NBC Sports Live Extra to Begin Live-Streaming NBCSN's THE DAN PATRICK SHOWOctober 29, 2013NBC Sports Live Extra, the NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for digital, mobile and tablets, will begin live streaming NBCSN's The Dan Patrick Show tomorrow to participating cable, satellite and telco providers via “TV Everywhere.” The Dan Patrick Show -- the renowned sports television show and syndicated radio program starring Football Night in America co-host Dan Patrick -- is the first NBCSN original program to join NBC Sports and NBCSN live-event programming in NBC Sports Live Extra's robust live streaming portfolio.
FAST N' LOUD Drives Discovery to Ratings WinOctober 29, 2013Discovery Channel's FAST N' LOUD pulled ahead, for its second consecutive week, as the top cable program among M25-54, and M18-49 delivery, (excluding sports) on Monday, October 28.
MSNBC Website Now LiveOctober 29, 2013MSNBC announced today the launch of its new digital home, www.msnbc.com. An extension and complement of the MSNBC TV on-air brand, msnbc.com is wholly owned by MSNBC's parent company, NBCUniversal, having dissolved its 1996 joint venture with Microsoft last year.
ESPN Scores with Nightly Win with MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALLOctober 29, 2013Last night's Monday Night Football telecast - a Seattle Seahawks' 14-9 victory over the St. Louis Rams - ranked as the top telecast of the night across cable and broadcast in the key male demos. Also, ESPN won the night among all networks - broadcast or cable - among males 18-49.
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Up to 4.3 Million Total Viewers with L+3October 29, 2013Powered by the 3rd annual 'Pretty Little Liars' Halloween special and the series launch of 'Ravenswood,' along with high performing theatricals for the network's annual '13 Nights of Halloween' event, ABC Family ranked as cable TV's #1 network in Prime in Women 18-34 (308,000) and Females 12-34 (430,000), and placed among the Top 5 networks in Women 18-49 (#4 - 436,000).
ABC WORLD NEWS Averages 8 Million Total Viewers for the WeekOctober 29, 2013For the week of October 21, 2013, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 8.016 million Total Viewers and a 1.6 rating/6 share/1.973 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. Growing its Total Viewer audience (+3% - 7.768 million on w/o 10/14/13) for the 2nd week in a row to hit a season high, “World News” attracted its largest overall audience in 6 months – since w/o 4/15/13.
FOX Scores Weekly Win with 2013 World SeriesOctober 29, 2013FOX hit one out of the park with the WORLD SERIES which led the network to rank #1 for the week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Total Viewers. The WORLD SERIES Games 1, 2, 3, 4 led FOX to nightly wins on each night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. In addition, the WORLD SERIES outranked the competition by double digits on each night including Game 1's dominance of +79% over its closest broadcast competitor. Through four games, the 2013 MLB World Series on FOX is up +8% from last year (3.9/12 vs. 3.6/10) in Adults 18-49 and up +10% in Total Viewers (14.0 Mil vs. 12.7 Mil).
HOMELAND Hits New Season HighOctober 29, 2013HOMELAND season three continues its upward growth trajectory, delivering its highest-rated episode and total night of the season this past Sunday, and its second-biggest total night ever (behind only the season two finale night).
DirecTV Picks Up British Series BLACK MIRROR & SECRET STATEOctober 29, 2013DirecTV's Audience Network continues to provide viewers with unconventional, provocative programming with the addition of two celebrated British series, the critically acclaimed, award-winning Black Mirror and the conspiracy thriller Secret State, which will premiere Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET/PT respectively.
Major League Baseball Coverage Drives TBS to Top of Cable in OctoberOctober 29, 2013Driven by the network's Major League Baseball Postseason coverage, including the 2013 National League Championship Series, TBS drew more viewers primetime than any other basic cable network in primetime for October. TBS was also the #1 entertainment network with adults 18-34 and adults 18-49 in primetime for the month.
Hallmark's THE GOOD WITCH'S DESTINY Debuts to 3.9 Million Total ViewersOctober 29, 2013Kicking off the holiday season, 'The Good Witch's Destiny' premiered on Saturday, October 26 to great fanfare with nearly 3.9 million total unduplicated viewers tuning in to catch Catherine Bell reprise her role as Cassandra Nightingale. 'The Good Witch's Destiny', the sixth installment in the popular Good Witch franchise, delivered a 2.4 HH rating - and has become Hallmark Channel's most watched original movie for 2013-to-date among the network's core demographic, women 25-54. Among the W25-54 rating, the original movie was the #1 ad-supported cable program of the day and the #2 movie of the week.
A&E Scores Best October in Network HistoryOctober 29, 2013October 29, 2013 - A&E posted its best October ever among Total Viewers (+10% vs. October 2012), Adults 18-49 (+3%) and Adults 25-54 (+1%). The network's strong performance comes on the heels of locking in its best Third Quarter average ever with the three key demographics, according to Nielsen Research.
MSNBC Rises Over CNN in OctoberOctober 29, 2013MSNBC beat CNN for the month of October in the key morning, weekday primetime and M-Su primetime dayparts according to data from Nielsen. MSNBC was also up across the board among total viewers and A25-54 in all key dayparts compared to September 2013.
NBCSN Adds Additional MLS Cup Playoffs KNOCKOUT ROUND CoverageOctober 29, 2013NBCSN will provide national TV exposure for two MLS Cup Playoff matches with the Western and Eastern Conference Knockout Round. On Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Clint Dempsey and the Seattle Sounders FC host the Colorado Rapids, and on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, the Montreal Impact visit the Houston Dynamo. The Knockout Round matches are single-game playoffs with the winners advancing to the Conference Semifinals.
Disney XD Scores Solid Month in Kid DemosOctober 29, 2013Powered by the launch of “Mighty Med,” the network's #2 series premiere on record, and solid outings throughout the month for “Crash & Bernstein,” “Kickin' It” and “Lab Rats,” Disney XD soared to its #2 month of all time in Boys 6-14 (174,000/0.9 rating) and Boys 9-14 (125,000/1.0 rating) and placed among its Top 5 months ever in Kids 6-14 (#5 – 263,000/0.7 rating), Boys 6-11 (#5 – 127,000/1.0 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (#4 – 185,000/0.8 rating).
Disney Channel Takes October with Halloween-Themed EpisodesOctober 29, 2013During October 2013, powered by 'Monstober' Halloween-themed episodes, Disney Channel, the 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network, ranked as TV's #1 network for the 30th consecutive month in Kids 6-11 (541,000/2.3 rating) and for the 42nd straight month in Tweens 9-14 (491,000/2.0 rating).
AwesomenessTV's Musical Drama SIDE EFFECTS Launches on YouTubeOctober 29, 2013 Bringing television narrative, music and production values to YouTube, Side Effects, a musical drama co-produced by AwesomenessTV and Universal Cable Productions (UCP) and inspired by the phenomenon of millions of people covering songs on YouTube, will launch on the AwesomenessTV channel today as part of YouTube's Music Week. The soundtrack, which is being distributed by Universal Music Group, will also be available digitally. UCP will distribute the drama through various windows and platforms, including international territories, digital download and VOD.