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[12/28/22 - 01:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Is No. 1 Across the Board for the 2nd Consecutive Week
For the 2nd week in a row, "Nightline" posted gains year to year in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[12/28/22 - 12:05 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Posts Its Highest-Rated Single-Day Telecast Since May 2021 in Households
Monday was also the show's 2nd-most-watched of the season (1.222 million Total Viewers).

[12/28/22 - 10:50 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Delivers Its Strongest Week Since March in Total Viewers and Women 25-54
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" ranked as the No. 1 syndicated talk show for the 14th week running across all key Nielsen measures.

[12/27/22 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of December 19: "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Debuts at #1 and "Emily in Paris" Season 3 Is #2
Plus: five of its top 10 most popular English language series of all time premiered this year: "Stranger Things 4," "Wednesday" and "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" (all of which crossed the 1 billion hours viewed mark), "Bridgerton" Season 2 and "Inventing Anna."

[12/27/22 - 07:38 AM]
Swish! Viewership for ESPN and ABC's NBA Christmas Games Up Five Percent from 2021
The five-game holiday slate averaged 4,271,000 viewers, compared to 4,082,000 viewers from last year.

[12/22/22 - 12:00 PM]
CBS News Scores Four #1 Broadcasts in 2022 with "60 Minutes," "CBS Sunday Morning," "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" and "48 Hours"
The division is on track to hit more than 250 billion minutes of viewing of news content in 2022.

[12/20/22 - 03:49 PM]
ABC's "Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration" Grows Its 3-Day Multiplatform Audience to 6.3 Million Viewers
The special also jumped to a 1.40 rating among Adults 18-49 after three days of cross-platform viewing, marking an increase of +77% over its initial Live+Same Day rating.

[12/20/22 - 01:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across All Key Target Demographics
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+8% - 901,000 vs. 831,000) and Adults 18-49 (+3% - 157,000 vs. 152,000).

[12/20/22 - 12:15 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of December 12: "Wednesday" Is the Most Viewed Title This Week; "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" Is the #1 Film
In just four weeks, the series holds the record for the second Most Popular English-language series on Netflix with 1.19 billion total hours viewed.

[12/20/22 - 12:15 PM]
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final on FOX Scores Most-Watched Men's Telecast in English-Language History With 16,783,000 Viewers
The historic finish on penalties powered a surge in FOX NFL Week 15 lead-in viewership.

[12/20/22 - 11:00 AM]
"60 Minutes" Is the #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program on Television and Remains in the Top 5
In the last 14 weeks (since the season premiere), "60 Minutes" has been the #1 non-sports primetime program 12 times.

[12/20/22 - 10:47 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Hits Its Most-Watched Week Since May
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" ranked as the No. 1 syndicated talk show for the 13th consecutive week across all key Nielsen measures.

[12/19/22 - 10:01 AM]
TLC Will Finish 2022 as the #1 Primetime Ad-Supported Cable Network with Women for the Third Year in a Row
TLC is in the top 5 ad-supported cable network on 5 nights of the week with W25-54 and 4 nights of the week with W18-49 in 2022.

[12/16/22 - 12:18 PM]
FOX Takes #1 Spot for Comedy, Broadcast Drama and Unscripted Program for Fall 2022
"The Masked Singer" is fall's #1 unscripted entertainment series for a fourth consecutive year.

[12/14/22 - 11:39 AM]
"Christmas with the Campbells" Rings in the Season as the #1 Acquisition Driver of Any Film on AMC+ This Year
The film, which premiered in theaters and on AMC+ on Friday, December 2, was also among iTunes Top 10 movies in its premiere week and was a Top 20 title on all digital platforms.

[12/13/22 - 03:45 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.

[12/13/22 - 03:06 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of December 5: "Wednesday" Crosses 1 Billion Hours Viewed; "Harry & Meghan" Is Biggest Documentary Debut; "Troll" Ascends to the Top of the Most Popular List
In its third week, the comedy mystery starring Jenna Ortega has crossed 1 billion hours viewed with a total of 1.02 billion total hours viewed, becoming only the third title to cross this milestone within its first 28 days.

[12/13/22 - 01:00 PM]
"60 Minutes" Is in the Top 5 Again and Has Been a Top 10 Broadcast Series for 13 Straight Weeks
The series remains America's #1 primetime news program in viewers and has been a top 10 broadcast series for 13 consecutive weeks.

