NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–due to the night’s PRESEASON FOOTBALL preemptions, comparisons are to last Saturday’s final ratings rather than the Sunday morning fast nationals.  NBC:  AQUARIUS ended its season (but not its run!) at 0.2, the same as HANNIBAL (which was down 0.1 from last week) and below the 0.3 for the rerun RUNNING WILD that […]

  OK results for CBS’s new sitcoms. 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 […]

  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT more than doubled the next-highest rated broadcast. 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 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  SHOWTIME BOXING ON CBS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the MEN’S GYMNASTICS US OLYMPICS TRIALS on NBC lost the same.       Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Soccer dominated Saturday cable.  The COPA AMERICA US vs. Colombia match on FX led at 0.74 […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The SCORPION rerun fell 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Until Monday Night Football returns, Monday cable will continue to belong to USA and VH1.  The former’s WWE telecast was at 1.21/1.17/1.14, compared to last week’s 1.29/1.27/1.18.  On […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The CARD SHARKS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, up 0.02 to 0.62.  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.37.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:   DRAGON BALL at 0.33 and […]

  Some shows bounced back from preemption and World Series competition better than others. 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 […]

  The return of AMERICAN IDOL was dominant. 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 […]