document_title: With a Little Help from My Friends

question_text: who sang the theme song for wonder years

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text: With a Little Help from My Friends

text: Origins

text: Lennon and McCartney finished writing this song in mid-March 1967,[3] written specifically as Starr's track for the album. McCartney said: "It was pretty much co-written, John and I doing a work song for Ringo, a little craft job." In 1970 Lennon stated: "Paul had the line about 'a little help from my friends.' He had some kind of structure for it, and we wrote it pretty well fifty-fifty from his original idea.", but in 1980 Lennon said: "This is Paul, with a little help from me. 'What do you see when you turn out the light/ I can't tell you, but I know it's mine...' is mine."[4] It was briefly called "Bad Finger Boogie" (later the inspiration for the band name Badfinger),[5] supposedly because Lennon composed the melody on a piano using his middle finger after having hurt his forefinger.

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text: The song begins with the applause from the end of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

text: Lennon and McCartney deliberately wrote a tune with a limited range – except for the last note, which McCartney worked closely with Starr to achieve. Speaking in the Anthology, Starr explained that he insisted on changing the first line — which originally was "What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you throw ripe tomatoes at me?" — so that fans would not throw tomatoes at him should he perform it live. (In the early days, after George Harrison made a passing comment that he liked jelly babies, the group was showered with them at all of their live performances.)[6]

text: The song's composition is unusually well documented, as Hunter Davies was present and described the writing process in the Beatles' official biography.

text: The song is partly in the form of a conversation in which the other three Beatles sing a question — e.g. "Would you believe in a love at first sight?" where Starr answers, "Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time."

text: Recording

text: The Beatles began recording the song on 29 March 1967, the day before they posed for the Sgt. Pepper album cover. They recorded 10 takes of the song, wrapping up sessions at 5:45 in the morning.[7] The backing track consisted of Starr on drums, McCartney playing piano, Harrison playing lead guitar and Lennon beating a cowbell. At dawn, Starr trudged up the stairs to head home – but the other Beatles cajoled him into doing his lead vocal then and there, standing around the microphone for moral support.[4] The following day they added tambourine, backing vocals, bass and more electric guitar.[7]

text: Personnel

text: According to Ian MacDonald, except where noted:[8]

text:
Ringo Starr – lead vocal, drums
John Lennon – backing vocal, cowbell
Paul McCartney – backing vocal, piano, bass guitar
George Harrison – backing vocal, rhythm[9] and lead guitars
George Martin – Hammond organ

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text: Live performances

text: To date, Starr has closed every concert performed by each version of his All-Starr Band with this song. After he is done singing, Starr tells the audience "Peace and love...peace and love is the only way...and good night", then walks off the stage. Since 2008, the band segued right into "Give Peace a Chance", during which Starr comes back onstage, then walks off again.

text: Starr performed the song with George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, George Michael, Phil Collins, Elton John, and many others at the 1987 Prince's Trust Concert at Wembley Arena, London.[10]

text: McCartney and Starr performed this song for the first time together at the David Lynch Foundation Benefit Concert in the Radio City Music Hall, New York on 4 April 2009. McCartney and Starr also performed the song together on "The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles", a commemorative show on 27 January 2014, that marked 50 years since the band's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.[11], then again in 2015 at Ringo Starr's induction in the Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame.[12]

text: Cover versions

text: There have been at least 50 cover versions of the song[13] and it has achieved the number one position on the British singles charts three times: by Joe Cocker in 1968,[14] Wet Wet Wet in 1988,[15] and by Sam & Mark in 2004. Chris Clark, the first white female recording artist to have an album released on Motown, recorded the song for her second album, 1969's CC Rides Again.

text: The song was also covered by Mumford & Sons and Dawes on the Tour of Two Halves in 2012.[16] Mumford & Sons also covered the song to close out their headline set at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival with Vampire Weekend, The Vaccines, First Aid Kit, and The Staves on 30 June 2013.[17] For the 1981 compilation Rarities, the Beach Boys released their version recorded in 1967,[18] while in 2015, Brian Wilson named it one of his favorite songs,[19] and in that year German rock band Bonfire, with new frontman David Reece, recorded their version for the album Glörious.

text: Widespread Panic has performed the song twice, both times during their special 3-Set New Year's Eve shows.[20]

text: In March 2017, Broadway and Hollywood artists including Liz Callaway, FORTE, Annie Golden, Telly Leung and Chris Mann performed a gospel-flavored version of the song for a single and video to benefit Americans for the Arts.[21]

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"With a Little Help from My Friends"

Single by Joe Cocker

from the album With a Little Help from My Friends

B-side
"Something's Coming On"

Released
October 1968 (UK)

Format
7"

Recorded
1968

Genre
Blues rock, hard rock, soul

Length
5:11

Label
Regal Zonophone

Songwriter(s)
Lennon–McCartney

Joe Cocker singles chronology

"Marjorine"
(1968) Marjorine1968
"With a Little Help from My Friends"
(1968) With a Little Help from My Friends1968
"Delta Lady"
(1969) Delta Lady1969

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text: Joe Cocker version

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English singer Joe Cocker's version of "With a Little Help from My Friends" was a radical re-arrangement of the original, in a slower, 6
8 meter, using different chords in the middle eight, and a lengthy instrumental introduction (featuring drums by Procol Harum's B.J. Wilson, guitar lines from Jimmy Page, and organ by Tommy Eyre). Cocker performed the song at Woodstock in 1969 and that performance was included in the documentary film, Woodstock. This version gained even more fame when it was used as the opening theme song for the television series The Wonder Years.[22] Cocker's cover was ranked number two in UpVenue's top 10 best music covers of all time in 2009.[23] In 2014, a BBC poll saw it voted the seventh best cover version ever.[24] The version heard in the film Across the Universe segues from the original to Cocker's arrangement at the end of the song. In 2001, Cocker's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[25]

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Joe Cocker – lead vocals
Jimmy Page – guitar
Chris Stainton – bass
Tommy Eyre – organ
B.J. Wilson – drums
Madeline Bell – backing vocals
Rosetta Hightower – backing vocals
Patrice Holloway – backing vocals
Sunny Wheetman – backing vocals

text:
"With a Little Help from My Friends"

Single by Wet Wet Wet

from the album Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father

A-side
"She's Leaving Home" (performed by Billy Bragg)

Released
9 May 1988 (UK)

Format
7"

Recorded
1988

Genre
Pop

Label
PolyGram

Songwriter(s)
Lennon–McCartney

Wet Wet Wet singles chronology

"Temptation"
(1988)
"With a Little Help from My Friends" / "String Module Error: Match not found"
(1988)
"Sweet Surrender"
(1989)

"Temptation"
(1988)
"With a Little Help from My Friends"/"She's Leaving Home" (Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey)
(1988)
"Sweet Surrender"
(1989)

text: In popular culture

text: Janice sang this song as an opening number to an episode of The Muppet Show where other members of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem were pretending to rescue her from a Hindu human sacrifice.

text: Sesame Street spoofed this song as "With a Little Yelp from My Friends", sung by a dog named Moe Cocker, who spoofs Joe Cocker, and the arrangement is clearly based on Cocker's version.[26]

text: The Animaniacs sketch Woodstock Slappy features Joe Cocker singing the song.

text: The song was featured in the EastEnders 2007 Children in Need sketch where the cast sang to famous Beatles songs, the song was the last to be sung by the cast with the characters of Ronnie Mitchell, Roxy Mitchell, Chelsea Fox, Carly Wicks, Jane Beale, Lucy Beale, Peter Beale, Ben Mitchell, Zainab Masood, Masood Ahmed, Honey Mitchell, Dawn Swann and Mickey Miller singing the majority of the song.

text: The Joe Cocker version was used as the title music for the 1988–1993 television series The Wonder Years.

text: The Cocker version appears in a 2017 TV commercial for Volkswagen.

text: "Lend me your ears" is a Shakespearean reference, taken from the "Friends, Romans, countrymen" speech in Julius Caesar and used at the time as a popular way of asking people to listen.

text: "With a Little Help from My Friends" was played as wake-up music on Space Shuttle Mission STS-61.[27]

text: On Saturday Night Live, Season-1 Ep.3: John Belushi performed a full-length impression of Cocker singing this song.[28]

text: The cult PBS film The Lathe of Heaven (from 1980) uses the original recording of the song. The main character (George Orr), who can manipulate reality with his dreams, comes upon a 45 of the song at a novelty shop run by an alien. The alien hands George the 45 saying "Help is available." The song plays in the soundtrack and morphs into a synthesizer version. The film was out of circulation for over 20 years. When it was finally re-aired on PBS and released on DVD in 2001, many fans were upset that the original Beatles recording was replaced by a singer with an acoustic guitar. This was due to changes in publishing rights that have occurred since 1980 involving the dissolution of The Beatles' original Northern Songs and the acquisition by Sony/ATV (partly owned by the Jackson family).[citation needed]

text: Notes

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Jump up ^ Everett 1999, p. 123. "In the United Kingdom Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band...was rush-released six days ahead of its official date, June 1."
Jump up ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 247.
Jump up ^ Dowlding 1989, p. 165.
^ Jump up to: a b "100 Greatest Beatles Songs. No. 61 – 'With a Little Help From My Friends'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
Jump up ^ Matovina 2000.
Jump up ^ The Beatles 2000, p. 242.
^ Jump up to: a b Lewisohn 1988, p. 106.
Jump up ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 246.
Jump up ^ Everett 1999, p. 102.
Jump up ^ "With a Little Help From My Friends". Retrieved 11 November 2017
Jump up ^ "Paul McCartney and Friends: Change Begins Within". Radio City Music Hall. New York, NY: Madison Square Garden. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEGwjAKK5z4
Jump up ^ "Song: With a Little Help From My Friends – John Lennon, Paul McCartney". Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
Jump up ^ "Number 1 Singles of the 1960s". everyHit.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
Jump up ^ "Number 1 Singles of the 1980s". everyHit.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
Jump up ^ "Number 1 Singles of the 2000s". everyHit.com. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
Jump up ^ "Mumford & Sons Get a Little Help From Their Friends for Glastonbury Finale". 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
Jump up ^ bradelliott.com 1983.
Jump up ^ Wilson, Brian (May 8, 2015). "Brian Wilson: The Music That Made Me". Rolling Stone.
Jump up ^ "Everyday Companion".
Jump up ^ Kaufman, Gil (March 23, 2017). "Broadway Stars Come Together For All-Star Single 'With a Little Help from My Friends' to Support the Arts". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ Parrott, Billy (9 August 2013). "The Wonder Years: Music and References from Season One". The New York Public Library. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013.
Jump up ^ UpVenue.com 2010.
Jump up ^ "Pet Shop Boys' Always On My Mind tops cover version vote". BBC News. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
Jump up ^ "Grammy Hall of Fame Award. Grammy.org Retrieved 21 December 2012
Jump up ^ Sesame Street – With a Little YELP from my Friends on YouTube
Jump up ^ Fries 2009.
Jump up ^ "SNL Season 01 Episode 03 - Rob Reiner, John Belushi as Joe Cocker - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 2017-03-05.

