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Premiere Of FX's "Snowfall" Season 3 - Arrivals
March 23, 2021

‘Snowfall’ renewed for season 5 at FX

From the mind of the late John Singleton, in its fourth season, 'Snowfall' has been renewed for season 5 at…
April 1, 2014

Oprah Winfrey Network scores best ratings ever thanks to African-American women

theGRIO REPORT - The Oprah Winfrey Network scored its most-watched quarter in network history thanks to several must-see TV programs…
March 25, 2014

Did 'Scandal' success propel Alfre Woodard into presidential role on 'State of Affairs'?

OPINION - Slowly, but surely, networks seem to be figuring out that diversity is not something to have just to…
October 23, 2013

TLC’s ‘CrazySexyCool’ biopic makes ratings history for VH1

theGRIO REPORT - VH1's original movie 'CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,' brought in 4.5 million total viewers making it VH1's highest…
September 27, 2013

Nielsen report confirms blacks watch more TV than any other group

theGRIO REPORT - The market research firm’s latest African-American consumer study, titled Resilient, Receptive and Relevant, details the need for…
August 30, 2013

Oprah Winfrey revels in OWN profitability, ratings

LOS ANGELES (AP) - OWN is in the black for the first time since its rocky start two-and-a-half years ago...
August 9, 2013

Tyler Perry’s ‘The Haves and the Have Nots’ breaks 2 million viewers

theGRIO REPORT - During it's July 30 episode, Tyler Perry's 'The Haves and the Have Nots' broke the two million…
July 31, 2013

Tyler Perry puts Oprah Winfrey’s OWN in the black

theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry's OWN network television shows may be derided by critics but they've proven very lucrative, according…
February 20, 2013

Beyoncé's HBO documentary breaks HBO ratings records

the GRIO REPORT - Beyoncé's HBO documentary 'Life Is But A Dream' may have garnered mixed reviews, but it pulled…
February 14, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: Lowest rated since 2000

NEW YORK (AP) - The 33.5 million people who saw President Barack Obama's fifth State of the Union made it…
January 23, 2013

Nielsen: 20.6 million watched inauguration

NEW YORK (AP) - Nielsen says an estimated 20.6 million people watched President Barack Obama's second inauguration on TV, sharply…
January 16, 2013

Why Lance Armstrong’s loss has been Oprah’s gain

OPINION - In the highly competitive world of journalism, one particular aphorism resonates in the minds of reporters everywhere: you're…
November 23, 2012

Spike Lee's Michael Jackson doc 'Bad 25' flops in the ratings

theGRIO REPORT - The release of the film has coincided with a big deluxe edition of Bad which recently was…
September 8, 2012

Obama DNC speech gets 35.7 million viewers

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama can beat rival Mitt Romney as a television draw, but can't eclipse his…
April 2, 2012

Oprah Winfrey still bullish on her cable network OWN

NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah Winfrey says she still has faith in her troubled cable network...
September 29, 2011

MGM gives Bounce TV a new rival

When Bounce TV debuted this week, it became the first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans. But by the end…
June 8, 2011

'Oprah Winfrey' finale seen by 16 million viewers

NEW YORK (AP) - This made the finale the show's most-watched episode in more than 18 years...
April 15, 2011

NBA sees increases in viewers, sales, attendance

NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA says its three national TV partners all had their most viewers ever this season,…
July 27, 2010

Fox news audience just 1.38 percent black

Fox News may be the undisputed ratings champion in cable news, but not among black viewers...