[12/13/22 - 12:59 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas" Continues to Be Viewers' #1 Home for the Holidays in Its Eighth Week
This past weekend's original holiday movie premieres, "The Most Colorful Time of the Year," "Christmas Class Reunion," and "The Holiday Sitter," propelled Hallmark Channel to be the #1 entertainment cable network of the week in Total Day and Weekend Total Day among key demos.

[12/13/22 - 11:41 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Delivers Its 2nd Most-Watched Week of the Season
"Tamron Hall" averaged over 1 million Total Viewers on all five days of the week.

[12/13/22 - 08:54 AM]
Viewership for "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" Season Debut Up Five Percent Averaging 3,140,000 Viewers
The NBA Finals rematch, in which the Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics, generated an average audience of 3,140,000 viewers.

[12/08/22 - 10:08 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows to New Season Highs in Households and Total Viewers
"Tamron Hall" delivered two of its three most-watched telecasts of the season with its Tuesday (1.164 million Total Viewers on 11/22/22) and Monday (1.158 million Total Viewers on 11/21/22) broadcasts, respectively.

[12/06/22 - 04:15 PM]
ABC News "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+8% - 890,000 vs. 826,000) and Adults 18-49 (+3% - 156,000 vs. 152,000).

[12/06/22 - 01:54 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of November 28: Two Snaps for "Wednesday" as the Series Enters the Most Popular List in the #3 Spot
Meanwhile, "1899" had 44.62M hours viewed and fans of "Firefly Lane" were taken on an emotional journey as Season 2, Part 1 returned with 29.01M hours viewed.

[12/06/22 - 12:46 PM]
Hallmark Channel Continues to Reign as #1 Entertainment Cable Network in Quarter to-Date
The holiday programming ratings juggernaut continues to reach mass audiences, with the network's reach among Unduplicated Total Viewers surpassing 34 million viewers in the holiday season to-date.

[12/06/22 - 11:45 AM]
2.5 Million Total Viewers P2+ Tuned in to the Feel Good Party of the Year "Soul Train Awards" 2022 Across Five Paramount Global Nets on Thanksgiving Weekend
BET now has the top 5 cable award shows of 2022 for Black viewers.

[12/06/22 - 10:30 AM]
"60 Minutes" Continues Its Winning Streak as the #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program on Television, Delivering 10.5 Million Viewers on Sunday
The series remains America's #1 news program in viewers and has been a top 10 broadcast series for 12 consecutive weeks and a top five broadcast seven times in 12 weeks.

[12/05/22 - 09:01 AM]
"Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" Surpasses 1 Billion Hours Viewed
The anthology series' first installment from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan is only the third title in Netflix history to cross the 1 billion hour viewing mark within 60 days, and only the second ever English Language series.

[12/01/22 - 10:59 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Hits Its Most-Watched Week Since January with Over 1 Million Viewers on All 5 Days of the Week
Thursday's broadcast tied the show's highest-rated telecast on any day so far this season in Households (0.8 rating) and stood as the show's 2nd most-watched telecast (1.135 million) of the season.

[12/01/22 - 10:00 AM]
Season Premiere of HGTV Series "My Lottery Dream Home" on Nov. 25 Delivers Strong Ratings for the Network
The premiere also performed well among upscale viewers, generating a .67 L3 rating among P25-54 and a .76 L3 rating among W25-54.

[12/01/22 - 09:00 AM]
Viewers Have Watched More Than 215 Billion Minutes of CBS This Season - Far More Than Any Other Broadcaster
CBS time spent also surpasses the combined minutes spent watching SVOD originals on Nielsen-rated streaming services Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and HBO Max by +252%.

[11/30/22 - 01:00 PM]
ESPN Platforms Deliver Most-Watched Rivalry Week Since 2016
ABC recorded its most-watched Rivalry Week since 2016, averaging 4.1 million viewers for six games on the broadcast slate.

[11/30/22 - 12:33 PM]
Hallmark Channel's Merry Thanksgiving Weekend Makes Network #1 for 10th Consecutive Year Among Women 18+
Saturday night's "Haul Out the Holly" became ad-supported cable's #1 most-watched movie of the year to-date among key demos.

[11/30/22 - 11:30 AM]
"60 Minutes" Continues Its Reign as Television's #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program
The series has remained America's #1 news program and a top 10 series for 11 consecutive weeks.

[11/30/22 - 08:20 AM]
Fall's #1 Reality Series, FOX's "The Masked Singer" Ranks as Thursday's Highest-Rated Entertainment Original Across Both Broadcast and Cable in Over Three Years
"The Masked Singer" also matched "Yellowstone's" season premiere as 2022/23's highest-rated entertainment telecast.

