Each broadcast network aired repeats as the year of 2016 drew nearer to a close. CBS was Thursday night’s most-watched network with an average of 5.57 million viewers. The prime time doubleheader of college football bowl games — the Belk Bowl of Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech, followed by the Alamo Bowl of Oklahoma State vs. […]
Fox won Thursday night all-around, thanks to another 2-hour edition of “American Idol.” While MSNBC’s “Democratic Presidential Debate” featuring Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders — the first one-on-one debate — was the most watched cable program of the night, it was the least watched presidential prime time debate — of either political party — of […]
The networks of Fox ruled Thursday night on television. The Fox broadcast network won among key demos, thanks to another 2-hour edition of “American Idol.” With an average of 10.159 million viewers, the Fox News Channel led all networks among total viewers with “The O’Reilly Factor” leading into the seventh prime time “Republican Presidential Debate” […]
CBS — the lone broadcast network to air all original programming in prime time — was, by far, the top network on television among total viewers (9.28 million), adults 18-49 (2.0 rating/7 share) and adults 25-54 (3.0/9). Its four comedies each rose to their best numbers in several weeks: The highly-promoted Sheldon-Amy hookup episode of […]
NBC was Thursday’s most-watched network — a rarity in recent years — with its holiday specials “Michael Buble’s Christmas in Hollywood” (Women 18-34: 0.8/3; Men 18-34: 0.6/3; Women 18-49: 1.4/5; Men 18-49: 0.9/3) and the telemovie “Coat of Many Colors” (Women 18-34: 1.3/5; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.3/7; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) . NBC has […]
CBS was Thursday’s most-watched network with 8.15 million total viewers. ABC won all key demos including adults 18-49 (2.4 rating/8 share), adults 18-34 (1.9/8) and adults 25-54 (2.9/8). With all three of its dramas airing fall finales on the night, ABC drew its biggest Thursday audience in four weeks and hit a 7-week high in […]
