or


[01/26/15 - 08:48 AM]
"The 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant" Earned the Event's Top 18-49 Score Since August 23, 2009 and Was the Most-Watched Since July 23, 2006
NBC spins the numbers for Sunday, January 25.

[via press release from NBC]

Sunday Results:

NBC won the night among the Big 4 in adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 with the top "Miss Universe" in 18-49 since 2009 and the most-watched "Miss Universe" since 2006, as well as the most-watched Sunday "Dateline" since February 2012.

· "The 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant" (2.0/6 in 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall from 8-11 p.m. ET) earned the event's top 18-49 score since Aug. 23, 2009 (2.1) and was the most-watched "Miss Universe" since July 23, 2006 (9.6 million).

· Versus last season, "Miss Universe" was up by +122% in adult 18-49 rating and up +102% in total viewers (with a 2.0/6 vs. a 0.9/3 in 18-49 from 9-11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013; 7.569 million viewers overall vs. 3.754 million).

· "Miss Universe" attracted NBC's best total-viewer result in the slot excluding sports and the Golden Globes in four years (since Jan. 9, 2011 with "Dateline" and the premiere of "The Cape," 8.0 million).

· "Miss Universe" won the time period among the Big 4 in adults 18-49 as well as adults 18-34 and 25-54 and all key adult-female demos. From its first half-hour to its sixth, "Miss Universe" grew by +50% in adults 18-49 (1.6 to 2.4) and +30% or 2.0 million persons in total viewers (6.8 million to 8.8 million).

· "Dateline NBC" (1.2/4 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall from 7-8 p.m. ET) grew week to week by +71% in adults 18-49 (1.2 vs. 0.7), +89% in adults 25-54 (1.7 vs. 0.9) and +63% in total viewers (6.665 million vs. 4.096 million).

· This is the most-watched Sunday "Dateline" since Feb. 12, 2012 (6.788 million from 7-9 p.m.).

· In the time period, "Dateline" ranked #2 among the Big 4 in adults 18-49 and tied for #2 in adults 25-54 (with a 1.7 rating).

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





  [january 2015]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
    


· CAPE, THE (NBC)
· DATELINE NBC (NBC)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[05/14/26 - 10:01 AM]
Home Run! ESPN Scores Most-Consumed College Softball Regular Season on Record
The 2026 campaign featured four of ESPN's eight most-watched regular season games of all-time and delivered a record-high 10 games with more than 500,000 viewers.

[05/13/26 - 10:30 AM]
Viewership for 2026 NBA Draft Lottery Presentation on ABC Up 23 Percent Year Over Year
ESPN's presentation of the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery on Sunday, May 10, on ABC averaged 2.3 million viewers.

[05/13/26 - 07:56 AM]
ESPN Networks Delivered Second Most-Watched WNBA Regular-Season Game Ever with Dallas Wings vs Indiana Fever on May 9
ESPN today announced that the Dallas Wings vs. Indiana Fever matchup on May 9 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC averaged 2.5 million viewers, making it the second most-watched WNBA regular-season game across ESPN networks ever.

[05/12/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of May 4 - The Critters of "Swapped" Soar to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The pursuit of justice is action-packed in "Man on Fire," which set the English TV list ablaze at No. 1 with 12.6 million views.

[05/08/26 - 09:18 AM]
TNT Sports Delivers Its Most-Watched MLB Regular Season Start Since 2015
The Yankees/Mariners season opener on March 31 delivered 562,000 viewers and peaked at 735,000, making it the most watched opener on TBS since 2012.

[05/06/26 - 10:01 AM]
Strong Month of Sports Propels ESPN Studio Shows to Record Viewership for April
The entire lineup of ESPN studio shows was up 21% overall in viewership over April of 2025 and up 10% year-over-year (YOY) in the coveted Persons ages 18-49 demographic.

[05/05/26 - 03:52 PM]
ESPN Networks Aired Its Most Viewed First Round of the Current Rights Deal of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
ESPN also delivered three of the top five matchups in the First Round including the Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins Game 1 (2.1 million viewers).

[05/05/26 - 03:36 PM]
NBC and Peacock Deliver the Most-Watched First Round Game 7 in NBA History for Saturday Night's 76ers-Celtics
Saturday night's matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 11.0 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.

[05/05/26 - 02:33 PM]
TNT Sports Delivers Its Most Watched NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Ever
Game 7 of the Montreal/Tampa Bay series on Sunday, May 3 averaged 2.3 million viewers, the most-watched First Round game on cable ever featuring a Canadian team.

[05/05/26 - 02:24 PM]
FOX Saturday Baseball Flexes Double-Digit Season-to-Date Viewership Increase
2,130,000 viewers tuned-in to FOX on Saturday, May 2, for a two-game slate highlighted by the Cardinals' 3-2 Victory over the Dodgers in most of the country.

[05/05/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of April 27 - The Hunt Continues as "Apex" Takes No. 1 for a Second Week
Plus: Revenge might be a dish best served cold, but "Man on Fire" served it up hot, reaching No. 1 on the English TV list with 11 million views.

[05/03/26 - 02:40 PM]
NBC Sports Delivers the Most-Watched Kentucky Derby on Record, Averaging 19.6 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock in Historic "Run for the Roses"
Viewership peaked at 24.4 million viewers from 7-7:15 p.m. ET, as jockey Jose Ortiz guided Golden Tempo around the final turn to win by a neck over Renegade, and made Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner.

[05/01/26 - 01:33 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Jumps Back from Spring Break with Fifth Straight Week of Growth Among Both Total Viewers and Households
Dominating the New York market, "Live with Kelly and Mark" towers over its closest competition this season by double and triple digits in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Women 25-54.

[05/01/26 - 08:05 AM]
NBC Sports' NBA Playoff Viewership on NBC & Peacock Up 58% vs. Comparable Coverage Last Year Through First 13 Games
This is the first time in 24 years that NBC Sports is presenting the NBA Playoffs.

[04/30/26 - 02:17 PM]
ABC News Is #1 in Total Viewers Sunday Morning and in Late-Night
ABC News' "Nightline" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (931,000) for the week of April 20.