In an effort to boost its viewership, ESPN announced it will shift ESPN2’s weekday morning talker “First Take,” with Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman and host Molly Qerim, to the ESPN flagship network beginning Monday, Jan. 3. The two hours of “SportsCenter” currently airing on ESPN from 10 a.m. – noon will move to […]
Tuesday again belonged to CBS among total viewers (12.19 million) and NBC among adults 18-49 (2.3 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.5/7) and adults 25-54 (3.0/9). The night featured two freshman series that, for the second consecutive Tuesday, improved upon their veteran hit lead-ins among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34: NBC’s “This Is Us” (2.6 adults […]
With a diluted SNF game on NBC combined with the late afternoon Fox NFL matchup of Dallas-Green Bay airing for 40 minutes into prime time, Fox managed to capture a rare Sunday victory in all key demos from 7-11 p.m. It was apparent football fans were not attracted by Colts-Texans matchup on NBC’s its Sunday […]
CBS and NBC shared leadership for Tuesday in prime time. Sports cable outlet FS1 was the night’s No. 3 network. Game 4 of the “National League Division Series”, featuring the Chicago Cubs’ 4-run 9th-inning comeback to defeat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 and making the game a series-clincher, set a new FS1 telecast viewer record […]
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 […]
“MacGyver”, “Hawaii Five-0” and “Blue Bloods” again helped CBS win Friday night among total viewers (9.2 million), adults 18-49 (1.2 rating/5 share), adults 25-54 (1.8/6) and a share with Fox for the lead among adults 18-34 (0.6/3). The Chicago Cubs’ 1-0 victory over the NL Wild Card winner San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of […]
The 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason has arrived! From October 4-November 2, a champion will be determined among the ten teams involved. The league’s broadcast partners this playoff season include Fox, FS1, TBS, ESPN and MLB Network. Follow @SonOfTheBronx If you can see this text, your browser does not support iframes. This section of […]
CBS, ABC and Fox shared leadership on a quiet Friday night of television as the country headed into Labor Day weekend. CBS led in total viewers (5.04 million), ABC was tops among adults 18-49 (0.8 rating/3 share), adults 25-54 (1.1/4) and shared the top spot with Fox for adults 18-34 (0.5/3). Follow @SonOfTheBronx If you […]
Several original program options were available on this Sunday night but it was a night featuring the three updated versions of classic game shows that helped ABC become the most-watched network in prime time which averaged 6.67 million viewers. “Celebrity Family Feud” won the 8 p.m. hour in total viewers and tied the Sunday premiere […]
