Repeat programming encompasses the majority of the TV schedule during holiday time and this Monday before Christmas was no different. Two Disney networks — ESPN and ABC — were among the few outlets to feature all-original programs in prime time and they benefited in the ratings. ESPN was the No. 1 network on TV overall […]
Two political debates – one from each political party – led Twitter among specials for the week of Dec. 14. Topping all televised events (including sports) was CNN’s telecast of the fifth Republican Presidential debate. According to Nielsen, the Dec. 15 event totaled 2.4 million tweets written by 490,000 unique authors, which were seen by […]
CBS — the lone broadcast network to air all original programming in prime time — was, by far, the top network on television among total viewers (9.28 million), adults 18-49 (2.0 rating/7 share) and adults 25-54 (3.0/9). Its four comedies each rose to their best numbers in several weeks: The highly-promoted Sheldon-Amy hookup episode of […]
NBC was television’s top network on Monday night in total viewers (13.11 million) and adults 25-54 (4.3 rating/11 share). It’s NBC’s most-watched Monday night (13.1 million) since Aug. 25, 2014 (Emmys, 15.6 million). The penultimate edition of “The Voice” (Women 18-34: 3.1/12; Men 18-34: 1.4/6; Women 18-49: 4.3/13; Men 18-49: 2.1/6) this season scored the […]
The 2015 edition of “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” on CBS from Dec. 8 finished atop all telecasts for the week of Dec. 7. According to Nielsen, the event totaled 918,000 tweets written by 409,000 unique authors, which were seen by a unique audience of 7.02 million people (generating 63.42 million Twitter TV impressions). The […]
NBC was Thursday’s most-watched network — a rarity in recent years — with its holiday specials “Michael Buble’s Christmas in Hollywood” (Women 18-34: 0.8/3; Men 18-34: 0.6/3; Women 18-49: 1.4/5; Men 18-49: 0.9/3) and the telemovie “Coat of Many Colors” (Women 18-34: 1.3/5; Men 18-34: 0.9/4; Women 18-49: 2.3/7; Men 18-49: 1.3/5) . NBC has […]
“Monday Night Football” (Women 18-34: 2.45; Men 18-34: 5.31; Women 18-49: 3.10; Men 18-49: 6.55) that featured an entertaining finish culminating in a 19-16 Dallas Cowboys win versus the Washington football team put ESPN atop Monday night in total viewers and all key demos. On the previous Monday, NBC’s new comedy “Superstore” received ample sampling […]
“The Wiz Live!,” the third live musical on NBC since 2013 was, not surprisingly, the top televised special on Twitter and most tweeted-about telecast overall for the week of Nov. 30. According to Nielsen, the Dec. 3 live telecast totaled 1.64 million tweets written by 279,000 unique authors, which were seen by a unique audience […]
The simulcast editions of “Thursday Night Football” (Women 18-34: 2.9/12; Men 18-34: 5.2/23; Women 18-49: 3.6/12; Men 18-49: 6.9/24) on CBS and NFL Network in 2015 concluded on a winning and, as seen in the video below (sorry, Lions fans!), spectacular note. NBC delivered solid numbers for its musical “The Wiz Live!” (Women 18-34: 3.5/14; […]
