Yahoo Lifestyle Olympics & ‘America’s Got Talent’ Help NBC Win TV Season, Again
NBC has once again triumphed in the ratings over the 52-week season thanks to its coverage of the Paris Olympics and trusted summer hit America’s Got Talent.
The network won the 2023-24 season in both total viewers and the 18-49 demo for all programs.
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This is not unusual as the network has consistently won the year over the last ten years (Fox beat it in the 2019/20 season) thanks to its summer programming.
CBS was the most-watched network when taking into account programming between September and May.
The Olympics was a big draw for the Comcast-owned company, also helping to boost NBC Nightly News.
Sunday Night Football remained number one for the 13th consecutive season; SNL was the number one entertainment series in the 18-49 demo and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was the number one entertainment telecast of the season in total viewers.
One Chicago was the number one night of dramas in both total viewers and 18-49, while Law & Order: SVU, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire were top five dramas in the 18-49.
On the unscripted side, The Voice was the most-watched alternative series between September and May and AGT remained summer’s most watched broadcast alternative show for the 19th year in a row.
This comes as NBC is launching its 2024-25 season next week with a two-hour episode of The Voice, featuring new coaches Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé, and the premiere of Zachary Quinto medical drama Brilliant Minds. Other new shows include Happy’s Place starring Reba McEntire and St. Denis Medical.
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