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[08/12/22 - 12:30 PM]
With Juggernaut "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" and "Love & Hip Hop: Miami" Premieres, VH1 Scores Its Highest Monday Prime Rating and Share in Over Two Years
The duo led VH1 to its highest Monday prime rating and share in over two years and dominated the night across social with 2.6M views.

[08/10/22 - 11:22 AM]
6.8 Million Unique Viewers Have Watched "On Patrol: Live" Since the Series Launch on July 22
With growing momentum since the premiere, the Saturday, August 6 telecast set new series bests in prime with 422,000 among adults 25-54 and 309,000 among adults 18-49 from 9pm - 12am.

[08/10/22 - 07:00 AM]
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" Reaches New Heights as the Most-Watched "Star Trek" Original Series Debut on Paramount+ Ever
The series is also off to a strong start internationally, ranking as one the top two most-watched original series on Paramount+ in the U.K.

[08/09/22 - 09:02 AM]
"Love Island USA" Becomes Most Streamed Unscripted Original Series on Peacock
In its first three weeks, Peacock's steamier and streamier version of "Love Island USA" has officially been crowned the most streamed original unscripted series on Peacock, and the third largest original launch overall on the platform.

[08/09/22 - 08:56 AM]
ABC Ties as No. 1 Network for 2nd Time in 3 Weeks in Adults 18-49
Driven by "The Bachelorette" and "Claim to Fame," ABC's Monday was the highest-rated night of the week in Adults 18-49 (0.8/8), tying NBC's Tuesday night (0.8/8).

[08/09/22 - 06:38 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of August 1: "The Gray Man" Enters Most Popular List; "The Sandman" Tops the TV List
Starring Tom Sturridge, the dark fantasy series appeared in the Top 10 in 89 countries.

[08/09/22 - 06:01 AM]
Discovery Channel Delivers Year Over Year Ratings Growth Among Key Demos in July
"Shark Week 34" (July 24-30) did not disappoint as the summer's most anticipated programming event delivered double digit (+10%) year over year ratings gains, marking the first time in four years (2018) that "Shark Week" delivered ratings growth.

[08/02/22 - 02:01 PM]
"Nightline" Is No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 3rd Straight Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 7th consecutive year - since the 2015-2016 season.

[08/02/22 - 01:07 PM]
"Christmas in July" Makes Hallmark Channel the #1 Most-Watched During Total Day and Primetime for the Month
The stunt's three all-new original movie premieres delivered the #1 most-watched original entertainment cable program every Saturday for three consecutive weeks among Households, Women 18+ and Total Viewers.

[08/02/22 - 11:01 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Delivers Week-to-Week Increases Across the Board
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" ranked as the week's No. 1 syndicated talk show in Households (1.5 rating-tie) and Women 25-54 (0.6 rating).

[08/02/22 - 09:07 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 25: "The Gray Man" and "Virgin River" Stay Atop the Film and TV Lists
"Stranger Things 4" and the Hawkins crew held on strong in the second spot with 57.72M hours viewed.

[07/29/22 - 10:34 AM]
Shark Week 34 Premiere Night Grabs Ratings Gains and Double Digit Viewership Increases vs. Shark Week 33
Discovery was also the #1 network in all of television in Prime Time among Persons 12-17, #1 cable network in Prime Time among Men 25-54 and owned the top two cable telecasts for the night among Men 25-54.

[07/29/22 - 08:52 AM]
HGTV Scores Ratings Success with Season Premieres of "Ugliest House in America" and "Renovation Island" on Sunday, July 24
"Renovation Island" delivered a .64 L3 rating among P25-54 and a .86 L3 rating among W25-54 during its season premiere.

[07/27/22 - 08:25 AM]
Oregon22 Is Most-Watched World Track & Field Championships on Record
The 18.7 million total viewers surpass NBC Sports' previous record for the event by 65% (London 2017, 11.3 million).

[07/27/22 - 08:24 AM]
3.5 Million Viewers Watched "On Patrol: Live" Over the Weekend
The huge audience turnout for "On Patrol: Live" made it the #1 most watched show on cable among adults 25-54 on Friday and Saturday night.

[07/26/22 - 02:18 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 18: "The Gray Man" Tops the Films List, Sequel and Spin-off in the Works; "Virgin River" Enters TV List at #1
Emotions were at an all time high as Season 4 of "Virgin River" returned at #1 with 105.44M hours viewed.

[07/26/22 - 01:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
Season to date, "Nightline" is beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 7th consecutive year - since the 2015-2016 season.

[07/26/22 - 12:19 PM]
Shark Week 34 Dominated Cable on Sunday July 24 with Triple Digit Increases vs. Same Night in 2021
"Shark Week" pushed Discovery to be the #1 network in prime time across all of television among Men and Teens (Men 25-54, Persons 12-17), no exclusions.

