or


    [saturday, january 08, 2022]    
show: all posts | rants & reviews | interviews | ratings | video
[01/07/22 - 10:12 AM]
HGTV Hit "Home Town" Already on Track to Deliver Strong Ratings in Current Season
In its 8-9 p.m. timeslot on January 2, "Home Town" was a top 5 cable program among P25-54 and W25-54.

[01/07/22 - 09:37 AM]
FOX & Gordon Ramsay's "Next Level Chef" Posts Season's #1 Series Premiere
Across platforms, "Next Level Chef" marks Gordon Ramsay's most-streamed telecast ever and FOX's most-streamed debut of the season.

[01/05/22 - 12:37 PM]
ESPN's 2021 "Monday Night Football" Traditional Schedule Delivers Franchise's Best Viewership Since 2013
ESPN's traditional 17-game "MNF" package averaged 13.5 million viewers a game, up 11% from 2020 and 7% from 2019.

[01/05/22 - 08:16 AM]
ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022 - Part 1" Attracts 19.6 Million Total Viewers in Late-Night
The 50th-anniversary show of ABC's annual New Year's Eve special drew in 24.2 million Total Viewers and scored a 7.3 Adult 18-49 rating in the midnight quarter-hour.

[01/05/22 - 07:04 AM]
"Yellowstone" Season Four Finale Scores Over 10 Million Total Viewers and More Than Nine Million on Paramount Network Alone
Said finale was up 81% from last season's swan song.

[01/04/22 - 09:35 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 27: "Cobra Kai" Kicks Off the New Year at #1, "Don't Look Up" Skyrockets on the Most Popular Film List
The new season was in the Top 10 in 83 countries and Season 1 also made the list at #8.

[01/04/22 - 03:33 PM]
New Year's Six Delivers Multi-Year Viewership Highs, Second-Most-Watched Non-Semifinal Rose Bowl Game of College Football Playoff Era
This year's New Year's Six finished up double digits year-over-year, averaging 12.7 million viewers, and every bowl of the 2021 New Year's Six surpassed 7.5 million viewers for just the third time of the CFP era.

[01/04/22 - 02:59 PM]
December Marks HBO Max's Most-Viewed Month Since Its Launch tn Terms of Hours Viewed
The streamer highlights its performance for the month of December.

[01/04/22 - 09:30 AM]
ABC Wins All 6 Half-Hours of New Year's Eve Primetime with "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022"
ABC grew in each half-hour of primetime, culminating with 9.4 million Total Viewers and a 2.8 rating among Adults 18-49 in the 10:30 p.m. half-hour.

[01/04/22 - 09:20 AM]
"The Cleaning Lady" Posts FOX's Highest-Rated New Drama Debut in Two Years
Said launch delivered a 0.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 3.6 million viewers, marking FOX's #1 new drama premiere since the post-NFL debut of "9-1-1: Lone Star" in 2020.

[12/28/21 - 09:42 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec 20: "Don't Look Up" Hits Home and "The Unforgivable" Moves to "Most Popular Films" List
For the second week in a row, "The Witcher" Season 2 reigned as the top English TV series with 168.46M hours.

[12/21/21 - 03:26 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Delivers 15.9 Million Viewers for Second Consecutive Week
Through the entire season, "Monday Night Football" is now averaging 13.5 million viewers, up 12% from 2020 and up 8% from 2019.

[12/21/21 - 10:31 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec 13: "The Witcher" Rules as "The Unforgivable" and "La Casa De Papel (Money Heist)" Hold Their Reign
"The Witcher" Season 2 debuted at #1 with audiences spending 142.43M hours immersed in the magical world created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and starring Henry Cavill.

[12/21/21 - 07:30 AM]
Taylor Sheridan's "1883" Blazes the Trail as Paramount+'s Most-Watched Original Series Premiere Ever
In addition to its record-breaking premiere on Paramount+, the premiere also delivered 4.9 million total viewers during its special event on Paramount Network following "Yellowstone," making it the biggest new series premiere on cable since 2015.

[12/16/21 - 09:06 AM]
Food Network on Track to Finish 2021 as #1 Overall Cable Network Among W25-54 in Weekend ITK, Tied as #2 Overall Cable Network Among W18-49 in Total Day
"All year long Food Network has been committed to super-serving our audience and inviting new fans to the brand and we are thrilled with our 2021 success," said Courtney White.

[12/16/21 - 07:00 AM]
Paramount+ Reveals This Year's Peak Content
Paramount+ is wrapping up 2021 with a look at what was trending on the service this year, including everything from the most-binged series and top performing genres to the #1 most-watched and rewatched movies.

