ESPN was the outright winner, by far, on New Year’s night with college football’s “Sugar Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State”. On the negative side, it ranked as the least-watched Sugar Bowl ever (since at least 1999). Earlier in the day, college football’s Rose Bowl — Stanford vs. Iowa — on ESPN drew 13.6 million […]
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 […]
CBS was the most-watched network on Christmas night with an average of 4.81 million viewers. ESPN, with its double dose of NBA games at night (Spurs-Rockets, Clippers-Lakers), was tops among adults 18-49 in prime time. The top ratings highlight of Christmas Day was on ABC in the early evening (before prime time) with the NBA […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Without the presence of NBC’s dramas on the night (“The Mysteries of Laura”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Chicago P.D.”), dramas “Criminal Minds” (Women 18-34: 1.1/4; Men 18-34: 0.6/3; Women 18-49: 2.0/6; Men 18-49: 1.1/3) and “Code Black” (Women 18-34: 1.2/4; Men 18-34: 0.8/3; Women 18-49: 1.8/6; Men 18-49: 1.1/4) each got enough of a boost […]
Thanksgiving Eve normally produces lower-than-normal viewing levels and this Wednesday night was no different as CBS led in total viewers (7.77 million) while Fox was best in adults 18-49 (2.2 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.9/9) and adults 25-54 (2.6/8). While Fox’s “Empire” (Women 18-34: 3.6/14; Men 18-34: 2.1/10; Women 18-49: 4.0/13; Men 18-49: 2.3/8) and […]
