Week of Feb. 10 Cable News Ratings: The Cable Nets Experience Declines

This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Feb. 10, 2025. It was a second straight week of declines by the big three cable news networks in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. The absence of significant breaking news and the continuing coverage of President Donald Trump’s…

OAAA Taps Former IAB President Dolan As COO

Patrick Dolan will report to CEO Anna Barger, whom he has known since their days working together at the IAB. Dolan has been advising the OAAA on various issues for the past year.

Let’s Break Up: Sports On Streamers Will Cause Fragmentation

Growth of sports on streamers will only drive a bigger wedge into the TV-streaming business. Greater fragmentation of the TV-streaming ecosystem might not benefit consumers.

Fewer Streamers Launched In 2024, More Being Pulled

Streaming TV is slowing down, a BB Media study finds, with 40 streaming platforms discontinued last year in the U.S. and Canada vs. 27 in 2023, 21 in 2022 and 16 in 2021.

TikTok Expands Shopping Platform, Livestream Shopping To More Regions

Along with its recent plans to launch in Mexico, TikTok will expand operations to Italy, Germany and France, with longer-term plans to also launch in Japan and Brazil later this year, according to the
South China Morning Post.

Week of Feb. 10 Evening News Ratings: ABC Has Gains in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54

ABC World News Tonight is posting gains; however, for the third straight week, the new look CBS Evening News continued to see no viewership growth in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. CBS Evening News was the only evening broadcast for the week of Feb. 10 to experience week-to-week declines. Once again, CBS News’…

Week of Feb. 10 Morning News Ratings: Good Morning America Reclaims Top Spot in Total Viewers

After a 15-week drought, ABC News’ Good Morning America returned to the top spot as America’s most-watched morning news program for the week of Feb. 10. This was not a surprise, as GMA had been steadily moving closer to this position over the past few weeks. For example, only 6,000 total viewers separated it and…