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[02/03/23 - 10:35 AM]
ESPN's "NFL Live" Delivers Show's Best Monthly Viewership in More than Six Years, January Continues Impressive Streak of Audience Accolades
In short, January 2023 and January 2022 delivered the most-watched months of "NFL Live" since September 2016.

[02/01/23 - 01:25 PM]
Hallmark Channel's "New Year New Movies!" Programming Event Makes Network #1 in January
Notably, the event featured the latest trilogy of "The Wedding Veil" films.

[01/31/23 - 02:24 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of January 23: "You People" Took the Top Spot on the English Films List; Oscar Bump for "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Season 2 of "Ginny & Georgia" is holding on strong on the English TV List with 55.61M hours viewed.

[01/31/23 - 12:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the 2nd Straight Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+8% - 913,000 vs. 842,000).

[01/31/23 - 11:32 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Year to Year for the 14th Consecutive Week in Total Viewers
"Tamron Hall" ranks among the season's Top 5 highest-rated syndicated talk shows in Households (0.7 rating - No. 5 tie).

[01/31/23 - 10:32 AM]
Most-Watched Edition of "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" in Four Years
The ESPN-produced broadcast on ABC generated an average of 3.7 million viewers (3,691,000), peaking with 5,035,000 viewers from 11:15-11:30 p.m. ET.

[01/31/23 - 10:32 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Builds Week to Week and Year to Year in Viewers
On average for the 2022-2023 season, "Live with Kelly and Ryan" is the No. 1 daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Households (1.6 rating), Total Viewers (2.306 million) and Women 25-54 (0.6 rating).

[01/31/23 - 07:01 AM]
"The Last of Us" Grows to 6.4 Million Viewers Sunday Night
Four current HBO Original series now have cross platform audiences averaging more than 15 million viewers per episode.

[01/31/23 - 06:30 AM]
CBS Sizzles on Sunday Night with Massive Viewership, Led by Most-Watched NFL Conference Championship Game in Four Years
CBS delivered massive viewership on Sunday night with a total of 63 million viewers for its coverage of the AFC Championship Game and a post-game episode of hit drama "Fire Country," according to Nielsen national ratings.

[01/27/23 - 01:06 PM]
FOX's All-New Critically Acclaimed Drama "Accused" Delivers More Than 11 Million Viewers in Series Premiere
Additionally, it is FOX's highest-rated, most-watched and most-streamed drama debut in three years and FOX's second most-streamed drama launch ever, with 1.2 million viewers on Hulu and FOX NOW.

[01/26/23 - 07:59 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows to Its Most-Watched Week Since March 2021 and to Its Highest-Rated Week in Women 25-54 Since July 2021
"Tamron Hall" ranks among the season's Top 5 highest-rated syndicated talk shows in Households (0.7 rating - No. 5 tie).

[01/25/23 - 04:02 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Builds Over the Prior Week in Both Households and Total Viewers
On average for the 2022-2023 season, "Live with Kelly and Ryan" is the No. 1 daytime talk show - network or syndicated - in Households (1.6 rating), Total Viewers (2.295 million) and Women 25-54 (0.6 rating).

[01/24/23 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across All Key Demos
On Monday (1/16/23), "Nightline" scored its strongest telecast in Total Viewers (1.213 million), Adults 25-54 (442,000) and Adults 18-49 (340,000) since September.

[01/24/23 - 01:38 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of January 16: "Ginny & Georgia" Is the Most Viewed Title This Week
"That '90s Show" debuted on the list with 41.08M hours viewed.

[01/24/23 - 12:58 PM]
NBC Sports' Presentation of Arsenal-Manchester United Is Most-Watched Premier League Match in U.S. History
Led by Peacock, NBC Sports set a record for a simulstreamed Premier League match, with an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 510,000 viewers for Arsenal-Manchester United.

[01/24/23 - 11:25 AM]
ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Is Week's No. 1 Late-Night Talker in Adults 18-49, Beating NBC's "Fallon" and CBS' "Colbert" by More Than 20% Each
The Monday broadcast of "Kimmel" (on 1/16/23) was the No. 1 late-night telecast of the week among Adults 18-49 (584,000).

[01/23/23 - 12:22 PM]
"The Last of Us" Episode 2 Audience Up 22% in Largest Jump Ever for an HBO Original Drama Series
After one full week of availability, Episode 1 is now tracking at 18 million viewers, up nearly 4x from its premiere night audience.

