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[07/01/22 - 06:50 AM]
ESPN's Second Quarter Up 22% in Prime Time, Best Since 2014
For the overall audience (P2+), ESPN was up 4% to an average of 612,000, a high-water mark for the network since 2016.

[06/29/22 - 12:20 PM]
Hallmark Channel Claims #1 Most-Watched Network During Weekend Total Day and Weekend Primetime for the Month of June
The June 25 premiere of "Two Tickets to Paradise" starring Ashley Williams and Ryan Paevey delivered especially strong results with 2.2 million total viewers and 235,000 women 25-54.

[06/29/22 - 10:35 AM]
"BET Awards": Culture's Biggest Night Claims #1 Spot as Best Performing Cable Award Show
The event premiered Sunday, June 26, and drew 3.2 million total viewers, as it was simulcast live across 10 Paramount Global networks.

[06/28/22 - 05:05 PM]
"Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area" Pockets Global Top Spot
In the new Top 10 list released today, which covers global audiences from June 20 - June 26, "Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area" debuted at #1 with 33.7M hours viewed.

[06/28/22 - 02:18 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 20: "The Umbrella Academy" Is This Week's Most Viewed Title, "The Man from Toronto" Is the #1 Film
Ahead of the Volume 2 premiere, "Stranger Things 4" came in second with 76.91M hours viewed, while Seasons 1 to 3 held steady on the list with 29.21M hours viewed, 31.19M hours viewed and 32.23M hours viewed, respectively.

[06/28/22 - 10:44 AM]
ABC Ties as Week's No. 1 Entertainment Network in Adults 18-49
ABC jumped week to week by 16% in Total Viewers (2.9 million vs. 2.5 million) and by 33% with Adults 18-49 (0.4/4 vs. 0.3/3) to deliver its strongest performance so far this summer.

[06/28/22 - 10:02 AM]
"No Demo Reno" Season Two Premieres with Solid Ratings for HGTV
Attracting more than 3.2 million total viewers, the season premiere delivered a .62 L3 rating among upscale P25-54 and a .88 among upscale W25-54.

[06/27/22 - 06:36 AM]
Viewership for "2022 NBA Draft Presented by State Farm" Up 33% From Last Year
The first round across ABC and ESPN averaged nearly four million viewers (3,988,000), up 32 percent from last year's NBA Draft first round, which also aired on ABC and ESPN.

[06/23/22 - 06:00 AM]
"Chrissy's Court" Season 2 Reigns Supreme as the Most Watched Unscripted Roku Original Premiere of All Time
In addition to the strong opening weekend results, Roku also announced that the popular series will exclusively return to The Roku Channel for a third season on Friday, October 21.

[06/21/22 - 12:13 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 13: "Hustle" Remains the English Films Champ, "Squid Game" Re-Enters the Non-English TV List
After four weeks, "Stranger Things 4" remained in the top spot on the English TV List with 102.26M hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 93 countries.

[06/21/22 - 10:33 AM]
NBC Sports Delivers Most-Watched Final Round for East Coast U.S. Open Since 2013
Viewership of Sunday's final round peaked at 9.2 million viewers from 6:30-6:45 p.m. ET on NBC.

[06/21/22 - 10:00 AM]
"Windy City Rehab" Delivers Big Ratings for HGTV and Scores New Season Order
HGTV has ordered a new eight-episode season, just as the series wrapped a successful nine-episode run on June 16.

[06/17/22 - 02:13 PM]
Viewership for 2022 NBA Finals on ABC Finishes Up 22 Percent from Last Year
The Golden State Warriors victory in Game 6 generated an average of nearly 14 million viewers (13,992,000), up 10 percent from last year's Game 6.

[06/16/22 - 02:14 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Scores Best Performance Since September 2020 in Adults 18-49
The series also delivered the strongest weekly performance for any late-night talk show on any network since November 2021 among Adults 18-49 (443,000).

[06/15/22 - 06:31 AM]
2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Programming Seen by 7.5 Million Viewers, Including Most-Watched Finals Since 2015
The live finals broadcast on ION, Bounce, Laff and TrueReal combined to reach 3.7 million viewers, while the semifinals on June 1 reached 3.1 million viewers - the highest audience ever for the semis.

[06/14/22 - 03:00 PM]
NTT IndyCar Series Viewership Off to Best Start Since 2017 Across NBC Sports
Last month's 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 was the most-streamed IndyCar race ever with an AMA of 218,800 viewers.

[06/14/22 - 02:27 PM]
NBA Finals Game 5 on ABC Averages 13 Million Viewers, Up 30 Percent from Last Year
Last night's Game 5 peaked with 15,352,000 viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET and propelled ABC to win the night across all of television, including in every key demographic.

