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CBS Entertainment
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456 BILLION MINUTES OF CBS PROGRAMMING WATCHED IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF 2024
CBS Programming Delivers +30% More Time Spent Than with Netflix Originals and +231% More Time Spent Than with All Other Streaming Competitors Combined Viewers have watched more than 456 billion minutes of CBS entertainment, news and sports programming across the Network, Paramount+, Pluto TV and the CBS app from Jan. 1-April 21, 2024. This is +30% higher than the total time spent with Netflix originals and +231% higher than with originals on all other streaming competitors combined*. The 456 billion minutes watched of CBS programming is up +5.8% from the same time period last year. (*Sou...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS TO WIN THE 2023-2024 SEASON FOR 16TH STRAIGHT YEAR; BREAKING TV’S LONGEST WINNING STREAK ON RECORD
Network Has the Top Four Most-Watched Series and 13 of the Top 20; In Multiplatform Viewing, CBS Has 10 Shows with Over 10 Million Viewers CBS will finish the 2023-24 season as “America’s Most-Watched Network” in primetime for the 16th consecutive season. This breaks broadcast television’s longest winning streak on record, also previously held by CBS, from 1955-1970. This is CBS’ 21st win in the last 22 years. The Network is also poised to win the season in the key demos including A25-54, A18-49 and A18-34. CBS is currently averaging 5.59 million viewers, +580,000 ahead of second place NBC...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS BY THE NUMBERS
The Network’s Series Have Led the Broadcast Pack Since February New Season Premieres, Winning Six Nights a Week and Holding 14 of the Top 20 Non-Sports Programs CBS has led the four broadcasters since its February new season premieres, winning six nights a week (Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Sunday). CBS is also home to 14 of the top 20 non-sports programs on television, including the top four most-watched programs. (Source: Nielsen, NPM, 02/12/24-04/14/24, Most Current Data) CBS BY THE NUMBERS: Six nights a week, CBS wins the night – Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Sunday. Six nigh...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS PREMIERE WEEK GROWTH CONTINUES WITH THURSDAY NIGHT LINEUP UP DOUBLE DIGITS OVER LAST SEASON’S PREMIERES
CBS’ Thursday lineup was #1 for the night averaging 5.17 million viewers, up +10% from its year ago premieres in viewers and up +13% compared to last season’s Thursday finales. YOUNG SHELDON, GHOSTS and SO HELP ME TODD season premieres were all up from last season and were the top three shows of the night. CBS’ Thursday lineup more than doubled second place NBC (2.40m, +115%), winning the night by +2.77 million. Live streaming of all three premieres posted double-digit gains from their year ago debuts. YOUNG SHELDON (8:00 PM, ET/PT) Averaged 7.78 million viewers – higher than any ep...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS’ TUESDAY FBI BLOCK CRUSHES COMPETITION WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT AUDIENCE GROWTH OVER LAST YEAR’S PREMIERE
Streaming Soars vs. Year Ago on Paramount+ and CBS Digital Platforms CBS was the #1 network for the night with 6.19 million viewers on its premiere Tuesday. The FBI, FBI: INTERNATIONAL and FBI: MOST WANTED block was +10% from its year ago Tuesday premieres and up +14% from the season finales. CBS topped second place ABC by +3.70 million, third place FOX by +4.21 million and fourth place NBC by +4.24 million viewers (more than 3x). FBI (8:00 PM) Averaged 7.57 million viewers Up +16% from the year ago premiere Up +20% from the finale Up +11% from the 2023/24 season av...
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CBS Entertainment
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CBS PREMIERE WEEK KICKS OFF WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT NETWORK AND STREAMING GROWTH FOR MONDAY NIGHT LINEUP
On CBS “The Neighborhood” +22%, “Bob Hearts Abishola” +17% and “NCIS” +26% From Year Ago Premieres On Streaming “The Neighborhood” +28%, “Bob Hearts Abishola” +27%, “NCIS” +36% and “NCIS: Hawai’i” +23% From Year Ago Premieres THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, NCIS and NCIS: HAWAI’I delivered a Monday night audience averaging 6.13 million viewers, beating the Network’s closest competitor by +2.55 million viewers. These four series were the four most-watched broadcast shows on Monday night. THE NEIGHBORHOOD (8:00 PM) averaged 5.79 million viewers, up +22%* BOB HEARTS ABISH...
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CBS Entertainment
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POST-SUPER BOWL “TRACKER” PREMIERE AMASSED 18.4 MILLION VIEWERS, EXPECTED TO SURPASS 25 MILLION VIEWERS BY END OF THE WEEK
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Posted Its Largest Audience since 2021 and “After Midnight” Scored Its Most-Watched Episode Ever TRACKER’s post-Super Bowl series premiere amassed 18.4 million viewers and was the most-watched primetime entertainment program since the 2021 debut of THE EQUALIZER also following the Super Bowl. Based on L+3 playback and the upcoming encore episode (Thursday, Feb. 15, 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) estimates, this number is projected to pass 25 million viewers or more by the end of the week. In late night, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT with guests John Kra...
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CBS Sports
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CBS SPORTS’ PRESENTATION OF SUPER BOWL LVIII IS MOST-WATCHED TELECAST IN HISTORY WITH 123.4 MILLION VIEWERS ACROSS PLATFORMS
120.0 Million Viewers Watched on CBS, Largest Audience Ever for Single Network Most-Streamed Super Bowl Ever, Led by Record-Setting Audience on Paramount+ CBS Sports’ coverage of SUPER BOWL LVIII, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers, delivered the most-watched telecast in history with a Total Audience Delivery of 123.4 million average viewers across all platforms, including the CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, and CBS Sports, Univision and NFL digital properties, including NFL+. Viewership figures are bas...
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The 66th Annual Grammy Awards
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“THE 66TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS” UP +34% FROM LAST YEAR, AVERAGING 16.9 MILLION VIEWERS, ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE SINCE 2020
Live+3-Day Projections Expected to Amass Over 17 Million Viewers Paramount+ Live Viewership Was the GRAMMY Awards’ Highest Ever, Up +173% From Last Year THE 66TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS: Viewership is up +34% from last year, averaging 16.9 million viewers, its largest GRAMMYs audience since 2020. Live +3-day viewership will lift audience past 17 million viewers. GRAMMY Awards remains the #1 music awards show for the 18th consecutive year. On Paramount+, GRAMMY Awards live viewership was its highest ever, up +173% from last year. The show peaked in the9:45 PMqua...