or


[10/02/12 - 12:48 PM]
TNT Scores Several Remarkable Competitive Victories in Q3 2012, Securing Its Position as Home to Cable's Top Original Dramas
Turner spins the numbers for quarter to date.

[via press release from Turner]

TNT

TNT scored several remarkable competitive victories in Q3 2012, securing its position as home to cable's top original dramas. Leading the pack are returning hits like The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles and breakout newcomer Major Crimes, which together rank as cable's Top 3 series for the quarter.

TNT has been especially successful launching new dramas this year, with Major Crimes and Perception ranking as cable's #1 and #2 new original series among total viewers for the quarter and Dallas ranking as cable's #1 new drama with adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

Overall, TNT's original series accounted for four of cable's Top 10 series with total viewers this quarter and three of the Top 10 with adults 25-54. In addition, The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes and Perception accounted for 15 of basic cable's Top 25 telecasts for the quarter in total viewers.

Closing out the third quarter, last week's episode of TNT's hit original series Major Crimes once again topped the charts as basic cable's #1 drama for the week, drawing 4.3 million viewers. Compared to last week, the hit crime drama scored growth among key adult demos, including a slight uptick with adults 18-49 (954,000) and a +3% boost with adults 25-54 (1.3 million).

Live + 7

Time-shifted viewing data indicates millions of viewers are making a concerted effort to catch every episode of their favorite TNT dramas. Each TNT drama added at least 1.8 million viewers through time-shifted viewing during Q3, with Major Crimes, Perception and Dallas exceeding 2 million time-shifting viewers and The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles and Falling Skies surpassing 3 million.

The following are the final Live + 7 figures for episodes airing the week of Sept. 10:

· Major Crimes (Sept. 10): 6.9 million viewers; 1.7 million adults 18-49; 2.2 million adults 25-54

· Perception (Sept. 10): 5.6 million viewers; 1.7 million adults 18-49; 2.1 million adults 25-54

· Leverage (Sept. 16 - 9 p.m.): 3.8 million viewers: 1.4 million adults 18-49; 1.6 million adults 25-54

· Leverage (Sept. 16 - 10 p.m.): 3.7 million viewers: 1.4 million adults 18-49; 1.6 million adults 25-54

TBS

TBS, which ranks as basic cable's #1 network among adults 18-34 in primetime for the year-to-date, has charted extraordinary growth in the third quarter, with delivery of total viewers up 44% among total viewers compared to Q3 2011. TBS's demo deliveries were up 21% with adults 18-34 and +35% with adults 18-49.

Among TBS's successes this quarter, the network's new original sitcoms Men at Work and Sullivan & Son both ranked among basic cable's Top 10 new series with adults 18-34 and adults 18-49. In its first season, Sullivan & Son pulled in a total audience of 2.7 million viewers, while Men at Work averaged 2.5 million viewers.

The Big Bang Theory keeps delivering the goods for TBS. The show ranks as basic cable's #1 sitcom for the quarter among total viewers (2.5 million) and key adult demos.

TBS's CONAN continues to rank as late night's #1 hour-long talk show with adults 18-34 in Live + 7 delivery for year-to-date. In Q3 2012, the show has averaged 950,000 viewers in Live + 7, up 9% over Q3 2011. In the demos, CONAN has garnered 301,000 adults 18-34 and 613,000 adults 18-49.

CONAN is charting excellent monthly growth, with the show's September 2012 Live + 7 deliveries up 19% among total viewers (932,000) and up 6% among adults 18-49 (590,000) compared to the same month last year. In addition, CONAN's September figures have outperformed August 2012 by double digits, with total viewers up 11% and adults 18-49 up 10%.

For the final week of the quarter, CONAN drew 903,000 viewers in Live + Same Day (+13% over the same week last year), with 276,000 adults 18-34 and 557,000 adults 18-49.

truTV

truTV has just served up its biggest third quarter ever in primetime delivery of adults 18-34, adults 18-49 and men 18-34. truTV also scored well on the competitive front, ranking as one of cable's Top 10 entertainment networks with men 18-34 for the quarter. The network's Q3 success came on the heels of its best summer ever with adults 18-49 and men 18-34. Earlier this year, truTV charted its best quarter ever with men 18-34, which it achieved in Q1 2012.

truTV closed out the quarter on a strong note, delivering its best September ever among adults 18-34 in primetime and ranking as one of cable's Top 10 networks with men 18-34 and men 18-49 in primetime. The month also saw truTV score its youngest September median age ever (40), two years younger than the same month last year and lower than the median ages for such competitors as History Channel (51), A&E (49), Syfy (47), Discovery (45), TLC (44) and Spike (43).