[01/23/23 - 11:46 AM]
Jaguars-Chiefs on NBC and Peacock Is Most-Watched Saturday Afternoon NFL Divisional Playoff Since at Least 2015, with 34+ Million Viewers
Led by Peacock, Jaguars-Chiefs set an NBC Sports' NFL streaming record (excluding Super Bowls), registering an Average Minute Audience of 2.02 million viewers (across Peacock, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital Properties).

[01/23/23 - 10:47 AM]
FOX's "Accused" Dominates Sunday Night Delivering #1 Rated and Most Watched Debut on Any Broadcast or Cable Network in Three Years
Said premiere posting a 2.0 Live + Same Day rating among Adults 18-49 and 8.4 million viewers in preliminary results.

[01/20/23 - 12:12 PM]
New Original Series "The Way Home" Elevates Hallmark Channel to #1 for the Week and Weekend in Total Day and Primetime
The show captured viewers on a L+3 basis, becoming the second most-watched entertainment cable program on Sunday and the third most-watched of the week, reaching a significant 2.4 million Unduplicated Total Viewers.

[01/18/23 - 01:00 PM]
Starz's Hit Drama Series "BMF" Draws Over Four Million Multiplatform Viewers for Season Two Premiere and Earns Early Third Season Renewal
Fans have been anxiously awaiting the return of "BMF" as it ranked as the #1 most socially engaged drama across all networks over premiere weekend.

[01/18/23 - 11:24 AM]
"Night Court" Is the #1 Broadcast Premiere of the 2022-23 Season in Both the 18-49 Demo and Total Viewers
It's the highest total viewers for any comedy premiere since "The Connors" in 2018 and the best on NBC since "Will & Grace" in 2017.

[01/18/23 - 10:58 AM]
"Tamron Hall" Delivers Its Most-Watched Single-Day Telecast Since May 2021
For the 12th consecutive week, "Tamron Hall" grew year over year in Total Viewers.

[01/17/23 - 06:07 PM]
The Walt Disney Company Delivers Its Most-Watched NFL Playoff Game since 1999, Drawing 30.6 Million Viewers for Cowboys-Buccaneers Super Wild Card Game
The viewership is up 32 percent from Disney's Super Wild Card game concluding the 2021-22 season (Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams), the first Monday night Super Wild Card game.

[01/17/23 - 11:44 AM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of January 9: "The Pale Blue Eye" #1 on the Films List; "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Continues to Climb the Most Popular List; "Ginny & Georgia" Holds on to the Top Spot on the TV List
Plus: "Wednesday" remains a fan favorite and comes in #3 with 57.82M hours viewed.

[01/17/23 - 05:03 AM]
Series Premiere of HBO Drama "The Last of Us" Draws 4.7 Million Viewers Sunday Night
Sunday night viewership for an HBO series typically represents 20%-40% of the show's total gross audience per episode.

[01/13/23 - 02:56 PM]
FOX's "Alert: Missing Persons Unit" Premieres as '22-'23 Season's #1 Series Debut
It posted a 1.1 L3 among Adults 18-49 and 6.0 million multi-platform viewers.

[01/13/23 - 11:16 AM]
"Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches" and "Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire" Are the Top Two New Series Premieres Ever on AMC+
This second series in a growing Anne Rice Immortal Universe on AMC and AMC+ also delivered 1.7 million viewers on the company's linear networks in Nielsen live+3 ratings.

[01/12/23 - 01:25 PM]
ABC Wins Tuesday in Adults 18-49 With New 3-Hour Drama Lineup
Excluding sports, ABC scored its most-watched Tuesday (6.6 million) with entertainment programming since November 2020 - since 11/24/20.

[01/11/23 - 01:01 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Grows Year to Year for the 11th Consecutive Week in Total Viewers
"Tamron Hall" averaged over 1 million Total Viewers on all 5 days of the week.

[01/11/23 - 11:59 AM]
You Can Bet on "Will Trent" - New Crime Drama Debuts as ABC's Most-Watched Series Premiere This Season
The premiere telecast tripled its initial Live+Same day Adult 18-49 rating after just three days of multiplatform viewing to hit a 1.15 rating (+203%) and grew to 7.4 million Total Viewers to stand as ABC's most-watched series debut this season.

