NYTIMES (Mark O’Connell) - How We Watched the World Cup
The number of people who attend the World Cup is nothing compared with the sheer world-buckling biomass of those who experience it on a screen.
NPR (Juliana Kim) - Americans are showing up for the World Cup in record-breaking numbers
While the U.S. isn't a bona fide soccer nation yet, the past three weeks have perhaps shown what it would feel like if it were.
NYTIMES (Tom Wright-Piersanti) - Colbert’s Connection
A reflection on Stephen Colbert’s relationship with his audience.
NYTIMES (John Koblin) - Colbert’s Final ‘Late Show’ Draws 6.7 Million Viewers
The total tripled his usual audience this season. But it is only about half of what Jay Leno and David Letterman attracted for their final episodes.
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - WATCH: Audience laughs as Don Lemon floats running for President | Ed Henry The Big Take
On Friday's "Ed Henry The Big Take," Don Lemon floated running for President of the United States, and the audience laughed at him. Rick Leventhal reacted.
WASHINGTONPOST (Cat Zakrzewski, Emily Davies) - The State of the Union brings a big audience for Trump. But does it matter?
In the age of algorithm-driven social media feeds, the audience for the speech is increasingly fragmented and entrenched in their political positions.
HUFFPOST - NBC’s Winter Olympics Audience Up 94% From Beijing Games
The network is having its most-watched Winter Olympics in over a decade, marking its second straight Games where viewers have returned in large numbers.
HUFFPOST - Stephen Colbert Audience Has A Loud 1-Word Answer To Simple Question About Trump
The "Late Show" host conducted an informal poll of his audience.