As we settle into the 2024-2025 broadcast season, TVNewser is taking a last look back at some of the lesser-told narratives of 2023-2024 broadcast season. We’re focusing on time periods and networks that don’t always factor into our weekly coverage, from the Sunday morning shows to NewsNation and CNBC. Sunday Morning News CBS News’ Face…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of September 30, 2024. While the evening news broadcasts may not have seen a bounce from last week’s CBS News vice presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance, the cable news nets did enjoy a boost for their…
The second week of the 2023-2024 TV season saw ABC News’ Good Morning America once again in the top position with total viewers. Meanwhile, NBC News’ Today–which in recent weeks has put up a spirited battle to unseat its rival–took second place in that category, but remained No. 1 with the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo….
While the first week of October marks the high stakes homestretch of the 2024 presidential election, all three evening news broadcasts experienced double-digit drops in total viewers and the advertiser-favored Adults 25-54 demo. The declines were especially painful for CBS News, which hosted last week’s vice presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D….
From a weather perspective, September is the transition from summer to autumn/fall. For many, this period of the calendar is the sweet spot weather-wise as the blistering temps of the summer have gone and given way to milder, more enjoyable temperatures, with the surrounding vegetation still looking as lush as ever. The days are getting…
Below are the cable news ratings for the third quarter of 2024. The period from July to the end of September was busy for news. Calls for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee grew louder after his disastrous performance during CNN’s presidential debate between him and former President Donald Trump. Plus,…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of September 23, 2024. The last full week of September saw Fox News continue to dominate in primetime and total day, while also posting week-to-week audience losses in total viewers and Adults 25-54 demos during both dayparts. On the other hand,…
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir started the 2024-2025 broadcast season in its usual first place position in both total viewers and the advertiser-coveted demo of Adults 25-54. It’s the ninth consecutive year that WNT opened the season as the most-watched evening newscast. In addition, the program extended its winning streak in total viewers…
Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance is sure to bring in a lot of eyeballs. But there’s a chance that CBS News may not be able to provide a full accounting of the audience size. That’s because the network’s parent company, Paramount Global, is involved in a potentially…
The seesaw battle for first place in total viewers between Good Morning America and Today shifted in GMA’s favor. The ABC News morning show claimed No. 1 over its NBC News AM rival to begin the 2024-2025 season. One week after ceding the top spot, GMA reclaimed its throne in total viewers, moving ahead of…
The seesaw battle for first place in total viewers between Good Morning America and Today shifted in GMA’s favor. The ABC News morning show claimed No. 1 over its NBC News AM rival to begin the 2024-2025 season. One week after ceding the top spot, GMA reclaimed its throne in total viewers, moving ahead of…
One year ago, Kristen Welker met NBC News viewers as the new face of Meet the Press. This month, the Sunday morning staple enters its 77th season with 12 months of ratings growth in its back pocket. And NBC News execs are more than happy to give Welker her flowers for keeping television’s longest-running show–scripted…
MSNBC may not have landed a presidential debate, but it did score the first solo one-on-one interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. On Wednesday night, the Democratic candidate sat down with 11th Hour host Stephanie Ruhle… and almost 3 million Americans. According to fast national numbers from Nielsen, 1.8 million total viewers tuned in during…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of September 16, 2024. After a historic presidential debate boosted CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC to huge ratings, all three cable news giants fell back to Earth during the week of Sept. 16. Absent an increasingly unlikely rematch between Kamala Harris…
It’s the end of the 2023-2024 TV season as we knew it, and you’d better believe that David Muir is feeling fine. With the week of September 16 in the history books, the World News Tonight host and the rest of the ABC News team can celebrate their own Triple Crown: another week, quarter, and…
Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ for Good Morning America. ABC News’ flagship morning news program wrapped up the 2023-2024 season with a first place finish among total viewers–the 12th straight season that its perched at the top of the roost. But GMA had to cede the advertiser-treasured Adults 25-54 demo to Today as the NBC…
25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 218 | CNN: 103 | MSNBC: 126Prime: FNC: 269 | CNN: 106 | MSNBC: 195 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Your World:164 Tapper:122 Deadline WH:136 5PM Five:299 Tapper:137 Deadline WH:– 6PM Baier:214 Blitzer:140 Melber:172 7PM Ingraham:222 Burnett:159 Reid:167 8PM Watters:273 Cooper:123 Maddow:185 9PM Hannity:230 The Source:109 From Russia:200…
Top of the Ticker: CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota revealed on Friday that her husband Tim Lewis passed away in July following a two year battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 58 years old. “I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim,” Camerota…
Former President Donald Trump may have scored a Greg Gutfeld booking, but Vice President Kamala Harris secured an Oprah Winfrey sit-down. The Democratic candidate for president appeared alongside the TV icon as part of a Unite for America rally in Michigan that streamed live on Thursday. Some of Winfrey’s famous friends were part of the…
Talk about a lucrative detour. Former President Donald Trump’s Wednesday afternoon pit stop at the Gutfeld! studio boosted the Fox News late night show to a ratings high. Per Nielsen, 4.9 million total viewers tuned in to see Trump join host Greg Gutfeld in dissecting the day’s headlines, while the Adults 25-54 audience measured in…
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