[01/11/23 - 06:01 AM]
Hallmark Channel Closes Out 2022 as Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Network of the Year Across Key Demos
Two original holiday movies were seasonal standouts - "Haul Out the Holly," headlined by fan favorites, Lacey Chabert and Wes Brown, and "Three Wise Men and a Baby," starring Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, and Andrew Walker, both of which earned bragging rights as the #1 most-watched cable movies of the year.

[01/10/23 - 03:42 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for 6th Straight Week
On Monday (1/2/23), "Nightline" delivered its most-watched telecast (1.046 million) in more than 3 months.

[01/10/23 - 01:56 PM]
College Football Playoff Semifinals and National Championship Up Nine Percent Year-Over-Year - Three-Game CFP Averages 20.6 Million Viewers
17.2 million viewers tuned into the National Championship on Monday.

[01/10/23 - 01:21 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of January 2: "Ginny & Georgia" and "Kaleidoscope" Top TV List; "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Jumps to #5 on Most Popular List
Season 2 of "Ginny & Georgia" debuted in the #1 spot on the English TV List with 180.47M hours viewed, making it the most viewed title this week.

[01/10/23 - 12:12 PM]
Hallmark Channel's Original Movie Premiere, "Wedding Veil Expectations," Dominates Entertainment Cable
Additionally, the movie elevated Hallmark Channel to be the most watched entertainment cable net of the week in both Total Day and Primetime.

[01/10/23 - 11:30 AM]
"60 Minutes" Delivers Its Best Audience of the Season with 11.2 Million Viewers on Jan. 8
Since its season premiere, "60 Minutes" has been the #1 non-sports primetime program 14 times in 16 broadcasts.

[01/10/23 - 09:32 AM]
NBC's "Sunday Night Football" Concludes Season on Pace to Be TV's #1 Primetime Show for Unprecedented 12th Consecutive Year - Doubling Prior Record
NBC's "SNF," in the most competitive time slot in media, extended its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950) and now doubles the show with the second-longest run atop primetime.

[01/10/23 - 08:45 AM]
CBS Sports Delivers Its Most-Watched NFL Regular Season in 7 Years, Averaging 18.487 Million Viewers
Viewers consumed 105.2 billion minutes watching the "NFL on CBS" during the regular season.

[01/05/23 - 09:31 AM]
FOX's "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test" Launches as Mid-Season's #1-t New Series
The premiere delivered a 0.4 Live + Same Day rating among Adults 18-49, which is tied for the #1 new series for midseason.

[01/05/23 - 08:15 AM]
US Networks Group at Warner Bros. Discovery Closes Out 2022 with 6 of Top 10 Networks and 17 of Top 30 Freshman Series in Prime
Together, the networks in the group accounted for nearly 31% of all P25-54/P18-49 primetime cable viewing and outperformed competitors with 17 of the top 30 top-rated unscripted freshman series in primetime.

[01/04/23 - 04:00 PM]
2022 College Football Playoff Semifinals on ESPN Score Most-Watched Non-New Year's Day Semifinals of CFP Era with 22.1 Million Viewers
The audience is the best in the past five years and becomes the third-most watched Semifinals in the CFP era.

[01/04/23 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for 5th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[01/04/23 - 02:47 PM]
ABC's "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023" Hits 4.1 Rating among Adults 18-49 in Late-Night
ABC's annual New Year's Eve special drew in 17.8 million Total Viewers and hit a 5.3 Adult 18-49 rating in the midnight quarter-hour.

[01/04/23 - 01:21 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" Scores Its Most-Watched Week Since February 2021
"Live with Kelly and Ryan" ranked as the No. 1 syndicated talk show for the 15th week running across all key Nielsen measures: Households (1.8 rating), Total Viewers (2.628 million) and Women 25-54 (0.7 rating).

[01/04/23 - 10:30 AM]
"60 Minutes" Brings in the New Year as the Week's #1 Non-Sports Primetime Program on Television and Remains in the Top 5
"60 Minutes" remains America's #1 news program in viewers with all 15 broadcasts this season, placing in the top 10 with top five finishes for 10 broadcasts.

[01/03/23 - 12:50 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of December 26: "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Enters the Most Popular List
Plus: "Wednesday" held on to the #1 spot with 103.96M hours viewed and has had six consecutive weeks with over 100+M hours viewed on the English TV List.

