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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are no Stormy Daniels and certainly no Michael Jackson, but their sit-down with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night was certainly a royal payoff for CBS. The two-hour Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special pulled in 2.6 rating among adults 18-49 and 17.1 million viewers for the…

ABC’s Shark Tank continues its Friday night ratings roll, as Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Robert Herjavec and Daymond John brought in a solid 0.7 to lead the Friday night demo wars. In this episode, the Sharks considered the pitches from a Philadelphia chef’s plan for healthier meals, a Delaware…

Superman & Lois is flying high following its debut. The premiere episode of The CW series drew 3.25 million total viewers in L+7, up 80% (+1.5 million) from Live+Same day, according to Nielsen, making it the most-streamed series premiere in the network’s history. Superman & Lois also ranks first among The CW's…

Firefly Lane topped Nielsen’s U.S. streaming rankings for the week of February 1 to 7, with WandaVision recording its best week yet in terms of total viewing. With 1.3 billion total minutes of viewing for its 10 episodes, Firefly Lane was the only title north of the 1 billion mark for the week. Based on the novel by…

The Season 20 premiere of NBC’s The Voice drew a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.74 million viewers for its two-hour debut Monday, finishing as the night’s most-watched show and tying ABC’s The Bachelor (1.1, 4.52M) for the top spot in the key demo. It also served a lead-in for NBC’s new sci-fi drama D…

UPDATED, 7:55 AM: NBC might be wondering this morning if that $60 million-a-year new deal for the Golden Globes it inked back in 2018 is really worth it. Especially this year. The final numbers are in for the 78th annual Golden Globes, and they are limbo low. Lacking its clearly vital NFL lead-in, the semi-virtual and…

Saturday Night Live's Feb. 27 telecast, featuring Nick Jonas as host and musical guest, drew a 4.1 rating household Live+Same Day rating in the 44 metered local markets and a 1.0 adults 18-49 rating in the 25 markets with local people meters. That was down a tenth in households and 18-49 from last week's show, hosted…

The Shark Tank tag team of Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner, Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John again proved to be the gods of Friday demo ratings, pulling in an 0.7 to lead the parade. The Sharks heard pitches on bed-making, a plant-based food, germ-free dog walking, and an app that teaches children to…

Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart kicked off its eighth season Sunday night with a bang. The Season 8 premiere averaged three million Total Viewers and 397,000 Women 25-54 in Live+3, making it the most-watched original scripted series on ad-supported cable in the year-to-date among Total Viewers and Women 18+…

NBC’s comedy Mr. Mayor toplined by Ted Danson wrapped its freshman run Thursday, drawing a 0.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 2.47 million viewers, both numbers hitting lows as it awaits a decision on a return for second season. CBS’ flagship comedy Young Sheldon (0.9, 7.62M) jumped up week over week in…

Netflix’s offering of Criminal Minds was the most-viewed show on streaming platforms in the last week of January, according to Nielsen’s latest Top 10 list released Thursday. The popularity of Criminal Minds been the fuel for news just this week. Paramount+ confirmed yesterday it is rebooting the hit CBS procedural…

It was a fairly quiet Wednesday in primetime, with ABC leading the way and NBC’s Chicago trio in repeats. The Goldbergs kicked the night off for ABC delivering a 0.6 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.66 million viewers, steady with last week’s numbers. American Housewife (0.6, 3.13M) ticked up in the demo, while Th…