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[10/03/22 - 02:00 PM]
ABC's "Shark Tank" Premieres with Its Most-Watched Telecast Since January
"Shark Tank" improved over its year-ago season opener (on 10/8/21) by 4% in Total Viewers (4.7 million vs. 4.5 million).

[10/03/22 - 12:25 PM]
ESPN Delivers Multi-Year Viewership Highs Across "Sunday NFL Countdown," "NFL Live" and "NFL Rewind" in September, as ESPN's NFL Portfolio Scores to Start the Season
"Sunday NFL Countdown" is averaging 1.4 million viewers per show (10 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET, weekly), up double digits from each of the first three shows of the previous two seasons, including a healthy 15% increase from 2021.

[10/03/22 - 09:44 AM]
Season 2 Premiere of ABC's "Abbott Elementary" Skyrockets to a 2.38 Rating in Adults 18-49 with Multiplatform Delayed Viewing
"Abbott Elementary" delivered its largest-ever delayed-viewing lift with Total Viewers (+4.1 million) and its 2nd-biggest-ever increase among Adults 18-49 (+318%).

[09/30/22 - 10:00 AM]
"Finding Happy" Reaches 2.6 Million Viewers in Series Premiere On Bounce
Centering around the Black female experience through the eyes of protagonist Yaz Carter, "Finding Happy" is a dramedy about the unfulfilled life of Yaz, beginning with her unhappy 36th birthday.

[09/30/22 - 09:21 AM]
FOX Wins Fourth Consecutive Premiere Week in L3 Ratings
Additionally, the 34th season premiere of "The Simpsons" ranked as Premiere Week's #1 entertainment series for the fourth straight year, while FOX's new drama "Monarch" ranks as this season's #1 scripted debut.

[09/28/22 - 12:05 PM]
NBC Wins Premiere Week in Both the 18-49 Demo and Total Viewers for All Programming
As for individual series, NBC had six of the top 10 shows in total viewers - "Sunday Night Football" at #1 and two scripted programs ("Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Med") as well as one unscripted ("The Voice").

[09/28/22 - 07:12 AM]
"101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time" Premiere Is Shudder's Most Watched Title of the Year
The eight-episode series premiered on September 7 with new episodes released weekly through October 26.

[09/27/22 - 06:57 PM]
"Monday Night Football" Delivers Another Record-Shattering Viewership, as More Than 19.3 Million Viewers Watch Cowboys-Giants
The audience of more than 19.3 million viewers bested ESPN's previous "MNF" Week 3 audience high by 11% (17.5 million viewers for Green Bay at Chicago, Sept. 27, 2010).

[09/27/22 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 During Premiere Week
In fact, "Nightline" took the top spot across the board during premiere week for the 2nd time in the last 3 years.

[09/27/22 - 01:36 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of September 19: "DAHMER - Monster" Is the Most Viewed Title This Week; "Do Revenge" Slays the English Films List
Season 2 of "Fate: The Winx Saga" had 60.97M hours viewed, while Season 1 entered the list with 20.25M hours viewed.

[09/27/22 - 01:34 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Tops the Season Premiere Week of "Dr. Phil" in Households and Total Viewers
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" ranked as the No. 1 syndicated talk show of the week in Households (1.4 rating), Total Viewers (1.937 million) and Women 25-54 (0.5 rating-tie).

[09/27/22 - 01:15 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Scores a 13-Week High in Total Viewers
Tuesday's telecast of "Tamron Hall" (on 9/13/22) marked the show's most-watched single day telecast (1.041 million Total Viewers) on any day in more than 3 months

[09/27/22 - 10:45 AM]
"60 Minutes" Was the Week's #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program for Second Straight Week
The CBS newsmagazine finished the week as the #6 primetime broadcast in both viewers (7.14m) and adults 18+ (7.04m).

[09/27/22 - 10:00 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Kicks Off Premiere Week as No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show Among Adults 18-49
Monday's telecast of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was the week's No. 1 late-night telecast among Adults 18-49 (653,000).

[09/27/22 - 09:32 AM]
ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" on September 25 - Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees - Draws its Second-Largest Audience of Season
The game across the ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts averaged 2,203,000 viewers prior to the rain delay, peaking with 2,770,000 viewers in the 7:45-8 p.m. ET quarter hour during Aaron Judge's at bat.

[09/22/22 - 03:45 PM]
ABC's "The Bachelorette" Scores Its Strongest Telecast of the Last Two Seasons
The ABC unscripted series built for its 2nd straight telecast in Adults 18-49 (+20% - 1.2/11 vs. 1.0/9) and also grew week to week by 10% in Total Viewers (4.4 million vs. 4.0 million).

