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[09/26/23 - 02:15 PM]
CBS News Finishes 2022-2023 Broadcast Year with Four #1 Broadcasts and Competitive Growth Throughout Its Lineup
"60 Minutes" remains the #1 news broadcast for the 2022-2023 broadcast season, a title held for 49 consecutive years.

[09/26/23 - 02:02 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine for the 2022-2023 Season Across Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
In fact, "20/20" outdelivered "Dateline" in Total Viewers for the first time in 13 years since the two programs aired on Fridays during a full television season since the 2009-2010 season.

[09/26/23 - 02:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board in Time Slot - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
On Monday (9/18/23), "Nightline" delivered its strongest telecast in Adults 25-54 (440,000) in eight months.

[09/26/23 - 10:21 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 18: "Sex Education" Debuts at #1; "Love at First Sight" and "Dear Child" Continue First Place Reigns
Docuseries "Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal" returned to the list with Season 2 debuting at #2 (7.6M views) while Season 1 re-entered the list landing in the #10 spot (2.4M views).

[09/25/23 - 01:21 PM]
TLC's "90 Day: The Last Resort" and "90 Day Fiance: The Other Way" Lead as #1 and #2 Non-Sports Telecasts on Monday Night with Key Women Demos
"90 Day: The Last Resort" earned a 1.53 L3 rating among W25-54, and "90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way" earned a 1.35 L3 rating among W25-54.

[09/25/23 - 11:44 AM]
FOX's "Krapopolis" Posts Most-Watched Animation Series Debut in a Decade
Last night's premiere delivered a 1.2 Live + Same Day rating among Adults 18-49 and 3.6 million Total Viewers.

[09/22/23 - 01:19 PM]
TLC's "Sister Wives" Reaches a Season High and Continues to Rank as the #1 Cable Program of the Week with Women 25-54 with 2.5 Rating
Combined, both "Sister Wives" and "90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days" reached over 4.7 million total linear viewers on Sunday, September 17.

[09/21/23 - 03:31 PM]
NBC Triumphs in Summer for Ninth Straight Year
"America's Got Talent" continued its reign as the most-watched entertainment show of the summer for the 10th straight year.

[09/20/23 - 12:06 PM]
HBO Documentaries Delivered Record Highs This Summer
"Hard Knocks" scores its largest series audience in 13 years while "Telemarketers" is the most-watched HBO documentary series (non-sports) in more than two years.

[09/19/23 - 03:12 PM]
"Monday Night Football" Averages 21.8 Million Viewers across ESPN Platforms during More Than Two Hours of Overlapping Games
The 21,757,000 viewers, which includes fans watching on NFL+, is an increase of 6% from the similar MNF staggered starts in Week 2 of the 2022 season (20.6 million viewers across the same networks).

[09/19/23 - 02:15 PM]
ABC News' 'Nightline' Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos
"Nightline" surged from the previous week in Total Viewers (+20% - 764,000 vs. 635,000), Adults 25-54 (+62% - 222,000 vs. 137,000) and Adults 18-49 (+100% - 146,000 vs. 73,000), turning in its strongest numbers across the board in 3 months.

[09/19/23 - 12:34 PM]
ESPN/ABC Airs Four of the Top Five Most-Watched Games of Week 3; College GameDay Crushes in Colorado
For the third consecutive week, ESPN platforms presented the most-viewed college football game of the week, as Colorado State/Colorado delivered 9.3 million viewers on ESPN in the late prime window.

[09/19/23 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Dominates Sunday from Sunrise Through Primetime
On Sunday, September 17, CBS had an average-minute audience of 12.3 million viewers across the total day.

[09/19/23 - 10:38 AM]
F1 Singapore Grand Prix Gets Largest Live U.S. Television Audience on Record
The race audience peaked at 1.347 million viewers between 9:45-9:59 a.m. ET.

[09/19/23 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 11: "Love at First Sight" Debuts at #1; "Dear Child" and "ONE PIECE" Lead TV
"Virgin River" Season 5 reclaimed #2 with 9.6M views, the UK thriller "Who Is Erin Carter?" stayed strong at #3 with 3.8M views and UK comedy series "Top Boy" Season 3 remained at #4 with 3.7M views.

