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1. “NCIS,” CBS, 12.08 million.

2. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 10.54 million.

 
3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.1 million.

4. “FBI,” CBS, 8.96 million.

5. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 8.47 million.

6. “Bachelor Season…

Bharat Anand has been at the Harvard Business School for 20 years teaching strategy. Most of his work for the last two decades have been around three areas, corporate strategy, digital strategy and media strategy. It turns out that these three areas…

Ad spend on over-the-top (OTT) streaming video will increase 20% this year to $2.6 billion, according to a Winterberry Group study of US ad spend data. Despite OTT's surge, it’s still small compared with the $69.2 billion that Winterberry Group…

Earlier this month, the close-knit world of unscripted cable-TV producers became convinced that A+E Networks was about to pull the plug on its FYI channel, making the three-year-old lifestyle outlet another casualty of the too-much-TV…

1. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13 million.

2. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 11.58 million.

3. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 10.97 million.

4. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.22 million.

5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 8.6 million.

6…

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 11.8 million.

2. “The Masked Singer” (9 p.m. ET), Fox, 11.5 million.

 
3. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 10.8 million.

4. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.6 million.

5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.2 million.

6…

Discovery reported a fourth quarter profit as it absorbed last year’s acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive.

Net income in the fourth quarter was $269 million, or 38 cents a share, compared to a $1.1 billion loss a year ago when the…

1. "The Oscars," ABC, 29.56 million.

2. "Live From the Red Carpet" (7:30-8 p.m. ET), ABC, 14.16 million.

3. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 13.49 million.

4. "NCIS," CBS, 12.75 million.

5. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 11.31 million.

6. "America's…

A July 2017 report by ad agency Jun Group examined value-exchange placements for 15- and 30-second video ads in its network. (According to Jun Group, a value-exchange placement is a user-initiated digital ad placement that is viewed—or engaged…

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 13.4 million.

2. “America’s Got Talent Champions,” NBC, 10.5 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.7 million.

4. “FBI,” CBS, 9.5 million.

5. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 8.9 million.

6. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 8.7…

1. "The Grammy Awards," CBS, 19.88 million.

2. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 14.16 million.

3. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 12.14 million.

4. "State of the Union," Fox News, 11.29 million.

5. "State of the Union Analysis" (10:30-10:38 p.m. ET), Fox…

An estimated 12 million people watched Super Bowl LIII on Sunday in out-of-home locations, according to Nielsen.

 
The additional viewing in bars, hotels, health clubs and other locations measured by Nielsen, brings the total viewership for the…

1. Super Bowl: New England vs. L.A. Rams, CBS, 98.19 million.

2. "Post Super Bowl, Part 1" (10:05-10:12 p.m. ET), CBS, 81.96 million.

3. "Post Super Bowl, Part 2" (10:13-10:35 p.m. ET), CBS, 54.2 million.

 
4. "The World's Best," CBS…

1. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.24 million.

2. “America’s Got Talent Champions,” NBC, 9.71 million.

3. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 9.42 million.

4. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 8.43 million.

5. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 8.33 million.

6…

NEW YORK -- Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 14-20. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. AFC Championship: New England vs. Kansas City, CBS, 53.92 million.

2. "AFC Championship Post Game," CBS, 24.34…

A new study on out-of-home viewing of Fall sports found that 92% of those responding said they paid attention to at least some of the advertising shown, according to Nielsen.



 


Nielsen surveyed both the general population of adults 18…

1. NFC Playoff: Dallas at LA Rams, Fox, 33.4 million.

2. College Football Playoff National Championship: Alabama at Clemson, ESPN, 24.7 million.

3. NFC Kickoff: Dallas at LA Rams, Fox, 24.1 million.

4. NFC Playoff Post-game: Philadelphia at…

1. NFL Wild Card: Seattle at Dallas, Fox, 29.38 million.

2. “Golden Globe Awards,” NBC, 18.61 million.

3. Rose Bowl: Washington vs. Ohio State, ESPN, 16.31 million.

4. “Sugar Bowl Pregame,” ESPN, 15.02 million.

5. Sugar Bowl: Texas…

1. College Football Playoff: Oklahoma vs. Alabama, ESPN, 18.49 million.

2. College Football Playoff: Notre Dame vs. Clemson, ESPN, 16.28 million.

3. "Orange Bowl Pregame," ESPN, 16.23 million.

4. "Orange Bowl Postgame," ESPN, 16.07 million…

National Football League ratings continued to score touchdowns as Thursday night’s game on Fox scored the second-best ratings of the season for the network’s primetime gains.

Fox’s final Thursday night game, with the Los Angeles Chargers…

1. NFL Sunday Night Football: Kansas City at Seattle, NBC, 19.6 million.

2. NFL Regular Season: New Orleans at Charlotte, ESPN, 13.3 million.

3. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-kick,” NBC, 12.6 million.

4. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 12 million.

5…

1. NFL Football: Philadelphia at L.A. Rams, NBC, 18.12 million.

2. NFL Football: L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, Fox, 17.41 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.55 million.

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 12.28 million.

