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[04/19/22 - 12:45 PM]
Season Six Premiere of "Better Call Saul" Delivers Biggest Day of New Subscriber Sign-Ups in AMC+ History
The first episode of the premiere event, "Wine and Roses," is now the #1 cable drama premiere of 2022, delivering 1.4 million total viewers in Nielsen live/same day ratings and more than 500,000 adults 25-54.

[04/19/22 - 10:50 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 11: "Elite" Is the Most Viewed Title of the Week, "Bridgerton" Takes the Top 2 Spots on the Most Popular List
"Bridgerton" Season 2 is now the Most Popular English language series of all time with 627.11M hours viewed, ahead of "Bridgerton" Season 1 in second place.

[04/19/22 - 09:28 AM]
ESPN and ABC's Most-Watched NBA Playoffs Opening Weekend in 11 Years
The five-game slate across Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17, averaged 4,170,000 viewers, up 32 percent from last year and the most since 2011.

[04/19/22 - 09:04 AM]
"Fix My Flip" Starring Real Estate Expert Page Turner Delivers Solid Ratings for HGTV on Thursday Nights
Airing on Thursdays from 9-10 p.m. ET/PT, "Fix My Flip" attracted 12.4 million total viewers and also averaged a .47 L3 rating among upscale P25-54 and a .60 L3 rating among upscale W25-54.

[04/18/22 - 08:29 AM]
"Unsellable Houses" Delivered Its Highest-Rated Season Premiere for HGTV on Tuesday, April 12
In its Tuesday 9-10 p.m. timeslot, "Unsellable Houses" ranked as the #1 cable premiere among W25-54 and upscale W25-54 excluding news and sports.

[04/12/22 - 03:40 PM]
ESPN Finishes 2021-22 NBA Regular Season with Double-Digit Growth Across Live Games and Shows
Additionally, the 2021-22 regular season viewership for the NBA on ABC was up from the last two years.

[04/12/22 - 02:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 4: "Bridgerton" Season 2 Enters the Most Popular List, "The Adam Project" Jumps to #4
"Bridgerton" had 115.75M hours viewed on the English TV list, appearing in the Top 10 in 91 countries, making it the most viewed title for the third week in a row.

[04/12/22 - 08:46 AM]
"Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn" Starring Dave and Jenny Marrs Delivers Strong Tuesday Night Ratings for HGTV
More than 12.7 million total viewers watched "Fixer to Fabulous: Welcome Inn" since its Tuesday, March 15 premiere.

[04/12/22 - 07:36 AM]
CBS Sports' 2022 Masters Coverage Scores Across All Platforms
With Scottie Scheffler comfortably ahead of the competition for most of the day, Sunday's coverage averaged 12.443 million viewers for the final hour (6:00-7:00 PM, ET) as Scheffler wrapped up his first major victory.

[04/11/22 - 11:41 AM]
Season Three of HGTV's Hit Competition Series "Rock the Block" Scores Highest Ratings in Series History
In addition, the April 4 season finale broke the series' record as the highest-rated episode, delivering a 1.23 L3 rating among P25-54 and a 1.60 L3 rating among W25-54.

[04/09/22 - 12:36 PM]
ESPN Averages 3.5 Million Viewers for Second Round Masters Tournament Telecast
Airing from 3-7:30 p.m. ET, the telecast peaked at 4.6 million viewers in the 6:30 p.m. quarter hour as Tiger Woods was in the late stages of his round and staging a comeback that brought him above the cutline.

[04/08/22 - 03:15 PM]
Masters First Round Viewership on ESPN Averages 2.8 Million Viewers
Also on Thursday, ESPN+ had its most viewed-day of golf ever as fans tuned in to watch Tiger Woods' return to the Masters, his first time at the event since being severely injured in a car accident in early 2021.