[12/14/21 - 10:50 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec 6: "The Unforgivable" Debuts on Top While Families Go "Back to the Outback"
Fans are preparing themselves for the premiere of "The Witcher" Season 2 on Friday, December 17 by revisiting Season 1, which was #6 on the English TV list.

[12/13/21 - 01:38 PM]
ESPN Networks Deliver Multi-Year College Football Viewership Growth in 2021 - and the Most-Streamed CFB Season Ever
ESPN networks were up from both 2019 and 2020, with ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 averaging 1,976,000 viewers, up 19 percent from 2020 and two percent from 2019.

[12/13/21 - 12:38 PM]
"Succession" Season 3 Finale Delivers Series-High 1.7 Million Viewers Across All Platforms Sunday, Up 47% from the Season 2 Finale
New episodes are averaging 6.1 million viewers, up 56% from the same time in season 2, with the season 3 premiere now approaching 7 million viewers.

[12/10/21 - 02:52 PM]
New Max Original "And Just Like That..." Has Best Debut Day of Any Original Series on HBO Max Since Launch, Including Both HBO and Max Originals
Plus: "The Sex Lives of College Girls" also saw its highest viewership yet with the release of the final episodes of its first season Thursday.

[12/08/21 - 05:01 AM]
Roku Original "Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas" Soars to #1 on The Roku Channel During Opening Weekend
In addition to the strong opening weekend results, "Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas" was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for "Best Movie Made for Television."

[12/07/21 - 11:36 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 29: "The Power of the Dog" Debuts as #1 Film as We Say Goodbye to the Professor and the Robinsons
"Money Heist" the Spanish heist story from Alex Pina that has taken the world by storm, racked in a staggering 189.92M hours.

[12/02/21 - 12:53 PM]
ABC Soars to Its Strongest Monday This Season
ABC ranked as Monday's No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49 (1.1/8), dominating runner-up NBC by 57% (1.1/8 vs. 0.7/5).

[12/02/21 - 10:05 AM]
"Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses" Debuts as Cable's #1 New Unscripted Series of 2021; Reaches More Than 3.1 Million Total Viewers Across TBS and Cartoon Network
The inaugural episode premiered on Sunday, November 28 on TBS and Cartoon Network as Cable's #1 New Unscripted Series of 2021 and delivered the most-watched premiere of the year for both networks.

[11/30/21 - 02:37 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 22: "Red Notice" Becomes the Most Popular Film, "Selling Sunset" Makes a Splash
"Selling Sunset" lands in the Top 10 with 33.1M hours spent immersed in everyone's favorite real estate docu-soap.

[11/24/21 - 02:35 PM]
"The Rookie" Ties Biggest Single Lift for Any Broadcast Show This Season in Viewers
With a jump of 136% in Total Viewers from Live+Same Day to Live+7, ABC's "The Rookie" tied the biggest single lift for any broadcast program on any network so far this season and scored its largest-ever playback increase.

[11/24/21 - 01:21 PM]
Starz Drives Record-Breaking Performance with "BMF" Season One Finale and Debut of "Power Book II: Ghost" Season Two Delivering Almost 6 Million Multiplatform Views on Sunday
The success of both powerhouse series also broke records on the Starz app on Sunday delivering the most-watched day of the year and one of the most-watched days on the Starz app in the network's history.

[11/23/21 - 03:05 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Nov. 15: "Red Notice", "Arcane", "Just Short of Perfect" and "Hellbound" Top the Lists
Two new series took the #1 slots this week, in both English and Non-English lists: "Arcane" with 38.42M hours viewed and Korean horror series "Hellbound" rose above "Squid Game" with 43.48M hours viewed.

[11/23/21 - 03:00 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Giants-Buccaneers Matchup Delivers 12 Million Viewers
Plus: "Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli" on ESPN2 delivered an audience of 1,575,000 up from the brothers' Week 10 audience (1,554,000 viewers).

[11/19/21 - 02:30 PM]
"Grey's Anatomy" Season Opener Jumps More Than 6 Times Over L+SD to Hit 4.74 Rating in Adults 18-49 with 35 Days of Multiplatform Viewing
"Grey's Anatomy" ranks as ABC's No. 1 program this season in both Total Viewers (14.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.74 rating) after 35 days of cross-platform viewing.

[11/19/21 - 01:15 PM]
"The CMA Awards" Builds Over Year-Ago Broadcast in Adults 18-49 After Seven Days of Multiplatform Viewing
"The CMA Awards" soared to 8.1 million Total Viewers after seven days of multiplatform viewing.