5. “NFL Pregame,” NBC, 11.66…

1. NFL Football: L.A. Rams at Chicago, NBC, 19.39 million.

2. “NFL Sunday Post-Game,” Fox, 19.23 million.

3. “NFL Pre-Game,” NBC, 13.63 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.53 million.

5. “NCIS,” CBS, 12.05 million…

An internet meme "quoting" Abraham Lincoln about internet truth has been a favorite for the past few years. The only thing better is a version of Lincoln's "advice" about not believing "everything you read on the internet" accompanied by an…

1. NFL Football: New Orleans at Dallas, Fox, 21.39 million.

2. NFL Football: L.A. Chargers at Pittsburgh, NBC, 17.83 million.

3. “NFL Pregame Show,” Fox, 12.2 million.

4. “NFL Pregame Show,” NBC, 11.91 million.

5. “60 Minutes,”…

1. “NFL Post-Game Show,” Fox, 23.36 million.

2. NFL Football: Atlanta at New Orleans, NBC, 21.73 million.

3. NFL Football: Green Bay at Minnesota, NBC, 20.44 million.

4. NFL Football: Kansas City at L.A. Rams, ESPN, 16.89 million.

5…

1. NFL Football: Minnesota at Chicago, NBC, 18.84 million.

2. NFL Football: Green Bay at Seattle, Fox, 16.89 million.

3. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.32 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.56 million.

5. “NCIS,”…

1. NFL Football: Dallas at Philadelphia, NBC, 20.1 million.

2. NFL Football: Carolina at Pittsburgh, Fox, 14.8 million.

3. "NFL Pregame," NBC, 13.63 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 12.85 million.

5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.71…

1. “NFL Sunday Night Football: Green Bay at New England,” NBC, 23.7 million.

2. “NFL Sunday Post Game,” Fox, 17.8 million.

3. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kickoff,” NBC, 17.4 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.7 million.

5…

1. World Series Game 5: Boston at Los Angeles, Fox, 17.63 million.

2. “The OT,” Fox, 15.74 million.

3. “World Series Game 5 Pregame,” Fox, 14.9 million.

4. NFL Football: New Orleans at Minnesota, NBC, 14.09 million.

5. World Series…

1. NFL Football: Kansas City at New England, NBC, 21.11 million.

2. NFL Football: Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, Fox, 14.76 million.

3. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.68 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.95 million.

5…

1. NFL Football: Cincinnati at Kansas City, NBC, 16.02 million.

2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.07 million.

3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.23 million.

4. NFL Football: San Francisco at Green Bay, ESPN, 12.17 million.

5. “NCIS,” CBS…

The Walt Disney Co., pressed with selling off 22 regional sports networks it will acquire as part of its $71.3 billion purchase of certain 21st Century Fox assets by early next year, has sent out the official bid books for the channels to…

1. NFL Football: Dallas at Houston, NBC, 18.59 million.

2. NFL Football: Kansas City at Denver, ESPN, 13.54 million.

3. NFL Football: Indianapolis at New England, Fox, 13.27 million.

4. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 12.82 million…

Comcast said that it has purchased 21st Century Fox’s stake in Sky and now owns 75% of the satellite broadcaster.



 


Comcast has an offer out for the remaining Skystock.

“We are pleased today to be the majority owner of Sky,”…

1. NFL Football: Baltimore at Pittsburgh, NBC, 17.92 million.

2. NFL Football: Minnesota at L.A. Rams, Fox, 14.51 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 13.54 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory” (Monday), CBS, 12.93 million.

5. “NCIS,”…

&E Network has ordered 150 more episodes of Live PD, the high-rated series following law enforcement officers in real time across the country.



 


Live PD returns for its third season Friday night (Sept. 21), when A&E airs three-hour…

1. NFL Football: New England at Detroit, NBC, 19.46 million.

2. “NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13 million.

3. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.99 million.

4. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 12.88 million.

5. NFL…

1. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants at Dallas, NBC, 20.66 million.

2. "NFL Pre-Game Show," NBC, 14.22 million.

3. "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.44 million.

4. "Football Night in America," NBC, 10.89 million.

5. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 10.75…

Live TV lives on campus.

According to data gathered by Comcast through its Xfinity on Campus service, students spend more time watching live when they’re watching TV.

The viewing data from January through June 2018 showed that 44% of total…

1. NFL Football: Chicago at Green Bay, NBC, 22.12 million.

2. NFL Football: Atlanta at Philadelphia, NBC, 19.03 million.

3. “NFL Pre-Kick Show” (Thursday), NBC, 15.61 million.

4. “NFL Pre-Kick Show” (Sunday), NBC, 15.41 million.

5…

1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.78 million.

2. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 9.9 million.

3. Notre Dame Football: Michigan at Notre Dame, NBC, 7.1 million.

4. “Sunday Night Kickoff,” ABC, 6.55 million…

1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.21 million.

2. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 9.7 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.38 million.

4. NFL Exhibition Game: Arizona at Dallas, NBC, 7.17 million.

5. NFL…

1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.14 million.

2. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 9.86 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6.29 million.

4. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 5.83 million.

5. “Big Brother”…

Global advertising and marketing spending is expected to rise 4.6% in 2019, according to a new forecast from PQ Media.