[09/22/22 - 08:54 AM]
Prime Video Scores Big with "Thursday Night Football"
"TNF" averaged 15.3 million viewers (AMA) during its September 15 showdown between the AFC rival Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs.

[09/20/22 - 04:34 PM]
Disney Networks Averaged Nearly 21 Million Viewers During "Monday Night Football's" Two Hours of Overlapping Action
Fans watched nearly four billion minutes of "Monday Night Football" in Week 2 across the same Disney Networks, which is up from the 3.7 billion minutes watched for ESPN's most recent "Monday Night Football" doubleheader in 2020.

[09/20/22 - 02:16 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Adults 25-54
For the 2nd week in a row, "Nightline" posted across-the-board gains on the year-ago week.

[09/20/22 - 02:15 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine in Key Adult Demos During the 2021-2022 Season for the Second Year in a Row
For the 2021-2022 season, "20/20" stood as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine and led NBC's "Dateline" in Adults 18-49 (+22,000 - 755,000 vs. 733,000) and Adults 25-54 (+11,000 - 1.041 million vs. 1.030 million).

[09/20/22 - 11:45 AM]
The 55th Season Premiere of "60 Minutes" Makes the Top Five, Is the Week's #4 Television Program
The CBS newsmagazine made the top five in all three demographics with 10.20 million viewers, up +115,000 from the season premiere a year ago.

[09/20/22 - 11:43 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of September 12: "Cobra Kai" and "End of the Road" Top English Lists
School is back in session with Season 2 of "Fate: The Winx Saga." With 48.96M hours viewed, the series took fans on an emotional rollercoaster and left them wanting more.

[09/20/22 - 11:01 AM]
ABC Ranks as Week's No. 1 Entertainment Network in Adults 18-49
With "The Bachelorette" and "Claim to Fame" on both nights, ABC's Monday and Tuesday tied as the highest-rated nights of the week in Adults 18-49 (0.8/7) with CBS' Thursday night (0.8/6), excluding sports programming.

[09/20/22 - 07:11 AM]
"Dateline" Is the #1 Most-Watched Newsmagazine for the 2021-2022 Broadcast Season with Over 127 Million Total Viewers Across All of TV
Additionally, over 133 billion minutes of "Dateline" were consumed across TV and digital platforms, which includes NBC, cable and broadcast syndication and Peacock's Dateline 24/7 channel.

[09/19/22 - 03:03 PM]
NBC Finishes #1 in Demo for Eighth Win Over Last Nine Seasons
With the 2021-22 season ending Sunday, September 18, NBC won the demo derby among all programming with an 0.9 in adults 18-49 by 13% over FOX (0.8), ABC (0.7) and CBS (0.7).

[09/16/22 - 09:54 AM]
"Monarch" Premiere Reaches More Than 10 Million Viewers During First Week in L3 Measurement
The program's Sunday premiere registered a 1.0/7 L3 rating among Adults 18-49 and 4.7 million multi-platform viewers, making it 2022's #1 scripted debut.

[09/13/22 - 03:53 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Nabs Nearly 20 Million Viewers in Record-Setting Season Opener
ESPN delivered its most-watched game since 2009 and its third best Monday game in the current era (2006 - present and 270+ games) with 19,845,000 viewers.

[09/13/22 - 02:38 PM]
2022 Is Most-Watched NTT IndyCar Series Season in Six Years and Most-Watched Across NBC Sports on Record
Half of the season's 16 races on television delivered a TAD of more than 1 million viewers, the highest mark since 2008.

[09/13/22 - 11:34 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of September 5: "Cobra Kai" Steps Into the #1 Spot; "End of the Road" Tops the Films List
Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, the series was in the Top 10 in 83 countries.

[09/13/22 - 11:32 AM]
US Open Audience Up 50% from 2021, ESPN's Third Best Ever
The semifinal between Alcaraz and Tiafoe on Friday, September 9, averaged 2.96 million viewers - peaking at 3.6 million - for the five-plus hour telecast that started at 7 p.m. ET.

[09/13/22 - 10:31 AM]
ESPN College Football: Week 2 Viewership Up Significantly Year-Over-Year for ABC/ESPN, Multi-Year Growth for "College GameDay"
Tennessee at Pittsburgh delivered a 27.5 rating in the Knoxville market.

[09/13/22 - 08:00 AM]
Series Premiere of "Good Bones: Risky Business" Starring Mina Starsiak Hawk Delivers Strong Ratings for HGTV
The episode garnered a .59 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .83 live plus three-day rating among W25-54.

[09/13/22 - 06:55 AM]
"NFL on CBS" Kicks Off Season with Record Viewership Across All Platforms
CBS Sports averaged 17.042 million viewers for its opening weekend doubleheader, the best Week 1 average audience in four years.