[09/18/23 - 02:16 PM]
"Elemental" Is the Most Viewed Movie Premiere on Disney+ of 2023
"Elemental" is the most watched movie premiere of the year on Disney+ and among its Top 10 movie premieres of all time, earning 26.4 million views in its first five days of streaming.

[09/15/23 - 03:24 PM]
Prime Video Sets NFL Streaming Record with Vikings-Eagles "TNF" Opener
Prime Video averaged 16.6 million viewers (AMA) across all media platforms during last night's Vikings-Eagles showdown, as the defending NFC Champions notched their second win of the season.

[09/15/23 - 07:00 AM]
TMC (Total Minutes Consumed) and Social Media Interactions for 2023 VMAs Biggest Ever on the Heels of MTV's Best VMAs Performance in Four Years on Linear
MTV scored its highest rated VMAs since 2019 on P18-34 (1.14) and since 2020 on P18-49 (1.03).

[09/13/23 - 11:09 AM]
NBC Sports Delivers Most-Watched NTT IndyCar Series Season in 12 Years
Half of the season's 16 races on television delivered a TAD of more than 1 million viewers, tying last year for the highest mark since 2008.

[09/12/23 - 02:47 PM]
Record Breaker: With More than 22.6 Million Viewers, ESPN Delivers Its Most-Watched "Monday Night Football" Game Ever
The record audience peaked at 25.2 million viewers in the first half (9-9:15 p.m. ET), when Buffalo took a 10-3 lead late in the second quarter.

[09/12/23 - 02:14 PM]
Food Network's "BBQ Brawl" Boasts Best-Ever Season
The series has been picked up for a fifth season that will air summer 2024.

[09/12/23 - 10:16 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 4: "ONE PIECE" and "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" Hold Onto the #1 Spots
Viewers cozied up to the return of "Virgin River" with Season 5 debuting at #2 with 9M views.

[09/12/23 - 07:13 AM]
NBC Sports Posts Largest Two-Game NFL Kickoff Weekend Audience Since 2015, Averaging Nearly 25 Million Viewers Across NBC and Peacock
Despite the most-lopsided shutout in NBC's "Sunday Night Football" history (since 2006), the Cowboys' 40-0 win over the Giants on Sunday averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 21.8 million viewers - up 4% from the teams' last meeting on "SNF."

[09/11/23 - 01:17 PM]
"The Little Mermaid" Breaks Records on Disney+ as One of the Most Viewed Disney Movie Premieres Ever, Garnering 16 Million Views in Its First Five Days Streaming
The movie - which was directed by Rob Marshall and opened over Memorial Day weekend to $118.6 million in North America - was one of the top five highest-grossing films of the summer domestically with nearly $300 million.

[09/11/23 - 05:06 AM]
Great American Family Reigns as TV's Fastest-Growing Network for Ten Consecutive Months
The network also retained its position as TV's fastest-growing network in 2023 to-date with the largest gains in Total Day Households (+161%) and Total Viewers (+161%); and Primetime Households (+138%) and Total Viewers (+136%).

[09/08/23 - 02:40 PM]
Lions-Chiefs in NFL Kickoff Game on NBC and Peacock Is Media's Most-Watched Show Since Super Bowl LVII, Averaging Nearly 27 Million Viewers
NBC Sports' coverage peaked at 29.1 million viewers between 9:15-9:30 p.m. ET in the second quarter.

[09/08/23 - 01:22 PM]
TLC Ranks as the Number One Cable Network of the Week with Women 25-54 for the 5th Consecutive Week
"Sister Wives," "90 Day: The Last Resort," "90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days" and "90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way" were four of the top five cable telecasts excluding sports of the week with Adults 25-54.

[09/06/23 - 03:50 PM]
ESPN Platforms Deliver Most-Watched Game of Week 1 - LSU vs. Florida State Reaches 9.5 Million Viewers on Labor Day Sunday
The Sunday night showcase was the top game of the week across all networks and is ABC's second-best regular season game in the past five years, excluding conference championships.

[09/06/23 - 11:02 AM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+2% - 877,000 vs. 857,000).

[09/05/23 - 10:07 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Aug. 28: "ONE PIECE" and "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah" Nab the Top Spots
The UK thriller "Who Is Erin Carter?" also had a strong second week with 15.8M views, ranking second.

