BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  After reruns at 0.35/0.30, THE GAME SHOW SHOW was up 0.03 to 0.22 from its last airing on May 24. CBS:  Reruns at 0.23/0.22/0.21. NBC:  The season premiere of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was at 0.65, down 0.11 from last May’s premiere.  The premiere of HOT WHEELS was at 0.33. FOX:  BEAT […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  The reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY each lost 0.1 in final numbers. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A generally slow cable Friday put 4 Disney Channel shows into the top 10.  At the top, though, was Discovery, with ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE down 0.05 to 0.97 and TREASURE QUEST down a tenth […]

>Better late than never.  Thanksgiving was a pretty turgid night on network television.  TV usage drops through the floor with women, while usage levels for men are pretty good on Thanksgiving night — but they are mainly watching football on NFL Network (pro) or ESPN (college).   Without any football on the night, the networks try […]

Broadcast news and late night series ratings available below for this week and the same week last year. You can also search for other available weeks with the link at the bottom of this post. Week 26: June 19-25, 2023 Broadcast News: Current Week Broadcast News: Same Week Last Year   Broadcast Late Night: Current […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 IN AN INSTANT and the HAWAII 5-0 rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD continued its Friday/Saturday reign, up 0.07 from last Saturday to 0.57.  Nickelodeon had an impressive 4 shows in the […]

      Analysis to follow.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box. Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 21, 2021 P18-49 P2+ Rank […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  The day was of course dominated by the NFL PLAYOFFS, with FOX’s primetime game at 9.93 and CBS’s afternoon game at 7.90.  NBC’s SNL fell a tenth to 0.92.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS held at 0.04.   Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s cable sports selection couldn’t […]

  From a network point of view, the only thing better than a football game is one that goes to double overtime. 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 […]