[09/12/22 - 01:59 PM]
NBC Sports and Peacock Post Most-Watched "Sunday Night Football" Opener Since 2015, with More Than 25 Million Viewers for Buccaneers-Cowboys
The 25.1 million viewers tops last year's opener by 35% (Bears-Rams, 18.6 million) and is the most watched Sunday night opener in seven years (Giants-Cowboys, 26.9 million, 9/13/15).

[09/12/22 - 08:23 AM]
"Love It or List It" Returns With Strong Ratings for HGTV on Monday, Sept. 5
The season opener garnered a .56 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .85 live plus three-day rating among W25-54.

[09/07/22 - 05:28 PM]
"Rick and Morty" Premiere #1 Most-Viewed Cable Program with Young Viewers
It was also the #2 most-watched non-sports program overall on Sunday for viewers 18-49, second only to "House of the Dragon."

[09/07/22 - 03:51 PM]
ESPN Delivers Its Most-Viewed College Football Kickoff Weekend Since 2016 - Notre Dame/Ohio State Scores 10.5 Million Viewers on ABC
ABC and ESPN aired the top five games of Week 1 across P2+ and P18-49 viewers, and the 17 games across Nielsen-measured networks during Labor Day Weekend averaged 2.9 million viewers in Week 1.

[09/07/22 - 01:02 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Is No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
In addition, "Nightline" beat CBS' "The Late Late Show is James Corden" in Adults 18-49.

[09/07/22 - 08:00 AM]
"Big Brother" = Huge Cross-Platform Engagement
With the current season just over two-thirds complete, viewers have already watched nearly 8.3 billion minutes so far this summer on the CBS Television Network, Paramount+ and CBS.com/the CBS app.

[09/06/22 - 03:00 PM]
Serena's Swan Song - ESPN's Most-Watched Tennis Telecast on Record
An average of 4.6 million viewers (P2+) tuned in for the telecast from Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

[09/06/22 - 01:08 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 29: "Me Time" Is The Most Viewed Title This Week; Series "Echoes" Remains at #1
Inspired by true life events, the limited series "Devil in Ohio" starring Emily Deschanel had 35.37M hours viewed and was in the Top 10 in 52 countries.

[09/03/22 - 12:31 PM]
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Attracts More Than 25 Million Global Viewers on Its First Day, Marking Prime Video's Biggest Premiere Ever
The series launched exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

[09/01/22 - 04:11 PM]
ESPN's Primetime Coverage Is the Most-Viewed US Open Early Round Telecast Ever on ESPN Networks
The audience averaged 2.3 million viewers for "PrimeTime at the US Open presented by IBM" (7:00pm - 12:31am), an increase of +289% over last year, versus Day Three of last year's primetime telecast.

[09/01/22 - 10:27 AM]
"Help! I Wrecked My House" Season Three Premiere Scores Solid Ratings Performance for HGTV
Attracting more than 3.1 million total viewers, the episode garnered a .51 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .63 live plus three-day rating among W25-54.

[08/30/22 - 07:05 PM]
Serena a Sensation: Average of 2.7 Million Viewers See Her Win First Round Match at US Open
The audience peaked in the last quarter-hour (9 - 9:15 p.m. ET) at 3.2 million.

[08/30/22 - 12:12 PM]
USA Network Delivers Viewership Milestones as Cable Home of NBC Sports
USA Network has delivered numerous viewership milestones since expanding its slate of premium sports properties and events this year across the Premier League, NASCAR, the Olympic Games, USGA and The R&A Golf Championships, horse racing, cycling, track & field and more.

[08/30/22 - 11:45 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 22: "Me Time" Tops the Films List; Limited Series "Echoes" Jumps to #1
Fan favorite, "The Sandman," kept viewers' attention as the series landed in the #2 spot with 53.79M hours viewed and in the Top 10 in 89 countries.

[08/30/22 - 11:15 AM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49
Season to date, "Nightline" is beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 7th consecutive year - since the 2015-2016 season.

[08/30/22 - 10:30 AM]
Season Two Premiere of "Farmhouse Fixer" Starring Jonathan Knight Delivers Stellar Wednesday Night Ratings for HGTV
The season two opener attracted more than 5.6 million total viewers when it premiered on Wednesday, August 24.

[08/30/22 - 10:08 AM]
ABC Ranks as Week's No. 1 Entertainment Network Outright in Adults 18-49
ABC grew week to week by 25% among Adults 18-49 (0.5/5 vs. 0.4/4) to deliver its highest-rated week this summer.







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[10/27/24 - 02:17 PM]
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[10/25/24 - 10:57 AM]
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[10/24/24 - 01:42 PM]
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[10/22/24 - 03:00 PM]
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[10/22/24 - 12:06 PM]
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