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[10/13/22 - 10:31 AM]
ABC's "The Good Doctor" Premieres as No. 1 Entertainment Series Outright in Monday's 10 O'Clock Hour Among Adults 18-49
"The Good Doctor" season premiere held even with the show's May finale (on 5/16/22) in both Total Viewers (6.4 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.7/6).

[10/11/22 - 03:27 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Delivers Nearly 16 Million Viewers; "MNF's" Best Week 5 Audience Since 2011 and Up a Significant 39% Year-Over-Year
The 15.9 million viewers boosted "MNF" to its best Week 5 audience since 2011 and the franchise's third best during ESPN's "MNF" era (2006 - present).

[10/11/22 - 02:44 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of October 3: "DAHMER - Monster" Skyrockets to #2 on the Most Popular List with Over 700M Hours Viewed
"The Midnight Club" (18.79M hours viewed), Mike Flanagan's latest horror series which recently broke the Guinness World Record for most jump scares in a premiere episode, also reached the Top 10.

[10/11/22 - 02:25 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows to a 16-Week High in Total Viewers
Monday's broadcast of "Tamron Hall" (on 9/26/22) marked the show's most-watched telecast (1.129 million Total Viewers) on any day in four months.

[10/11/22 - 12:15 PM]
"60 Minutes" Is the #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program for Fourth Consecutive Week
The CBS newsmagazine additionally took the title of #1 news program, which the broadcast has earned every week this season.

[10/11/22 - 11:22 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Ties Its Top-Rated Week Since April in Households
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" ranked as the No. 1 daytime talk show - syndicated or network - for the 2nd consecutive week in Households (1.6 rating), Total Viewers (2.304 million) and Women 25-54 (0.6 rating).

[10/11/22 - 10:16 AM]
Home Run! Viewership for ESPN's Exclusive Coverage of 2022 MLB Wild Card Series Presented By Hankook Tire Up 64 Percent From 2020 Wild Card Series
Game 3 of the San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets series generated nearly four million viewers (3,961,000), peaking with 4.73 million viewers from 8-8:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 9.

[10/11/22 - 09:00 AM]
Series Debut of "The Rookie: Feds" Jumps Nearly 5x in Adults 18-49 After Delayed Multiplatform Viewing
In addition, "The Rookie: Feds" picked up more than +4.0 million viewers over its Live+Same Day average (+4.1 million - 6.3 million vs. 2.2 million).

[10/07/22 - 12:13 PM]
"Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire" Is #1 with Fans on All Platforms
The premiere makes "Interview with the Vampire" the #1 new drama on ad-supported cable in 2022, giving AMC two of the top three series in that category, along with "Dark Winds."

[10/06/22 - 12:49 PM]
2022 ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" Viewership Up Year Over Year
This season's 25 telecasts averaged 1,486,000 viewers, an increase of one percent from 1,473,000 viewers last year.

[10/06/22 - 08:56 AM]
FOX Wins Fourth Consecutive Premiere Week in L7 Ratings
Additionally, FOX's dramas "The Cleaning Lady" and "Monarch" each more than doubled in Total Viewers in 7-Day Multi-Platform measurement, delivering 4.8 million and 3.7 million viewers, respectively.

[10/05/22 - 10:16 AM]
Season Premiere of ABC's "The Rookie" Jumps More Than 4.5x Among Adults 18-49 After Delayed Multiplatform Viewing
"The Rookie" catapulted to 8.2 million Total Viewers after seven days of multiplatform viewing, marking an increase of almost +5.0 million viewers over its Live+Same Day average (+4.8 million - 8.2 million vs. 3.4 million).

[10/04/22 - 04:37 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Generates 12.6 Million Viewers for Rams-49ers
The "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli" telecast generated 1.6 million viewers, matching the offering's fourth-best audience in 13 editions of the show.

[10/04/22 - 01:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Is No. 1 in All Key Demos for 2nd Week Straight
For the fourth week running, "Nightline" posted gains on the year-ago week in all key target demos.

[10/04/22 - 12:29 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Builds to a 4-Month High in Total Viewers
"Live" delivered the largest weekly growth of any daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Total Viewers (+13%) and stood as the only daytime talker to post week-to-week gains across all three key Nielsen measures.

[10/04/22 - 12:15 PM]
"60 Minutes" Is on Top Again as the Week's #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program
The broadcast posted its best audience since January 16, delivering 10.27 million total viewers, 9.98 million in adults 18+ and 2.37 million in adults 25-54.

[10/04/22 - 11:39 AM]
After Just 12 Days "Dahmer - Monster" by Ryan Murphy Enters Netflix's Most Popular TV Top 10 with Almost 500M Hours Viewed
Season 2 of "Fate: The Winx Saga" remained on the list with 26.4M hours viewed while Season 1 had 9.56M hours viewed.

[10/04/22 - 10:54 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Returns to Brooklyn to Rank as Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show in Adults 18-49
On its first airing of the week (Monday, 9/26/22), "Kimmel" opened with its strongest telecast broadcasting from Brooklyn since 2018 among Adults 18-49 (501,000) - since Friday, 10/19/18.

