CBS and ESPN shared prime time’s top honors for the third straight Thursday. CBS was best among total viewers (7.93 million) and adults 25-54 (2.5 rating/8 share); ESPN was tops among adults 18-49 (1.8 rating) and adults 18-34 (1.7 rating) with NBA Western Conference Semifinal Game 6: San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder. Three […]
CBS was Friday night’s top network in total viewers (9.86 million), adults 25-54 (2.1 rating/6 share), and adults 18-49 with a 1.4 rating and a 4.8 share, edging out Fox’s 1.4 rating/4.7 share. It was the fourth night within the past six nights where telecasts of two regularly scheduled CBS series each drew at least […]
Thanks to the 71-minute overrun of the NFL’s NFC Wild Card playoff into prime time, Fox snapped NBC’s 9-week Sunday winning streak among households and total viewers. Fox’s broadcast of the Green Bay Packers versus the Washington football team, which the visiting Packers won 35-18, posted a 21.8/37 household rating/share, with 38.8 million viewers, and […]
Night two of the 15th season of “American Idol” helped Fox reign supreme on a busy Thursday night. “Idol” judge and music superstar Jennifer Lopez also reaped benefits starring in NBC’s “Shades of Blue”, her first turn on a scripted television series. The crime drama is NBC’s top Thursday drama debut in 18-49 in nearly […]
ESPN’s telecast of college football’s “Alamo Bowl,” featuring TCU coming back from a 0-31 deficit to beat Oregon 47-41 in triple overtime, brought the network its fifth prime time victory (among all of TV, including the broadcast networks) within six consecutive nights (Dec. 28-Jan. 2). More analysis, sub-demos and cable information to come in next […]
The final Thursday edition of “Thursday Night Football” led NFL Network to dominate Christmas Eve on television. The cable outlet — which featured an Oakland Raiders team prevailing 23-20 over the San Diego Chargers in an overtime contest — averaged over 6.4 million total viewers and almost a 2.2 rating among adults 18-49 in prime […]
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 […]
The Friday night of Thanksgiving weekend featured several hours of repeat and special programming on all of television but CBS remained on top in total viewers (6.01 million). ESPN led among all key demos with “College Football” (Baylor-TCU) (Women 18-34: 0.68; Men 18-34: 1.40; Women 18-49: 0.79; Men 18-49: 2.40). Three holiday specials — “Grandma […]
It was a highly competitive Sunday night across all Big 4 networks but of course, it was NBC that won all around with “Sunday Night Football” (Cincinnati-Arizona) (Women 18-34: 3.4/12; Men 18-34: 6.6/24; Women 18-49: 4.0/12; Men 18-49: 8.7/26). Also, the 2015 finale to the NASCAR auto racing season with the “Ford EcoBoost 400” (Women […]
