Weekly roundups of the most-watched programmes on American broadcast and cable television, with data provided by Nielsen Media Research.

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Nielsen Ratings Roundup

• Apr 03, 2008 Strong premiere for 'Hell's Kitchen' in US
  Hell's Kitchen draws strong ratings for Fox in its first showing outside of the summer.
• Mar 12, 2008 New legal drama struggles on US debut
  New drama Canterbury's Law draws an unimpressive audience for its first outing in the US.
• Mar 06, 2008 'New Amsterdam' drama starts well in US
  Drama series New Amsterdam attracts a strong audience on its first outing in the US.
• Mar 05, 2008 Royals impress US audience for ABC
  An edited-down version of the Royal Family at Work documentary is a ratings winner on US television.
• Feb 26, 2008 Oscars get lowest US TV audience ever
  Oscars coverage in the US was watched by fewer viewers than ever before.
• Feb 05, 2008 Super Bowl sets record sport audience
  This year's Super Bowl was America's most watched sports event ever, audience figures show.
• Jan 17, 2008 'American Idol' sees ratings dip
  4m fewer viewers tune in for the season premiere of American Idol.
• Dec 27, 2007 NBC tops Christmas Day ratings
  NBC tops the Christmas Day viewing numbers with a two-hour Deal or No Deal.
• Oct 15, 2007 Sharp fall for 'Friday Night Lights'
  Friday Night Lights drops close to a fifth of its audience after ABC rolls out Women's Murder Club.
• Oct 10, 2007 'K-Ville' sees 31% audience decline
  Numbers for the second week of the US TV season are in, and it's a mixed picture for several new shows.
• Oct 04, 2007 'CSI', 'Dancing', 'Grey's' top 20m viewers
  The full first week numbers from America's 2007-08 TV season are in.
• Oct 03, 2007 'Dexter' gets off to good second season start
  1m viewers tune in for the second season premiere of Showtime's Dexter.
• Oct 03, 2007 ABC, NBC vying for 18-49 ratings win
  With the 2007-08 TV season now a week old, ABC and NBC emerge as front runners in the ratings race.
• Sep 28, 2007 Big bows for 'Bionic', 'Private Practice'
  NBC's Bionic Woman and ABC's Private Practice debut to big audiences.
• Sep 17, 2007 'Torchwood' debuts to 500,000 in America
  Torchwood draws nearly half a million viewers in its first US outing.
• Sep 12, 2007 7m tune in for Britney's VMAs
  7m viewers watched Britney's comeback attempt at MTV's Video Music Awards.
• Sep 06, 2007 'The Closer' pulls strong ratings
  TNT celebrates another ratings win for The Closer.
• Aug 29, 2007 13.9m tune in for 'Talent' finale
  13.9m viewers tune in for the season finale of America's Got Talent.