[09/04/23 - 12:16 PM]
"B1G Saturday Night" Opener on NBC and Peacock Ranks as NBC's Second-Most Watched Labor Day Saturday Primetime Show Since 2015
No. 7 Penn State's 38-15 victory over West Virginia averaged 3.7 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital, ranking as the second most watched Labor Day Saturday primetime show on NBC since 2015.

[08/29/23 - 12:57 PM]
NBC Sports' Navy-Notre Dame Game Is Most-Watched of Rivalry in Nine Years
Viewership peaked at nearly 3.97 million TV-only viewers from 3:30-3:45 p.m.

[08/29/23 - 12:45 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+2% - 879,000 vs. 860,000).

[08/29/23 - 10:56 AM]
"First Take's" Viewership Streak Continues, Reaching 13 Consecutive Months of Year-Over-Year Growth
August saw an increase of 21 percent from 2022, averaging 391,000 viewers.

[08/29/23 - 10:28 AM]
"Ahsoka" Draws 14 Million Views for First Episode
A view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime available.

[08/29/23 - 10:17 AM]
Most-Watched Little League Baseball World Series on ESPN Platforms Since 2015
The 2023 Little League Baseball World Series Championship Game on Sunday, August 27, averaged nearly three million viewers (2,944,000) on ABC, making it the most-watched since 2019.

[08/29/23 - 10:11 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Aug. 21: "Who Is Erin Carter?" and "The Monkey King" Claim the #1 Spots
Documentary series "Depp V. Heard" had a strong second week coming in at #2 (8.3M views), while "Painkiller" moved to #3 (5.6M views).

[08/29/23 - 09:40 AM]
Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants on ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Up 50 Percent From Last Year's Comparable Game Averaging 1,717,000 Viewers
Through 26 games, Major League Baseball viewership on ESPN is up from last year, averaging 1,496,000 viewers, compared to 1,483,000 viewers at this point in 2022.

[08/29/23 - 09:02 AM]
"NFL Draft: The Pick Is In" Scores with the #1 Roku Original Documentary Premiere
The new and returning users that streamed the documentary also skewed younger and outperformed the average 18-44 age audience for The Roku Channel.

[08/25/23 - 11:25 AM]
VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" Season Five Debuts to Double-Digit Viewership Gains a Whopping +70% with Delayed Viewing (L+3)
On the heels of its soaring viewership growth, VH1 will launch a "Reclaim Your Vote" special hosted by political strategist and commentator Angela Rye.

[08/25/23 - 10:40 AM]
TLC's "Sister Wives" Earns the Series' Highest Rated Season Premiere in a Decade with Key Demographics
TLC was cable's #1 network of the week with W25-54/18-49; #1 non-sports cable network with A25-54/18-49 & W18-34, securing 4 of the top 5 cable telecasts of the week.

[08/23/23 - 09:05 AM]
2023 MLB Little League Classic Viewership on ESPN Up 15 Percent Vs. Last Year
The audience peaked with 1,738,000 viewers at 8 p.m. ET.

[08/22/23 - 01:02 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Key Adult Demo - Adults 25-54 - for 15th Week Straight
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+2% - 881,000 vs. 862,000).

[08/22/23 - 10:21 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Aug. 14: "Extraction 2" Enters the Most Popular List, "Heart of Stone" and "Depp V Heard" Take #1
Documentary series "Depp V Heard" debuted in the top spot on the English TV List with 16.2M views, while "Painkiller" held strong for a second week at #2 with 10.9M views.

[08/21/23 - 01:50 PM]
TLC Delivers Top Two Cable Shows Among Women on Monday, August 14 with "90 Day: The Last Resort" and "90 Day Fiance: The Other Way"
The two series drove TLC to have its highest rated Monday night since 2020 with key demos.

[08/15/23 - 03:16 PM]
ABC's "The Bachelorette" Hits New Summer Highs
The ABC unscripted series grew over the prior week by 9% in Total Viewers (3.5 million vs. 3.2 million) and shot up week to week by 29% among Adults 18-49 (0.71 rating vs. 0.55 rating).

[08/15/23 - 03:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for 14th Week Straight
"Nightline" was up over the previous week in Total Viewers (+4% - 735,000 vs. 708,000).

[08/15/23 - 09:40 AM]
Top 10 Week of Aug. 7: "Heart of Stone" and "Painkiller" Debut at #1 on the English Film and Series Lists
"The Lincoln Lawyer" Season 2 (5.2M views) took second place with Season 1 coming in eighth place (2.2M views).