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document_title: List of Family Guy cast members

question_text: who does the voice of jillian on family guy

text: List of Family Guy cast members

text: Current cast[edit]

text: From seasons 1 to 4, Family Guy had four main cast members. Since season 5, there have been five main cast members. The casting of Meg Griffin changed after season 1.

text: Seth MacFarlane[edit]

text: Seth MacFarlane voices three of the show's main characters: Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Stewie Griffin.[1] MacFarlane chose to voice these characters himself, believing it would be easier to portray the voices he had already envisioned than for someone else to attempt it.[2] MacFarlane drew inspiration for the voice of Peter from a security guard he overheard talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.[3] Stewie's voice was based on the voice of English actor Rex Harrison,[4] especially his performance in the 1964 musical drama film My Fair Lady.[5] MacFarlane uses his own voice while portraying Brian.[2]

text: MacFarlane also provides the voices for various other recurring and one-time only characters, most prominently those of neighbour Glenn Quagmire, news anchor Tom Tucker, Lois' father Carter Pewterschmidt and Dr. Hartman.[6] He is the only voice to be in every episode.

text: Alex Borstein[edit]

text: Alex Borstein voices Lois Griffin, Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa, Loretta Brown and Lois' mother Barbara Pewterschmidt.[7] Borstein was asked to provide a voice for the pilot while she was working on MADtv. She had not met MacFarlane or seen any of his artwork and said it was "really sight unseen".[8] At the time, Borstein performed in a stage show in Los Angeles, in which she played a redhead mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins.[7][8] The voice was originally slower (and deeper for the original series), but when MacFarlane heard it, he replied "Make it a little less fucking annoying ... and speed it up, or every episode will last four hours."[7]

text: Mila Kunis[edit]

text: Mila Kunis voices Meg Griffin.[6] Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on That '70s Show.[9] MacFarlane called Kunis back after her first audition, instructing her to speak slower, and then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her.[9] Kunis described her character as "the scapegoat". She further explained, "Meg gets picked on a lot. But it's funny. It's like the middle child. She is constantly in the state of being an awkward 14-year-old, when you're kind of going through puberty and what-not. She's just in a perpetual mode of humiliation. And it's fun."[10]

text: Seth Green[edit]

text: Seth Green primarily plays Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman.[6][11] Green stated that he did an impression of the "Buffalo Bill" character from the thriller film The Silence of the Lambs during his audition.[12] His main inspiration for Chris' voice came from envisioning how "Buffalo Bill" would sound if he were speaking through a public address system at a McDonald's.[13]

text: Mike Henry[edit]

text: Mike Henry is the voice of Cleveland Brown, John Herbert The Pervert and various other characters. A Family Guy writer and producer, he began acting on the show as part of the recurring cast repertory (see below) but was promoted to main cast member in 2005. Since the cancellation of The Cleveland Show, he also voices Cleveland's step-son Rallo Tubbs on Family Guy.

text: Recurring cast[edit]

text: In addition to both its main cast and guest stars, Family Guy utilizes a deep bench of regularly appearing supporting voice actors. Some appear in nearly every episode each season, while others appear less frequently. Some of these actors specifically play recurring characters, while others mainly play background citizens of Quahog or characters in cutaway gags.

text: The current supporting cast repertory includes the following actors:

text:
Actor
Character(s)
No. of Episodes
(Out of 245 produced)
Notes

Benjamin, H. JonH. Jon Benjamin
Carl
14
Since 2006.

Breckenridge, AlexandraAlexandra Breckenridge
Various women
60
Since 2005. Currently voices most female “extras” not voiced by Alex Borstein.

Brennan, JohnnyJohnny Brennan
Goldman, MortMort Goldman, Horace the bartender
77

Callaghan, SteveSteve Callaghan
Various
37
Also the current showrunner and executive producer of Family Guy and former showrunner/EP of American Dad!. [14]

Garman, RalphRalph Garman
Various
138

Lakin, ChristineChristine Lakin
Kinney, JoyceJoyce Kinney
23
Since 2010.

LaMarr, PhilPhil LaMarr
Williams, OllieOllie Williams and the Quahog judge
56

MacFarlane, RachaelRachael MacFarlane
Olivia and various women
54
Formerly one of the most frequent female voices. She reduced her number of appearances per season after joining American Dad! in 2005 but still appears several times per season. Seth MacFarlane's sister.

Osment, EmilyEmily Osment
Various
14
Since 2012.

Richardson, Kevin MichaelKevin Michael Richardson
Jerome and Cleveland Jr.
30
Since 2009.

Sheridan, ChrisChris Sheridan
Various
33
Also a Family Guy writer.

Smith, DannyDanny Smith
Various, including Evil Monkey, Al Harrington and Ernie, the Giant Chicken
189
Also a Family Guy writer.

Sulkin, AlecAlec Sulkin
Christ, JesusJesus Christ and various others
147
Since 2005, Also a Family Guy writer.

Tatasciore, FredFred Tatasciore
Various
36

Tilly, JenniferJennifer Tilly
Swanson, BonnieBonnie Swanson
42
Has recurred as the Griffin's neighbor since the first season.

Viener, JohnJohn Viener
Various
182
Since 2005, he has been one of the most frequently heard male voices aside from Seth MacFarlane. Also a Family Guy writer.

Warburton, PatrickPatrick Warburton
Swanson, JoeJoe Swanson
163
Has appeared as the Griffins' neighbor since the first season, and usually appears in most episodes each season. Warburton is the most frequently appearing one-character actor in the supporting repertory.

Wingert, WallyWally Wingert
Various
41

text: In addition to the above, the following actors were formerly regularly recurring voice actors in the series:

text:
Actor
Character(s)
No. of Episodes
Notes

Alan, LoriLori Alan
Simmons, DianeDiane Simmons
63
Left the show in season nine when her character was killed off. Was replaced in the series' context by Christine Lakin's Joyce Kinney

Alazraqui, CarlosCarlos Alazraqui
Weed, Mr.Mr. Weed
10
Peter's first boss, Mr. Weed, was killed off early in the series' run.

Barrymore, DrewDrew Barrymore
Russell, JillianJillian Russell
12
Played Jillian, Brian's former girlfriend. The character still appears in background roles

Cole, GaryGary Cole
Various
38
Cole appeared frequently in the earlier seasons, but still pops up now and then to play Meg and Chris' principal, Mr. Shepherd.

Hartman, ButchButch Hartman
Various
8

Henry, MikeMike Henry
Cleveland Brown, Herbert, Bruce, Consuela, and various others

Was promoted to main cast in 2005. Also a Family Guy writer.

Hentemann, MarkMark Hentemann
Opie and various others
45
Recently left Family Guy to work on another Seth MacFarlane project. Also a Family Guy writer.

Fisher, CarrieCarrie Fisher
Angela
19
Has recurred as Peter's boss several times per season since 2005. Died in 2016.

Strong, TaraTara Strong
Various, as well as Meg's singing voice
21
Appeared frequently in the first four seasons. Returned briefly in 2010-2012 and again for one episode in 2014.

Sullivan, NicoleNicole Sullivan
Goldman, MurielMuriel Goldman
27
Muriel was killed off in season nine.

Whitman, MaeMae Whitman
Various
10
Was a recurring younger female voice for several seasons between 2008-2010.

Wild, WellesleyWellesley Wild
Various
14
No longer a recurring voice (since 2013). He was a producer, but left the show.

Wilhoit, LisaLisa Wilhoit
D'Amico, ConnieConnie D'Amico
22
Meg's friend Beth hasn't appeared in the series since 2007, while Meg's bully Connie had stopped appearing in the series after 2012, but eventually resurfaced towards the end of season 15 in early 2017. Her most recent appearance to date is a cameo early in season 16 during late 2017.

West, AdamAdam West
Mayor West, AdamAdam West
93
Played a warped, possibly younger version of himself as the mayor of Quahog. Died in 2017.

text: Recurring guest voices[edit]

text: The recurring guest voices include Adam Carolla as Death, Patrick Stewart as Susie Swanson, Scott Grimes as Kevin Swanson and Sanaa Lathan as Donna Tubbs Brown. Previous recurring guests included Phyllis Diller in three episodes as Peter's Mother, Thelma, and Charles Durning as Peter's father, Francis. Both characters have since died, but Durning returned once to play Francis as a ghost. Early in the show's run, Fred Willard and Jane Lynch had a recurring role as a family of nudists. James Woods as James Woods.

text: Casting changes[edit]

text:
Lacey Chabert voiced Meg for the first production season (14 episodes), but, because of a contractual agreement, was never credited.[15] Chabert left the series due to time constraints with her acting role in Party of Five, as well as schoolwork.[16]
Norm Macdonald voiced the character of Death in a second season episode of Family Guy. He was subsequently replaced by Adam Carolla in all other appearances.
Jon Cryer originally voiced Kevin Swanson in his first appearance, before the role was passed temporarily onto Seth MacFarlane. The character was written out of the series for several years, with Scott Grimes taking over the voice when the character returned.
Fairuza Balk was the original voice of high school bully Connie D'Amico until Lisa Wilhoit took over the character in the third season.

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year
Actor
Award
Category
Role
Result
Ref.

