Data Dump: 'SNL' Sees Viewership Uptick, 'Mountainhead' on Max, and more!
Today on Data Dump, we analyze broadcasting and streaming metrics from research-leaders and self-reported data from the past week including SNL's 50th Season and HBO's movie Mountainhead.
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Data Dump Disclaimer:
This newsletter features streaming data sourced from a range of market-research firms, including JustWatch, Luminate, Nielsen, SambaTV, and others. Unless otherwise noted, the metrics reflect the U.S. market, while also analyzing self-reported statistics from media/tech conglomerates.
Luminate: Total minutes viewed on the TV panel from Friday to Thursday.
Nielsen: Total minutes viewed on the TV panel from Monday to Sunday, plus data from smart TV and top-box third-party producers; Comcast, DirecTV, Dish, Roku and Vizio.
SambaTV: US Households during the first __ days after release.
Quick Broadcasting/Streaming Stats(from last week)
According to SBJ’s Adam Stern the Cracker Barrel 400 in Nashville earned 2.06M viewers on Prime Video, only the second ever streaming exclusive race.
Saturday Night Live’s Season 50 saw a 12% viewership increase, averaging 8.1M viewers.
According to Warner Bros Discovery, last week’s Mountainhead was the most-watched HBO Original Film since Bad Education, earning 1.3M viewers in its first five days.
Monumental Sports Network reported last week’s Caitlin Clark-less Fever matchup saw record-high viewership for the Mytics.
ESPN PR denotes that the F1 Spanish Grand Prix earned its largest audience ever with 1.2M viewers.
ESPN PR announces NCAA Softball World Series metrics; UCLA vs. Tennessee - 2.2M on ABC, Oklahoma vs. Texas - 1.7M on ABC. PLUS MORE!
Game 1 of the World Series was the most-watched ever between Texas and Texas Tech with 2.1M viewers.
ESPN PR reports most-watched Sunday Night Baseball in 8 years, the Yankees vs. Dodgers averaged 2.7M viewers.
FOX Sports PR announces that the IndyCar Detroit GP earned 1.061M viewers, up from last year.
FOX Sports PR reports Yankees vs. Dodgers matchup earns 2.2M viewers.
TNT Sports PR releases that the Inside the NBA finale was the most-watched in 2 years, with 3.5M viewers.
According to TNT Sports PR the first week of the Roland Garros was up 53% versus last year on TNT, truTV and Max.
Check out our Tik Tok post looking at the NBA Conference Finals Viewership: IND-NY averaged 6.99M viewers.
Also, check out our weekly wrestling viewership roundup thread on 𝕏; Raw got 2.6M(globally), NXT got 684K on the CW, & MORE!
Weekly Nielsen Top Ten Rankings (May 5th - May 11th)
Weekly Lumnate Top Ten Rankings (May 22nd - May 29th) & Top 20 this year(Jan-May)
Latest Netflix Top Ten Rankings (May 26th - June 1st)
Latest SambaTV Rankings (May 26th - June 1st) & Metrics
Thanks for reading! Make sure to tune in tomorrow for our comprehensive guide to Coming to Streaming this Week, focused on upcoming programs and movies coming to streaming services!
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NASCAR on Prime in Mexico is going to be awesome, that track looks so cool!
So glad that NCAA Softball is growing!