Nielsen
For the second straight week, politics was the dominant force in primetime television.
CBS News' coverage of the Democratic presidential debate from South Carolina last week was easily the most-watched event on television, with 15.34 million viewers. The newsmagazine "60 Minutes," which...
Two long-running series — CBS drama "Criminal Minds" and ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat" — ended their runs last week with modest bumps in the ratings.
The investigators on "Criminal Minds" concluded their 15th and last season by chasing a psychopath who liked to cut off the faces of his...
Two long-running television competitions, "American Idol" and "Survivor," debuted new seasons this past week but it was another old reliable that beat them both.
"NCIS," where star Mark Harmon has been solving crimes since the series began on CBS in September 2003, was easily the most-...
The week President Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial was Fox News Channel's best in the ratings since the weeks he was elected and inaugurated.
The Nielsen company said Fox News averaged 4.27 million viewers in primetime last week, better than any network except for ABC...
Fox will find out soon whether "The Masked Singer" benefits from the best time slot in television.
A new episode of the game, usually Fox's most popular primetime program or close to it, airs on Wednesday. A special edition of the show, with Lil' Wayne as the mystery guest, had its...
The "Jeopardy!" tournament matching the game show's three most accomplished and well-known players has proven to be a big hit for ABC, which clearly hopes the competition goes on as long as possible.
The three matches between Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter were each seen by...
With a feast of football, ESPN outpaced all of the broadcasters to be the most-watched network on television during holiday week.
The showcase was ESPN's college football championship semi-finals, which together averaged 19.3 million viewers and outpaced last year's games by 6%, the...
Eddie Murphy delivered an early holiday gift to "Saturday Night Live."
With Murphy aboard as host after a decades-long absence, the NBC show earned its biggest audience since 2017. Just shy of 10 million viewers tuned in to see Murphy back on the late-night comedy show that helped launch...
The impeachment drama surrounding President Donald Trump, or at least various spins on it, is a compelling television draw.
Fox News Channel, MSNBC and CNN collectively averaged just under 5.4 million viewers in prime time last week, the Nielsen company said. It was a week dominated by...
Fueled by both college and pro football, Fox won a rare title as champ of the broadcast week among networks.
Fox's Thursday night NFL airing of the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears was the week's top show of any kind with 18.23 million viewers, and its broadcast of the Big 10 title game...