The Latest Breaking News from Nielsen

Nexstar Picks Comscore for Local, National, Cross-Platform Audience Measurement

Choice comes after request for proposal process

Broadcasting & Cable · Jan 23, 2024

Texans, Ravens Playoff Game Pulls in 31.8M Viewers, an ESPN Record

Audience surpasses every NFL game on ESPN dating back to 1987

TV Tech · Jan 22, 2024

New Disney Plus show with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score had a better debut than Loki season 2

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is Disney Plus's latest hit

Total Film · Jan 19, 2024

December TV Usage Sees Five Days with 100 Billion Viewing Minutes

TV viewing in December was up 2% and was the second highest month of 2023 but broadcast viewing fell, according to Nielsen's The Gauge

TV Tech · Jan 16, 2024

Cable, Streaming Usage Rose in December, Nielsen Reports

Shares fall as kids take to video-game consoles

Broadcasting & Cable · Jan 16, 2024

Will the Egregious 'Extended Family' End the Traditional Multicam Sitcom For Good? (Frankel)

You don't see too many networks bold enough to launch all-new original half-hour family comedies these days. It's too bad this latest effort is such a turkey

Broadcasting & Cable · Jan 11, 2024

Fox town hall with Trump draws more TV viewers than debate between Haley and DeSantis

Former President Donald Trump reached an estimated 4.3 million viewers during his live town hall on Fox News Wednesday night

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024

ESPN 1000 espouses its mantra, despite ratings dip: ‘Ratings isn’t our scorecard’

According to Nielsen Audio, a key portion of the station’s audience dropped in the fall, despite the addition of Bears games. But ESPN 1000’s market manager says it has a different way of measuring success.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 11, 2024

Weekly Cable Ratings: ESPN Opens New Year on Top of Primetime, Total Day Charts

New Year’s Day College Football Playoff games propel sports network

Multichannel News · Jan 10, 2024

The NFL Extends Its Stranglehold on the U.S. TV Business -- 93 of the Top 100 Most Watched Programming Events in 2023 Were Pro Football Games

The league continues to 'swallow TV whole' each year -- only 82 of the top 100 events were NFL games in 2022

Broadcasting & Cable · Jan 5, 2024