[10/04/22 - 07:15 AM]
"NFL on CBS" Continues Record-Setting Start to Season Across All Platforms
This season, CBS Sports is averaging 18.559 million viewers, the network's best start since 2010.

[10/04/22 - 06:00 AM]
"Hocus Pocus 2" Is the #1 Film Premiere on Disney+ Domestically to Date
It's been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge.

[10/03/22 - 02:00 PM]
ABC's "Shark Tank" Premieres with Its Most-Watched Telecast Since January
"Shark Tank" improved over its year-ago season opener (on 10/8/21) by 4% in Total Viewers (4.7 million vs. 4.5 million).

[10/03/22 - 12:25 PM]
ESPN Delivers Multi-Year Viewership Highs Across "Sunday NFL Countdown," "NFL Live" and "NFL Rewind" in September, as ESPN's NFL Portfolio Scores to Start the Season
"Sunday NFL Countdown" is averaging 1.4 million viewers per show (10 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET, weekly), up double digits from each of the first three shows of the previous two seasons, including a healthy 15% increase from 2021.

[10/03/22 - 09:44 AM]
Season 2 Premiere of ABC's "Abbott Elementary" Skyrockets to a 2.38 Rating in Adults 18-49 with Multiplatform Delayed Viewing
"Abbott Elementary" delivered its largest-ever delayed-viewing lift with Total Viewers (+4.1 million) and its 2nd-biggest-ever increase among Adults 18-49 (+318%).

[09/30/22 - 10:00 AM]
"Finding Happy" Reaches 2.6 Million Viewers in Series Premiere On Bounce
Centering around the Black female experience through the eyes of protagonist Yaz Carter, "Finding Happy" is a dramedy about the unfulfilled life of Yaz, beginning with her unhappy 36th birthday.

[09/30/22 - 09:21 AM]
FOX Wins Fourth Consecutive Premiere Week in L3 Ratings
Additionally, the 34th season premiere of "The Simpsons" ranked as Premiere Week's #1 entertainment series for the fourth straight year, while FOX's new drama "Monarch" ranks as this season's #1 scripted debut.

[09/28/22 - 12:05 PM]
NBC Wins Premiere Week in Both the 18-49 Demo and Total Viewers for All Programming
As for individual series, NBC had six of the top 10 shows in total viewers - "Sunday Night Football" at #1 and two scripted programs ("Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Med") as well as one unscripted ("The Voice").

[09/28/22 - 07:12 AM]
"101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time" Premiere Is Shudder's Most Watched Title of the Year
The eight-episode series premiered on September 7 with new episodes released weekly through October 26.

[09/27/22 - 06:57 PM]
"Monday Night Football" Delivers Another Record-Shattering Viewership, as More Than 19.3 Million Viewers Watch Cowboys-Giants
The audience of more than 19.3 million viewers bested ESPN's previous "MNF" Week 3 audience high by 11% (17.5 million viewers for Green Bay at Chicago, Sept. 27, 2010).

[09/27/22 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 During Premiere Week
In fact, "Nightline" took the top spot across the board during premiere week for the 2nd time in the last 3 years.

[09/27/22 - 01:36 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of September 19: "DAHMER - Monster" Is the Most Viewed Title This Week; "Do Revenge" Slays the English Films List
Season 2 of "Fate: The Winx Saga" had 60.97M hours viewed, while Season 1 entered the list with 20.25M hours viewed.

[09/27/22 - 01:34 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Tops the Season Premiere Week of "Dr. Phil" in Households and Total Viewers
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" ranked as the No. 1 syndicated talk show of the week in Households (1.4 rating), Total Viewers (1.937 million) and Women 25-54 (0.5 rating-tie).

[09/27/22 - 01:15 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Scores a 13-Week High in Total Viewers
Tuesday's telecast of "Tamron Hall" (on 9/13/22) marked the show's most-watched single day telecast (1.041 million Total Viewers) on any day in more than 3 months

[09/27/22 - 10:45 AM]
"60 Minutes" Was the Week's #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program for Second Straight Week
The CBS newsmagazine finished the week as the #6 primetime broadcast in both viewers (7.14m) and adults 18+ (7.04m).

[09/27/22 - 10:00 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Kicks Off Premiere Week as No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show Among Adults 18-49
Monday's telecast of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was the week's No. 1 late-night telecast among Adults 18-49 (653,000).

[09/27/22 - 09:32 AM]
ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball" on September 25 - Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees - Draws its Second-Largest Audience of Season
The game across the ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts averaged 2,203,000 viewers prior to the rain delay, peaking with 2,770,000 viewers in the 7:45-8 p.m. ET quarter hour during Aaron Judge's at bat.

[09/22/22 - 03:45 PM]
ABC's "The Bachelorette" Scores Its Strongest Telecast of the Last Two Seasons
The ABC unscripted series built for its 2nd straight telecast in Adults 18-49 (+20% - 1.2/11 vs. 1.0/9) and also grew week to week by 10% in Total Viewers (4.4 million vs. 4.0 million).

