Big Number
14.8M
The live SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Feb. 16 drew 14.8 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, based on Nielsen figures and internal numbers from NBCUniversal. The show is NBC’s biggest primetime entertainment telecast in five years, since 18.33 million people watched the 2020 Golden Globes. Full story.
Snapshot
White Lotus Is Back
The third season of The White Lotus opened to the show’s largest premiere audience so far. The HBO series brought in 2.4 million cross-platform viewers on its opening night Feb. 16, a 57 percent increase on the season two premiere (1.5 million). After 36 hours — including the Presidents Day holiday — HBO says the premiere grew to 4.6 million viewers, double the audience for season two’s first episode. Full story.
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (FEB 1 – FEB 7, 2025)
This ranking shows the most in-demand series that have debuted in the last 365 days on major platforms with US audiences.
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STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
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3
5
NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Jan. 13-Jan. 19, most recent week)
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
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3
4
5
NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Jan. 13-Jan. 19, most recent week)
BOX OFFICE
Top Movies
The highest-grossing films domestically
1
$100M
Weekend Gross
4,105
Theaters
$100M
Total Gross
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5
COMSCORE (Feb. 14-Feb. 17)
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
Feb. 21
Feb. 28
Up Ahead: Novocaine
The action thriller from directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen stars Jack Quaid as a hero who feels no pain. The Paramount film hits theaters March 14.
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BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed primetime network shows
1
Super Bowl LIX
Fox
127.7M*
Viewers
2
The Floor
Fox
13.94M
Viewers
3
4
Chicago Med
NBC
6.27M
Viewers
5
Nielsen (Feb. 3-Feb. 9); *Across all platforms
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
Fox
1 Game
127.7M
Viewers
Super Bowl Touchdown
The Fox Sports telecast on Feb. 9 averaged 127.7 million viewers across all platforms, according to final figures from Nielsen and internal Fox data (that’s up from 126 million in preliminary estimates). That’s the second straight year the Super Bowl has an all-time viewing record in the United States. The game is up about about 3 percent compared to last year’s record-setting 123.7 million viewers on CBS (which accounted for 120.25 million of those viewers) and other platforms. Fox also says the game set a Super Bowl streaming record with 13.6 million viewers on its free streaming platform, Tubi, and 14.5 million including NFL digital platforms, along with 1.87 million viewers for the Spanish-language telecast on Telemundo and Fox Deportes.
DATA SPOTLIGHT
Streaming Services by Share of TV Use
YouTube led the way, followed by Netflix, on the latest ranking of streaming services by TV use. As of this January, Nielsen is combining Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ into a single Disney streaming number, largely due to Hulu and ESPN+ content also being accessible via Disney+ for some subscribers.
SOURCE: Nielsen (Latest Gauge ranking updated Feb. 18)
NEWS FEED
Box Office Recovery Lifts Imax As Quarterly Revenue Rises
Overall quarterly revenue was $92.7 million, up 8 percent from a year-earlier $86 million, as ‘Gladiator II,’ ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ and ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ played on its screens.
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‘Captain America’ Box Office: ‘Brave New World’ Opens to Bullish $100M in U.S., $192M Globally
The superhero pic launched ahead of expectations despite receiving a B- CinemaScore, the worst grade bestowed on any title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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‘Captain America’ Box Office: ‘Brave New World’ Soaring to Pleasing $90M-$96M U.S. Opening
It remains to be seen how much a B- CinemaScore from audiences — the worst grade bestowed any title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — is impacting the tentpole.
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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Aims for $90M-Plus U.S. Opening, Nearly $200M Globally
'Paddington in Peru' also opens in theaters over the long Valentine's Day-Presidents Day weekend, while 'Bridget Jones: Mad About You' hits Peacock in the U.S.
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Cineplex CEO Sees Film Studios Keeping to Release Dates: “They’re Pretty Committed to the Timing”
Ellis Jacob sees Canada’s largest cinema chain no longer starved for content as Hollywood strike disruptions are now behind the industry.
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Box Office: ‘Dog Man’ Stays No. 1 as ‘Heart Eyes’ and ‘Love Hurts’ Battle for Super Bowl Scraps
Programming the weekend of the big game has always been a challenge for Hollywood studios, considering that box office traffic plummets on Sunday.
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Box Office Vindication: ‘Mufasa’ Passes Up ‘Sonic 3’ in U.S., Heads for $700M Globally
Many wrote off Barry Jenkins' prequel 'Mufasa: The Lion King' after its muted Christmas opening, but the Disney film has enjoyed historic staying power.
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