or


[01/17/14 - 09:00 AM]
"Parenthood" Ties for #1 in Adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. and Is #1 Outright in All Key Adult-Women Demos
NBC spins the numbers for Thursday, January 16.

[via press release from NBC]

Thursday Primetime Results:

· "Parenthood" (1.2/4 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m.) tied for #1 in adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. among ABC, CBS and NBC in 18-49, and is #1 outright among those networks in all key adult-women demos - women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. In total viewers, last night's 3.968 million is currently the second-best "Parenthood" since Oct. 17, trailing over that span only last week's 4.256 million.

· L+3 Time-Shifting: The previous week's "Parenthood" added 75% or 0.97 of a point (a series record) to its next-day L+SD 18-49 rating in L+3 results (to a 2.24 in L+3 from a 1.28 in L+SD) and 2.083 million viewers overall (6.339 million vs. 4.256 million).

· "Community" (1.1/4 in adults 18-49, 3.2 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) is matching last season's third telecast in adults 18-49 (1.1 vs. 1.1 on Feb. 21, 2013) and is up 3% in total viewers (3.165 million vs. 3.076 million), despite competition last night from Fox's Thursday season premiere of "American Idol." L+3 Time-Shifting: The previous week's "Community" added 29% or 0.40 of a point to its next-day "live plus same day" 18-49 rating in "live plus three day" results (to a 1.77 in L+3 from a 1.37in L+SD) and 658,000 viewers overall (4.237 million vs. 3.579 million).

· Last night's "Community" is running within 15% of its season premiere two weeks ago (1.1 vs. 1.3 on Jan. 2), a significant improvement versus last season, when the third "Community" had declined by 42% versus the season premiere (1.1 on Feb. 21, 2013 vs. a 1.9 on Feb. 7).

· "Parks and Recreation" (1.2/4 in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall from 8:30-9:01 p.m. ET) built on its "Community" lead-in by 9% in adults 18-49. In the time period, "Parks" is #2 among the Big 4 nets in adults 18-34 and men 18-34. L+3 Time-Shifting: The prior week's "Parks and Recreation" grew by 35% or 0.51 of a point going from its next-day L+SD 18-49 rating to its L+3 result (to a 1.98 in L+3 from a 1.47 in L+SD) and 899,000 viewers overall (4.324 million vs. 3.425 million).

· On the night of Fox's "American Idol" Thursday debut, "Sean Saves the World" averaged a 0.8/2 in 18-49 and 2.7 million viewers overall at 9:01 and "The Michael J. Fox Show" earned a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 2.0 million viewers overall at 9:30. L+3 Time-Shifting: The previous week's "Sean Saves the World" added 23% or 0.23 of a point to its next-day "live plus same day" 18-49 rating (to a 1.22 in L+3 from a 0.99 in L+SD) and 492,000 viewers overall (3.613 million vs. 3.121 million). And the prior week's "Michael J. Fox" added 30% or 0.29 of a point to its next-day L+SD 18-49 rating in L+3 results (to a 1.25 in L+3 from a 0.96 in L+SD) and 726,000 viewers overall (3.837 million vs. 3.111 million).

In Late-Night Metered Markets Thursday night:

· In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.6/7; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.

· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.8/4; "Late Show," 0.6/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.4/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" (1.5/5 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.6/4 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.3/2).

· At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.8/3 in metered-market households and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.





  [january 2014]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
   


· AMERICAN IDOL (ABC)
· COMMUNITY (YAHOO)
· MICHAEL J FOX SHOW, THE (NBC)
· PARENTHOOD (NBC)
· PARKS & RECREATION (NBC)
· SEAN SAVES THE WORLD (NBC)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[08/14/25 - 01:33 PM]
With 5 Million Cross-Platform U.S. Viewers in Its First Three Days, Sunday's Season Finale Episode of "The Gilded Age" Is the Fifth Consecutive Episode to Clinch a Series High
This season is well on track to become the most watched of the series.

[08/12/25 - 07:44 AM]
August 10 Edition of ESPN "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" Draws Nearly Two Million Viewers for Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Game
The audience peaked with 2,115,000 viewers at 9:15 p.m. ET.

[08/08/25 - 09:10 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Notches Summertime Win with Best Total Viewer Audience in Over Three Months
In addition, the show earned its best rating among Households in nine weeks and its best numbers among both Women 18-49 and Women 25-54 in five weeks.

[08/05/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 28: "Happy Gilmore 2" Continues to Swing Big at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The Yosemite National Park-set thriller "Untamed" maintained the No. 1 spot on the English TV List for a third week with another 12.2 million views added to its accumulated 59.6 million total.

[08/05/25 - 11:01 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Featuring the Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Averaged 2 Million Viewers - Up 72% from Last Year's Comparable Game
"Sunday Night Baseball" is averaging 1,680,000 million viewers, up seven percent from last year.

[08/05/25 - 10:27 AM]
ABC Airs One of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games This Season
The Indiana Fever's win over the Seattle Storm averaged 1.6 million viewers, peaking with 2.0 million.

[08/01/25 - 01:56 PM]
Matt Damon and Ken Jennings' Million Dollar Win Scores Big in Ratings for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
The series owns ABC's top two entertainment telecasts in Total Viewers summer to date with its week 2 episode (4.46 million) and season premiere (4.24 million).

[08/01/25 - 10:15 AM]
"Big Brother" Watched by Nearly 26 Million Unique Viewers
On Paramount+, the series ranks as the #1 unscripted program and #7 program overall in reach and total time spent since its July 10 premiere.

[07/30/25 - 04:01 PM]
"South Park" Season 27 Premiere Surges with Nearly 6M Cross-Platform Viewers and Biggest Share in Over 25 Years
Tune-in tonight, July 30, for an encore airing of the premiere episode, "Sermon on the 'Mount," with a new episode airing Wednesday, August 6 at 10 p.m. ET on Comedy Central and next day on Paramount+.

[07/30/25 - 03:06 PM]
"Christmas in July" Gifts Hallmark Channel #1 Most-Watched Entertainment Cable Network of the Month
The network's first-ever limited docuseries "Christmas at Sea" was the #2 most-watched entertainment cable program in its time period on Mondays among Women 18+.

[07/29/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of July 21: "Happy Gilmore 2" Finds Its Happy Place at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Mystery thriller "Untamed" spent another week at No. 1 on the English TV List.

[07/29/25 - 11:46 AM]
ABC Airs Another of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games Ever: Indiana Fever vs Chicago Sky Averaged 1.5 Million Viewers, Up 17% from Last Year's ABC Average
Said audience peaked with 1.7 million viewers.

[07/28/25 - 12:03 PM]
"The Summer I Turned Pretty" Season 3 Draws 25 Million Viewers in Its First 7 Days and Reaches #1 in Over 120 Countries
The show of summer is "Summer."

[07/25/25 - 02:51 PM]
ABC Summer Game Shows "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "Match Game" Return for New Seasons with Multi-Year Highs
"Millionaire" returned for a new season as the No. 1 telecast of the night among Total Viewers (4.24 million), earning its most-watched telecast in over four years.

[07/25/25 - 08:59 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Grows for the Second Week in a Row in Total Viewers and Households
On Tuesday (7/8/25), featuring Jensen Ackles, "Live with Kelly and Mark" turned in its most-watched telecast (2.285 million) in nearly two months.