2000
Seth MacFarlane
Primetime Emmy Award
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Stewie Griffin
Won
[17]

2009
Seth MacFarlane
Primetime Emmy Award
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
Peter Griffin
Won
[18]

2006
Seth MacFarlane
Annie Award
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Stewie Griffin
Won
[19]

2007
Mila Kunis
Annie Award
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Meg Griffin
Won
[20]


document_title: List of most watched television broadcasts

question_text: what gets more views world cup or super bowl

question_tokens: what gets more views world cup or super bowl

text: List of most watched television broadcasts

text: Global[edit]

text: On 20 July 1969, an estimated 530 million people watched the live global broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonlanding (this constituted around 14% of total population of the world at the time),[1][2] despite the fact that the first moonwalk took place in the middle of the night in Europe (at 02:56 in Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom and 03:56 in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) and it was not broadcast in the Eastern Bloc[3] (except in Romania [4] and Poland).[5] In 2010, 1.1 billion people were reported to have watched the 2010-2011 Sydney New Year's Eve coverage,[6] constituting approximately 16% of the world population at that time and still remains the most watched New Year's Eve live telecast in the world. As one of the first major New Year's celebrations globally each year, Sydney New Year's Eve annual coverage are live in all time zones in both Asia, Australia and Oceania on December 31, 2010.

text: U.S. television programming remains one of the most popular forms of entertainment worldwide. This trend was initiated by U.S.-made soap operas and sitcoms such as Dallas, M*A*S*H, The Cosby Show, Seinfeld, Friends and The Big Bang Theory by the mid-2000s, and then in the late 2000s and 2010s by U.S. medical dramas and police procedurals such as House, and the CSI and NCIS franchises. All of these are currently syndicated in more than 100 countries, reaching almost one billion viewers around the world, and rank among the most watched television series in the world, extending their dominance to a three-decade span. In recent decades, the global dominance of U.S. television is rivaled by European television programming and television dramas from Latin America and Asia. The annual Eurovision Song Contest, considered to be one of the world's longest running and most watched reality television franchises, annually attracts a peak of 600 million viewers.[7][8]

text: Few cable television programs have ranked among the world's most watched television broadcasts beginning the mid-2010s. In particular, notable scripted series like Game of Thrones, Sherlock and Doctor Who, originating from both the U.S. and U.K., have been currently aired to more than 100 countries, reaching more than 1.5 billion viewers worldwide. The annual Miss Universe and Miss World pageants, headquartered in the U.S. and U.K., respectively, and aired live to more than 200 countries yearly, are said to have each regularly attracted more than two billion viewers and consistently ranks among the most watched live annual entertainment telecasts in the world.[9]

text: Prominent personalities in the 1990s and 2000s such as David Hasselhoff and Mexico's Thalia (currently based in the U.S.) starred in primetime series such as the Las Tres Marias trilogy shows (Maria Mercedes, Marimar and Maria la del Barrio), Rosalinda and Baywatch, which were broadcast to almost two billion viewers in about 180 countries and still remained among the world's most watched non-U.S.-produced television series. Idols, airing since 2001, has the largest collective global franchise viewership in the world to date, shown in versions in over 150 countries worldwide and watched by an estimated 6.5 billion viewers.[10]

text: Regional sporting events like the Super Bowl in the U.S., and the UEFA Champions League finals in Europe, televised live worldwide, have emerged among the world's most watched television broadcasts, regularly attracting more than 1 billion viewers across seven continents.[11][12] The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony holds the record for the largest viewing figure for any sports event, reaching an average daily audience of 593 million worldwide,.[13] More than 5 billion people saw some part of the 16-day coverage, including the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing-hosted Olympic games.[14][15] The FIFA World Cup [16][13] has attracted an average of 3.2 billion viewers in 2010 and 2014, making it the most watched overall live event by average on television worldwide in the 21st century.

text: Most reality television franchises broadcasts and international sporting events (which are aired in several countries) tend to comprise some of the most watched television programs, as tallied by their media research bases. Beginning the mid-2010s, the majority of the world's most watched television broadcasts, including all of the world's major international sporting events, are often broadcast live via satellite across virtually all of the world's time zones in seven continents.[17][18]

text: National[edit]

text: Australia[edit]

text: Most watched broadcasts of all time (Total Viewers)[edit]

text: The Best Of ABBA 1976 is the highest rating show ever on Australian television to date. Newspapers reported that it had out-rated the moon landing of July 1969. It went on to be repeated many times, also to high ratings, and was followed by an edited half hour format.[19][20] The following is David Dale's approximate ranking of the most watched television shows of all time in Australia using data from Nielsen Corporation and OzTAM[21]

text:
Rank
Show
Date
Network

1
Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
1997
ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network

2
Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer
1981
ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network

3
2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
2000
Seven Network

4
2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2000
Seven Network

5
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
2011
ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network, Ten Network

6
1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
1984
Ten Network

7
The World of The Seekers
1968
Ten Network

8
Boxing: Lionel Rose v Alan Rudkin
1964
Seven Network

9
The Sound of Music
1977
Nine Network

10
Roots (miniseries)
1977
Ten Network

text: Note: the funeral of Princess Diana, the Wedding of Prince Charles and the Wedding of Prince William were all carried by all 4 major networks and are counted together.

text: Most viewed broadcasts since 2001 (OzTAM 5 City Metro Average)[edit]

text: The following table is a list of the most viewed programmes based on the OzTAM 5 City Metro Average rating system.[22][23] It does not include regional numbers (40% of the population) and uses the average viewership, not the peak viewership. Also note these ratings are not comparable with ratings before 2001 due to different methodologies used after this time.

text:
Rank
Show
Number of viewers
Ratings
Year
Network

1
2011 British Royal Wedding
6.0 Million
–
2011
ABC, Network 7, Network 9, Network Ten, 7Two[24]

2
2005 Australian Open – Men's Singles Final
4.043 Million
29.3
2005
Seven Network

3
MasterChef Australia (season 2) – finale challenge
4.029 Million
27.1
2010
Network Ten

4
2003 Rugby World Cup Final
4.016 Million
29.7
2003
Seven Network

5
MasterChef Australia (season 1) – finale challenge
3.726 Million
25.6
2009
Network Ten

6
2006 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
3.561 Million
25.5
2006
Nine Network

7
2005 AFL Grand Final (Sydney Swans v West Coast Eagles)
3.386 Million
24.5
2005
Network Ten

8
The Block (season 4): Winner Announced
3.370 Million
21.9
2011
Nine Network

9
Australian Idol: Final Verdict
3.344 Million
24.5
2002
Network Ten

10
The Voice: Grand Final 2012
3.238 Million
21.2
2012
Nine Network

text: Brazil[edit]

text: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2018)

text:
Rank
Show
Episode
Rating
Share
Date
Channel

1
Roque Santeiro
Episode 209

96[25]

100%
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Rede Globo

2
Atletico Nacional X Gremio
Copa Libertadores – Final

86

96% (projection)
000000001995-08-30-000030 August 1995
Rede Globo

3
Tieta
Episode 105

78

—
000000001990-03-31-000031 March 1990
Rede Globo

text: India[edit]

text: India measures shows through TRP (Television Rating Point). Shows had higher ratings in 2000s versus now. The only show now that scores above just the 3.3 mark is Kumkum Bhagya, and its spin off Kundali Bhagya - ironically 2.5-3.5 TRP was considered an average in the 2000s era of serials. The most watched channel for years has been Star Plus , then Zee TV with major competition from Colors. The 1988 TV version of Indian Epic Mahabharata had a share of 97.8% among Indian viewers.[26]

text:
Rank
Show
TRP
Network

1
[IPL 2016 RCB vsSRH
44.68
Star Plus

2
Kasautii Zindagii Kay
35.31
Star Plus

3
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
22.1
Star Plus

4
Hum Paanch
13.5
Zee TV

5
Koshish Ek Aashaa
11.15
Zee TV

6
Amanat
11.15
Zee TV

7
Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand
10.0
Star Plus

8
Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
9.2
Sony TV India

9
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
8.4
Star Plus

10
Diya Aur Baati Hum
7.7
Star Plus

text: Canada[edit]

text: The two most watched television broadcasts in Canadian history occurred during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. For the gold medal game of the men's hockey tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics, played between the United States and Canada, confirmed 16.6 million Canadians watched the whole game, roughly one-half of the country's entire population.[27] A groundbreaking 26.5 million Canadians watched some part of the game, over 80 percent of the country's 34-million-person population.[28] According to multiple sources, 13.3 million Canadians watched the games' opening ceremony, which was the previous record.[29]

text: Many believed the final game of the 1972 Summit Series had up to 18 million viewers, but this was not so; only 4.3 million people watched it. This statistic does not represent the reality that most school children (representing the tail end of the baby-boom i.e. a large population) nationwide watched the game in gymnasiums on only one or two TVs. 10.3 million people watched the ice hockey gold medal final of the 2002 Winter Olympics.[30]

text: China[edit]

text: China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala has regularly attracted between 700 million[31] to one billion viewers annually.[32]

text: The CCTV's main evening news broadcast Xinwen Lianbo has a daily audience of around 135 million people,[33] and it is also one of the most expensive shows in the world per advertising spots, with its 2013 advertising slots selling for a record of 5.4 billion yuan.[33]

text: Germany[edit]

text:
Rank
Show
Episode
Number of viewers
Share
Date
Network

1
2014 FIFA World Cup
Germany vs Argentina (final)
34,650,000
86.3%
000000002014-07-13-000013 July 2014
Das Erste

2
2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazil vs Germany (semi-final)
32,570,000
87.8%
000000002014-07-08-00008 July 2014
ZDF

3
2010 FIFA World Cup
Germany vs Spain (semi-final)
31,100,000 1, 4
83.2%
000000002010-07-07-00007 July 2010
Das Erste

4
UEFA Euro 2016
Germany vs France (semi-final)
29,820,000
80.6%
000000002016-07-07-00007 July 2016
ZDF

5
2006 FIFA World Cup
Germany vs Italy (semi-final)
29,660,000 1, 2, 3
84.1%
000000002006-07-04-00004 July 2006
ZDF

6
UEFA Euro 2008
Germany vs Turkey (semi-final)
29,460,000
81.6%
000000002008-06-25-000025 June 2008
ZDF

7
2010 FIFA World Cup
Ghana vs. Germany (group game)
29,190,000 1, 4
79.7%
000000002010-06-23-000023 June 2010
Das Erste

8
1990 FIFA World Cup
West Germany vs Argentina (final)
28,660,000
87.9%
000000001990-07-09-00009 July 1990
Das Erste

9
UEFA Euro 1996
Germany vs Czech Republic (final)
28,440,000
76.3%
000000001996-06-30-000030 June 1996
ZDF

10
UEFA Euro 2016
Germany vs Italy (quarter-final)
28,320,000
79.8%
000000002016-07-02-00002 July 2016
Das Erste

11
2014 FIFA World Cup
Germany vs Algeria (Round of 16)
28,210,000
85.1%
000000002014-06-30-000030 June 2014
ZDF

12
UEFA Euro 2016
Germany vs Slovakia (Round of 16)
28,110,000
81.2%
000000002014-06-26-000026 June 2014
ZDF

13
UEFA Euro 2008
Austria vs Germany (group game)
28,040,000 1, 5
76.9%
000000002008-06-16-000016 June 2008
ZDF

14
UEFA Euro 2012
Germany vs Italy (semi-final)
27,980,000 6
76.8%
000000002012-06-28-000028 June 2012
Das Erste

15
The Black Forest Clinic
"Die Schuldfrage" ("The question of guilt")
27,970,000

000000001985-11-17-000017 November 1985
ZDF

16
2010 FIFA World Cup
Germany vs Australia (group game)
27,910,000 1, 4
74.4%
000000002010-06-13-000013 June 2010
Das Erste

17
UEFA Euro 2008
Portugal vs Germany (quarter-final)
27,700,000 1, 5
78.7%
000000002008-06-19-000019 June 2008
Das Erste

