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tv

Week of April 8, 2019
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPSCBS11.619,723
2NCISCBS7.411,824
360 MINUTESCBS5.68,718
4CODE, THECBS5.28,137
5BLUE BLOODSCBS5.28,085
6VOICENBC4.87,621
7VOICE-TUENBC4.77,317
8CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP-PRECBS4.67,469
9SURVIVORCBS4.57,597
10GREY'S ANATOMYABC4.56,818
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of April 8, 2019
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1GAME OF THRONESHBO PRIME6.011,760
2BREAKHBO PRIME3.97,405
3BREAKHBO PRIME3.87,662
4GAME OF THRONES (67:)HBO PRIME2.44,330
5HANNITYFOX NEWS CHANNEL2.33,472
6MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L (SECOND ROUND)ESPN2.33,228
7HANNITYFOX NEWS CHANNEL2.23,299
8HANNITYFOX NEWS CHANNEL2.13,164
9TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHTFOX NEWS CHANNEL2.13,067
10MASTERS RAIN FILL LESPN2.02,880
Source: Nielsen. Total Day Cable Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of April 1, 2019
RankProgramOrig.RatingViewers (000)
1JUDGE JUDY (AT)CBS TV DISTRIBUTION6.89,364
2WHEEL OF FORTUNECBS TV DISTRIBUTION6.19,693
3JEOPARDY (AT)CBS TV DISTRIBUTION6.19,581
4FAMILY FEUD (AT)20TH TELEVISION6.08,945
5BIG BANG-SYN (AT)WARNER BROS. TV4.46,714
6FAMILY FEUD-WK (AT)20TH TELEVISION3.24,984
7DATELINE WKLY (AT)NBC UNIVERSAL3.14,244
8ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT(AT)CBS TV DISTRIBUTION2.94,180
9INSIDE EDITION (AT)CBS TV DISTRIBUTION2.94,135
10DR. PHIL SHOW (AT)CBS TV DISTRIBUTION2.73,557
Source: Nielsen. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television. Please note: Syndication data requires an additional week of processing.
Week of April 8, 2019
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1PEQUENOS GIGANTES 4 SUNUNI7.01704
2ROSA DE GUADALUPE WEDUNI6.71722
3ROSA DE GUADALUPE MONUNI6.71623
4ROSA DE GUADALUPE TUEUNI6.51611
5ROSA DE GUADALUPE THUUNI6.41583
6MI MARIDO TIE MAS FAM WEDUNI6.41532
7JESUS MONUNI6.21466
8JESUS TUEUNI6.11480
9JESUS WEDUNI6.11453
10MI MARIDO TIE MAS FAM TUEUNI6.01474
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of Hispanic TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of April 8, 2019
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)
1CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPSCBS14.22946
2EMPIREFOX12.72479
3STARFOX11.12189
4NBA PLAYOFFS ON ABC-SA1ABC8.91824
5CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP-PRECBS5.61117
6GREY'S ANATOMYABC5.2996
7NCISCBS5.2957
8STATION 19ABC5.1973
960 MINUTESCBS4.9959
10BLUE BLOODSCBS4.9945
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of April 8, 2019
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)Composite Viewers (000)% Of Composite Viewers
1CBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPSCBS6.817719,7231%
2SURVIVORCBS4.71217,5972%
3NCISCBS4.611611,8241%
460 MINUTESCBS3.8968,7181%
5MODERN FAMILYABC3.7954,8112%
6VOICENBC3.7957,6211%
7AMERICAN IDOL-SUNABC3.7957,2641%
8GREY'S ANATOMYABC3.3846,8181%
9VOICE-TUENBC3.2827,3171%
10GOLDBERGS, THEABC3.1804,6352%
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.
Week of April 8, 2019
RankProgramNetworkRatingViewers (000)Composite Viewers (000)% Of Composite Viewers
1GAME OF THRONESHBO PRIME7.519111,7602%
2RACHEL MADDOW SHOWMSNBC2.6662,5483%
3UNTUCKED 10VH12.66640616%
4RUPAULS DRAG RACE 11VH12.56440316%
5BREAKHBO PRIME2.4613,7182%
6ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYESMSNBC1.3341,5682%
7LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELLMSNBC1.3332,0242%
8SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONFOOD NETWORK1.1281,0393%
9CURSE OF OAK ISLANDHISTORY1.0273,0581%
10LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLDTLC1.0251,3362%
Source: Nielsen. Primetime Broadcast Programs. Viewing estimates on this page include Live viewing and DVR playback on the Same Day, defined as 3am-3am. Ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.

music

Billboard issue date April 20, 2019
RankLast WeekArtistSong
13LIL NAS X FEATURING BILLY RAY CYRUSOld Town Road
21BLAKE SHELTONGod's Country
3JONAS BROTHERSCool
42LADY GAGA & BRADLEY COOPERShallow
524THOMAS RHETTLook What God Gave Her
66JONAS BROTHERSSucker
74POST MALONE & SWAE LEESunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)
85POST MALONEWow.
915LUKE COMBSBeautiful Crazy
1010AVA MAXSweet But Psycho
Source: Billboard chart with data supplied by Nielsen
Billboard issue date April 20, 2019
RankLast WeekArtistSong
11LIL NAS X FEATURING BILLY RAY CYRUSOld Town Road
22POST MALONE & SWAE LEESunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)
34POST MALONEWow.
43ARIANA GRANDE7 Rings
55HALSEYWithout Me
68JONAS BROTHERSSucker
76CARDI B & BRUNO MARSPlease Me
816KHALIDBetter
910J. COLEMiddle Child
109MARSHMELLO & BASTILLEHappier
Source: Billboard chart with data supplied by Nielsen
Billboard issue date April 20, 2019
RankLast WeekArtistSong
11ARIANA GRANDE7 Rings
22HALSEYWithout Me
38JONAS BROTHERSSucker
43BENNY BLANCO, HALSEY & KHALIDEastside
54PANIC! AT THE DISCOHigh Hopes
u=69SAM SMITH & NORMANIDancing With A Stranger
76ELLIE GOULDING X DIPLO FEATURING SWAE LEEClose To Me
87POST MALONEWow.
95CARDI B & BRUNO MARSPlease Me
1012AVA MAXSweet But Psycho
Source: Billboard chart with data supplied by Nielsen

