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[10/25/24 - 10:57 AM]
The 2024 WNBA Season Delivers Record Viewership Across ESPN Platforms
The 2024 postseason averaged 1.1 million viewers - up 139 percent over 2023's postseason - making it the most-viewed WNBA postseason in 25 years.

[10/24/24 - 01:42 PM]
"Interview with a Killer" Sets Record with Most-Watched Court TV Original Series Debut
The show's initial telecasts were up +50% with Persons 2+ and +60% in P25-54, to become Court TV's top-performing original since the network began being Nielsen rated.

[10/23/24 - 12:35 PM]
"9-1-1" Concludes Wildly Exciting "Bee-Nado" Story Arc, Rising +89% in Total Viewers and +294% in Adults 18-49 Over Initial Live + Same Day Audience
On linear, "9-1-1" ranked as the top entertainment program of the night in both Total Viewers (7.39 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.75 rating).

[10/23/24 - 11:25 AM]
It's a Hallmark Channel Christmas Across Entertainment Cable
"'Twas the Date Before Christmas," "Holiday Crashers," and "Scouting for Christmas" became the Top 3 entertainment cable programs of the week among Households, Total Viewers, and Women and Persons 18+.

[10/22/24 - 03:00 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
Season to date, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+2% - 989,000 vs. 958,000) versus the comparable weeks last season, posting its largest Total Viewer audience in 5 years - since the 2019-2020 season.

[10/22/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 14: "Outer Banks" Strikes Gold for Second Week, "Lonely Planet" Rises to #1
Season 3 of "The Lincoln Lawyer" debuted at #2 with 7M views on the English TV List.

[10/21/24 - 10:39 AM]
School Is Back in Session at "Abbott Elementary" as Season 4 Premiere Skyrockets +191% in Total Viewers and +486% in Adults 18-49 Over Initial Live +Same Day Audience
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the season four premiere has jumped to 6.19 million Total Viewers and a 2.17 rating in Adults 18-49.

[10/17/24 - 01:29 PM]
Over Past 12 Months, ESPN Programming Delivers Highest Prime Time Television Consumption Levels Since 2006, Best Total Day Since 2016
Narrowing in on the key 18-49 demo, ESPN programming saw an uptick in total minutes consumed, approaching nearly 200 billion within the demo during the fiscal year.

[10/17/24 - 10:31 AM]
ABC's "High Potential" Marks Another Week of Record-Setting Linear Growth Becoming Top Program of the Night in Week 3
"High Potential" became only the second new broadcast drama since FOX's "Empire" to grow in viewership for two consecutive weeks after its debut.

[10/16/24 - 05:01 AM]
"Citadel: Diana" Is the Biggest Global Launch for an Italian Original Ever on Prime Video
The series ranked number 1 series in Italy, US and UK in launch weekend, and Top 5 in almost 150 countries, including Canada, Australia, Germany, Spain, France, Brazil, Mexico, and India, setting a new bar for Prime Video's international viewership of Italian language content.

[10/15/24 - 03:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 5th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, leading in overall viewers and in the key Adult news demo for the 3rd straight year.

[10/15/24 - 12:03 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 7: "Outer Banks" and "The Menendez Brothers" Debut at #1
"Nobody Wants This" sweet-talked its way into second place (9.6M views) while "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" held strong at #3 on the English TV List with 8.7M views.

[10/14/24 - 10:44 AM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tops Late-Night for Second Week in a Row in Adults 18-49
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" took the top spot in Adults 18-49 during the first two weeks of the season for the third consecutive year.

[10/14/24 - 09:07 AM]
Ohio State-Oregon "Big Ten Saturday Night" Thriller on NBC and Peacock Is Most-Watched Primetime Big Ten Conference Game Since 2008
NBC Sports' audience peaked at 13.4 million viewers in the game's final minutes (10:45-11 p.m. ET).

[10/11/24 - 02:03 PM]
Big Exclusives Power "Tamron Hall" to Season Highs in Households and Key Demos
"Tamron Hall" saw gains on the previous week in Households, Total Viewers and Women 25-54 for the week of September 23.

[10/08/24 - 03:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 4th Consecutive Week
On Monday (9/30/24), "Nightline" turned in its top telecast in Adults 18-49 (313,000) in 9 months and best performance in Adults 25-54 (396,000) in 4 months - since 1/15/24 and 6/6/24, respectively.

[10/08/24 - 01:05 PM]
"High Potential" Jumps Dramatically in Week 2 with 10.72 Million Total Viewers and 2.20 Rating in Adults 18-49
The show's impressive growth scored an increase of +10% in Total Viewers (10.72 million vs. 9.75 million) and +4% in Adults 18-49 (2.20 rating vs. 2.12 rating) over its week-ago series premiere on 9/17/24, across platforms.