[11/29/22 - 11:07 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of November 21: "Wednesday" Breaks English TV Record; "Slumberland" Jumps to #1
"Wednesday" debuted in the #1 spot with a record breaking 341.23M hours viewed, with 50M+ households who have seen the series (341M hours viewed divided by 6.8 hours).

[11/28/22 - 11:44 AM]
NBC Sports Delivers Its Most-Watched NFL Thanksgiving Weekend Since 2015, with Two-Game Average of 23.4 Million Viewers
Last night's game, a 40-33 Eagles victory over the Packers, averaged approximately 21.0 million viewers.

[11/28/22 - 08:00 AM]
ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" Fall Finale Ties Season High Among Adults 18-49
In addition, "Grey's Anatomy" built week to week by 16% in Total Viewers (5.9 million vs. 5.1 million) to draw its largest audience since its season opener - since 10/6/22.

[11/28/22 - 07:45 AM]
Series Debut of ABC's "Alaska Daily" Grows Its 35-Day Multiplatform Audience to 12.3 Million Viewers
"Alaska Daily" scored the largest lift of any ABC premiere so far this season in both Total Viewers (+8.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (+844%).

[11/25/22 - 01:02 PM]
NBC's Telecast of the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Earned a 7.2 Rating in the 18-49 Demo and 27.7 Million Viewers
Said figures include digital, streaming on Peacock and encore viewing - up from last year and resulting in the most total viewers in five years.

[11/22/22 - 02:11 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Posts Its 2nd-Biggest Audience of the Season
For the 4th straight week, "Tamron Hall" improved over the same week last year in Households and Total Viewers.

[11/22/22 - 01:46 PM]
Hallmark Channel Original Holiday Film, "Three Wise Men and a Baby," Ranks as Most-Watched Movie Across Ad-Supported Cable in 2022 To-Date
The movie stars three of Hallmark Channel's most-beloved male actors, Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes, and Paul Campbell, as hilariously bickering brothers who find themselves caring for a baby anonymously left at the firehouse.

[11/22/22 - 01:26 PM]
Formula 1 Season Smashes U.S. Television Viewership Records
The season averaged 1.21 million viewers per race across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, a 28 percent increase over the previous U.S. television record of 949,000 average viewers that was set in 2021.

[11/22/22 - 01:16 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Scores Its Most-Watched Week Since May
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" ranked as the No. 1 syndicated talk show for the 9th week running across all key Nielsen measures.

[11/22/22 - 01:03 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of November 14: All Hail "The Crown"; "Falling for Christmas" Tops the English Films List
"1899," the multi-language German series, debuted on the English TV List with 79.27M hours viewed.

[11/22/22 - 11:45 AM]
"60 Minutes" Is Television's #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program
The series remains America's #1 news program and a top 10 series for 10 consecutive weeks.

[11/22/22 - 10:38 AM]
ESPN College Football: ABC Airs Most-Watched November Saturday Since 2016
ABC and ESPN won every window (noon, afternoon, primetime, late prime) on the penultimate Saturday of the 2022 regular season, and ESPN won the night as the most-viewed network in primetime among all viewers and all key male and adult demos.

[11/22/22 - 10:00 AM]
Nielsen Live +35-Day Ratings Reveal CBS Has 5 of the Top 6 Premieres with Over 10 Million Viewers
CBS also has 15 of the top 25 premieres in the 35-day metric.

[11/22/22 - 07:40 AM]
"NFL on CBS" Continues to Deliver Record Viewership Across All Platforms
CBS Sports is delivering its best season viewership since 2015, averaging 18.005 million viewers through Week 11.

[11/21/22 - 03:23 PM]
ABC's "The 56th Annual CMA Awards" Grows to 3-Year Highs
"The 56th Annual CMA Awards" gained an additional +2.2 million Total Viewers after 7 days of multiplatform viewing and increased by +73% among Adults 18-49 from its initial Live+Same Day rating to its Multiplatform+7 Day rating.







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"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."

[10/31/24 - 06:41 PM]
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[10/30/24 - 03:14 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]
CBS Premiere Episodes Soar in Multiplatform Viewership Led by "Matlock" Premiere Amassing 22.8 Million Viewers in One Month
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[10/28/24 - 03:50 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Is Top Program of the Night in Adults 18-49
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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).

[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).

[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).

[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.

[10/24/24 - 01:42 PM]
"Interview with a Killer" Sets Record with Most-Watched Court TV Original Series Debut
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[10/23/24 - 12:35 PM]
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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+.

[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.