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[01/22/24 - 02:39 PM]
Bucs-Lions on NBC and Peacock Is NBC Sports' Most-Watched NFL Divisional Playoff Game Since 1994, Averaging More Than 40 Million Viewers
Led by Peacock, Bucs-Lions delivered NBC Sports' third consecutive NFL Playoff simulstream audience of at least 3 million viewers.

[01/22/24 - 08:28 AM]
One for the Record Books: Texans at Ravens Delivers Nearly 32 Million Viewers, Becoming ESPN's Most-Watched NFL Game Ever
The record viewership joins "Monday Night Football" in cementing a landmark season for the NFL on ESPN.

[01/19/24 - 02:02 PM]
#OneChicago and "Law & Order" Series Open Strong with All Six Shows Showing Substantial Year-Over-Year Gains Across All Platforms
"Chicago Fire" led all of said series with 7.0 million viewers.

[01/19/24 - 08:00 AM]
"Home Town" and "My Lottery Dream Home" Deliver Stellar Ratings in January for HGTV
The ratings boasted triple-digit gains of 115 percent among Adults 25-54 and 105 percent among Women 25-54 over the prior six weeks.

[01/18/24 - 02:55 PM]
"The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard" Captures 9.8 Million Total Viewers on Lifetime's Linear and Digital Platforms
On premiere night, social media, "The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard" was the #1 program and #1 Doc and Special Interest Series across all of TV in total social interactions.

[01/18/24 - 10:28 AM]
Record-Setting Day: ESPN's Weekday Studio Show Lineup Sets New Viewership Highs on Jan. 15
The weekday lineup, led by an industry-leading roster of signature personalities, all far-surpassed previous viewership highs, setting new all-time records across the schedule.

[01/17/24 - 02:30 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Increases Versus the Previous Week in Households and Total Viewers for 2nd Consecutive Week
In fact, "Tamron Hall" hit a season high in Households with its strongest performance in 7 months and drew its largest overall audience in 14 weeks.

[01/17/24 - 01:30 PM]
29th Annual Critics Choice Awards Delivers Ceremony's Largest Audience on The CW Network in Four Years
The broadcast peaked with more than 1.14 million total viewers at the 9:00-9:30 p.m. half hour during the awards given for best Comedy and Drama Series.

[01/16/24 - 03:33 PM]
Super Wild Card Monday Night Finale: Eagles at Buccaneers Draws More than 28.6 Million Viewers, ESPN's Second Most-Watched NFL Playoff Game Ever
When the final audience is reported, Eagles-Buccaneers is expected to surpass 29 million viewers; last season's record-setting game drew 31,201,000 viewers.

[01/16/24 - 02:30 PM]
ABC's "The Golden Wedding" Grows to 7.13 Million Total Viewers in Its First Seven Days Across Platforms
In addition, the ABC special event more than doubled its initial Live+Same day rating among Adults 18-49, jumping +105% after seven days of multiplatform viewing (0.63 rating to 1.29 rating).

[01/16/24 - 12:54 PM]
Rams-Lions NFC Wild Card Thriller on NBC and Peacock Is Most-Watched Primetime Show Since Super Bowl LVII, Averaging 35.8 Million Viewers
Sunday night's viewership peaked at 38.3 million viewers between 9-9:15 p.m. ET, as the Rams and Lions traded touchdowns and Detroit pulled ahead 21-17 with four minutes remaining in the first half.

[01/16/24 - 10:46 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 8: "Lift" Lands at #1 and Most Watched Title of the Week; "Society of the Snow" Enters the Most Popular List
Making their list debuts were the family drama "Boy Swallows Universe" starring Phoebe Tonkin, Simon Baker and Sophie Wilde at #5 (3.6M views), stand-up special "Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli" at #8 (2.3M views), reality competition series "The Trust" at #9 (2.1M views) and Season 3 of "Sonic Prime" at #10 (2.1M views).

[01/14/24 - 07:00 PM]
Peacock Exclusive AFC Wild Card Game Is Biggest Live-Streamed Event in U.S. History & Drives Internet Usage to Single Day U.S. Record
The Peacock Exclusive AFC Wild Card reached 27.6 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.

[01/12/24 - 10:01 AM]
Investigation Discovery's "The Curious Case of Natalia Grace" Reaches Over 10 Million Viewers Across Linear and Streaming
The new season ranked as the #1 series on Max in its premiere week and among the most successful returning series in Max platform history.

[01/12/24 - 09:07 AM]
TBS & TNT All Elite Wrestling Programming Delivered Banner Year
AEW programs across TBS and TNT in 2023 ranked in the top 10 of all cable programs among adults under-50 72 times, including 50 times with a top-5 program in that coveted demo.

