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[12/13/23 - 10:56 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Grows to Its 2nd Strongest Week This Season in Households and Total Viewers
For the 3rd week in a row, "Live with Kelly and Mark" stood as the week's No. 1 daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Total Viewers (2.478 million), while also ranking No. 1 in Households (1.66 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.52 rating).

[12/12/23 - 03:26 PM]
"To All a Good Night" Earns #1 Original Movie Premiere of the Year To-Date on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Starring Kimberley Sustad and Mark Ghanimé, the film ranked as the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program on Thursday among key demos.

[12/12/23 - 12:02 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for 12th Consecutive Week
Season to date, and for the first time ever in the 10 years in its time period, "Nightline" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 versus CBS and NBC.

[12/12/23 - 11:34 AM]
What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report
This is a comprehensive report of what people watched on Netflix over a six month period.

[12/12/23 - 09:40 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 4: "Leave the World Behind" Debuts at #1 and Most Watched Title of the Week
The thrills kept coming over on the English TV List, with fans sending the raunchy, action-packed comedy "Obliterated" to #1 with 9M views in its second week on the list.

[12/12/23 - 08:00 AM]
Inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game on ABC and ESPN2 Is Most-Watched Non-Christmas Game During Regular Season on Any Network in Nearly Six Years
Saturday's Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Indiana Pacers in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Game from Las Vegas, Nevada averaged 4,580,000 viewers on ABC and ESPN2.

[12/11/23 - 02:20 PM]
ABC's "The Golden Bachelor" Season Finale Earns Largest Audience in "The Bachelor" Franchise Since March 2020
"The Golden Bachelor" built over the prior week by 11% in Total Viewers (7.13 million vs. 6.44 million), posting six consecutive weeks of growth and delivering its biggest week-to-week increase.

[12/11/23 - 02:07 PM]
Eagles-Cowboys Averages 26.3 Million Viewers on NBC and Peacock to Rank as Most-Watched December "SNF" Game Since 2016
The Average Minute Audience (AMA) for last night's live stream via Peacock, NBC Sports Digital platforms, and NFL Digital platforms, was 2.3 million viewers - marking NBC Sports' largest streaming audience ever for a regular-season Sunday NFL game.

[12/07/23 - 12:26 PM]
NewsNation and The CW Network Deliver More Than 4 Million Viewers for GOP Presidential Primary Debate
The CW Network, which simulcast the debate, delivered more than 2.5 million viewers and nearly 500,000 viewers among adults 25 to 54, making the debate The CW's most watched primetime program since 2018.

[12/06/23 - 03:12 PM]
ESPN Platforms Boast Banner Year for College Football, as ABC Leads the Way with Most Total Minutes Watched and ESPN+ Streams the Platform's Most-Watched Season Ever
ABC led the way across all networks and media companies with more total minutes watched than any other individual network, as 24% of the sport's viewers tuned in to ABC.

[12/06/23 - 12:20 PM]
"25 Days of Christmas" Delivers Freeform's Most-Watched Week of the Year
Friday's opening night run of "Home Alone" (7 p.m.) was cable's No. 1 movie of the week among Adults 18-49 and Men 18-49.

[12/06/23 - 09:15 AM]
"Candy Cane Lane" Becomes Prime Video's Most-Watched Amazon MGM Studios-Produced Movie Debut Ever in the U.S.
Additionally, according to titles tracked by Screen Engine/ASI, "Candy Cane Lane" debuted with the highest reported viewership among streaming (PVOD & SVOD) movie releases for the weekend ending December 3.

[12/06/23 - 08:45 AM]
ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Grows to Its Most-Watched Multiplatform Telecast on the Network Since Its September 2021 Season Premiere with "A Celebration of Taylor Swift"
Said installment jumped to 7.81 million Total Viewers after seven days of viewing on linear and streaming platforms, delivering its most-watched multiplatform telecast on the network since its September 2021 season premiere.

[12/06/23 - 08:00 AM]
Season Finale of ABC's "The Golden Bachelor" Delivers Biggest Audience in "The Bachelor" Franchise Since March 2020
"The Golden Bachelor" grew over the prior week by 12% in Total Viewers (6.95 million vs. 6.18 million), building for the 6th straight week and posting its biggest week-to-week growth.

[12/05/23 - 11:45 AM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board for Third Week in a Row and Posts Double-Digit Gains Year to Year in All Key Demos for Second Consecutive Week
Season to date, and for the first time ever in the 10 years in its time period, "Nightline" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 versus CBS and NBC.