The 2018 gain follows follow a 5.5% increase to $1.299 trillion in 2018 and PQ Media is projecting a 5.1% compounded annual…

1. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 11.04 million.

2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 8.21 million.

3. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 6.72 million.

4. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 5.79 million.

5. "Big Brother" (Sunday), CBS, 5.74 million.

6. "Big Brother"…

1. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 11.83 million.

2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.54 million.

3. NFL Exhibition Football: Chicago vs. Baltimore, NBC, 6.77 million.

4. "NFL Preaseason Kickoff," NBC, 6.57 million.

5. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 5.96…

1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.7 million.

2.”60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.1 million.

3. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 5.9 million.

4. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 5.7 million.

5. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 5.65…

TV viewing rising according to Q1 'Total Audience Report'

Despite the industry’s focus on streaming and on-demand video, linear TV dominates Americans’ time spent viewing and is on the rise, according to a new report from Nielsen.

The…

1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.33 million.

2. MLB All-Star Game, Fox, 8.7 million.

3. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.69 million.

4. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 6.3 million.

5. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 6.08 million.

6. "The Big Bang…

Television ad spending dipped 1% in the second quarter—factoring out the World Cup--as advertisers paid less for the average 30-second commercial.

According to figures from research company Standard Media Index, the cost of an average paid…

1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.55 million.

2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.3 million.

3. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 6.41 million.

4. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), 5.98 million.

5. “World of Dance,” NBC…

1. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.45 million.

2. "Macy's July Fourth Fireworks" (Wednesday, 8 p.m.), NBC, 7.41 million.

3. "Little Big Shots," NBC, 6.51 million.

4. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 6.34 million.

5. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 6.29…

Fox Sports is hoping to ride some serious ratings momentum coming out of this past weekend’s World Cup quarterfinal matches into the international soccer tournament’s version of the Final Four set to begin today.

 
After struggling from a…

1. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 11.3 million.

2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.06 million.

3. "The Big Bang Theory" (Thursday, 8:30 p.m.), CBS, 6.28 million.

4. "World of Dance," NBC, 6.08 million.

5. "Little Big Shots," NBC, 5.96 million.

6. "The…

A significant number of pay-TV subscribers would prefer to cut the cord, but they don’t seem to be aware that they can stream sports and other live programming, according to a new report from Telaria.

Telaria’s examined the widely held…

1. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 11.86 million.

2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.6 million.

3. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 6.55 million.

4. "World of Dance," NBC, 6.22 million.

5. "NCIS," CBS, 5.82 million.

6. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 5.77…

The Walt Disney Co. said that the antitrust division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice has cleared the proposed acquisition by Disney of assets owned by 21st Century Fox.

The clearance would give Disney a big advantage over Comcast, which has also…

Value is $38 a share vs. Comcast’s $35

 

The Walt Disney Co raised its offer to buy assets from 21st Century Fox to $38 per share in cash and stock, topping Comcast’s $35 a share bid—although Comcast’s offer is all stock.

The move…

1. “America’s Got Talent,” NBC, 11.46 million.

2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6.51 million.

3. “Code Black,” CBS, 6.18 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 6.13 million.

5. “World of Dance,” NBC, 6.07 million.

6…

1. NBA Finals: Golden State at Cleveland, Game 3, ABC, 17.94 million.

2. NBA Finals: Golden State at Cleveland, Game 4, ABC, 16.24 million.

3. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 11.24 million.

4. "60 Minutes," CBS, 8.01 million.

5. "Celebrity…

The number of advertisers running data driven TV ad campaigns increased by 58% from a year ago, according to an analysis by Innovid.

In its Annual Global Video Benchmarks Study, Innovid outlines the growth in advanced advertising and connected…

1. NBA Finals: Cleveland at Golden State, Game 2, ABC, 18.5 million. 
 
2. NBA Finals: Cleveland at Golden State, Game 1, ABC, 17.4 million.
 
3. NBA Conference Finals: Golden State at Houston, TNT, 14.9 million. 
 
4. "America's Got…

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 21-27. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

 



1. "NCIS," CBS, 12.07 million.

 



2. "Roseanne," ABC, 10.58 million.


 

3. NBA Conference Finals…

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 12.71 million.

2. “Roseanne,” ABC, 10.74 million.

3. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 9.44 million.

4. NBA Conference Finals: Golden State at Houston, Game 1, TNT, 8.9 million.

5. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 8.7…

1. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.51 million.

2. "NCIS," CBS, 15.09 million.

3. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 12.45 million.

4. "Bull," CBS, 11.78 million.

5. "Roseanne," ABC, 10.3 million.

6. "Mom," CBS, 9.08 million.

7. "Blue Bloods," CBS…

An estimated 29.2 million people woke up early Saturday morning to see TV actress Meghan Markle marry Britain’s Prince Harry, according to Nielsen.

The total topped the last royal wedding, when Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011…

1. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 12.93 million.

2. "NCIS," CBS, 12.36 million.

3. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 11.67 million.

4. "Roseanne," ABC, 10.43 million.

5. "Bull," CBS, 10.38 million.

6. "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.12 million.

