CNN was Thursday night’s most-watched network in prime time with an average of 9.47 million total viewers. CNN also topped all networks among adults 18-49 (1.9 rating) and tied ABC for No. 1 in adults 18-34 (1.3 rating). The twelfth “Republican Presidential Debate” from Florida was much more calm and civil than recent previous GOP […]
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Saturday Final Nationals: ABC Leads Among Key Demographics with ‘NBA Saturday Primetime’ Launch
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CBS was Saturday night’s most-watched network with an average of 5.14 million total viewers. “NBA Saturday Primetime” on ABC propelled the network to win the night across prime-time broadcast and cable television on Saturday in all key adult and male demos, including 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. Its debut edition delivered the most-watched and highest-rated non-Christmas […]
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Aided by the Pittsburgh Steelers-Denver Broncos playoff game — the second most-watched Sunday AFC Divisional Playoff game ever on record (dating back to 1987-88), “60 Minutes” on CBS delivered the largest non-sports audience for a single broadcast this television season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, Jan. 17. It was the […]
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The Arizona Cardinals’ dramatic 26-20 overtime victory against the Green Bay Packers in Saturday night’s NFC Divisional Playoff game on NBC (Women 18-34: 6.6/27; Men 18-34: 10.6/42; Women 18-49: 7.9/26; Men 18-49: 13.4/42) ranked as the highest-rated Saturday primetime Divisional game ever, according to Nielsen. The NFL introduced primetime Saturday Divisional Playoff games in the […]
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Friday Final Nationals: Fox Wins in Young Demos Despite Lower Return for ‘Hell’s Kitchen’
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CBS was Friday night’s top network in total viewers (8.87 million) and adults 25-54 (1.8 rating/6 share). Gordon Ramsay continues to help Fox to another Friday victory among adults 18-49 (1.3/5) and adults 18-34 (0.9/4) with “MasterChef Junior” and the 15th season premiere of “Hell’s Kitchen” — the latter reality competition, though, falling 21 percent […]
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Thursday Final Nationals: Significant Week Two Declines for ‘Shades of Blue’ and ‘Angel from Hell’
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CBS’s 8.74 million total viewers edged past Fox’s 8.72 million to become Thursday night’s most-watched network. Fox did clearly win, though, in key demos. The second weeks of each NBC’s “Shades of Blue” and CBS’s “Angel from Hell” saw significant declines from each of their premiere telecasts of one week prior: NBC’s “Shades of Blue” […]
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Thursday Final Nationals: Jennifer Lopez Twice a Winner with ‘American Idol’ and ‘Shades of Blue’
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Night two of the 15th season of “American Idol” helped Fox reign supreme on a busy Thursday night. “Idol” judge and music superstar Jennifer Lopez also reaped benefits starring in NBC’s “Shades of Blue”, her first turn on a scripted television series. The crime drama is NBC’s top Thursday drama debut in 18-49 in nearly […]
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NBC was the top network on the Friday before Christmas among households (3.3 rating/6 share), total viewers (4.92 million), adults 18-49 (1.0/4) and adults 25-54 (1.4/5). A 2-hour edition of “Dateline NBC” was the #1 newsmagazine of the night in every key measure. Delivered its most-watched telecast since Oct. 2 (5.686 million) and equaled its […]
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CBS was Friday night’s most-watched network with an average of 6.44 million total viewers. ABC led among all key demos: adults 18-49 (1.4 rating/5 share), adults 18-34 (0.8/4) and adults 25-54 (1.9/6). It strongly burst onto the TV landscape in the summer of 2003 on the defunct netlet UPN. Then it successfully transitioned to UPN’s […]