‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ saw its season 9 premiere, which aired Saturday night [March 24], sashay to its highest ratings yet thanks to a “surprise” appearance from pop superstar Lady Gaga.

Making its VH1 debut after 8 seasons on LOGO, the drag reality competition series invited the Grammy-winning diva to act as a guest judge and mentor for the kickoff of its 9th season.  And, from the looks of things, Little Monsters and the show’s fans couldn’t wait to see her in action.

More inside:

(more…)

Packing a double whammy in the form of ‘Empire’s season 3 return and the series premiere of the Sanaa Lathan-led ‘Shots Fired,’ Wednesday (March 22) proved itself to be a big night for the good folks at FOX.

Details inside:

(more…)

John Legend & WGN America’s breakout hit, ‘Underground,’ brought its highly anticipated second season to the airwaves on March 8th and if ratings are anything to go by, viewers couldn’t wait to catch up with Rosalee, Noah, and the rest of the cast.

Toplined by Aldis Hodge and Jurnee Smollett-Bell, the captivating series – which focuses on a group of slaves in the pre-Civil War South who decide to make the perilous journey North – broke ratings records for its parent network during its first run and is looking to do the same with its successor.

Curious to see just how many people tuned in for the season 2 kick off?  Find out inside:

(more…)

The immaculately produced Reality soap opera ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ continues to lead the way for Mona Scott‘s Monami empire.

For, following the wrapping of another disappointing spin on ‘Love & Hip Hop New York’ cycle, the mogul watched ‘Atlanta’ rock and top Monday night’s ratings with its season six premiere.

Good news for Rasheeda, Kirk, Karlie and company below…

(more…)

Despite steep competition, a slew of  historic nominations, and a snafu that saw acting legend Warren Beatty announce the wrong name for ‘Best Picture,’ the 89th annual Academy Awards are making history for another reason:  poor ratings.

In fact, the viewership for Sunday’s showing was so low, it comes as the lowest of the decade.  Details inside:

(more…)

After producing a string of hit biopics on popular female singers (see:  Aaliyah, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, etc.), many forecasted Lifetime’s latest effort – a film about the life and times of current pop superstar Britney Spears – would be a homerun.  Well, that was the case until they saw the almost parodic casting and shambolic trailer.

In addition, the pop princess the unauthorized bio was designed to depict gave the movie’s production a royal thumbs down.  The aforementioned (and the unforgiving Twitter slamming it suffered) all added to ‘Britney Ever After’ [which aired February 18th] being a ratings miss for the women’s network.

Details inside:

(more…)

With Urban music’s heaviest hitters leading the nominee pool (Beyonce, Rihanna, Kanye West, Drake, Chance the Rapper), Grammys 2017 lived up to its title of “music’s biggest night” by drawing in its biggest viewership figure in years.

Detals inside:

(more…)

Just when you thought Lady Gaga fans didn’t have enough reason to rejoice reports indicate Mother Monster has given her faithful followers yet another reason to put their paws up!

Earlier today we reported preliminary figures that indicated the game itself (Patriots v. Falcons) had amassed a whopping 113 million viewers (across all formats) over its historic course.  Those figures, however, did not include the then unknown spike or decline in viewership during the halftime show.  In fact, it wasn’t until Madonna’s epic touchdown of a halftime show in 2012 that the viewership during the halftime show saw increase.

Well, if the final ratings reports are to be believed, it looks like Gaga has kept that new tradition alive in a big way.  Tuck in to see how many tuned in to see her crank out hits ‘Just Dance,’ ‘Telephone,’ and more:

(more…)

With aerial acrobatics and vocal displays that seemed to fly just as high, fresh reports now reveal that Lady Gaga‘s kick ass Super Bowl halftime showing wasn’t the only thing that soared last night.  That’s right, preliminary figures are indicating viewership did as well!

Placing her and the Patriots v. Falcons among the “most watched ever,” tuck in below to see just how many people were glued to their screens when Gaga belted ‘Bad Romance’ and the Pats delivered a stunning, historic upset:

(more…)

Once considered to be the weakest link in the ‘Love & Hip Hop’ family on a storyline and ratings front, ‘Love & Hip Hop: New York‘ continues to be bolstered by the arrivals of the multi-hyphenate talent Cardi B and the rapper Remy Ma.

Fantastic news below…

(more…)

Since the week of its premiere on Lifetime, Vivica Fox’s reality male stripper competition – ‘Black Magic’ – has been engrossed in controversy.

As if the hooplah around its subject matter alone didn’t ruffle enough feathers, the actress’s stinging declination to gays when asked if the show’s performer would perform “for them as well” landed her in hot water.  In fact, not only did she experience an unfortunate dragging on Twitter, but the show’s producer – Jean Claude Lamarre – condemned her comments and immediately distanced himself from her.  The ruckus encouraged her to lend an official apology via Instagram:

Interestingly, despite all the drama that’s been pit against the show since the week of it’s arrival, its ratings are still hanging tough.  See what we mean inside:

(more…)

The 74th annual Golden Globes, hosted by ‘Tonight Show’ host/funnyman Jimmy Fallon, was greeted by a much needed ratings spike after see two consecutive years of decline.

Viewers anxious to see who would take home the coveted trophies amongst television nominees ‘Atlanta’ (FX), ‘Scandal’ (ABC), and ‘Black-ish’ (ABC) as well as film nominees ‘Hidden Figures’ (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer), ‘Fences’ (Denzel Washington, Viola Davis), and ‘Moonlight’ (Mahershala Ali) were thrilled to see their favorites take the gold.

Curious to see just how many tuned in?  Find out below:

(more…)