SNF Helps NBC Take No. 1 on TV Network Ranking

Each week, we highlight the most-watched shows and networks using insights from Inscape, the currency-grade smart TV ACR data provider and data technology division of Vizio. Data is linear, live TV only and includes all episode types (new and reruns). Rankings are by percent share duration (i.e., time spent watching). Here's a look at the top 25 networks by viewership share for September 2-8 — head over to TVREV to see the program ranking and get insights about the top shows by watch-time.

NBC is squarely in first place for TV network watch-time, with its 10.62% viewership share fueled largely by Sunday Night Football and college football games. Fox and CBS also benefited from the football action: Fox moves from No. 5 to No. 2 week-over-week, while CBS takes third place (up from No. 4 previously).

A few more highlights around the top TV networks: 

• ABC, which was No. 1 the previous week, falls to No. 4. Programming contributing to its 5.75% viewership share included college football, Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight With David Muir.
• Although ION, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, Paramount Network and Food Network all move up the chart week-over-week, only Paramount actually had an increase in viewership share (and it was minor: from 1.01% to 1.03%). 
• Discovery was the only week-over-week ranking newcomer, inching up from No. 26 to No. 25, with its 0.77% share driven in part by episodes of Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior.  

Unsurprisingly, football dominated for TV program watch-time — get the details on TVREV.