NBC Wins the Primetime Ratings Week of August 20-26
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 28, 2018 NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Aug. 20-26, tying the highest adult 18-49 average for any network since ABC was boosted by the NBA Finals 11 weeks ago and delivering the most-watched week for any net over that same 11-week span....
RATINGS: AMERICA'S GOT TALENT is #1 Entertainment Show of June 3-9 in 18-49 & Total Viewers
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 11, 2019 NBC has finished #2 for the primetime ratings week of June 3-9 in adults 18-49, total viewers and all other key ratings measures, behind only NBA Finals-boosted ABC, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research....
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Sees Strongest Performance in Four Months
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 16, 2018 During the week of Oct. 8, 2018, ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” grew to new season highs, soaring over the prior week by double digits in Total Viewers (+19% - 2.234 million vs. 1.872 million) and Adults 18-49 (+13% - 534,000 vs. 474,000). In fact, “Kimmel” scored 4-month highs in both Nielsen measures ...
RATINGS: NBA Finals Wrap on Top on Thursday for ABC
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 14, 2019 ABC (12.493 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.2, #1) took home top honors on Thursday with its final mix of 'Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night' (9.161 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.6, #3), 'NBA Countdown' (10.106 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.2, #2) and the 'NBA Finals, Game 6' (13.923 milli...
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Sees Highest Rated Telecast of the Week on Wednesday
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 18, 2018 On its 3rd night (Wednesday, 10/17/18) broadcasting from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House, ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” grew to its highest-rated telecast of the week among Adults 18-49 (0.6/4) in the 25 LPM Markets, building by 50% over Tuesday (0.4/3) and by 20% over Monday ...
Budweiser Celebrates Summer with New Freedom Reserve Red Lager
by Marina Kennedy - May 03, 2018 Budweiser unveiled the newest addition to its Reserve Collection Budweiser Freedom Reserve Red Lager. The new beer was specially brewed by Budweiser's own veterans and builds on Budweiser's long-standing support of American veterans with a portion of proceeds sold this summer benefiting Fold...
Special Airings of BACHELORETTE and PRESS YOUR LUCK Generate ABC's Strongest Summertime Tuesday Since 2016
by Tori Hartshorn - June 12, 2019 ABC Tuesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.2 million and 1.1/6 in AD18-49): With a special Tuesday off-night airing of “The Bachelorette” following a preemption on Monday for the “NBA Finals on ABC GM5” and the 10:00 p.m. special early premiere of “Press Your Luck” before becoming the lead-off sho...
NBC Ratings Results for the Late-Night Week of May 28 - June 1
by Macon Prickett - June 05, 2018 Encore telecasts of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” have delivered a 0.45 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.1 million viewers overall for the late-night ratings week of May 28-June 1, to outrate CBS' rebroadcast week of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in all key demographics – adults, men a...
BROCKMIRE Season 2 Finale to Air 6/20 on IFC
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2018 The final two episodes of IFC's hit original comedy BROCKMIRE will now air one week later than originally scheduled. After taking next week off - Jim BROCKMIRE will be busy live-tweeting the NBA FINALS game on Wednesday from @BrockmireIFC - an all-new episode, 'Caught in a Rundown,' airs on Wednesda...
ABC Is Eager to Face the WHAMMY and PRESS YOUR LUCK With a Special Early Premiere 6/11
by Tori Hartshorn - May 30, 2019 Following one of the biggest nights and most dramatic dates of the season on “The Bachelorette,” airing TUESDAY, JUNE 11 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), ABC will give viewers a special early premiere of the iconic game show “Press Your Luck” (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming an...
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT & WORLD OF DANCE Are The Weeks #1 and #2 Entertainment Shows In 18-49
by Tori Hartshorn - June 05, 2018 NBC has finished #2 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, total viewers and all other key ratings measures for the primetime week of May 28-June 3, and ranks #1 in each of those categories excluding sports, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research....
