CBS and ABC once again shared Friday leadership — CBS with total viewers (8.63 million), ABC with all key demos. ABC was bolstered by “Shark Tank” and “20/20” — each series tying their respective season-highs among adults 18-49. “20/20,” which featured Silence Broken: A Mother’s Reckoning, a Diane Sawyer special, with Sue Klebold the mother of […]
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Despite the return of ABC’s TGIT lineup of Shonda Rhimes dramas, Fox with “American Idol” still landed in the Thursday night winner’s circle being the top network in total viewers (8.96 million) and adults 25-54 (2.9 rating/8 share). Fox and ABC tied for the lead in adults 18-49 rating with a 2.1, as ABC had […]
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One of the season’s most tightest races for a night’s supremacy occurred on this Wednesday evening with a virtual 3-way tie for first place among adults 18-49 for Fox, ABC and NBC, each with a 1.7 rating in the demographic. Fox emerged with a slight advantage in adults 18-49 share with a 5.9 versus ABC […]
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Monday Final Nationals: Double-Digit Increases for ‘WWE Raw’ on USA with Daniel Bryan Retirement
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Three broadcast networks earned a share in the top honors of this Monday night. CBS won in total viewers with an average of 9.67 million, Fox won in adults 18-49 (2.1 rating/7 share) and in adults 25-54 (2.8/7), and ABC won in adults 18-34 (1.8/7). On the downside, although “The Bachelor” reached a season-high to-date […]
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CBS and ABC shared Friday leadership — CBS with total viewers (5.98 million), ABC with all key demos. The 2-hour CBS special “Super Bowl’s Greatest Halftime Shows” did respectable on a Friday. Although the season premiere for Fox’s “Sleepy Hollow” didn’t do much in its new Friday night time slot, it performed significantly better than […]
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Fox won Thursday night all-around, thanks to another 2-hour edition of “American Idol.” While MSNBC’s “Democratic Presidential Debate” featuring Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders — the first one-on-one debate — was the most watched cable program of the night, it was the least watched presidential prime time debate — of either political party — of […]
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Wednesday Final Nationals: NBC and Fox Split Leadership, ‘Madoff’ Miniseries on ABC Starts Decent
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NBC’s “Women Crush Wednesday” crime drama lineup of “The Mysteries of Laura”, “Law & Order: SVU” and “Chicago P.D.” gave the network a total-viewer victory on the night with an average of a little over 7.12 million viewers. Fox won in all key demos with the combo of “American Idol” and “Hell’s Kitchen.” While older-skewing, […]
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CBS was the top network on Tuesday overall. The 2016 edition of “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” hosted by Boomer Esiason and Katharine McPhee expanded from one hour to two hours delivered its largest audience since the annual special debuted in 2001. “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” drew the biggest live+same day total […]
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Friday Final Nationals: No Lifts for ‘Vampire Diaries’, ‘Originals’, ‘Second Chance’ on New Night
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CBS and ABC split leadership on this Friday prime time — CBS with total viewers (7.2 million), ABC with all key demos. Three shows moved to Friday on this evening with ordinary results. On the CW, “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Originals” shifted over from Thursday nights and each series delivered their average season numbers. […]