18
UEFA Euro 2012
Denmark vs Germany (group game)
27,650,000
74.2%
000000002012-06-13-000013 June 2012
ZDF

19
UEFA Euro 2016
Germany vs Poland (group game)
27,320,000
73.3%
000000002016-06-16-000016 June 2016
ZDF

20
2014 FIFA World Cup
USA vs Germany (group game)
27,250,000
84.2%
000000002014-06-26-000026 June 2014
ZDF

text: Note: The UEFA Euro 2008 final is missing from the list, because the lengthy trophy presentation was included into the official ratings. The game itself was watched by 28.05 million viewers.[34]

text: Ireland[edit]

text: A list of most watched shows in the Republic of Ireland in the 21st century was released in January 2015. The Late Late Toy Show held the top six spots, with the 2014 edition drawing 1,593,000 viewers: over one-third of the country's population. Other high-performing shows were Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, crime drama Love/Hate, Mrs. Brown's Boys, The Sunday Game, UEFA Euro 2012 and the Eurovision Song Contest.[35]

text: Japan[edit]

text: The following list is for Japanese anime only.

text:
No.
Show
Household Rating
Date
Network

1
Chibi Maruko-chan
39.9%[36][37]
28 October 1990
Fuji TV

2
Sazae-san
39.4%
16 September 1979
Fuji TV

3
Dr. Slump
36.9%
16 December 1981
Fuji TV

4
Dokonjō Gaeru
34.5%
23 February 1979
NTV

5
Japanese Folklore Tales 2
33.6%
10 January 1981
TBS

6
Lupin the Third
32.5%
8 December 1978
NTV

7
Touch
31.9%
22 December 1985
Fuji TV

8
Ashita no Joe
31.6%
13 March 1980
NTV

9
Doraemon
31.2%
11 February 1983
TV Asahi

10
GeGeGe no Kitarō
29.6%
22 March 1986
Fuji TV

text: Mexico[edit]

text: A list of most watched shows in the Mexico, Televisa and TV Azteca broadcasters (Liga MX Apertura and Clausura), Boxing, 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, (FIFA World Cup hosts 1970 & 1986), some concerts like Maná's Unidos por La Paz at Estadio Azteca in March, 2001, Funeral events like Chespirito at December, 2014 the creator of TV Series El Chavo del ocho and El Chapulin Colorado, and Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010 celebrate independence from Spain also called Bicentenario 2010, had an average audience of over 40 million views in Mexican Television.

text: New Zealand[edit]

text: In 2011, the television website Throng published a list of the 12 most watched television broadcasts in New Zealand from 1995 to 2011. This is based on average viewership of the program, but it does not include broadcasts from before 1995 or after 2011.[38]

text: The Rugby World Cup has frequently had large audiences – the Rugby World Cup 2011 final, and a semi-final, both had an average audience of over 2 million.

text:
No.
Show
Viewship
Date
Network

01
2011 Rugby World Cup Final (NZ v France)
2,036,900
23 October 2011
TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV

02
2011 Rugby World Cup Semi-final (NZ v Australia)
2,024,000
16 October 2011
TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV

03
2011 Rugby World Cup Opening Game (NZ v Tonga)
1,930,000
9 September 2011
TV 1, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV

04
Boxing: Lennox Lewis vs. David Tua World Title Defence
1,841,230
12 November 2000
TV 3

05
One News special – Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
1,703,310
31 August 1997
TV 1

06
2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
1,654,310
15 September 2000
TV 1

07
One News special – Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
1,649,710
6 September 1997
TV 1

08
2011 Rugby World Cup Qtr Final (NZ v Argentina)
1,624,400
9 October 2011
TV 1, TV 3, Prime, Sky Sports, Maori TV

09
2003 Rugby World Cup Final (England v Australia)
1,604,800
22 November 2003
TV 1

10
Martin Bashir's interview with Diana, Princess of Wales
1,516,780
21 November 1995
TV 2

11
2011 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony
1,499,160
9 September 2011
TV 1

12
2007 Rugby World Cup (NZ v France)
1,410,410
7 October 2007
TV 3

text: Philippines[edit]

text: AGB Nielsen[edit]

text: The following table shows the all-time highest rating television shows in Mega Manila as tallied by AGB Nielsen since 1992. However, ratings are from a single highest recorded episode of the show (in the case of the TV series) and it is not the average over-all ratings for the whole season or series.

text:
Top 20 highest rated television programs in Mega Manila since 1992
(AGB Nielsen tallies)[39][40]

Rank
Network
Program
Year
Rating

1
ABS-CBN
Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales
2005
83.5%

2
ABS-CBN
Rosalinda
1999
69.8%

3
ABS-CBN
Esperanza
1997
67.0%

4
ABS-CBN
Pangako Sa 'Yo
2002
64.9%

5
ABS-CBN
Meteor Garden
2003
63.8%

6
ABS-CBN
Miss Universe 1994
1994
62.5%

7
RPN
Marimar
1996
61.7%

8
ABS-CBN
María Mercedes
1996
59.7%

9
RPN
Miss Universe 1999
1999
58.4%

10
GMA
Bubble Gang
1997
57.6%

11
ABS-CBN
Maalaala Mo Kaya
1992
57.3%

12
ABS-CBN
Balitang K
1998
56.6%

13
ABS-CBN
Wansapanataym
1997
56.4%

14
ABS-CBN
TV Patrol
1996
56.0%

15
GMA
i-Witness
1999
55.3%

16
ABS-CBN
Magandang Gabi, Bayan
2000
55.0%

17
ABS-CBN
Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar Larios
2006
54.4%

18
GMA
Darna
2005
54.3%

19
ABS-CBN
Mula Sa Puso
1997
53.7%

20
RPN
Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
2003
52.9%

text: Poland[edit]

text: List of the 10 most watched television broadcasts since the beginning of telemetry research in Poland (since 1997) by Nielsen Media Research:[41][42][43][44][45][46][47]

text:
Rank
Program
Date
Channel
Number of vievers
Share

1
Funeral of Pope John Paul II
000000002005-04-08-00008 April 2005
TVP1, TVP2, TVP3, Polsat, TVN, TVN24 and others
Over 21,400,000
Almost 90%

2
UEFA Euro 2016: Poland vs Portugal (quarter-final)
000000002016-06-30-000030 June 2016
TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport
15,974,822
86.57%

3
UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Russia (group stage)
000000002012-06-12-000012 June 2012
TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD
14,683,216
81.51%

4
UEFA Euro 2016: Germany vs Poland (group stage)
000000002016-06-16-000016 June 2016
TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport
14,352,012
80.89%

5
UEFA Euro 2012: Czech Republic vs Poland (group stage)
000000002012-06-16-000016 June 2012
TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD
14,070,492
81.28%

6
UEFA Euro 2012: Poland vs Greece (group stage)
000000002012-06-08-00008 June 2012
TVP1, TVP Sport, TVP HD
13,308,343
83.78%

7
2002 Winter Olympics: Ski Jumping Men's K120 Individual
(Adam Małysz's silver medal)
000000002002-02-13-000013 February 2002
TVP1
13,259,612
75.15%

8
Funeral of President Lech Kaczyński and First Lady Maria Kaczyńska
000000002010-04-18-000018 April 2010
TVP1, TVP2, TVP Info, Polsat, Polsat News, TVN, TVN 24 and others
13,033,967
86.68%

9
UEFA Euro 2016: Ukraine vs Poland (group stage)
000000002016-06-21-000021 June 2016
TVP1, Polsat, Polsat Sport
12,639,308
81.67%

10
M jak miłość (episode 302)
000000002005-03-01-00001 March 2005
TVP2
12,581,000
n/d

text: Portugal[edit]

text: [48][49][50] [51][52][53][54][55][56][57]

text:
Rank
Show
Episode
Rating
Share
Date
Channel

1
UEFA Euro 2004
Portugal vs The Netherlands (semi-final)
40.9
87.2%
000000002004-06-30-000030 June 2004
RTP1

2
UEFA Euro 2012
Portugal vs Spain (semi-final)
39.5
76.0%
000000002012-06-27-000027 June 2012
SIC

3
UEFA Euro 2004
Portugal vs England (quarter-final)
39.0
85.1%
000000002004-06-24-000024 June 2004
RTP1

4
UEFA Euro 2016
Portugal vs Wales (semi-final)
38.4
75.4%
000000002016-07-06-00006 July 2016
RTP1

5
UEFA Euro 2016
Portugal vs France (final)
38.2
78.1%
000000002016-07-10-000010 July 2016
RTP1

6
UEFA Euro 2012
Portugal vs The Netherlands (group stage match)
38.1
73.4%
000000002012-06-17-000017 June 2012
TVI

7
UEFA Euro 2016
Portugal vs France (final)
38
78.2%
000000002016-07-10-000010 July 2016
RTP1

8
2014 FIFA World Cup
United States vs Portugal (group stage match)
37.8
75.4%
000000002014-06-22-000022 June 2014
RTP1

9
UEFA Euro 2004
Portugal vs Greece (final)
37.7
89.7%
000000002004-07-04-00004 July 2004
RTP1

10
UEFA Euro 2016
Poland vs Portugal (quarter-final)
37.4
69.9%
000000002016-06-30-000030 June 2016
RTP1

11
2006 FIFA World Cup
Portugal vs France (semi-final)
37.2
82.3%
000000002006-07-05-00005 July 2006
SIC

12
A Próxima Vítima
The Last Episode
37.1
80.2%
000000001996-01-19-000019 January 1996
SIC

13
UEFA Euro 2012
Czech Republic vs Portugal (quarter-final)
36.1
71.7%
000000002012-06-21-000021 June 2012
RTP1

14
UEFA Euro 2004
Russia vs Portugal (group stage match)
35.5
81.4%
000000002004-06-16-000016 June 2004
SIC

15
UEFA Euro 2016
Portugal vs Iceland (group stage match)
35.1
68.6%
000000002016-06-14-000014 June 2016
RTP1

16
UEFA Euro 2004
Spain vs Portugal (group stage match)
34.9
83.2%
000000002004-06-20-000020 June 2004
TVI

17
2006 FIFA World Cup
Portugal vs The Netherlands (round of 16)
34.9
80.7%
000000002006-06-25-000025 June 2006
SIC

18
UEFA Euro 2008
Portugal vs Germany (quarter-finals)
34.5
75.6%
000000002008-06-19-000019 June 2008
TVI

19
2015 Portuguese legislative election
Debate: António Costa vs. Pedro Passos Coelho
34.1
66%
000000002015-09-10-000010 September 2015
RTP1, SIC, TVI

20
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Sweden vs Portugal (second leg playoff match)
34.1
62.2%
000000002013-11-19-000019 November 2013
RTP1