7. "The Voice"…

1. "The Big Bang Theory" (Thursday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 11.8 million.

2. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 11.16 million.

3. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 9.26 million.

4. "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.16 million.

5. "American Idol" (Sunday), ABC, 8.77 million.

6…

Thanks to the emergence of OTT and direct-to-consumer options, the viewing audience continues to fragment and put more and more pressure on the traditional TV world.

Though programmers and pay TV distributors must adjust to compensate for that…

1. “Roseanne,” ABC, 13.27 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.91 million.

3. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 11.67 million.

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 11.44 million.

5. “Bull,” CBS, 10.83 million.

6. “The Voice” (Monday, 8…

1. “Roseanne,” ABC, 13.77 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.78 million.

3. “Academy of Country Music Awards,” CBS, 12.06 million.

4. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 11.7 million.

5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.57 million.

6…

1. “Roseanne,” ABC, 15.4 million.

2. NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Michigan vs. Villanova, TBS, 13.33 million.

3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13 million.

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 12.23 million.

5. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 11.66…

1. "Roseanne," ABC, 18.45 million.

2. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 13.27 million.

 
3. "NCIS," CBS, 11.94 million.

4. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 11.92 million.

5. NCAA Men's Final Four: Loyola-Chicago vs. Michigan, TBS, 10.75 million.

6. NCAA…

Ovation Tv will continue to turn to quality scripted fare to help build its arts-themed brand amidst a crowded and cluttered entertainment landscape. Network executive vice president of programming and production Scott Woodward outlined the…

1. "NCIS," CBS, 19.06 million.

2. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 18.79 million.

3. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 17.21 million.

4. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.17 million.

5. "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 15.58 million.

6. "Criminal…

With the 2018 edition of March Madness about to start, Kantar Media said that last year’s men’s college basketball tournament generated $1.285 billion in ad revenue.

The 3.3% increase is roughly consistent with the rights fees increase…

1. "NCIS," CBS, 13.27 million.

2. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 11.88 million.

 
3. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.18 million.

4. "This is Us," NBC, 10.94 million.

5. "Bull," CBS, 10.64 million.

6. "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.08 million.

7…

NEW YORK (AP) — After Shepard Smith set off some internal Fox News Channel bickering over his description of “entertaining” opinion programming, a glance at the cable television rankings reveals the extent to which political talk has become a…

1. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 13.88 million.

2. "NCIS," CBS, 12.92 million.

3. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 12.55 million.

4. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 11.63 million.

5. "American Idol," ABC, 10.48 million.

6. "Bull," CBS, 10.11 million.

7…

1. “Academy Awards,” ABC, 26.54 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.75 million.

3. “Live From the Red Carpet” (7:30-8 p.m., Sunday), ABC, 13.13 million.

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 12.46 million.

5. “Young Sheldon,” CBS…

1. Winter Olympics (Tuesday), NBC, 17.53 million.

2. Winter Olympics (Monday), NBC, 16.37 million.

3. Winter Olympics (Thursday), NBC, 15.24 million.

4. Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony, NBC, 14.78 million.

5. Winter Olympics (Wednesday)…

Nielsen Out-of-Home Data Gives 18-34 Demo Viewership Lift

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1. Winter Olympics (Tuesday), NBC, 20.5 million.

2. Winter Olympics (Monday), NBC, 20.3 million.

3. Winter Olympics (Wednesday), NBC, 17.1 million.

4. Winter Olympics (Friday), NBC, 16.6 million.

5. Winter Olympics (Sunday), NBC, 16.4…

General entertainment television network INSP set multiple ratings records last month, including having its highest-rated month, week, and single day in network history. The announcement was made today by Dale Ardizzone, INSP's COO.

During the…

All of the cable coverage data for the measured networks is below, but to answer the question in the headline since the last time I posted in December, in the January estimates ESPN was in 2.707 million more homes than FS1 and in the February…

1. Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, NBC, 27.84 million,

2. Winter Olympics (Sunday), NBC, 22.68 million.

3. Winter Olympics (Saturday), NBC, 21.4 million.

4. Winter Olympics (Thursday), NBC, 16 million.

5. “NCIS,” CBS, 13.9 million…

It’s February, which is always a good time to visit Las Vegas, especially if you live on the East Coast or in the Midwest. In honor of the home of the NHL’s Golden Knights, one of the great sports stories of the past 365 days, here are some…

1. Super Bowl: Philadelphia vs. New England, NBC, 103.39 million.

2. "Super Bowl Post-Game," NBC, 73.45 million.

3. "This is Us," NBC, 26.97 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 14.7 million.

5. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 12.92 million.

6…

Preliminary out-of-home viewing of the Super Bowl as measured by Nielsen adds more than 12 million more viewers to the game’s total.

NBC, which aired the Philadelphia Eagles’ upset win over the New England Patriots, can now claim a total…

The Super Bowl on NBC generated $414 million in ad revenue, a record for a regulation game and only slightly behind last year’s Super Bowl, which went into overtime, according to preliminary estimates by Kantar Media.

Kantar says last year’s…

The Philadelphia Eagles' exciting upset win over the New England Patriots drew a 47.4 ratings and 70% share in overnight ratings, down 3% from a year ago.