[10/08/24 - 12:16 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 30: "Nobody Wants This" Rises to #1, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" Claims #2
Romance reality series "Love Is Blind" Season 7 hard-launched at #3 (5.2M views) while coming-of-age drama "Heartstopper" returned for its third season at #4 (4.5M views).

[10/07/24 - 01:45 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Dominates Late-Night During Season Premiere Week Reaching No. 1 in Adults 18-49
On Monday (9/23/24), "Jimmy Kimmel Live," featuring actress Halle Berry, boxing legend Mike Tyson and Old Dominion, stood as the No. 1 episode of the week in Adults 18-49 (0.38) among all of the late-night talk shows.

[10/07/24 - 01:04 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Season 33 Premiere Shoots to 7.32 Million Total Viewers and 1.31 Adults 18-49 Across Platforms
Premiere to date in Live + Same Day viewing, "Dancing with the Stars" is the No. 1 reality program across broadcast and cable in Adults 18-49.

[10/07/24 - 08:46 AM]
TLC Ranks as the #1 Ad-Supported Cable Network Among Key Female Demos on Sunday Nights in 2024
On Sunday, September 29, TLC's "Sister Wives" was up 12% with a 1.69 L3 rating among W25-54 and a season high 1.08 L3 rating among P25-54.

[10/04/24 - 02:11 PM]
2024 MLB Wild Card Series Exclusively on ESPN Platforms Was Most-Watched Ever
Last night's audience peaked with 5,745,000 viewers at 9:45 p.m. ET.

[10/04/24 - 11:35 AM]
NBC Wins 2024-25 Premiere Week in Both Total Viewers and Demo
Among all programming, "Sunday Night Football" was #1 with 20 million viewers on NBC.

[10/04/24 - 07:50 AM]
ABC Is College Football's Most-Watched Network, Highlighted by Year-Over-Year Growth and Significant Demographic Gains
ABC, which ranks No. 1 in average audience and total minutes viewed, has aired six of the top seven most-viewed games of the season and seven of the top 10.

[10/03/24 - 02:05 PM]
Ryan Murphy's "Doctor Odyssey" Sets Sail with Whopping 13.54 Million Total Audience to Date
After its first full day on Hulu, "Doctor Odyssey" hit No. 1 on the Hulu Top 15 Today list and has remained on the list ever since, along with Murphy's other long-running hit series "9-1-1."

[10/02/24 - 03:18 PM]
Viewership for 2024 MLB Wild Card Series Day One on ESPN Platforms Up 15 Percent from Last Year
The four-game slate averaged 2,503,000 viewers and peaked with 6,710,000 viewers across platforms at 5:30 p.m. ET when three games were in play.

[10/02/24 - 02:15 PM]
"Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board During Premiere Week for the 3rd Consecutive Year, Leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
On Monday (9/23/24), "Nightline" delivered its most-watched telecast (1.310 million) in 9 months - since 12/25/23.

[10/02/24 - 01:32 PM]
The CW Network Delivers Largest Audience for "WWE NXT" Since October 2023
The premiere peaked at 965,000 total viewers from 8:15-8:30 p.m. and was the #1 telecast on The CW this year among adults 25-54 (406,000) and adults 18-49 (354,000).

[10/01/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 23: "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" Holds on to #1; "Nobody Wants This" Debuts at #2
Elsewhere on the English TV List, "The Perfect Couple" danced into #3 (6M views), Season 4 of "Emily in Paris" said enchanté to #5 (4.2M views), and "Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval" debuted at #9 (2.4M views).

[09/30/24 - 04:02 PM]
50th Season Premiere of "Saturday Night Live" on Sept. 28 Draws 5.3 Million Viewers on NBC in Live Same-Day Viewing, The Most for a Season Premiere Since 2020
The episode ranks as the most-watched "SNL" ever on Peacock through the first weekend.

[09/30/24 - 01:46 PM]
"Inside Out 2" Is the No. 1 Film Premiere on Disney+ in 2024, Driving 30.5 Million Views Globally in 5 Days
Said premiere was also the No. 1 Theatrical film premiere on Disney+ since Walt Disney Animation Studios' Encanto (2021), and the No. 1 film premiere of all time in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) and LATAM (Latin America).

[09/27/24 - 02:02 PM]
For the 2nd Year, "20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine for the Broadcast Season Across the Board
"20/20" outdelivered "Dateline" for the 2nd season in a row in Total Viewers and for the 4th consecutive season in both key Adult demos.

