NETWORK FINALS:  The entire NBC line-up–SUPERSTORE, AP BIO, WILL & GRACE, the CHAMPIONS premiere, and CHICAGO FIRE–was down 0.1 in final numbers, probably due in part to local college basketball tournament preemptions.  Also down 0.1:  YOUNG SHELDON and SWAT.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Final numbers weren’t kind today, with 0.1 drops for MOM, POWERLESS, CHICAGO MED and THE BLACKLIST: REDEMPTION.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball took up half of the Top 14 slots on Thursday cable, with the NBA in the […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE premiered with a fairly good 0.41 in 18-49s, but its big news was in the 50+ demo, where it had a huge 2.00 rating that put it […]

Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention (President Obama, Senator Tim Kaine and VP Joe Biden speaking) attracted 23.7 million viewers 2+ across the three broadcast networks and three major cable new channels, down 1.1 million from Night 2 (but that is a fairly typical decline for the DNC on Night 3).  In contrast, the RNC […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  In adjusted numbers, the SURVIVOR finale held its morning rating, but the REUNION SPECIAL fell 0.3 to 0.8.  In addition, both season finales of EMPIRE and STAR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE ORIGINALS lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]

  Another night where network TV couldn’t muster more than a 1.0 rating. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 5.0, a big number until you compare it to last week’s final 6.9.  Elsewhere, both GREY’S ANATOMY and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER gained 0.1 in final numbers. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS had a good run for […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BLACK-ISH and the reruns of THE MASKED SINGER, FBI and FBI: MOST WANTED.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s Elite Eight NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 1.82/1.36, with a “sneak peek” […]