[12/05/23 - 10:20 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 27: "Leo" and "Squid Game: The Challenge" Hold Onto the Top Spots
Fans went under the knife with Season 1 of "Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife" which debuted on the English TV List at #2 with 7.4M views.

[12/04/23 - 05:01 PM]
NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Draws 7.0 Million Viewers Across All Platforms in L3
It was the most-watched program that night, drew its highest audience since the 2020 special and was up 7% from a year ago.

[12/04/23 - 01:22 PM]
Chiefs-Packers on NBC and Peacock Is Most-Watched Week 13 "SNF" Game Ever, Averaging Nearly 26 Million Viewers
Chiefs-Packers is the fifth NBC Sports' NFL game this season to top 25 million viewers - the most at this point in the season since 2015.

[11/30/23 - 06:27 AM]
Hallmark Channel Reigns as #1 Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Network in the Fourth Quarter To-Date
Notably, "A Biltmore Christmas" starring Bethany Joy Lenz and Kristoffer Polaha was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program of the week among key demographics.

[11/29/23 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board for Second Week in a Row and Posts Double-Digit Gains Week to Week and Year to Year in All Key Demos
"Nightline" took the top spot, beating CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" across the board for the 2nd week in a row.

[11/29/23 - 11:44 AM]
Formula 1 2023 Season on ESPN Platforms Ends as Second Most-Viewed Ever on U.S. Television
An average of 1.11 million viewers watched the 22 race telecasts on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC during the season, second only to last year's record-setting average of 1.21 million.

[11/29/23 - 07:15 AM]
"NFL on CBS" Delivers Record-Setting Viewership on Thanksgiving Weekend Across All Platforms
Dallas' 45-10 win over Washington averaged 41.760 million viewers, making it the most-watched program on any network since Super Bowl LVII and the second-most watched regular season game in NFL history.

[11/28/23 - 02:30 PM]
NBA In-Season Tournament Viewership on ESPN Up 20 Percent from Last Year's Comparable Games
ESPN's eight-game November slate averaged 1,522,000 viewers, up from 1,269,000 viewers last season.

[11/28/23 - 09:08 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 20: "Leo" and "Squid Game: The Challenge" Debut at #1
Part 1 of the sixth and final season of "The Crown" ruled its way into the second spot on the English TV List with 8.8M views.

[11/27/23 - 11:30 AM]
ABC's "Celebrity Jeopardy!" and "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune" Grow to New Season Highs
After three days of viewing on linear and streaming platforms, the former's November 15 episode grew to 4.83 million Total Viewers and a 0.64 rating among Adults 18-49 to score its strongest multiplatform telecast so far this season.

[11/24/23 - 03:07 PM]
Nearly 27 Million Viewers for 49ers-Seahawks on NBC, Peacock and Telemundo Deportes, Ranking as 2nd-Most Watched Primetime Thanksgiving Game Ever
In addition, 49ers-Seahawks is the fourth NBC Sports' NFL game this season to top 25 million viewers - the most at this point in the season since 2015.

[11/22/23 - 09:21 AM]
Premiere Episode of ABC's "The Golden Bachelor" Delivers Cumulative Audience of 13.9 Million Multiplatform Viewers
After 35 days of viewing across linear and streaming platforms, the premiere episode of "The Golden Bachelor" hit a combined cumulative multiplatform audience of 13.90 million Total Viewers for its debut telecast on September 28 and its rebroadcast on October 3.

[11/21/23 - 03:45 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Marks 7 Straight Weeks as No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show in Key Demo of Adults 18-49
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" grew week to week by 13% in the key demo of Adults 18-49 (0.17 rating vs. 0.15 rating).

[11/21/23 - 03:41 PM]
Best "Monday Night Football" Audience in More than 25 Seasons! ESPN's Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl LVII Rematch Draws 29 Million Viewers, the Most-Watched "MNF" Game Since 1996
With the record-breaking ESPN "MNF" audience, ESPN has now delivered its two most-watched "Monday Night Football" games ever during the 2023 season.

[11/21/23 - 03:33 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "A Merry Scottish Christmas" Starring Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf Claims #1 Most-Watched Cable Movie of the Year
The premiere delivered the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program last Saturday - even beating all other cable and broadcast programs among key demos.

