Dolly Parton continues to be a beloved icon — if ratings for the recent tribute specials across four different networks are any indication. ABC, CBS, NBC and The CW all attracted decent-sized crowds for quickly-scheduled specials that aired in late August — not particularly a time for major viewership. Among the highlights, ABC aired a
Spain’s victory over Argentina in Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final broke records in the United States: an average of 38,937,000 viewers watched it on Fox, making it the most-watched soccer broadcast in American television history and the most-watched FIFA World Cup final ever in the U.S., according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, on the Spanish side,
The final 35-day cross-platform ratings for the 2025-2026 TV season are finally available, now that the official end of the TV season is more than a month away. According to Nielsen’s 35-day multiplatform linear and streaming ratings, Netflix’s “Stranger Things” remained the most-watched non-sports series of the TV season, with 32.9 million viewers, followed by
Just one day after Fox Sports’ coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals broke records, they did it again. Wednesday’s match between Argentina and England averaged 15.063 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semi-final match in English-speaking history. This surpassed Tuesday’s showdown between Spain and France, which averaged
The July 11 UFC main stream featuring the 69-second fight between Conor McGregor and Max Holloway averaged 6.5 million viewers in the U.S. and Latin America on Paramount+. That combined statistic is according to Nielsen in the US and Adobe Analytic + Channel Partner in Latin America. The two-and-a-half-hour stream peaked at 8 million simultaneous
The 2026 FIFA World Cup continues to break records on American English-language television. Tuesday’s match between Spain and France averaged 11.462 million viewers this Tuesday on Fox, making it the most-watched FIFA Men’s World Cup semi-final broadcast in the history of English-language television in the United States. That record audience saw Spain eliminate France and