21
UEFA Europa League
SL Benfica vs Chelsea FC (final)
33.8
62.3%
000000002013-05-16-000016 May 2013
SIC

22
UEFA Euro 2000
France vs. Portugal (Semi-finals)
33.2
76.7%
000000002000-06-28-000028 June 2000
RTP1

23
2006 FIFA World Cup
Angola vs Portugal (group stage match)
32.8
80.9%
000000002006-06-11-000011 June 2006
SIC

24
UEFA Euro 2012
Germany vs Portugal (group stage match)
32.4
68.3%
000000002012-06-09-00009 June 2012
RTP1

25
O Rei do Gado
Brazilian telenovela
32.2

000000001997-01-01-0000January 1997
SIC

26
UEFA Champions League
Monaco vs Porto (final)
31.7
70.5%
000000002004-05-26-000026 May 2004
RTP1

27
UEFA Euro 2016
Croatia vs Portugal (Round of 16)
31.3
70%
000000002016-06-26-000026 June 2016
RTP1

28
UEFA Europa League
Sevilla FC vs SL Benfica (final)
31.1
61.4%
000000002014-05-14-000014 May 2014
SIC

29
UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid (final)
30.8
64.3%
000000002014-05-24-000024 May 2014
TVI

30
Terra Nostra
Brazilian telenovela
30.8
64%
000000002000-01-11-000011 January 2000
SIC

31
2006 FIFA World Cup
Portugal vs Iran
30.4
83.1%
000000002006-06-17-000017 June 2006
SIC

32
UEFA Europa League
Juventus FC vs SL Benfica (semi-final)
30.4
58.9%
000000002014-05-01-00001 May 2014
SIC

33
Big Brother Portugal
Live eviction show
30.2
72.5%
000000002000-12-26-000026 December 2000
TVI

34
UEFA Cup
Sporting CP vs CSKA Moscow (Final)
30.1
68.4%
000000002005-05-18-000018 May 2005
RTP1

35
Taça de Portugal
SL Benfica vs Sporting CP (Sixth round)
29.9
62.6%
000000002005-01-26-000026 January 2005
RTP1

36
Torre de Babel
Brazilian telenovela
29.8
77.1%
000000001999-04-02-00002 April 1999
SIC

37
UEFA Euro 2008
Switzerland vs Portugal
29.8
71.8%
000000002008-06-15-000015 June 2008
TVI

38
UEFA Cup
Celtic FC vs FC Porto
29.7
67.5%
000000002003-05-21-000021 May 2003
SIC

39
2006 FIFA World Cup
Germany vs Portugal (Third place play-off)
29.6
78.4%
000000002006-07-08-00008 July 2006
SIC

40
2006 FIFA World Cup
England vs Portugal (quarter-finals)
29.2
88.1%
000000002006-07-01-00001 July 2006
SIC

41
UEFA Champions League
Barcelona vs Benfica(quarter-finals)
29.3
65.6%
000000002006-04-05-00005 April 2006
RTP1

42
2010 FIFA World Cup
Spain vs Portugal (Round of 16)
29.1
75.9%
000000002010-06-29-000029 June 2010
RTP1

43
Juntos Por Todos
Benefit concert
28.8
67.8%
000000002017-06-27-000027 June 2017
RTP1, SIC, TVI

44
Médico de Família
Portuguese TV series
27.9
61.4%
000000001999-03-16-000016 March 1999
SIC

text: South Korea[edit]

text: Viewership ratings are provided by two companies in South Korea, AGB Nielsen Media Research and TNmS. Originally Media Service Korea was the only company providing such information, and it was later acquired by Nielsen Media Research. In 1999 TNS Media Korea also began such service, and later changed its name to TNmS. AGB collects viewership data based on 2050 households, while TNmS has 2000 households with measuring devices. Drama ratings usually vary between the two companies by 2–3%.[58]

text:
Top 20 most watched South Korean dramas since 1992 (AGB Nielsen tallies)

#
Drama
Channel
Viewership
Date

1.
First Love
KBS2
65.8%
20 April 1997

2.
What is Love
MBC
64.9%
24 May 1992

3.
Sandglass
SBS
64.5%
6 February 1995

4.
Hur Jun
MBC
63.7%
27 June 2000

5.
Sunny Place of Youth
KBS2
62.7%
12 November 1995

6.
You and I
MBC
62.4%
12 April 1998

7.
The Son and the Daughter
MBC
61.1%
21 March 1993

8.
Taejo Wang Geon
KBS1
60.2%
20 May 2001

9.
Eyes of Dawn
MBC
58.4%
6 February 1992

10.
Dae Jang Geum
MBC
57.8%
23 March 2004

11.
Lovers in Paris
SBS
57.6%
15 August 2004

12.
See and See Again
MBC
57.3%
12 October 1998

13.
Truth
MBC
56.5%
24 February 2000

14.
Jealousy
MBC
56.1%
21 July 1992

15.
Even When the Wind Blows
KBS1
55.8%
26 February 1996

16.
Bathhouse Men
KBS2
53.4%
25 August 1996

17.
Gook Hee (tie)
MBC
53.1%
16 November 1999

17.
Trap of Youth (tie)
SBS
53.1%
15 April 1999

19.
Tomato
SBS
52.7%
3 June 1999

20.
M
MBC
52.2%
30 August 1994

text: Sweden[edit]

text: Statistics from Mediamätning Skandinavien.[59]

text: Most watched programmes per year[edit]

text:
Year
Programme
Date
Number of viewers (millions)
Network

2000
Melodifestivalen 2000
10 March
4.175
SVT2

2001
Melodifestivalen 2001
23 February
3.84
SVT1

2002
Melodifestivalen 2002
1 March
3.72
SVT1

2003
Melodifestivalen 2003
15 March
3.815
SVT1

2004
Melodifestivalen 2004
20 March
4.105
SVT1

2005
Melodifestivalen 2005
12 March
4.055
SVT1

2006
Melodifestivalen 2006
18 March
4.240
SVT1

2007
Melodifestivalen 2007
10 March
3.975
SVT1

2008
Melodifestivalen 2008
15 March
4.045
SVT1

2009
Melodifestivalen 2009
14 March
3.59
SVT1

2010
Melodifestivalen 2010
13 March
3.87
SVT1

2011
Melodifestivalen 2011
12 March
3.67
SVT1

2012
Melodifestivalen 2012
10 March
4.11
SVT1

2013
Melodifestivalen 2013
9 March
4.15
SVT1

2014
Kalle Anka och hans vänner
24 December
3.705
SVT1

2015
Melodifestivalen 2015
14 March
3.771
SVT1

text: Most watched sport events per year[edit]

text:
Year
Programme
Date
Number of viewers (millions)
Network

2000
UEFA Euro 2000 Final (FRA–ITA)
2 July
2.34
SVT2

2001
2001 World Men's Handball Championship Final (FRA–SWE)
4 February
2.635
TV4

2002
2002 European Men's Handball Championship Final (SWE–GER)
3 February
3.06
TV4

2003
2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Final (GER–SWE)
12 October
3.525
TV4

2004
UEFA Euro 2004 (SWE–DEN)
22 June
3.796
TV4

2005
2005 World Championships in Athletics
7 August
4.055
TV4

2006
2006 Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Final (SWE–FIN)
26 February
3.52
SVT2

2007
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Women's slalom
16 February
2.23
SVT1

2008
UEFA Euro 2008 (GRE–SWE)
10 June
3.03
TV4

2009
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1 (DEN–SWE)
10 October
1.805
Kanal 5

2010
2010 FIFA World Cup Final (NED–ESP)
11 July
2.66
SVT1

2011
2011 IIHF World Championship Final (SWE–FIN)
15 May
2.035
TV3

2012
UEFA Euro 2012 (UKR–SWE)
11 June
2.94
SVT1

2013
2013 IIHF World Championship Final (SWE–SUI)
19 May
2.915
TV4

2014
2014 FIFA World Cup (GER–ARG)
13 July
2.810
TV4

2015
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015
1 May
2.272
SVT1

text: United Kingdom[edit]

text: Most watched programmes[edit]

text: The following is a list of most watched programmes, excluding sporting events and news coverage. The mid-1980s introduction of in-week repeat showings accounts for six of the top ten programmes. On this measure, the 1996 Christmas edition of Only Fools and Horses is the most watched non-repeated, non-documentary programme of all time in the UK. It is the third most watched programme of all time on a single channel, after the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony and the wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips in 1973 (see below).

text:
Post-1981 figures verified by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB)
Pre-1981 figures supplied by the British Film Institute

text:
Rank
Show
Episode
Number of viewers
(millions)
Date
Network

1
EastEnders
Den serves Angie with divorce papers.
30.15[60]
000000001986-12-25-000025 December 1986*
BBC One

2
EastEnders
Michelle Fowler reveals she is pregnant.
28.00[61]
000000001986-01-01-00001 January 1986*
BBC One

3
Coronation Street
Hilda Ogden leaves
26.65[61]
000000001987-12-25-000025 December 1987*
ITV (Granada)

4
Only Fools and Horses
"Time on Our Hands"
24.35[62]
000000001996-12-29-000029 December 1996
BBC One

5
EastEnders

24.30[63]
000000001992-01-02-00002 January 1992*
BBC One

6
Royal Variety Performance 1965
Dame Shirley Bassey, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
24.20[64]
000000001965-11-14-000014 November 1965
ITV (ATV)

7
EastEnders

24.15[65]
000000001988-01-07-00007 January 1988*
BBC One

8
To the Manor Born
Series 1 Finale
23.95[66]
000000001979-11-11-000011 November 1979
BBC One

9
Miss World 1967
Peru wins.
23.76[64]
000000001967-11-19-000019 November 1967
BBC One

10
EastEnders

23.55[67]
000000001985-12-26-000026 December 1985*
BBC One

11
Panorama
Diana, Princess of Wales
22.78[68]
000000001995-11-20-000020 November 1995
BBC One

12
Royal Variety Performance 1975
Bruce Forsyth, Dad's Army & Vera Lynn
22.66[66]
000000001975-11-16-000016 November 1975
ITV (ATV)

13
This Is Your Life
Lord Mountbatten
22.22[66]
000000001977-04-27-000027 April 1977
ITV (Thames)

14
Sunday Night at the London Palladium

21.89[64]
000000001967-12-03-00003 December 1967
ITV (ATV)

15
The Benny Hill Show

21.67[66]
000000001971-03-24-000024 March 1971
ITV (Thames)

=16
Dallas
"Who Done It" – J. R. Ewing's shooter is revealed
21.60[69]
000000001980-11-22-000022 November 1980
BBC One

=16
Coronation Street
Ken and Deirdre divorce
21.60[63]
000000001992-01-08-00008 January 1992
ITV (Granada)

18
Eurovision Song Contest 1973
Anne-Marie David wins for Luxembourg.
21.56[66]
000000001973-04-07-00007 April 1973
BBC One