[04/08/22 - 08:09 AM]
"Home Town" Starring Ben and Erin Napier Posts Triple Digit Gains Over Prior Six Weeks at Mid-Season Finale; 13 Additional Episodes on Tap for 2022
Factoring in its mid-season finale on Sunday, April 3, "Home Town" averaged a .74 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .96 live plus three-day rating among W25-54 in its timeslot.

[04/06/22 - 12:08 PM]
NBA on ABC 2021-22 Regular Season Viewership Up from Last Two Years
The 19-game package averaged 3,026,000 viewers, up 13 percent vs. last season and up three percent from the 2019-2020 campaign.

[04/05/22 - 01:34 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Mar 28: "Bridgerton" Breaks Weekly English TV Record; "The Adam Project" Moves Up the Most Popular List
For the second week in a row, Season 2 of "Bridgerton" took the crown with an astounding 251.74M hours viewed, breaking the record for the most viewed title in a week on the English TV list.

[04/05/22 - 10:27 AM]
94th Oscars on ABC Draws 18.4 Million Total Viewers After Seven Days of Multiplatform Viewing
"The Oscars" jumped over the prior year's broadcast by 69% in Total Viewers (18.4 million vs. 10.9 million) and by 90% in Adults 18-49 (4.38 rating vs. 2.31 rating).

[03/31/22 - 09:12 AM]
ESPN's Best First Quarter Viewership in Five Years, Up 40% in Prime Time
On the strength of the weekday studio show lineup, ESPN averaged 600,000 viewers from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET, up 20% over 2021 and the best since 2017.

[03/29/22 - 01:34 PM]
"Don't Hang Up" Dials Up Nearly One Million Viewers in Its Premiere, Becomes Bounce's Most-Watched Original Movie
The March 20 premiere also improved its timeslot by +38% in Persons 2+ viewers and by +30% in Households, P25-54, and P18-49 vs. prior four-week averages.

[03/29/22 - 01:15 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Mar 21: "Bridgerton" Is Back and "The Adam Project" Enters the Most Popular List
Lady Whistledown kept viewers swooning all weekend as Season 2 of "Bridgerton" returned with 193.02M hours viewed, making it the most viewed Netflix English language TV title in its premiere weekend.

[03/29/22 - 09:01 AM]
94th Oscars on ABC Attracts 16.6 Million Total Viewers and Hits 3.8 Rating With Adults 18-49
"The Oscars" skyrocketed over last year's broadcast (on 4/25/21) by 58% in Total Viewers (16.6 million vs. 10.5 million) and by 73% in Adults 18-49 (3.8/28 vs. 2.2/15).

[03/28/22 - 11:46 AM]
"Dateline" Is The #1 Most-Watched Newsmagazine with Over 78 Million Total Viewers Across All of TV for 1Q22
Additionally, over 27 billion minutes of "Dateline" were consumed across TV and digital platforms during the same time period.

[03/25/22 - 04:12 PM]
"Halo" Eclipses Paramount+'s All-Time Viewership Record Globally
"Bringing 'Halo' to life as a streaming series has been one of the most rewarding efforts for Paramount+ to date and we could not be more thrilled at the massive fan response to the series' debut," said Tanya Giles, Chief Programming Officer, Paramount+.

[03/23/22 - 06:32 AM]
Record Television Viewership Starts Formula 1 Season on ESPN
An average of 1,353,000 viewers tuned in on ESPN as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the season opener, the largest audience for an F1 race on any of ESPN's networks since the championship returned to ESPN in 2018.

[03/22/22 - 02:10 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Mar 14: "The Adam Project" Is the Most Watched Title of the Week, "The Last Kingdom" Is #1 on English TV List
"The Last Kingdom" climbed to the top of the English TV list with 48.95M hours viewed.

[03/22/22 - 08:50 AM]
HGTV Hit Series "Flip or Flop" Goes Out on Top
More than 90 million viewers have watched "Flip or Flop" since its premiere on April 16, 2013.

