Several original program options were available on this Sunday night but it was a night featuring the three updated versions of classic game shows that helped ABC become the most-watched network in prime time which averaged 6.67 million viewers. “Celebrity Family Feud” won the 8 p.m. hour in total viewers and tied the Sunday premiere […]
2016 Copa America Centenario
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It was yet another low-rated Saturday night of television. Despite sports programming on the competing major broadcast networks, ABC (which televised no sports on the evening) managed to earn victory among total viewers (3.16 million). But it was Univision (in conjunction with sports cable partner Univision Deportes) that led the night’s entire television landscape in […]
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Wednesday Final Nationals: ‘Big Brother 18’ Easily the Night’s Top Telecast, Boosting CBS to Victory
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CBS led Wednesday by all measures, thanks to the 2-hour premiere of summer reality stalwart “Big Brother 18.” Compared to its year-ago premiere (“Big Brother 17” on June 24, 2015 8-9 p.m.), it was down by 10 percent (in total viewers; 6.19 million vs. BB17’s 6.92 million) and by 12 percent (in adults 18-49; 2.35 […]
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NBC was Tuesday night’s top network along total viewers (9.2 million) and all key demographics. OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) aired cable’s two most-watched programs in prime time, headlined by the series premiere of family church drama “Greenleaf” starring Merle Dandridge, Keith David, Lynn Whitfield and Oprah Winfrey. With 3.04 million total viewers, the series delivered […]
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There was not much sampling of the English-language broadcasters on Saturday night. However, the Spanish-language outlet Univision thrived with coverage of the quarterfinal round of the 2016 Copa América Centenario. By airing two Copa America Centenario matches (both simulcast on Univision Deportes), Univision ranked as the No. 1 broadcast network among both young Adults 18-34 […]
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CBS was Friday’s most-watched network with an average of 5.18 million total viewers. Univision (in conjunction with Univision Deportes) led prime time in all key demographics with the Colombia-Perú quarterfinal match in the 2016 Copa América Centenario. The Colombia vs. Peru match made Univision the No.1 broadcast station during the time period (8:15 pm- 10:15 […]
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“NBA Finals Game 6” on ABC won the night across all of television for the 54th consecutive time. Thursday night’s Game 6 – the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors to even the series 3-3 – generated 20.702 million average viewers, peaking with 25.254 million viewers from 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET. The Cleveland market averaged […]
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Tuesday Final Nationals: Modest Debuts of ‘Uncle Buck’, ‘To Tell The Truth’ and ‘Wrecked’
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NBC won Tuesday night in total viewers (9.39 million), adults 18-49 (2.1 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.3/6) and adults 25-54 (2.9/9), mainly because of “America’s Got Talent”. Runner-up in key demos for the evening was ABC with the series premiere of family comedy “Uncle Buck” sandwiched in between the first two episodes of game show […]
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Featuring Game 5 of the “2016 NBA Finals” (Golden State-Cleveland), ABC posted a big victory on Monday, leading its combined competition (CBS, NBC, Fox and CW) in total viewers (+ 4 percent – 14.6 million vs. 14.1 million) and adults 18-49 (+ 58 percent – 5.2/18 vs. 3.3/11). It was the network’s fifth consecutive evening […]