NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.82/0.78/0.76, compared to last week’s 0.75/0.74/0.70. On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.07 to 0.69, and a pair of TI & […]
NETWORK UPDATE: MOTIVE crept up 0.1 to 0.8. WEDNESDAY CABLE: The fall of DUCK DYNASTY (A&E) hasn’t reached bottom, as the show crumbled another 0.3 to 1.2, below FAMILY GUY and BIG BANG THEORY reruns. Its companion show BIG SMO fell 0.1 to 0.7. CATFISH (MTV) dropped 0.1 to 0.9. On USA, SUITS and […]
THE ODD COUPLE returned to be CBS’s Monday weak link. 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 […]
A win for SHARK TANK. 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 […]
NETWORK FINALS: BLUE BLOODS and THE EXORCIST lost 0.1 in final numbers, pushing the latter to a pitiful 0.3. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s USC vs. Stanford COLLEGE FOOTBALL game topped Friday cable at 0.99. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH gained 0.03 to […]
BROADCAST FINALS: ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led primetime at 0.70, but afternoon games at 1.17 (ABC)/0.90 (FOX) were higher. NBC’s SNL was up 0.09 to 0.97. CW’s originals were at 0.10/0.09. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games led the cable day at 0.98/0.57/0.44, with games on […]
The preliminary DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings were consistent with Monday at 0.2-0.3, a much tighter range than the ratings in 2016, which were at 0.4-1.3 on the broadcast networks. (NBC was on the high end, thanks to a 2.2 lead-in from that year’s AMERICA’S GOT TALENT.) Look for Mitch Metcalf’s detailed analysis of the […]
NETWORK UPDATE: The changes from Monday’s overnights were all at NBC, which had the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast boosting its preliminary numbers. The new episode of SUPERSTORE lost 0.1 to 0.8, and TELENOVELA was down 0.2 to 0.6. Both will need to show more signs of life in their official “premieres” next week. […]