It was another scarcely-sampled summer Saturday night on television overall, with NBC on top in total viewers (2.77 million). A&E continues to benefit from “Live PD” — the cable network led all of television among adults 18-49 (approx. 0.52 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 0.35 rating), and adults 25-54 (approx. 0.72 rating) from 8-11 p.m. The […]
NBC was Saturday night’s winner in total viewers (2.54 million). A&E was television’s top network of the night in adults 18-49 (approx. 0.54 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 0.35 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 0.71 rating). On the night prior, “Live PD” led only cable in some key demos; on this night, the 3-hour edition of […]
The “Coke Zero 400” race of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series from Daytona made NBC the dominant Saturday prime time network. In late night for most of the U.S., ESPN’s live boxing telecast of the WBO World Welterweight Championship: Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn in the “Battle of Brisbane” from Australia generated a total […]
The WBO welterweight championship bout between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn in Brisbane, Australia on July 2 was a thrilling affair. Enhancing the action on-air for U.S. viewers was ESPN boxing analyst Teddy Atlas, who once nearly lost his voice during the fight’s exciting ninth round and later, was livid at the judges’ unanimous decision […]
With no NBA nor original telecasts of CBS’ scripted comedies on the night, it paved the way for ABC to win Thursday night in all key figures including total viewers (6.14 million), adults 18-49 (1.5 rating/6 share), adults 18-34 (0.9/5) and adults 25-54 (1.9/7). The thirteenth season finale of “Grey’s Anatomy” registered the drama’s most-watched […]
NBC led Saturday night among total viewers (3.8 million), adults 18-49 (0.7 rating/3 share) and adults 25-54 (1.0/4). L.A. Clippers at San Antonio Spurs on “NBA Saturday Primetime” put ABC on top among adults 18-34 (0.5/3). In the afternoon, CBS coverage of the third round of “The Masters” golf tournament averaged a 4.3 U.S. household […]
CBS was the dominant network on Saturday night with the AFC Divisional Playoff matchup between the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots. CBS tripled the prime time viewership (28.98 million vs. 9.63 million) and almost quadrupled the prime time adults 18-49 delivery (9.0 rating vs. 2.4 rating) of ABC, NBC and Fox combined. Nonetheless, […]
NFL Network was Saturday night’s top network overall with a Saturday edition of “Thursday Night Football” featuring the Miami Dolphins at the New York Jets. Compared to the year-ago Saturday night NFL Network matchup of Jets-Cowboys (12/19/15), Miami’s 34-13 win over New York was down 42 percent in household rating (2.51 vs. 4.3), down 41 […]
Not only did Tennessee win big (with a score of 45-24 against Virginia Tech) in front of a college football attendance record of 156,990 fans at Bristol Motor Speedway on “Saturday Night Football” but so did the game’s broadcaster ABC as they were Saturday’s No. 1 network. ABC/ESPN also notes that ABC televised the three […]
