On this Friday, CBS and ABC again split the lead on the evening — CBS with total viewers (8.47 million), ABC with all key demos. MMA’s Bellator received highly positive news for this night with “Bellator 149” (Women 18-34: 0.62; Men 18-34: 1.17; Women 18-49: 0.64; Men 18-49: 1.30) featuring Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 […]
CBS was Thursday’s most-watched network with 8.63 million viewers and also led among adults 25-54 (2.8 rating/8 share). Their night featured an episode “Mom” that took a dark turn plot-wise. Ratings-wise, the telecast tied ABC’s “Scandal” for second place in adults 18-49 at 9-9:30 p.m. Although there will still be a significant boost due to […]
CBS was the most-watched network on Saturday with 10.92 million viewers, courtesy of the ninth primetime “Republican Presidential Debate” (Women 18-34: 1.1/5; Men 18-34: 1.7/8; Women 18-49: 1.8/6; Men 18-49: 2.5/9) of the presidential election season. This 2-hour debate bested the 3-hour GOP debate on ABC one week earlier by +1 percent in each total […]
ABC was the dominant victor on Saturday night with the eighth “Republican Presidential Debate” (Women 18-34: 1.2/6; Men 18-34: 1.7/8; Women 18-49: 1.9/7; Men 18-49: 2.4/9). It gave the network its most-watched non-sports Saturday since September 2001. To-date of this political season, the debate was the fifth most-watched Republican debate, and the most-watched debate on […]
Aided by the Pittsburgh Steelers-Denver Broncos playoff game — the second most-watched Sunday AFC Divisional Playoff game ever on record (dating back to 1987-88), “60 Minutes” on CBS delivered the largest non-sports audience for a single broadcast this television season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Jan. 17. It was the […]
The Arizona Cardinals’ dramatic 26-20 overtime victory against the Green Bay Packers in Saturday night’s NFC Divisional Playoff game on NBC (Women 18-34: 6.6/27; Men 18-34: 10.6/42; Women 18-49: 7.9/26; Men 18-49: 13.4/42) ranked as the highest-rated Saturday primetime Divisional game ever, according to Nielsen. The NFL introduced primetime Saturday Divisional Playoff games in the […]
ESPN’s telecast of college football’s “Alamo Bowl,” featuring TCU coming back from a 0-31 deficit to beat Oregon 47-41 in triple overtime, brought the network its fifth prime time victory (among all of TV, including the broadcast networks) within six consecutive nights (Dec. 28-Jan. 2). More analysis, sub-demos and cable information to come in next […]
On a night of mostly repeat programming, CBS dominated with “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance” (Women 18-34: 1.5/6; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.6/8; Men 18-49: 1.8/7). the 31st season finale of the venerable reality franchise of “Survivor”. In combination with “Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance Reunion” (Women 18-34: 1.1/5; Men 18-34: 0.7/3; Women 18-49: 2.0/7; Men […]
The 3-hour telecast of the 1964 family classic “Mary Poppins” (Women 18-34: 0.7/3; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 1.1/4; Men 18-49: 0.7/3) made ABC the most-watched network on Saturday night. While ESPN’s 2015 Heisman Trophy Presentation (Women 18-34: 0.42; Men 18-34: 1.10; Women 18-49: 0.53; Men 18-49: 1.27) did relatively well among all the cable […]
