On the June 17th episode of ABC’s “Celebrity Family Feud“, it was a battle between the crew of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” versus the all-stars from Major League Baseball and women’s softball. When asked what a man would use to cover up a broken zipper at church, NBA legend Charles Barkley provided an interesting response […]
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In a post-game interview with Utah Jazz player (and Australian-born) Joe Ingles on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” from Apr. 23, co-host Shaquille O’Neal tried connecting with Ingles’ home roots using an Australian accent and opened with “Joe, hello mate. This is Shaq.” At the conclusion of the interview, O’Neal attempted the accent again and uttered […]
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Friday’s NBC Olympics’ primetime coverage delivered a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) average of 19.2 million viewers, according to live plus same day fast national data by Nielsen, and digital data from Adobe Analytics. Sports Media Watch noted that on this particular night, it was the first time these Games had improved upon the comparable night […]
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On the Dec. 16 edition of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live“, a parody of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” studio show featured the night’s host Kevin Hart as analyst Shaquille O’Neal uttering hilariously bizarre things with retorts back to him by fellow analyst Charles Barkley (Kenan Thompson).
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It was record-setting night on cable television this Monday as TNT won prime time overall. TNT’s “2016 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 7” between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors, on Monday, May 30, averaged 15.9 million total viewers and an 8.8 U.S. household rating to deliver cable television’s most-viewed NBA telecast […]
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Saturday Final Nationals: Warriors-Thunder Becomes TNT’s Top Conference Final Game 6 To-Date
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Saturday belonged to TNT with the Golden State Warriors’ 108-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the “2016 NBA Western Conference Finals”. Averaging a 6.2 household rating and 10.8 million viewers, Warriors-Thunder on May 28 was the highest-rated, most-watched Game 6 of an NBA Conference Final in the network’s history, to-date. […]
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Sunday Final Nationals: ‘Billboard Music Awards’ on ABC at a Three-Year Viewer-Low but Still Strong
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ABC won the final Sunday night of the 2015-16 traditional season in all measures except adults 18-34 (TNT, due to coverage of “NBA Western Conference Finals Game 3: Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder”, won with an approximate 2.3 rating), thanks to the season finale of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and the “2016 Billboard […]
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CBS was the Tuesday night victor among total viewers (12.21 million), as well leading among adults 25-54 (2.5 rating/7 share). TNT was on top among adults 18-49 (approximate 1.8 rating) and adults 18-34 (approximate 1.7 rating) due to NBA Western Conference Semifinal Game 5: Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs. The season finales of […]
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Despite the return of ABC’s TGIT lineup of Shonda Rhimes dramas, Fox with “American Idol” still landed in the Thursday night winner’s circle being the top network in total viewers (8.96 million) and adults 25-54 (2.9 rating/8 share). Fox and ABC tied for the lead in adults 18-49 rating with a 2.1, as ABC had […]