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[10/23/23 - 11:35 AM]
"When Calls the Heart," The Crown Jewel of Entertainment Cable for 10 Seasons Running, Delivers Major Ratings for Hallmark Channel
Dovetailing the top network rank, Season 10 delivered the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program every Sunday among Women 18+.

[10/23/23 - 09:14 AM]
TLC Ranks as the #1 Cable Network Without Sports on Monday, October 16 Among W25-54/18-49 for 16 Consecutive Weeks
"90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way" and "90 Day: The Last Resort" earned 1.45 and 1.43 L3 respectively among W25-54 and were among the top five primetime cable telecasts on October 16 among W25-54.

[10/20/23 - 04:45 PM]
ABC News Ranks No. 1 Across All Broadcast and Cable in Total Viewers for Special Report Covering President Biden's Primetime Address on the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine Wars
The special featured Chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce joining from The White House and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz from Israel.

[10/20/23 - 12:42 PM]
TLC Continues to Dominate as the #1 Cable Network on Sunday Nights with All Key Demos
Among W25-54, "Sister Wives" has been the #1 non-sports and non-news cable program each week since its premiere on August 20.

[10/20/23 - 07:07 AM]
ESPN College Football on Pace for Most-Watched Season Since 2016 - ABC is the Sport's Most-Watched Network
ABC is the most-watched network in college football and is off to its best seven-week start since 2017, averaging 4.4 million viewers and up 16 percent over 2022.

[10/19/23 - 04:57 PM]
ESPN's Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals Presented by YouTubeTV is Most-Watched Game 4 on Record
Game 4 averaged 889,000 viewers, the most-watched WNBA Games 4 Finals on record, and up 124 percent from Game 4 in 2022.

[10/18/23 - 11:01 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Ranks as No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show for 2nd Consecutive Week Among Key Adults 18-49
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" grew over premiere week by 5% in the key demo of Adults 18-49 (0.20 rating vs. 0.19 rating).

[10/17/23 - 03:40 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
"Nightline" took the top spot, beating CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in all 3 weeks of the season.

[10/17/23 - 02:27 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Grows Year to Year for 4th Time in 5 Weeks in Viewers
"Live with Kelly and Mark" ranked as the week's No. 1 daytime talk show and No. 1 entertainment talk show among Women 25-54 (0.49 rating).

[10/17/23 - 09:46 AM]
The 49th Season Premiere of "Saturday Night Live," Hosted by Pete Davidson with Musical Guest Ice Spice, Draws 4.8 Million Viewers
That's an increase of 19% in total viewers and 31% in the demo vs. last year's season 48 premiere.

[10/17/23 - 09:18 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 9: "Beckham" and "Lupin" Hold Onto #1; "Ballerina" Debuts in Top Spot
"The Fall of the House of Usher" haunted its way into second place in its debut week with 6M views.

[10/17/23 - 09:18 AM]
NBC Sports Dominates Fall Weekends in Primetime - College Football Is #1 on Saturday Nights, "Sunday Night Football" Ranks #1 Across All of Primetime
On Saturday nights, NBC Sports is averaging 4.1 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital platforms through seven college football games (9/2-10/14).

[10/16/23 - 11:35 AM]
TLC Ranks as #1 Cable Network Without Sports on Monday, October 9 Among Women 25-54/18-49 for 15 Consecutive Weeks
"90 Day: The Last Resort" and "90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way," earned 1.50 and 1.32 L3 respectively among W25-54 and were among the top five top cable telecasts on October 9 among W25-54.

[10/13/23 - 02:46 PM]
"Sister Wives" and "90 Day Fiance" Rank as #1 and #2 Cable Programs on Sunday Night with W25-54
In 2023 to date, "Sister Wives" is the #1 ad-supported cable program excluding sports on Sunday nights with P25-54, W25-54, W18-49 and W18-34.

