The Ticker: Adele, Whitney, Olympics…

By Chris Ariens 

  • Adele helped “60 Minutes” with younger viewers Sunday. The pre-Grammys telecast, which featured Anderson Cooper’s interview with the singer, was up +43% in the A25-54 demo and +40% in A18-49 viewers vs. the same week last year. Sunday’s show was the 10th most-watched of the week with 14.25 million viewers. The Grammys, with 40 million viewers, was the most-watched show of the week.
  • Diane Sawyer’s interview with Whitney Houston, 10 years ago this month, will be the cornerstone of a two-hour “20/20” special Friday night at 9pmET/PT. “One Moment in Time: The Life of Whitney Houston,” will take an in-depth look at the life and death of the singer the night before her funeral in New Jersey.
  • With the London Olympics five months away, NBC has announced it is again partnering with Google and comScore measure how the games are being watched on TV, mobile, the PC, and, for the first time, the tablet.

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