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UPDATE, 9:45 AM: Sunday Night Football's official season debut saw a win for the LA Rams against the always hyped Dallas Cowboys, but a loss for NBC and the NFL. Actually, now the final numbers are in, make that a multi-year loss for the league and the Comcast-owned network. With just 18.94 million viewers tuning in…

Most of the broadcast networks took Sunday off, with CBS’ 60 Minutes the lone original on the Big 4 and the CW and ABC topping primetime in both the adults 18-49 demographic and viewers with repeats of America's Funniest Home Videos (the night’s top-rated show), Celebrity Family Feud, Press Your Luck and Match Game. 60…

A polite ovation of golf claps is in order as the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament, which won a quiet Sunday night in the ratings. The tournament, which aired on CBS, delivered a 0.5 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.25 million viewers. The numbers, as with all live events, will likely be adjusted in the final…

ABC won Sunday’s primetime with the return of Celebrity Family Feud, which held steady at a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.08 million viewers. The network’s game show block also included fresh episodes of Press Your Luck (0.6, 3.70M) and Match Game (0.5, 3.28M), both holding steady. On CBS, 60 Minutes (0.5…

NBC’s primetime coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series’ Brickyard 400 from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway crossed the finish line first to win a quiet Sunday of repeats, delivering a night-leading 0.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and netting 4.04 million viewers. The numbers, per usual for live events, will…

60 Minutes took the top spot ratings-wise on Sunday night, delivering a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and netting 7.71 million viewers, which is a tick up on both counts from last week. This kicked off the night and led into the BET Awards on CBS (0.4, 1.96M). However, these numbers for the annual ceremony are…

EXCLUSIVE: In its nearly 52 years on the air, 60 Minutes has traveled to war zones and managed through a few of its own internal crises. Nothing in the history of the CBS institution, however, may ever compare with the logistical gauntlet the show has run during COVID-19. Operating remotely in New York City, global…

Lesley Stahl revealed on 60 Minutes on Sunday that she was hospitalized for coronavirus, having recovered enough to finish the broadcast and relay her experience. “One of the rules of journalism was don’t become part of the story,” she told viewers. “But instead of covering the pandemic, I was one of the more than one…

60 Minutes took the Sunday ratings throne from American Idol last night, earning a 0.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.59 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC’s reality singing competition aired the second night of its two-part behind-the-scenes special, which slipped in the demo from last week with a 0.8 rating and…

American Idol featured another batch of hopefuls Sunday, and although ABC’s reality singing competition led broadcast primetime in ratings, the two-hour episode stumbled a tenth from last week for a 1.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.99 total viewers. It was the same story for the network’s The Rookie (0.7…

EXCLUSIVE: Former 60 Minutes senior producer Alison Pepper, who spent almost two decades at CBS’ newsmagazine franchise, is switching to agenting. She has joined CAA as an agent in its Television – News & Sports Media department. Based in CAA's New York office, Pepper will represent talent, hosts, on-air personalities…

Wesley Lowery is joining 60 in 6, the new 60 Minutes-Quibi venture that will launch in the spring on the new mobile streaming service. Lowery is a national correspondent for The Washington Post and has appeared regularly on CNN as political contributor. At the Post, he led the Fatal Force project, with examined police…