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TV News: 'Modern,' 'Minds' solid opposite the megahit -- ''American Idol'' slipped a bit on Wednesday but still towered over everything else in primetime, lifting Fox to victory on a night when ABC's ''Modern Family'' was the top scripted show in demos.

One week can easily be a fluke, but after ratings for "The Voice" rose for Week 2, it can safely be said that NBC has a hit on its hands. The singing talent show added viewers, particularly young viewers, for its second airing and helped NBC split the first Tuesday of May Sweeps with CBS.

Despite the late hour in the East, President Obama's speech announcing the death of Osama bin Laden had an audience of 56.5 million viewers...

Television viewership for the NBA playoffs is up nearly a third from last season.

A slight uptick in the ratings for “American Idol” reverses a trend and makes the show look increasingly like a cultural fixture.

The exciting conclusion to the Masters gave CBS an early primetime bump, but even without that minor demo hike, the network still would have won Sunday thanks to "Undercover Boss," "The Amazing Race" and more.

A dismal performance from the second new episode of "Chaos" got CBS' Friday primetime off to a poor start and although "CSI: NY" and "Blue Bloods" were able to salvage an overall win, they didn't perform well enough to give the network the lead in the all-important young adult demos.

Marisa Guthrie Univision beats rerun-heavy ABC for the third-place finish behind Fox and CBS.read more

The spring's first hour-long "American Idol" results show was down, especially with young viewers, but it still coupled with a new episode of "Bones" to give FOX key Thursday night wins, holding off CBS, which also aired a full slate of originals.

The Oprah Winfrey Network announced Tuesday that it is overhauling its schedule in the face of low ratings and anxious advertisers.