CBS managed to win Thursday night with its final 2017 simulcast of NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football” despite the Baltimore Ravens’ 40-0 rout over the Miami Dolphins. It was the least-watched CBS/NFL Network “TNF” telecast of the fall — 8.64 million on CBS, 2.723 million on NFL Network. But the combined 11.363 million viewers (and […]
Game 6 of the “2017 American League Championship Series” between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros propelled the sports cable channel FS1 to win Friday night overall on television. The telecast drew 8.225 million viewers on FS1, 269,000 viewers on Spanish-language network Fox Deportes and approximately 116,000 viewers on its streaming app Fox […]
ESPN won Thursday night among all networks in households, viewers and all key male and adult demos, thanks to the “2017 NFL Draft.” On television, the telecast peaked in the 9-9:30 p.m. ET half hour with a 4.6 rating and 7.779 million viewers. For the fourth consecutive year, Cleveland was the highest-rated metered market […]
Saturday night was a good night for the Disney company. Its broadcast network ABC was television’s most-watched network (5.31 million viewers from 8-11 p.m.) as well as the leader among adults 25-54 (1.3 rating/5 share), thanks to the annual Easter weekend telecast of the 1956 film “The Ten Commandments.” The movie fell just 3 percent […]
CBS again led Tuesday night in total viewers (11.28 million) and adults 25-54 (2.1 rating/6 share). The network also matched NBC for the lead among adults 18-49 (1.3 rating) but NBC earned the edge over CBS in adults 18-49 share (5.1 vs. 4.9). Fox won adults 18-34 (1.0/5), due to the fifth season premiere of […]
Friday saw split prime time leadership between CBS and ABC. CBS was tops in total viewers (9.77 million). ABC (1.3 rating/4.9 share) edged CBS (1.3 rating/4.7 share) for No. 1 among adults 18-49. ABC was also the leader in adults 18-34 (0.8/4) and adults 25-54 (1.9/6). NBC was a distant third place with the final […]
The Seattle Seahawks and NBC both dominated Thursday night with NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football.” Seattle’s 24-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on NBC and NFL Network combined to register a 8.8 household rating/16 share, 14.65 million viewers and a 4.3/16 rating/share among adults 18-49. The arrival of Howard and Bernadette’s baby on “The […]
