It was all about NBC on the night with the Sunday season premiere of “Sunday Night Football” as the New York Giants visited the Dallas Cowboys. The game posted a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 24.5 million viewers – up +5 percent from last year’s “SNF” opener (23.3 million for Patriots-Cardinals). Top markets for Giants-Cowboys […]
NBC topped Sunday night in total viewers (6.56 million) with an “NFL Preseason Football” matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings. Assisted by the season finale of “Game of Thrones” followed by another original episode of “Ballers” — both programs reaching their respective series-highs in ratings and viewership — HBO was victorious […]
CBS was Sunday’s most-watched network with an average of 4.8 million viewers on this night. It was the sixth consecutive Sunday that HBO was the leader among all key demos from 7-11 p.m. (thanks, “Game of Thrones”) — adults 18-49 (approx. 1.9 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.5 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 2.1 rating). These […]
Despite a slight delay of its programming due to golf’s final round of the “PGA Championship” from the afternoon, CBS was Sunday’s most-watched network with an average of 4.93 million viewers on this night. It was yet another Sunday with “Game of Thrones” reaching another series-high in live plus same day viewership as HBO led […]
ABC ended CBS’ two-week winning streak as Sunday’s most-watched network with an average of 4.79 million viewers on this night. “Game of Thrones” reached another series-high in live plus same day viewership as HBO continues its leadership among all key demos from 7-11 p.m. for the fourth straight Sunday — adults 18-49 (approx. 1.5 rating), […]
Despite the “68th Primetime Emmy Awards” airing on ABC, NBC led Sunday night (by far) with Green Bay-Minnesota on “Sunday Night Football.” As for the Emmys, it was the second consecutive year the ceremony dipped to all-time lows in total viewers and young demos, even with unpredictable award winners in some of the major acting […]
While the return of “Sunday Night Football” helped NBC to a dominant Sunday night win and the game itself went down to the wire (New England def. Arizona 23-21), it was the lowest-rated and least-watched SNF season premiere since 2009 (Chicago-Green Bay: 12.6 rating, 21.1 million viewers). When including streaming data, the total viewership rises […]
As a precursor to the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards telecast next Sunday, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” won nine Creative Arts Emmy Awards, while “The People v. O.J. Simpson” on FX took home four trophies. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made history with their shared win in the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series […]
The “Sunday Fun & Games” lineup of “Celebrity Family Feud”, “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “Match Game” returned ABC to the top of Sunday night among total viewers (5.39 million). “NFL Preseason” with Cincinnati vs. Jacksonville helped NBC win among the broadcast networks in all key demos. For CBS, “Big Brother 18” rose to another season […]