Among truTV's successes this month are Lizard Lick Towing (3.1 million viewers Mondays at 10 p.m.), Hardcore Pawn (3 million viewers Tuesdays at 9 p.m.) and Impractical Jokers (1.8 million viewers Thursdays at 10 p.m.). All three series scored Top 5 ad-supported cable rankings in their respective timeslots with key adult and male demos for September. The shows have also drawn remarkably young audiences, with Impractical Jokers charting a median age of 32 and Lizard Lick Towing a median age of 36.

truTV's acquired hit Wipeout returned with big numbers this month, averaging 892,000 viewers for its weekend primetime airings and scoring a median age of only 31. The show has also sparked truTV to rank among cable's Top 10 networks in Friday primetime with key adult and male demos, including a Top 5 ranking with adults 18-34.

Adult Swim

Adult Swim continued its monthly delivery streak as basic cable's #1 network for Total Day Delivery of young adults 18-34 and 18-24 as well as men 18-24. Adult Swim also ranked #2 in Prime Time (Broadcast definition) delivery of adults 18-34 among basic cable networks, behind ESPN.

Among Adult Swim's original programming, premiere episodes of Robot Chicken (Sunday, 12 a.m.) ranked #1 in its timeslot among adults 18-34, adults 18-34, and men 18-24, earning delivery growth across all targeted demos ranging between 11% and 35%. Similarly, Black Dynamite (Sunday, 11:30 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among men 18-34 and men 18-24, earning delivery gains among adults 18-49 and key male demos.

The season 3 premiere of Superjail on September 30 at 12:15 a.m. was #1 in its time period with adults 18-34 and adults 18-24, earning delivery gains across all adult demos vs. vs. the same time period last year.

Adult Swim programming accounted for 14 of the top 50 telecasts of the month on basic cable among adults 18-34, more than any other network.

Cartoon Network

Across September 2012, Cartoon Network ranked as TV's #1 network for Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 2-11, 6-11, & 9-14, and #1 in Total Day delivery of boys 6-11/9-14. Compared to the same time period in 2011, Early prime delivery of kids 9-14 grew by 8% and Total Day delivery of kids 9-14 grew by 10%.

Among its original animated programming, Tuesday night's presentation of Dreamworks Dragons: Riders of Berk (7:30 p.m.) ranked as the #1 program on Tuesdays among boys 2-11, while The Amazing World of Gumball ranked #1 in its time period with boys 6-11; both series earned double and triple digit delivery gains among kids and boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 vs. last year's time period. Monday night's Annoying Orange (8:30 p.m.) scored as the #1 program on Mondays among boys 9-14; Regular Show (8 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period on all TV among all boys.

Across the fifth week of September 2012, Cartoon Network charted Early Prime ratings growth with key kids demos - kids 2-11 ratings expanded by 6%, kids 6-11 by 10%, and kids 9-14 by 18%. Total Day ratings also grew by 22% with kids 9-14.

The Cartoon Network premiere of Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out on Wednesday, September 26 at 8p.m. ranked as the #1 telecast of the week among boys 9-14, and the #1 telecast of the day among kids 6-11 and boys 2-11/6-11. Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out also increased all kids and boys delivery by double and triple digits, vs. the same time period last year.

The season 5 premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Saturday 9:30 a.m.) ranked #1 in its timeslot among boys 9-14, earning double digit delivery gains among all key kids and boys, vs. the same time period last year.





  [october 2012]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
 


· AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL, THE (CARTOON)
· ANNOYING ORANGE, THE (CARTOON)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BLACK DYNAMITE (ADULT SWIM)
· CLOSER, THE (TNT)
· DREAMWORKS DRAGONS (CARTOON)
· HARDCORE PAWN (TRUTV)
· IMPRACTICAL JOKERS (TBS)
· LEVERAGE (TNT)
· LIZARD LICK TOWING (TRUTV)
· MAJOR CRIMES (TNT)
· MEN AT WORK (TBS)
· PERCEPTION (TNT)
· RIZZOLI & ISLES (TNT)
· ROBOT CHICKEN (ADULT SWIM)
· STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (DISNEY PLUS)
· SULLIVAN & SON (TBS)
· SUPERJAIL! (ADULT SWIM)
· WIPEOUT (TBS)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[05/22/25 - 12:18 PM]
"Survivor" Finale Is CBS' Most-Watched Wednesday in a Year
The three-hour season 48 finale was the #1 broadcast of the night among Adults 25-54 with 0.9.