[01/12/24 - 06:56 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" Achieves Its Most-Watched Regular Season Since 2019 & All NFL on ESPN Studio Shows Increased Viewership in Key Demos, Highlighting the 2023 Success
"Sunday NFL Countdown" earned its most-watched regular season since 2019 and its second best since 2016, as the weekly pregame show elevated its audience to 1,335,000 viewers per show.

[01/10/24 - 08:44 AM]
ESPN Delivers Record Viewership Across College Football Playoff and New Year's Six
The complete seven-game College Football Playoff and New Year's Six averaged 15.1 million viewers, the best in five years and fifth highest in the 10-year history of the College Football Playoff, up 12% year-over-year.

[01/09/24 - 03:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for 2nd Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, posting its strongest numbers in 3 years - since the 2020-2021 season.

[01/09/24 - 01:27 PM]
"Sunday Night Football" on NBC and Peacock Delivers Best Viewership Since 2015 & Pacing to Be Primetime's #1 Show for Unprecedented 13th Consecutive Year
"Sunday Night Football" averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 21.4 million viewers for the 2023 season - the show's best viewership since 2015 and up 8% from last season (19.9 million).

[01/09/24 - 11:25 AM]
TLC's "90 Day: The Single Life" Draws the Series' Highest Rated Season Premiere Among Key Demos & Over 3M Viewers Across Linear and Streaming
Continuing the network's momentum on Monday nights, TLC ranked as the #1 cable network without sports for the 26th consecutive week among W25-54/W18-49 on New Years night.

[01/09/24 - 09:05 AM]
Rewrite the Record Books: ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Achieves Its Best Viewership Since the 2000 Season, Surpassing Five Years on Broadcast Television and All Previous Years on ESPN En Route to Reaching More than 124 Million Fans
ESPN averaged 17,363,000 viewers a game (22 games including Doubleheader Saturday in Week 18), up 29% from the 2022 "MNF" season.

[01/09/24 - 08:35 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Jan. 1: "Society of the Snow" and "Fool Me Once" Debut at #1; "Lupin: Part 3" Enters Most Popular
On the English TV List, stand-up special "Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer" climbed its way to #2 (10.2M views) while coming-of-age teen drama "My Life With the Walter Boys" spent its fifth week on the list at #4 (4.4M views).

[01/08/24 - 01:15 PM]
The "81st Annual Golden Globe Awards" Averages 9.4 Million Viewers, Up +50% from Last Year
Said event reached the largest live-streaming audience for an awards show across Paramount+ and other CBS platforms since "The 65th Annual Grammy Awards" aired in February 2023.

[01/08/24 - 08:28 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Networks Premiered 20 of the 25 Highest-Rated Freshman Series in 2023 - The Most of Any Cable Portfolio
TLC's spinoff series "90 Day: The Last Resort" ranked as the #1 unscripted freshman series in prime among Adults 25-54 and Women 25-54.

[01/05/24 - 01:22 PM]
"The Pat McAfee Show" Sees Steady Growth in December Garnering 886,000 Average Viewers Per Episode Across Live Channels
ESPN's linear audience alone has ballooned by 20% since the first four weeks (Sept 7 to 29) now averaging 332,000 viewers per episode in the month of December.

[01/05/24 - 10:03 AM]
ESPN Rang in 2024 with the Fourth Most-Watched Day in the Network's History
ESPN averaged 8.5 million viewers throughout the day, led by the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl, with a trip to the College Football Playoff National Championship on the line.

[01/05/24 - 09:28 AM]
"SportsCenter" Sees Year-Over-Year Viewership Growth for All Editions
"SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt," which airs at midnight ET or late night following live games, led the way with an average viewership of 741,000 per episode, a four percent increase over the 2022 average of 710,000.

[01/05/24 - 09:17 AM]
Hallmark Channel Closes Out 2023 as Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Network of the Year Among Key Demos
The network's standout original holiday movie premiere, "A Merry Scottish Christmas" starring "Party of Five" costars Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf, set records across the cable industry as the #1 most-watched cable movie of the year in 2023.

[01/04/24 - 02:31 PM]
ABC News Stands as the No. 1 News Network in 2023 for the 11th Consecutive Year
For 2023, "20/20" stands as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine and led NBC's "Dateline" in Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54.

[01/04/24 - 09:05 AM]
The CW Network's Broadcast of the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Delivers More Than 1.1 Million Total Viewers
The broadcast ranks among the network's top three telecasts of the past two years in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 (320,000) with viewership peaking at 1.9 million Total Viewers during the final quarter hour.