[09/27/24 - 11:00 AM]
"Matlock," Starring Kathy Bates, Makes Its Case with Over 10 Million Multiplatform Viewers In L+3s
With seven days of multiplatform viewing, "Matlock" is expected to be seen by 11.6 million viewers.

[09/26/24 - 01:30 PM]
"Tulsa King" Packs a Punch with Season Two Premiere Streamed by 5.4M Global Households
"Tulsa King's return shattered records with 2M active sub households on premiere day and over 5M globally for the week, fueling Paramount+'s continued momentum as the fastest growing SVOD four years in a row," said Chris McCarthy.

[09/26/24 - 08:02 AM]
"Power Book II: Ghost" Season 4 Breaks Network Record for All-Time Viewership High Delivering an Average of Over 10.5 Million Viewers
The "Power" Universe series have now amassed a staggering 1.6 billion hours watched globally to date.

[09/24/24 - 04:30 PM]
"High Potential" Soars to 11.49 Million Total Viewers Over First Three Days Across Platforms
The acclaimed drama, starring Kaitlin Olson as a brilliant single mom, hit Hulu's Top 15 chart today, reaching No. 1 for the past three days.

[09/24/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 16: "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" Debuts at #1; "Uglies" Rises to #1
"The Perfect Couple" snapped up #2 with 10.4M views; Season 4, Part 2 of "Emily in Paris" was #3 (9.2M views); and Season 8 of "Selling Sunset" claimed #4 (1.7M views).

[09/24/24 - 12:01 PM]
Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun Delivers Most-Watched WNBA Playoff Game Across ESPN Platforms Ever
Viewership peaked at 2.2 million viewers on Sunday.

[09/24/24 - 10:41 AM]
Most-Watched ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Season in Five Years
This season, ESPN averaged at least two million viewers four times on "Sunday Night Baseball," and the average of the top five games was up 23 percent vs. last year.

[09/23/24 - 01:56 PM]
Chiefs-Falcons Averages Nearly 25 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock in Most-Watched Week 3 "Sunday Night Football" Game Ever
Through Week 3, NBC "Sunday Night Football" is averaging 24.3 million viewers across all platforms - the series' best four-game start since 2015.

[09/23/24 - 01:31 PM]
The CW Network Delivers Largest Audience for NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Since July
Total viewers peaked at more than one million total viewers between 9:30-9:45 p.m. ET, as Cole Custer put himself in position to finish first at Bristol Motor Speedway.

[09/23/24 - 01:07 PM]
Kathy Bates' "Matlock" Sneak Peek Premiere Opens to 7.73M Viewers, CBS' Best Non-Post-Superbowl Series Premiere in More Than Five Years
The first episode is currently streaming on Paramount+ with encore broadcasts scheduled on the CBS Television Network on Tuesday, October 8 and Thursday, October 10.

[09/20/24 - 11:04 AM]
NBC Wins 2023-24 Season in Total Viewers and 18-49 Demo
"Sunday Night Football" was #1 for 13th consecutive season in both total viewers and 18-49.

[09/19/24 - 09:32 AM]
CBS Wins Wednesday with #1 Show of the Night "Survivor" and "Big Brother" Winning Its Hour
"Survivor" averaged 4.54 million viewers and was #1 program of the night in both total viewers and the A25-54.

[09/19/24 - 07:01 AM]
WNBA on ION More Than Doubles Viewership from 2023 and Delivers 23.37 Million Viewers During 2024 Season
7 telecasts exceeded an average of 1 million viewers, topped by the August 30 games between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, a national broadcast, and the Minnesota Lynx and Dallas Wings, a local broadcast, which together drew an average of 1.6 million and peaked at 1.92 million.

[09/19/24 - 06:31 AM]
Netflix - What We Watched the First Half of 2024
Four of our 10 biggest shows this year so far were from the UK ("Fool Me Once" 108M, "Baby Reindeer" 88M, "The Gentlemen" 76M and "One Day" 39M).

[09/18/24 - 04:30 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Is Top Program of the Night in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
The premiere exceeded its own previous season 32 average by a healthy +19% in Adults 18-49 (0.73 rating vs. 0.61 rating).

[09/17/24 - 03:44 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Draws More Than 15 Million Viewers for Falcons-Eagles
The audience of 15,038,000 viewers is ESPN's third-best "Monday Night Football" viewership for an ESPN/ESPN2 game - which was not simulcast on ABC - since the 2019-20 season (50+ games).

[09/17/24 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" drew its largest overall audience in nearly 10 months and posted its strongest key Adult numbers in over three months.

