NETWORK FINALS:  NBC and CBS were weirdly full of 0.1 declines in final numbers:  respectively for both episodes of FAM and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SWAT; and for SUPERSTORE, AP BIO, WILL & GRACE and SVU.  In addition, for the 2nd consecutive week, FOR THE PEOPLE lost […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS game adjusted up by 0.1.  In addition, the special DEAL OR NO DEAL fell 0.2 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s BIG LITTLE LIES returned at 0.39.  That show had an unusually sharp […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Tuesday numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN was up 0.08 to 0.95, and it was followed by the season premiere of CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.73 (far better than […]

NETWORK UPDATE:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE AMAZING RACE and the 2d hour of the HAWAII 5-0 season finale.  CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader crushed Friday cable at 2.22/2.12, with NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS way behind at 0.55/0.35.  In between was Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, up 0.04 to […]

  A solid season premiere for ALL AMERICAN. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICAN IDOL and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while GOOD GIRLS lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports was firmly at the top of Monday cable, led by TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.54/1.38.  USA’s WWE […]

  Are Americans tiring of Victoria’s Secret? 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 and comparisons follow […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s DEMOCRATIC DEBATE rose 0.2 in final numbers, although it was still nowhere near its Republican counterparts, and FOX’s UFC LIVE climbed by the same amount.  Once SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was removed from CBS’s NY and Dallas ratings, the network plunged by 0.4/0.5/0.6 respectively over primetime’s 3 hours.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program […]