The first ever waterborne Olympics opening ceremony drew a big audience for NBCUniversal on Friday. The official start of the Paris games drew 28.6 million viewers on the broadcast network and Peacock, along with about 670,000 more on Telemundo, according custom fast national figures from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. That’s the biggest audience for a …
President Joe Biden’s Oval Office address on ending his re-election campaign Wednesday drew a large TV audience. About 26 million people watched the 15-minute speech at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT across eight broadcast and cable networks, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings. That figure will grow some with the inclusion of other outlets in the …
The finales of two major continental soccer tournaments brought in big TV audiences on Sunday. Both Fox and Univision set records for their telecasts of the Euro 2024 final between Spain and England and the Copa America final, featuring Argentina and Colombia. Spain-England drew a combined 9.43 million viewers Sunday afternoon, and in primetime, Argentina’s …
Twenty-five years ago, Adam Sandler‘s Big Daddy made a sizable impression. Sony released the comedy feature from director Dennis Dugan (Happy Gilmore) on June 25, 1999. The film opened to $41 million domestically en route to collecting $234 million globally ($442 million today) and holding the title as Sandler’s highest-grossing title domestically until Hotel Transylvania …
The forecast is looking better than good for Lee Isaac Chung‘s summer tentpole Twisters. The Universal film — featuring a high-wattage cast that includes Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos — is tracking to open to $55 million over the July 19-21 weekend in North America, according to market leader the National Research Group. …
In a major media rights deal for college basketball, the Big East has inked new long-term pacts with Fox Sports, NBC Sports and TNT Sports. The new deals run through the 2030-2031 season, with Fox serving as its lead broadcast partner. However, perhaps the most significant part of the new deal is the addition of …