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[03/02/23 - 10:15 AM]
Eight CBS Original Series Deliver 10 Million Viewers or More in Live Plus 35-Day Multiplatform Viewing
Said club includes "NCIS" (11.7m), "Ghosts" (11.6m), "FBI" (11.4m), "Blue Bloods" (11.3m), "Young Sheldon" (10.8m), "The Equalizer" (10.4m), "Fire Country" (10.3m) and "60 Minutes" (10.0m).

[03/02/23 - 08:42 AM]
"SportsCenter" with Scott Van Pelt Enjoys Strong Viewership Success in Early 2023
On average since August of 2022, "SportsCenter" with Scott Van Pelt has drawn larger audiences among younger demographics than other late-night talk shows on both broadcast and cable.

[03/01/23 - 04:49 PM]
ABC Hits Sunday Season-High in Total Viewers
With the return of "America's Funniest Home Videos," the two-hour season premiere of "American Idol" and the series debut of "The Company You Keep," ABC hit a new season high on the night in Total Viewers (5.7 million).

[03/01/23 - 11:07 AM]
BET's Star-Studded "54th NAACP Image Awards" Delivers Close to Three Million Total Viewers P2+ (EDAC) Across Thirteen Paramount Global Nets Live on Saturday, February 25
For the second time, it was also simulcast on CBS where it garnered 1.5 million total viewers.

[03/01/23 - 10:52 AM]
ESPN's Most-Watched MLB Spring Training Broadcast In Seven Years: New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals Averaged 423,000 Viewers on Monday Afternoon
The Mets vs. Cardinals game was up 44 percent from ESPN's 2021 spring training viewership average.

[03/01/23 - 09:34 AM]
Hallmark Channel's "Loveuary" Programming Event Makes Network #1 on Weekends and #2 in Total Day and Primetime in February
The stunt, which featured an all-new original movie premiere every Saturday during the month of February, topped the entertainment cable charts, delivering the #1 most-watched program every Saturday of the month and the #1 most-watched program of the week for four consecutive weeks.

[02/28/23 - 01:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 6th Consecutive Week
In fact, "Nightline" outdelivered CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in Total Viewers in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

[02/28/23 - 11:03 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of February 20: Pogues 4 Life - "Outer Banks" Is the Most Viewed Title This Week; "We Have a Ghost" Tops the English Films List
New entrants on the English TV List included three-part docuseries "Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal" in the #2 spot with 40.5M hours viewed and Season 5 of "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" with 25.76M hours viewed.

[02/27/23 - 01:04 PM]
Premiere Episode of ABC's "Will Trent" Delivers Cumulative Audience of 18.2 Million Multiplatform Viewers Across All Airings
Plus: After 35 days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, the midseason premiere of ABC's "The Rookie" stood as the series' strongest telecast in Adults 18-49 (2.48 rating) in nearly 3 years and in Total Viewers (11.0 million).

[02/22/23 - 01:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 5th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+8% - 912,000 vs. 848,000).

[02/21/23 - 02:58 PM]
"Not Dead Yet" Opens as ABC's Most-Watched Multiplatform Comedy Debut in Nearly 4 Years
Plus: After seven days of multiplatform viewing, "Abbott Elementary" shot up to 7.3 million Total Viewers and a 2.49 rating in Adults 18-49, marking new series highs in both Nielsen measures.

[02/21/23 - 01:15 PM]
"Animal Control" Delivers FOX's Most-Streamed Scripted Debut Ever
Posting 4.5 million multi-platform viewers, a lift of +114% from Live + Same Day, "Animal Control" registered 1.3 million streaming viewers on Hulu and FOX NOW.

[02/21/23 - 10:50 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of February 13: "Your Place or Mine" and "You" Hold Top Spots; "Perfect Match" Debuts at #2 on English TV List
Golf fans went behind the scenes of the PGA Tour in "Full Swing" as the documentary series entered the list with 17.1M hours viewed.

[02/15/23 - 12:21 PM]
"Puppy Bowl XIX" Was the #1 Non-Sports Telecast on Sunday, Feb. 12
Simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, TBS, HBO Max and discovery+, "Puppy Bowl XIX" reached more than 13.2 million viewers.

[02/14/23 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 4th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+7% - 910,000 vs. 847,000).

[02/14/23 - 03:00 PM]
Championship Final of ABC's "Celebrity Jeopardy!" Delivers New Series Highs
After seven days of viewing across linear and digital platforms, the season finale grew to 5.8 million Total Viewers and a 0.98 rating in Adults 18-49, also marking series highs in both Nielsen measures.