[03/17/22 - 12:30 PM]
Audience for "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" Finishes Season Up 32 Percent From 2020-21 and Up 26 Percent From 2019-20
The 2021-22 game slate averaged nearly three million viewers (2,978,000), up 32 percent vs. 2020-2021 and up 26 percent vs. 2019-2020.

[03/15/22 - 02:39 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Mar 7: "The Adam Project" Tops the Films List, "Pieces of Her" Jumps to #1
Edge-of-your-seat thriller "Pieces of Her" jumped to the #1 spot on the English TV list with 95.72M hours viewed.

[03/08/22 - 02:18 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb 28: "Vikings: Valhalla" Is the Most Watched Title, "Inventing Anna" Enters the Most Popular List
In its second week, "Vikings: Valhalla" climbed its way to the top of the English TV list with 113.38M hours viewed, making it the most viewed title of the week.

[03/08/22 - 09:00 AM]
"60 Minutes" Is the Week's #1 Program
The series delivered its second #1 finish and was a top five broadcast for the 11th time in 20 airings this season.

[03/07/22 - 12:27 PM]
ABC Ties as Thursday's No. 1 Network in Adults 18-49 with Its Strongest Performance on the Night Since November
ABC scored its strongest Thursday night in both total viewers (6.5 million) and adults 18-49 (1.0/8) since November.

[03/07/22 - 12:19 PM]
ABC's "Abbott Elementary" Scores Its 2nd-Most-Watched Telecast Yet
The series spiked week to week by 21% in total viewers (4.1 million vs. 3.4 million) to score its 2nd-most-watched telecast yet, behind only its January time-period premiere.

[03/04/22 - 07:39 AM]
WE tv's Arresting Relationship Franchise Continues to Deliver with Over One Million Viewers for "Love During Lockup" February 25th Season Finale
The show that started it all, "Love After Lockup," was Friday night's #1 program in 2021 for women 25-54 and was #1 with Black women 25-54 for three years in a row on that same night.

[03/02/22 - 04:32 PM]
Season 5 Debut of FX's Acclaimed Hit Drama "Snowfall" Hits New Series High
The two-episode season five debut averaged 4.3 million total viewers across linear, VOD and streaming.

[03/01/22 - 02:22 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb 21: Madea Returns at #1; "Inventing Anna" Is the Most Watched Title Again
For the third week in a row, "Inventing Anna" topped the English TV list with 130.8M hours viewed, making it the most watched title for the second week in a row.

[02/22/22 - 11:58 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb 14: Anna Delvey and "The Tinder Swindler" Continue to Steal #1
With 195.97M hours viewed, the Julia Garner led series was in the Top 10 in 94 countries.

[02/21/22 - 01:45 PM]
NBCUniversal's 2022 Beijing Olympics - The Most Extensive Winter Games Presentation Ever - Dominates Media Landscape
160 million Americans watched NBC's Beijing Olympics presentation across all platforms.

[02/18/22 - 03:09 PM]
USA Network Ranks as Cable's #1 Sports and Entertainment Network Since Start of 2022 Beijing Olympics
USA Network has delivered an average of 1.5 million primetime viewers from Feb. 5-16 - topping all sports and entertainment cable networks.

[02/18/22 - 11:16 AM]
Super Bowl Sunday Was the Biggest Day for AMC+ Since Launch
In its first three days of availability, "The Walking Dead" episode "No Other Way" has already become the most watched episode of any series on AMC+ to date.

[02/17/22 - 01:56 PM]
Nearly 70% of Americans Watched NBCUniversal's TV Coverage of Super Bowl LVI and/or 2022 Winter Games Through "Super Gold Sunday"
In addition, viewers have consumed 5 billion streaming minutes to-date of both events across all digital platforms, led by Peacock - which for the first-time ever presented the Super Bowl and all Olympics competition.

