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It was the week’s top morning show. NBC also won the week in primetime, averaging 9.3 million viewers. CBS had 7.7 million, Fox had 5.4 million, ABC had 4.8 million, the CW had 1.8 million, Univision had 1.6 million, Ion Television had 1.3 million and Telemundo had 1.1 million.

For the year to date, NBC has climbed within 902,000 viewers of CBS, the narrowest gap in 15 years, according to Nielsen figures. Longtime leader CBS has drawn 9.9 million viewers compared to NBC’s 9 million.

As with last week, NBC won largely on the strength of two football games. Sunday night’s clash between Philadelphia and Dallas was the week’s most-watched program, while Thursday’s face-off between Tennessee and Pittsburgh ranked third, Nielsen said. Sunday’s game was the fourth Sunday Night Football so far in this young season to top 20 million viewers.

The Country Music Association Awards on ABC was the most-watched entertainment program on television last week. However, NBC won the week’s ratings race on the strength of two football games.

A solid World Series enabled Fox to win the ratings race for a second straight week, averaging 9.7 million viewers in primetime. CBS had 8.2 million, NBC had 6.3 million, ABC had 4.5 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million, Univision had 1.4 million, the CW had 1.3 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

Sean Hannity’s move to the 9 p.m. timeslot paid immediate dividends for the network. President Donald Trump’s biggest cable news backer averaged 3.2 million viewers in October, topping Rachael Maddow’s 2.5 million. For the broadcast networks, baseball led Fox to the easy win for the week in primetime, with the network averaging 13.2 million viewers. CBS had 7.8 million, NBC had 6.9 million, ABC had 4.5 million, Telemundo had 1.48 million, Univision had 1.47 million, the CW had 1.35 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

The AMC show had 11.4 million viewers on Sunday night, down 33% from last fall’s seventh season premiere, which had 17 million. CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 8.8 million viewers. NBC had 7.5 million, winning among the 18-to-49-year-old age group watched closely by advertisers. ABC averaged 5.1 million viewers, Fox had 2.7 million, Telemundo had 1.43 million, the CW had 1.42 million, Univision had 1.4 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

CBS was the most popular network in primetime, averaging 8.9 million viewers. NBC had 7.3 million, ABC had 4.7 million, Fox had 2.9 million, the CW had 1.61 million, Telemundo had 1.57 million, Univision had 1.5 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

Overall for the week, CBS averaged 8.61 million viewers, while NBC had 7.36 million viewers. ABC had 5.3 million, Fox had 4.47 million, Univision had 1.48 million, Telemundo had 1.43 million, Ion Television had 1.11 million and the CW had 780,000.

Nielsen said Tuesday the weekend’s nationally televised games averaged 13.8 million viewers, down from 14.8 million the week before. Opening week registered 16.3 million viewers and the second week had 15.8 million. CBS averaged 9.5 million viewers in primetime last week. NBC had 7.8 million viewers, ABC had 5.8 million, Fox had 3.1 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, Univision had 1.38 million, Ion Television had 1.1 million and the CW had 900,000.

For the week, NBC averaged 7.8 million viewers in prime time. CBS had 6.2 million, ABC had 4.2 million, Fox had 2.7 million, Univision had 1.6 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1.3 million and the CW had 910,000.

For the week, ABC averaged 4.61 million viewers in primetime. NBC had 4.59 million, CBS had 3.9 million, Fox had 2.3 million, Univision and Telemundo were tied at 1.41 million, Ion Television had 1.3 million and the CW had 850,000.

The MTV Video Music Awards tallied 5.68 million viewers across 10 different networks on Sunday for a show dominated by Kendrick Lamar’s coronation and the debut of Taylor Swift’s new video. That’s down from the 6.5 million people who watched the VMAs in 2016, and the 9.8 million who watched the year before. Among the broadcast networks, NBC won the week in primetime, averaging 5.5 million viewers. CBS had 4.2 million, ABC had 3.1 million, Fox had 2.4 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1.3 million and the CW had 890,000.

Overall in primetime during this sleepy summer week, NBC averaged 5.1 million viewers. Runner-up CBS had 4.2 million, while ABC had 3.7 million, Fox had 1.7 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1.3 million and the CW had 910,000.