[10/13/23 - 08:30 AM]
Hallmark Channel's "3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost" Spooks Up #1 Program of the Day, Week
What's more, the film grew a remarkable +52% in viewership from Live + Same Day to Live + 3, making it the network's most-watched 2023 premiere since "A Paris Proposal" in February.

[10/12/23 - 02:00 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Premieres as Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show in Adults 18-49
In fact, "Kimmel" won premiere week in late-night for the second consecutive year in Adults 18-49.

[10/12/23 - 08:30 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Scores Its Top-Rated Week Since May in Women 25-54
"Live with Kelly and Mark" ranked as the week's No. 1 daytime talk show and No. 1 entertainment talk show among Women 25-54 (0.55 rating).

[10/11/23 - 04:46 PM]
FOX Wins Full 12-Month 2022-23 Broadcast Season Across All Key Adult, Men and Women Demos in Live + 7 Day Ratings
FOX had two of the top five highest-rated entertainment telecasts of the season in Adults 18-49, more than any other network.

[10/11/23 - 10:30 AM]
ABC's "The Golden Bachelor" Premiere Episode Hits 11.1 Million Cumulative Viewers Across Linear and Streaming in First Week
After just seven days of viewing across linear and streaming platforms, the September 28 debut telecast alone skyrocketed to 9.00 million Total Viewers, gaining an additional +4.64 million viewers in delayed cross-platform viewing.

[10/10/23 - 03:28 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Generates a Record Audience with More than 17.4 Million Viewers in Week 5
The audience peaked at 18.8 million (9-9:15 p.m.), and for two hours "Monday Night Football" averaged 18.1 million viewers (9-11 p.m.).

[10/10/23 - 02:51 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Is the Only Daytime Talk Show to Improve Week to Week and Year to Year in All Key Measures
On Monday (9/25/23), "Tamron Hall" turned in its strongest single-day telecast in Total Viewers (1.180 million) in 5 months.

[10/10/23 - 02:50 PM]
ABC News' 'Nightline' Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demographics - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
On Monday (10/2/23), "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.271 million) in 16 months - since 6/8/22.

[10/10/23 - 09:13 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 2: "Beckham" and "Lupin" Debut at #1; "Nowhere" Enters Most Popular List
Season 4 of the coming-of-age series "Sex Education" stayed strong at #2 (6.6M views) while Season 5 of "Love Is Blind" came in at #3 (3.7M views).

[10/09/23 - 02:59 PM]
Cowboys-49ers on NBC and Peacock Is Most-Watched Week 5 "Sunday Night Football" Game Ever, Averaging 26.1 Million Viewers
For the season, NBC's "Sunday Night Football" is averaging 23.8 million viewers - "SNF's" second-best average ever through Week 5 (trailing only the record 2015 season), and up 14% from last season at this point.

[10/09/23 - 01:19 PM]
"Loki" Season 2 Is the Second Most Viewed Season Premiere on Disney+ This Year with 10.9 Million Views After Three Days
The debut of the Marvel Studios series - which returned last Thursday - was behind only the season three premiere of "The Mandalorian," which hit Disney+ in March.

[10/09/23 - 11:37 AM]
TLC's "90 Day: The Last Resort" and "90 Day Fiance: The Other Way" Lead as Cable's #1 and #2 Non-Sports Telecasts with Key Women Demos
TLC was the #1 primetime network without sports in cable television on Monday, October 2 with W25-54 for the 7th consecutive week.

[10/06/23 - 10:35 AM]
"The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon" Becomes #1 Most-Viewed Premiere and Season in AMC+ History
Sunday's fourth episode of season one delivered season high ratings on AMC in total viewers and both key demos, capping three successive weeks of viewership growth.

[10/04/23 - 03:20 PM]
NBC Wins Premiere Week for 12th Straight Time in Demo, 5th Straight in Total Viewers
NBC placed eight of the top 12 shows in Premiere Week in total viewers, including "Sunday Night Football," "The Voice" and "America's Got Talent."

