Most viewed shows and networks
Via Inscape, Vizio’s TV data producer with glass-level insights from a panel of more than 19 million active and subscribed smart TVs. The data is written, live TV only and includes all types of episodes (new and reruns). Sort by percentile engagement time (i.e. time spent watching).
An entertaining semi-final series means the NBA playoffs are once again the most watched program in this week’s watch time rankings. From May 2-8, the National Basketball Association accounted for 3.92% of all TV minutes watched — up from 3.53% the previous week, despite fewer games.
Some additional thoughts on the best programs on TV:
- The first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs meant wall-to-wall hockey across ESPN and TNT networks, and 1.33% of the week’s minutes were watched.
- Despite the race lasting only two minutes, the 148th Kentucky Derby still scored 0.69% of TV watch time over the course of the week.
- Besides hockey and the Kentucky Derby, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir He is another weekly newcomer in our ranking by watch time, moving from 30th to 24th.
- The syndicated sitcoms held strong for another week, with friends (number 9) , two and a half men (No. 15) and golden girls (No. 22) All appear in this week’s ranking.
ABC remains the most-watched network for the fourth consecutive week, thanks in part to the NBA playoffs. The network recorded 7.05% of minutes watched for the week, beating NBC (6.45%) and CBS (6.40%) in the lead.
More insights into the most viewed networks from May 2-8:
- The IFC is climbing again, from ninth to eighth place by watch time, again relying on blockbuster sitcoms such as two and a half menAnd Everyone loves Raymond And Parks and recreational resorts.
- The playoff events in the NHL and NBA fueled a modest rise in minutes watched for TNT, which increased watch time from 3.14% to 3.55% week by week.
- The History channel fluctuates from number 23 to number 20 according to watch time, through new episodes of Curse of Oak Islandamong other programmes.
- INSP is the only newcomer on the network week after week, going from 26th to 25th in minutes watched, thanks in part to gun smoke joint ventilation.
Top shows and networks by TV ad impressions
Via iSpot.tv, the always-on TV ad measurement and referral company. Sort by TV ad impressions for new episodes only.
NBA playoffs still dominated the most television ad impressions from May 2-8, providing more than 4.3 billion – 8.3% of the total on television and more than four times the impressions made by the Stanley Cup playoffs (No. ) a program).
More data on top shows by TV ad impressions:
- The Kentucky Derby took seventh place in terms of impressions during the week, at 1.37% as viewers followed the race before and after the country’s most popular horse race.
- With over 1 billion TV ad impressions during the first week of the playoff game, the NHL increased impressions nearly 25 times compared to the last week of the regular season.
- Live sports kept big impressions this week, with the NBA (No. 1), NHL (No. 2), Kentucky Derby (No. 7), MLB (No. 11) and the PGA Tour (No. 18) all over. Among the top 25 programs by impressions.
- the view The number of impressions increased by about 16% week by week, gradually rising from the 18th to the 17th place in our ranking.
ABC’s NBA Playoffs Focus presents the number one spot in ad impressions by network rankings again, May 2-8. The NBA accounted for approximately 15% of network appearances during the week.
Additional Insights on Top Networks by Impressions May 2-8:
- Coverage of the Kentucky Derby is among the biggest reasons for the 15% increase in impressions on NBC week after week, with the race garnering more than 700 million impressions for the network.
- popular reality show United States Exathlon She made over 22% of Telemundo impressions for the week, making a jump from 11th to 10th in our rankings, on a weekly basis.
- Fox Sports 1’s impressions are up 31% week over week, thanks in large part to NASCAR’s coverage on the network (accounting for more than 53% of FS1 impressions for the week).
- Programming on May 2 made up nearly 25% of Fox’s impressions for the week, thanks to 9-1-1 And 9-1-1: Lone Star.
