Latest broadcast & digital ratings news and analysis from broadcasters and publishers around the world.
Discovery and Science Channel ratings reached new heights on Saturday, May 30th, as they documented the successful NASA launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
May 2020 was CNN’s most-watched May ever in total day and in prime time among total viewers and among 25-54 surpassing MSNBC in total day in the demo 25-54 for the sixth straight month, and in prime time (M-Su/M-F) for the third consecutive month.
Fox Business ended the month of May 2020 garnering double-digit year-over-year growth across Business Day, Market Hour, and Total Day viewership while also delivering seven of the top 15 business programs on television, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The Infinite Dial Australia 2020 study by Edison Research shows 82% of Australians aged 12 and over listened to radio over the air, online or via catch-up podcasts in the last week, holding steady with last year’s 83% figure.
Univision is reporting that its stations in Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Dallas, and Phoenix have outperformed English-language competitors ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW to become the top-ranked broadcast station in primetime during May sweep.
Nexstar has announced that total users of its websites and mobile applications in April increased 133% from the same time period a year earlier, to more than 96 million, generating more than 1.1 billion page views, up 250% from April 2019.
60 Minutes was America's top broadcast for the second straight week, capping a remarkable season in which the CBS news-magazine topped the Nielsen list six times.
ESPN series “The Last Dance” finished strong for its finale, with episodes 9 & 10 averaging 5.6 million viewers across ESPN and ESPN2.
Univision's portfolio of television networks are set to conclude the 2019/2020 broadcast season as the fastest growing media group in the U.S. with an average audience increase of +12 percent and +16 percent in prime-time among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34, respectively.
