Nielsen Wire » 2000 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 The Emmys On TV: Historical Audience Ratings http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/the-emmys-on-tv-historical-audience-ratings/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/the-emmys-on-tv-historical-audience-ratings/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:54:04 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1496

Sunday’s broadcast of the 2008 Emmy Awards drew just over 12.3 million U.S. viewers. By comparison, the 2000 Emmy Awards drew the largest U.S. television audience (21.8 million viewers) of any Emmys telecast in the past 20 years.

The 1979 Emmys, hosted by Henry Winkler and Cheryl Ladd, drew the largest TV audience on record (20.8 million households). The 1986 Emmy Awards, hosted by David Letterman, ranked second overall, with 20.2 million households — an estimated 35.8 million viewers ages two and older — tuning in.

Nielsen’s Emmy ratings date back to 1956.

Date Network Number of Households Number of Viewers (P2+)
9/21/2008* ABC 9,371,000 12,339,000
9/16/2007* FOX 9,445,000 12,951,000
8/27/2006* NBC 11,669,000 16,184,000
9/18/2005 CBS 13,760,000 18,683,000
9/19/2004 ABC 10,336,000 13,788,000
9/21/2003 FOX 12,751,000 17,937,000
9/22/2002 NBC 14,397,000 19,987,000
11/4/2001 CBS 12,045,000 17,117,000
9/10/2000 ABC 14,554,000 21,798,000
9/12/1999 FOX 11,777,000 17,454,000
9/13/1998 NBC 13,526,000 19,365,000
9/14/1997 CBS 13,264,000 18,774,000
9/8/1996 ABC 13,962,000 20,582,000
9/10/1995 FOX 11,892,000 18,041,000
9/11/1994 ABC 13,928,000 21,246,000
9/19/1993 ABC 12,811,000 18,900,000
8/30/1992 FOX 12,802,000 20,415,000
8/25/1991 FOX 11,640,000 18,507,600
9/16/1990 FOX 7,630,000 12,299,566
9/17/1989 FOX 10,500,000 17,209,500
8/28/1988 FOX 9,210,000 15,426,750
Source: The Nielsen Company (1988 – 2008)
*Note: Live+Same Day viewing estimates include DVR playback on the same day, defined as 3AM – 3AM

View Nielsen’s historic Emmy Awards TV ratings from 1956 to present.

]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/the-emmys-on-tv-historical-audience-ratings/feed/ 1 2000 Sydney Olympics: U.S. Primetime TV Ratings http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/2000-sydney-olympics-us-primetime-tv-ratings/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/2000-sydney-olympics-us-primetime-tv-ratings/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:42:17 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=445 NBC’s primetime coverage of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games drew an average audience of 21.5 million viewers over 17 individual telecasts.

DATE NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+)
Fri, 9/15/2000 NBC 27,275,000
Sat, 9/16/2000 NBC 21,019,000
Sun, 9/17/2000 NBC 23,883,000
Mon, 9/18/2000 NBC 21,042,000
Tues, 9/19/2000 NBC 24,081,000
Wed, 9/20/2000 NBC 22,315,000
Thurs, 9/21/2000 NBC 22,955,000
Fri, 9/22/2000 NBC 23,153,000
Sat, 9/23/2000 NBC 21,452,000
Sun, 9/24/2000 NBC 25,741,000
Mon, 9/25/2000 NBC 24,420,000
Tues, 9/26/2000 NBC 18,633,000
Wed, 9/27/2000 NBC 20,423,000
Thurs, 9/28/2000 NBC 20,859,000
Fri, 9/29/2000 NBC 15,551,000
Sat, 9/30/2000 NBC 16,296,000
Sun, 10/1/2000 NBC 16,706,000
Source: The Nielsen Company (September 15, 2000 – October 1, 2000)
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