[11/21/23 - 02:32 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Hits 5-Week High in Women 18-49
Season to date, "Tamron Hall" is improving over the same week last season in Total Viewers (+1% - 978,000 vs. 972,000), drawing its largest overall audience in 3 years.

[11/21/23 - 02:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board for Seventh Week in a Row and Posts Double-Digit Gains Week to Week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
Season to date and for the first time in 10 years, "Nightline" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 versus CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

[11/21/23 - 02:25 PM]
ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Scores Season Highs on "Whitney Houston Night"
The series ranked as Tuesday's No. 1 show for the 2nd week in a row among Adults 18-49 (0.73 rating).

[11/21/23 - 10:54 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 13: "The Crown" Reigns Supreme; "The Killer" Stays on Top
The new stand-up special "Matt Rife: Natural Selection" laughed its way to second place in its debut week with 7.4M views.

[11/21/23 - 10:15 AM]
"NCIS: Sydney" Sets Sail as the #1 New Series with a Successful Cross-Continent Launch
In the U.S., the premiere episode is approaching 10 million viewers across CBS and Paramount+, while setting milestones as the #1 new show of the television season and the #1 most-streamed CBS Network series premiere ever on Paramount+.

[11/21/23 - 09:56 AM]
ACC Football Delivers The CW Network's Largest Primetime Audience in More Than Six Years
The primetime ACC football matchup between the Florida State Seminoles and the North Alabama Lions drew 1.3 million Total Viewers in live same day Nielsen performance.

[11/15/23 - 03:30 PM]
No "Tricks" About It... "Live with Kelly and Mark" Halloween Week Ratings Are a Massive "Treat"
The series' Halloween Show was the most-watched telecast (2.899 million) of any daytime talk show, network or syndicated, in 19 months - since 3/28/22.

[11/14/23 - 01:16 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Hits 5-Week High in Households and Total Viewers
On Monday (10/30/23), "Tamron Hall" delivered its most-watched day (1.138 million) in 5 weeks (since 9/25/23) and 2nd most-watched overall of the season.

[11/14/23 - 01:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for 6th Week Straight
"Nightline" took the top spot, beating CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the 6th straight week.

[11/14/23 - 11:21 AM]
"The Killer" Debuts at #1; "All the Light We Cannot See" Holds Onto Series Lead
Making their list debuts on Netflix the week of November 6 were "Escaping Twin Flames" at #3 (4.1M views); "Robbie Williams" at #4 (3.9M views); and "Blue Eye Samurai" at #6 (2.9M views).

[11/14/23 - 09:54 AM]
TLC Ranks as the #1 Cable Network Without Sports on Monday, November 6 Among Key Demos for the 19th Consecutive Week
"The Family Chantel" garnered a 1.11 L3 rating among W25-54, which is the highest-rated season premiere since the show's debut season in 2019.

[11/13/23 - 09:00 AM]
100 Million Fans! "Monday Night Football" Leads Way as NFL on ESPN Game and Studio Portfolio Delivers Multiple Viewership Successes Halfway through 2023 NFL Season
"Monday Night Football" has reached 101 million fans through Week 9 (11 linear games) while averaging 15.4 million viewers per game in the same time period.

[11/08/23 - 01:49 PM]
NBC Sports' 2023 NASCAR Coverage Delivers Viewership Gains and Milestones
The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series on NBC, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital delivered a Total Audience Delivery of 2.47 million viewers across 20 races.

[11/08/23 - 08:12 AM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Week 9 Finishes Up 38% Year-Over-Year with More than 14.5 Million Viewers
Across all of television, "Monday Night Football" was the most-watched telecast of the night overall and across all key demos.

[11/07/23 - 01:31 PM]
"20/20" Is America's Most-Watched Program in Primetime Across Broadcast and Cable on Friday
"20/20" grew from the previous week (10/27/23) by double-digits in Total Viewers (+30% - 3.843 million vs. 2.960 million) and Adults 25-54 (+12% - 690,000 vs. 615,000), delivering season-highs in both measures.

[11/07/23 - 01:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers
For the 5th week running, "Nightline" improved year to year in Total Viewers (+8% - 914,000 vs. 847,000) and Adults 25-54 (+1% - 201,000 vs. 199,000).

[11/07/23 - 10:40 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 30: "All the Light We Cannot See" and "Locked In" Debut on Top
The limited murder mystery series "Bodies" stayed strong in third place while Mike Flanagan's horror series "The Fall of the House of Usher" came in seventh place with 2.8M views.

