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.
Broadcasters Set for Saturday's FOX UFC FIGHT NIGHT: JOHNSON VS. REIS Flyweight Title FightApril 11, 2017FOX Sports has set its broadcast team for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: JOHNSON VS. REIS on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, April 15 (8:00 PM ET). UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (@DC_MMA) works as desk analyst with former champion and current No. 1-ranked bantamweight Dominick Cruz (@DominickCruz) in Kansas City for Friday and Saturday's coverage.
ESPN Announces 2017 Monday Night Football Preseason ScheduleApril 11, 2017ESPN will televise two NFL preseason games as part of its 2017 Monday Night Football schedule. Play-by-play commentator Sean McDonough (in his second season as the voice of MNF) will call the games with analyst Jon Gruden (ninth season) and reporter Lisa Salters (sixth season).