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[08/09/19 - 02:34 PM] Discovery Channel's Groundbreaking New Series, "Serengeti" Soars as Highest-Rated Nature Documentary Debut Since 2013 Discovery Channel further spins the numbers for Sunday, August 4. |
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[via press release from Discovery Channel] |
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S GROUNDBREAKING NEW SERIES, "SERENGETI" SOARS AS HIGHEST-RATED NATURE DOCUMENTARY DEBUT SINCE 2013
(Los Angeles) - Discovery Channel's landmark series, SERENGETI by American Idol creator Simon Fuller and multi-award-winning wildlife filmmaker John Downer debuted as the highest-rated nature documentary on all of television since Discovery's North America in May 2013 among P25-54, earning a 1.20 L+3 rating on Discovery. The premiere was also Sunday night's most-watched cable telecast, averaging 3 million total viewers on the network and ranking as Sunday's #1 cable telecast across all key men: M25-54, M18-49, and M18-34.
In addition, the premiere of SERENGETI reached 6.3 million total viewers across all of Sunday's airings on all Discovery networks including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Science Channel and Discovery en Espa�ol. The series' home network, Discovery Channel ranked as the #1 non-sports cable network across M25-54, M18-49, M18-34, and Total Viewers in prime and SERENGETI became the network's most-watched series debut since Naked and Afraid XL in summer 2015. The series also proved to be a tremendous co-viewing opportunity for Discovery Channel, as 18% of P25-54 watched with a K2-11, double the network's regular programming this year.
This landmark series is created and produced by Fuller and directed and produced by Downer. Nancy Daniels and Howard Swartz serve as executive producers for Discovery Channel.
SERENGETI is made by XIX Entertainment and John Downer Productions and was commissioned for BBC TV by Tom McDonald, Head of Commissioning, Natural History and Specialist Factual.
Source: The Nielsen Company, L3 coverage area data; all ranks based on 000s; telecast ranks are 6a-6a, no exclusions, net ranks are 8-11p program-based strict daypart excl. breakouts.
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[11/01/24 - 11:54 AM] "High Potential" Continues Linear Dominance as ABC Wins Tuesday 10 p.m. Hour in Total Viewers for First Time in 4 Years Season to date through week five, "High Potential" stands as ABC's most-watched (10.42 million) new series in six years - since the 2018-2019 season with "The Conners."
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[10/31/24 - 06:41 PM] FOX Sports Caps a Postseason for the Ages as World Series Game 5 Delivers 18.6 Million Viewers Across all networks, the 120th World Series dominated the television landscape with an average of 15,808,000 viewers, the best combined figure for the Fall Classic since 2017.
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[10/30/24 - 03:14 PM] FOX Sports Hits Grand Slam with Most-Watched World Series Game 4 Since 2016, Peaking at 18.2M Viewers Through Game 4, the 2024 World Series across all networks is averaging 14,984,000 viewers - its best start since 2017.
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[10/29/24 - 03:37 PM] World Series Game 3: Monday's Most-Watched Program On FOX, the broadcast averaged 13,208,000 viewers, making it the most-watched Game 3 since 2018.
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[10/29/24 - 12:03 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 21: "The Lincoln Lawyer" Courts the Top Spot; "Don't Move" Debuts at #1 The new docuseries "This Is the Zodiac Speaking" debuted at #2 with 7.5M views and the feature documentary "Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare" stole #3 (7.2M views).
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[10/29/24 - 11:30 AM] CBS Premiere Episodes Soar in Multiplatform Viewership Led by "Matlock" Premiere Amassing 22.8 Million Viewers in One Month Other highlights include the series premiere of "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" amassed 10.6 million multiplatform viewers in its first seven days.
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[10/28/24 - 03:50 PM] "Dancing with the Stars" Is Top Program of the Night in Adults 18-49 Season to date, "Dancing with the Stars" stands as the No. 1 entertainment program on broadcast in Adults 18-49 (0.69 rating).
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[10/28/24 - 02:05 PM] Cowboys-49ers Averages Nearly 24 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock in Most-Watched Week 8 "Sunday Night Football" Game Ever NBC Sports' audience peaked at 26.4 million viewers in the second quarter (9:15-9:30 p.m. ET).
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[10/27/24 - 02:17 PM] Viewership Gains: World Series Off to Strongest Start Since 2017 With 13,444,000 viewers, it was the most-watched World Series Game 2 on FOX since 2018 (Dodgers-Red Sox: 13,508,000).
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[10/26/24 - 01:12 PM] Gibby, Meet Freddie: MLB Delivers 15.2M Viewers for World Series Game 1 It was the most-watched World Series Game 1 since 2017 (Astros-Dodgers: 15,328,000).
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[10/25/24 - 10:57 AM] The 2024 WNBA Season Delivers Record Viewership Across ESPN Platforms The 2024 postseason averaged 1.1 million viewers - up 139 percent over 2023's postseason - making it the most-viewed WNBA postseason in 25 years.
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[10/24/24 - 01:42 PM] "Interview with a Killer" Sets Record with Most-Watched Court TV Original Series Debut The show's initial telecasts were up +50% with Persons 2+ and +60% in P25-54, to become Court TV's top-performing original since the network began being Nielsen rated.
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[10/23/24 - 12:35 PM] "9-1-1" Concludes Wildly Exciting "Bee-Nado" Story Arc, Rising +89% in Total Viewers and +294% in Adults 18-49 Over Initial Live + Same Day Audience On linear, "9-1-1" ranked as the top entertainment program of the night in both Total Viewers (7.39 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.75 rating).
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[10/23/24 - 11:25 AM] It's a Hallmark Channel Christmas Across Entertainment Cable "'Twas the Date Before Christmas," "Holiday Crashers," and "Scouting for Christmas" became the Top 3 entertainment cable programs of the week among Households, Total Viewers, and Women and Persons 18+.
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[10/22/24 - 03:00 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 Season to date, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+2% - 989,000 vs. 958,000) versus the comparable weeks last season, posting its largest Total Viewer audience in 5 years - since the 2019-2020 season.
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