Just three-and-a-half hours of broadcast network television were original on this Friday prime time — only 30 minutes of that were not associated with its respective network news division. Yet it was the rerun-filled CBS to lead in total viewers (4.5 million) while NBC topped all key demos: adults 18-49 (0.8 rating/4 share), adults 18-34 […]
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by Marc Berman Comments are off
From Campaign US: Aside from run-ins with the law, current A+E police docuseries “Live PD” and monster MTV reality show from yesteryear “Jersey Shore” don’t have much in common. They are both, however, breakout hits for their respective cable networks. But where MTV failed, I implore A+E to succeed. The issue at hand is how […]
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Saturday Final Nationals: HBO Premiere of ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Tops Prime Time Cable in Total Viewers
by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
NBC led a scarcely-viewed Saturday night on television overall in total viewers (2.44 million), while Fox with “UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum” led in all Kay prime time demos. Leading all prime time cable telecasts on the night with 1.88 million viewers was the HBO premiere of the 2016 Oscar-nominated motion picture “Hacksaw Ridge” […]
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by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
With the night’s most-watched single-network telecast, a special “Battle Back” episode of “Big Brother 19”, CBS was Friday’s most-watched network with 4.66 million viewers as well as the leader among adults 25-54 (1.1 rating/4 share). The premiere of the movie “Descendants 2” across six Disney-owned networks — Disney Channel, ABC, Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime and […]
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by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
NBC was Saturday night’s winner in total viewers (2.54 million). A&E was television’s top network of the night in adults 18-49 (approx. 0.54 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 0.35 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 0.71 rating). On the night prior, “Live PD” led only cable in some key demos; on this night, the 3-hour edition of […]
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by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
NBC won Friday prime time in total viewers (4.065 million), adults 18-49 (0.7 rating/4 share) and adults 18-34 (0.4/3). ABC earned the slight percentage edge over NBC in adults 25-54 (1.0/4). Friday’s top cable telecast among adults 18-49 (0.57 rating) and adults 25-54 (0.76 rating) was A&E’s 3-hour “Live PD.” The consistently well-rated reality police […]
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Saturday Final Nationals: Scarce Samplings for Burn-Off Returns of ‘Doubt’ and ‘Still Star-Crossed’
by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
NBC led Saturday night in total viewers (3.12 million) and tied Fox for tops in adults 18-49 (0.5 rating/3 share) and adults 25-54 (0.7/3). The Boston Celtics-L.A. Lakers “NBA Summer League” game — the second game for Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball — propelled ESPN to No. 1 in adults 18-34 (approx. 0.43 rating). Celtics-Lakers is […]
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by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
NBC led Friday night in total viewers (4.91 million), adults 18-49 (0.8 rating/4 share) and adults 25-54 (1.2/5). ESPN was among the leading TV networks in prime time based on adults 18-34 (approx. 0.4 rating from 8-11 p.m., tops among cable networks) with their showcase of an “NBA Summer League” game between the Los Angeles […]
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by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
Despite their entire lineup airing reruns (it is summer, of course), CBS still led Friday prime time in total viewers (4.77 million) while NBC topped each adults 18-49 (0.8 rating/4 share) and adults 18-34 (0.5/3) outright as well sharing the lead with ABC (which included two hours of original news programs) among adults 25-54 (1.1/4). […]