[11/19/21 - 12:28 PM]
"The Freak Brothers" Premiere Delivers Tubi's Most-Watched Episode
Additionally, the series delivered 80% more viewers than the #2 series on the platform.

[11/17/21 - 02:05 PM]
"A Million Little Things" Posts +250% Increase in L+7 Playback for 2nd Time This Season Among Adults 18-49
With another +250% lift this season, "A Million Little Things" tied its biggest playback increase ever among Adults 18-49.

[11/17/21 - 01:31 PM]
Paramount+ Reaches New Heights with Best Week Ever
The company added more than one million new subscribers, setting a new record for total signups since its rebrand.

[11/17/21 - 09:10 AM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" Delivers Year-Over-Year Audience Gains for Eighth Consecutive Week, Driving a 15% Season-to-Date Viewership Jump
The audience for the 49ers' 21 point victory (12,325,000 viewers) was up 3 percent from "MNF's" Week 10 2020 matchup (Minnesota-Chicago) across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes.

[11/17/21 - 06:11 AM]
Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas" Continues to Propel Network to Be #1 in Fourth Quarter-to-Date
"Open by Christmas," "My Christmas Family Tree" and "A Holiday in Harlem" were its original offerings last week.

[11/16/21 - 01:31 PM]
"Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for 2nd Week in a Row
In addition, "Nightline" outperformed CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[11/16/21 - 12:50 PM]
Michigan at Penn State Tops Week 11 College Football Viewership, ABC's Most-Watched November Saturday Since 2016
ESPN platforms were responsible for 64% of the minutes watched in Week 11 and aired four of the top six most-watched games on Saturday.

[11/15/21 - 01:30 PM]
"Clifford the Big Red Dog" Is Top Dog on Paramount+
Paramount+ announced today that "Clifford the Big Red Dog," which premiered on the service the same day it hit theaters on Wednesday, November 10, broke a new record as the service's most-watched original film.

[11/12/21 - 08:33 AM]
ABC's "Shark Tank" Grows to Season Highs in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
ABC's "Shark Tank" ranked as Friday's No. 1 show in Adults 18-49 (0.8/7).

[11/11/21 - 02:21 PM]
ABC Wins Wednesday as "The 55th Annual CMA Awards" Is Night's No. 1 Show
ABC's live broadcast of "The CMA Awards" ranked as Wednesday's No. 1 program in both Total Viewers (6.8 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.1/8).

[11/11/21 - 12:25 PM]
ESPN's NBA Viewership Up Double-Digits from 2020-21 Regular Season Average
Through 12 games, the NBA on ESPN is averaging 1,439,000 viewers, up 20 percent from the 2020-21 regular season average of 1,197,000 viewers.

[11/10/21 - 01:51 PM]
ABC's "The Rookie" and "A Million Little Things" Tie as Week's No. 1 Percentage Gainer in Total Viewers
The ABC dramas were the week's only two programs on the major networks to post triple-digit playback gains in Total Viewers.

[11/10/21 - 01:26 PM]
NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series Deliver Viewership Gains Across NBC Sports in 2021
NBC Sports' 2021 NASCAR Cup Series viewership across NBC and NBCSN produced a Total Audience Delivery of 2.562 million viewers.

[11/10/21 - 10:29 AM]
Viewers Have Watched More Than 166 Billion Minutes of CBS Entertainment, News and Sports Programming So Far This Season - Far More Than Any Other Broadcaster
The network's performance is also driven by the successful launches of its new shows, which make up four of the top six new series by minutes watched.

[11/10/21 - 08:30 AM]
ABC's "The Wonder Years" Series Debut Jumps to a 2.56 Rating in Adults 18-49 After 35 Days of Viewing Across All Platforms
"The Wonder Years" soared to 8.0 million Total Viewers after 35 days of multiplatform viewing, marking an increase of +4.8 million viewers and a lift of +150% over its Live+Same Day average.

[11/09/21 - 03:01 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Hits a 6-Month Single-Day High in Total Viewers with Friday's Annual Halloween Special
This year's annual Halloween broadcast also tied single-day season highs in both Households (1.8 rating) and Women 25-54 (0.8 rating).

[11/09/21 - 02:42 PM]
ESPN's "Monday Night Football's" Week 9 Draws 12.2 Million Viewers; Up 18% Year-Over-Year and Delivers "MNF's" Seventh Consecutive Week of Audience Growth
"Monday Night Football" was the most-watched telecast of the night among households, viewers and all key demos: Men 18-34, 18-49, 25-54 and 55+, as well as persons 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 on ESPN.

