NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.58/0.31.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY dropped 0.06 to 0.40, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.02 to 0.24.  TBS’s FULL […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  PENN & TELLER: TRY THIS AT HOME lost 0.1 in final numbers.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE franchise remained dominant on Monday cable at 0.77/0.50/0.44, compared to last week’s 0.88/0.48/0.46.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK ticked up to […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE found an extra 0.2 in final numbers, tying it with last week’s 5.8.  In addition, AMERICAN IDOL was up 0.1, while CSI: CYBER lost 0.1.  The reruns of AMERICAN CRIME and SVU both dropped 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but […]

  Fair starts for the newcomers. 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:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted to 1.6.  Elsewhere, the MAN WITH A PLAN rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Things were no better for Monday cable’s big premiere, as AMC’s DIETLAND managed just an 0.16 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS and the SHARK TANK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With a few exceptions noted in the text, all comparisons are to 2 weeks ago due to the rampant July 4th preemptions last Wednesday.  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Now that the NFL adjustments are in, we can see more clearly how the networks’ regular programming fared last night: ABC:  The season finale of THE GONG SHOW was steady at 0.4.  A special episode of TAKE TWO was abysmal at 0.2, and the regular 10PM airing held the […]

  The night’s brightest sign of life was for a summer premiere. 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). […]