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 […]
NBC edged by Fox to be Saturday night’s most-watched network with an average of 4.094 million viewers in prime time (vs. 4.085 million for Fox). Fox was tops among adults 18-49 (0.9 rating/3 share) and adults 25-54 (1.3/4). Despite being delayed by rain, “NASCAR Sprint Cup: Duck Commander 500” from Texas bested the combined viewership […]
The combination of the penultimate episode of “American Idol” and hit serial “Empire” made Fox the clear winner on Wednesday night. It led all networks among total viewers (10.52 million) and all key demos: adults 18-49 (3.2 rating/11 share), adults 18-34 (2.6/11) and adults 25-54 (4.0/12). It was the most-watched telecast for “American Idol” based […]
CBS was the most-watched network on Sunday night with an average of 10.79 million viewers. Leading all broadcast network entries in key demos were the “Academy of Country Music Awards” on CBS which were hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley. Nonetheless, the event marked the least-watched ACM Awards since 2007 and the lowest-rated ACM […]
Saturday night belonged to TBS with coverage of the “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Final Four”. In conjunction with “Team Stream” telecasts of each game on TNT and truTV, both college basketball games averaged 11.7 million viewers across the three Turner networks. But the news was far from positive when comparing the games to previous […]
CBS was the runaway winner on Saturday night with the network’s final night covering the “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament”. It was a doubleheader of Regional Final games that began airing at 6:00 p.m. ET: Oklahoma/Oregon in the West and Villanova/Kansas in the South. Compared to ABC, NBC and Fox combined, CBS outdrew their […]
CBS was the overall winning network on this Wednesday night among total viewers (9.34 million), adults 18-49 (1.9 rating/7 share), adults 18-34 (1.1/5) and adults 25-54 (2.7/8). The departure of actor Shemar Moore from “Criminal Minds” lifted the series to its most-watched telecast in live+same day viewers since Nov. 26, 2014; its best adults 18-49 […]
Saturday night was a feast for the basketball fan as the NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament and a highly-anticipated NBA regular season matchup took center stage. CBS was the night’s top network in total viewers (5.79 million), adults 18-49 (1.7 rating/6.5 share) and adults 25-54 (2.0/7). The second round matchup in the South Region […]
CBS was the all-around winner on this Wednesday night. For the fourth consecutive week, “Survivor Kaoh Rong” rose in total viewers from its respective previous week’s telecast to yet another new season-high. “Criminal Minds” drew its most-watched telecast in live+same day viewers since its season premiere from Sep. 30, 2015. “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders”, starring […]
