Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "tv-ratings"

1. Frost/Nixon (2008)

R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell

Votes: 112,427 | Gross: $18.59M

2. Death to Smoochy (2002)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A kids' show host, Rainbow Randolph, is fired in disgrace while his replacement, Sheldon Mopes, A.K.A. Smoochy the Rhino, finds himself a rising star. Unfortunately for Sheldon, the business of kids' television isn't all child's play.

Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito

Votes: 42,591 | Gross: $8.36M

3. Morning Glory (2010)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An upstart television producer accepts the challenge of reviving a struggling morning show program with warring co-hosts.

Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Noah Bean

Votes: 82,518 | Gross: $31.01M

4. Bamboozled (2000)

R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport

Votes: 12,337 | Gross: $2.27M

5. The Ratings Game (1984 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Romance

A newly rich New Jersey trucker moves to Hollywood and creates a slew of hit TV shows by manipulating the ratings system with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Gerrit Graham, Bernadette Birkett

Votes: 824

6. Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback (2023)

110 min | Documentary, Music

The story of the behind-the-scenes drama that took place during the making of Elvis Presley's iconic 1968 TV special.

Director: John Scheinfeld | Stars: Leslie Uggams, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Petula Clark

Votes: 359

7. Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997 TV Movie)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Crime

Two media moguls get into a nasty power struggle for the ownership of a pro football team, which causes drastic effects on their personal and professional lives.

Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers, Jeffrey Tambor

Votes: 816

8. El grito en el cielo (1998)

101 min | Comedy

TV host Miranda Vega heads a variety talk-show format. Confronted with plummeting ratings, she is forced to try a different approach that brings singing hookers, drug addicts, and other ... See full summary »

Directors: Dunia Ayaso, Félix Sabroso | Stars: Maria Conchita Alonso, Loles León, María Pujalte, Daniel Guzmán

Votes: 172

9. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Make Me a Perfect Murder (1978)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An Emmy-winning TV executive kills her lover who's also her boss; Lt. Columbo is on the case.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Peter Falk, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, James McEachin

Votes: 2,381

10. Max Headroom (1987–1988)
Episode: Blipverts (1987)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Top TV reporter Max Edison discovers Network 23 is experimenting with advertising that is lethal to some viewers. His boss tries to kill him and copy his mind to a controllable simulation. Instead Edison survives - and Max Headroom is born.

Director: Farhad Mann | Stars: Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe, Chris Young

Votes: 103

11. The Newsroom (1996–2005)
Episode: Meltdown: Part 1 (1997)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Drama

Famous film director David Cronenberg arrives to talk about his new movie Crash (1996) only to show his unflattering true colors. The newsroom turns to pop culture to find a catchy way to report on a possible nuclear meltdown in Toronto.

Director: Ken Finkleman | Stars: Karen Hines, Mark Farrell, Ken Finkleman, Tanya Allen

Votes: 17

12. Death Note (2006–2007)
Episode: Totsunyû (2006)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama

Video tapes reportedly from Kira air on Sakura TV, although L suspects that this is the work of another Kira.

Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Naoyasu Habu, Norimitsu Suzuki, Kei Tsunematsu | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Kappei Yamaguchi, Aya Hirano, Naoya Uchida

Votes: 4,558

13. Make It Plain with Mark Thompson (2019– )
Angelo Carusone of Media Matters for America Talks Fox News' Ratings Drop and YouTube's Rule-Bending (2021 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

Media Matters for America President and CEO Angelo Carusone is here today to talk Fox News -- what role did they play in the siege of Capitol Hill? Will they, along with Trump, see any real... See full summary »

Stars: Angelo Carusone, Mark Thompson

14. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Whose Your Daddy? (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

There's a knock at the door and a surprise visitor.

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 5

15. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Embrace the Sock (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Sock characters become all the rage on the show after Toony unveils his Pet Rock-inspired novelty toy, the Pet Sock. Cartoons include A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959), The Dog House (1952), Pink in the Clink (1968), Tugboat Granny (1956), and Barney's Hungry Cousin (1953).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

16. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
Episode: News Night 2.0 (2012)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama

The news team makes its first stumble when its spotlight on Arizona's new immigration law turns into a pundit free-for-all debacle.

Director: Alex Graves | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill

Votes: 2,289

17. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
Episode: The 112th Congress (2012)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama

As the news team covers the Tea Party candidates during the US Congressional mid-term elections, the network 's senior executives confront Charlie about Will's newly confrontational tone.

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill

Votes: 2,114

18. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
Episode: The Blackout, Part 1: Tragedy Porn (2012)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama

To salvage their ratings, the news team decides to lead with lurid criminal trial coverage at the expense of more worthy stories like the debt ceiling debate.

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill

Votes: 1,634

19. Family Guy (1999– )
Episode: Ratings Guy (2012)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

After the Griffins become a Nielsen Family, everyone gets mad at Peter for convincing the networks to make ridiculous changes to popular shows.

Directors: James Purdum, Dominic Bianchi | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis

Votes: 1,590

20. The Newsroom (2012–2014)
Episode: Boston (2014)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama

In the wake of the Genoa debacle, the team decides to use caution in reporting a major breaking story. Neal is contacted by an anonymous source in possession of stolen government documents; Sloan looks to solve a takeover puzzle.

Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill

Votes: 1,605