Wednesday night’s NBC/NBCSN average of 16.3 million viewers for its Olympics coverage dominated the TV competition – a 63 percent advantage over the combined 10.0 million primetime viewers for ABC, CBS and Fox. The NBC-only 14.1 million viewers in the 8-11 p.m. ET primetime window topped by 41 percent the other broadcast networks – marking […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s top ten cable telecasts in total viewers and adults 18-49 as well as selected other programs on Tuesday, December 12 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses): Who Killed Tupac (A&E, 10:00 PM, 63 min.) […]
In an historic night of politics, Doug Jones became the first Democrat in over two decades to win the Alabama senate race over the controversial Roy Moore on Dec. 12 to fill the seat vacated by Jeff Sessions who became Attorney General earlier in the year. The Associated Press first reported Jones’ victory at 10:25 […]
Lavar Ball, the outspoken father of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball and two other rising basketball prospects LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball, appeared as a guest on “CNN Tonight” on Nov. 20, interviewed by guest host Chris Cuomo. Unsurprisingly. Lavar Ball used the opportunity to again satisfy his hunger for media attention. LiAngelo Ball, […]
In a Sep. 15 discussion on “CNN Newsroom” concerning Donald Trump and the White House calling for the firing of ESPN personality Jemele Hill after her labeling Trump as a “white supremacist,” Fox Sports Radio shock jock Clay Travis was a guest who proclaimed he was a “First Amendment absolutist” and believed in only two […]
It was the summer of 2000 at the annual Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. Three “Today” show anchors — Matt Lauer, Katie Couric and Ann Curry — were present at an NBC session to promote the morning show’s then-upcoming extension from two hours to three hours each weekday morning. In addition, they, along with “Today” […]
Just one day since comedienne Kathy Griffin posted a photo on social media of herself holding a bloody, decapitated head in the likeness of President Donald Trump, CNN has terminated their agreement with Griffin to appear on their annual New Year’s Eve coverage. CNN has terminated our agreement with Kathy Griffin to appear on our […]
TNT led among total viewers (approx. 5.1 million), adults 18-49 (approx. 1.8 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.7 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 1.8 rating) with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 130-86 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the “2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals”. For the first time in its history, MSNBC was the No. […]
CBS led Tuesday night in total viewers (11.15 million). TNT led among adults 18-49 (approx. 1.8 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.7 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 2.0 rating) with the San Antonio Spurs’ overtime Game 5 victory over the Houston Rockets in the second round of the “2017 NBA Playoffs”. Compared to the year-ago Oklahoma […]
