For the first time this season, an original episode of “The Big Bang Theory” spinoff “Young Sheldon” surpassed its lead-in on Dec. 21 (although its parent show was a rerun on the night, but the spinoff hadn’t improved upon a rerun of the parent show previously). The telecast ranked third in total viewers for the […]
The National Football League announced its postseason television schedule on Sunday, December 31. Eight of the twelve current playoff teams hadn’t reached the playoffs in 2016-17; seven of them will play on Wild Card weekend. Wild Card weekend marks the kickoff to the NFL postseason on Jan. 6-7. ESPN and ABC will simulcast the first […]
CBS won the week of Dec. 11 in viewers which included its most-watched Sunday of this fall with an average of 12.31 million viewers on Dec. 17, thanks to a 38-minute NFL runover (New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers; 29.72 million). “60 Minutes” was the week’s #1 news program and the top non-sport program. “The […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day results on the broadcast networks for the week of Dec. 4 (with change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses): –Total Viewers: NBC: 8.09 million (-24), CBS: 6.83 (-12), Fox: 4.58 (+ 9), ABC: 4.05 (-10), Univision: 1.74, CW: 1.30 (-12), Telemundo: 1.05, UniMas: 756,000 –Adults 18-49: […]
Sitcom “Roseanne,” which originally aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, will return on the alphabet network in an hour-long premiere on Tuesday, March 27 from 8-9 p.m. ET. One week later, on Tuesday, April 3, “Roseanne” will air in its regular time period, Tuesday at 8 p.m., into relocated “The Middle” at 8:30 p.m. […]
The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special on CBS on Dec. 3 posted the largest audience for an entertainment/non-sports special since the Academy Awards on Feb. 26. What follows are the Live + Same Day results on the broadcast networks for the week of Nov. 27 (with change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses): –Total […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day results on the five broadcast networks for the week of Nov. 20 (with change versus the comparable year-ago period in parentheses): –Total Viewers: NBC: 8.61 million (- 7), CBS: 6.96 (-12), ABC: 5.37 (- 8), Fox: 2.96 (+ 2), Univision: 1.43, CW: 1.31 (- 2), Telemundo: 1.19, […]
Playoff implications abound during this conference championship weekend. Victories by Clemson, Oklahoma, Auburn and/or Wisconsin in their respective games will practically ensure a spot for each of them in the College Football Playoff among the available four slots. Any loss by any of the aforementioned teams will put the playoff rankings in flux. Follow @SonOfTheBronx […]
The American Music Awards on ABC grew by double digits year to year in Total Viewers (+11 percent) and Teens 12-17 (+20 percent), while holding even with Adults 18-49. The 2017 AMAs drew ABC’s biggest entertainment audience in the Sunday 8-11pm time slot since February and highest young adult number since May – since The […]
