CBS THIS MORNING from Second Place to Just 354,000 ViewersApril 11, 2017CBS THIS MORNING continued its charge on its morning rivals by delivering CBS' best competitive position compared to NBC in viewers in at least 29 years, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 7. This is the second consecutive week that CBS THIS MORNING was the closest CBS has been to NBC in nearly three decades.
CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Nielsen's Top 5 for 12th Time This SeasonApril 11, 2017The good ratings continue for 60 MINUTES. The CBS newsmagazine finished at #5 this week, drawing 11.64 million viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, April 9. It was the 12th time this season 60 MINUTES finished the week at #5 or better.
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT Wins Key Demo AgainApril 11, 2017NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT ranked #1 in the demo for the week of April 3, averaging 1.8 million A25-54 viewers, leading “ABC World News Tonight” by +71,000 viewers (+4%) and “CBS Evening News” by +393,000 viewers (+29%). Nightly News holds its largest demo leads over ABC and CBS in three seasons.
John Cleese, Alison Steadman to Star in New BBC One Comedy Series EDITHApril 11, 2017Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning and Charlotte Moore, Director, BBC Content have commissioned EDITH, a six part comedy series by Oscar-nominated writer Charles McKeown from BBC Studios featuring a stellar cast, led by Alison Steadman, John Cleese and Jason Watkins.