[01/04/24 - 07:30 AM]
ESPN's "NBA Today" Viewership for December 2023 Up Nine Percent from December 2022
The 14 editions on ESPN in December averaged 313,000 viewers, compared to 286,000 viewers the previous December.

[01/04/24 - 07:24 AM]
"First Take's" Viewership Success Continues with Most-Watched Year Ever in 2023
Featured commentator and executive producer Stephen A. Smith and host Molly Qerim marked the show's most-watched year ever, averaging 496,000 viewers.

[01/04/24 - 07:09 AM]
ESPN's "Get Up" Records Most-Viewed Year Ever in 2023
The morning show - which debuted in April 2018 - finished 2023 as the show's most-viewed year ever with an average of 379,000 viewers.

[01/03/24 - 03:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board for the Week - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
On Monday (12/25/23), "Nightline" delivered its most-watched telecast (1.386 million) in more than 3 years.

[01/02/24 - 05:02 PM]
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential and Allstate Sugar Bowl Deliver Most-Watched College Football Playoff Semifinals in Six Years - New Year's Six Scores Highest Audience Since 2018-19
27.2 million viewers tuned in for the Rose Bowl while 18.4 million watched the Sugar Bowl.

[01/02/24 - 12:31 PM]
ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024" Jumps Over Prior Year by 30% to Hit 3-Year Highs in Primetime
Part 2 was the evening's No. 1 entertainment program in primetime in both Total Viewers (10.4 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.93 rating).

[01/02/24 - 12:22 PM]
Prime Video's "Thursday Night Football" Finishes 2023 Season with Record Audience Gains
According to Nielsen, "TNF" on Prime Video registered a +24% increase among total viewers over the previous season (11.86 million vs. 9.58 million).

[01/02/24 - 10:04 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 25: "Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire" is Most Watched Title of the Week; "Berlin" Debuts on Top
"Ricky Gervais: Armageddon" debuted at #1 with 8M views, "Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer" opened at #5 one day after its premiere (2.2M views) and "Trevor Noah: Where Was I" landed at #8 (1.7M views).

[01/01/24 - 08:40 AM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Generates Audience of 25.7 Million Viewers for Lions-Cowboys, as the 2023 Season Continues to Deliver the Iconic Television Franchise's Most-Watched Games in 26 Seasons
The Lions-Cowboys audience of 25,663,0000 viewers (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, and NFL+) joins Eagles-Chiefs (November 22) and Ravens-49ers (December 25) from this season as the three most-watched "Monday Night Football" games since 1997.

[12/28/23 - 11:59 AM]
Bills-Chargers Thriller in Peacock Holiday Exclusive Delivered Primetime's Largest Audience on Saturday Night
The Peacock Holiday Exclusive - Peacock's first exclusive NFL game - reached 9.9 million total viewers.

[12/27/23 - 06:26 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 18: "Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire" Debuts at #1 and Most Watched Title of the Week
The recently renewed coming-of-age drama "My Life with the Walter Boys" spent another week on top of the English TV List with 7.6M views and the sixth and final season of "The Crown" stayed strong at #2 with 5.7M views.

[12/26/23 - 03:55 PM]
ESPN's Ravens-49ers Draws More than 27.2 Million Viewers, the Second Most-Watched "Monday Night Football" Game Since 1996
"Monday Night Football" has now aired the two most-watched games in 27 years in the span of five weeks.

[12/21/23 - 09:29 AM]
The Tribe Has Spoken... "Survivor" Season 45 Achieves Year-Over-Year Multiplatform Growth
Last night's three-hour season finale was the #1 show, watched by 4.53 million viewers across broadcast and streaming, a +6% increase from season 44 finale, according to fast national and internal data.

[12/21/23 - 09:01 AM]
ESPN and ABC NBA Game Viewership Up 16 Percent From Last Season
Game viewership across ESPN and ABC is also up 26 percent in the P18-34 demo and up 37 percent amongst Hispanic viewers from this time last season.

[12/19/23 - 02:31 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Hits Double-Digit Increase Versus the Previous Week in Key Women Demos 18-49 and 25-54
In addition, "Tamron Hall" saw its 3rd consecutive week of growth and scored its 3rd most-watched week of the season.

[12/19/23 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for 13th Consecutive Week
"Nightline" took the top spot in leading CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in both measures for the 2nd straight week.

[12/19/23 - 10:17 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 11: "Leave the World Behind" Stays on Top; "My Life with the Walter Boys" Rises to #1
The sixth and final season of "The Crown" rose to #2 with 5.8M views following the release of the drama's final six episodes.

