Sunday night was all about ABC for Oscar night. Although the near four-hour “89th Academy Awards” ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, is projected to be the top entertainment (non-sports) program of the year, its 32.94 million viewers also ranked as the second least-watched Oscars of the modern era (since 1973). It was also the lowest-rated […]
Sunday night had mixed leadership. CBS, which featured the series premiere of their CBS All Access program “The Good Fight,” led in total viewers (7.8 million). From 7-11 p.m. ET, AMC (with “The Walking Dead”) was tops in adults 18-49 (approx. 2.2 rating) and TNT (with the “2017 NBA All-Star Game”) was No. 1 in […]
The “59th Annual Grammy Awards” gave CBS an overwhelming Sunday night victory. From 7-11 p.m., the network more than doubled the average total viewership (22.48 million vs. 9.08 million) and adults 18-49 delivery (6.4 rating vs. 2.4 rating) over ABC, NBC and Fox combined. This year’s ceremony, hosted by James Corden of “The Late Late […]
From Shareablee: Yes, there is something that can actually beat The Walking Dead on AMC. Music’s biggest night, The 59th Annual Grammy Awards, airing on CBS and featuring five wins for Adele (including the top categories of Album, Record and Song of the Year), swept the night of Sunday, Feb. 12th, as expected, in the […]
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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 […]
