Take a look at Mitch Metcalf’s Ratings Charts post today for a detailed explanation of the effect that last night’s NFL Preseason Football had on the night’s local ratings and why.  Viewers are so thrilled that some form of football is back on the air that they’ll flock even to these relatively meaningless games, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Removing the MONDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast ratings from adjusted numbers lowered both ABC and CW.  JANE THE VIRGIN dropped 0.2 from this morning’s rating, and DANCING WITH THE STARS, COUNTDOWN TO THE CMAs and THE ORIGINALS all lost 0.1.  In addition, THE VOICE gained 0.1. Ratings fin key demos or the Top 25 […]

  AFTERNOON UPDATE:  As expected, CBS bore the brunt of the final ratings corrections once the NFL game was removed.  THE BIG BANG THEORY dropped 0.2 to 5.3 (still up 0.3 from last week), THE MILLERS fell 0.3 to 2.6 (still up 0.2), THE CRAZY ONES and 2 1/2 MEN both lost 0.2 to 1.9s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS, CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO FIRE and THE MASKED SINGER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING led Wednesday cable, up 0.09 to 0.42,  MTV’s THE […]

  BROADCAST FINALS ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE gained 0.03 to 0.65, followed by a SUPERSTAR special at 0.28. CBS:  Reruns at 0.38/0.32/0.30. NBC:  THE VOICE dropped 0.06 to 0.73.  The season finale of LA BREA rose 0.05 to 0.51.  The night ended with a NEW AMSTERDAM rerun at 0.22. FOX:  THE RESIDENT jumped 0.14 to 0.49.  […]

> While ABC was away, the other networks did play (a little). FOX:  The network seized the opportunity afforded by ABC’s all-repeat night to launch the last new series of the “fall” season, I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER.  The result was a 2.8 that was both far more than the show deserves and unlikely to […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY steered away from a series low with a 0.2 bump in final numbers.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY and MASTERCHEF JR gained 0.1, while THE CATCH lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday […]

More lackluster season finales. 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. ABC:  […]