[11/07/23 - 09:11 AM]
VH1 Continues Its Ratings Surge with "Love & Hip Hop: Miami"
Season five finale of the groundbreaking reality franchise delivered its highest viewership total of close to 600K Total Viewers L+3 and grew its audience by double digits with its premiere episode that aired Monday, October 30.

[11/06/23 - 12:58 PM]
Food Network's Halloween Programming Scores
"Halloween Baking Championship," hosted by John Henson, launched on September 11 and wrapped on October 30, reaching more than 15 million viewers (across Food Network/Max/Discovery+).

[11/02/23 - 12:30 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Ranks as Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show for 4th Consecutive Week
In fact, "Kimmel" marked its 4th consecutive week as the No. 1 late-night talk show among Adults 18-49, ranking No. 1 every week since the show returned with new episodes on October 2.







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[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.

[12/05/24 - 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.

[12/05/24 - 02:23 PM]
ABC Dominates Fall Season with Top 3 Shows in Adults 18-49 in Cross-Platform Broadcast Series Rankings
ABC owned the top three broadcast series this fall among Adults 18-49, including freshman hit "High Potential" (No 1 - 2.33 rating), award-winning comedy "Abbott Elementary" (No. 2 - 2.15 rating) and popular first-responder drama "9-1-1" (No. 3 - 1.85 rating).

[12/05/24 - 08:31 AM]
ESPN and ABC Deliver Record-Breaking College Football Viewership in 2024 - ABC Scores Top Two Most-Watched Windows with "ABC Saturday Night Football" More Than Doubling the Competition
ABC reached historic milestones in 2024, with viewers consuming 58 billion minutes of live college football, the most ever for a single network during a regular season.

[12/04/24 - 11:21 AM]
"The Agency" Delivers the Most Streamed New Series in Showtime History with 5.1M Global Viewers
The series has been renewed for a season two on the heels of its highly anticipated debut on Friday, November 29.

[12/03/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 25: "Our Little Secret" Shines at #1; "Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey?" Takes the Top Spot
The conspiracy thriller "The Madness," starring Colman Domingo, debuted at #2 (9.3M views) on the English TV List.

[11/29/24 - 05:03 PM]
2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Delivers 31.3 Million Viewers Across All Platforms
With 23.6 million viewers watching on NBC during the live telecast (8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.), it's the most watched entertainment show on linear television since the 2020 Academy Awards on ABC.

[11/29/24 - 03:47 PM]
More Than 26 Million Thanksgiving Night NFL Viewers for Record Third Consecutive Year on NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo, as Dolphins and Packers Continue NBC Sports' Holiday Tradition
Viewership for last night's game peaked at 31.3 million viewers in the second quarter (9:00-9:15 p.m. ET).

[11/27/24 - 05:15 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Season 33 Finale Delivers Largest Audience in Over Four Years
Season to date, "Dancing with the Stars" stands as the No. 1 entertainment series among Adults 18-49 (0.77 rating) - the first time for the show to take the top spot for the broadcast season in its entire history.

[11/26/24 - 04:55 PM]
"Abbott Elementary" Season 4 Return Skyrockets +321% in Total Viewers and +846% in Adults 18-49 Over Initial Live+Same Day Audience
The season four premiere of "Abbott Elementary" stands as the top multiplatform telecast in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 since the show's post-Oscars episode (3/10/24).

[11/26/24 - 01:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board, hitting a 6-week high in overall viewers and 7-week highs in both key Adult demos.

[11/26/24 - 12:03 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 18: "The Merry Gentlemen" and "A Man on the Inside" Take the Top Spots
Season 2 of the animated series "Arcane" laid siege to #2 (6.4M views), while Season 1 took #5 with 2.2M views.

[11/21/24 - 01:12 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Semifinals Is Top Program of the Night in Adults 18-49 and All Key Women Demographics
The spectacular season 33 penultimate episode grew over the previous week's 500th episode celebration in both Total Viewers (5.19 million vs. 5.13 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.75 rating vs. 0.71 rating), hitting a season high in Total Viewers.

[11/21/24 - 10:32 AM]
Taylor Sheridan's "Landman" Explodes with Over 5M Global Viewers Across Paramount+ and Linear Preview
The series also secured the #1 spot for a U.S. premiere in Paramount+ history within its first three days.