[12/15/23 - 04:23 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Is No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show in Key Demo of Adults 18-49 for 9th Time in 10 Weeks
"Kimmel" improved over the comparable week last season (w/o 11/28/22) by 8% in Total Viewers (1.59 million vs. 1.47 million), building year over year for the 9th consecutive week.

[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.







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[07/23/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 15: "Cobra Kai" and "Find Me Falling" Debut at #1
All three seasons of "Vikings: Valhalla" stormed the list: Season 3 raided second place (6.4M views), Season 1 pillaged sixth (2.4M views), and Season 2 plundered tenth (1.9M views).

[07/22/24 - 01:01 PM]
ABC News' Special Report "Biden Stands Down: The Race for the White House" Is No. 1 Broadcast Network Special in All Key Target Demos - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
ABC led the CBS News special "Biden Exits Race" (3.444 million, 562,000 and 377,000, respectively, 7:00-8:00 p.m.) by 6% in Total Viewers, by 20% in Adults 25-54 and by 25% in Adults 18-49.

[07/18/24 - 01:13 PM]
Discovery's "Shark Week" Grows Reach Over Previous Year's Record-Breaking Performance; Network Ranked #1 in Primetime in Key Demos Through the Week of July 7-13
Delivering a strong performance among several key adult demos, including Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, the popular programming event reached 25 million total viewers across Discovery Channel, Max and discovery+, a 10% increase over last year.

[07/16/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 7: "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" Is #1 and Most Watched Title for Second Straight Week
The sci-fi drama series "Supacell" and its stunning cast of characters used their superpowers, all while maintaining their day jobs, to hold the top spot on the English TV List with 7.1M views.

[07/15/24 - 01:06 PM]
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Season Premiere Is the No. 1 Entertainment Program of the Night Across All Key Demographics
Hosted by late-night's Jimmy Kimmel, the series returned for a new season on Wednesday, July 10, and soundly ranked as the most-watched telecast of the night in Total Viewers (3.71 million).

[07/11/24 - 07:31 AM]
Peacock Original "Love Island USA" Becomes the #1 Reality Series in the U.S. Across All Streaming Platforms
The love and competition show has also ranked in the Top 10 SVOD Original Series since the sixth season debuted on June 11.

[07/09/24 - 12:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 1: "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" Debuts at #1
The sci-fi drama series "Supacell" rose to the top of the English TV List, clocking 11.8M views.

[07/09/24 - 09:31 AM]
With Over 3 Million Viewers, "BET Awards" 2024 Reigns as the Most-Watched Black Event in America
The premiere milestone celebration of Black culture delivered timeline-shattering viral moments that captivated audiences across platforms, ranking as the #1 Most Social Program.

[07/09/24 - 08:16 AM]
ESPN Generated Largest "Sunday Night Baseball" Audience in Two and a Half Years with Boston Red Sox Victory Over New York Yankees: 2,359,000 Viewers
The broadcast peaked with nearly three million viewers (2,952,000) at 8:45 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.

[07/09/24 - 08:00 AM]
Warner Bros. Discovery Expansive Content Lineup Delivered Two Nights with 60 Percent Share and Nine Nights with 50 Percent Share Among Adults in Second Quarter
Live sports, including TNT Sports' coverage of the 2024 NCAA Men's Final Four, 2024 NBA Playoffs and 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, along with support from the networks' popular entertainment content, drove the viewership among Adults 18-49 during the quarter.

[07/03/24 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News Is the No. 1 News Network in America for the 2nd Quarter of 2024
"Good Morning America," "World News Tonight with David Muir," "The View" and "GMA3: What You Need to Know" all outdelivered broadcast and cable competition.

[07/02/24 - 03:45 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 6th Consecutive Week
"Nightline" also averaged 878,000 Total Viewers, 197,000 Adults 25-54 and 130,000 Adults 18-49 during the 2nd quarter of 2024.

[07/02/24 - 12:20 PM]
NBA Today Delivers ESPN's Most-Watched NBA Free Agency Special Ever Averaging 1,244,000 Viewers
It peaked with 1,436,000 viewers from 5:30-5:45 p.m. ET.

[07/02/24 - 12:01 PM]
Top 10 Week of June 24: All Three Seasons of "Bridgerton" in Most Popular List; "A Family Affair" Is the Most Watched Title
The sci-fi drama series "Supacell" debuted on the English TV List in second place with 6.4M views.

[07/01/24 - 02:41 PM]
Simone Biles Stars at U.S. Gymnastics Trials on NBC & Peacock in Most-Watched Olympic Trials Telecast Since 2016
Last night's audience peaked at 8.2 million viewers from 10-10:15 p.m. ET as the gymnasts completed their final rotations.