NETWORK FINALS:  The finale of BROKE and CELEBRITY WATCH PARTY gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of SVU and MOM lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A Trump Town Hall put Fox News’s HANNITY at the top of […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TOUR DE PHARMACY special crossed the finish line at 0.15, sharply down from the 0.29 for Andy Samberg’s 7 DAYS IN HELL special in 2015. […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Before the STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS took over, MASTERCHEF JR and THE FLASH each gained 0.1 in the 8PM hour, while PARKS AND RECREATION declined by the same amount (but held its preliminary rating in the 2d half-hour).  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a […]

  Another weak network Friday. 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 follows the chart. ABC:  2 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.19/1.14/1.14, compared to last week’s 1.19/1.16/1.12.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 1.11/1.01 compared to 0.89/0.84.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at […]

  OPENINGS:  It wasn’t so much that THE BYE BYE MAN (STX) overperformed at $13.4M for the 3-day weekend (that number should rise to $15M on Monday thanks to the Martin Luther King Day holiday), but that everything around it flopped, clearing the way for it to be the #1 new title at the box […]

  Small changes. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day 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 the chart. […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game and NBC’s CANNONBALL gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE stayed on top of Sunday scripted cable, steady at 0.73 (plus 0.14 […]