[08/11/23 - 08:30 AM]
"Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge" Helped HGTV Rank as a Top 5 Non-News/Sports Cable Network Among Key Adult and Female Demos on Sunday Nights
The Sunday, August 6 finale delivered the season's best performance with a .56 A25-54 and .81 W25-54 live plus three-day rating, a 33 percent and 40 percent lift over the prior six weeks.

[08/10/23 - 01:56 PM]
Discovery Channel Ranks #1 in Cable Among Men on Wednesdays with "Expedition Unknown" Franchise
Airing through July 12, the eight-episode season was the highest-rated in three years, increasing 14% over the prior season and securing the second consecutive year of viewership growth.







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[07/23/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 15: "Cobra Kai" and "Find Me Falling" Debut at #1
All three seasons of "Vikings: Valhalla" stormed the list: Season 3 raided second place (6.4M views), Season 1 pillaged sixth (2.4M views), and Season 2 plundered tenth (1.9M views).

[07/22/24 - 01:01 PM]
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[07/18/24 - 01:13 PM]
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Delivering a strong performance among several key adult demos, including Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, the popular programming event reached 25 million total viewers across Discovery Channel, Max and discovery+, a 10% increase over last year.

[07/16/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 7: "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" Is #1 and Most Watched Title for Second Straight Week
The sci-fi drama series "Supacell" and its stunning cast of characters used their superpowers, all while maintaining their day jobs, to hold the top spot on the English TV List with 7.1M views.

[07/15/24 - 01:06 PM]
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Season Premiere Is the No. 1 Entertainment Program of the Night Across All Key Demographics
Hosted by late-night's Jimmy Kimmel, the series returned for a new season on Wednesday, July 10, and soundly ranked as the most-watched telecast of the night in Total Viewers (3.71 million).

[07/11/24 - 07:31 AM]
Peacock Original "Love Island USA" Becomes the #1 Reality Series in the U.S. Across All Streaming Platforms
The love and competition show has also ranked in the Top 10 SVOD Original Series since the sixth season debuted on June 11.

[07/09/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 1: "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" Debuts at #1
The sci-fi drama series "Supacell" rose to the top of the English TV List, clocking 11.8M views.

[07/09/24 - 09:31 AM]
With Over 3 Million Viewers, "BET Awards" 2024 Reigns as the Most-Watched Black Event in America
The premiere milestone celebration of Black culture delivered timeline-shattering viral moments that captivated audiences across platforms, ranking as the #1 Most Social Program.

[07/09/24 - 08:16 AM]
ESPN Generated Largest "Sunday Night Baseball" Audience in Two and a Half Years with Boston Red Sox Victory Over New York Yankees: 2,359,000 Viewers
The broadcast peaked with nearly three million viewers (2,952,000) at 8:45 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.

[07/09/24 - 08:00 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Expansive Content Lineup Delivered Two Nights with 60 Percent Share and Nine Nights with 50 Percent Share Among Adults in Second Quarter
Live sports, including TNT Sports' coverage of the 2024 NCAA Men's Final Four, 2024 NBA Playoffs and 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, along with support from the networks' popular entertainment content, drove the viewership among Adults 18-49 during the quarter.

[07/03/24 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News Is the No. 1 News Network in America for the 2nd Quarter of 2024
"Good Morning America," "World News Tonight with David Muir," "The View" and "GMA3: What You Need to Know" all outdelivered broadcast and cable competition.

[07/02/24 - 03:45 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 6th Consecutive Week
"Nightline" also averaged 878,000 Total Viewers, 197,000 Adults 25-54 and 130,000 Adults 18-49 during the 2nd quarter of 2024.

[07/02/24 - 12:20 PM]
NBA Today Delivers ESPN's Most-Watched NBA Free Agency Special Ever Averaging 1,244,000 Viewers
It peaked with 1,436,000 viewers from 5:30-5:45 p.m. ET.

[07/02/24 - 12:01 PM]
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The sci-fi drama series "Supacell" debuted on the English TV List in second place with 6.4M views.

[07/01/24 - 02:41 PM]
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Last night's audience peaked at 8.2 million viewers from 10-10:15 p.m. ET as the gymnasts completed their final rotations.