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The broadcast networks might want to consider promoting David Muir, Lester Holt and Norah O'Donnell, at least in the summer months.
ABC's Muir-hosted "World News Tonight" and NBC's "Nightly News" with Holt both averaged more viewers than any single program in primetime television last...
Disney+'s streaming of "Hamilton" was surely the biggest event on television screens over the holiday weekend.
Just how big, however, remains a mystery.
Disney knows, but it's not telling. Data is coming in to the Nielsen company, too, but won't be released until Disney gives the...
Mention primetime television stars in other ages, and you'd think of Jerry Seinfeld, Mark Harmon or Jennifer Aniston. Now it's Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson.
Fox News Channel was the most-watched network in primetime television last week, counting both broadcast and cable, the Nielsen...
Now it's apparent where many of President Donald Trump's supporters who stayed away from Saturday's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were instead: they were home watching it on television.
Fox News Channel, which aired Trump's speech live, had the biggest Saturday night audience in the...
Summertime escapism in the form of talent and game shows ruled on broadcast TV, with "60 Minutes" the exception.
"America's Got Talent" on NBC was the most-watched show last week, according to Nielsen company ratings out Tuesday. But the No. 2 slot was claimed by CBS' long-running news...
Public interest in demonstrations following the death of George Floyd boosted news programming — none more so than CNN.
Since Floyd's death on Memorial Day in the custody of Minneapolis police, CNN's primetime audience is up 238 percent over last year, the Nielsen company said. Fox News...
For many Americans, the unrest sweeping through several cities this past weekend was reason enough to stay home and watch it on television.
The Nielsen company said 4 million people saw coverage of the demonstrations on Fox News Channel at 10 p.m. on Saturday, not usually a big TV-...
The winner, and still champion, is CBS.
The Tiffany network finished the traditional television season, which ended last week, as the most-watched broadcaster for the 12th consecutive year, the Nielsen company said.
CBS has won 17 of the last 18 years, the lone exception coming...
In basketball terms, "The Last Dance" had a strong fourth quarter.
The last two episodes of the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary, strung out over the last five Sunday nights, averaged 5.9 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. It was simulcast on ESPN and ESPN2.
That's easily...
"60 Minutes" managed to win the week's ratings competition and attract the attention of President Donald Trump on the same week.
With 9.5 million viewers Sunday, "60 Minutes" was easily the week's most-watched primetime program, the Nielsen company said. The newsmagazine has been...