[02/14/23 - 01:20 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of February 6: "You" Is the Most Viewed Title This Week; "Your Place or Mine" Tops the English Films List
Seasons 1 & 2 of "Ginny & Georgia" were mainstays on the list, with 15.79M hours viewed and 25.71M hours viewed, respectively.

[02/14/23 - 01:02 PM]
CBS Leads in Laughs with 4 of 5 Top Comedy Series
"Young Sheldon" is the most-watched comedy this season with 9.27 million viewers, and "Ghosts" is a close second with 9.15 million viewers.

[02/13/23 - 03:50 PM]
Season Two Post-Super Bowl LVII Premiere of Gordon Ramsay's "Next Level Chef" Delivers 15.5 Million Viewers, Ranking as Most-Watched Cooking Series Telecast in Television History
"Next Level Chef" averaged a 4.9 Live + Same Day rating among Adults 18-49, marking television's highest-rated and most-watched unscripted Season Two premiere in 11 years and highest-rated entertainment telecast in two years.

[02/13/23 - 03:33 PM]
FOX Sports' Presentation of Super Bowl LVII Scores Six-Year High with 113 Million Viewers
FOX's average audience represents the second most-watched non-overtime Super Bowl on record and the second most-watched program in FOX Sports history.

[02/09/23 - 12:30 PM]
ABC News' Special Coverage of the 2023 State of the Union Address Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Among Broadcast Networks
In addition, ABC News' State of the Union address ranked No. 1 program in primetime in Total Viewers (4.405 million) among the broadcast networks.

[02/07/23 - 02:29 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of January 30: "You People" Is the Most Viewed Title This Week; "Ginny & Georgia" Enters the Most Popular List
"Lockwood & Co.," "Wednesday," Season 2 of "Vikings: Valhalla," and "That '90s Show" also kept viewers entertained.

[02/07/23 - 02:18 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 3rd Consecutive Week
In fact, "Nightline" outdelivered CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in Total Viewers in 9 of the last 10 weeks.

[02/07/23 - 01:21 PM]
NBC Sports Delivers Two Most-Watched Live Premier League Matches in U.S. History in Last Two Weeks
NBC Sports' presentation of Tottenham's 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday averaged 1.5 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital platforms.

[02/07/23 - 12:47 PM]
"Loveuary" Kickoff Makes Hallmark Channel #1 on Entertainment Cable for the Weekend
"Sweeter Than Chocolate" was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program of the week among Women 18+ and on Saturday among Households, Women 18+, Total Viewers, Women 25-54, Women 18-49, and Persons 18-49.

[02/06/23 - 02:41 PM]
"The Last of Us" Surges to 7.5 Million Viewers Sunday Night in Third Consecutive Week of Audience Growth
The series has grown its audience each Sunday night with the release of new episodes.

[02/06/23 - 01:24 PM]
"The 65th Annual Grammy Awards" Reaches Largest Audience in Three Years and Its Largest Live-Streaming Audience in History
Said event was the most-watched program Sunday with over 12.4 million viewers, up +30% from last year and the largest audience for the Grammys since 2020.

[02/06/23 - 12:01 PM]
Marvel Studios' "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Is the Most-Watched Marvel Film Premiere on Disney+ Globally
The project is the most-watched Marvel film premiere on Disney+ globally, based on hours streamed in its first five days.

[02/06/23 - 07:00 AM]
ESPN's Record-Setting Mornings: "Get Up" & "First Take" Both Achieve Most-Watched January Ever
"The dynamic of consistent, signature voices alongside a rotating team of expert analysts has created a winning combination across both 'Get Up' and 'First Take,'" said David Roberts, ESPN head of NBA and Studio Production.

[02/03/23 - 10:35 AM]
ESPN's "NFL Live" Delivers Show's Best Monthly Viewership in More than Six Years, January Continues Impressive Streak of Audience Accolades
In short, January 2023 and January 2022 delivered the most-watched months of "NFL Live" since September 2016.

[02/01/23 - 01:25 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "New Year New Movies!" Programming Event Makes Network #1 in January
Notably, the event featured the latest trilogy of "The Wedding Veil" films.

[01/31/23 - 02:24 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of January 23: "You People" Took the Top Spot on the English Films List; Oscar Bump for "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Season 2 of "Ginny & Georgia" is holding on strong on the English TV List with 55.61M hours viewed.

[01/31/23 - 12:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the 2nd Straight Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+8% - 913,000 vs. 842,000).

[01/31/23 - 11:32 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Year to Year for the 14th Consecutive Week in Total Viewers
"Tamron Hall" ranks among the season's Top 5 highest-rated syndicated talk shows in Households (0.7 rating - No. 5 tie).

[01/31/23 - 10:32 AM]
Most-Watched Edition of "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" in Four Years
The ESPN-produced broadcast on ABC generated an average of 3.7 million viewers (3,691,000), peaking with 5,035,000 viewers from 11:15-11:30 p.m. ET.