NBC averaged 4.9 million viewers in primetime last week, Nielsen said. CBS had 3.99 million, ABC had 3.95 million, Fox had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.49 million, Telemundo had 1.45 million, Ion Television had 1.3 million and the CW had 940,000. NBC’s Nightly News topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.8 million viewers. ABC’s World News was second with 7.5 million and the CBS Evening News had 6.4 million viewers.

Overall in primetime for the week, NBC averaged 5.4 million viewers. CBS was second with 4.1 million, ABC had 3.2 million, Fox had 1.6 million, just ahead of Univision with 1.5 million, while Telemundo had 1.34 million, Ion Television had 1.28 million, and the CW had 950,000.

Overall in primetime for the week, NBC averaged 4.7 million viewers in prime time. CBS was second with 4.3 million, ABC had 3.1 million, Fox had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.44 million, Telemundo had 1.39 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million, and the CW had 910,000.

CBS’s Late Show host scored his largest margin of victory since his debut week nearly two years ago for shows that featured segments filmed during his recent trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg. For the week, NBC averaged 5 million viewers in primetime. CBS was second with 4.4 million, ABC had 3 million, Fox had 1.8 million, Univision had 1.7 million, Ion Television had 1.26 million, Telemundo had 1.25 million and the CW had 970,000.

The game drew 9.3 million viewers to Fox to rank as the last week’s No. 2 program, Nielsen said Tuesday. That compares to 8.7 million for 2016’s game. HBO fielded the other big standout: The season seven premiere of Game of Thrones drew 10.1 million viewers, zooming past the previous bests in the 8-million range for other recent GOT season openers.

NBC averaged 4.6 million viewers for the week, CBS had 4.3 million, ABC had 3.6 million, Fox had 2 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 1.32 million, Telemundo had 1.26 million and the CW had 760,000.

Overall, ABC remained dominant in primetime for its third week, averaging 5.34 million viewers, while NBC was second with 4.53 million. CBS had 4.15 million viewers, Fox had 2.60 million, Univision had 1.42 million, Ion Television had 1.27 million, Telemundo had 940,000 and the CW had 780,000.

Basketball led ABC, which averaged 6.8 million viewers, to a weekly victory in primetime. NBC had 5.2 million viewers, CBS had 4.4 million, Fox had 2.3 million, Univision had 1.5 million, Ion television had 1.3 million, Telemundo had 870,000 and the CW had 820,000.

The traditional television season ended last Wednesday and, for the ninth year in a row, CBS finished as the most popular network in primetime. CBS has won 14 of the last 15 years. Nielsen said CBS averaged 9.6 million viewers a night in primetime, with time-delayed viewing of up to seven days included. The network was down 11% from last season. NBC was second, essentially flat from last year, ABC was third and down 9% and Fox gained 1%, although helped significantly by showing the Super Bowl in 2017.

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show had its widest margin of victory over NBC’s Tonight since Colbert’s debut week in September 2015. The CBS show averaged 3.06 million viewers last week, which was up 12% from the previous week. CBS won the week with a primetime average of 7.1 million viewers. NBC had 5.2 million, ABC had 5 million, Fox had 2.4 million, Univision had 1.7 million, the CW had 1.24 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million and Telemundo had 890,000.

CBS won with an average of 6.2 million viewers, claiming 13 of the week’s Top 20 shows. It was CBS’s eighth straight weekly win said. Runner-up NBC averaged 5.3 million viewers while placing four shows in the Top 20. ABC had 4.1 million, with two shows in the Top 20. Fox had 2.43 million, with its top-ranked series, Empire, placing 21st for the week. Univision had 1.7 million, the CW had 1.23 million, while Telemundo and Ion both had 1.21 million.

Bereft of hits and in the traditional April lull before the last big month of the traditional TV season, Fox averaged a paltry 2.2 million viewers last week. Its most popular show, Empire,aired a rerun that had barely over 3 million viewers. Despite having many of its shows in repeats, CBS won the week in primetime with an average of 6.7 million viewers.

