NBC was able to emerge victorious as Monday’s most-watched network with an average of 9.68 million in prime time, thanks to “The Voice”. ESPN still won the night among all key demos with Tampa Bay-Carolina on “Monday Night Football” (5.59 household rating, 9.057 million viewers) but lost the viewer crown as sports fans were also […]
ESPN again is the Monday night winner in all key measures with the “Monday Night Football” matchup of New York Giants-Minnesota Vikings (which the Vikings had won 24-10). At 10 p.m., the series debuts of “Conviction” (ABC) and “Timeless” (NBC) couldn’t top the third season premiere of “Scorpion” (CBS) in total viewers (although ‘Timeless’ eked […]
CBS easily won Thursday evening with the return of “Thursday Night Football” featuring the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills. However, it was the lowest-rated, least-watched TNF premiere (including streaming data) since 2013 (N.Y. Jets-New England on NFL Network and local broadcast affiliates in New York and Boston; 6.9 household rating, 11 million viewers). […]
The 2016 NFL season kicked off on this Thursday night on NBC with a rematch of Super Bowl 50: the Carolina Panthers visiting the defending champion Denver Broncos. The game gave the network a rousing prime time win, but despite that victory, Carolina-Denver was the lowest-rated kickoff game since 2009 (Tennessee-Pittsburgh, 12.8) and the least-viewed […]
CBS was Thursday’s overall winner amidst a slew of broadcast network preemptions due to regional NFL preseason game telecasts, thanks to a rerun of “Big Bang Theory” and a new “Big Brother 18” despite being pushed to late night or onto secondary CBS affiliates in several major markets. Note: Final nationals for Spanish-language networks will […]
NBC extended its prime time winning streak among total viewers and all key demos to 21 straight nights thanks to an “NFL Preseason” matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the Miami Dolphins. It was the debut of former “Monday Night Football” commentator Mike Tirico announcing on an NBC NFL telecast. Half-hours for “NFL Preseason: Atlanta-Miami” […]
ABC dominated Monday night with the season finale of “The Bachelorette” and the special “The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose.” The 2-hour edition that featured Joelle “JoJo” Fletcher selecting Jordan Rodgers over Robby Hayes drew the largest same-day viewership for a ‘Bachelorette’ season finale since Aug. 5, 2013 (8.94 million). ‘The Bachelorette: After the Final […]
ABC led in most key figures on Monday night: total viewers (5.42 million), adults 18-49 (1.5 rating/6 share) and adults 18-34 (1.3/6). NBC won among adults 25-54 (1.9/6). The first night of the four-day “2016 Democratic National Convention” featuring speeches from First Lady Michelle Obama, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren and Vermont senator/former presidential candidate Bernie […]
ABC, NBC and ABC’s sister network ESPN each shared leadership on Monday night. ABC was Monday’s most-watched network with an average of 5.59 million viewers. NBC led among adults 25-54 (2.0 rating/6 share). ESPN won prime time among adults 18-49 (approx. 1.7 rating) and adults 18-34 (approx. 1.6 rating) thanks to MLB All-Star festivities, primarily […]
