The average 9.9 million viewers for Louisiana State topping Iowa was significantly more than the previous record of 5.7 million for an N.C.A.A. women’s tournament game, achieved in 2002 when Connecticut won the title.
Category: Ratings (Audience Measurement)
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Iowa’s Win Over South Carolina Draws 5.5 Million Viewers on ESPN
The New York Times – Sports:The highly anticipated matchup delivered more viewers than any non-championship game in women’s college basketball. And the Iowa-Louisiana State final on Sunday is on network TV.
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Trump Indictment Elicits Extensive TV Coverage, and Some Gasps
The New York Times – Business:The news of the indictment of former President Trump immediately took over cable news channels and the country’s main broadcast networks on Thursday.
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CNN’s Prime-Time Experiment Is Off to a Slow Start
The New York Times – Business:Viewership is down in the early going of CNN’s new 9 p.m. programming strategy, as the network tries to reinvent itself.
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The New Prime Time for TV News: Afternoons
The New York Times – Business:The biggest draw on Fox News is no longer Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity; it’s “The Five.” And daytime shows on CNN and MSNBC are outranking evening programming.
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Oscars Draw 18.7 Million Viewers
The New York Times – Business:The viewership rose a second consecutive year, but was still the third-least-watched Oscars on record.
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Lachlan Murdoch Defends Fox News’s Chief Executive Amid Defamation Suit
The New York Times – Business:“Suzanne Scott has done a tremendous job,” Mr. Murdoch said in his first public remarks since damaging revelations about the inner workings of the news network.
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With Its Future at Stake, the Academy Tries to Fix the Oscars (Again)
The New York Times – Movies:The awards telecast has been losing viewers for years. New leadership wants to reverse that starting Sunday, and ensure the financial well-being of the organization.
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Don Lemon Will Return to CNN on Wednesday After Uproar
The New York Times – Business:CNN’s chairman, Chris Licht, said in a Monday night memo that the anchor “has agreed to participate in formal training” after making on-air comments widely regarded as sexist.
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TV Viewership Declines for Biden’s State of the Union Speech
The New York Times – Business:Fox News attracted the biggest audience of the night, while CNN’s viewership fell by half from a year ago.
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‘Night Court’ Is Back, and America Is Tuning In
The New York Times – Business:The revival of the 1980s show is the most popular new sitcom in years. Even some of the people behind it are surprised by its early ratings success.
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2023 Golden Globes Viewership Was the Lowest for NBC Since 1996
The New York Times – Business:Tuesday’s viewership, of 6.3 million, was the lowest since NBC started broadcasting the awards show in 1996.