Nielsen Wire » ratings http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire Consumer Insights, News, Research & Reports Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 2010 World Cup Final Becomes Most Watched Soccer Game in U.S. TV History http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/2010-world-cup-final-becomes-most-watched-soccer-game-in-u-s-tv-history/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/2010-world-cup-final-becomes-most-watched-soccer-game-in-u-s-tv-history/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:24:54 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=22948 Yesterday’s World Cup Final between Spain and the Netherlands drew a total of 24.3 million U.S. viewers, making it the most watched soccer game in U.S. television history, according to The Nielsen Company. The figure, which includes viewership on both ABC and Univision during the two-and-a-half-hour game window (2:30 to 5pm ET), surpasses the record of 19.4 million viewers that tuned in to the U.S.-Ghana match earlier in this World Cup.

Most Watched Soccer Games in the U.S.
Rank Date Game Network(s) Viewers
1 7/11/2010 Spain-Netherlands ABC/Univision 24.3 million
2 6/26/2010 USA-Ghana ABC/Univision 19.4 million
3 7/17/1994 Brazil-Italy ABC/Univision 18.1 million
4 7/10/1999 USA-China (women) ABC 18.0 million
5 6/12/2010 USA-England ABC/Univision 17.1 million
Source: The Nielsen Company

San Francisco was the top ranked market for the English language broadcast with a 14.5 local household rating. San Diego placed second with a 13.6 household rating, followed bythe New York market with a 13.1 rating.

2010 World Cup Finals (7/11/10)
Local Market Rankings – English Language
Rank Market Rating Share Households (000)
1 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose 14.7 36 367
2 San Diego 13.6 28 146
3 New York 13.1 30 984
4 MIami-Ft. Lauderdale 12.0 22 184
5 Washington, DC 11.9 25 277
6 Los Angeles 11.3 24 642
7 Austin 10.3 21 70
8 Seattle-Tacoma 10.0 26 183
9 Cincinnati 9.5 19 87
10 Boston (Manchester) 9.1 22 220

Source: The Nielsen Company

The Spanish Language telecast on Univision earned its highest ratings in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale with a 16.8 rating. Los Angeles and Houston followed with 11.5 and 10.2 local household ratings, respectively.

