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NFL averaged 21 million viewers per game for opening week, its highest on record
Read full article: NFL averaged 21 million viewers per game for opening week, its highest on recordThe NFL averaged 21.0 million viewers per game during the leagueโs opening week, making it the most-watched Week 1 on record.
Are convention viewing numbers a hint about who will win the election? Don't bet on it
Read full article: Are convention viewing numbers a hint about who will win the election? Don't bet on itThe final results were in Friday: the Democratic national convention was more popular with television viewers than the Republicans'.
After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up
Read full article: After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking upNews executives were worried for the first half of the year about consumers expressing relatively little interest in the coming election.
Norway projected to top Winter Olympics medal table again; USA fourth
Read full article: Norway projected to top Winter Olympics medal table again; USA fourthThe cauldron will be lit on Friday for the 2022 Winter Olympics. When it is extinguished in three weeks, Norway is expected to stand tall above the rest of the world, according to Nielsen's Gracenote projections.
WDIV-Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit Claim Victory in November
Read full article: WDIV-Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit Claim Victory in NovemberOne day shy of the November TV Sweeps period (10/28/21 to 11/24/2021), WDIV-Local 4, once again, leads the Detroit market with first place finishes in key newscasts, access, and late-night programming.
WDIV-Local 4 clinches Gold Medal performances with July Sweeps and Olympics
Read full article: WDIV-Local 4 clinches Gold Medal performances with July Sweeps and OlympicsWDIV-Local 4 sweeps to victory in July 2021 (6/3-6/30/2021), with first place finishes in all key newscasts, access (7-8 p.m.), primetime and late-night programming.
Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit No. 1 across media platforms
Read full article: Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit No. 1 across media platformsWDIV Local 4โฒs first place newscast finishes include:ยท At 6 a.m., Local 4 News Today, anchored by Rhonda Walker, Evrod Cassimy, Brandon Roux, Kim DeGiulio and Jason Carr, reached 49,000 households and finished in first place. In addition, Local 4โฒs 5 p.m. newscast won across all key demographics. ยท Local 4 News at 6 p.m. continues to be Detroitโs undisputed news leader, with 160,000 households compared to WXYZ (109,000 HH) and WJBK (47,000). beat WJBKโs 10 p.m. news with a 58,000 HH compared to WXYZ (63,000 HH) and WJBK M-F 11 p.m. (37,000 HH). 1 Late News across all the key demographics, this includes beating WJBKโs 10 p.m. news, as well.
Biden oath second only to Reagan and Obama with TV viewers
Read full article: Biden oath second only to Reagan and Obama with TV viewersAll rights reservedNEW YORK โ The first inaugurations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama were the only ones to exceed Joe Biden's in popularity among television viewers over the past 40 years. Reagan's festivities in 1981 drew 41.8 million viewers, and Obama's 2009 inaugural reached 37.8 million, Nielsen said. CNN was the most popular network for inaugural viewers, Nielsen said. ABC had 3.4 million, Fox had 2.7 million, NBC had 2.5 million, Univision had 1.2 million, while Ion Television and Telemundo each averaged 1.1 million viewers. MSNBC had 2.67 million, Fox News Channel had 2.56 million, TNT had 1.19 million and HGTV had 1.1 million.
Fox News Channel viewers tune out for John Lewis' funeral
Read full article: Fox News Channel viewers tune out for John Lewis' funeralDuring the hour before the funeral's start, Fox averaged 1.67 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. In the same hour, MSNBC had 1.28 million viewers and CNN had 1.25 million. During the 2 p.m. hour, Fox had 595,000 viewers, Nielsen said. NBC had 2.8 million viewers, ABC had 2.3 million, Fox had 1.6 million, Univision had 1.5 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and Telemundo had 910,000. Fox News Channel led the cable networks, averaging 3.07 million viewers in prime time.
'60 Minutes' aside, summertime escapism rules network TV
Read full article: '60 Minutes' aside, summertime escapism rules network TVLOS ANGELES Summertime escapism in the form of talent and game shows ruled on broadcast TV, with 60 Minutes the exception. For the week, CBS averaged 3.8 million viewers and NBC was second with 3.3 million. ABC had 2.9 million viewers, Fox had 1.8 million, Univision had 1.4 million, ION Television had 1.2 million, Telemundo had 890,000 and CW had 610,000. MSNBC had 1.8 million, CNN had 1.6 million, HGTV had 1.3 million and TLC had 1.2 million. 60 Minutes, CBS, 7.9 million.
Local 4 dominates in May
Read full article: Local 4 dominates in MayWDIV-Local 4 increased across the key demographics, specifically +63% in Adults 25-54 and +43% in Women 25-54. 1 newscast: +63% in Adults 25-54 and +46% in Women 25-54 over May 2019. beat WJBKโs 10 p.m. news (4.4 HH RTG /9 HH SHR /77,000 HH) and their 11 p.m. news (3.2 HH RTG/7 HH SHR/56,000 HH) as compared to WXYZโs 11 p.m. newscast (3.9 HH RTG/9 HH SHR/69,000 HH). 1 newscast: +80% in Adults 25-54 and +83% in Women 25-54 over May 2019. continues to experience giant growth with 36% in Adults 25-54 and 32% in Women 25-54 over March 2019.
Strong finish for ESPN's Jordan doc, 'The Last Dance'
Read full article: Strong finish for ESPN's Jordan doc, 'The Last Dance'The last two episodes of the 10-part Michael Jordan documentary, strung out over the last five Sunday nights, averaged 5.9 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. ABC averaged 3.9 million viewers, NBC had 3.5 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Univision had 1.5 million, ION Television had 1.2 million, Telemundo had 900,000 and the CW had 660,000. Fox News Channel was the most-watched cable network in prime time, averaging 3.39 million viewers. ABC's World News Tonight led the evening newscasts with an average of 10 million viewers last week. NBC's Nightly News had 8.8 million viewers and the CBS Evening News had 6 million.
ClickOnDetroit Hits Highest Month Ever
Read full article: ClickOnDetroit Hits Highest Month Ever1 in the 4 p.m. time period across all the key demographics, beating both The Now (WXYZ 4 p.m.) and Judge Judy (WJBK 4 p.m.). Local 4 News at 5 p.m. continues its nine-year winning streak and is the leader in the time period across all key demographics, beating both WXYZ and WJBK. 1 position across all demographics, beating both WXYZ and WJBK. 1 spot withfirst place finishes in The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live. In other dayparts, WDIVโs mid-morning talker - Live in the D โ finished at a close 2nd in the time period, beating The Doctors on WXYZ.