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Less than one week after officially exiting CBS’ “60 Minutes,” veteran newscaster Morley Safer has passed away at the age of 84. Safer, who replaced Harry Reasoner on “60 Minutes” in 1970, had the longest continuous run of anyone historically on primetime network television. Born on Nov. 8, 1931 in Toronto, Safer was influenced by […]
CBS was again Sunday’s most-watched network in prime time with 7.79 million total viewers. Their night featured a one-hour “60 Minutes” special dedicated to longtime news reporter Morley Safer who is retiring. Led by “Game of Thrones”, “Silicon Valley” and “Veep”, HBO was tops among all key demographics from 7-11 p.m.: adults 18-49 (approx. 1.4 […]
What follows are the fast affiliate results for Sunday, May 15 broken out by network and by each half-hour: -Total Viewers: CBS: 7.75 million, NBC: 4.42, ABC: 3.79, Fox: 2.15, Univision: 1.94, Telemundo 1.22, ION: 1.07 -Adults 18-49: ABC: 1.1 rating/4 share, CBS and Fox: 0.9/ 3 each, NBC and Univision: 0.8/ 3 each, Telemundo: […]
What follows are the household rating and share metered market (overnight) results by network and by half-hour for ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox for Sunday, May 15: Household Rating/Share CBS: 5.3/ 9, NBC: 3.0/ 5, ABC: 2.7/ 5, Fox: 1.4/ 2 Percent Change From Year-Ago Week: CBS: +24, NBC: – 9, ABC: -60, Fox: -12 […]
Morley Safer, 84, the CBS Newsman and longest-serving correspondent on “60 Minutes,” will formally retire this week. His career will be celebrated in a special hour, directly following this Sunday’s regular edition of “60 Minutes.” “Morley Safer: A Reporter’s Life” will be broadcast Sunday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET. Safer’s first season as a […]
