America wanted the NFL in its Christmas stockings. 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 follows […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  The SUPER BOWL adjusted to 29.9, down 1.1 from last year’s final rating, and THE MASKED SINGER adjusted to 8.1.  In addition, the 10PM ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO aired […]

  Check out our looks at the NBC and FOX fall line-ups. ABC’s 2016-17 season was a tale of two genres.  On the comedy side, things were relatively smooth, with American Housewife and Speechless painlessly integrated into the Tuesday and Wednesday line-ups, and The Goldbergs functioning well as the Wednesday night opener.  Dramas, though, were a disaster. All the new 1-hours […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE topped Wednesday cable, up 0.11 to 0.60, and RIDICULOUSNESS was up 0.02 to 0.15.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.05 to […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  TOUGH AS NAILS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE topped Wednesday cable, up 0.03 to 0.56.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS slipped 0.02 to 0.42.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at […]

          NETWORK FINALS:  GRIMM gained 0.1 in final numbers.        Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH owned Friday cable, with the entire primetime slate in the Top 4:  GOLD RUSH itself up 0.03 to 1.34, an AFTERSHOW at 1.00, and GOLD RUSH: THE […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED DANCER and the CELEBRATING AMERICA special on CBS and ABC rose to the next tenth in adjusted numbers, while RIVERDALE dropped similarly.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It won’t come as a surprise to anyone following cable ratings […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE RESIDENT, PRODIGAL SON, TO TELL THE TRUTH, MIXED-ISH, and the rerun of FBI: MOST WANTED.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.59/0.57.  Cable news was led […]