ABC News' NIGHTLINE Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 for the Week of 11/12
by Tori Hartshorn - November 20, 2018 ABC News' “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.439 million) and Adults 18-49 (370,000), during the week of Nov. 12, 2018, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. ...
Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill, and Bob Wolff to Be Honored by WFUV
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2017 Award-winning PBS News Hour anchors Judy Woodruff and the late Gwen Ifill will receive the Charles Osgood for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism from WFUV Radio (90.7 FM/wfuv.org), the noncommercial, member-supported public media service of Fordham University for nearly 70 years....
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE Starts 2018 With a New Season High
by Caryn Robbins - January 09, 2018 ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE kicked off the first week of 2018 (week of 1/1/18) with a new season high in Adults 18-49 (652,000) and its 2nd largest audience of the season (2.405 million). In fact, Kimmel delivered its best performance with Adults 18-49 in more than 6 months since the NBA Finals-led ...
VIDEO: Watch an Interview With the Hosts of INSIDE OF NBA on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Leiber - February 14, 2020 Charles Barkley, Ernie Johnson Jr., Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal discuss the 30th anniversary of the show, predictions on who will win the NBA Finals and the emotional loss of basketball legends David Stern and Kobe Bryant....
Walk Off The Earth To Perform At Game 4 Of NBA Finals
by Tori Hartshorn - June 04, 2019 The NBA announced today that multi-platinum musical phenomenon Walk Off the Earth will perform the Canadian national anthem live on Friday, June 7 prior to Game 4 of the 2019 NBA Finals. The performance will air at 9 PM EST on ABC and TSN....
BWW Interview: Jordan Fisher Talks Life-Changing DWTS' Experience, HAMILTON & More
by Caryn Robbins - October 16, 2017 Today, Fisher takes a moment out of his busy rehearsal schedule to speak with BWW about his life-changing experience on DANCING WITH THE STARS, his burgeoning music career and his strong desire to one day return to the place he calls 'home,' the Broadway stage....
AVENGERS: ENDGAME Cast to Take Over JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 04, 2019 Following the week in Las Vegas, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returns to Los Angeles to welcome the cast of Marvel's “Avengers: Endgame.” Each night, Jimmy will welcome guests including Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Chris Hemsworth, Danai Gurira, Jeremy Renner and Don Cheadle....
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Draws Its Largest Audience This Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2018 During the week of Nov. 12, 2018, ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was up over the prior week by 16% in Total Viewers (2.262 million vs. 1.955 million) to draw its largest audience so far this season and its biggest since the first week of June – since the week of 6/4/18. In addition, “Kimmel” grew for th...
TONIGHT SHOW Encores Top LATE SHOW Originals In 18-49 For Late Night Ratings For June 4-8
by Tori Hartshorn - June 12, 2018 Encore telecasts of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” have outrated originals of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in adults 18-49 for the late-night ratings week of June 4-8, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research. Note that “Tonight” was delayed by Stanley ...
ABC Announces Return of JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT for NBA Finals
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 24, 2019 For the 12th consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals, ABC will present “Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night.” These special-edition episodes will air during prime time every night of the NBA Finals, beginning with Game One on Thursday, May 30....
ESPN's New Morning Show GET UP Debuts 4/2
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2018 Mornings on ESPN will look different this spring when its new morning show GET UP, featuring Michelle Beadle, Mike Greenberg, and Jalen Rose, premieres Monday, April 2....
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Heads to Las Vegas in April
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 05, 2019 For the first time, ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will head to Las Vegas, Nevada, to shoot five original shows starting MONDAY, APRIL 1....
NBC Dominates The 7/30-8/5 Week With Top-10 Ratings From TALENT, NFL, NINJA, WORLD OF DANCE, & MAKING IT
by Tori Hartshorn - August 07, 2018 NBC has dominated the primetime ratings week of July 30-Aug. 5 with the highest 18-49 and total-viewer averages for any network since ABC was boosted by the NBA Finals eight weeks ago.... |