NBC won Sunday night with the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-27 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on “Sunday Night Football.” Despite the competitive nature of the game, the prime time declines for the NFL were again exhibited on this night. Compared to the year-ago “SNF” game of Patriots-Broncos (11/29/15), Chiefs-Broncos was down 26-27 percent in […]
The annual Thanksgiving night edition of “Sunday Night Football” gave NBC an easy Thursday night victory. Nonetheless, the NFL prime time ratings woes continued as the Pittsburgh Steelers-Indianapolis Colts (sans Colts quarterback Andrew Luck) matchup from 8:30-11:00 p.m. was down 26 percent in total viewers (18.543 million vs. 25.167 million) and down 24 percent in […]
Compared to the year-ago “Sunday Night Football” telecast on NBC (Patriots-Broncos from 11/29/15) from 8:30-11:00 p.m., Chiefs-Broncos was down 24 percent in viewership (17.34 million vs. 22.87 million) and down 25 percent among adults 18-49 (5.8 rating vs. 7.7 rating). What follows are the fast affiliate results for Sunday, November 27, 2016 broken out by […]
“Off the upright… AND IN! AND IN!! Unbelievable game winner Kansas City! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!” That was a quote uttered by NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico (filling in for the vacationing Al Michaels) as he called Kansas City Chiefs’ Cairo Santos kick a 34-yard game-winning field goal in overtime. The ball bounced off […]
During the halftime analysis of the Vikings-Lions game on Thanksgiving (Nov. 24), the CBS NFL studio crew also makes note of the length of time of Aretha Franklin’s performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at the start of the game. Of course, Franklin sang her version much longer than a usual National Anthem performance. Here was […]
Green Bay-Washington on “Sunday Night Football” helped NBC win Sunday night overall. ABC’s star-studded “American Music Awards” dipped to a record-low in ratings and viewership with a 4.7 U.S. household rating, 8.182 million total viewers and 3.105 million adults 18-49: down 26 percent in viewership and down 30 percent in adults 18-49 from the year-ago […]
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016 ABC 8:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” (fall season finale) 9:00 p.m. “Notorious” 10:00 p.m. “How to Get Away with Murder” (fall season finale) CBS 8:00 p.m. “The Big Bang Theory” 8:30 p.m. “The Great Indoors” 9:00 p.m. “Mom” 9:30 p.m. “Life in Pieces” 10:00 p.m. “Pure Genius” NBC 8:00 p.m. Football Night […]
The Seattle Seahawks’ 31-24 win over the perennial powerhouse New England Patriots on “Sunday Night Football” not only gave NBC the overall Sunday night victory but also provided this NFL prime time showcase window its first increase this season from the corresponding year-ago game. With a 12.7 U.S. household rating, 22.513 million viewers and a […]
A week after getting bested by the World Series on Fox, NBC returned to the Sunday night winners circle with “Sunday Night Football” which featured the Oakland Raiders’ return to a high-profile prime time window as they faced defending Super Bowl champion and their division rival Denver Broncos. Despite the network win, “SNF” experienced a […]