[10/04/23 - 01:00 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Returns as Monday's No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show
"Kimmel" grew over its year-ago season opener (on Monday, 9/19/22) by 8% in Total Viewers (2.27 million vs. 2.11 million) to score its most-watched premiere in 6 years.

[10/04/23 - 10:59 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Builds to 5-Month High in Total Viewers
Tuesday's broadcast (on 9/19/23) was the show's most-watched telecast (2.466 million) on any day in 5 months.

[10/04/23 - 07:30 AM]
"The Pat McAfee Show "Starts Strong with 242 Million Total Views Across All Platforms During First Month of ESPN Launch
Across YouTube, social channels and the ESPN App, the show totaled 213 million cumulative views, with 82% of that audience falling between the 18-44 demographic.

[10/03/23 - 03:37 PM]
ESPN's NFL Week 4: Seahawks-Giants on "Monday Night Football" Draws More than 16.6 Million Viewers; Follows Multiple Falcons-Jaguars' Record-Setting Presentations on ESPN+ and Disney+
"Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli" (ESPN2) delivered 1.3 million viewers in their second episode this season.

[10/03/23 - 03:30 PM]
"The Golden Bachelor" Ranks as ABC's No. 1 Series Premiere Ever on Hulu
After just three days of viewing across linear and streaming platforms, the series debut skyrocketed to a 1.90 rating among Adults 18-49, marking a big +206% jump over its initial Live+Same day rating.

[10/03/23 - 12:32 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Year to Year for the 19th Consecutive Week in Total Viewers
Season to date, "Tamron Hall" is improving over the same weeks last season in Total Viewers (+6% - 1.009 million vs. 950,000), drawing its largest overall audience in 3 years.

[10/03/23 - 12:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Opens 2023-2024 Season as No. 1 in All Key Demographics - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
"Nightline" ranked No. 1 in all key measures during premiere week for the 2nd year in a row.

[10/03/23 - 10:00 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 25: "Reptile" and "Nowhere" Debut at #1
Class was back in session at Moordale High this week, with the final season of beloved British coming-of-age series "Sex Education" leading the English TV List for the second week in a row with 13.4M views, while Season 1 took ninth place with 1.9M views.

[10/02/23 - 03:30 PM]
ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Jumps to 6.50 Million Total Viewers After Three Days of Cross-Platform Viewing
The season premiere jumped to 6.50 million Total Viewers and hit a 1.08 rating among Adults 18-49.

[10/02/23 - 01:16 PM]
Chiefs-Jets Thriller on NBC and Peacock Is Most-Watched Sunday Show Since Super Bowl LVII, Averaging 27 Million Viewers
The Average Minute Audience for last night's live stream via Peacock, NBC Sports Digital platforms, and NFL Digital platforms, was 1.85 million viewers - marking NBC Sports' largest streaming audience ever for a regular-season Sunday NFL game.

[09/29/23 - 03:08 PM]
"Sister Wives" Ranks as the #1 Non-Sports Cable Program of the Year on Sunday Nights with Key Demos
TLC is the #1 primetime cable network on Sundays among all key demos in 3Q23.

[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.







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[11/19/24 - 01:38 PM]
Food Network's "Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking" Conjures Ratings and Reach with Series Premiere
The new series launched on Thursday, November 14, and posted a 0.57 P25-54 / 0.74 W25-54 L3 rating, more than doubling prior six-week benchmarks (+148% and +124% respectively) and is on pace to be Food Network's highest rated freshman series of the year.

[11/19/24 - 12:58 PM]
"Abbott Elementary" Hits Season Highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 with 6.33 Million Total Viewers and 2.21 Adults 18-49
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, "Abbott Elementary" hit season highs in both Total Viewers (6.33 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.21 rating) with its November 6 episode.

