This week, all four major broadcast television networks have committed to highlighting volunteer service in their programming. You can watch volunteers and hear their stories through the "I Participate" initiative launched by ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox. The effort will shine a spotlight on the power of service in top-rated shows such as "30 Rock," "Desperate Housewives," "CSI: New York" and "Grey's ...

'Rock' opener down Despite winning yet another comedy series Emmy less than a month ago, viewership was down for NBC's "30 Rock" season opener on Thursday compared to 2008, on a night when ABC topped the pivotal 18-to-49 demographic and CBS won in overall viewers. According to Variety, citing preliminary nationals from Nielsen, "30 Rock" had 6.3 million viewers overall and lost viewers from its ...

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009"CSI" widened its total-viewer lead over "Grey's Anatomy" Thursday, leading CBS to an overall ratings victory for the night. "Grey's" still ruled the demographic race, though. Elsewhere, the season premiere of "30 Rock" pulled in underwhelming numbers for NBC.CBS averaged 13.8 million viewers and an 8.6 rating/14 share in households for the night ...

ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, October 15.

Grey's Anatomy

ABC spins the digital numbers for the month of September.

"Private Practice" is only two episodes into the season, and it's already time for a visit from a "Grey's Anatomy" character. You may recall last season that there was a big "Grey's"-"Private Practice" crossover "event."

The others have come to Grey's Anatomy! The new, strange, different and highly suspicious new doctors from Mercy West, complete with fugly orange scrubs (explained by Ellen...

There is more to watching television than viewing it live, of course—which is why Nielsen Media Research has released its live-plus-seven-day ratings for the first official week of the 2009-10 season (which factors in DVR viewing).

Grey's Anatomy continued to dominate in the 18-49 demo Thursday night, leading ABC to its third-straight Thursday night victory, according to overnight estimates. CBS' CSI scored 14.6 million to Grey's 13.8 million, but the ABC drama handily defeated ...