CBS was a dominant force on Sunday night. Not only did it lead the evening in total viewers for the fourth consecutive Sunday (on this night, an average of 12.27 million), but it also led in all key demos including adults 18-49 (2.2 rating/8 share) and adults 25-54 (2.9/9). The network was catapulted by the […]
NCAA Basketball Tournament
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With scarce options on the broadcast networks on the evening, TBS ruled Saturday night in all key figures, by far, with the regional finals of the “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament.” It was Gonzaga vs. Xavier for the West region in the early window followed by Oregon vs. Kansas for the Midwest in prime […]
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Friday Final Nationals: CBS and TBS Combine for Third-Largest NCAA Sweet Sixteen Friday in 24 Years
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On this Friday night, CBS was prime time’s top network on television and TBS was the night’s top cable network due to the Regional Semifinals of the “NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.” According to fast nationals, both CBS and TBS combined to average 12 million viewers which ranks as the third most-watched Sweet Sixteen Friday since […]
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North Carolina Tar Heels versus Kentucky Wildcats — two of college basketball’s perennial top teams in the nation — in the South regional final from Memphis, Tenn. was the marquee matchup of the Elite Eight weekend of the 2017 NCAA Div. I Mens Basketball Tournament. With 10 seconds remaining, Kentucky’s Malik Monk tied the game […]
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The end of the road to determine the men’s Division I college basketball national champion for 2017 is near. This will be the first year since 2013 that CBS will televise both the Final Four Semifinals and the National Championship. This year, those events will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, […]
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The first 59 games were played in the 2017 NCAA Div. I Mens Basketball Tournament with none of them ending with a buzzer-beating winning shot nor entering into overtime. Then, game No. 60 took place — the East regional semifinal between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Florida Gators from New York City’s Madison Square Garden […]
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The Midwest region semifinals of the “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament” put CBS on top on Thursday night among total viewers (6.89 million), adults 18-49 (2.1 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.8/9) and adults 25-54 (2.4/8). The ratings increases for the tournament continued as coverage of both Midwest (CBS) and West (TBS) regional semifinals on […]
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CBS was Sunday’s most-watched network for the third consecutive week. On this night, the network drew over 9 million viewers. AMC, which featured the second season premiere of martial arts drama “Into the Badlands”, led the night in all key demos: adults 18-49 (approx. 1.9 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.3 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. […]
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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 […]