[06/14/22 - 02:16 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 6: "Hustle" Scores Big, "Stranger Things 4" Is Netflix's Most Popular English TV Series
Plus: "Peaky Blinders" returned with its final season, debuting with 45.71M hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 76 countries.

[06/14/22 - 01:16 PM]
For Third Week in a Row, ABC News' "Nightline" Is No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49
In fact, "Nightline" turned in its strongest performance in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 in 16 months and best Adults 18-49 number in 20 months.

[06/14/22 - 07:48 AM]
"Celebrity IOU" Delivers More Robust Ratings for HGTV at Mid-Season Finale
Eight fresh episodes are slated to premiere in late 2022.

[06/13/22 - 03:08 PM]
NBA Finals on ABC Viewership Grows with an Average of 12.1 Million for Game 4
The four most-watched programs of the month across all of television are each of the first four NBA Finals games.

[06/13/22 - 09:36 AM]
"Lil Jon Wants to Do What?" Season One Delivered Solid Ratings for HGTV
The season garnered a .45 live plus-three day rating among P25-54 and a .61 live plus-three day rating among W25-54, marking double-digit increases of 25 percent for P25-54 and 24 percent for W25-54 versus year-ago benchmarks.

[06/10/22 - 07:55 AM]
HGTV Competition Series "Battle on the Beach" Premieres with Double-Digit Gains in Key Demos
The episode garnered a .59 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .75 live plus three-day rating among W25-54, reflecting an increase of 59 percent and 67 percent respectively over the prior six weeks.

[06/09/22 - 02:21 PM]
NBA Finals Viewership on ABC Up 28 Percent from Last Year Through Three Games
Game 3 of the NBA Finals averaged 11,522,000 viewers, peaking with 13,245,000 viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET.

[06/09/22 - 09:41 AM]
Starz's Critically-Acclaimed "P-Valley" Sets Record as Largest Season Over Season Growth in Starz History Up 1,018% Over Series Debut on Tte Starz App
With several platforms yet to report and additional territories globally to debut the series, it drew 4.5 million multiplatform viewers for its season two premiere weekend in the U.S. alone.

[06/08/22 - 08:33 AM]
ESPN Scores Big in May, Biggest Total-Day Audience for the Month in Seven Years
Overall, ESPN averaged 742K viewers (P2+) on a 24-hour basis, up 34% from May 2021.

[06/08/22 - 07:30 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Grows to New Season High in Adults 18-49
The Thursday broadcast (on 6/2/22) marked the strongest late-night telecast on any night on any network so far this year with Adults 18-49 (588,000).

[06/07/22 - 02:45 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 30: "Stranger Things 4" Sets New Records, Reaches #3 on Netflix's Most Popular List
The series hit #1 on the Top 10 lists in 91 countries, a first for an English TV series.

[06/07/22 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Is No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49 for the 2nd Consecutive Week
On Thursday, "Nightline" delivered its top telecast in Total Viewers (1.178 million) in nearly 1 1/2 years.

[06/07/22 - 01:02 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "Summer Nights" Kicks Off, Making the Network #1 Most-Watched in Weekend Total Day and Primetime
Original movie premiere "Hidden Gems" was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program of the day among Households, Women 18+, Women 25-54 and Total Viewers.

[06/07/22 - 09:00 AM]
Court TV Sets Network Viewership Record as More Than Half a Million Viewers Tune in for Depp vs. Heard Verdict
Viewing peaked at 3:27 p.m. with 558K viewers P2+.

[06/03/22 - 01:15 PM]
"RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Makes Herstory as Paramount+' Most-Watched Original Unscripted Season Premiere Ever
The season seven premiere broke a new record, becoming the most-watched original reality series in its first week on the service with viewership up nearly 60% over last season's premiere.

[06/03/22 - 08:25 AM]
"Home Town Kickstart Presented by People" Delivers Strong First Season Performance for HGTV
The six-episode season averaged a .51 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .65 live plus three-day rating among W25-54.

[06/01/22 - 02:20 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Is Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talker in Adults 18-49
The series also scored its 2nd-strongest week of the season with Adults 18-49 (291,000) with its best weekly performance in over 4 months.

[06/01/22 - 01:55 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Is One of Only Two Daytime Talk Shows to Post Weekly Growth in Households
In addition, "Tamron Hall" grew over the prior week by 50% among Women 25-54 (0.3 rating vs. 0.2 rating).

[06/01/22 - 12:50 PM]
Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix Averages Record 1.4 Million Viewers on ESPN Despite Rain Delay
Excluding the rain delay, the race telecast averaged 1.6 million viewers from 10 a.m. until noon ET as Mexico's Sergio PĂ©rez drove to victory.

[06/01/22 - 07:56 AM]
Boston Celtics-Miami Heat Game 7 Is Most-Watched Conference Finals Game on ESPN in Four Years
The telecast averaged 9,875,000 viewers, peaking with 12,171,000 viewers at 11 p.m. ET.