[11/09/21 - 02:40 PM]
Hallmark Channel Is the Most-Watched Network in Fourth Quarter To-Date, Boosted by "Countdown to Christmas"
Since its launch on October 22, the franchise to-date has reached 24 million unduplicated Total Viewers, elevating the network to be the #1 most-watched during Total Day among Households, Women 18+, Women 18-49, Women 25-54, Adults 25-54 and Total Viewers.

[11/09/21 - 12:25 PM]
LSU-Alabama Is ESPN's Most-Viewed Game Since 2019 as ESPN Networks Own Primetime in College Football's Week 10
Fueling the year-over-year growth were two compelling Southeastern Conference showdowns - LSU and Alabama on ESPN, and Tennessee at Kentucky on ESPN2.







  [january 2022]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[12/24/24 - 01:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Key Adult Demos for the Week of Dec. 16 Versus CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" saw gains year to year in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[12/24/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 16: "Carry-On" Flies to First Again in Netflix's Top 10 This Week
Season 6 of "Virgin River" starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson debuted on top of the English TV List with 8.1 million views.

[12/23/24 - 02:36 PM]
College Football Playoff Scores 10.6 Million Average Viewers Across ESPN Platforms and TNT Sports
Tennessee/Ohio State and Indiana/Notre Dame on ESPN/ABC become two of top three most-watched games of the season.

[12/23/24 - 01:22 PM]
"Yellowstone" 5B Finale Continues Its Record-Breaking Run with 13.1M Total Viewers in L3 Marking the Biggest Episode in Series History
Said run marked the most watched season in the series' history with 13.6M total viewers.

[12/23/24 - 01:15 PM]
For the 4th Consecutive Year, ABC News' "20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine Across the Board
"20/20" outdelivered "Dateline" in all key target demos for the 4th consecutive year - since 2021.

[12/19/24 - 12:00 PM]
Great American Family's Christmas Franchise Fuels Channel's Growth Placing It Among the Top 25 Just Three Years After Launch
The company's burgeoning holiday movie franchise, Great American Christmas, launched October 11, further establishing Great American's position as a leader in the original holiday movie space.

[12/18/24 - 01:30 PM]
"Landman" Explodes Becoming the #1 Paramount+ Original of All Time Garnering 14.9M Global Households
New episodes are available to stream every Sunday exclusively on Paramount+.

[12/18/24 - 10:21 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Hits Season Highs in Total Viewers, Households and Women 25-54 with Best Numbers Since April
In addition, "Live" posted week-to-week gains of +12% in Women 25-54 (0.47 rating vs. 0.42 rating), hitting a season high and posting the show's second week of growth in the demographic with its best delivery in three months.

[12/17/24 - 03:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos for the Week of Dec. 9 Versus CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night With Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+16% - 840,000 vs. 725,000), Adults 25-54 (+76% - 215,000 vs. 122,000) and Adults 18-49 (+90% - 129,000 vs. 68,000).

[12/17/24 - 12:00 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Dec. 15: "Carry-On" Lifts Off and "Black Doves" Fly High in Netflix's Top 10 This Week
Jamie Foxx's stand-up special "What Had Happened Was..." hit No. 2 (8.2 million views), and "Dead to Me" creator Liz Feldman's new murder mystery "No Good Deed" landed at No. 3 (6 million views).

[12/17/24 - 11:12 AM]
"Abbott Elementary" Holiday Special Delivers Glad Tidings - Rising +129% in Total Viewers and +410% in Adults 18-49 over Initial Live+Same Day Audience
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the "Abbott Elementary" holiday special "Winter Show" delivered holiday cheer, jumping to 6.66 million Total Viewers and 2.14 rating in Adults 18-49.

[12/17/24 - 05:16 AM]
"Yellowstone" Finale Is Biggest Episode in Series History with 11.4 Million Viewers
Overall, Season B outperformed Season 5A by +4% (10.3M) in viewership.

[12/16/24 - 02:45 PM]
"Blue Bloods" Series Finale Hits Largest Overnight Audience of the Season
The finale's seven-day multiplatform audience (across CBS and Paramount+) could surpass 11.4 million viewers, according to VideoAmp and CBS Research estimates.

[12/12/24 - 10:00 AM]
"Tracker" Exceeding 18 Million Viewers and "Matlock" Nearing 17 Million Viewers in Live Plus 35-Day Multiplatform Viewing
Since the new season premiered in September, CBS primetime series are averaging 10 million viewers, up +3% compared to last season, in live plus 35-day viewing across CBS, Paramount+ and the CBS app.

[12/12/24 - 09:02 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Hits Season Ratings High Growing by 17%
During the week of November 18, "Tamron Hall" grew in all key measures week to week, +9% among total viewers, +6% in household rating, +16% and +17% respectively with the highly coveted women 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.