NBC’s Dateline continued its strong run, winning the demo wars with an 0.6.4 and 3.32 million total viewers. The show had a strong lead-in from American Ninja Warrior. The two-hour ANW scored an 0.5/3 and 2.41 million viewers, down from last week by a tenth, but holding solid in demos. The two performances boosted NBC…

Team USA’s 2-0 victory over Sweden in their final group game of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup drew a 3.0/9 rating and 3.74 million viewers Thursday. The metered market demo number is up 36% over the U.S.’ wince-inducing 13-0 victory over Thailand in the squad’s tournament opener June 11, which also aired midday on…

ABC rolled out its Thursday summer competition lineup last night, with the mini-golf hybrid Holey Moley (1.0 Live+Same Day rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 4.82 million viewers) scoring primetime’s top rating in its debut. That result edged out Fox’s premiere of Spin the Wheel (0.8, 3.45M) at 9 PM, though that…

Paramount Network's flagship series Yellowstone returned for a second season last night with 2.4 million Live+same day viewers, 1.13 rating among adults 25-54 and .79 adults 18-49 rating. The sprawling Kevin Costner drama was just off its 2018 series premiere’s record-setting viewership for Paramount Network (2.8…

There were no whammies for ABC’s Press Your Luck on Wednesday night. The revival of the ’80s game show hosted by Elizabeth Banks won Wednesday night with 1.0 in the 18-49 demo and 4.84 million viewers. There was a tiny boost from its 0.9 premiere last week, but it was enough to beat out Amazing Race on CBS which came…

President Donald Trump is fixated on ratings – approval polls, the economy, and most of all, the TV pull he has when he makes a television appearance. Calling in to Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday night, the former reality TV star basked in his strong ratings for his 2020 presidential race confirmation on…

Fox News Channel dominated last night's special coverage of President Donald Trump's launch of his 2020 re-election campaign, drawing nearly five million total viewers and nearly one million in the 25-54 demo, according to Nielsen Media Research. From 8:15-9:30 PM/ET, FNC ranked number one in both categories…

NBC ruled Tuesday night in ratings with America’s Got Talent and their newest music competition series Songland.  America’s Got Talent brought in 9.9 million viewers and a 1.5 in 18-49 while Songland sang a 1.0 and a healthy 4.9 million viewers. AGT hit a season high in total viewers and was the number one show on…

When Jeopardy! contestant James Holzhauer ended his record-breaking run on the popular game show, his appearance also set another record for the show as it was the highest rated episode in 14 years. His record-breaking streak on June 3 triumphed across key breakouts including the highest rated show in 14 years among…

Good news: ABC won Monday night ratings with The Bachelorette accepting the rose for the top numbers of the evening, holding steady with 5.5 million viewers and a 1.5 adults 18-49 Live+same day rating. As for the Eva Longoria-produced new series Grand Hotel, the news isn’t as good. It wasn’t as grand of a debut as…

Showtime debuted its new series City On a Hill ,starring Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge, Sunday night. Unlike other recent Showtime additions, like The Chi, SMILF, Kidding and Black Monday, which all launched at 10 PM behind the network’s flagship series, Shameless, City On a Hill was a self-starter, opening the night at…

HBO’s provocative new drama series Euphoria, starring Zendaya, which had gotten a lot of pre-launch publicity  over the controversy surrounding its graphic depiction of teen sex and drug use, made its debut last night. The show’s premiere 10 PM airing on the linear network averaged 577,000 viewers. That number almost…