NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BACHELOR IN PARADISE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BLESS THIS MESS rerun lost the same.          Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s MAYANS MC returned at 0.50, which was down 0.55 from last year’s series […]

Welcome to the Broadcast News & Late Night Series report, a weekly round-up of broadcast series that air outside primetime such as the 6:30 pm weeknight newscasts, the 7-9 am news and interview shows and the late night comedy series. Other weekly news and late night series such as Saturday Night Live and the Sunday […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  GRIMM gained 0.1 in final numbers (but CONSTANTINE didn’t).  In addition, the PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME adjusted up by 0.1. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): GOLD RUSH (Discovery) had a robust 0.33 jump from last week to 1.54 to remain […]

  We’re continuing with our examination of the broadcast networks as they near the launch of the midseason part of their schedules.  We’ve already assigned grades to ABC and CBS, and today it’s Peacock season. NBC Fall Primetime 18-49 Average (through December 28):  2.38, down 9.6% from Fall 2013 Grade:  C-minus The Season So Far:  […]

Here are the weekend sports ratings for Saturday and Sunday August 5-6, 2017.  Eligible programs include sporting events on broadcast and cable networks (minimum audience size 300K P2+).  Programs are grouped by sport and ranked within each sport by P2+ audience size. For comparison, here is the same chart for the same weekend last year, August 6-7, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down 0.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 in final numbers, and THE SOUND OF MUSIC, GARTH & TRISHA LIVE and A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS gained 0.1, while the 7:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS lost the same.   […]

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). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS […]

        NETWORK REPORT: ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.1 from last week’s cycle premiere to 1.0, and THE CROSSING stayed at 0.5. CBS:  The season finale of KEVIN CAN WAIT climbed 0.2 from last week to 1.0 (down 0.1 from 2017), and MAN WITH A PLAN was up 0.1 to 0.9.  […]