Though down, the ratings were better than the double-digit declines NFL games experienced…

NBC has “essentially sold out” its commercials for the Super Bowl, according to NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke.

Speaking on Comcast’s earnings call Tuesday, Burke said that the advertising market was healthy and that he expected a strong…

1. "Grammy Awards," CBS, 19.8 million.

2. "NCIS," CBS, 13.97 million.

3. "Bull," CBS, 11.08 million.

4. "The Good Doctor," ABC, 9.61 million.

5. "This is Us," NBC, 9.38 million.

6. "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 9.31 million.

7. "Grey's…

While CBS' "Grammy Awards" hit a big viewership decline this year, national TV advertising revenue remains strong.

"The 60th Grammy Awards" pulled in $81.1 million in national TV revenue, according to one initial estimate from iSpot.tv. A year…

1. NFC Championship: Minnesota vs. Philadelphia, Fox, 42.3 million.

2. “NFC Championship Post-Game” (9:39-9:47 p.m. ET), Fox, 26.53 million.

3. “NFC Championship Post-Game” (9:47-10:04 p.m. ET), Fox, 18.88 million.

4. “The Big Bang…

Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic has claimed the highest ratings ever in Latin America, driven by leading factual network Discovery Channel.


The Kantar and Nielsen figures published by the company show that Discovery Channel remains…

1. College Football Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia, ESPN, 27.7 million.

2. NFL Playoff: Tennessee at New England, CBS, 26.69 million.

3. "NFL Playoff Post-Game," Fox, 23.44 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.93 million.

5…

Twitter has released research showing that it can help marketers better reach viewers when they’re watching live events, particularly sports, on TV.

According to Twitter, data from comScore shows it is the only social network that gets a…

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 1-7. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. College Football Semi-final: Georgia vs. Oklahoma, ESPN, 26.05 million.

2. NFL Wild Card: Atlanta at L.A. Rams, NBC, 22.82…

Although TV marketers continue to look for return on their media investment with non-traditional TV data, a new study from Disney-ABC Television suggests that ROI still has a lot to do with highly rated TV shows.

The study revealed that programs…

1. "Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve" (10 to 11 p.m.), ABC, 15.8 million.
 
2. NFL Football: Oakland at Philadelphia, ESPN, 11.77 million.
 
3. College Football Orange Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Miami, ESPN, 11.73 million.
 
4. "Primetime New…

1. NFL Saturday Night Football: Minnesota at Green Bay, NBC, 15.29 million.

2. “The OT,” Fox, 12.76 million

3. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 11.32 million.

4. “Saturday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 11.023 million.

5. “The Voice…

1. NFL Football: Dallas at Oakland, NBC, 19.19 million.

2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.42 million.

3. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 13.74 million.

4. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 13.31 million.

5. "NCIS," CBS, 12.58 million.

6. NFL Football…

1. NFL Football: Baltimore at Pittsburgh, NBC, 17.2 million.

2. NFL Football: New Orleans at Atlanta, NBC, 14.61 million.

3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.41 million.

4. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 12.62 million.

5. “Young…

1. NFL Football: Philadelphia at Seattle, NBC, 19.69 million.

2. NFL Football: Washington at Dallas, NBC, 15.6 million.

3. "Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special," CBS, 15.36 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 13.84 million.

5…

1. NFL Sunday Night Football: Green Bay at Pittsburgh, NBC, 18.95 million.

2. NFL Thursday Night Football: New York at Washington, NBC, 16.91 million.

3. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.32 million.

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 12.54…

1. NFL Football: Philadelphia at Dallas, NBC, 21.06 million.

2. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 15.31 million.

3. NFL Thursday Night Football: Tennessee at Pittsburgh, NBC, 13.52 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.44…

1. NFL Football: New England at Denver, NBC, 17.51 million.

2. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 14.56 million.

3. "CMA Awards," ABC, 14.28 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 13.8 million.

5. "NCIS," CBS, 13.47 million.

6. NFL…

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1. World Series Game 7: Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 28.29 million.

2. World Series Game 6: Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 22.33 million.

3. "60 Minutes," CBS, 15.09 million.

4. NFL Football: Oakland at Miami, NBC, 14.36 million.

5. "The Big Bang…

1. World Series, Game 5: L.A. Dodgers at Houston, Fox, 18.94 million.

2. World Series, Game 3: L.A. Dodgers at Houston, Fox, 15.68 million.

3. World Series, Game 2: Houston at L.A. Dodgers, Fox, 15.5 million.

4. World Series, Game 4: L.A…

1. NFL Football: Atlanta at New England, NBC, 19.24 million.

2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.58 million.

3. NFL Football: Kansas City at Oakland, CBS, 14.39 million.

4. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 13.85 million.

5. "The Big Bang Theory,"…

Fox said it would be offering advertisers on its sports programming the six-second ad format introduced by YouTube.

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1. "NFL Post Game," CBS, 16.58 million.

2. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants at Denver, NBC, 16.16 million.

3. NFL Football: Philadelphia at Carolina, CBS, 14.58 million.

4. "NCIS," CBS, 13.61 million.

