or


[05/19/15 - 12:48 PM]
Turner Broadcasting Portfolio Once Again Tops the Demo Charts in Both Primetime and Total Day for the First Week of May
Turner further spins the numbers for the week of April 27-May 3.
[via press release from Turner]

TNT

Driven by the success of the 2015 NBA Playoffs, TNT dominated the competition in primetime with all key adult demos, as well as total viewers.

Through the second round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs, NBA on TNT has won the night across all of cable television 14 times with total viewers and 18 times with men 18-34 and men 18-49. Additionally, Turner's TV Everywhere platforms are up 50% among unique users, +43% in video stream starts and +52% in total minutes consumed vs. 2014 playoffs to date. Live starts of TNT Overtime are up 43% when compared to last year. And social impressions across Facebook and Twitter for NBA on TNT and NBA TV are up 103% when compared to last year.

On the original series front, the May 1 episode of TNT's hit investigative series Cold Justice landed 2.3 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery for its premiere telecast and encore, while key demos clocked in with 884,000 adults 25-54 and 751,000 adults 18-49. Across TNT's multiple platforms, Cold Justice is grown its average reach to 3.2 million viewers per episode.

Adult Swim

Adult Swim ranked as basic cable's #1 network in Total Day delivery among adults and men 18-24 and 18-34, and adults 18-49.

Childrens Hospital (Friday, 12a) charted double-digit year-over-year delivery gains between 13-32% among all key adults. This week's telecast ranked as basic cable's #1 program in its timeslot among adults and men 18-24, and adults 18-34.

China, IL (Sunday, 11:30 p.m.) ranked as basic cable's #1 program in its time period among adults 18-24 and 18-34.

TBS

TBS ranked as one of basic cable's Top 3 networks in primetime with adults 18-49 and one of the Top 5 with adults 18-34 for the week of April 27.

TBS's new comedy Your Family or Mine drew a combined audience of 2.7 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery for its April 28 episode and encores, including 1.3 million adults 18-49 and 518,000 adults 18-34. Across TBS's linear, on-demand, digital and mobile platforms, the series is reaching an average of 2.8 million viewers per episode.

The May 1 episode of TBS's Meet the Smiths scored 1.3 million viewers in Live + 7 delivery for its premiere telecast and encore. Across TBS's multiple platforms, the show is reaching an average of 1.6 million viewers per episode.

Cartoon Network

For the first week of May 2015, Cartoon Network ranked as television's #2 network in Total Day delivery (6a-8p) among kids 6-11 & 9-14. The network also ranked as television's #1 in Total Day delivery among boys 6-11 and 9-14. Total Day delivery grew by 21% among kids 6-11, 11% among kids 2-11 and 7% among kids 9-14.

Cartoon Network was television's #1 destination for all key kids and boys on Thursday and Friday Night. Thursday night charted gains between 32% and 64% among all targeted demos.

On Thursday night, Teen Titans Go! (6p) ranked as television's #1 telecast for the week among kids 2-11, 6-11 and all key boys. Steven Universe (5:30p) and Adventure Time (7:30p) ranked #1 in their time periods among all targeted kids and boys. All Thursday Night premieres grew by double digits among kids and boys 2-11 and 6-11.

Cartoon Network programming accounted for eight of the Top 10 telecasts of the week and 20 of the Top 25 among boys 6-11.

truTV

truTV keeps getting younger, scoring a primetime median age of only 36 for the week of April 27th. That's six years younger than the same week a year ago.

The special Impractical Jokers: Funny 'Cause It Hurts punishment episode scored 1.4 million viewers and snared a 6th place ranking in its timeslot for adults 18-49 and men 18-49, along with a Top 10 finish among total viewers and adults 18-34. The show continues to be a hit across genders, garnering Top 10 timeslot rankings among men 18-34, women 18-49 and women 18-34.

NBA TV

NBA TV's May 16 premiere of NBA Inside Stuff saw an increase of +121% vs. the same corresponding date in 2014. For the season, premiere episodes of NBA Inside Stuff are up 6% when compared to 2013-14. In addition, NBA GameTime postgame coverage following Sunday's Game 7 of the Los Angeles Clippers-Houston Rockets game delivered the show's most viewed early round playoff game coverage (non-NBA Finals) of the past two years.





