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Olympic Curling Gold Medalist Kevin Martin to Join NBC Olympics
by Caryn Robbins - February 03, 2014

Kevin Martin, a two-time Olympic curling medalist who skipped Team Canada to the gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, will join NBC Olympics for its 2014 Olympic Winter Games coverage, it was announced today....


NBC's SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Dominates Sunday Night
by Caryn Robbins - November 25, 2013

NBC is currently #1 for the night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, adults 18-34, adults 25-54, total viewers and other key measure in the fast-affiliate ratings....


2013 NLCS Coverage Bumps TBS to No. 1 Cable Network in Primetime
by Tyler Peterson - October 22, 2013

TBS's coverage of the 2013 National League Championship Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers accounted for four of basic cable's Top 15 programs for the week. The NLCS also helped TBS rank as basic cable's #1 network in primetime among total viewers and adults 18-49....


MSNBC Rises Over CNN in October
by Tyler Peterson - October 29, 2013

MSNBC 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....


NBC is #1 for Week 4 in Adult 18-49
by Caryn Robbins - October 22, 2013

NBC is #1 for week 4 of the 2013-14 season in adults 18-49 and has won the opening four weeks of the season for a second year in a row. NBC's 3.0 rating for the week is up 15% versus its 2.6 for the same week last year (and up 43% versus NBC's 2.1 for week four two years ago)....


'Sean Saves the World' Grows 13% Week to Week in Total Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - November 26, 2013

“Sean Saves the World” (0.9/2 in 18-49, 3.0 million viewers overall from 9:01-9:30 p.m. ET) maintained its 18-49 rating from the prior week and was up 13% in total viewers...


NBC's BEST OF JIMMY FALLON Hits One-Year Time Slot High
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2014

From 9-11 p.m. ET, 'Best of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special' (2.0/5 in 18-49, 5.7 million viewers overall) delivered NBC's highest non-sports / non-Golden Globes results in the time period in the past year (since Jan. 5, 2013) in both adults 18-49 and total viewers....


NBCSN & More Deliver October Ratings Bump for NBC Sports Group
by Tyler Peterson - October 30, 2013

Buoyed by Sunday Night Football, the opening of the NHL season, Premier League and MLS matches, Formula One and IndyCar racing, and golf's Presidents Cup, NBC Sports Group posted large viewership increases in October....


Bravo & Oxygen Deliver January Ratings Success
by Caryn Robbins - January 31, 2014

As part of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, Bravo Media (http://www.bravotv.com/) earned its most-watched month in network history averaging over 1.1 million total viewers in primetime....


NBC Announces Digital 2014 Sochi Olympics Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - January 08, 2014

In addition to delivering more than 1,000 hours of live streaming coverage of the upcoming Sochi Games, NBCOlympics.com, America's preeminent digital destination for Olympic content and exclusive online home of Olympic video coverage, will deliver unprecedented digital-only original programming, the...


Bob Costas to Host Both Primetime & Late Night for NBC's SOCHI WINTER OLYMPICS Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - November 20, 2013

NBC Olympics announced today that Bob Costas will serve as host for NBC's primetime and late night coverage of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games....


Matt Lauer & Meredith Vieira to Host 2014 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony on NBC Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - February 06, 2014

NBCUniversal's coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi continues tomorrow, Friday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC with the Opening Ceremony hosted by Matt Lauer, co-anchor of TODAY, and Meredith Vieira, special correspondent for TODAY....


Lady Gaga-Hosted SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on Par with Miley Cyrus Episode in Adults 18-49
by Tyler Peterson - November 17, 2013

“Saturday Night Live,' with host and musical guest Lady Gaga, averaged a 4.9/12 in household results in Nielsen's 56 metered markets and a 2.6/12 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters, to match the show's highest rating in metered-market households since March 9 (with host and m...


NBC's THE BLACKLIST Set New All-Time Record
by Caryn Robbins - February 03, 2014

The Jan. 27 telecast of “The Blacklist” has set a new all-time record for biggest “live plus three-day” increase on U.S. broadcast or cable television, growing by 5.628 million viewers versus that night's “live plus same day” result from Nielsen Media Research (to 15.799 million vs. 10.171 million)....


SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Hits No. 1; Draws Third Best Ratings This Season
by TV News Desk - February 02, 2014

'Saturday Night Live,' with host with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Imagine Dragons, averaged a 5.4/13 in household results in Nielsen's 56 metered markets and a 2.9/12 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters, making it the #1 telecast of the night on the Big 4 networks ...


NBC Adds Moscow TV Journalist Vladimir Pozner to Olympics Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - December 11, 2013

Moscow-based television journalist Vladimir Pozner will make his U.S. Olympic broadcasting debut as a correspondent for NBC Olympics' coverage of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, it was announced today....


MSNBC Bests CNN in November
by Tyler Peterson - November 26, 2013

MSNBC dominated CNN in November ranking #2 in key dayparts including the morning, primetime and total day, according to data from Nielsen....


Fox's Coverage of World Series Game 1 Up 18% in Viewership
by Tyler Peterson - October 24, 2013

The Boston Red Sox and the World Series on FOX both delivered impressive Game 1 victories last night....


NBC Olympics Partners with 'VOICE' Winner Danielle Bradbery for Promo Campaign
by Tyler Peterson - December 10, 2013

NBC Olympics has partnered with the Emmy Award-winning program 'The Voice' to create a joint promotional campaign featuring Season Four winner Danielle Bradbery. The campaign, which debuts tonight on 'The Voice' at 9 p.m. ET on NBC, is built around Bradbery's performance of her song 'My Day,' which ...


NBC's THE VOICE Ranks #1, 2 and 3 in Primetime Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - December 24, 2013

NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Dec. 16-22, with “Sunday Night Football” and the Tuesday and Monday editions of “The Voice” ranking #1, 2 and 3 among primetime telecasts on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49....


NBC's Saints-Eagles Wild Card Game Is #1 Primetime Show
by Caryn Robbins - January 07, 2014

NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Dec. 30-Jan. 5 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, total viewers and most other key measures, with Saturday's Saints-Eagles NFL Wild Card Playoff game ranking #1 among primetime programs...


CNBC, MSNBC & USA Announce Coverage of Sochi OLYMPIC GAMES
by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2013

NBC Olympics will again utilize fully-distributed NBCUniversal cable channels CNBC, MSNBC, and USA Network to serve as Olympic platforms when they combine to televise 124 hours of live coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games this February from Sochi, Russia....


NBC's OLYMPICS Coverage Posts Best Thursday Rating Since September
by Caryn Robbins - February 07, 2014

Last night's bonus Sochi Winter Olympics coverage on NBC posted the highest average rating and viewership for Thursday primetime on any network in more than five months, according to live plus same day fast national data released today by The Nielsen Company....


Bravo and Oxygen Deliver Record Breaking Ratings Wednesday Night
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2013

Bravo Media earned its most-watched Wednesday of the year in primetime and total day and Oxygen Media delivered its best Wednesday primetime in network history with P18-49....


Major League Baseball Coverage Drives TBS to Top of Cable in October
by Tyler Peterson - October 29, 2013

Driven 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 prim...






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