As evidenced each and every NFL season, and especially this season where they had won 11 consecutive games, the Dallas Cowboys brings increased TV ratings for the sport. Even with their 10-7 loss to division rival New York Giants, their presence on “Sunday Night Football” (26.5 million viewers) not only gave NBC another overwhelming Sunday […]
The Seattle Seahawks and NBC both exhibited dominance on Sunday night. Seattle’s 40-7 blowout win over the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers on “Sunday Night Football.” Compared to the year-ago “SNF” game of Indianapolis-Pittsburgh (12/06/15), Panthers-Seahawks was down 8-9 percent in all the following measures: household rating (10.2 vs. 11.1), total viewers (17.752 million vs. […]
NBC won Sunday night with the Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-27 overtime victory over the Denver Broncos on “Sunday Night Football.” Despite the competitive nature of the game, the prime time declines for the NFL were again exhibited on this night. Compared to the year-ago “SNF” game of Patriots-Broncos (11/29/15), Chiefs-Broncos was down 26-27 percent in […]
Green Bay-Washington on “Sunday Night Football” helped NBC win Sunday night overall. ABC’s star-studded “American Music Awards” dipped to a record-low in ratings and viewership with a 4.7 U.S. household rating, 8.182 million total viewers and 3.105 million adults 18-49: down 26 percent in viewership and down 30 percent in adults 18-49 from the year-ago […]
The Seattle Seahawks’ 31-24 win over the perennial powerhouse New England Patriots on “Sunday Night Football” not only gave NBC the overall Sunday night victory but also provided this NFL prime time showcase window its first increase this season from the corresponding year-ago game. With a 12.7 U.S. household rating, 22.513 million viewers and a […]
A week after getting bested by the World Series on Fox, NBC returned to the Sunday night winners circle with “Sunday Night Football” which featured the Oakland Raiders’ return to a high-profile prime time window as they faced defending Super Bowl champion and their division rival Denver Broncos. Despite the network win, “SNF” experienced a […]
The Chicago Cubs keeps the positive ratings going for Fox as the network took the Sunday night crown, including over NBC which featured an Eagles-Cowboys “Sunday Night Football” overtime tilt. “2016 World Series” Game 5 posted a 13.1/21 household rating/share with 23.6 million on the Fox broadcast network to rank as the most-watched World Series […]
AMC is reporting 17-million viewers for the seventh season premiere of “The Walking Dead” on Sunday, Oct. 23, which was just under the record 17.3 million viewers for its season five premiere on Oct. 12, 2014. Comparably, the season-opener of “The Walking Dead” was the most-watched show of the evening, beating competing “Sunday Night Football” […]
AMC, not surprisingly, has issued an eighth season pickup to mega-hit with an order for 16 new episodes in 2017. Also returning will be Chris Hardwick-hosted after-show “The Talking Dead.” “Eeny, meeny, miny, more,” AMC president Charlie Collier said in a statement, referencing the infamous taunting by the villainous Negan during the season six cliffhanger. […]
