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		| [10/29/10 - 02:26 PM] "Bang" Is Bigger Than a "Giant"
 CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, October 28.
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		| [via press release from CBS] |  
		| THIS JUST IN...
 ...From CBS Entertainment
 BANG IS BIGGER THAN A 'GIANT'  
 Opposite the World Series "The Big Bang Theory" Is Thursday's #1 Program in Adults 18-49 for the Second Consecutive Week and 
Also Wins Its Time Period in Viewers
             THE BIG BANG THEORY was Thursday's #1 program in adults 18-49 for the second consecutive week even as it competed against game two of the World Series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Oct. 28.
 At 8:00 PM, THE BIG BANG THEORY was first in households (7.8/13), viewers (13.04m), adults 25-54 (5.4/15), adults 18-49 (4.2/13) and adults 18-34 (2.8/09).  Compared to last week, THE BIG BANG THEORY was up +2% in both adults 25-54 (from 5.3/15) and adults 18-49 (from 4.1/13) and +4% in adults 18-34 (from 2.7/09). 
 
 For the second straight week, THE BIG BANG THEORY was Thursday's #1 program in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.  
		 
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		| [10/28/25 - 02:07 PM] "Sunday Night Football" on Record Pace Through Week 8, Averaging 24.7 Million Viewers on NBC and Peacock
 Packers-Steelers audience peaked at 28.2 million viewers on NBC and Peacock in the second quarter (9:15-9:30 p.m. ET).
 
 
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		| [10/28/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10: Week of October 20 - "A House of Dynamite" Hits the Target at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
 Plus: "Nobody Wants This," "The Elixir," and "The Monster of Florence" rise to the top in their opening weekends.
 
 
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		| [10/27/25 - 12:03 PM] Second-Most Viewed NBA Opening Week on ESPN Since 2014; "Inside the NBA" Averaged 1M Viewers in Its Opening Week Debut on ESPN
 Last week's NBA coverage averaged 2.2 million viewers.
 
 
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		| [10/24/25 - 02:54 PM] ESPN's Third-Most Watched NBA Season-Opening Wednesday Ever
 The two-game slate averaged 2.33 million viewers, up 44 percent from last year.
 
 
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		| [10/24/25 - 02:02 PM] "20/20" Is Friday's Most-Watched Newsmagazine Across the Board
 In addition, "20/20" posted its best Adults 25-54 in more than four months.
 
 
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		| [10/24/25 - 02:01 PM] ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board, Leading NBC in All Key Demos for the 4th Straight Week
 "Nightline" grew year to year across the board: Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.
 
 
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		| [10/24/25 - 01:05 PM] "Dancing with the Stars" Makes Television History - Rising for Fifth Straight Week
 The October 21 episode scored 6.63 million Total Viewers and a 1.38 rating among Adults 18-49, hitting new season highs in both demographics.
 
 
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		| [10/23/25 - 02:33 PM] Largest Audience for "NBA Tip-Off" Doubleheader Since 2010 as NBA Returned to NBC and Debuted on Peacock
 Tuesday night's audience across NBC and Peacock peaked at 7.1 million viewers from 10:45-11 p.m. ET as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder to a one-point win over the Houston Rockets in double overtime.
 
 
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		| [10/23/25 - 11:28 AM] "High Potential" Rises to Season High as Show Nears Fall Finale
 ABC's popular drama rose to a multiplatform season high in Total Viewers (12.50 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.31 rating) after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms.
 
 
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		| [10/22/25 - 03:06 PM] FOX Sports Delivers Most-Watched ALCS Game Since 2017
 9,028,000 viewers tuned in across FOX, FS1, FOX Deportes & FOX Sports streaming services for the Toronto Blue Jays' ALCS Game 7 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
 
 
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		| [10/22/25 - 08:07 AM] ESPN College Football on ABC Delivers Top Three Games Across All Networks for Saturday, Oct. 18 - Off to Best Start Since '09
 Coverage of Ole Miss at Georgia averaged 9.8 million viewers.
 
 
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		| [10/22/25 - 08:03 AM] FOX NFL's America's Game of the Week Delivers 25,630,000 Average Viewers for Commanders-Cowboys
 Season-to-date, the NFL on FOX is off to its best start to the season since 2014, averaging 19,646,000 viewers and up +4% over last year's season-to-date average.
 
 
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		| [10/22/25 - 07:44 AM] "9-1-1: Nashville" Debuts with Over 12 Million Total Audience to Date
 The star-studded, high-octane first-responder drama delivered 7.80 million Total Viewers and 1.51 rating among Adults 18-49, excluding encores.
 
 
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		| [10/22/25 - 06:21 AM] ABC's Telecast of Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix Draws Event's Largest TV Audience on Record
 Viewership peaked at 1.6 million between 4:15-4:30 p.m. as Max Verstappen drove to victory, further tightening up the battle for the F1 driver's championship with only five races left in the season.
 
 
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		| [10/21/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10 Week of October 13: "The Woman in Cabin 10" Sails Smoothly to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
 In the final stretch to Halloween, those lured in by the story of the OG horror villain put "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" at No. 1 on the English TV list with 9.5 million views.
 
 
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