Saturday prime time was minimally watched overall. CBS was tops among total viewers (3.2 million). NBC led in all key demos, thanks primarily to Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins in the “2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.” In late night for most of the country (prime time in the […]
Three broadcast networks — ABC, NBC and Fox — each televised sporting events on Saturday night with ABC victorious in prime time among total viewers (5.19 million) and all key demos with Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals: Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz in the “2017 NBA Playoffs.” Just before prime time, NBC’s […]
NBC led Saturday night among total viewers (3.8 million), adults 18-49 (0.7 rating/3 share) and adults 25-54 (1.0/4). L.A. Clippers at San Antonio Spurs on “NBA Saturday Primetime” put ABC on top among adults 18-34 (0.5/3). In the afternoon, CBS coverage of the third round of “The Masters” golf tournament averaged a 4.3 U.S. household […]
The Final Four of the “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament” on CBS dominated the Saturday television landscape. Saturday night’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinal games averaged 16.8 million viewers, making it the second most-watched Final Four in 19 years (since 1998, trailing only 2015). Viewership of the doubleheader — Gonzaga vs. South Carolina and North Carolina […]
ESPN was Saturday prime time’s top network in adults 18-49 (approx. 0.9 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 0.9 rating), and adults 25-54 (approx. 1.0 rating), thanks to men’s college basketball’s “ACC Championship Game: Duke vs. Notre Dame”. The game averaged a total live audience (TV + streaming) of 3.695 million viewers, which is the most-watched ACC […]
[socialpoll id=”2427115″] NBC has picked up a primetime version of “Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update,” which will air this summer for four weeks beginning Thursday, August 10 at 9 p.m. ET. The half-hour telecast will feature “Weekend Update” anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che, with additional “SNL” cast members also set to make appearances. “Saturday […]
TNT was Saturday night’s top network all-around, thanks to “NBA All-Star Saturday Night”. The telecast registered a 3.01 U.S. household rating and 5.63 million viewers from 8-10:39 p.m. ET, marking a one-percent viewer increase from the year-ago event ( Feb. 13, 2016; 5.59 million). It peaked with an average of 6.8 million viewers from 9:45-10 […]
“NBA Saturday Primetime” propelled ABC to win Saturday prime time in total viewers (5.51 million) as well as in all key demos. Golden State’s 130-114 win over Oklahoma City in Kevin Durant’s first return to Oklahoma City to face his old team, the Thunder, as a member of the Golden State Warriors was the most-watched […]
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by Alec Baldwin and featuring musical guest Ed Sheeran, rose to its best overnight household rating in six years with a 7.2 rating/18 share based on the 56 monitored markets on Feb. 11. “SNL” also scored a 3.6 rating/18 share among adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people […]
