Fall TV Ratings: Premiere Week Surprises Include Reboot Fatigue — But Excitement for ‘Last Man Standing’
It’s only been one week, but conventional wisdom has already been shattered when it comes to early results.
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‘9-1-1’ Season 2 Premiere Scores Record Audience, Heeds Fox’s Ratings Emergency — Ratings Watch
The final week of Summer was great for Ryan Murphy scripted series and football; not so much for the Emmys. Total viewers and adults 18-49, Live+3 TV ratings charts for the week ending Sept. 23, 2018.
Broadcast TV Faces Another Fall Ratings Decline, But They’re Not Giving Up Yet
“Manifest” aside, numbers keep trending downward and critical response is tepid. But some networks find silver linings in other metrics.
The 50 Most-Watched TV Shows of Summer 2018: Winners and Losers
Our complete ratings ranker of this summer’s top shows on broadcast and cable TV, plus the highs (“Yellowstone”) and lows (Netflix talk shows) of the off-season.
‘Disenchantment’ Ratings: Netflix’s Matt Groening Animated Series Attracts a Young Male Audience
As always, Netflix balks at these numbers, but early returns show strong sampling for ‘The Simpsons’ creator’s new 10-episode show.
The Academy Needed to Make ABC Happy, But Ratings May Shrug at a ‘Popular Movie’ Oscar
The decision to move the Oscars to early February and cap the show at three hours also comes rife with challenges.
‘Orange Is The New Black’ Season 6 Ratings: Down, But Still Strong, According to Nielsen
Take it with a grain of salt, but the latest numbers show “OITNB” Season 6 ahead of “The Crown” but below “13 Reasons Why.”
‘Who Is America?’ Ratings: Low Initial Viewership for Controversial Sacha Baron Cohen Series
Early linear numbers aren’t huge, but Showtime touts its biggest customer sign-up day in 2018 and supplemental streaming viewership.
’13 Reasons Why’ Ratings: Season 2 Audience Bigger, Younger Than Netflix’s ‘The Crown’
Nielsen offers insight into how many people are watching the young adult series, even if Netflix balks at the data.
These Are the 100 Most-Watched TV Shows of the 2017-18 Season: Winners and Losers
Our complete season-long ratings ranker of the top 100 shows on broadcast and cable TV, from September 2017 to May 2018.
ABC Is Having a Moment, As Nostalgia for ‘Roseanne’ and ‘American Idol’ Pays Off — Ratings Watch
The Alphabet network won the week by landing ten of the week’s top 25 shows among adults 18-49. Live+3 TV ratings charts for the week ending April 1, 2018.
Beyond ‘Roseanne’: ‘The Walking Dead’ Is the TV Show That Unifies Liberals and Conservatives
A region-by-region look at the Nielsen ratings offers a hopeful sign that at least, as a nation, we’re still mostly watching the same shows.