[06/01/22 - 07:30 AM]
Season Nine of Hallmark Channel's "When Calls the Heart" Concludes, Becoming the #1 Most-Watched Original Scripted Series in 2022 To-Date
On a L+3 basis, the season averaged 2.9 million Total Viewers, 291,000 Women 25-54, and reached over 8.6 million Unduplicated Total Viewers.

[05/31/22 - 11:59 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 23: "Stranger Things 4" Breaks Record and Clocks In at #1
The new season skyrocketed to a record breaking 286.79M hours viewed, making it the biggest premiere weekend ever for an English language TV show on Netflix.

[05/31/22 - 10:30 AM]
"Better Call Saul" Ends First Half of Its Sixth and Final Season as the #1 Acquisition Driver in the History of AMC+, with Strong Linear Ratings and Lalo Levels of Social Intensity
The mid-season finale on May 23 delivered more than 2.2 million viewers in Nielsen live+3 ratings.

[05/26/22 - 11:21 AM]
VH1's "Level Up" Mondays Achieves Double Digit Growth in Key 18-49 Demo
May 16 marked VH1's highest rated Monday prime in three months and scores best Monday prime share in eight months thanks to big season premieres of "Basketball Wives" and "Couples Retreat."

[05/25/22 - 08:07 AM]
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Finishes TV Season as Primetime's No. 1 Show for Record 11th Consecutive Year
The latest season posted a Total Audience Delivery average of 19.3 million viewers in 2021, according to official live plus same day data released by Nielsen, and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

[05/24/22 - 01:15 PM]
For the First Time in Three Years "20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine Across the Board - for the 2021-2022 Broadcast Season
"20/20" improved on the previous season in Total Viewers (+5% - 4.210 million vs. 4.010 million), seeing its largest overall audience in 3 years - since the 2018-19 season.

[05/24/22 - 12:48 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 16: "The Lincoln Lawyer" and "Who Killed Sara?" Nab Top Spots on the TV Lists
"Ozark" Season 4 came in at #2 with 31.4M hours viewed, appearing in 50 countries.

[05/24/22 - 11:05 AM]
"60 Minutes" Makes the Top 10 for the 27th Time This Season, Ends the 2021-2022 Television Season with Seven #1 Finishes in Viewers
The program was television's #1 primetime broadcast in viewers seven times and made the top five in viewers 18 times this season.

[05/24/22 - 09:33 AM]
NBC Sports Registers 2nd-Most Watched Premier League Season Ever, with Record 12 Matches Topping 1 Million Viewers
For the ninth consecutive year, all 10 Premier League matches on the season's final Sunday were presented live, simultaneously (11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET) across Peacock and the networks of NBCUniversal.

[05/24/22 - 08:53 AM]
NBA on ESPN: Most-Watched Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 Since 2018
The ABC broadcast averaged 6,805,000 viewers, up 19 percent from last year's Eastern Conference Finals Game 3, and up 71 percent from 2020, according to Nielsen.

[05/23/22 - 05:29 PM]
More than 2 Million Watch ESPN's PGA Championship Second Round Coverage
The second round telecast, which aired from 2- 8 p.m. ET, averaged 2.1 million viewers, peaking at 2.6 million at 7:15 p.m.

[05/20/22 - 03:29 PM]
ESPN's PGA Championship First Round Telecast Earns Largest Viewership in 20 Years
The telecast, which aired from 2-8 p.m. ET, peaked at 1.7 million viewers at 4:45 p.m.

[05/20/22 - 03:06 PM]
NBA on ESPN: Most-Watched Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Since 2018
The ESPN telecast averaged 6,049,000 viewers, peaking with 6,878,000 viewers at 9:30 p.m. ET.







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[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."

[04/08/24 - 06:05 AM]
"The Way Home" Season Two Wraps as the #1 Most-Watched Original Series on Entertainment Cable Among Women 18+
The show's second season reached 5.7 million unduplicated total viewers.

[04/06/24 - 01:23 PM]
NCAA Semifinals on ESPN Shatter Viewership Records - UConn-Iowa Delivers 14.2 Million Viewers, Friday's NCAA Women's Final Four Scores Average Audience of 10.8 Million
UConn-Iowa, NC State-South Carolina peaked with 17 million viewers and 9 million viewers, respectively.

[04/05/24 - 10:21 AM]
"Elsbeth" and CBS Thursday Originals Returned Strong After College Men's Basketball Tournament
CBS was the #1 network last night with the top three shows - "Young Sheldon," "Ghosts" and "Elsbeth."

[04/05/24 - 08:00 AM]
CBS Series Soar in L35 Multiplatform Viewing from Premiere Week Episodes
Five network series delivered audiences of 12 million or more viewers: "Tracker," "Young Sheldon," "NCIS," "Ghosts" and "FBI."