Bravo Tops Cable Q2 Ratings, Peacock Views Jump 27%
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- Bravo ranked No. 1 in linear cable entertainment among adults 18-49 in Q2 2026 — its first time topping that category in more than a year.
- Peacock logged Bravo's most-watched quarter ever, with views up 27% year-over-year, while June marked the cabler's best month ever on the streamer.
- Below Deck Mediterranean's Season 11 premiere drew 3.4M total viewers across platforms in seven days, up 59% from Season 10's debut and Bravo's biggest season or series premiere in over two years.
- Next Gen NYC's Season 2 launch hit 3M cross-platform viewers in seven days (up 86% year-over-year), slotting in as the No. 1 Bravo next-day episode of all time on Peacock.
- The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys Season 3 pulled 2.5M multi-platform viewers in its first seven days (up 88% year-over-year), the third-biggest Bravo next-day premiere ever on Peacock.
- In the City, the Summer House spinoff, averaged 2M cross-platform viewers in its first seven days — placing it among Bravo's top three most-watched freshman series of the past five years, with a two-part reunion due later this month.
Why it matters: All four flagship premieres posted year-over-year viewer gains of 59% to 88%, giving NBCUniversal concrete ammunition to pitch Bravo's reality slate to advertisers and demonstrate Peacock's ability to convert linear hits into its biggest next-day audiences. For a cable-originated network, ranking No. 1 in the 18-49 demo is the kind of result that keeps carriage fees and ad commitments anchored.
