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Nielsen has released their television show ratings from September 2022-May 2023, and there is some very interesting data listed here.

TLC is seeing some renewed interest in Sister Wives.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The Republicans don’t need Donald Trump to get people to pay attention to their causes. Approximately 12.8 million viewers tuned in Wednesday night to see a telecast of the first Republican primary debate in the race for the 2024 presidential election, according to data from Nielsen, with 11.1 million viewers watching the event on Fox News Channel and another 1.7 million viewing it on sister outlet Fox Business Network. Eight candidates took part.

After a four-week streak, Suits didn’t manage to break its own record for viewing minutes in a single measurement week from July 24 to July 30.

Fox News drew more than 12.8 million viewers in its coverage of the first 2024 Republican presidential debate.

Harvey and Donna’s curious can opener is not about to make a comeback, Suits fans.

Audiences don’t appear to be slowing down on their Suits binge any time soon.

It was just announced that Suits is continuing to set ratings records, nearly four years after the final episode aired on USA Network.

The View is coming back!

Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent “The View” will welcome back all of its co-hosts next season, keeping moderator Whoopi Goldberg at the table alongside fellow returnees Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro for Season 27, Variety has learned exclusively. The co-hosts’ return for another season comes as “The View” ended the 2022-2023 TV season on a high note, ranking No. 1 among all daytime talk shows among both households and total viewers.

Cheryl Wheeler is such a find!!

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Broadcast and cable TV dropped to a new low in July 2023 in terms of total share among American viewers — dropping below 50% of total TV usage in the United States for the first time, according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, streaming services like YouTube and Netflix accounted for a record 38.7% of total U.S. TV usage, the category’s largest share reported in Nielsen’s The Gauge monthly report to date.

It’s a streaming world, and we’re just living in it.

Suits has found a second life on Netflix and Peacock. The legal dramedy reigned over Nielsen’s streaming charts for the third consecutive week from July 10 to July 16 with another 3.7B views across the two services.

Selome Hailu “Bluey,” the Australian animated preschool series that streams on Disney+, appears on Nielsen’s streaming rankings most weeks. But during the July 10-16 viewing window, the series had its best showing yet, becoming the second most-streamed title of the week.

EXCLUSIVE: ABC’s game show lineup is making a splash on Sunday nights.

The Super Bowl Halftime Show is one of the biggest stages an artist can book!

Billy Porter is taking some drastic measures due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, revealing that the lack of employment has forced him to place his house on the market.

Billy Porter has revealed the tough reality of being an actor amid the SAG-AFTRA strike.

EXCLUSIVE: Jersey Shore Family Vacation is heating up MTV’s summer ratings.

Netflix and Peacock have a hot commodity on their hands with Suits.

Selome Hailu It’s a “Suits” week yet again. The legal drama that ran on USA Network from 2011 to 2019 had its third week in a row in the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings.

There might be a “Suits” revival at some point, but executive producer Gene Klein doesn’t think Meghan Markle will be returning as Rachel Zane.

Suits is finding new life on streaming platforms like Peacock and Netflix and recently had 3.1B viewing minutes, according to Nielsen data.

“Suits” just set a streaming record nearly four years after it aired its ninth and final season. Nielsen reports that the Meghan Markle-led drama, which aired on USA Network between 2011 and 2019, set a streaming record during the week of June 26 to July 2.

It was just announced that Suits just broke an impressive record, nearly four years after the final episode aired on USA Network.

Selome Hailu “Suits” had its second week in the No. 1 position on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings thanks to its recent debut on Netflix. During the June 26-July 2 viewing window, the legal drama was watched for 3.1 billion minutes across both Netflix and Peacock, up from 2.3 billion the week before.

Suits is proving to be a top performer for Netflix and Peacock.

Paramount is revealing just why Paul Mescal won the role of Lucius in the upcoming Gladiator sequel.

Season 2 of The Bear came in strong on Nielsen’s weekly streaming top 10, landing at No. 5. on the overall chart.

Selome Hailu Nostalgia and comfort watches always have their place on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, with shows like “NCIS” and “Gilmore Girls” regularly holding their own in competition with new hit series. During the June 19-25 viewing window, a new-old favorite took the No. 1 position: “Suits,” the USA Network legal drama that concluded in 2019 and recently landed on Netflix. “Suits” was watched for 2.3 billion minutes during this viewing period, which marked the first full week that the series has been available on Netflix — though it should be noted that “Suits” was already available on Peacock, and this statistic indicates viewership across both streamers. This is the first time in nearly four months that a title has crossed the 2 billion minute mark on the Nielsen Streaming Top 10, with the most recent winner of that achievement being “The Night Agent” with 3.1 billion minutes watched from March 27 to April 2. And that happens even less with titles acquired from other networks, rather than streaming originals — “Manifest” was the last with 2.5 billion minutes watched from June 21-27 of 2021.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor One notable thing about the headlines coming out of CNN in recent weeks is something they don’t include: news about CNN itself. Since the exit of former chief Chris Licht in June after a tenure marked by tumult and unwanted publicity, the gossip mill around the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed news outlet has ceased its once-dependable roar. There are no leaks about what happened at CNN’s morning editorial meeting, or chatter about how current leaders Amy Entelis, Virginia Moseley and Eric Sherling talk (or don’t) to the staff. There is even less hubbub about David Leavy, the longtime consigliere who was recently installed to oversee business affairs. and is a longtime consigliere to Warner Bros. Discovery honcho David Zaslav,

Magnum P.I. is getting moved around!

Nielsen has released their television show ratings from September 2022-May 2023, and there is some very interesting data listed here.

The 10 highest paid celebs, entertainers, musicians, and creators of the past year have been revealed….and the top earner is not who we were expecting!

Paramount+ is officially on Nielsen’s radar. The streamer made up 1% of overall TV viewing in June, making it the 11th streaming service to be independently reported in Nielsen’s The Gauge.