  [may 2015]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
     


· ADVENTURE TIME (CARTOON)
· CHINA, IL (ADULT SWIM)
· COLD JUSTICE (OXYGEN)
· IMPRACTICAL JOKERS (TBS)
· MEET THE SMITHS (TBS)
· STEVEN UNIVERSE (CARTOON)
· TEEN TITANS GO! (CARTOON)
· YOUR FAMILY OR MINE (TBS)




most recent ratings | view all posts
[05/28/26 - 03:23 PM]
2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Presented by Dunkin' Finishes Strong with Average Audience of 7.4 Million Viewers Across ESPN and ABC
Additionally, Game 4 on ESPN averaged 7.2 million viewers, marking the most-viewed Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 across any network since 2018.
[05/28/26 - 11:00 AM]
CBS Outpaces Competitors with Eight of the Top 25 Series Across All Streaming and Broadcast Originals in Nielsen's All-Series Ranker
CBS has the most top 25 series of any streaming or broadcast competitor and twice as many as its closest broadcast competitor, including six series with 10+ million viewers.
[05/28/26 - 10:31 AM]
FOX Delivers Most-Watched UFL Game Since League Started in 2024
1,593,000 viewers watched as Louisville defeated Dallas 37-23 on Sunday.
[05/28/26 - 10:26 AM]
FOX Scores with 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500
6,635,000 viewers watched Felix Rosenqvist edge David Malukas by 0.0233 seconds with a last-lap pass to win the Indy 500 Sunday on FOX.
[05/27/26 - 03:13 PM]
FOX Saturday Baseball Draws Strong Audience Over Holiday Weekend
2,355,000 viewers tuned in to the two-game slate highlighted by the Dodgers' 11-3 victory over the Brewers in most of the country.
[05/26/26 - 12:03 PM]
"Off Campus" Season 1 Has Reached 36 Million Viewers Worldwide in Its First 12 Days
Off Campus. On everyone's screen.
[05/26/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of May 18 - In Ruthless Pursuit, "Nemesis" Steals No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Retirement in "The Boroughs" is anything but sleepy as the Duffer Brothers-produced sci-fi series took No. 2 on the list with 5.6 million views.
[05/26/26 - 11:00 AM]
"Dutton Ranch" Is the Biggest Original Series Debut in Paramount+ History
In addition to its record-setting performance on Paramount+, "Dutton Ranch" is also the #1 streaming series according to Nielsen based on average audience for the week of May 11 according to preliminary data.
[05/21/26 - 02:32 PM]
ESPN Delivered Most-Watched NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 Since 2018
The New York Knicks overtime victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers on May 19 generated an average audience of 7.1 million viewers and peaked with 8.87 million viewers at 10:45 p.m. ET.

[05/21/26 - 02:00 PM]
"Survivor" Historic 50th Season Concludes with Most-Watched Finale Since 2020
The season finale drew an average of 5.78 million viewers, based on Nielsen Preliminary panel only data.
[05/21/26 - 07:01 AM]
NBC Sports' 2026 SuperMotocross Coverage Delivers Viewership Gains and Milestones
The seven races featured on NBC and Peacock averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 468,000 viewers on NBC and Peacock, up 8% vs. 2025.
[05/20/26 - 03:05 PM]
NBC and Peacock Deliver the Most-Watched Western Conference Finals Game 1 Ever for Monday's Spurs-Thunder Double Overtime Thriller
Coverage peaked with 12.0 million viewers from 11:30-11:43 p.m. ET for the second overtime and game's conclusion.
[05/20/26 - 03:04 PM]
ESPN Aired Its Most Viewed 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round of the Current Rights Deal
Collectively all 11 Second Round games, with nine airing on ESPN and two on ABC, delivered 2.2 million viewers, up 76% year-over-year.

[05/20/26 - 07:36 AM]
After Record-Setting 2025 Season, "Sunday Night Football" Finishes Fall-Spring TV Season as Primetime's No. 1 Show for Unprecedented 15th Consecutive Year
The series averaged 23.5 million viewers in 2025, marking the show's best-ever viewership - up nearly 1 million viewers from the prior record for the series set a decade ago (22.6 million in 2015 season) and an increase of 9% over the '24 season (21.6 million).
[05/19/26 - 02:52 PM]
Subway Series Delivers Second Most-Watched FOX Saturday Baseball Telecast of the Season
2,500,000 viewers tuned-in to the two-game slate highlighted by the Mets' 6-3 victory over the Yankees in most of the country.