19
Steptoe and Son

21.54[64]
000000001964-02-18-000018 February 1964
BBC TV

=20
The Mike Yarwood Show
Mike Yarwood Christmas Show
21.40[66]
000000001977-12-25-000025 December 1977
BBC One

=20
Coronation Street
Bet Lynch becomes landlady of the Rovers Return Inn.
21.40[67]
000000001985-01-02-00002 January 1985
ITV (Granada)

22
Coronation Street
Rita Tanner's first appearance.
21.36[64]
000000001964-12-02-00002 December 1964
ITV (Granada)

23
Only Fools and Horses
"If They Could See Us Now"
21.35[70]
000000002001-12-25-000025 December 2001
BBC One

text: * denotes aggregated figure with repeat showing.

text: Most watched films[edit]

text: These are the most watched films by total number of viewers[71] (dates are when the films were broadcast, not necessarily when they were produced).

text:
Rank
Title
Number of viewers
(millions)
Date
Network

1
Live and Let Die
23.50
000000001980-01-20-000020 January 1980
ITV

2
Jaws
23.25
000000001981-10-08-00008 October 1981
ITV

3
The Spy Who Loved Me
22.90
000000001982-03-28-000028 March 1982
ITV

4
Diamonds Are Forever
22.15
000000001981-03-15-000015 March 1981
ITV

5
Crocodile Dundee
21.75
000000001989-12-25-000025 December 1989
BBC1

text: Most watched special events[edit]

text: The majority of special events attracting large audiences are often carried on more than one channel. The most watched programme of all time on a single channel is the 1973 wedding ceremony of The Princess Anne, shown only on BBC1.

text:
Rank
Event
Number of viewers
(millions)
Date
Network

1
1966 FIFA World Cup Final
32.30[64]
000000001966-07-30-000030 July 1966
BBC One/ITV

2
Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
32.10[63]
000000001997-09-06-00006 September 1997
BBC One/ITV

3
Royal Family (documentary)
30.69[64]
000000001969-06-21-000021 June 1969 and 000000001969-06-28-000028 June 1969
BBC One/ITV

4
Apollo 13 splashdown
28.60[66]
000000001970-04-17-000017 April 1970
BBC One/ITV

5
1970 FA Cup Final replay
28.49[66]
000000001970-04-29-000029 April 1970
BBC One/ITV

6
Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer
28.40[69]
000000001981-07-29-000029 July 1981
BBC One/ITV

7
Wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips
27.60[66]
000000001973-11-14-000014 November 1973
BBC One

8
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
24.46[72]
000000002012-08-12-000012 August 2012
BBC One

9
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
24.24[73]
000000002012-07-27-000027 July 2012
BBC One

10
JFK Assassination – News Broadcast
24.15[64]
000000001963-11-22-000022 November 1963
BBC TV/ITV

text: Note: The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (29 April 2011) received a total audience peak of 26 million viewers, but this is a combined figure aggregated from the ten different channels that broadcast the ceremony. The highest figures of these were 13.59 million on BBC1, with an extra 4.02 million watching on ITV.[74]

text: Most watched programmes per year[edit]

text:
Year
Programme
Date
Number of viewers
(millions)
Network

1981
Film: Jaws
8 October 1981
23.30[75]
ITV

1982
Film: The Spy Who Loved Me
28 March 1982
22.90[76]
ITV

1983
Coronation Street
23 February 1983
18.45[77]
ITV

1984
Royal Variety Performance 1984
25 November 1984
20.55[78]
BBC One

1985
EastEnders
26 December 1985
23.55[67]
BBC One

1986
EastEnders
25 December 1986
30.15[60]
BBC One

1987
EastEnders
1 January 1987
28.00[61]
BBC One

1988
EastEnders
7 January 1988
24.15[65]
BBC One

1989
Film: "Crocodile" Dundee
25 December 1989
21.77[79]
BBC One

1990
Neighbours (Episode 837)
26 February 1990
21.16[80]
BBC One

1991
Coronation Street
25 November 1991
20.45[81]
ITV

1992
Coronation Street
22 January 1992
20.45[82]
ITV

1993
Coronation Street
22 March 1993
20.73[83]
ITV

1994
Torvill and Dean – Olympic Ice Dance Championship
21 February 1994
23.95[84]
BBC One

1995
Panorama Special: Princess Diana
20 November 1995
22.78[68]
BBC One

1996
Only Fools and Horses
29 December 1996
24.35[62]
BBC One

1997
Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
6 September 1997
19.29[85]
BBC One

1998
1998 FIFA World Cup: England v Argentina
30 June 1998
23.78[86]
ITV

1999
Coronation Street
7 March 1999
19.82[87]
ITV

2000
Coronation Street
3 January 2000
18.96[88]
ITV

2001
Only Fools and Horses
25 December 2001
21.35[70]
BBC One

2002
Only Fools and Horses
25 December 2002
17.40[89]
BBC One

2003
Coronation Street
24 February 2003
19.43[90]
ITV

2004
UEFA Euro 2004: England v Portugal
24 June 2004
20.66[91]
BBC One

2005
Coronation Street
21 February 2005
14.36[92]
ITV

2006
2006 FIFA World Cup: England v Sweden
20 June 2006
18.46[93]
ITV

2007
EastEnders
25 December 2007
14.38[94]
BBC One

2008
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
25 December 2008
16.15[95]
BBC One

2009
Britain's Got Talent Final Result
30 May 2009
18.29[96]
ITV

2010
The X Factor Results
12 December 2010
16.55[97]
ITV

2011
The Royal Wedding
29 April 2011
13.59[98]
BBC One1

2012
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
12 August 2012
24.46[99]
BBC One

2013
New Year's Eve Fireworks
31 December 2013
13.53[100]
BBC One

2014
2014 FIFA World Cup Final: Germany v Argentina
13 July 2014
14.96[101]
BBC One2

2015
The Great British Bake Off
7 October 2015
15.05[102]
BBC One

2016
The Great British Bake Off
26 October 2016
15.90[103]
BBC One

2017
Blue Planet II: "One Ocean"
29 October 2017
14.01[104]
BBC One

2018
Call the Midwife
21 January 2018
9.09[105]
BBC One

text: Notes

text:
^1 – The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (29 April 2011) "attracted a consolidated average audience of 26.0 [million] viewers across the ceremony from 11:00 am to 12:10 pm. This is an aggregated audience across 10 BARB reported channels that followed the events live."[106] The highest figures for individual channels of these were 13.59 million on BBC One, followed by 4.02 million watching on ITV.
^2 – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was broadcast by both BBC One and ITV. The highest figures were 14.96 million on BBC One, followed by 2.34 million on ITV.

text: United States[edit]

text: NBC's live telecast of Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 currently holds the record for the largest average viewership of any U.S. television broadcast, with 114.4 million viewers.[107] During this broadcast, the halftime show featuring Katy Perry was watched by 118.5 million viewers.[107] The previous live telecast Super Bowl XLV in February 2011 helped Fox become the first ever television network in the United States to be watched by at least 100 million American viewers by average for a single primetime night of programming.[108] Moreover, Super Bowl telecasts account for 23 of the most watched television broadcasts based on overall viewership in U.S. television history.[109] Fox's live telecast of Super Bowl LI in 2017 currently holds the largest total viewership in U.S. television history, peaking at 172 million viewers in Super Bowl's first ever overtime play.

text: Additionally, the National Football League (or NFL) regular season is watched since 2012 by at least 200 million individuals in the United States, accounting for the largest consistent annual nationwide viewership for any television event in U.S. television history (representing almost 70% of the American households, more than 80% of the total U.S. television viewers, and more than 60% of the 2018 U.S. population of 325 million individuals).

text: Most watched series finales – Top 15 list[edit]

text: This table lists the 15 most watched U.S. television series finales in history, effective as of the current season. However, all the Nielsen ratings for U.S. television series finales broadcast starting 2003 were adjusted from the 2007–2008 season to incorporate both the standard live primetime and week-long time-shifted or delayed DVR viewership figures (based on the telecast's final 5-minute standard run) in the United States only (from the dates of their original series finale runs).[110]

text: The finale is not necessarily a show's most watched episode, the most prominent of examples being CBS' Dallas, viewed by about 90 million American viewers after the network's 21 November 1980 primetime telecast of the resolution episode[111][112] of the internationally known 'Who Shot J.R.' cliffhanger[113] (the second highest rated single television broadcast in U.S. history, watched by 53.3% of American households and more than 76% of the total U.S. television viewers for that year), almost thrice as many viewers as there were for the 1991 series finale (33.3 million viewers).

text: The highest-rated single television broadcast in U.S. history is the 150-minute-long final episode[114] of M*A*S*H*[115] (which remains the sole regular U.S. primetime television series to be watched by at least 100 million viewers in the United States alone for an episode), transmitted on primetime by CBS on 28 February 1983, viewed at a peak conclusion by 125 million American viewers (or 60.2% of American households and at least 77% of the total U.S. television viewers). When TV miniseries are taken into the Nielsen tallies, ABC's Roots posted the second most watched series finale in U.S. history, watched on 30 January 1977, by 100 million viewers (51.1% of American households and more than 71% of the total U.S. television viewers that year), but attracted the largest viewership for any type of primetime television series in U.S. history – a record currently standing at between 130 million and 140 million[116][117] American viewers for its 8-part installment in January 1977 (peaking up to 80% of the total U.S. television viewers in 1977).

text: CBS' Everybody Loves Raymond bumped the syndicated series Star Trek: The Next Generation out of the Top 15 Nielsen tally of the all-time most watched U.S. TV series finales in May 2005, but the latter remains the most watched of all syndicated programs in U.S. history. NBC aired 2 of the top 5 all-time most watched overall U.S. television series finales to date (both of sitcom genre, behind the 1983 M.A.S.H. and 1977 Roots respective final episodes, and also sandwiching the peak rating record of the August 1967, final broadcast of ABC's The Fugitive) – the 21 May 1993 broadcast of the series finale[118][119] of Cheers (the most watched overall U.S. television series finale in the cable television era, attracting a peak of almost 93.5 million American viewers), and the primetime telecast of the final episode[120] of Seinfeld on 14 May 1998.

text:
Rank
Title
Episode
Number of viewers
(in millions)
Household
share
Audience
share
Date
Network

1
M*A*S*H
"Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"
125.0[a][114]
60.2%
77%
000000001983-02-28-000028 Feb 1983
CBS

2
Roots (miniseries)
"Part VIII"
100.0[114]
51.1%
71%
000000001977-01-30-000030 Jan 1977
ABC

3
Cheers
"One for the Road"
93.5[a][124]
45.5%
64%[122]
000000001993-05-20-000020 May 1993
NBC

4
The Fugitive
"The Judgment" Part 2
78.0[125]
45.9%
72%
000000001967-08-29-000029 Aug 1967
ABC

5
Seinfeld
"The Finale"
76.3[124]
41.3%
58%
000000001998-05-14-000014 May 1998
NBC

6
Friends
"The Last One"
65.9[126]
35.6%
52%
000000002004-05-06-00006 May 2004
NBC

7
Magnum, P.I.
"Resolutions"
50.7
32.0%
48%
000000001988-05-08-00008 May 1988
CBS

8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Finale of Carson-hosting era
50.0[124]
30.0%
46%
000000001992-05-22-000022 May 1992
NBC

