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We Americans watch a lot of television -- roughly 190 hours per month, Nielsen says -- but our experience is shifting.

The Scarborough data show Herald daily readership up 15 percent to 494,000 and 19 percent to 442,000 readers on Sundays from March 2011 to this February.

This Thursday soap viewers will face a dilemma. Laura Wright who plays Carly Jax on ABC's only soap 'General Hospital' will appear on the ABC cooking show 'The Chew'A to show her cooking skills and to speak about her winery, located in Santa Ynez, California called 'Standing Sun' This is one of an actors responsibilities to go outA and promote ... (more)

Washington apple marketers are poised to fill major supply gaps in the East and Midwest this fall with what is expected to be a record crop.

For the first time, the majority of adult mobile-phone subscribers in the U.S. are now using smartphones, according to a recent report from Nielsen.

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Through March 2012, the campaigns of the five leading presidential candidates, including the current president, placed over 65,000 ads on local broadcast outlets -- broadcast TV, radio and cable -- with broadcast spot TV the top choice , followed by local/regional cable.

A Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, announced the launch of its innovation hub in Singapore.

The explosive growth of the U.S. Hispanic population should be making consumer-products companies rich, but instead, it is leaving them confused.

Finalists Jessica Sanchez, left, and Phillip Phillips, center, listen as host Ryan Seacrest announces the winner onstage at the "American Idol" finale on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Los Angeles.

Fox won its eighth straight season in the 18-49 demo, winning the 2011-12 campaign with an overall 3.2 rating/9 share, according to preliminary numbers from Nielsen.

The 11th season finale of American Idol drew a 6.1 rating in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnight numbers.

Rewind a week, and American Idol had its best showing of the season in the New York prime time ratings.

Dozens of curious residents packed the Town Plan and Zoning meeting Wednesday night to hear the formal presentation of plans for a Mormon temple at the corner of Farmington Avenue and Melrose Drive.

Stern's debut last week as a panelist on NBC's "America's Got Talent" drew 10.5 million viewers on Monday and 10.6 million viewers on Tuesday, the Nielsen company said.

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Study shows more than 34 million meals missing from Maine tables in 2010 Auburn, ME --- Approximately 200,000 people - or fifteen percent of the population - in Maine are food insecure, meaning that they don't always know where they will find their next meal, according to new research by Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief ... (more)

Fox's House ended its eight-year run Monday night with a 2.9 rating for its series finale at 9 p.m. in the 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnight numbers.

Crystal Barnes, formerly Director of Industry Relations, was named Vice President of Industry Relations for Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights, effective immediately.

At least not yet. Stern's debut last week as a panelist on NBC's "America's Got Talent" drew 10.5 million viewers on Monday and 10.6 million viewers on Tuesday, the Nielsen company said.