A double-dose of drama “Grey’s Anatomy” helped ABC take top honors Thursday night all-around: in total viewers (6.9 million) and in all key demos. The ratings woes of fitness competitions continue as the oft-promoted “American Grit” for Fox, hosted by WWE superstar John Cena, was scarcely sampled in its series premiere. Earlier in the evening, […]
CBS was tops on Friday night among total viewers (8.16 million). CBS and ABC were in a virtual ratings tie for the lead among adults 18-49 (1.1 rating) and adults 25-54 (1.6); CBS earned the edge over ABC in shares for each of these demos: adults 18-49 (4.4 share vs. 4.3) and adults 25-54 (5.3 […]
The 126-minute “American Idol” series farewell (for now) helped Fox rule Thursday night, by far, with an average of 13.3 million viewers and dominating all key demos. It was the most-watched, highest-rated “American Idol” season finale in three years (14.13 million, 3.6 adults 18-49 rating, 5/16/2013) and the most-watched telecast of “American Idol” in two […]
ABC was Monday’s most-watched network in prime time with an average of 9.97 million total viewers TBS topped all among adults 18-49 (3.1 rating), adults 18-34 (2.6 rating) and adults 25-54 (3.4 rating), thanks to the “National Championship” of NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball. It was the first time in the history of the tournament […]
Saturday night belonged to TBS with coverage of the “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Final Four”. In conjunction with “Team Stream” telecasts of each game on TNT and truTV, both college basketball games averaged 11.7 million viewers across the three Turner networks. But the news was far from positive when comparing the games to previous […]
CBS returned with its regularly scheduled programming on this Friday night and won prime time among total viewers (8.23 million), adults 18-49 (1.1 rating/4 share), adults 18-34 (0.7/3) and adults 25-54 (1.6/5). The Boston Celtics ended the Golden State Warriors’ 54-game home winning streak on this evening with a 109-106 victory on ESPN. Despite a […]
CBS was the runaway winner on Saturday night with the network’s final night covering the “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament”. It was a doubleheader of Regional Final games that began airing at 6:00 p.m. ET: Oklahoma/Oregon in the West and Villanova/Kansas in the South. Compared to ABC, NBC and Fox combined, CBS outdrew their […]
CBS was the top network overall on Friday night among total viewers (5.59 million) and all key demos with coverage of the both Midwest Regional Semifinal games in the NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament. On CBS, the averages of both prime time game telecasts on the Friday Regional Semifinals of the tournament: 3/25/16 (Virginia-Iowa […]
CBS was the all-around Tuesday night winner in total viewers (11.97 million), adults 18-49 (1.7 rating/6 share), adults 18-34 (0.9/4) and adults 25-54 (2.5/7). NBC’s “Heartbeat” starring Heather George debuted out of “The Voice” on this evening with so-so returns. The new medical drama retained just 59 percent in total viewers and 56 percent in […]