9
The Cosby Show
"And So We Commence"
44.4[124]
28.0%
45%
000000001992-04-30-000030 April 1992

10
Frasier
"Goodnight, Seattle"
42.7[127][128]
25.8%
40%
000000002004-05-13-000013 May 2004
NBC

11
All in the Family
"Too Good Edith"
40.2[124][129]
26.6%
43%
000000001979-04-08-00008 April 1979
CBS

12
Everybody Loves Raymond
"The Finale"
38.3[130]
25.7%
36%
000000002005-05-16-000016 May 2005
CBS

13
Family Ties
"Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
36.3
20.8%
35%
000000001989-05-14-000014 May 1989
NBC

14
Home Improvement
"The Long and Winding Road"
35.5[131]
21.6%[132]
43%[131]
000000001999-05-25-000025 May 1999
ABC

15
Dallas
"Conundrum"
33.3[133]
22.0%
38%
000000001991-05-03-00003 May 1991
CBS

text: ^ Jump up to: a b The number of viewers for M*A*S*H (105.9 million) and Cheers (84.4 million) are the numbers most commonly reported. M*A*S*H has also been reported at 121.6 million viewers and Cheers has been reported at 93.5 million viewers.[121][122] For Cheers and M*A*S*H, 93.5 million and 121.6 million represent the total audience who watched at least six minutes and the 84.4 million and 105.9 million represent the viewers who watched the average minute. As previously mentioned, 125 million represents the total audience that tuned into the last 5 minutes of the series finale of M.A.S.H. during its primetime telecast.[123] Regular episodes of M*A*S*H were thirty minutes long, but the final episode aired as a television movie and was two hours and thirty minutes long.

text: Most watched series episode of the decade[edit]

text: This table lists the most watched overall television episode for every decade in the United States, as tallied by the Nielsen Media Research since the 1950–1951 television season. The audience share category of the Nielsen ratings only began in the 1959–1960 television season, and that all the Nielsen ratings for U.S. telecasts starting 2003 were adjusted from the 2007–08 season to incorporate both the standard live primetime and time-shifted or delayed DVR viewership figures (based on the telecast's final 5-minute standard run) in the United States only (from the dates of their original series finale runs).

text:
Decade
Title
Episode
Viewers
(in millions)
Household
share
Audience
share
Date
Network

1950s
The Ed Sullivan Show
Special guesting of Elvis Presley
60.0
82.6%
71%
000000001956-09-09-00009 Sep 1956
CBS

1960s
The Fugitive
"The Judgment"
Part 2
78.0
45.9%
72%
000000001967-08-29-000029 Aug 1967
ABC

1970s
Roots (miniseries)
"Part VIII"
100.0[114]
51.1%
71%
000000001977-01-30-000030 Jan 1977
ABC

1980s
M*A*S*H
"Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"
125.0[114]
60.2%
77%
000000001983-02-28-000028 Feb 1983
CBS

1990s
Cheers
"One for the Road"
93.5[124]
51.7%
72%[122]
000000001993-05-20-000020 May 1993
NBC

2000s
Friends
"The Last One"
80.0[134]
40.2%
62%
000000002004-05-06-00006 May 2004
NBC

2010s
Undercover Boss
"Waste Management, Inc" (Series Premiere)
42.3
29.4%
36%
000000002010-02-07-00007 Feb 2010
CBS

text: Most watched series per year[edit]

text: This table lists all the TV shows with the highest average household Nielsen rating for each television season in the United States,[135][136][137][138][139] inclusive of both standard live primetime and time-shifted or delayed DVR viewership figures in the United States alone for all other airing programs beginning the 2007–08 season.[110]

text: American Idol, during its first run on Fox, holds the record for most consecutive (and overall total) seasons at No. 1, with eight. It is also the first ever television series of reality singing competition genre (and Fox's first ever television program) to take the top position in the Nielsen annual primetime television ratings. However, American Idol usually airs two live episodes a week for its finals stage (Tuesdays and Wednesdays from its inception in 2002 to 2010, and Wednesdays and Thursdays between 2011 and 2014); for the 2003–2004 season, only the Tuesday (or competition stage) show was ranked No. 1, and for that television season, American Idol as a whole placed second (potentially giving the top spot to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from CBS, if the ratings of American Idol for that year had been summarized as only 1 day-per-week broadcast format). From 2005 to 2011, the whole show was No. 1 for only seven consecutive (and overall total) seasons, but still ranked No.1 overall in the 18–49 demographic for eight consecutive seasons.[140]

text: CBS's All in the Family and NBC's The Cosby Show and Sunday Night Football share second place, ranked No. 1 overall each for 5 consecutive (and overall total) seasons, from 1972 to 1976, 1986 to 1990, and 2012 and beginning 2014, respectively. The latter became the first ever regular primetime sports television program to rank first in the Nielsen annual ratings, and the first ever regularly scheduled primetime television program aired live in all U.S. time zones to take the No. 1 overall spot amongst all U.S. television programs in at least one season. If the total number of seasons of Nielsen No.1-leads are counted, CBS's 60 Minutes also share second place, and to date is the only primetime program to lead the Nielsen primetime ratings in 3 separate decades – 1970s, 1980s and the 1990s, as well as the most recent nightly news program to rank first in the Nielsen annual ratings.

text: Since 2004, all Nielsen U.S. top-ranking overall television programs are broadcast live in the U.S. except for NCIS, which in the 2012-2013 season, became the most recent scripted series to rank first in the overall Nielsen annual ratings. As of 2017, NBC's ER and Friends, remained the latest primetime programs in the United States of medical drama and sitcom genres to rank first in the Nielsen annual ratings, back in 1994, 1999 and 2002, respectively. NBC's Seinfeld remained as the latest television series to end its run leading the annual Nielsen television ratings, back in 1998. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? remains the latest primetime program from ABC to lead the Nielsen annual television ratings, back in 2000.

text:
Record-setting U.S. television programs as listed below are in bold text.
     The program with the all-time highest annual Nielsen average rating
     Two or more programs tie for highest average Nielsen rating in the same season
     The program with the all-time longest consecutive season winning streak in Nielsen ratings

text:
Season
Program
Network
Rating

1950–1951
Texaco Star Theater
NBC
61.6

1951–1952
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts
CBS
53.8

1952–1953
I Love Lucy
67.3

1953–1954
58.8

1954–1955
49.3

1955–1956
The $64,000 Question
47.5

1956–1957
I Love Lucy
43.7

1957–1958
Gunsmoke
43.1

1958–1959
39.6

1959–1960
40.3

1960–1961
37.3

1961–1962
Wagon Train
NBC
32.1

1962–1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
CBS
36.0

1963–1964
39.1

1964–1965
Bonanza
NBC
36.3

1965–1966
31.8

1966–1967
29.1

1967–1968
The Andy Griffith Show
CBS
27.6

1968–1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
NBC
31.8

1969–1970
26.3

1970–1971
Marcus Welby, M.D.
ABC
29.6

1971–1972
All in the Family
CBS
34.0

1972–1973
33.3

1973–1974
31.2

1974–1975
30.2

1975–1976
30.1

1976–1977
Happy Days
ABC
31.5

1977–1978
Laverne & Shirley
31.6

1978–1979
30.5

1979–1980
60 Minutes
CBS
28.4

1980–1981
Dallas
34.5

1981–1982
28.4

1982–1983
60 Minutes
25.5

1983–1984
Dallas
25.7

1984–1985
Dynasty
ABC
25.0

1985–1986
The Cosby Show
NBC
33.7

1986–1987
34.9

1987–1988
27.8

1988–1989
25.6

1989–1990
Roseanne
ABC
23.1

The Cosby Show
NBC

1990–1991
Cheers
21.3

1991–1992
60 Minutes
CBS
21.9

1992–1993

1993–1994
20.9

1994–1995
Seinfeld
NBC
20.6

1995–1996
ER
22.0

1996–1997
21.2

1997–1998
Seinfeld
21.7

1998–1999
ER
17.8

1999–2000
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – Tuesdays
ABC
18.6

2000–2001
Survivor: The Australian Outback
CBS
17.4

2001–2002
Friends
NBC
15.3

2002–2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CBS
16.3

2003–2004
American Idol – Tuesdays (Competition)
Fox
14.2

2004–2005
American Idol – Overall Season
15.2

2005–2006
17.6

2006–2007
17.3

2007–2008
16.9

2008–2009
15.7

2009–2010
13.9

2010–2011
14.8

2011–2012
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
13.1

2012–2013
NCIS
CBS
12.7

2013–2014
NBC Sunday Night Football
NBC
12.8

2014–2015
12.9

2015–2016
13.3

2016–2017
12.2

text: Longest dominating series of the decade[edit]

text: This table lists the primetime television series with the most number of seasons of No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for every decade in the United States, as tallied by the Nielsen Media Research since the 1950–1951 television season. Only the Nielsen household share will be shown in the following table.

text: The U.S. television program with the longest ever streak at No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings is written in bold text.

text:
Decade
Series
Peak season
household share
Debut season at
Nielsen No. 1
End season at
Nielsen No. 1
Seasons
at No. 1
Network

1950s
I Love Lucy
67.3 (1952–1953)
1952–1953
1956–1957
4
CBS

1960s
Gunsmoke
43.1 (1957–1958)
1957–1958
1960–1961

1970s
All in the Family
34.0 (1971–1972)
1971–1972
1975–1976
5

1980s
The Cosby Show
34.9 (1986–1987)
1985–1986
1989–1990
NBC

1990s
60 Minutes
28.4 (1979–1980)
1979–1980
1993–1994
CBS

2000s
American Idol
17.6 (2005–2006)
2003–2004
2010–2011
8
Fox

2010s
NBC Sunday Night Football
13.3 (2015–2016)
2011–2012
2016-2017
5
NBC


question_text: minister of energy and power development in zimbabwe

text: The Ministry of Energy and Power Development is a government ministry, responsible for energy and electricity in Zimbabwe. The incumbent minister is Elton Mangoma[1] and the deputy minister is Hubert Nyanhongo.[2] It oversees:

text: Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority


document_title: Young & Hungry

question_text: who played josh's brother on young and hungry

question_tokens: who played josh 's brother on young and hungry

text: Young & Hungry

text: Plot[edit]

text: Set in San Francisco, wealthy entrepreneur Josh (Jonathan Sadowski) hires food blogger Gabi (Emily Osment) to be his new personal chef. The series follows the couple and their friends after the couple's one-night stand dilemma.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

