Social TV and Trending Topics: What's Hot Right Now

'WWE Raw' Dealt a Social Smackdown on the TV Check-Ins Chart

This week, wrestling fans checked in to "WWE Raw"'s 1,000th episode in droves. Scroll down below the graphic for more notes and context.

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'Breaking Bad' Return Gets Big Check-ins ... but Can't Top the Ultimate Geekfest

'Breaking Bad' Return Gets Big Check-ins ... but Can't Top the Ultimate Geekfest

It should come as no surprise that the geekiest event of the year made a huge impact on the TV check-ins chart via the geekiest TV network on cable.

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The Week's Top Twitter Trends: Frank Ocean Floats to the Top

The Week's Top Twitter Trends: Frank Ocean Floats to the Top

Odd Future's Frank Ocean has had a buzzy couple of weeks, this time releasing his album a week early on iTunes -- to Target's displeasure.

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Social TV: An Astonishing 350 Million Posts and Check-ins So Far This Year

Social TV: An Astonishing 350 Million Posts and Check-ins So Far This Year

Cable social-TV activity in June topped May by nearly half while broadcast social-TV activity fell -- with one big exception in ABC.

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Social TV: Commercials Are Just Really, Really Short Shows

Social TV: Commercials Are Just Really, Really Short Shows

From a social-TV perspective, it's basically all programming -- even Mike's Hard Lemonade commercials.

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AMC's 'Walking Dead' and 'Breaking Bad' Storm TV Check-ins in Their Off Seasons

AMC's 'Walking Dead' and 'Breaking Bad' Storm TV Check-ins in Their Off Seasons

New episodes of "Breaking Bad" don't start until Sunday, but that didn't stop viewers from checking in last week. See the rest of the chart here.

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The Week in Twitter: Tom Cruise, Anderson Cooper and the Higgs 'Bosson'

The Week in Twitter: Tom Cruise, Anderson Cooper and the Higgs 'Bosson'

Twitter proved it isn't entirely obsessed with celebrities this week. It's got room for celebrity sub-atomic particles as well.

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'True Blood' Tops TV Check-ins but Swimming and Gymnastics Come on Strong

'True Blood' Tops TV Check-ins but Swimming and Gymnastics Come on Strong

"Nikita" fans' social-media campaign (finally!) lost steam this week. Check-ins for swimming and gymnastics trials, meanwhile, bode well for NBC's Olympics coverage.

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Social TV Keeps Viewers Engaged When Minds Might Wander, Study Says

Social TV Keeps Viewers Engaged When Minds Might Wander, Study Says

Connected devices are increasingly complementing TV viewing, but aren't they crowding it out as well? A study suggests networks don't need to worry.

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The Week's Top Twitter Trends: Ephron Remembered, Spice Girls Return

The Week's Top Twitter Trends: Ephron Remembered, Spice Girls Return

The death of filmmaker Nora Ephron, who wrote "When Harry Met Sally," first showed up on Twitter hours before she died.

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The Howard Stern Effect: What the Shock Jock Has Done for 'America's Got Talent'

The Howard Stern Effect: What the Shock Jock Has Done for 'America's Got Talent'

A lot of guys tuned in to the Stern-ified show and talked about it on Twitter, but as the season progressed they've been dropping off.

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Falling Check-ins for 'Falling Skies'

Falling Check-ins for 'Falling Skies'

Fans of "Nikita," meanwhile, pushed its cumulative GetGlue check-ins past 3 million -- the first show to get that far.

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The Week in Twitter: Microsoft Surface Goes Big, But Why is Kurt Cobain Trending?

The Week in Twitter: Microsoft Surface Goes Big, But Why is Kurt Cobain Trending?

This week's surprise trending celebrity proved that no matter how far removed from Justin Bieber a trend may seem, it can always find its way right back to him.

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This Single TV Broadcast Drew An Astonishing 3.7 Million Social-Media Comments

This Single TV Broadcast Drew An Astonishing 3.7 Million Social-Media Comments

Sports can get overlooked when it comes to social TV, despite sky-high social engagement.

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Why 'Nikita' Is Again TV's Most Checked-In Show, Weeks Into Reruns

Why 'Nikita' Is Again TV's Most Checked-In Show, Weeks Into Reruns

Devoted and socially savvy "Nikita" fans put their show back on top. Also this week: an excuse to play "What Is Burn Notice?"

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The Week's Top Twitter Trends: Deaths, Premonitions and a Superhero Showdown

The Week's Top Twitter Trends: Deaths, Premonitions and a Superhero Showdown

Twitter has become a gathering place for its users following celebrity deaths, but users are also predicting deaths -- this week, for Facebook.

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Call Me Shavey: Abercrombie & Fitch Takes Credit for Carly Rae Jepsen's Viral Smash

Call Me Shavey: Abercrombie & Fitch Takes Credit for Carly Rae Jepsen's Viral Smash

Part of our continuing crisis coverage of the utterly unstoppable Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" phenomenon.

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The Exploding Social-TV Ecosystem: Updated

The Exploding Social-TV Ecosystem: Updated

A consolidation in social TV services may not be far off, but here's a snapshot of the bustling ecoystem today.

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How Many Social-TV Apps Can Consumers Be Expected to Use?

How Many Social-TV Apps Can Consumers Be Expected to Use?

Today, TVGuide.com and USA Network are formally announcing that USA's Character Chatter platform, which until now has had its exclusive home on usanetwork.com and USA's family of mobile/social apps and sites, will now also live on TVGuide.com.

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Which Sizzling Summer Premiere Ruled Social TV Last Week?

Which Sizzling Summer Premiere Ruled Social TV Last Week?

After eight consecutive weeks at the top of the TV check-ins chart, including several weeks of reruns, the CW's "Nikita" has finally been dethroned.

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