[07/26/22 - 10:31 AM]
ABC Ties as Week's No. 1 Network in Adults 18-49
ABC built for the 2nd straight week in Total Viewers (+4% - 2.7 million vs. 2.6 million) and also grew week to week by 33% among Adults 18-49 (0.4/4 vs. 0.3/4).

[07/25/22 - 04:06 PM]
"On Patrol: Live" Premiere Weekend Was #1 Most Watched Show on Cable Among Adults 25-54
The performance made Reelz the second most watched network among all ad-supported broadcast and cable networks when the show aired live on both Friday and Saturday night.

[07/20/22 - 04:03 PM]
World Track & Field Championships Oregon22 Delivers Opening Weekend Viewership Milestones Across NBCUniversal
Sunday afternoon's (2:12-4:34 p.m. ET) coverage of the championships on NBC averaged 2.235 million TV-only viewers, making it the most-watched Track & Field event on the network in 18 years, excluding the Olympics and U.S. Team Trials.

[07/20/22 - 12:33 PM]
ABC's "The Bachelorette" Season Premiere Triples in Multiplatform Viewing to Hit 2.1 Rating in Adults 18-49
In addition, "The Bachelorette" jumped to 5.5 million Total Viewers after seven days of multiplatform viewing, marking an increase of +2.5 million viewers over its Live+Same Day average (3.0 million).

[07/19/22 - 03:37 PM]
Viewership for "T-Mobile Home Run Derby" Across ESPN and ESPN2 Draws Average of 6.9 Million Viewers
Viewership for the event was up nine percent from 2019 and up 15 percent vs. 2018.

[07/19/22 - 02:00 PM]
"Nightline" Is No. 1 in Total Viewers
Season to date, "Nightline" is beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 7th consecutive year - since the 2015-2016 season.

[07/19/22 - 01:33 PM]
150th Open Championship at St. Andrews Is Second Most-Watched Open Championship in Nearly a Decade
Overall viewership for the 150th Open Championship was up 16% vs. 2021 (2.174 million TAD) and up 27% vs. 2019 (1.983 million TAD).

[07/19/22 - 01:22 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 11: "The Sea Beast" Breaks Records; The Power of "Stranger Things 4" Lives On
In its eighth week, the series pulled in an additional 102.33M hours viewed, making it the most viewed title of the week.

[07/19/22 - 11:38 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Returns with a 6-Week High Among Women 25-54
The series ranked as the week's No. 1 daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Households (1.5 rating), Total Viewers (2.081 million) and Women 25-54 (0.6 rating).

[07/19/22 - 10:31 AM]
ABC's "Celebrity Family Feud" Premieres with Its Strongest Telecast Since June 2021 in Total Viewers
Plus: "Final Straw" opened as the No. 2 series debut so far this summer in Total Viewers.

[07/18/22 - 12:03 PM]
ABC's "Generation Gap" Ranks as Summer's No. 1 Series Debut in Total Viewers
In fact, "Generation Gap" ranked as the strongest unscripted debut for any summer series in 2 years in Total Viewers.

[07/18/22 - 08:49 AM]
"Battle on the Beach" Delivers Strong Ratings for HGTV
The sophomore season averaged a .61 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .76 live plus three-day rating among W25-54 - an increase of 33 percent across both demos over year-ago benchmarks.

[07/14/22 - 09:30 AM]
HGTV's "Unsellable Houses" Wraps Third Season with Stellar Ratings
The 13-episode season averaged a .58 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .79 live plus three-day rating among W25-54.

[07/13/22 - 07:44 AM]
ESPN's Fortnight of Wimbledon Viewership Climbs 26 Percent
Wimbledon climbed 26 percent from 2021 to an average of 647,000 viewers (P2+) over its nearly 150 hours of English-language coverage.

[07/12/22 - 02:08 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 4: "The Sea Beast" Commands the #1 Spot on the Films List, "Stranger Things 4" Continued to Rock Out
"Stranger Things" has now amassed 1.26Bn hours viewed on the Most Popular List.

[07/12/22 - 01:19 PM]
NBC Sports Delivers Largest Audience in 13 Years for American Century Celebrity Golf Championship
Sunday's coverage on NBC and Peacock averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.4 million viewers - marking the highest final-round viewership for the event since 2009 and up 17% from last year (1.2 million).

[07/12/22 - 12:47 PM]
Hallmark Channel's Annual "Christmas in July" Propelled the Network to Be #1 Most-Watched for the Week in Total Day and Primetime
Highlights include "My Grown-up Christmas List," which averaged 2.1 million Total Viewers and 242K Women 25-54.

