Not every team gets invited to the “Big Dance.” For the teams that almost made it to the Final 68 on Selection Sunday, there is the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). A total of 32 teams comprise the NIT. The first four teams left out of the 2016 NCAA tournament field will be the top-seeded teams […]
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CBS was Friday’s most-watched network in prime time, averaging 7.75 million total viewers. ABC and CBS were tied for tops among key adult demos: adults 18-49 (1.1 rating/4 share), adults 25-54 (1.6/5) and adults 18-34 rating (0.7 rating), although ABC earned a slight edge in adults 18-34 share over CBS (4 vs. 3). Follow @SonOfTheBronx […]
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Thursday Final Nationals: CNN Wins Night Despite Second Least-Watched GOP Debate of Election Cycle
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CNN was Thursday night’s most-watched network in prime time with an average of 9.47 million total viewers. CNN also topped all networks among adults 18-49 (1.9 rating) and tied ABC for No. 1 in adults 18-34 (1.3 rating). The twelfth “Republican Presidential Debate” from Florida was much more calm and civil than recent previous GOP […]
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A special 2-hour best-of-auditions edition of “The Voice” powered NBC to win Wednesday — the network’s third consecutive night victory among total viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. NBC also took top honors among adults 18-34 (0.9 rating/4 share). The second season premiere of NBC’s critically-acclaimed sitcom “The Carmichael Show” returned to similar figures from […]
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The 21st season of Major League Soccer (MLS) begins on Sunday, March 6 with the entire sport (all 20 teams) playing in matches — four of those matches get the marquee national TV treatment. First is a rematch of the 2015 MLS Cup as the defending champion Portland Timbers welcome Kei Kamara and Columbus Crew […]
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Thursday Final Nationals: CNN and Telemundo Combine to Deliver Largest Debate Audience in Two Months
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CNN was the top single network on Thursday night among total viewers (approximately 10.8 million) and adults 18-49 (~2.2 rating). The tenth “Republican Presidential Debate”, on both CNN and Spanish-language outlet Telemundo, featured the 3-way shouting match between candidates Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Based on the combined viewership of 14.5 million from […]
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CBS continued its Tuesday dominance — thanks to “NCIS” and its spinoff “NCIS: New Orleans” — among total viewers (11.98 million), adults 18-49 (1.8 rating/6 share), adults 25-54 (2.6/7). CBS tied NBC for No. 1 in adults 18-34 (0.9/4). “Chicago Fire” delivered NBC’s 23rd consecutive time-period win in adults 18-49 versus regular ABC-CBS competition in […]
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Tuesday Final Nationals: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ on Freeform Leads Cable Among Adults 18-49
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This Tuesday night was an abbreviated prime time in programming due to the 69-minute State of the Union address by President Obama. CBS was the most-watched network with 8.47 million total viewers while NBC and Fox tied for the lead among adults 18-49 with a 1.2 rating and 4 share. Cumulatively across multiple networks, the […]
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Thursday Final Nationals: Jennifer Lopez Twice a Winner with ‘American Idol’ and ‘Shades of Blue’
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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 […]