NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Cubs’ thrilling World Series victory dominated television last week, with the 40.5 million people who watched the Game 7 contest with the Cleveland Indians representing the most-watched Fall Classic game since 1991.
The World Series matchup proved to be a boon for Fox, the network that carried the games, because it went the distance.
Fox averaged 12.3 million viewers in prime time. CBS finished second with an average of 8.7 million, NBC had 6.9 million, ABC had 6.1 million, Telemundo had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.6 million, the CW had 1.4 million and ION Television had 1.1 million.
Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 3.1 million viewers in prime time. ESPN had 2.31 million, Hallmark had 1.91 million, MSNBC had 1.64 million and USA had 1.36 million.
ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.1 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 7.9 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.5 million.
For the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: World Series Game 7: Chicago at Cleveland, Fox, 40.05 million; World Series Game 6: Chicago at Cleveland, Fox, 23.4 million; NFL Football: Denver at Oakland, NBC, 18.33 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.18 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.05 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.96 million; “CMA Awards,” ABC, 12.5 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 11.72 million; NFL Football: Minnesota at Chicago, ESPN, 10.48 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 10.45 million.
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ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Oct. 31-Nov. 6. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. World Series Game 7: Chicago at Cleveland, Fox, 40.05 million.
2. World Series Game 6: Chicago at Cleveland, Fox, 23.4 million.
3. NFL Football: Denver at Oakland, NBC, 18.33 million.
4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.18 million.
5. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.05 million.
6. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.96 million.
7. “CMA Awards,” ABC, 12.5 million.
8. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 11.72 million.
9. NFL Football: Minnesota at Chicago, ESPN, 10.48 million.
10. “NCIS,” CBS, 10.45 million.
11. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 10.39 million.
12. College Football: Alabama at LSU, 10.385 million.
13. “NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS, 10.26 million.
14. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 10.13 million.
15. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 9.76 million.
16. “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS, 9.477 million.
17. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 9.475 million
18. “This is Us,” NBC, 8.48 million.
19. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 8.24 million.
20. “The Great Indoors,” CBS, 8.06 million.
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ABC and ESPN are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox; NBC is owned by NBC Universal.