Every week we analyze the performance of the top programs and networks, using interactive graphs and tables to put the numbers into context.
Top Programs of the Week (12/28/2015 – 1/3/2016) NBC Sunday Night Football ended its season with a bang, as the Vikings victory over the Packers in the de-facto NFC North Championship Game hauled in an impressive 7.9 rating in adults 18-49 and over 24.3 million viewers. The 24.3 million total viewers figure is up +17% from the 2014 […]
Network Performance in Primetime: 12/28/15 – 1/3/16 It was a solid week for The Worldwide Leader in sports, as the network finished #1 by a significant margin thanks to its college football bowl games, specifically the College Football Playoff semifinals. ESPN more than doubled its adults 18-49 average from the previous week, and almost tripled its average total […]
Top Programs of the Week (12/21/2015 – 12/27/2015) CABLE Top Ten Primetime Cable Series of the Week ( A18-49 rtg%): The Top 100 (Overnights) Originator Program Telecast Date Telecast Time Common Day of Week Indicators P18-49 Rtg% P18-49 Proj (000 s) P25-54 Rtg% P25-54 Proj (000 s) P2+ Proj (000 s) NBC NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (NYG […]
Network Performance in Primetime: 12/21/15 – 12/27/15 All Nielsen-Measured Networks Sorted by Adults 18-49, Live+SD Data: Dates Daypart Viewing Source P18-49 Rtg% P18-49 Proj (000 s) P25-54 Rtg% P25-54 Proj (000 s) P2+ Proj (000 s) Week of 12/21/2015 Cable Prime ESPN 1.03 1308 1.19 1417 3514 Week of 12/21/2015 Cable Prime ABC FAMILY 0.88 1115 […]
Top Programs of the Week (12/14/2015 – 12/20/2015) CNN’s presentation of the latest GOP debate was the most-watched primetime program of the week across both broadcast and cable (18.2 million viewers). The event, which was held on a Tuesday, easily bested the Democratic debate on ABC (8 million viewers). That event aired on a Saturday night, and didn’t feature […]
Network Performance in Primetime: 12/14/15 – 12/20/15 As has become custom over the 2015-2016 season to-date, NBC was the highest-rated network of the week in primetime, and CBS took the #1 spot in overall viewers. NBC averaged a 2 in the adults 18-49 category, down less than a tenth from the previous week. CBS took second […]
Top Programs of the Week (12/7/2015 – 12/13/2015) Sunday Night Football, featuring the Patriots and Texans, was the #1 primetime program of the week, averaging a 7.0 in adults 18-49 and almost 22 million viewers in total. SNF was +4% week over week in adults 18-49, and +9% week over week in total viewers. The 12/7 edition of […]
Network Performance in Primetime: 12/7/15 – 12/13/15 The Top Ten Despite falling three tenths of a point from the previous week, NBC was the #1 primetime network for the week ending December 13th (2.1 in P 18-49). NBC was also the most-watched primetime network of the week, hauling in 8.3 million viewers on average (down 400,000 […]
Top 100 Programs of the Week (November 30 – December 6) With The Walking Dead now on hiatus, the week’s highest-rated and most-watched programs hailed from the big broadcast networks. NBC’s Sunday Night Football (Indianapolis vs. Pittsburgh) was the #1 primetime program of the week, though its ratings were down from the previous week’s contest (New England vs. Denver) The […]
Network Performance in Primetime: 11/30/15 – 12/6/15 NBC won the week in primetime once again, despite being down week-to-week. The network was anchored by Sunday Night Football, The Voice and special programming including The Wiz Live! Fox climbed six-tenths of a point from last week in Adults 18-49 (1.7 from 1.1) which was good enough for the #2 spot […]
Network Performance in Primetime: 11/23/15 – 11/29/15 NBC won the week in primetime yet again. Sunday Night Football, The Voice, and the Chicago-themed dramas put up their usual strong numbers, but primetime football on Thanksgiving really put the Peacock over the top. NBC averaged a 3.1 in P 18-49, up a full rating point from the […]
Top 100 Programs of the Week (November 23 – November 29) It’s been pretty well-established at this point that football (NFL and college) won Thanksgiving week. The Panthers/Cowboys put up monster numbers on CBS. Bears/Packers set Thanksgiving records for NBC, as did the Sunday Night Football telecast featuring Broncos vs. Patriots. Notre Dame vs. Stanford was Fox’s top-rated and most-watched […]