The 3-hour telecast of the 1964 family classic “Mary Poppins” (Women 18-34: 0.7/3; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 1.1/4; Men 18-49: 0.7/3) made ABC the most-watched network on Saturday night. While ESPN’s 2015 Heisman Trophy Presentation (Women 18-34: 0.42; Men 18-34: 1.10; Women 18-49: 0.53; Men 18-49: 1.27) did relatively well among all the cable […]
NBC was Thursday’s most-watched network — a rarity in recent years — with its holiday specials “Michael Buble’s Christmas in Hollywood” (Women 18-34: 0.8/3; Men 18-34: 0.6/3; Women 18-49: 1.4/5; Men 18-49: 0.9/3) and the telemovie “Coat of Many Colors” (Women 18-34: 1.3/5; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.3/7; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) . NBC has […]
In the first Wednesday within the midseason hiatus of Fox’s “Empire”, CBS stepped up front and center to capture the night winning in total viewers (9.19 million), adults 18-49 (1.9 rating/6 share), adults 18-34 (1.2/5) and adults 25-54 (2.7/8). “Empire” stars Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard switched gears from drama to variety-comedy with their […]
The trio of “The Voice” (Women 18-34: 2.3/9; Men 18-34: 1.2/6; Women 18-49: 3.5/12; Men 18-49: 2.0/7), freshman drama “Chicago Med” (Women 18-34: 2.0/7; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.9/9; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) and veteran “Chicago Fire” (Women 18-34: 1.7/6; Men 18-34: 0.8/4; Women 18-49: 2.7/8; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) were a winning for NBC on […]
ABC Family (which will be retitled Freeform on January 12) has ordered a new relationship/reality series called “The Letter” from Sirens Media (part of Leftfield Entertainment), which asks the following question: “If you could, without identifying yourself, what would you tell your best friend that he or she really needed to hear?” The premise: In each […]
“Monday Night Football” (Women 18-34: 2.45; Men 18-34: 5.31; Women 18-49: 3.10; Men 18-49: 6.55) that featured an entertaining finish culminating in a 19-16 Dallas Cowboys win versus the Washington football team put ESPN atop Monday night in total viewers and all key demos. On the previous Monday, NBC’s new comedy “Superstore” received ample sampling […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers dominated the Indianapolis Colts 45-10 on “Sunday Night Football” (Women 18-34: 3.5/13; Men 18-34: 7.1/26; Women 18-49: 4.6/14; Men 18-49: 8.8/26). Also with a dominating victory on this Sunday night: the network that carried the game, NBC. CBS showcased a salute to the late great crooner Frank Sinatra with “Sinatra 100: An […]
CBS was Friday night’s most-watched network with an average of 6.44 million total viewers. ABC led among all key demos: adults 18-49 (1.4 rating/5 share), adults 18-34 (0.8/4) and adults 25-54 (1.9/6). It strongly burst onto the TV landscape in the summer of 2003 on the defunct netlet UPN. Then it successfully transitioned to UPN’s […]
The simulcast editions of “Thursday Night Football” (Women 18-34: 2.9/12; Men 18-34: 5.2/23; Women 18-49: 3.6/12; Men 18-49: 6.9/24) on CBS and NFL Network in 2015 concluded on a winning and, as seen in the video below (sorry, Lions fans!), spectacular note. NBC delivered solid numbers for its musical “The Wiz Live!” (Women 18-34: 3.5/14; […]