[05/21/25 - 02:57 PM]
"60 Minutes" Closes Out 2024-25 Season on Top as America's #1 News Program
CBS' flagship news broadcast grew compared to the previous year, with 16 billion minutes watched across linear and streaming.

[05/21/25 - 09:14 AM]
NBC Delivers More Young NFL Viewers Than Any Media Partner, as "Sunday Night Football" Finishes TV Season as Primetime's No. 1 Show for Record 14th Consecutive Year
In addition, NBC delivered more NFL viewers under age 50 than any other NFL media partner across all game windows (minimum seven games), and topped all media partners in the coveted Adult 18-34 and Adult 18-49 demographics.

[05/20/25 - 12:00 PM]
Top 10 Week of May 12: "Nonnas" Feasts Again, with Second Week at No. 1
In English TV, "American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden" took the top spot in its first week, with 12.6 million views, followed by the grisly true story of two of the UK's most prolific murderers in "Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story," which premiered at No. 2 (8.3 million views).

[05/20/25 - 10:18 AM]
Peacock's "Poker Face" Season 2 Hits Nielsen Top 5
The series' sophomore season also debuted as the #2 streaming original based on average audience in that same week.

[05/20/25 - 09:00 AM]
2025 NBA Playoffs Viewership Up 12 Percent from Last Year on ESPN Platforms
Game 7 of the Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder series on ABC averaged 6,340,000 viewers, and peaked with 7,632,000 viewers at 5:15 p.m. ET.

[05/20/25 - 08:49 AM]
Most-Watched Edition of ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" in Seven Years
The audience peaked with 3,018,000 viewers at 9:45 p.m. ET.

[05/20/25 - 08:34 AM]
ESPN Platforms Delivered Its Most-Watched WNBA Opening Weekend Doubleheader, Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever Averaged 2.7M Viewers
The Sky-Fever matchup, which peaked at 3.1 million viewers, was the most-watched WNBA game ever on ESPN platforms.

[05/19/25 - 04:00 PM]
"American Idol" Season Eight Finishes on High Note with Best Total Viewer Audience in Two Years
In addition, "American Idol" earned a 0.70 rating among Adults 18-49, rising over the previous week to deliver its best performance in the key Adult demo since the show's post-Oscars season premiere.

[05/16/25 - 11:48 AM]
"American Idol" Sunday and Monday "Disney" Nights Tower Over the Competition
Sunday's episode of "American Idol" earned 5.27 million Total Viewers and a 0.62 rating in Adults 18-49.

[05/15/25 - 02:07 PM]
"9-1-1" Hits Six-Month High as Show Builds Toward Season Finale
Standing as the No. 1 non-sports telecast of the night in the key Adult demo, "9-1-1" delivered 6.48 million Total Viewers and a 0.63 rating among Adults 18-49 on linear.

[05/13/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 5: "Nonnas" Cooked Over Mother's Day Weekend, Debuting at No. 1
"The Four Seasons" maintained its top spot on the English TV list for a second consecutive week, racking up a total of 24.4 million views across its first two weeks.

[05/12/25 - 02:29 PM]
ABC News Is No. 1 Network Across Broadcast and Cable to Cover the Papal Conclave Announcement of Pope Leo XIV - Led by "World News Tonight" Anchor David Muir from the Vatican
ABC News outdelivered its closest competitor, FOX News, by +5% in Total Viewers, by +5% in Adults 25-54 and by +11% in Adults 18-49.

[05/12/25 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Is #1 in Daytime for 39 Seasons and 1,500 Consecutive Weeks, The Longest Winning Streak on Record
CBS has been the most-watched daytime network for an impressive 39 consecutive seasons and has won every week during that time except for one.

[05/12/25 - 07:17 AM]
Food, Sports, Adventure and Relationship Content Drive 61 Percent Share for Warner Bros. Discovery's US Networks on Sunday, May 4
More than 31 million people watched one of the WBD networks that night.