CBS led Wednesday by all measures, thanks to the 2-hour premiere of summer reality stalwart “Big Brother 18.” Compared to its year-ago premiere (“Big Brother 17” on June 24, 2015 8-9 p.m.), it was down by 10 percent (in total viewers; 6.19 million vs. BB17’s 6.92 million) and by 12 percent (in adults 18-49; 2.35 […]
NBC was Tuesday night’s top network along total viewers (9.2 million) and all key demographics. OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) aired cable’s two most-watched programs in prime time, headlined by the series premiere of family church drama “Greenleaf” starring Merle Dandridge, Keith David, Lynn Whitfield and Oprah Winfrey. With 3.04 million total viewers, the series delivered […]
“NBA Finals Game 6” on ABC won the night across all of television for the 54th consecutive time. Thursday night’s Game 6 – the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors to even the series 3-3 – generated 20.702 million average viewers, peaking with 25.254 million viewers from 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET. The Cleveland market averaged […]
NBC led by all measures on this low-rated Wednesday summer evening that was littered with reruns on four of the five broadcast networks. The positive for NBC’s medical drama “The Night Shift” was it built out of a repeat showing of “American Ninja Warrior” in total viewers. Follow @SonOfTheBronx If you can see this text, […]
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 […]
Featuring Game 5 of the “2016 NBA Finals” (Golden State-Cleveland), ABC posted a big victory on Monday, leading its combined competition (CBS, NBC, Fox and CW) in total viewers (+ 4 percent – 14.6 million vs. 14.1 million) and adults 18-49 (+ 58 percent – 5.2/18 vs. 3.3/11). It was the network’s fifth consecutive evening […]
“The NBA Finals” on ABC won the night across all of television for the 51st consecutive time. Game 3, in which the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors by 30 points (120-90), was the second-most watched NBA Finals Game 3 ever on ABC. It averaged 16.465 million viewers (-12 percent from the 18.7 million […]
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 […]
NBC dominated Tuesday night with the eleventh season premiere of “America’s Got Talent”. The return delivered a 5 percent increase in total viewers from its year-ago premiere (11.09 million from 5/26/15); its adults 18-49 ratings delivery was flat from one year ago. It’s the second-most-watched “Talent” debut in five years (since 2011, 15.3 million, trailing […]