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Emily Osment as Gabi Diamond, a young chef, lives in San Francisco with her best friend, Sofia. She loves cooking and she can even figure out what people like to eat. Her mother died while she was still a teenager and she has been on her own ever since. Despite not having enough credentials for the job to be Josh's personal chef, Josh agrees to hire her if she can make a dinner for his girlfriend Caroline that will make her say yes to his marriage proposal. After Caroline breaks up with Josh the same day, he feels distraught and he and Gabi have a one-night stand. They decide to keep it a secret, which causes her to have complicated romantic feelings for Josh. The two finally start dating in "Young & The Next Day" when Josh tells Gabi he's crazy about her, but they break up officially in "Young & No More Therapy" when they realise they don't work. Gabi and Josh then have an off-again-on-again relationship throughout season 4 and 5 when they have a "friends with benefits" relationship. However, Gabi realises she is in love with Josh in "Young & Hold" and tells him. Just as Josh is about to say he loves Gabi back, the squirrel scares them both and Josh hits his head, resulting in him getting amnesia. In the end of the first half of season 5, "Young & Amnesia" Gabi is heartbroken when she thinks Josh will never remember her. Josh remembers Gabi after listening to their song, Closer and goes after her on the train to Aspen. They admit they love each other and finally get back together.
Jonathan Sadowski as Josh Xander Kaminski, a wealthy young tech entrepreneur and self-made millionaire. He is extremely smart, charming, and sweet and always goes with his gut feeling. He and Gabi have a drunken one-night stand, which he decides to keep secret in order to propose to his vain and materialistic girlfriend, Caroline. Despite the fact that he and Gabi slept together, he wants to keep their relationship professional. Nevertheless, he takes an immediate liking to Gabi, often giving her life advice and looking out for her as a protective figure. In the season 1 finale he figures out he is in love with Gabi but never tells her, making their friendship complicated. The two finally start dating in "Young & The Next Day" when Josh tells Gabi he's crazy about her, but they break up officially in "Young & No More Therapy" when they realise they don't work. Gabi and Josh then have an off-again-on-again relationship throughout season 4 and 5 when they have a "friends with benefits" relationship. However, Gabi realises she is in love with Josh in "Young & Hold" and tells him. Just as Josh is about to say he loves Gabi back, the squirrel scares them both and Josh hits his head, resulting in him getting amnesia. In the end of the first half of season 5, "Young & Amnesia" Gabi is heartbroken when she thinks Josh will never remember her. Josh remembers Gabi after listening to their song, Closer and goes after her on the train to Aspen. They admit they love each other and finally get back together.
Aimee Carrero as Sofia Rodriguez, an ambitious banking intern and Gabi's best friend and roommate. She is a strong-minded and career-driven young woman. Her job consists of fetching coffee for the clients at her firm. She fully supports Gabi, gives her advice, and often gives her pep talks about keeping her job. She also knows about Gabi's hookup with Josh and unexpectedly becomes friends with Caroline when the two bond over singer Lorde in the episode, "Young & Secret." Her full name is revealed to be Sofia Maria Consuela Rafaella Rodriguez.
Kym Whitley as Yolanda, Josh's housekeeper. She is very loud-spoken and says what is on her mind. She is sassy with a bit of an attitude and was the first to find out about Gabi and Josh's hookup. She and Elliot constantly bicker.
Rex Lee as Elliot Park, Josh's publicist and right-hand-man. He is openly gay. He fully depises Gabi as he very outspoken about the fact that he'd much rather have a professional celebrity chef than Gabi. He constantly bickers with Yolanda, when it comes to her appearance or weight. He would do anything to make Josh happy and cares for him. However, he sometimes fantasizes about him. He is one of the few people who knows about Gabi and Josh's hookup. He and Gabi have a battle of wits on occasion, but they are ultimately good friends.

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Mallory Jansen as Caroline Penelope Huntington (season 1), Josh's girlfriend turned fiancée. She is very materialistic and vain, caring more about her possessions and physical appearance than Josh. Josh realizes that she is stuck-up and conceited, however he looks past this when she says she loves him. Gabi tries to impress her, but Caroline sees Gabi as unprofessional and untrustworthy.
Jesse McCartney as Cooper Finley (season 1–2), a computer hacker that Josh hires to work for him and has a romance with Gabi, much to Josh's dislike. He breaks up with Gabi after finding it increasingly difficult to keep their relationship a secret from Josh and moves to China as revealed in the episode "Young & Getting Played". After a grand romantic gesture, they resume their relationship. They have a brief fight when he discovers that Gabi and Josh slept together, but reconcile when she tells him she loves him, and he decides to move back to San Francisco. However, they break up officially in "Young & Pretty Woman" when Gabi realises she loves Josh and chooses him over Cooper.
Bryan Safi as Alan (season 2–present), Elliot's husband. He's had a crush on Elliot since college and was brought back into Elliot's life when Gabi accidentally set the two of them up. He's also the owner of a popular gay karaoke bar of which Elliot isn't a huge fan.
Jayson Blair as Jake Kaminski (season 2–3), Josh's brother Jake. Jake is introduced in episode "Young & Younger Brother Part 2". Jake initially did not know what future he held, but he decided to become a chef. Josh asks him and Gabi to cook for Allan and Elliot's wedding. He falls in love with Gabi and they date. He and Gabi travel to Coachella in their food truck. In "Young & Coachella", he and Gabi break up when Josh confesses his feelings for Gabi. He later sleeps with Sophia, they then start dating for a little while, but then breaks up.
Betty White as Ms. Bernice Wilson (season 5), Gabi's neighbour, who gives her romantic advice. Ms. Wilson reunites with an old lover in "Young & Vegas Baby", Bernie and it's revealed in that episode that her first name is Bernice.

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Ashley Tisdale as Logan Rawlings, who publishes a "30 under 30" list for a popular magazine. When she appears to be attracted to Gabi, Eliott sets them up to go on a date in the hope of securing Josh a spot on her list.
Kylie Minogue as Shauna, a tech reporter for ABC News that Josh dates. Shauna has two children including an estranged adult daughter, Danielle that Gabi strives to reunite her with.
Keegan Allen as Tyler, a drummer Sofia pressures Gabi to date to deal with working for Josh again. A double date with Josh and woman from Gabi and Sofia's building reveals Tyler is actually homeless.
Cheryl Hines as Kathy Kaminski, Josh's mother, who drinks wine frequently.
Jerry O'Connell as Nick Diamond, Gabi's father who becomes romantically involved with Josh's mother, Kathy, much to the shock of Gabi and Josh.
Heather Dubrow as Natasha Cook-Campbell, a celebrity chef and lifestyle guru, as well as Gabi's idol.

text: Development and production[edit]

text: The show is inspired by San Francisco food blogger, Gabi Moskowitz. On August 23, 2013, ABC Family placed a pilot order. The pilot was written by David Holden and directed by Andy Cadiff. Ashley Tisdale, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, and Jessica Rhoades serve as executive producers.[7]

text: Filming for the pilot started on April 21, 2014.[8] On January 6, 2014, ABC Family placed a series order on Young & Hungry, with the premiere on June 25, 2014, alongside the comedy Mystery Girls.[1] On September 29, 2014 the network renewed Young & Hungry for a second season.[9] On June 24, 2014 the first webisode was released with Gabi Moskowitz starring.

text: Book[edit]

text: On April 11, 2017 a book titled "Young & Hungry: your complete guide to a delicious life" was published.

text: Casting[edit]

text: Casting announcements began in September 2013, with Emily Osment first cast in the lead role of Gabi Diamond, a blunt and klutzy food blogger who not only has a true gift for cooking, but also the ability to figure out what it is people want to eat.[10] Aimee Carrero was the next actor cast in the series regular role of Sofia Rodriguez, Gabi's best friend and an ambitious banking intern.[11] Shortly after, Jonathan Sadowski and Rex Lee were cast in the series, with Sadowski playing the lead role of Josh Kaminski, a young tech entrepreneur who hires Gabi as his personal chef; and Lee cast as Elliot Park, Josh's high-strung personal aide and right-hand-man.[12] Kym Whitley was the last actor cast in the series regular role of Yolanda, Josh's housekeeper.[2] MTV announced Australian singer Kylie Minogue as a guest star in the second season as a potential new love interest for Josh.[13]

text: Series overview[edit]

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Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
10
June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)
August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27)

2
20
March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)
October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)

Special
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)

3
10
February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)
April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)

4
10
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03)

5
20[14]
March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)
TBA

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: Young & Hungry has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the first season holds a rating of 43%, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10.[15] On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16]

text: In a double review with fellow ABC Family series, Mystery Girls, Mary McNamara of the LA Times gave Young & Hungry a mixed review. Whilst praising the comedic skills of Osment, McNamara opined "Young & Hungry feels much more Disney Channel than ABC Family" and criticized the pilot as "overwrought". McNamara finished with hope that if the series "settled down", it would "give Osment the successful starring role she deserves".[17]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: The first season ended with a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 900,000 total viewers.[18]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

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Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result

2014
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Summer TV Show
Young & Hungry
Nominated

Choice Summer TV Star: Female
Emily Osment
Nominated

2015
People's Choice Awards
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Young & Hungry
Nominated

Teen Choice Awards
Choice TV Show: Comedy
Nominated

Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Emily Osment
Nominated

Choice TV: Scene Stealer
Ashley Tisdale
Nominated

2016
People's Choice Awards
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
Young & Hungry
Nominated

Teen Choice Awards
Choice Summer TV Show
Nominated

Choice Summer TV Star: Female
Emily Osment
Nominated

Imagen Awards
Best Primetime Television Program - Comedy
Young & Hungry
Nominated

2017
Teen Choice Awards
Choice Comedy TV Show
Nominated

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: In Australia, the series premiered on July 25, 2015 on FOX8.[19]

text: In Turkey, the series airs on Dizimax Drama.[20]

text: In the Netherlands the series started on August 21, 2016 on Comedy Central.[21]

text: In the UK the show started on November 14, 2016 on E4.[22]

text: In India the first two seasons of the show aired in 2016 on Zee Café. [23]

text: Spin-off[edit]

text: During April 2016, it was confirmed that Young & Hungry would possibly spawn a spin-off series titled Young & Sofia. In May 2016, cast details surfaced with Aimee Carrero starring and center on her character Sofia Rodriguez, an ambitious banking intern and the best friend and roommate to Gabi (Emily Osment) from the original series. Other cast members include Ashley Tisdale as Logan Rawlings, Sofia's overbearing boss at Clic'k Media, Steve Talley as Kendrick and Ryan Pinkston as Leo. The spin-off was introduced in the eighth episode of season four.[24][25] The spinoff was not picked up.[26]