Fox topped Tuesday with Game 1 of MLB’s “2017 World Series” between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Averaging 14.968 million viewers from 8:04-10:40 p.m. ET, it was down 23 percent from last year’s Cubs-Indians (19.37 million; best mark since 2004) but up 0.2 percent from Mets-Royals in 2015 (14.94 million) and up […]
A week after losing the Monday night viewer crown to its Disney brethren ABC, ESPN was strongly on top on this night with its “Monday Night Football” matchup of Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles, up 1 percent from Houston at Denver from the same night one year ago. Cable Rankings – Monday 10/23/17 What follows […]
NBC led Sunday prime time with “Sunday Night Football”. The New England Patriots’ win over the Atlanta Falcons (19.24 million viewers on NBC), in a rematch from Super Bowl LI, was up 9 percent in total viewers from the year-ago SNF game (17.7 million for Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals from Oct. 23, 2016). The […]
Game 6 of the “2017 American League Championship Series” between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros propelled the sports cable channel FS1 to win Friday night overall on television. The telecast drew 8.225 million viewers on FS1, 269,000 viewers on Spanish-language network Fox Deportes and approximately 116,000 viewers on its streaming app Fox […]
It was a Thursday night with the nation’s three major sports in action, but of course, CBS again won the night with its joint broadcast of Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders on “Thursday Night Football” with NFL Network. Cable Rankings – Thursday 10/19/17 What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time […]
CBS led Wednesday night in total viewers (7.06 million). Fox topped adults 18-49 (1.6 rating/6 share) and adults 25-54 (1.9/6). TBS was No. 1 among adults 18-34 (approx. 1.2 rating), courtesy of Game 4 of the “2017 National League Championship Series” between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. The telecast led cable in […]
Three networks had a share of Tuesday night leadership: CBS in total viewers (10.96 million), NBC among adults 25-54 (2.6 rating/8 share), and TNT, courtesy of an NBA Opening Night doubleheader oh Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors, among adults 18-49 and adults 18-34. Overall, TNT’s NBA Opening Night […]
With a less than stellar NFL matchup of the Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans, which aired opposite American League Championship Series Game 3: Houston Astros at New York Yankees on FS1, ESPN ceded the Monday night viewer crown to its fellow Disney-owned network ABC. ABC averaged 9.9 million viewers. Each of the first four episodes […]
NBC led Sunday prime time with “Sunday Night Football”. The New York Giants’ upset win over the Denver Broncos (16.16 million viewers) grew 19 percent in total viewers from the year-ago SNF game (13.6 million for Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans from Oct. 16, 2016). Game Two of the “National League Championship Series” between the […]
