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[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.

[06/21/22 - 10:00 AM]
"Windy City Rehab" Delivers Big Ratings for HGTV and Scores New Season Order
HGTV has ordered a new eight-episode season, just as the series wrapped a successful nine-episode run on June 16.

[06/17/22 - 02:13 PM]
Viewership for 2022 NBA Finals on ABC Finishes Up 22 Percent from Last Year
The Golden State Warriors victory in Game 6 generated an average of nearly 14 million viewers (13,992,000), up 10 percent from last year's Game 6.

[06/16/22 - 02:14 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Scores Best Performance Since September 2020 in Adults 18-49
The series also delivered the strongest weekly performance for any late-night talk show on any network since November 2021 among Adults 18-49 (443,000).

[06/15/22 - 06:31 AM]
2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Programming Seen by 7.5 Million Viewers, Including Most-Watched Finals Since 2015
The live finals broadcast on ION, Bounce, Laff and TrueReal combined to reach 3.7 million viewers, while the semifinals on June 1 reached 3.1 million viewers - the highest audience ever for the semis.

[06/14/22 - 03:00 PM]
NTT IndyCar Series Viewership Off to Best Start Since 2017 Across NBC Sports
Last month's 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 was the most-streamed IndyCar race ever with an AMA of 218,800 viewers.

[06/14/22 - 02:27 PM]
NBA Finals Game 5 on ABC Averages 13 Million Viewers, Up 30 Percent from Last Year
Last night's Game 5 peaked with 15,352,000 viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET and propelled ABC to win the night across all of television, including in every key demographic.

[06/14/22 - 02:16 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 6: "Hustle" Scores Big, "Stranger Things 4" Is Netflix's Most Popular English TV Series
Plus: "Peaky Blinders" returned with its final season, debuting with 45.71M hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 76 countries.

[06/14/22 - 01:16 PM]
For Third Week in a Row, ABC News' "Nightline" Is No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49
In fact, "Nightline" turned in its strongest performance in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 in 16 months and best Adults 18-49 number in 20 months.

[06/14/22 - 07:48 AM]
"Celebrity IOU" Delivers More Robust Ratings for HGTV at Mid-Season Finale
Eight fresh episodes are slated to premiere in late 2022.

[06/13/22 - 03:08 PM]
NBA Finals on ABC Viewership Grows with an Average of 12.1 Million for Game 4
The four most-watched programs of the month across all of television are each of the first four NBA Finals games.

[06/13/22 - 09:36 AM]
"Lil Jon Wants to Do What?" Season One Delivered Solid Ratings for HGTV
The season garnered a .45 live plus-three day rating among P25-54 and a .61 live plus-three day rating among W25-54, marking double-digit increases of 25 percent for P25-54 and 24 percent for W25-54 versus year-ago benchmarks.

[06/10/22 - 07:55 AM]
HGTV Competition Series "Battle on the Beach" Premieres with Double-Digit Gains in Key Demos
The episode garnered a .59 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .75 live plus three-day rating among W25-54, reflecting an increase of 59 percent and 67 percent respectively over the prior six weeks.

[06/09/22 - 02:21 PM]
NBA Finals Viewership on ABC Up 28 Percent from Last Year Through Three Games
Game 3 of the NBA Finals averaged 11,522,000 viewers, peaking with 13,245,000 viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET.

[06/09/22 - 09:41 AM]
Starz's Critically-Acclaimed "P-Valley" Sets Record as Largest Season Over Season Growth in Starz History Up 1,018% Over Series Debut on Tte Starz App
With several platforms yet to report and additional territories globally to debut the series, it drew 4.5 million multiplatform viewers for its season two premiere weekend in the U.S. alone.

[06/08/22 - 08:33 AM]
ESPN Scores Big in May, Biggest Total-Day Audience for the Month in Seven Years
Overall, ESPN averaged 742K viewers (P2+) on a 24-hour basis, up 34% from May 2021.

[06/08/22 - 07:30 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Grows to New Season High in Adults 18-49
The Thursday broadcast (on 6/2/22) marked the strongest late-night telecast on any night on any network so far this year with Adults 18-49 (588,000).