[09/22/22 - 08:54 AM]
Prime Video Scores Big with "Thursday Night Football"
"TNF" averaged 15.3 million viewers (AMA) during its September 15 showdown between the AFC rival Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs.

[09/20/22 - 04:34 PM]
Disney Networks Averaged Nearly 21 Million Viewers During "Monday Night Football's" Two Hours of Overlapping Action
Fans watched nearly four billion minutes of "Monday Night Football" in Week 2 across the same Disney Networks, which is up from the 3.7 billion minutes watched for ESPN's most recent "Monday Night Football" doubleheader in 2020.

[09/20/22 - 02:16 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Adults 25-54
For the 2nd week in a row, "Nightline" posted across-the-board gains on the year-ago week.

[09/20/22 - 02:15 PM]
"20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine in Key Adult Demos During the 2021-2022 Season for the Second Year in a Row
For the 2021-2022 season, "20/20" stood as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine and led NBC's "Dateline" in Adults 18-49 (+22,000 - 755,000 vs. 733,000) and Adults 25-54 (+11,000 - 1.041 million vs. 1.030 million).

[09/20/22 - 11:45 AM]
The 55th Season Premiere of "60 Minutes" Makes the Top Five, Is the Week's #4 Television Program
The CBS newsmagazine made the top five in all three demographics with 10.20 million viewers, up +115,000 from the season premiere a year ago.

[09/20/22 - 11:43 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of September 12: "Cobra Kai" and "End of the Road" Top English Lists
School is back in session with Season 2 of "Fate: The Winx Saga." With 48.96M hours viewed, the series took fans on an emotional rollercoaster and left them wanting more.

[09/20/22 - 11:01 AM]
ABC Ranks as Week's No. 1 Entertainment Network in Adults 18-49
With "The Bachelorette" and "Claim to Fame" on both nights, ABC's Monday and Tuesday tied as the highest-rated nights of the week in Adults 18-49 (0.8/7) with CBS' Thursday night (0.8/6), excluding sports programming.

[09/20/22 - 07:11 AM]
"Dateline" Is the #1 Most-Watched Newsmagazine for the 2021-2022 Broadcast Season with Over 127 Million Total Viewers Across All of TV
Additionally, over 133 billion minutes of "Dateline" were consumed across TV and digital platforms, which includes NBC, cable and broadcast syndication and Peacock's Dateline 24/7 channel.

[09/19/22 - 03:03 PM]
NBC Finishes #1 in Demo for Eighth Win Over Last Nine Seasons
With the 2021-22 season ending Sunday, September 18, NBC won the demo derby among all programming with an 0.9 in adults 18-49 by 13% over FOX (0.8), ABC (0.7) and CBS (0.7).

[09/16/22 - 09:54 AM]
"Monarch" Premiere Reaches More Than 10 Million Viewers During First Week in L3 Measurement
The program's Sunday premiere registered a 1.0/7 L3 rating among Adults 18-49 and 4.7 million multi-platform viewers, making it 2022's #1 scripted debut.

[09/13/22 - 03:53 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Nabs Nearly 20 Million Viewers in Record-Setting Season Opener
ESPN delivered its most-watched game since 2009 and its third best Monday game in the current era (2006 - present and 270+ games) with 19,845,000 viewers.

[09/13/22 - 02:38 PM]
2022 Is Most-Watched NTT IndyCar Series Season in Six Years and Most-Watched Across NBC Sports on Record
Half of the season's 16 races on television delivered a TAD of more than 1 million viewers, the highest mark since 2008.

[09/13/22 - 11:34 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of September 5: "Cobra Kai" Steps Into the #1 Spot; "End of the Road" Tops the Films List
Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, the series was in the Top 10 in 83 countries.

[09/13/22 - 11:32 AM]
US Open Audience Up 50% from 2021, ESPN's Third Best Ever
The semifinal between Alcaraz and Tiafoe on Friday, September 9, averaged 2.96 million viewers - peaking at 3.6 million - for the five-plus hour telecast that started at 7 p.m. ET.







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[04/17/24 - 01:03 PM]
Sunday Night's "Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden" Wins Its Time Period and Hits a High Note Scoring 5.73 Million Viewers
It originally aired Sunday, April 14 and due to the overwhelming demand from his legion of fans, will have a special encore airing this Friday, April 19 and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

[04/17/24 - 07:20 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Celebrates One-Year Anniversary, Continuing Its Reign as Television's Number One Entertainment Talk Show
The series has increased in Total Viewers by 3% year over year (2.288 million vs. 2.229 million).

[04/16/24 - 04:45 PM]
2024 WNBA Draft Delivers Largest Viewership Ever
2.45 million viewers on average tuned into Monday's event, peaking with 3.09 million.

[04/16/24 - 01:30 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Week to Week in Households and Total Viewers Hitting 11-Week High in Both Key Measures
In fact, "Tamron Hall" hit 11-week highs in Households and Total Viewers and a 5-week best in Women 25-54 - since weeks of 1/15/24 and 2/26/24, respectively.

[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.