video games

Top 10 Games To Buy Next - console and PC

Week ended April 6, 2019
RankLast WeekTitle
11Mortal Kombat 11
24Days Gone
37World War Z
4 - Borderlands 3
53Fortnite
511FIFA 19
715Devil May Cry 5
89Kingdom Hearts III
811The Last of Us: Part II
825Team Sonic Racing
Source: Nielsen Video Game Tracking asks the following question every week among gamers: “Which video game are you most looking forward to buying next?”

social

Week of April 8, 2019
RankProgramDateNetworkTotal Interactions (000)Facebook Interactions (000)Instagram Interactions (000)Twitter Interactions (000)
1Game of Thrones04/14/2019HBO5343453664933
2Saturday Night Live04/13/2019NBC524121415097
3WWE Monday Night RAW04/08/2019USA Network30662962017753
4American Idol04/14/2019ABC1625232129598
5WWE SmackDown!04/09/2019USA Network1442631071309
6American Idol04/08/2019ABC741132493116
7Grey's Anatomy04/11/2019ABC6754359240
8Brooklyn Nine-Nine04/11/2019NBC5588446104
9RuPaul's Drag Race04/11/2019VH15553392161
10World of Dance04/14/2019NBC5517046516
Source: Nielsen. Interactions are a measure of total relevant social media activity grossed across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter from three hours before through three hours after broadcast, local time. Sports Events, Series, and Specials include those on Broadcast and National Cable with metrics available across social platforms. Sports Events are across all day parts. Series and Specials include new/live primetime and late fringe programming only. For multicast events, networks are listed alphabetically and metrics reflect the highest volume of interactions across all airing networks, denoted with an asterisk. Owned activity for Facebook includes comments, shares, and likes. Owned activity for Instagram includes comments and likes. Twitter activity includes owned and organic program-related Tweets and the corresponding retweets, quotes, replies, and likes.
Week of April 8, 2019
RankProgramDateNetworkTotal Interactions (000)Facebook Interactions (000)Instagram Interactions (000)Twitter Interactions (000)
12019 Masters Tournament: Final Round04/14/2019CBS567386116663146
2NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors04/13/2019ABC36202703007343
3NBA Basketball: Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics04/14/2019TNT2323682027229
4NBA Basketball: Brooklyn Nets at Philadelphia 76ers04/13/2019ESPN2269821693495
52019 NCAA Basketball Tournament: Texas Tech vs. Virginia04/08/2019CBS19021445431214
6NBA Basketball: Orlando Magic at Toronto Raptors04/13/2019ESPN1900751494331
7NBA Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets04/13/2019ESPN16621261290246
8NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City Thunder at Portland Trail Blazers04/14/2019ABC1594711274249
9NBA Basketball: Detroit Pistons at Milwaukee Bucks04/14/2019TNT1489721232185
10NBA Basketball: Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets04/14/2019TNT115683938135
Source: Nielsen. Interactions are a measure of total relevant social media activity grossed across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter from three hours before through three hours after broadcast, local time. Sports Events, Series, and Specials include those on Broadcast and National Cable with metrics available across social platforms. Sports Events are across all day parts. Series and Specials include new/live primetime and late fringe programming only. For multicast events, networks are listed alphabetically and metrics reflect the highest volume of interactions across all airing networks, denoted with an asterisk. Owned activity for Facebook includes comments, shares, and likes. Owned activity for Instagram includes comments and likes. Twitter activity includes owned and organic program-related Tweets and the corresponding retweets, quotes, replies, and likes.
Week of April 8, 2019
RankTalentProgramNetworkTotal Engagements (000)Facebook Engagements (000)Instagram Engagements (000)Twitter Engagements (000)
1Katy PerryAmerican IdolABC10474294758
2Luke BryanAmerican IdolABC2891725418
3Dwayne JohnsonFinding JusticeBET21902172
4Sean HannityHannityFOX News Channel164200144
5Plastique TiaraRuPaul's Drag RaceVH1140011722
6Chris HayesAll In With Chris HayesMSNBC13100131
7Young BaeBlack Ink CrewVH1820820.3
8Terry CrewsBrooklyn Nine-NineNBC700645
9Pauly DDouble Shot at Love With DJ Pauly D and VinnyMTV642602
10Brooke Lynn HytesRuPaul's Drag RaceVH16314023
Source: Nielsen. Engagements are a measure of total relevant owned social media activity grossed across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. TV Talent is for primetime programming only. Owned engagement for Facebook includes comments, shares, and likes. Owned engagement for Instagram includes comments and likes. Owned engagement for Twitter includes retweets, quotes, replies, and likes.