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[08/05/08 - 04:36 PM] Continued Popularity for 21st Annual Shark Week as 29 Million Tune In Discovery spins the numbers for July 27-August 2. |
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[via press release from Discovery] |
CONTINUED POPULARITY FOR 21st ANNUAL SHARK WEEK AS 29 MILLION TUNE IN
(Silver Spring, Md.) � Currently in its 21st year, Discovery Channel's SHARK WEEK was watched by 29.1 million viewers, compared with last year's 27.2 million. Airing July 27 to August 2, SHARK WEEK featured six premiere shark programs -- including two that have earned a place on the list of the top 10 rated SHARK WEEK programs (reported since 1996, based on P2+ Delivery): the MYTHBUSTERS: SHARK SPECIAL and DIRTY JOBS: GREENLAND SHARK QUEST. These programs were watched by 6.2 million and 3.9 million unique viewers respectively. [Source: Nielsen Media Research; cume; M-Su 8-11P; LSD P2+; 6-minute qualifier]
Online SHARK WEEK content experienced substantial gains, with more than 11.5 million page views and one million total visits from July 1 to August 2, an increase of 20% over totals from the same time period last year. From July 27 to August 2, SHARK WEEK content drew a record breaking 7.5 million weekly page views and more than 600,000 total visits, outpacing totals from SHARK WEEK 2007.
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[07/03/25 - 02:33 PM] ABC News Same-Day Primetime Special "Verdict: The Diddy Trial" Is No. 1 in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 Versus the competition in the time period, "Verdict: The Diddy Trial" outperformed NBC by +40% in Adults 18-49 (212,000 vs. 151,000) and +22% in Adults 25-54.
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[07/02/25 - 06:44 PM] Tyler Perry's "Divorced Sistas" Quickly Rises to Become BET+'s Most Watched Original Series in Platform History Just halfway through the eight-episode season, existing subscribers and new fans of the show have boosted the drama series to the most-watched series premiere on BET+ in just three weeks.
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[07/02/25 - 02:38 PM] Hallmark Channel Earns #1 Most-Watched Network on Weekends Throughout June with "Passport to Love" Programming Event "Passport to Love" helped elevate Hallmark Channel to be the #1 most-watched network on weekends throughout the month of June.
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[07/01/25 - 12:01 PM] Top 10 Week of June 23: "Squid Game" Season 3 Takes Over with Record-Breaking Global Debut at No. 1 "The Waterfront" was a Top 10 hit once more as the No. 1 series on the English TV list (11.6 million views).
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[07/01/25 - 10:26 AM] ESPN Formula 1 Viewership Notes After Austrian Grand Prix ESPN's live telecast on Sunday, June 29, averaged 1.1 million viewers, a two percent gain over last year's race and the largest audience ever for the event on U.S. television.
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[07/01/25 - 09:16 AM] ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Featuring the Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers Averaged 2 Million Viewers - Up 66% from Last Year's Comparable Game The audience peaked with 2,304,000 viewers in the 9:15 p.m. ET quarter hour.
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[06/27/25 - 02:29 PM] "Live with Kelly and Mark" Gears Up for Summer Rising Week to Week in All Key Measures Wednesday, June 11, was the most-viewed day of the week among Total Viewers (2.164 million).
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[06/27/25 - 10:31 AM] "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tops Late-Night in Adults 18-49 for Third Week in a Row Winning three of five nights in Kimmel's final week before summer guest hosts, Thursday, June 19, was the show's strongest night among Adults 18-49 (0.35 rating).
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[06/25/25 - 11:55 AM] Prime Video Finishes Groundbreaking First Season of Exclusive NASCAR Coverage According to Nielsen, NASCAR on Prime posted a season average of 2.16 million viewers (AMA P2+) across five events, and attracted droves of younger viewers to its live coverage.
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[06/25/25 - 07:58 AM] ABC News Primetime Special "Karen Read: The Verdict - A Special Edition of 20/20" Ranks #1 Across All of Broadcast and Cable in Adults 18-49 Plus: "Karen Read: The Verdict" placed No. 1 based on views among all titles on Hulu on Thursday (6/19), Friday (6/20) and Saturday (6/21).
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[06/24/25 - 03:03 PM] ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Target Demos 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 2nd Consecutive Week, and Claims Top Spot in Total Viewers for the 5th Straight Week On Monday (6/16/25), "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.112 million) in 5 months.
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[06/24/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of June 16: "Tyler Perry's Straw" Leads Top 10 for Third Week, "The Waterfront" Swims to No. 1 Plus: "Ginny & Georgia" Season 3 racked up another 8.1 million views and felt peachy keen at No. 2, while Season 2 landed at No. 8 and Season 1 at No. 10, with an additional 2.7 million views each.
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[06/24/25 - 08:42 AM] Third Most-Watched WNBA Game Ever on ESPN: Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces Averaged 1.7 Million Viewers, Up 52% from Last Year's ESPN Average Said coverage peaked at 2.2 million viewers.
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[06/23/25 - 12:09 PM] Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game 7 on ABC and ESPN+ Is Most-Watched NBA Finals Game in Six Years The seven-game series averaged 10,266,000 viewers and delivered the seven most-watched broadcasts on all of television since the first week of May.
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[06/18/25 - 09:01 AM] Murder Mystery May Drives Acorn TV to the Most Successful Month In Its History Total hours watched surpassed 20 million for the first time in Acorn TV history, with unique engaged subscribers also achieving an all-time high, up double digits from the streamer's average over the past 12 months.
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