ABC ruled on Sunday night in all key figures. In prime time, the network averaged 15.53 million viewers, with a 5.6 rating/21 share in adults 18-49 and a 6.0 rating/19 share in adults 25-54. Although Game 2 was yet another blowout win for the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the “2017 NBA […]
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Game 1 of “2017 NBA Finals” made ABC the dominant ratings force on Thursday night. Although the opening game (18.7 million viewers) of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors series — the third consecutive year featuring both teams in The Finals — was down 3 percent in total viewers from last year’s Game 1 […]
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What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, June 1, 2017 broken out by network and by each half-hour: Prime Averages Network Viewers (000) Adults 18-49 13343 4.8/19 3149 1.0/4 4441 0.8/3 3607 0.6/2 769 0.2/1 Thursday, June 1, 2017 8:00 PROGRAM Viewers (000) Adults 18-49 Jimmy Kimmel Game Night (s) 8773 2.5/12 […]
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Saturday Final Nationals: Kentucky Derby on NBC Delivers its Largest Audience in 28 Years
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Three broadcast networks — ABC, NBC and Fox — each televised sporting events on Saturday night with ABC victorious in prime time among total viewers (5.19 million) and all key demos with Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals: Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz in the “2017 NBA Playoffs.” Just before prime time, NBC’s […]
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Saturday Final Nationals: Masters Golf Third Round Dips to Second-Lowest Rating in 60 Years
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NBC led Saturday night among total viewers (3.8 million), adults 18-49 (0.7 rating/3 share) and adults 25-54 (1.0/4). L.A. Clippers at San Antonio Spurs on “NBA Saturday Primetime” put ABC on top among adults 18-34 (0.5/3). In the afternoon, CBS coverage of the third round of “The Masters” golf tournament averaged a 4.3 U.S. household […]
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The second round of the “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament” was the top TV attraction on Saturday night. CBS led overall in prime time with St. Mary’s (Calif.) versus Arizona. TBS was the night’s top cable network (and the No. 2 network of all of television) with the tournament doubleheader of Middle Tennessee State […]
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Saturday Final Nationals: ESPN Achieves Ratings Milestones with ACC and Pac-12 Championship Games
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ESPN was Saturday prime time’s top network in adults 18-49 (approx. 0.9 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 0.9 rating), and adults 25-54 (approx. 1.0 rating), thanks to men’s college basketball’s “ACC Championship Game: Duke vs. Notre Dame”. The game averaged a total live audience (TV + streaming) of 3.695 million viewers, which is the most-watched ACC […]
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by Douglas Pucci Comments are off
ESPN was Saturday prime time’s top network in total viewers (approx. 3.6 million), adults 18-49 (approx. 1.1 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.0 rating), and adults 25-54 (approx. 1.2 rating). Airing for the majority of its night was another installment of men’s college basketball’s storied rivalry “Duke at North Carolina” which delivered the most viewers for […]
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Saturday Final Nationals: CBS Outdraws Sports Programming on Competing Networks in Total Viewers
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Three broadcast networks televised sporting events on this Saturday prime time — NBA’s Bulls-Cavaliers (sans LeBron) on ABC, NHL’s Flyers-Penguins outdoors at Heinz Field on NBC and Premier Boxing Champions on Fox. Yet, it was CBS, which featured two hours of “48 Hours”, was the night’s most-watched network with an average of 4.5 million viewers. […]