
The rapid-fire political media barrage from President Trump and others in Washington is keeping Madison Avenue from growing its pre-Super Bowl advertising buzz, insiders tell The Post. Ad agencies,...
View ArticleFox boosts profits by 27 percent in second quarter
Fresh off a blockbuster Super Bowl and through-the-roof ratings at Fox News Channel, Twenty-First Century Fox boosted profits by 27 percent in the December quarter, the media company said Monday....
View ArticleTrump spoofs drive ‘SNL’ ratings to 22-year high
The show's ratings, it's best since the mid-1990s, are up 22 percent in total viewers over last year.
View ArticleWhy even businesses with ‘A’ ratings can’t be trusted
Don’t be fooled by that A-rating from the Better Business Bureau, a consumer watchdog group warned on Tuesday. Fifteen companies that carried an A-rating from the BBB in 2016 had settled federal...
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