[02/15/22 - 01:32 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb 7: Best Picture Noms "The Power of the Dog" and "Don't Look Up" Take Center Stage; "Tinder Swindler" & "Inventing Anna" Top Lists
The limited series, starring Julia Garner, had 77.31M hours viewed on the English TV list and appeared in the Top 10 in 88 countries.

[02/15/22 - 09:17 AM]
NBC Sports' Coverage of Super Bowl LVI Averages Total Audience Delivery of 112.3 Million Viewers, Reaches 167 Million Viewers on Unprecedented Day in Sports Media History
Super Bowl LVI viewership on NBC peaked at 104.4 million from 7:45-8:00 p.m. ET.

[02/14/22 - 11:26 AM]
HGTV's "Tough Love with Hilary Farr" Delivers Strong Season One Performance
"Hilary is a brilliant designer with millions of fans who know she never disappoints, so they couldn't wait to see her with gloves off in Tough Love with Hilary Farr," said Jane Latman.

[02/11/22 - 01:47 PM]
More Than 100 Million Americans Have Watched the Beijing Olympics on the Networks of NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal's digital platforms, led by Peacock, have crossed the 2 Billion minutes streamed threshold (2.02 billion) and later today will set the record for the most streamed Winter Games ever with more than a week remaining in the Beijing Olympics, surpassing PyeongChang (2.17 billion).

[02/11/22 - 08:51 AM]
"Single Black Female" Scores for Lifetime with Over 5.1 Million Total Viewers Across Linear and on Digital Platforms
The movie ranked as TV's top entertainment telecast across all key demos on premiere night.

[02/10/22 - 10:09 AM]
"Power Book IV: Force" Debuts as Biggest Premiere in Starz History with 3.3 Million Multiplatform Views
"Power Book IV: Force," which centers on fan-favorite Tommy Egan played by Joseph Sikora, also set records on linear alone with the series delivering the highest-rated premiere in the network's history.

[02/08/22 - 01:23 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan 31: Swipe Right for Zombies
"The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window" jumped to the #1 spot on the English TV list with 60.48M hours viewed and made the Top 10 in 69 countries.

[02/07/22 - 02:44 PM]
NBC Olympics Delivers Third Consecutive Night of Primetime Viewership Growth - First Time Ever for a Winter Games
According to preliminary data, Sunday's Beijing Olympics on NBC, USA Network, Peacock and other streaming platforms averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 13.7 million viewers.

[02/05/22 - 03:13 PM]
NBC Olympics' Friday Coverage, Featuring First-Ever Full Day Presentation of Winter Games Opening Ceremony, Averages Nearly 16 Million Viewers
The numbers indicate that Friday's full-day Opening Ceremony coverage will average nearly 14 million TV-only viewers (14.4 million TAD) - ranking with NBC's Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony in July and NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as the most-watched entertainment shows on any network since last March.

[02/03/22 - 04:30 PM]
"Single Drunk Female" Scores Freeform's Most-Watched Comedy Series Debut in Over Four Years
The debut scores the network's biggest comedy premiere in more than four years with over 2.4 million multiplatform viewers in its first seven days available.

[02/02/22 - 02:07 PM]
ESPN's Best January in Seven Years in Prime, Leads Cable by Far
Getting out of the gate quickly in 2022, ESPN posted its strongest January in seven years in prime time, leading cable television in delivery of viewers (P2+) and in the key P18-49 demo, as well as for that demo in total day viewership, all by wide margins.







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[04/16/24 - 12:00 PM]
CBS Leads Broadcast with 14 of Top 20 Non-Sports Programs
CBS has led the four broadcasters since its February new season premieres, winning six nights a week (Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Sunday).

[04/16/24 - 08:56 AM]
San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Is Most-Watched Non-New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Game in Six Years
The San Diego Padres 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 14 delivered an average audience of nearly two million viewers (1,961,000) on ESPN, according to Nielsen.

[04/16/24 - 08:53 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Apr. 8: "3 Body Problem" Spends Third Week at #1
"The Gentlemen" claimed third place (3.7M views) in its sixth week and sent sales for posh fashion skyrocketing.