2010 World Cup Finals (7/11/10)
Local Market Rankings – Spanish Language
Rank Market Rating Share Households (000)
1 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale 16.8 31 259
2 Los Angeles 11.9 25 675
3 Houston 10.7 21 228
4 Las Vegas 8.1 15 59
5 San Antonio 6.7 13 56
6 Dallas-Ft. Worth 6.6 14 169
7 Phoenix 5.6 12 104
8 New York 5.4 12 404
9 Austin 5.1 10 35
10 Chicago 4.5 10 158
Source: The Nielsen Company
]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/2010-world-cup-final-becomes-most-watched-soccer-game-in-u-s-tv-history/feed/ 1 Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-sept-29-oct-5-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-sept-29-oct-5-2008/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:31:43 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2216 RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+) 1 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 18,883,000 2 NCIS CBS 17,470,000 3 60 MINUTES CBS 16,648,000 4 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 15,685,000 5 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS ABC 15,491,000 6 MENTALIST, THE CBS 15,484,000 7 CSI: NY CBS 14,878,000 8 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 14,780,000 9 CSI: MIAMI CBS 14,345,000 10 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 14,207,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 29, 2008 – October 5, 2008). ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-sept-29-oct-5-2008/feed/ 0 Top 10 Cable TV Rankings: Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-sept-29-oct-5-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-sept-29-oct-5-2008/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:28:10 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=2214 RANK NAME NETWORK DAYS VIEWERS (P2+) 1 NFL REGULAR SEASON L (RAVENS/STEELERS) ESPN MONDAY 11,783,000 2 VP DEBATE(S)-10/02/2008 FOXNC THURSDAY 11,098,000 3 SR/VICE PRES DEBATE 2008(S)-10/02/2008 CNN THURSDAY 10,685,000 4 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOXNC THURSDAY 9,801,000 5 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN THURSDAY 7,961,000 6 VP DEBATE CVG(S)-10/02/2008 FOXNC THURSDAY 7,372,000 7 VP DEBATE ANALYSIS(S)-10/02/2008 FOXNC THURSDAY 6,977,000 8 MLB DIVISION SERIES (ANGELS-RED SOX 3) TBSC SUNDAY 6,199,000 9 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC THURSDAY 5,624,000 10 MLB DIVISION SERIES (DODGERS-CUBS 1) TBSC WEDNESDAY 5,381,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 29, 2008 – October 5, 2008). ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-sept-29-oct-5-2008/feed/ 0 Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: September 22 – 28, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-22-28-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-22-28-2008/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:14:27 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1797 RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+) 1 DANCING WITH THE STARS ABC 21,338,000 2 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ABC 18,684,000 3 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM ABC 18,469,000 4 DANCING W/STARS SP-9/23(S) ABC 18,302,000 5 NCIS CBS 18,026,000 6 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 17,340,000 7 CSI: MIAMI CBS 17,233,000 8 CRIMINAL MINDS CBS 17,007,000 9 DANCING W/STARS RESULT SP(S) ABC 15,867,000 10 MENTALIST, THE CBS 15,603,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 22, 2008 – September, 28 2008) ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-22-28-2008/feed/ 0 Top 10 Cable TV Rankings: September 22 – 28, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-22-28-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-22-28-2008/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:13:24 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1862 RANK NAME NETWORK DAYS VIEWERS (P2+) 1 NFL REGULAR SEASON L (JETS/CHARGERS) ESPN MONDAY 11,881,000 2 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE(S)-09/26/2008 FOXNC FRIDAY 8,211,000 3 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOXNC FRIDAY 7,413,000 4 SR/PRES DEBATE 1 2008(S)-09/26/2008 CNN FRIDAY 7,140,000 5 COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L (ALABAMA/GEORGIA) ESPN SATURDAY 6,683,000 6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN FRIDAY 6,502,000 7 COLL FTBALL-THUR NIGHT L (USC/OREGON STATE) ESPN THURSDAY 6,456,000 8 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CVG(S)-09/26/2008 FOXNC FRIDAY 5,850,000 9 SUITE LIFE ON DECK DSNY FRIDAY 5,666,000 10 SUITE LIFE ON DECK DSNY SATURDAY 5,129,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 22, 2008 – September 28, 2008) ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-22-28-2008/feed/ 0 Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: September 15 – 21, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-15-21-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-15-21-2008/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:05:25 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1510 RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+) 1 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 22,230,000 2 HOUSE FOX 14,773,000 3 60 MINUTES CBS 14,594,000 4 SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK NBC 14,024,000 5 FRINGE FOX 13,272,000 6 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS(S) ABC 12,339,000 7 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED NBC 12,235,000 8 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 NBC 10,924,000 9 CSI CBS 10,190,000 10 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 9/18(S) NBC 10,032,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 15, 2008 – September 21, 2008) ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-15-21-2008/feed/ 0 Top 10 Cable TV Rankings: September 15 – 21, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-15-21-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-15-21-2008/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:00:03 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1507 RANK NAME NETWORK DAYS VIEWERS (P2+) 1 NFL REGULAR SEASON – L (EAGLES/COWBOYS) ESPN MONDAY 18,608,000 2 CLOSER, THE TNT MONDAY 7,627,000 3 COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME – L (LSU/AUBURN) ESPN SATURDAY 5,562,000 4 HANNITY & COLMES FOXNC WEDNESDAY 4,921,000 5 NFL SPORTSCENTER – L ESPN MONDAY 4,759,000 6 BURN NOTICE USA THURSDAY 4,665,000 7 HANNITY & COLMES FOXNC THURSDAY 4,589,000 8 ARMY WIVES LIF SUNDAY 4,374,000 9 RAISING THE BAR TNT MONDAY 4,210,000 10 WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA MONDAY 4,209,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 15, 2008 – September 21, 2008) ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-15-21-2008/feed/ 0 Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: September 8 – 14, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-8-14-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-8-14-2008/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:12:21 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1334 RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+) 1 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 17,834,000 2 SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK NBC 13,559,000 3 60 MINUTES CBS 12,540,000 4 SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL ABC 11,939,000 5 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED NBC 11,704,000 6 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT NBC 11,612,000 7 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 NBC 10,849,000 8 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 9/11(S) NBC 9,833,000 9 DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON NBC 9,651,000 10 TWO AND A HALF MEN CBS 9,177,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 8, 2008 – September 14, 2008) ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-8-14-2008/feed/ 0 Top 10 Cable TV Rankings: September 1 – 7, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-1-7-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-1-7-2008/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:13:30 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1220 RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+) 1 YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008 FOXNC 9,187,000 2 YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/03/2008 FOXNC 9,038,000 3 2008 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS MTV 8,425,000 4 CLOSER, THE TNT 8,050,000 5 YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/03/2008 FOXNC 8,016,000 6 RAISING THE BAR TNT 7,735,000 7 YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008 FOXNC 7,010,000 8 COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L (MIAMI/FLORIDA) ESPN 6,954,000 9 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC 6,644,000 10 YOU DEC 08-REP CONVENTION(S)-09/04/2008 FOXNC 6,440,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 1, 2008 – September 7, 2008) ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-cable-tv-rankings-september-1-7-2008/feed/ 0 Top 10 Broadcast TV Rankings: September 1 – 7, 2008 http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-1-7-2008/ http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-1-7-2008/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:54:03 +0000 admin http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/?p=1218 RANK NAME NETWORK VIEWERS (P2+) 1 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NBC 18,351,000 2 NBC NFL THURSDAY SPECIAL(S) NBC 13,531,000 3 SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK NBC 13,337,000 4 FOX NFL SUNDAY-PST GN-NAT FOX 12,907,000 5 DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON NBC 10,964,000 6 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT NBC 10,772,000 7 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED NBC 10,249,000 8 60 MINUTES CBS 10,075,000 9 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 NBC 10,026,000 10 BONES FOX 9,739,000 Source: The Nielsen Company (September 1, 2008 – September 7, 2008) ]]> http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/top-10-broadcast-tv-rankings-september-1-7-2008/feed/ 0