NBC’s telecast last weekend — with host Jimmy Fallon, musician Harry Styles and with Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy delivering their hit impersonations of Donald Trump and Sean Spicer — was seen by 7.87 million people, or 21% more than the previous week’s telecast. CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 6.6 million viewers. ABC had 4.5 million, NBC had 4.4 million, Fox had 2.5 million, Univision had 1.5 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million, Ion Television had 1.1 million and the CW had 900,000.

Stephen Colbert won Nielsen ratings for the ninth consecutive time last week, his margin of 400,000 viewers the widest lead since the CBS star overtook Jimmy Fallon with a sharp concentration on politics. In primetime, CBS dominated last week with an average of 9.7 million viewers, boosted by the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

CBS easily won the week in primetime, averaging 7.4 million viewers. NBC had 5.6 million, ABC had 4.4 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Univision had 1.7 million, Telemundo had 1.31 million, the CW had 1.3 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

The heartwarming NBC series was second only to CBS’s NCIS for the most popular show of the week for its debut season finale last week. CBS still won the week in primetime, averaging 7.2 million viewers. NBC had 6.4 million, ABC had 4.6 million, Fox had 2.6 million, Univision had 1.6 million, Telemundo had 1.33 million, Ion Television had 1.29 million and the CW had 1.1 million.

CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 7.3 million viewers. NBC was second with 5.9 million, and won the 18-to-49-year-old age group that advertisers covet. ABC had 4.4 million, Fox had 2.6 million, Univision had 1.7 million, the CW had 1.34 million, Telemundo had 1.33 million and Ion Television had 1.2 million.

NBC averaged 7.3 million viewers in primetime for the week. CBS was second with 6.1 million, ABC had 3.2 million, Fox had 2.4 million, Univision had 2 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, the CW had 1.39 million and Ion Television had 1.3 million.

FBN averaged 218,000 viewers during the hours between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in February, an increase of 59% over February 2016. CNBC, meanwhile, dropped from 212,000 to 182,000 in the same measurement, Nielsen said. That’s a startling change for a marketplace where CNBC was once considered the unquestioned leader.

Overall in primetime, CBS averaged 7.55 million viewers, while runner-up NBC was far behind with 4.61 million viewers. ABC had 4.50 million viewers, Fox had 2.87 million, Univision had 1.89 million, Telemundo had 1.39 million, Ion Television had 1.27 million, and the CW had 1.23 million.

Last week’s show reached 10.8 million viewers, Nielsen said. To put that in perspective, the latenight show had a bigger audience than all but four primetime programs on TV last week. Among younger viewers, only the Grammys had better ratings.

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show on CBS won the latenight ratings competition last week over NBC’s Jimmy Fallon for the first time since Colbert replaced David Letterman in September 2015. It reflects a turnaround for the troubled show since former CBS This Morning executive Chris Licht was put in charge backstage and steered the show toward more topical content to match the times.

In a cluttered marketplace where it is hard for new programs to break through and get attention, This is Us is a rarity for the broadcast networks for its status as an instant hit. The show had 9.6 million viewers on NBC last Tuesday and, in a sign viewers are making a habit of seeking it out, gained nearly 5 million more viewers each of the last two weeks when people who watched on a delayed basis within three days are counted in.

NBC averaged 10 million viewers in primetime last week. CBS had 8.8 million, ABC had 4.5 million, Fox had 2.7 million, Univision had 1.7 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million, Ion Television had 1.4 million and the CW had 1.1 million.

In primetime for the week, NBC averaged 10.61 million viewers. CBS was second with 7.76 million viewers, Fox and ABC were tied with 4.49 million, Univision had 1.78 million, Telemundo had 1.53 million, the CW had 1.47 million and Ion Television had 1.22 million. NBC Nightly News won the week’s evening news race, averaging 9.18 million viewers to 9.11 million for ABC World News Tonight. The CBS Evening News had 7.62 million.

Aside from times when NBC had the Olympics or Super Bowl, the week ending Sunday was the network’s most-watched in 19 years, said Bob Greenblatt, NBC chairman. NBC averaged 10.6 million viewers for the week. CBS was second with 6.7 million viewers, Fox had 5.8 million, ABC had 5 million, the CW had 2.1 million, Univision had 1.8 million, Telemundo had 1.7 million and Ion Television had 1.4 million.