[09/17/24 - 12:03 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Sept. 9: "The Perfect Couple" and "Rebel Ridge" Hold on to the Top Spots
Season 4, Part 2 of "Emily in Paris" debuted in second place with 11.5M views.







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[12/19/24 - 12:00 PM]
Great American Family's Christmas Franchise Fuels Channel's Growth Placing It Among the Top 25 Just Three Years After Launch
The company's burgeoning holiday movie franchise, Great American Christmas, launched October 11, further establishing Great American's position as a leader in the original holiday movie space.

[12/18/24 - 01:30 PM]
"Landman" Explodes Becoming the #1 Paramount+ Original of All Time Garnering 14.9M Global Households
New episodes are available to stream every Sunday exclusively on Paramount+.

[12/18/24 - 10:21 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Hits Season Highs in Total Viewers, Households and Women 25-54 with Best Numbers Since April
In addition, "Live" posted week-to-week gains of +12% in Women 25-54 (0.47 rating vs. 0.42 rating), hitting a season high and posting the show's second week of growth in the demographic with its best delivery in three months.

[12/17/24 - 03:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos for the Week of Dec. 9 Versus CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night With Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+16% - 840,000 vs. 725,000), Adults 25-54 (+76% - 215,000 vs. 122,000) and Adults 18-49 (+90% - 129,000 vs. 68,000).

[12/17/24 - 12:00 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 15: "Carry-On" Lifts Off and "Black Doves" Fly High in Netflix's Top 10 This Week
Jamie Foxx's stand-up special "What Had Happened Was..." hit No. 2 (8.2 million views), and "Dead to Me" creator Liz Feldman's new murder mystery "No Good Deed" landed at No. 3 (6 million views).

[12/17/24 - 11:12 AM]
"Abbott Elementary" Holiday Special Delivers Glad Tidings - Rising +129% in Total Viewers and +410% in Adults 18-49 over Initial Live+Same Day Audience
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the "Abbott Elementary" holiday special "Winter Show" delivered holiday cheer, jumping to 6.66 million Total Viewers and 2.14 rating in Adults 18-49.

[12/17/24 - 05:16 AM]
"Yellowstone" Finale Is Biggest Episode in Series History with 11.4 Million Viewers
Overall, Season B outperformed Season 5A by +4% (10.3M) in viewership.

[12/16/24 - 02:45 PM]
"Blue Bloods" Series Finale Hits Largest Overnight Audience of the Season
The finale's seven-day multiplatform audience (across CBS and Paramount+) could surpass 11.4 million viewers, according to VideoAmp and CBS Research estimates.

[12/12/24 - 10:00 AM]
"Tracker" Exceeding 18 Million Viewers and "Matlock" Nearing 17 Million Viewers in Live Plus 35-Day Multiplatform Viewing
Since the new season premiered in September, CBS primetime series are averaging 10 million viewers, up +3% compared to last season, in live plus 35-day viewing across CBS, Paramount+ and the CBS app.

[12/12/24 - 09:02 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Hits Season Ratings High Growing by 17%
During the week of November 18, "Tamron Hall" grew in all key measures week to week, +9% among total viewers, +6% in household rating, +16% and +17% respectively with the highly coveted women 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.

[12/11/24 - 12:01 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Season 33 Earns Largest Total Viewer Finale Audience in Five Years - Largest Adults 18-49 Audience in Seven Years
The finale represented the show's highest delivery in multiplatform viewing for any "Dancing with the Stars" telecast in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 in three years.

[12/10/24 - 12:00 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 8: "Black Doves" Soars; "Our Little Secret" Is Most-Watched Title This Week
"Senna," the limited series based on the life and career of the titular Formula 1 icon, raced to No. 1 (5.8 million views) on the Non-English TV list, with "The Madness" rising to No. 1 in English TV, making the top 10 in 90 countries, with 13.3 million views.

[12/10/24 - 10:56 AM]
Formula 1 Telecasts on ESPN Platforms Reach Nearly 30 Million Fans in 2024
Just over 1 million viewers watched the telecast of Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on ESPN.

[12/09/24 - 09:44 AM]
Tubi Original Movie "Sidelined: The QB & Me" Scores No. 1 Spot on Tubi in the US & Canada
In its first seven days, the movie was viewed by 17.9% of total viewers in the US and 19.9% of total viewers in Canada.

[12/05/24 - 05:53 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story" Wins Most-Watched Cable Movie of the Year!
The Merry Thanksgiving Weekend premieres were the #1 most-watched entertainment cable programs on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, as the programming stunt reached 8.4 million unduplicated total viewers.