NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.1, and FOX’s game stayed at 0.4.  Elsewhere, DATELINE and the SUPERSTORE rerun lost 0.2 and the 10PM 48 HOURS dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s primetime COLLEGE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The MODERN FAMILY rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up 0.08 to 0.81, with HUNTING HITLER up 0.08 to 0.44.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN edged up 0.02 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICAN IDOL, THE ROOKIE, ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST and FAMILY GUY.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that for reasons we can’t explain, Nielsen is regularly listing Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART […]

  Due to last night’s primetime Supreme Court announcement, the early ratings for NBC, ABC, FOX and CBS are likely to be adjusted, so we’ll hold our look at their numbers for finals this afternoon. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gamed 0.1 in final numbers, while the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS and the MADAM SECRETARY rerun lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz solidified its hold on late summer cable Sundays, with POWER up […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHLORETTE, BIG SKY, FBI and NEXT all gained 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable at a steady 0.52, with a lead-out hour at 0.28.  Cable news was narrowly […]

  Solid starts for NBC’s new sitcoms. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  DECEPTION fell 0.1 in final numbers, while AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and both the new and rerun episodes of BOB’S BURGERS gained the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD stabilized from last week’s free-fall, down 0.06 to […]