[06/07/22 - 02:45 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 30: "Stranger Things 4" Sets New Records, Reaches #3 on Netflix's Most Popular List
The series hit #1 on the Top 10 lists in 91 countries, a first for an English TV series.

[06/07/22 - 02:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Is No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49 for the 2nd Consecutive Week
On Thursday, "Nightline" delivered its top telecast in Total Viewers (1.178 million) in nearly 1 1/2 years.

[06/07/22 - 01:02 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "Summer Nights" Kicks Off, Making the Network #1 Most-Watched in Weekend Total Day and Primetime
Original movie premiere "Hidden Gems" was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program of the day among Households, Women 18+, Women 25-54 and Total Viewers.

[06/07/22 - 09:00 AM]
Court TV Sets Network Viewership Record as More Than Half a Million Viewers Tune in for Depp vs. Heard Verdict
Viewing peaked at 3:27 p.m. with 558K viewers P2+.

[06/03/22 - 01:15 PM]
"RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Makes Herstory as Paramount+' Most-Watched Original Unscripted Season Premiere Ever
The season seven premiere broke a new record, becoming the most-watched original reality series in its first week on the service with viewership up nearly 60% over last season's premiere.

[06/03/22 - 08:25 AM]
"Home Town Kickstart Presented by People" Delivers Strong First Season Performance for HGTV
The six-episode season averaged a .51 live plus three-day rating among P25-54 and a .65 live plus three-day rating among W25-54.

[06/01/22 - 02:20 PM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Is Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talker in Adults 18-49
The series also scored its 2nd-strongest week of the season with Adults 18-49 (291,000) with its best weekly performance in over 4 months.

[06/01/22 - 01:55 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Is One of Only Two Daytime Talk Shows to Post Weekly Growth in Households
In addition, "Tamron Hall" grew over the prior week by 50% among Women 25-54 (0.3 rating vs. 0.2 rating).

[06/01/22 - 12:50 PM]
Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix Averages Record 1.4 Million Viewers on ESPN Despite Rain Delay
Excluding the rain delay, the race telecast averaged 1.6 million viewers from 10 a.m. until noon ET as Mexico's Sergio PĂ©rez drove to victory.

[06/01/22 - 07:56 AM]
Boston Celtics-Miami Heat Game 7 Is Most-Watched Conference Finals Game on ESPN in Four Years
The telecast averaged 9,875,000 viewers, peaking with 12,171,000 viewers at 11 p.m. ET.

[06/01/22 - 07:30 AM]
Season Nine of Hallmark Channel's "When Calls the Heart" Concludes, Becoming the #1 Most-Watched Original Scripted Series in 2022 To-Date
On a L+3 basis, the season averaged 2.9 million Total Viewers, 291,000 Women 25-54, and reached over 8.6 million Unduplicated Total Viewers.

[05/31/22 - 11:59 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of May 23: "Stranger Things 4" Breaks Record and Clocks In at #1
The new season skyrocketed to a record breaking 286.79M hours viewed, making it the biggest premiere weekend ever for an English language TV show on Netflix.

[05/31/22 - 10:30 AM]
"Better Call Saul" Ends First Half of Its Sixth and Final Season as the #1 Acquisition Driver in the History of AMC+, with Strong Linear Ratings and Lalo Levels of Social Intensity
The mid-season finale on May 23 delivered more than 2.2 million viewers in Nielsen live+3 ratings.

[05/26/22 - 11:21 AM]
VH1's "Level Up" Mondays Achieves Double Digit Growth in Key 18-49 Demo
May 16 marked VH1's highest rated Monday prime in three months and scores best Monday prime share in eight months thanks to big season premieres of "Basketball Wives" and "Couples Retreat."







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[10/31/24 - 06:41 PM]
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[10/29/24 - 03:37 PM]
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[10/29/24 - 12:03 PM]
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[10/29/24 - 11:30 AM]
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[10/28/24 - 03:50 PM]
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[10/28/24 - 02:05 PM]
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[10/27/24 - 02:17 PM]
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[10/26/24 - 01:12 PM]
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[10/25/24 - 10:57 AM]
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[10/24/24 - 01:42 PM]
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[10/23/24 - 12:35 PM]
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[10/23/24 - 11:25 AM]
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[10/22/24 - 03:00 PM]
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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.