NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, due to the many adjustments for NFL telecasts, we’re going to ignore preliminary ratings and compare finals to finals. ABC:  THE GONG SHOW held at 0.4, and MATCH GAME was steady at 0.6 with its last new episode 2 weeks ago.  Even after adjustment, […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjustments lowered the NBC line-up, with THE VOICE down 0.2 to 2.8, and the two episodes of SUPERSTORE down 0.02 to 2.0 and down 0.03 to 1.6 (still not bad numbers, although this is the last time the show will see that kind of lead-in).  The […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, up 1.9 from last week’s game.  There were no other changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.12, up 0.46 from […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but 20/20 lost the same. In addition, the CW reruns crashed after adjustment for baseball preemption, down by half to 0.2 each.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Not unexpectedly, AMC’s FEED THE BEAST […]

  A 3-hour BACHELOR IN PARADISE finale couldn’t take the night. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The BIG BANG THEORY season finale and MASTERCHEF JR added 0.1 in final numbers, but THE BLACKLIST lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s turn to win the night with a NBA PLAYOFFS game, this one […]

  Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): NOTE:  Due to Nielsen’s sometimes arcane coding of special programming, the chart below will need to be revised, as several of TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND shows, which were actually among the top-rated telecasts of the […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the night’s SHARK TANK rerun.  There was an 0.1 dip for one of the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): Discovery owned Friday cable, with […]