Sunday night’s NBA Finals Game 7 on ABC was the most-watched, highest-rated NBA game since Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals (which had aired on NBC), according to Nielsen. ABC’s Game 7 viewership peaked with 44.511 million viewers and a 22.5 U.S. rating from 10:30-10:40 p.m. ET. The 2016 NBA Finals on ABC, in […]
NBC won Tuesday night in total viewers (9.39 million), adults 18-49 (2.1 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.3/6) and adults 25-54 (2.9/9), mainly because of “America’s Got Talent”. Runner-up in key demos for the evening was ABC with the series premiere of family comedy “Uncle Buck” sandwiched in between the first two episodes of game show […]
CBS was Sunday night’s most-watched network with an average of 8.55 million viewers. Propelled by the awards host James Corden (“Late Late Show” and famed Carpool Karaoke segments) and the winner of 11 Tonys, the smash hit musical “Hamilton”, CBS’s broadcast of THE 70th ANNUAL TONY AWARDS® delivered its largest audience since 2001 and its […]
CBS and ABC shared victory a low-rated Saturday night overall. CBS led in total viewers (3.78 million) while ABC won in all key demos. Tripling its lead-in among Adults 18-49 at 9pm, ABC’s premiere airing of O.J.: Made in America ranked #1 among its major network competition in all 4 half-hours of its 2-hour time […]
NBC was the prime time leader by all measures from 8-11 p.m. with Game 5 of the “Stanley Cup Final” between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks. The most-watched sporting event of the night aired on Univision (simulcast on Univision Deportes): Mexico vs. Jamaica in “Copa America Centenario” averaged 5.4 million total viewers […]
Thanks to “The Bachelorette” — the night’s most-watched and top-rated TV program in all key adult demos — ABC was the overall network winner on Monday night. The double episode premiere of the final season of “Rizzoli & Isles” topped the night’s cable programs (including USA’s “WWE Raw”) in total viewers, while the season premieres […]
Although Golden State’s blowout win over Cleveland resulted in declines of 9 percent (in total viewers; 17.489 million vs. 19.168 million) and 12 percent (in adults 18-49; 8.28 million vs. 9.432 million) for “NBA Finals Game 2” from its year-ago Finals Game 2 (on 6/07/15), ABC still won Sunday night, by far, in all measures. […]
Saturday was a quiet night on the broadcast networks, paving the way for Univision (in conjunction with its cable sports partner Univision Deportes) and NBCSN to become the clear winners in all key demos in prime time. Univision networks’ coverage of Copa América Centenario and NBCSN’s telecast of NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 3: Pittsburgh […]
CBS and NBC shared leadership on this Friday night: CBS was the most-watched network with 5.45 million viewers, NBC led all key demos. The opening match of Copa America Centenario between USA and Colombia on Univision networks averaged 3.9 million total viewers and 2.0 million adults 18-49. The match was the best ever for a […]
