During November 2011, Google was the most-visited Web brand with 174.3 million unique U.S. visitors. The list of Top Brands remained the same as the month before, with the Amazon overtaking Wikipedia as the 8th ranked site by total audience in November, reflecting greater consumer activity during the busy holiday shopping season.

Nielsen looks at the top online destinations and mobile platforms of 2011

Nielsen looks at the top DVD and book titles of 2011

Nielsen looks at the most effective TV advertisements of 2011

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (RAVENS/STEELERS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,783,000

2
VP DEBATE(S)-10/02/2008
FOXNC
THURSDAY
11,098,000

3
SR/VICE PRES DEBATE 2008(S)-10/02/2008
CNN
THURSDAY
10,685,000

4
ON THE RECORD W/GRETA
FOXNC
THURSDAY
9,801,000

5
ANDERSON COOPER 360
CNN
THURSDAY
7,961,000

6
VP DEBATE CVG(S)-10/02/2008
FOXNC
THURSDAY
7,372,000

7
VP DEBATE ANALYSIS(S)-10/02/2008
FOXNC
THURSDAY
6,977,000

8
MLB DIVISION SERIES (ANGELS-RED SOX 3)
TBSC
SUNDAY
6,199,000

9
THE OREILLY FACTOR
FOXNC
THURSDAY
5,624,000

10
MLB DIVISION SERIES (DODGERS-CUBS 1)
TBSC
WEDNESDAY
5,381,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 29, 2008 – October 5, 2008).

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L (JETS/CHARGERS)
ESPN
MONDAY
11,881,000

2
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE(S)-09/26/2008
FOXNC
FRIDAY
8,211,000

3
ON THE RECORD W/GRETA
FOXNC
FRIDAY
7,413,000

4
SR/PRES DEBATE 1 2008(S)-09/26/2008
CNN
FRIDAY
7,140,000

5
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L (ALABAMA/GEORGIA)
ESPN
SATURDAY
6,683,000

6
ANDERSON COOPER 360
CNN
FRIDAY
6,502,000

7
COLL FTBALL-THUR NIGHT L (USC/OREGON STATE)
ESPN
THURSDAY
6,456,000

8
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CVG(S)-09/26/2008
FOXNC
FRIDAY
5,850,000

9
SUITE LIFE ON DECK
DSNY
FRIDAY
5,666,000

10
SUITE LIFE ON DECK
DSNY
SATURDAY
5,129,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 22, 2008 – September 28, 2008)

RANK
NAME
NETWORK
DAYS
VIEWERS (P2+)

1
NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (EAGLES/COWBOYS)
ESPN
MONDAY
18,608,000

2
CLOSER, THE
TNT
MONDAY
7,627,000

3
COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME – L (LSU/AUBURN)
ESPN
SATURDAY
5,562,000

4
HANNITY & COLMES
FOXNC
WEDNESDAY
4,921,000

5
NFL SPORTSCENTER – L
ESPN
MONDAY
4,759,000

6
BURN NOTICE
USA
THURSDAY
4,665,000

7
HANNITY & COLMES
FOXNC
THURSDAY
4,589,000

8
ARMY WIVES
LIF
SUNDAY
4,374,000

9
RAISING THE BAR
TNT
MONDAY
4,210,000

10
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)
USA
MONDAY
4,209,000

Source: The Nielsen Company (September 15, 2008 – September 21, 2008)

With Roger Federer gunning for his fifth U.S. Open title this year, the tournament promises to be better than ever.  But are the U.S. Open’s TV ratings also thriving?
Since 1992, CBS’s U.S. Open telecasts have drawn roughly 2 to 3 million U.S. viewers, on average, each year. 
Last year, CBS’s U.S. Open broadcasts drew an average of 1.96 million viewers per telecast — down from almost 2.2 million viewers in 2006, but up slightly from the smallest U.S. Open TV audience since 1977: 1.94 million in 2004.
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“Tropic Thunder” topped the box office charts for a third straight weekend, earning approximately $14.6 million to close the summer movie season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Babylon A.D.” claimed second place, taking in approximately $11.5 million over the weekend, and “The Dark Knight” finished a close third with approximately 11.1 million. 
Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI, as of Monday, September 1, 2008.

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
GROSS

1
Tropic Thunder
DREAMWORKS / PARAMOUNT
$14,602,121
$86.9

2
Babylon A.D.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
$11,541,571
$11.5

3
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$11,127,290
$504.8

4
The House Bunny
SONY PICTURES
$10,177,701
$29.7

5
Traitor
OVERTURE FILMS
$10,006,327
$11.5

6
Death Race
UNIVERSAL
$7,889,755
$24.7

7
Disaster Movie
LIONSGATE
$6,945,535
$6.9

8
Mamma Mia!
UNIVERSAL
$5,421,815
$132.5

9
Pineapple Express
SONY PICTURES
$4,448,782
$80.8

10
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
WARNER BROS.
$3,764,410
$30.7

Source: The Hollywood Reporter / …

“Tropic Thunder” took in an estimated $16.2 million over the weekend to claim the top spot at The Box Office for the second straight weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The PG-13 comedy “The House Bunny” claimed second place, raking in $14.5 million over the weekend.  Below are last weekend’s box-office totals from Nielsen EDI as of Sunday, August 24.

RANK
FILM
STUDIO
WEEKEND
GROSS

1
Tropic Thunder
DREAMWORKS / PARAMOUNT
$16,272,195
$65.8

2
The House Bunny
SONY PICTURES
$14,533,702
$14.5

3
Death Race
UNIVERSAL
$12,621,090
$12.6

4
The Dark Knight
WARNER BROS.
$10,542,424
$489.4

5
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
WARNER BROS.
$5,661,456
$25.0

6
Pineapple Express
SONY PICTURES
$5,452,163
$73.8

7
Mirrors
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
$5,010,663
$20.2

8
Mamma Mia!
UNIVERSAL
$4,314,840
$124.5

9
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
UNIVERSAL
$4,177,950
$93.9

10
The Longshots
MGM STUDIOS
$4,080,687
$4.1

Source: The Hollywood Reporter …