For the second consecutive Sunday night, CBS and HBO each shared leadership. CBS again led in total viewers (4.58 million). Aided by the mega-hit “Game of Thrones”, HBO was the No. 1 network among all key demos from 7-11 p.m. for the third consecutive Sunday — adults 18-49 (approx. 1.51 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.24 […]
CBS was Sunday night’s most-watched network with an average of 4.75 million viewers. The “Game of Thrones”-fueled HBO topped all networks among all key demos from 7-11 p.m. — adults 18-49 (approx. 1.54 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.22 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 1.73 rating). Not surprisingly, the season premieres of “Ballers” and “Insecure”, leading […]
The Dallas Cowboys easily dominated the Chicago Bears 31-17 on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” and so did the game’s network over its Sunday prime time competition. Eight series across three broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, Fox) premiered their new seasons on the evening: only one of them drew over 4.1 million same-day viewers and a 1.4 […]
Despite the “68th Primetime Emmy Awards” airing on ABC, NBC led Sunday night (by far) with Green Bay-Minnesota on “Sunday Night Football.” As for the Emmys, it was the second consecutive year the ceremony dipped to all-time lows in total viewers and young demos, even with unpredictable award winners in some of the major acting […]
While the return of “Sunday Night Football” helped NBC to a dominant Sunday night win and the game itself went down to the wire (New England def. Arizona 23-21), it was the lowest-rated and least-watched SNF season premiere since 2009 (Chicago-Green Bay: 12.6 rating, 21.1 million viewers). When including streaming data, the total viewership rises […]
The “Sunday Fun & Games” lineup of “Celebrity Family Feud”, “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “Match Game” returned ABC to the top of Sunday night among total viewers (5.39 million). “NFL Preseason” with Cincinnati vs. Jacksonville helped NBC win among the broadcast networks in all key demos. For CBS, “Big Brother 18” rose to another season […]
While the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics was NBCUniversal’s second most-viewed non-domestic Olympics ever with an average of 27.5 million viewers thru 16 nights (Source: NBC Sports Group), its conclusion — the Closing Ceremony — dipped to its lowest ratings ever (on record) for a Summer Olympics (previous mark was Sydney’s 10.8 in 2000) and was […]
From NBC Sports Group (full press release): For Sunday’s primetime coverage, NBC Olympics’ Total Audience Delivery — calculating average minute viewing across broadcast, cable, and digital — had an average of 28.1 million viewers with an 15.1 household rating. Viewership for the NBC broadcast peaked at 34.9 million between 9:15-9:30 p.m. ET/PT, for Jamaica’s Usain […]
ABC’s ‘Sunday Fun and Games’ featuring “Celebrity Family Feud”, “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “Match Game”, again won the night in total viewers (5.86 million), adults 18-49 (1.1 rating/4 share) and adults 25-54 (1.6/5). CBS eked out an adults 18-34 win (0.7/3) with “Big Brother 18.” The day’s most watched cable telecast was the Syfy movie […]