[04/16/24 - 07:02 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Hits Highest Prime Viewership This Year - Driven by TNT Sports' NCAA Men's Final Four Coverage - with Nearly a 70 Percent Share Among Adults on Saturday, April 6
In total TV primetime that night, WBD's popular lifestyle, entertainment, sports and news brands secured a 54 percent share among Adults 18-49 and a 51 percent share among Adults 25-54.

[04/13/24 - 02:35 PM]
ESPN Has Largest Two-Day Viewership Average for Masters Tournament 3 p.m. ET Telecasts Since 2018
A two-day average of 3.4 million viewers watched the live coverage from Augusta National Golf Club, including 3.2 million for the first round on Thursday and 3.6 million for the second round on Friday.

[04/12/24 - 03:04 PM]
Masters Tournament First Round Thursday Viewership on ESPN Averages 3.2 Million Viewers, Highest Since 2015
Last year's first round of the Masters Tournament averaged 2.5 million viewers on ESPN.

[04/12/24 - 11:49 AM]
Hallmark Channel's Fan-Favorite Series "When Calls the Heart" Returns for Season 11 as #1 Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Program of the Week and Day
The season premiere reached 2.8 million Unduplicated Total Viewers on a L+3 Basis.

[04/11/24 - 09:44 AM]
ABC News and National Geographic Delivered 4.8 Million Viewers for "Eclipse Across America" Special
The ABC News special anchored by David Muir and Linsey Davis, featuring National Geographic talent and Explorers, ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (4.448 million), Adults 25-54 (920,000) and Adults 18-49 (744,000) among the broadcast and cable networks.

[04/10/24 - 04:03 PM]
"9-1-1" Hits Season High in Third Week Delivering Best Telecast Since December 2021
After seven days of viewing across ABC, Hulu and digital platforms, ABC's hit drama "9-1-1" continues to build momentum hitting a season high in Total Viewers (10.72 million).

[04/10/24 - 10:02 AM]
ESPN Platforms Deliver Unprecedented Viewership Success During NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Season
Sunday's clash scored an impressive 18.9 million viewers, becoming the most-watched women's college basketball game ever.

[04/09/24 - 01:36 PM]
WrestleMania XL Sets Peacock Record as Top Entertainment Event of All Time
WrestleMania XL, which took place April 6-7 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, is now Peacock's most-streamed entertainment event ever with 1.3 billion live minutes across both nights.

[04/09/24 - 10:09 AM]
2024 NCAA Women's Championship and Final Four on ESPN Platforms Is Most Watched on Record
With final Nielsen reporting completed, Sunday's epic title bout between No. 1 women's seeds Iowa and South Carolina scored 18.9 million viewers, becoming the most-viewed women's college basketball game ever and ESPN platforms' most-viewed college basketball game (men's or women's) on record.

[04/09/24 - 09:09 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Apr. 1: "3 Body Problem" Holds Strong at #1
Also retaining their spots in second and third place were the docudrama "Testament: The Story of Moses" (5.7M views) and Guy Ritchie's aristocratic gangster series "The Gentlemen" (5.6M views).

[04/08/24 - 02:01 PM]
2024 NCAA Women's Championship Delivers 18.7 Million Viewers on ABC & ESPN, Peaks at 24 Million - Based on Nielsen Fast Nationals
Iowa/South Carolina clash becomes second most-watched non-Olympic women's sporting event ever on U.S. television behind 2015 Women's World Cup Final.

[04/08/24 - 10:01 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Claimed Five Nights of More Than a 50 Percent Share of Primetime Cable Viewing Among Adults During First Quarter
Ratings drivers included TNT Sports' coverage of the 2024 NCAA Men's Tournament in March as well as Investigation Discovery's "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV," Food Network's "Tournament of Champions" and "Wildcard Kitchen" and Adult Swim's "Ninja Kamui."