Viewers of 'The Hills' head for them MTV reality show has a new bad girl to stir things up, but she's not doing it, and ratings in key 18-34s are off by half (charts)   The word: No more 'Jon & Kate' TLC is dumping the once-smash reality show, according to reports, after Jon files a cease-and-desist order to stop filming the children   At long last, big win for women's b'ball Ratings soar for WNBA Finals as Phoenix beats Indiana: Total viewers up 73 percent, and 18-49s see similar gains (charts)   'Monday Night Football' in cable record Vikings-Packers game is the most-watched show in cable history, averaging 21.8 million viewers on ESPN, well over earlier record   With fall, cable sees ratings tumble But, alas, it's not viewers returning to broadcast for the hot new shows. It rather has to do with news, or its absence (charts).   USA sweeps third quarter in the ratings Ranks once again as the top cable network, up 21 percent in total primetime viewers, and leads in 18-34s, 18-49s and 25-54s   For rebranded Syfy, still a ways to go Total audience is up just 1 percent in third quarter, and not among younger adults. Those demos are actually down. (Charts)   End may be near for 'Jon & Kate' Kate predicts that TLC will cancel the show after viewership falls from 10.6 million to 1.7M now that the couple have separated   A cynical lot, those younger adults The tastes of viewers 18-34 run to the dark and nasty, which becomes clear looking at the top 50 shows in that demo (charts)   For 'Chris,' lots to like about Nick at Nite 'Everybody Hates Chris' sees ratings jump on its new cable home, bettering its audience over its last year on the CW (charts) << prev next >>