[01/31/23 - 10:32 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Builds Week to Week and Year to Year in Viewers
On average for the 2022-2023 season, "Live with Kelly and Ryan" is the No. 1 daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Households (1.6 rating), Total Viewers (2.306 million) and Women 25-54 (0.6 rating).

[01/31/23 - 07:01 AM]
"The Last of Us" Grows to 6.4 Million Viewers Sunday Night
Four current HBO Original series now have cross platform audiences averaging more than 15 million viewers per episode.

[01/31/23 - 06:30 AM]
CBS Sizzles on Sunday Night with Massive Viewership, Led by Most-Watched NFL Conference Championship Game in Four Years
CBS delivered massive viewership on Sunday night with a total of 63 million viewers for its coverage of the AFC Championship Game and a post-game episode of hit drama "Fire Country," according to Nielsen national ratings.

[01/27/23 - 01:06 PM]
FOX's All-New Critically Acclaimed Drama "Accused" Delivers More Than 11 Million Viewers in Series Premiere
Additionally, it is FOX's highest-rated, most-watched and most-streamed drama debut in three years and FOX's second most-streamed drama launch ever, with 1.2 million viewers on Hulu and FOX NOW.

[01/26/23 - 07:59 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows to Its Most-Watched Week Since March 2021 and to Its Highest-Rated Week in Women 25-54 Since July 2021
"Tamron Hall" ranks among the season's Top 5 highest-rated syndicated talk shows in Households (0.7 rating - No. 5 tie).

[01/25/23 - 04:02 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Builds Over the Prior Week in Both Households and Total Viewers
On average for the 2022-2023 season, "Live with Kelly and Ryan" is the No. 1 daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Households (1.6 rating), Total Viewers (2.295 million) and Women 25-54 (0.6 rating).

[01/24/23 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across All Key Demos
On Monday (1/16/23), "Nightline" scored its strongest telecast in Total Viewers (1.213 million), Adults 25-54 (442,000) and Adults 18-49 (340,000) since September.

[01/24/23 - 01:38 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of January 16: "Ginny & Georgia" Is the Most Viewed Title This Week
"That '90s Show" debuted on the list with 41.08M hours viewed.

[01/24/23 - 12:58 PM]
NBC Sports' Presentation of Arsenal-Manchester United Is Most-Watched Premier League Match in U.S. History
Led by Peacock, NBC Sports set a record for a simulstreamed Premier League match, with an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 510,000 viewers for Arsenal-Manchester United.

[01/24/23 - 11:25 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Is Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talker in Adults 18-49, Beating NBC's "Fallon" and CBS' "Colbert" by More Than 20% Each
The Monday broadcast of "Kimmel" (on 1/16/23) was the No. 1 late-night telecast of the week among Adults 18-49 (584,000).

[01/23/23 - 12:22 PM]
"The Last of Us" Episode 2 Audience Up 22% in Largest Jump Ever for an HBO Original Drama Series
After one full week of availability, Episode 1 is now tracking at 18 million viewers, up nearly 4x from its premiere night audience.

[01/23/23 - 11:46 AM]
Jaguars-Chiefs on NBC and Peacock Is Most-Watched Saturday Afternoon NFL Divisional Playoff Since at Least 2015, with 34+ Million Viewers
Led by Peacock, Jaguars-Chiefs set an NBC Sports' NFL streaming record (excluding Super Bowls), registering an Average Minute Audience of 2.02 million viewers (across Peacock, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital Properties).

[01/23/23 - 10:47 AM]
FOX's "Accused" Dominates Sunday Night Delivering #1 Rated and Most Watched Debut on Any Broadcast or Cable Network in Three Years
Said premiere posting a 2.0 Live + Same Day rating among Adults 18-49 and 8.4 million viewers in preliminary results.

[01/20/23 - 12:12 PM]
New Original Series "The Way Home" Elevates Hallmark Channel to #1 for the Week and Weekend in Total Day and Primetime
The show captured viewers on a L+3 basis, becoming the second most-watched entertainment cable program on Sunday and the third most-watched of the week, reaching a significant 2.4 million Unduplicated Total Viewers.

[01/18/23 - 01:00 PM]
Starz's Hit Drama Series "BMF" Draws Over Four Million Multiplatform Viewers for Season Two Premiere and Earns Early Third Season Renewal
Fans have been anxiously awaiting the return of "BMF" as it ranked as the #1 most socially engaged drama across all networks over premiere weekend.







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[12/18/24 - 01:30 PM]
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[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
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[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]
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[12/16/24 - 02:45 PM]
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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]
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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.