NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.51/0.35/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.52/0.35/0.15.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.28.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON […]

        NETWORK FINALS & CABLE RATINGS BELOW TOP 150:  On Friday       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  BET’s BOBBY BROWN STORY ticked up on its 2nd night to 1.02, far and away the top show on Wednesday cable (plus 0.05 for the BET HER simulcast).  […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Unusually, ABC’s shows didn’t decline after adjustment for NFL preemption.  However, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, which had no such excuse, did lose 0.1.  In addition, ARROW gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at […]

    NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, the preliminary ratings were more or less useless because of NFL preemptions, so we’ll do a full network rundown here. NBC:  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s summer Weekend Update series debuted at a solid 1.2, well above its 0.7 lead-in from THE WALL (down 0.3 from 2 weeks […]

NOTE: The ABC numbers below will decline slightly in the official nationals this afternoon because of local pre-emptions in Kansas City and Milwaukee for NFL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (aired nationally on ESPN). The CBS numbers below for the NFL special game (rescheduled from Sunday afternoon) will rise in the official nationals when live viewing on […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for WWE SMACKDOWN.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.35.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.42/0.34/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.41/0.27.  Cable news was led by the […]

  NBC’s new sitcom didn’t change much. 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 analysis and comparisons follow […]

  And they’re off! 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 analysis and comparisons follow the chart.   […]