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 […]
The 2017 NBA Playoffs have arrived! For the next two months, starting April 15, up to 16 teams — eight from each conference, East and West — will vie for the coveted Larry O’Brien trophy. With the Golden State Warriors’ acquisition of former longtime Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant last July, it seems likely […]
It was record-setting night on cable television this Monday as TNT won prime time overall. TNT’s “2016 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 7” between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors, on Monday, May 30, averaged 15.9 million total viewers and an 8.8 U.S. household rating to deliver cable television’s most-viewed NBA telecast […]
Saturday belonged to TNT with the Golden State Warriors’ 108-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the “2016 NBA Western Conference Finals”. Averaging a 6.2 household rating and 10.8 million viewers, Warriors-Thunder on May 28 was the highest-rated, most-watched Game 6 of an NBA Conference Final in the network’s history, to-date. […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally closed out the “2016 NBA Eastern Conference Finals” with a dominant Game 6 win over the Toronto Raptors in Canada by a score of 113-87. Also winning in all measures on this Friday night was the game’s outlet ESPN in total viewers (approx. 4.99 million), adults 18-49 (approx. 1.9 rating), adults […]
Live coverage of the 2016 NBA Finals begins with Game 1 on Thursday, June 2 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC, featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Warriors-Cavaliers are a rematch of the 2015 Finals which the Warriors had won in six games. The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors followed up on their […]
TNT easily was the all-around prime time winner on this Thursday evening, the first night of the summer 2016 TV season. TNT’s exclusive presentation of the 2016 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 5 – Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors – delivered the network’s most-viewed NBA Western Conference Finals Game 5 telecast of all […]
For the third consecutive evening, NBC and a cable network covering the NBA playoffs were winners in prime time. On this Wednesday, the final night of the 2015-16 traditional TV season, NBC led in total viewers (6.11 million) with the season finales of “Law & Order: SVU” and “Chicago P.D.”, preceded by the series finale […]
For the second consecutive night, NBC and a cable network covering the NBA playoffs shared the lead in prime time. NBC was Tuesday’s most-watched network with 9.6 million viewers with the tenth season finale of “The Voice”. NBC also topped the night in adults 25-54 (2.8 rating/8 share). TNT won in adults 18-49 (approx. 2.6 […]