[11/19/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 11: "Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson" Has Knockout Debut; "Hot Frosty" Heats Up at #1
Season 2 of the animated series "Arcane" held its place at #2 on the English TV List with 7.4M views and brought Season 1 back onto the list at #8 with 2.6M views.

[11/19/24 - 10:31 AM]
Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions' Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Mega-Event Makes History with Over 108 Million Live Global Viewers
The Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight is the most-streamed sporting event ever, peaking at 65 million concurrent streams, with 38 million concurrent streams in the US.

[11/18/24 - 10:00 AM]
Four CBS Daytime Shows Post Year-Over-Year Growth
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" has also retained its #1 status with a 16% increase in total viewers vs. last year.

[11/16/24 - 02:04 PM]
60 Million Households Tuned in Live for Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson with Nearly 50 Million for Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor 2 During the Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions Mega-Event
Additional viewership information, including total viewers, will be released early this week.

[11/15/24 - 11:44 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Halloween Week Scares Up Season Highs in Total Viewers and Households
Thursday's Halloween celebration "Only HALLOWEEN in the Building," featuring the annual fan-favorite costume contest, was the show's top telecast in both Total Viewers (2.396 million) and Households (1.64 rating) in seven months.

[11/15/24 - 10:14 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" 500th Telecast Is Top Entertainment Program of the Night in Adults 18-49
In addition, the milestone episode ranked as the No. 1 telecast on Tuesday night in Women 18-34 (0.92 rating) and Women 18-49 (0.95 rating), as well as Teens 12-17 (0.29 rating) and Adults 25-54 (0.93 rating).

[11/13/24 - 11:30 AM]
"Doctor Odyssey" Series Premiere Swells +482% Over Live+Same Day Audience in Adults 18-49
Plus: "9-1-1" kicked off season eight with an action-packed three-episode story arc rising +156% in Total Viewers (12.64 million vs. 4.93 million) and +519% in Adults 18-49 (2.91 rating vs. 0.47 rating) over its initial Live+Same Day audience.

[11/13/24 - 02:31 AM]
"Citadel: Honey Bunny" Was Prime Video's Most Watched Series Globally This Weekend
The series was in the Top 10 in almost 150 countries, including US, UK, France, Italy, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and UAE, proving the trend that consumers are continuing to enjoy non-English language content.

[11/12/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 4: "Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson" Enters the Ring; "Meet Me Next Christmas" Unwraps #1
Season 2, Act I of "Arcane," the animated series based on the popular multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends, also had a strong debut, taking second place with 6.3M views.

[11/12/24 - 06:30 AM]
Sunday's Return of "Yellowstone" Delivered Biggest Premiere Night Audience Ever with 16.4M Viewers
The Season 5B debut was up 3% vs. Season 5A's premiere night in 2022 (16.4M vs. 15.9M) based on VideoAmp.

[11/11/24 - 04:31 PM]
"The Daily Show's" Hour-Long Election Night Special Hosted by Jon Stewart Delivered Most-Watched Episode Ever on Paramount+ and the #1 Most-Viewed Entertainment Episode on Social for Election Day
Jon Stewart's monologue ranked as the #1 most engaging election night TikTok video across the TV Universe with 472K engagements.

[11/11/24 - 12:34 PM]
"High Potential" Series Premiere Scores a Whopping 20 Million Total Viewers Over 35 Days Across Platforms
Excluding encores, the "High Potential" series premiere generated an impressive 13.96 million Total Viewers and 3.67 rating in Adults 18-49 across platforms - the highest-rated ABC series premiere in nearly four years - since 11/17/20.

[11/11/24 - 10:00 AM]
The CBS 10 Million+ Viewers Club - Eight CBS Original Series Deliver 10 Million Viewers or More in Live Plus 7-Day Multiplatform Viewing
According to VideoAmp live plus 7-day viewership and internal streaming data for episodes airing through October 21, eight CBS original programs deliver 10 million or more viewers across linear TV and streaming in the 2024 fall broadcast season to date.