July 30, 2012
TV programmers would love to keep social chatter, not to mention potential ad revenue, under their own roofs.
July 30, 2012
The tragic "Dark Knight" shooting generated plenty of talk on Twitter, but lighter subjects continued to enjoy their usual grip on the social hive mind. Selena Gomez, for one, turned 20.
July 24, 2012
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.
July 17, 2012
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.
July 13, 2012
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.
July 13, 2012
Cable social-TV activity in June topped May by nearly half while broadcast social-TV activity fell -- with one big exception in ABC.
July 12, 2012
From a social-TV perspective, it's basically all programming -- even Mike's Hard Lemonade commercials.
July 10, 2012
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.
July 06, 2012
Twitter proved it isn't entirely obsessed with celebrities this week. It's got room for celebrity sub-atomic particles as well.
July 05, 2012
"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.
July 03, 2012
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.
June 29, 2012
The death of filmmaker Nora Ephron, who wrote "When Harry Met Sally," first showed up on Twitter hours before she died.
June 27, 2012
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.
June 26, 2012
Fans of "Nikita," meanwhile, pushed its cumulative GetGlue check-ins past 3 million -- the first show to get that far.
June 22, 2012
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.
June 21, 2012
Sports can get overlooked when it comes to social TV, despite sky-high social engagement.
June 19, 2012
Devoted and socially savvy "Nikita" fans put their show back on top. Also this week: an excuse to play "What Is Burn Notice?"
June 15, 2012
Twitter has become a gathering place for its users following celebrity deaths, but users are also predicting deaths -- this week, for Facebook.
June 14, 2012
Part of our continuing crisis coverage of the utterly unstoppable Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" phenomenon.
June 14, 2012
A consolidation in social TV services may not be far off, but here's a snapshot of the bustling ecoystem today.