Although it dipped slightly from its year-ago premiere (down -3 percent in viewers, -6 percent in adults 18-49), the 15th (and final) season premiere of Fox’s “American Idol” was the top program of the night among total viewers and key demos, giving the network a definitive victory on Wednesday night in the midst of all […]
CBS was Tuesday’s top network by far thanks to the “NCIS” / “NCIS: New Orleans” crossover. The stunt programming gave “NCIS” its largest total audience since Feb. 10, 2015 and “NCIS: New Orleans” its best deliveries in viewers and adults 18-49 since Jan. 6, 2015. Follow @SonOfTheBronx If you can see this text, your browser […]
A light programming schedule on the broadcast networks paved the way for ESPN to win this Wednesday evening among total viewers and all key demos, courtesy of college football’s Music City Bowl between Louisville and Texas A&M. At 5.423 million total viewers, a 1.49 rating in adults 18-49, a 1.21 rating in adults 18-34 and […]
The tenth season finale of “Monday Night Football” – a Denver Broncos’ 20-17 overtime victory over the Cincinnati Bengals – delivered a 9.4 household rating and 15.806 million viewers, based on Nielsen ratings, giving ESPN its highest-rated and most-viewed MNF telecast of the season. The game peaked from 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET with an 11.2 rating […]
CBS was Wednesday’s most-watched network with approximately 5.76 million viewers. Giving them a boost was the night’s top telecast on all of television: a one-hour “I Love Lucy Christmas Special” which featured a colorized version of the classic Vitameatavegamin episode. Follow @SonOfTheBronx If you can see this text, your browser does not support iframes. This […]
CBS was Tuesday’s top network in total viewers (7.82 million) and all key demos even though its prime time lineup was all repeats — “NCIS”, “NCIS: New Orleans”, and “Limitless.” The top original program on the night was ABC’s 2-hour year-end retrospective “The Year: 2015” hosted by Robin Roberts. It won its 2-hour time slot […]
Repeat programming encompasses the majority of the TV schedule during holiday time and this Monday before Christmas was no different. Two Disney networks — ESPN and ABC — were among the few outlets to feature all-original programs in prime time and they benefited in the ratings. ESPN was the No. 1 network on TV overall […]
NBC was the top network on the Friday before Christmas among households (3.3 rating/6 share), total viewers (4.92 million), adults 18-49 (1.0/4) and adults 25-54 (1.4/5). A 2-hour edition of “Dateline NBC” was the #1 newsmagazine of the night in every key measure. Delivered its most-watched telecast since Oct. 2 (5.686 million) and equaled its […]
On a night of mostly repeat programming, CBS dominated with “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (Women 18-34: 1.5/6; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.6/8; Men 18-49: 1.8/7). the 31st season finale of the venerable reality franchise of “Survivor”. In combination with “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance Reunion” (Women 18-34: 1.1/5; Men 18-34: 0.7/3; Women 18-49: 2.0/7; Men […]
