NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 bump for MASTERS OF ILLUSION. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The Discovery listings have ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE as a rerun on Friday, which is why it’s not on the list below, but its 0.96 rating (up 0.15 from last week’s original) suggests the network or Nielsen may have misfiled […]

NOTE: After the President’s Oval Office speech at 8:00 pm ET Sunday, ABC started ONCE UPON A TIME, BLOOD & OIL and QUANTICO each about 15 minutes late.  Similarly, FOX slid the 8-10 pm comedy block about 15 minutes.  In contrast, CBS started the SINATRA 100 special on time at 9:00 pm by shortening 60 MINUTES.  NBC also collapsed its […]

        NETWORK FINALS now posted.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.69/0.60.  Between them was TLC’s revered DR PIMPLE POPPER, down 0.04 to 0.63.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.05 to 0.45, and THE FIRST 48 was up […]

    NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week, text and responses to Comment requests will be delayed until the night after charts have been posted.   NETWORK FINALS:  Since there was no text for the morning prelims, a bit more detail on the final numbers. ABC:  ONCE UPON A TIME and the […]

  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR continued to fight the good fight for NBC. 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). […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.8, and NBC’s BREEDERS CUP coverage adjusted to 0.2.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.55/0.26 (with COLLEGE GAMEDAY at 0.52), […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Chart has been corrected.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Pop’s SCHITT’S CREEK edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and new episodes of ONE DAY AT A TIME premiered at 0.04, although the simulcast on TV Land was actually higher at 0.07, […]

  Back-to-back episodes of THE MASKED SINGER had different results. 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). […]