For the 49th consecutive time, “The NBA Finals” propelled ABC to win the night across all of television (broadcast and cable) and across all key demos. An average of 19.197 million viewers watched the Golden State Warriors’ 104-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the largest Game 1 audience ever on ABC for the NBA Finals, […]
TNT easily was the all-around prime time winner on this Thursday evening, the first night of the summer 2016 TV season. TNT’s exclusive presentation of the 2016 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 5 – Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors – delivered the network’s most-viewed NBA Western Conference Finals Game 5 telecast of all […]
CBS and ESPN split prime time victory for the fourth consecutive Thursday. CBS led among total viewers (6.41 million); Game 2 of the “NBA Eastern Conference Finals” between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors put ESPN on top among adults 18-49 (approx. 1.9 rating) and adults 18-34 (approx. 1.8 rating). The game telecast was […]
A double-dose of drama “Grey’s Anatomy” helped ABC take top honors Thursday night all-around: in total viewers (6.9 million) and in all key demos. The ratings woes of fitness competitions continue as the oft-promoted “American Grit” for Fox, hosted by WWE superstar John Cena, was scarcely sampled in its series premiere. Earlier in the evening, […]
The 126-minute “American Idol” series farewell (for now) helped Fox rule Thursday night, by far, with an average of 13.3 million viewers and dominating all key demos. It was the most-watched, highest-rated “American Idol” season finale in three years (14.13 million, 3.6 adults 18-49 rating, 5/16/2013) and the most-watched telecast of “American Idol” in two […]
