Nielsen
Nielsen (formerly Nielsen Media Research) is a data analytics firm that measures media audiences across television, radio, streaming services and similar products. In addition to its flagship measurement products, Nielsen owns Gracenote, which offers metadata and content recognition solutions across audio and video services.
Ratings: 60 Minutes loses half of CBS NFL audience
CBS scored the highest sports, news and scripted series ratings of any broadcast network during Nielsen's most-recent measurement week, but it struggled to retain viewers for "60 Minutes."
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Ratings: Football dominates networks, VMAs pull in 8 million viewers to CBS
NFL and college football games topped the broadcast TV ranker, while cable TV was dominated by games on ESPN and commentary programming on Fox News.
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Football, Fox News dominate Nielsen’s most-recent measurement week
Football programming led Nielsen’s TV rankings during the most-recent measurement week; ESPN and Fox News dominated cable with its evening programs.
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NBC beats Netflix in Week 1 NFL kickoff ratings battle
Netflix's U.S. viewership for its Week 1 game in Australia was lower compared to NBC's viewership for its Super Bowl rematch one day earlier.
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ARF: Bedroom TV viewing create blind spot for measurement firms
Measurement systems that rely on information from a single TV manufacturer might miss viewing opportunities taking place on other platforms, ARF said.
Nielsen: “The Pitt,” “Abbott Elementary” lead viewing among Emmy nominees
Nielsen measured total viewing across broadcast, cable and streaming from June 2025 through May 2026.
Gracenote: Sports fans want better discovery from TV home screens
A new survey found sports fragmentation is still making it difficult for fans to figure out which channels or apps are carrying a live game or competition at any given time.
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The Trade Desk forges metadata pact with Nielsen’s Gracenote
Advertisers will be able to use Gracenote content IDs, metadata and standardized taxonomy within The Trade Desk.
Appeals court clears way for Cumulus-Nielsen lawsuit to resume
The mandate formally returns the case to a lower court, which issued an injunction against Nielsen earlier this summer.
Nielsen: Ad-supported TV viewing slips during Q2
Sports programming, including the NBA playoffs and early World Cup coverage, helped broadcast improve on a year-over basis, but ad-supported viewership was down based on seasonal trends.
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Nielsen to formalize audience measurement with wearable tech
The updates include changes to co-viewing measurement, universe estimates, household demographic assignment, weighting, Hispanic methodology, ACR tuning and householding for one ACR provider.
DASH: Few U.S. homes rely exclusively on streaming for TV
Two-thirds of Americans use a mixture of traditional and streaming platforms to watch TV on a regular basis, according to ARF's latest DASH mid-year study.
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