5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 13.34 million.

6. "The…

1. NFL Football: Kansas City at Houston, NBC, 16.53 million.

2. NFL Football: New England at Tampa Bay, CBS, 15.43 million.

3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.04 million.

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 13.51 million.

5. “The OT,” Fox, 12.89…

1. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 17.66 million.

2. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 17.22 million. 

3. NFL Football: Indianapolis at Seattle, NBC, 16.73 million.

4. NFL Football: Chicago at Green Bay, CBS, 14.61 million.

5. NFL Football: Dallas…

1. NFL Football: Oakland at Washington, NBC, 17.48 million.

2. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 15.64 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.83 million.

4. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 14.7 million.

5. “Sunday…

Nielsen estimates that the number of television homes in the U.S. for the 2017-18 season is 119.6 million, up 1% from 118.4 last season.

The number of people age 2 and older is 304.5 million, according to Nielsen’s new universe estimates, up…

1. NFL Football: Green Bay at Atlanta, NBC, 20.24 million.

2. “NFL Sunday Post-Game,” Fox, 13.96 million.

3. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 11.59 million.

4. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.57 million.

5…

1. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants at Dallas, NBC, 24.37 million.

2. NFL Football: Kansas City at New England, NBC, 21.8 million.

3. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 17.9 million.

4. "Thursday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 16.24 million.

5…

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1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 13.13 million.

2. College Football: Florida St. vs Alabama, ABC, 12.34 million.

3. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 11.09 million.

4. “College Football Pre-Game,” ABC, 7.4…

1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 12.59 million.

2. "Game of Thrones," HBO, 12.07 million.

3. "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday), NBC, 10.84 million.

4. NFL Exhibition Football: San Francisco at Minnesota, NBC, 7.32 million.

5. "60…

1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 13.44 million.

2. "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday), NBC, 10.89 million.

3. "Game of Thrones," HBO, 10.24 million.

4. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.80 million.

5. "Big Brother" (Thursday), CBS, 6.48…

1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 13.32 million.

2. "Game of Thrones," HBO, 10.72 million.

3. "World of Dance," NBC, 8 million.

4. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 7.58 million.

5. "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday), NBC, 7.02 million…

1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 13.33 million.

2. "Game of Thrones," HBO, 10.17 million.

3. NFL Pre-Season: Arizona Vs. Dallas, NBC, 8.25 million.

4. NFL Pre-Season Pre-Kick, NBC, 7.06 million. 

5. "World of Dance," NBC, 7.00…

1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 13.08 million.

2. “Game of Thrones,” HBO, 9.25 million.

3. “World of Dance,” NBC, 6.88 million.

4. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 6.44 million.

5. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS…

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1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 12.57 million.

2. "Game of Thrones," HBO, 9.27 million.

3. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.36 million.

4. "World of Dance," NBC, 6.91 million.

5. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 6.49 million.

6. "NCIS," CBS…

1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 12.6 million.

2. "Game of Thrones, HBO, 10.1 million.

3. MLB All-Star Game, Fox, 9.3 million.

4. "Home Run Derby," ESPN, 8.2 million

5. "America's Got Talent (Thursday), NBC, 7.1 million.

6…

1. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.43 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 7.13 million.

3. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 6.84 million.

4. “Little Big Shots: Forever Young,” NBC, 6.72 million.

5. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS…

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1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 12.36 million.

2. "World of Dance," NBC, 7.5 million.

3. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 6.59 million.

4. "Little Big Shots: Forever Young," NBC, 6.56 million.

5. "NCIS," CBS, 6.19 million.

6…

1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.74 million.

2. “World of Dance,” NBC, 7.61 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.45 million.

4. “Little Big Shots,” NBC, 7.43 million.

5. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 7.25…

NEW YORK — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for June 12-18. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

1. NBA Finals: Cleveland at Golden State, Game 5, ABC, 24.53 million.

2. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday)…

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1. NBA Finals: Golden State at Cleveland, Game 3, ABC, 20.1 million.

2. NBA Finals: Golden State at Cleveland, Game 4, ABC, 19.01 million.

 
3. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.53 million.

4. “World of Dance,” NBC, 8.42…

1. NBA Finals: Cleveland vs. Golden State, Game 2, ABC, 19.69 million.

2. NBA Finals: Cleveland vs. Golden State, Game 1, ABC, 18.7 million.

3. "America's Got Talent," NBC 12.32 million.

4. "World of Dance," NBC, 9.71 million.

5. "Little…

1. “Dancing With the Stars” (Monday), ABC, 10.54 million.

2. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 9.65 million.

3. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 9.37 million.

4. “Dancing With the Stars” (Tuesday), ABC, 8.91 million.

5. “Bull,” CBS…

1. "NCIS," CBS, 13.19 million.

2. "Bull," CBS, 10.85 million.

3. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 10.07 million.

4. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 9.112 million.

5. "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 9.11 million.

6. "Billboard Music Awards," ABC, 8.7…

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 13.39 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.99 million.

3. “Bull,” CBS, 11.04 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory” (special), CBS, 10.16 million.

5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.961 million.

6. “Dancing…

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 12.88 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.39 million.

