Sitcoms were the news. 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 […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers.              Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS coverage was at the top of Wednesday cable as well, with NBC Sports Net’s primetime telecast at 0.68, CNBC at 0.25, USA […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Final numbers awarded an extra 0.1 to CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, MADAM SECRETARY, THE SIMPSONS, BOOKLYN NINE-NINE, BOB’S BURGERS and CSI. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): The holiday continued for REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA (Bravo), THE LIBRARIANS (TNT) and KOURTNEY & KHLOE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE GONG SHOW and MIDNIGHT, TEXAS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE coverage notched a Monday cable win at 1.21/1.15/1.05, compared to last week’s 1.06/1.05/1.03.  On […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  WORLD OF DANCE and the 10:30PM rerun of SPLITTING UP TOGETHER lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up a tick to 0.67, with CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST up 0.02 to 0.52, and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.1, down 1.9 from last week’s final rating.  On ABC, THE ALEC BALDWIN SHOW lost 0.1 in final numbers.  On CBS, there was a 0.4 drop for 60 MINUTES, and 0.1 dips for GOD FRIENDED ME and MADAM SECRETARY.  On FOX, THE SIMPSONS and […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted to 1.1.  In addition, the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun gained 0.2 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 1.18/0.51/0.43/0.35, and the network’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.80.  A&E’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD and MATCH GAME gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did 60 MINUTES and BIG BROTHER, but the MADAM SECRETARY and FAMILY GUY reruns lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz solidified its hold on Sunday […]