DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). ###

The ratings below are household ratings from the 56 television markets with local Nielsen meters for Saturday January 24 and Sunday January 25, 2015. The 56 markets (out of 210 total) cover about 70% of the US television population. NFL Sunday 5.6 rating ESPN 8:00 pm Pro Bowl: Team Carter vs Team Irvin College Basketball […]

  Under the Dome is still the place to be on Mondays. CBS:  UNDER THE DOME slipped again, down 0.2 from last week, but it remains one of the biggest hits of the summer with a 2.7 rating.  That more than doubled the line-up’s highest rated rerun, a 1.3 for 2 BROKE GIRLS. ABC:  A […]

  HEARTBEAT is already having cardiac issues. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow […]

>Last night every network was down from last week despite only one network (CBS) airing mostly repeats.  It’s a battle of mediocrity on Tuesday nights, with only half a rating point separating first place (2.4) from fourth place place (1.9).  NBC looked like it had so momentum last Tuesday, but NBC Tuesday returned to ratings […]

  So… how’s it going? We’ve completed 2 full weeks of the 2013-14 broadcast TV season, and while there are still a few arrivals on the way (notably ABC’s Once Upon A Time in Wonderland and the NBC Friday line-up), we’ve seen enough to reach some early conclusions.  Let’s take a look. First, the big […]

The Labor Day holiday will cause delays for daily nationals ratings (cable and broadcast finals) for a few days.  This is how the ratings should roll out this week.  We will update this schedule if anything changes.  (All times Pacific.) Friday Sep 2 nationals rescheduled to Tuesday Sep 6 at 1 pm (normally Monday afternoon) Saturday Sep 3 nationals rescheduled to Wednesday Sep 7 at 6 am […]

>Rise of the Planet of the Apes allowed Team Salem to pick up some ground, but Team Metcalf remains $73 million ahead in the ShowBuzzDaily Summer Movie Draft, thanks to decent second and third week business for his titles.  Salem has two movies to go, although neither is expected to be much a factor in […]