3. “Bull,” CBS, 10.83 million.

4. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 10.31 million.

5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.55 million.

6. “Blue Bloods,”…

1. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 12.52 million.

2. "Dancing with the Stars," ABC, 10.38 million.

3. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 9.63 million.

4. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 9.29 million.

5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.12 million.

6. "NCIS: Los…

1. "NCIS," CBS, 13.33 million.

2. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 11.19 million.

3. "Bull," CBS, 10.32 million.

4. "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 10.16 million.

5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.9 million.

6. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 9.57 million.

7…

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The company said it will help marketers more accurately measure the return on investment (ROI) of their digital…

1. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 11.89 million.

2. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 10.31 million.

2. "Stayin' Alive: Grammy Salute to the Bee Gees," CBS, 10.31 million.

4. "The Voice" (Monday, 8 p.m.), NBC, 9.88 million.

5. "Blue Bloods," CBS…

1. NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Gonzaga vs. North Carolina, CBS, 23.01 million.

2. "NCAA Pre-Game," CBS, 14.08 million.

3. "NCIS," CBS, 13.83 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 12.6 million.

5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.64…

 

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1. NCAA Men's Basketball: Oregon vs. North Carolina, CBS, 18.83 million.

2. "NCAA Studio Show," CBS, 16.03 million.

3. "NCIS," CBS, 14.35 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 12.78 million.

5. "The Walking Dead," AMC, 11.31 million.

6…

1. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.7 million.

2. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 12.09 million.

3. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 11.71 million.

4. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.84 million.

5. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 10.74…

1. "NCIS," CBS, 14.16 million.

2. "This is Us," NBC, 12.84 million.

3. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 12.18 million.

4. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.71 million.

5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.85 million.

6. "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 10.43…

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 14.18 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.08 million.

3. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 12 million.

4. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.62 million.

5. “This is Us,” NBC, 11.15 million.

6. “The…

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1. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 13.03 million.

2. "Little Big Shots," NBC, 11.72 million.

3. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.35 million.

4. "The Voice" (Thursday), NBC, 10.69 million.

5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.68 million.

5. President Trump…

 
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1. Academy Awards, ABC, 32.94 million.

2. "Live From the Red Carpet" (8 to 8:30 p.m.), ABC, 20.89 million.

3. "Live From the Red Carpet" (7:30 to 8 p.m.), ABC, 15.28 million.

4. "NCIS," CBS, 14.87 million.

5. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS…

ABC's Sunday night broadcast of the 89th Academy Awards drew a 22.4 overnight rating, down 4 percent from last year's low-rated show, according to Nielsen data released by the Walt Disney Co unit.


The dip in the early figures for the Oscars…

Below is a compiled list of the top channels and their performance within the Household demographic, ranked from 1 to 25.

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 15.29 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.51 million.

3. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 11.08 million.

4. “Bull,” CBS, 10.64 million.

5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.35 million.

6. “NCIS: New Orleans,”…

1. "Grammy Awards," CBS, 26.07 million.

2. "NCIS," CBS, 15.57 million.

3. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 14.15 million.

4. "The Walking Dead," AMC, 12 million.

5. "Bull," CBS, 10.78 million.

6. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 10.65 million.

7…

The Grammys were once again the biggest thing on TV Sunday night, and though the promise of performances from Beyoncé and Adele and tributes to Prince, George Michael, and Sharon Jones (among others) weren’t quite enough to bring the overnights…

There’s been a long-running debate over whether Super Bowl counter-programming on game day is worth it. The broadcast networks have largely abandoned such attempts.

Still, while the game pulls massive ratings every year, a little over a quarter…

1. Super Bowl: New England vs. Atlanta, Fox, 111.32 million viewers.

2. "Super Bowl Post Game," Fox, 61.08 million.

3. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 14.66 million.

4. "Superior Donuts," CBS, 10.54 million.

5. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 10.13…

1. “NCIS,” CBS, 16.21 million.

2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.51 million.

3. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 11.29 million.

4. “Bull,” CBS, 11.18 million.

5. “This is Us,” NBC, 9.63 million.

6. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 9.59…

The game, which saw the Patriots make the largest comeback in Super Bowl history, brought in an overnight rating of 48.8, according to Nielsen. That's down slightly from last year, which saw a 49.0 overnight rating, and the year before, which had a…

The past three Super Bowls were the three most-watched US television broadcasts of all time, and in-game ad spending rose to new highs each year.



But this year has been something new for the NFL, as ratings and viewership through most of the…

1. AFC Championship: Pittsburgh at New England, CBS, 47.95 million.

2. "Championship Post-Game," CBS, 22.66 million.

3. "NCIS," CBS, 15.5 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.16 million.

5. "Hunted," CBS, 11.85 million.

6. "Bull,"…

Fox Sports, opening a new front in its challenge to ESPN, has hired Wieden+Kennedy, the highly regarded ad agency that worked for ESPN for 25 year and created its well-known “This is SportsCenter” campaign.

