On a Sunday that featured matchups as Houston-New England, Buffalo-Baltimore, Pittsburgh-Cleveland, Cincinnati-Indianapolis and Kansas City-L.A. Chargers, CBS Sports’ Week 1 viewership for its NFL game coverage on Sunday, Sept. 9 is CBS’ most-watched opening NFL singleheader in 20 years (1998). THE NFL ON CBS’ Week 1 singleheader window is up +29 percent with an average […]
ESPN’s presentation of the 2018 U.S. Open Women’s Championship in tennis – 20-year-old Naomi Osaka, upsetting the legendary Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 with action on and off the court as controversy engulfed the second set – posted an ESPN U.S. Open Women’s Final record of 3.1 million viewers for the full 174-minute telecast, up 63 […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Friday, September 7: Stand Up To Cancer (ABC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 258 affiliates; 89% coverage • 2.046 million viewers • 1.4/3 HH • 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.3/2 M18-49) • 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34) • […]
The Philadelphia Eagles’ weather-delayed 18-12 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday night averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 19.5 million viewers across NBC TV, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital platforms. The negative news: it was the least-watched NFL Kickoff Game since 2008. The positive news: NBC averaged […]
It was an historic moment for 20-year-old Naomi Osaka as she became the first Japanese tennis player to win a Grand Slam title, defeating all-time legend Serena Williams in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. But the moment was far overshadowed by the chair umpire Carlos Ramos penalizing Williams during the match, first taking a point away […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Wednesday, September 5: The Goldbergs (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 30 min.) 253 affiliates; 89% coverage • 2.766 million viewers • 1.8/4 HH • 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49) • 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.4/3 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34) • 0.9/3 […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Tuesday, September 4: Bachelor in Paradise (ABC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.) 253 affiliates; 89% coverage • 3.926 million viewers • 2.6/5 HH • 1.0/4 A18-49 (1.4/6 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49) • 0.7/5 A18-34 (1.1/6 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34) • 1.3/4 […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Monday, September 3: ABC World News Tonight (S) (ABC, 6:30 PM, 30 min.) • 8.701 million viewers • 5.4/12 HH • 0.9/5 A18-49 (1.0/5 F18-49, 0.8/5 M18-49) • 0.5/4 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.5/4 M18-34) • 1.4/6 A25-54 (1.6/7 […]
What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Sunday, September 2: The Goldbergs (RS) (ABC, 7:00 PM, 30 min.) 250 affiliates; 87% coverage • 2.016 million viewers • 1.3/3 HH • 0.5/3 A18-49 (0.5/3 F18-49, 0.6/4 M18-49) • 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.5/4 M18-34) • 0.5/3 […]
