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TV News: Game is second most-watched in net's history -- ESPN's telecast of the Cleveland Cavaliers-Boston Celtics game Thursday night was the second most-watched college or pro basketball game in the net's history as 8.9 million viewers tuned in.

Very minor declines aside, "Dancing with the Stars" maintained its place as Monday's most watched program by a wide margin. CBS, however, was able to rule the night in the key demographic thanks to "Big Bang Theory" and "CSI: Miami."

Betty White helped "Saturday Night Live" reach its largest TV audience in 18 months during a Mother's Day show that saw the "Golden Girls" star make ...

It used to be that if CBS aired original episodes of its three Friday dramas, no other network would stand a chance. Instead, on the first Friday of the crucial May Sweeps period, new hours of "Ghost Whisperer," "Medium" and "Miami Medical" couldn't deliver anything more than a split.

With its power hitters, "Glee" and "American Idol," at the plate Tuesday night, Fox won the adult 18-49 race for a third consecutive evening, with the former freshman series becoming the top-rated scripted series of the season in the process.

ESPN broadcast of the NFL draft has drawn the most viewers ever.

For years "American Idol" has been known to its competitors by a moniker meant to express its popularity and immense ratings: "The Death Star."

"Dancing With the Stars" and series-high scores for sophomore drama "Castle" carried ABC to a rather easy primetime ratings victory Monday, a night when the top scripted programs on competing networks aired in repeats.

For the second straight week since switching over to two hours of "Dateline" and premiering the genealogy series "Who Do You Think You Are?," NBC nearly won the night, putting a serious scare into CBS' normally sturdy procedurals.

Early indications are that an Academy Awards telecast where "The Hurt Locker" topped the popular "Avatar" for best picture was popular with viewers.