 

“We are excited to begin…

1. NFL Playoffs: Pittsburgh at Kansas City, NBC, 37.11 million.

2. NFL Playoffs: Houston at New England, CBS, 29.82 million.

3. NFL Playoffs: Green Bay at Dallas, Fox, 28.86 million.

4. College Football Championship: Clemson vs. Alabama…

History and A&E networks were the favorite cable networks for non-fiction producers to work with, according to a new survey from the Nonfiction Producers Association (NPA) released Tuesday.

 

The survey, which polled both NPA members and…

It’s perhaps no surprise that more executives are using more data to help power their decision-making. In fact, as a recent investigation of spending trends in "data-driven marketing" reveals, marketers are continuing to invest and benefit from…

ESPN kicked off 2017 as it ended 2016 – in first place among the most watched cable networks on a weekly basis.

ESPN averaged 3.2 million viewers in primetime during the week of Jan. 2 to Jan. 8 to top all cable networks, according to…

1. NFL Playoff: Detroit vs. Seattle, NBC, 26.89 million.

2. NFC Wildcard Postgame (New York Giants vs. Green Bay), Fox, 21.52 million.

3. Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 20.02 million.

4. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 16.80 million.

5. NFL Playoff…

ESPN scored an impressive primetime ratings win for the final week of 2016, blowing out the field with its coverage of college football playoff games.

ESPN averaged a whopping 8.6 million viewers during the week of Dec. 26 to…

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1. NFL Football: Dallas at New York Giants, NBC, 27.62 million.

2. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 21.23 million.

3. "60 Minutes, CBS, 14.45 million.

4. "Football Night in America," NBC, 14.44 million.

5. "Dick Clark's Prime-time New…

1. NFL Football: Denver at Kansas City, NBC, 21.41 million.

2. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, NBC, 17.95 million.

3. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Game," NBC, 16.62 million.

4. "Thursday Night Post-Game," NFL Network, 15.9 million.

5…

1. NFL Football: Tampa Bay at Dallas, NBC, 24.15 million.

2. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 16.92 million.

3. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.96 million.

4. "NCIS," CBS, 14.76 million.

5. NFL Football: Los Angeles at Seattle, NBC, 14.65…

1. NFL Football: Dallas at New York Giants, NBC, 26.50 million.

2. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 19.00 million.

3. NFL Football: Oakland at Kansas City, NBC, 17.40 million.

4. "NCIS," CBS, 14.69 million.

5. "Football Night in America,"…

ESPN and Fox News battled to a primetime ratings tie last week, according to Nielsen.

The 24-hour sports channel – which won cable’s primetime ratings race two weeks ago – averaged 2.6 million viewers to tie with Fox News for the top…

1. NFL Football: Dallas at Minnesota, NBC, 21.76 million.

2. NFL Football: Carolina at Seattle, NBC, 17.75 million.

3. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 14.54 million.

4. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 13.65 million.

5. NFL Football: Green Bay…

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1. NFL Football: Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, NBC, 20.88 million.

2. NFL Football: Kansas City at Denver, NBC, 18.44 million.

3. "60 Minutes," CBS, 17.27 million.

4. "NCIS," CBS, 14.86 million.

5. "Thursday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 14.69…

Apocalyptic zombie thriller 'The Walking Dead' is a modern TV juggernaut. The hit show from AMC has shattered cable ratings, spawned a spin-off — 'Fear the Walking Dead' — and even inspired a new format in cable: the live post-show…

1. NFL Football: Seattle at New England, NBC, 22.51 million.

2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 20 million.

3. "The OT," Fox, 18.56 million.

4. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 17.45 million.

5. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 14.47 million.

6. Election…

The Chicago Cubs’ historical run to the World Series helped propel Fox Sports 1 to its second straight weekly primetime cable ratings win.

FS1 rode the Cubs’ defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games of the National League Championship…

Pay TV specialist Scripps Networks (NASDAQ: SNI) is navigating the shifting media landscape better than its peers. Despite a shrinking subscriber base, the owner of HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel this week posted a healthy uptick in sales…

The traditional one-hour family drama genre, once a staple of primetime TV lineups but in recent years pushed to the backburner by darker, more provocative drama projects, is once again beginning to find its footing with the recent success…

PARIS — “Versailles,” the lush and sultry French period drama from Simon Mirren (“Criminal Minds”) and David Wolstencroft (“Spooks”) about King Louis XIV, has become the most-watched original launch to date on Ovation TV in the U.S…

The Walking Dead cliffhanger turned out to be very good for the show’s Nielsen numbers: Sunday’s episode of the AMC thriller drew a massive audience of 17 million same-day viewers, a 16 percent jump from last fall’s opener — and, once…

LOS ANGELES, CA - (October 18, 2016) - Lifetime delivered ratings gold reaching 9.4 million viewers with the Lifetime Original Movie Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le and the documentary Beyond the Headlines: Michel'le across all weekend…

Skip Bayless’ impact on Fox Sports 1’s TV ratings is truly undisputed.

The former ESPNer’s new series “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed” has produced a 358 percent overall time slot increase in its first month versus the same calendar-part…

(LOS ANGELES) - Discovery's highly-anticipated miniseries HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS scored big across all three nights averaging 2.00 million P25-54 viewers and 4.4 million P2+ viewers, making it the most watched single-network cable miniseries in…