NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings for Saturday.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO persists in labeling its theatrical movies as “originals,” which is why STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is at the top of Saturday’s cable list, although that 0.75 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  Both the original and rerun episodes of THE BIG STAGE lost 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.13 to 0.75, with its clip-show lead-in hour behind it, up 0.08 to […]

  THE BACHELORETTE owned 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 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons […]

Tuesday’s ESPN coverage of the World Cup featured two matches that had average ratings, and a third match (in the tough 11:30 am time period) that is the lowest-rated so far.  (Yesterday’s match are bolded in the table below.)  But 2014 is still pacing well ahead of 2010.  ESPN matches to date in 2014 are averaging 3.8 million […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery was in control of Friday cable, with GOLD RUSH steady at 1.12 and the premiere of lead-out THE WHEEL at 0.47.  On Lifetime, BRING IT returned at 0.45, […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  Despite all of last night’s football preemptions, only ABC was affected in the final numbers, as THE QUEST lost 0.2 and ROOKIE BLUE lost 0.1 (putting its season finale at the same 1.0 as last year’s).  In addition, both BONES reruns on FOX dropped 0.1. Below are last night’s Top 25 cable […]

  MANIFEST ended its season. 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 comparisons follow […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  THE VOICE finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did NCIS and A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): With SONS OF ANARCHY done, the top Tuesday cable shows were clustered together within a few hundredths […]