[01/02/23 - 07:32 AM]
2022 College Football Playoff Semifinals Deliver 21.7 Million Viewers - Best in Five Years and Most-Watched Non-New Year's Day Semifinals of CFP Era
The Peach Bowl scored 22.1 million viewers, the most-watched primetime CFB Playoff Semifinal since Year 1.

[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).







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[06/28/24 - 01:01 PM]
ABC News' Special Coverage of the CNN Presidential Debate Wins Across the Board, Outdelivering Broadcast Networks by Double Digits
For the 4th straight presidential debate, ABC News was the most-watched broadcast network.

[06/28/24 - 12:38 PM]
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[06/25/24 - 03:54 PM]
ESPN Delivers the Second Most-Watched Men's College World Series Finals on Record; Game 3 Second Most-Watched College Baseball Game on ESPN Platforms on Record
The 2024 Men's College World Series Finals averaged 2.82 million viewers across ESPN, ABC & ESPNU, the second most-watched on ESPN platforms on record.

[06/25/24 - 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 5th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+1% - 910,000 vs. 901,000), posting its largest overall audience in 3 years - since the 2020-2021 season.

[06/25/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 17: "Trigger Warning" Debuts at #1
Esteemed members of the Ton put their differences aside to help Season 3 of Shonda Rhimes' "Bridgerton" hold strong at #1 on the English TV List with 16.5M views.

[06/25/24 - 10:59 AM]
Sunday's Star-Studded Show on NBC & Peacock Marks Most-Watched Night of U.S. Track & Field Trials Since 2012
Highlighted by Noah Lyles' 9.83-second victory in the 100-meter final, 16-year-old Quincy Wilson's performance in the 400-meter semifinals, and commentary from Snoop Dogg, Sunday's show (8:37-11 p.m. ET), averaged 5.2 million viewers across NBC and Peacock.

[06/18/24 - 03:31 PM]
"Tamron Hall" Increases Week to Week in Households, Total Viewers and Women 25-54
For the week, "Tamron Hall" ranked as the No. 3 program among the syndicated talk shows in Women 18-49 and Women 25-54.

[06/18/24 - 03:21 PM]
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" Surges to a 5-Month High in Adults 18-49
For the week, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" ranked 31% ahead of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and 62% ahead of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

[06/18/24 - 02:41 PM]
ABC's Exclusive Coverage of Boston Celtics Record-Setting NBA Finals Victory Wins Night Across All of Television and in All Key Demographics
NBA Finals Game 5 averaged 12,224,000 viewers and peaked with 13,280,000 viewers.

[06/18/24 - 01:31 PM]
"Power Book II: Ghost" Season 4 Part One Delivers Over 6.5 Million Multiplatform Viewers in Its Premiere Week Becoming One of Network's Biggest Premieres Ever
Additionally, the "Power" Universe series have now amassed a staggering 1.5 billion hours watched globally to date.

[06/18/24 - 01:02 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Target Demos vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers," Leading in Overall Viewers for 4th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers, posting its largest overall audience in 3 years.

[06/18/24 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 10: "Bridgerton" Shines at #1; "Under Paris" Enters Most Popular
The third and final season of the fantasy adventure series "Sweet Tooth" moved up the list ranking in second place (6M views) and Season 2 of the reality dating competition series "Perfect Match" made some (potentially questionable) moves to take third place (5.1M views).

[06/18/24 - 08:09 AM]
ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Draws More Than Two Million Viewers for Second Consecutive Week
ESPN's exclusive coverage of the Boston Red Sox decisive 9-3 victory over their longtime rivals the New York Yankees on June 16 averaged 2,070,000 viewers, peaking with 2,532,000 viewers at 9:15 p.m. ET, according to Nielsen.

[06/15/24 - 03:40 PM]
NBC Sports Delivers Most-Watched U.S. Open Second Round Since 2012
Friday's second round broadcast window on NBC and Peacock (1-7 p.m. ET) produced a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 2.38 million viewers, up 18% vs. 2023 and up 54% vs. 2022.

[06/14/24 - 08:05 AM]
"Mind Your Business" Reaches More Than 2 Million Households, Becomes Bounce TV's Most-Watched Original Series Premiere
The first two episodes premiered back-to-back on Bounce on Saturday, June 1, and its initial airing burst included special presentations on Bounce's sister network ION and local owned & operated Scripps networks.