NBC-owned networks enjoyed Monday night: NBC was tops in total viewers (4.76 million), adults 18-49 (1.2 rating/5 share) and adults 25-54 (1.6/5); USA Network led adults 18-34 (1.0 rating) with “WWE RAW.” At 9 p.m. Eastern, Donald Trump’s prime-time nationwide address on the administration’s Afghanistan strategy drew approximately 27.7 million viewers combined across several broadcast […]
The return of guilty-pleasure “Bachelor in Paradise” amid controversy put ABC in front in adults 18-49 (1.3 rating/5 share) and adults 18-34 (1.1/5). For a season premiere of this reality series, it drew a three-year high among live-plus-same day total viewers and delivered its best-ever adults 18-49 performance. “Bachelor in Paradise” received extra attention this […]
ABC was the clear overall winner on Monday night as Rachel Lindsay finally selected her man to be her fiancé on the thirteenth season finale of “The Bachelorette.” The entire three-hour telecast — this year’s edition did not have its usual “After the Final Rose” special but instead, had live interviews among the show’s participants […]
ABC eked out Monday prime time victories in total viewers (5.06 million) and in adults 18-49 (1.3 rating/5 share) over runner-up NBC (5.01 million viewers, 1.2/5 adults 18-49). ABC had a much clearer win among adults 18-34 (1.1/6). Game show “To Tell the Truth” moved in to its Monday 10 p.m. time slot, followed a […]
NBC and ABC shared Monday night leadership. Despite a lackluster debut of limited series “Somewhere Between” at 10 p.m., the soon-to-conclude-for-the-season “The Bachelorette” helped ABC lead in total viewers (5.27 million), adults 18-49 (1.3 rating/5 share) and adults 18-34 (1.1/6). NBC took adults 25-54 honors (1.6/6). The network featured the series debut of “Midnight, Texas” […]
NBC, the only broadcast network to air all original programming on the night, led Monday prime time among total viewers (4.54 million), adults 18-49 (1.0 rating/5 share), and adults 25-54 (1.4/5). It’s typical for VH1 to be among the cable leaders in young demos on Monday nights, but on this night, the network led all […]
ESPN continued its Monday night winning streak among total viewers (approx. 10 million viewers from 8-11 p.m.) and all key demos with the Cincinnati Bengals at the New York Giants on “Monday Night Football.” Despite the highly-competitive nature of the game, it still fell below year-ago levels: compared to Houston-Cincinnati from 11/16/15, Cincinnati-N.Y. Giants was […]
ESPN again won Monday night in total viewers and all key demos with Buffalo Bills-Seattle Seahawks on “Monday Night Football.” The timely Election Eve comedy special “SNL Election Special” on NBC easily defeated its 10 p.m. competition on ABC and NBC and well retained its “The Voice” lead-in: 80 percent in viewers (8.022 million from […]
It was All Hallows’ Eve but ESPN remained as Monday’s top network overall with “Monday Night Football” featuring the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears (6.38 U.S. household rating, 10.476 million viewers). While the holiday normally depresses the viewer levels, the game yet again marked a year-to-year decrease for “MNF”: compared to Indianapolis-Carolina on 11/02/15 […]