[07/12/22 - 10:11 AM]
Boston Red Sox Victory Over New York Yankees on "Sunday Night Baseball" Delivered 2,175,000 Viewers Across ESPN and ESPN2
Viewership for the telecasts was up 11 percent from the same matchup last year and up 24 percent from last season's Yankees vs. Red Sox three-game average.

[07/07/22 - 06:16 AM]
First Season of the College Thriller Series "In the Vault" Breaks 3.4 Million Views in the First Month on Crackle, Making It the Most-Watched New Release of the Year
Season two of the show will premiere as a Crackle Original later this year, with exciting new cast members joining the student body of Woodlawn College.

[07/06/22 - 10:56 AM]
"Dateline NBC" Dominates Friday Nights as the #1 Newsmagazine Across the Board for the 2nd Quarter
"Dateline" averages 4.357 million total viewers, topping ABC by +733,000 (+20%) and growing +8% in total viewers compared to the last quarter, as well as the same time last year.

[07/05/22 - 01:56 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 27: "Stranger Things 4" Returns with Epic Rockstar Finale, "The Man from Toronto" Tops the Films List
The record-breaking series pulled in 301.28M hours viewed, making it the most viewed title this week and appearing in the Top 10 in 93 countries.

[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.







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[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.

[11/19/24 - 01:38 PM]
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The new series launched on Thursday, November 14, and posted a 0.57 P25-54 / 0.74 W25-54 L3 rating, more than doubling prior six-week benchmarks (+148% and +124% respectively) and is on pace to be Food Network's highest rated freshman series of the year.

[11/19/24 - 12:58 PM]
"Abbott Elementary" Hits Season Highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 with 6.33 Million Total Viewers and 2.21 Adults 18-49
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, "Abbott Elementary" hit season highs in both Total Viewers (6.33 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.21 rating) with its November 6 episode.

[11/19/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 11: "Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson" Has Knockout Debut; "Hot Frosty" Heats Up at #1
Season 2 of the animated series "Arcane" held its place at #2 on the English TV List with 7.4M views and brought Season 1 back onto the list at #8 with 2.6M views.

[11/19/24 - 10:31 AM]
Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions' Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Mega-Event Makes History with Over 108 Million Live Global Viewers
The Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight is the most-streamed sporting event ever, peaking at 65 million concurrent streams, with 38 million concurrent streams in the US.

[11/18/24 - 10:00 AM]
Four CBS Daytime Shows Post Year-Over-Year Growth
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" has also retained its #1 status with a 16% increase in total viewers vs. last year.

[11/16/24 - 02:04 PM]
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Additional viewership information, including total viewers, will be released early this week.

[11/15/24 - 11:44 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Halloween Week Scares Up Season Highs in Total Viewers and Households
Thursday's Halloween celebration "Only HALLOWEEN in the Building," featuring the annual fan-favorite costume contest, was the show's top telecast in both Total Viewers (2.396 million) and Households (1.64 rating) in seven months.

[11/15/24 - 10:14 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" 500th Telecast Is Top Entertainment Program of the Night in Adults 18-49
In addition, the milestone episode ranked as the No. 1 telecast on Tuesday night in Women 18-34 (0.92 rating) and Women 18-49 (0.95 rating), as well as Teens 12-17 (0.29 rating) and Adults 25-54 (0.93 rating).

[11/13/24 - 11:30 AM]
"Doctor Odyssey" Series Premiere Swells +482% Over Live+Same Day Audience in Adults 18-49
Plus: "9-1-1" kicked off season eight with an action-packed three-episode story arc rising +156% in Total Viewers (12.64 million vs. 4.93 million) and +519% in Adults 18-49 (2.91 rating vs. 0.47 rating) over its initial Live+Same Day audience.

[11/13/24 - 02:31 AM]
"Citadel: Honey Bunny" Was Prime Video's Most Watched Series Globally This Weekend
The series was in the Top 10 in almost 150 countries, including US, UK, France, Italy, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and UAE, proving the trend that consumers are continuing to enjoy non-English language content.

[11/12/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 4: "Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson" Enters the Ring; "Meet Me Next Christmas" Unwraps #1
Season 2, Act I of "Arcane," the animated series based on the popular multiplayer online battle arena game League of Legends, also had a strong debut, taking second place with 6.3M views.

[11/12/24 - 06:30 AM]
Sunday's Return of "Yellowstone" Delivered Biggest Premiere Night Audience Ever with 16.4M Viewers
The Season 5B debut was up 3% vs. Season 5A's premiere night in 2022 (16.4M vs. 15.9M) based on VideoAmp.

[11/11/24 - 04:31 PM]
"The Daily Show's" Hour-Long Election Night Special Hosted by Jon Stewart Delivered Most-Watched Episode Ever on Paramount+ and the #1 Most-Viewed Entertainment Episode on Social for Election Day
Jon Stewart's monologue ranked as the #1 most engaging election night TikTok video across the TV Universe with 472K engagements.