And now, better late than never……. NETWORK UPDATE:  Lots of 0.1 increases in final numbers, but not for either half-hour of MR. ROBINSON.  The bumps went to the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT clip show, LAST COMIC STANDING, BIG BROTHER, and MASTERCHEF.   CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY kept its hold on Wednesday cable, slipping 0.02 to […]

  An OK start for MAKING IT. 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:  Note that 20/20 is missing from the final nationals because it aired a special broadcast about the Paris attacks that didn’t include any commercials, and thus wasn’t covered by Nielsen.  (The same wasn’t true of the night’s DATELINE.)  Elsewhere, THE AMAZING RACE and WORLD’S FUNNIEST each lost 0.1 in finals. Broadcast Official […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, there were football-related drops of 0.3 for the SVU rerun, 0.2 for the SWAT and GOOD PLACE reruns and 0.1 for BIG BROTHER and the BIG BANG THEORY rerun.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s solo THURSDAY […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning’s preliminary ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM again led Thursday cable, up a tick to 0.59, with the series finale of GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO DIVORCE down 0.03 to 0.15.  FX’s […]

    SUPERGIRL hit the skies running. 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 FINALS:  GOTHAM gained 0.1 in final numbers, while QUANTICO and the SCORPION rerun fell 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The series finale of A&E’s BATES MOTEL rose 0.04 to 0.46, and its AFTER-SHOW was at 0.30.  In the cable news […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The EMMY AWARDS adjusted to 2.5 in final numbers, down 0.3 from 2016 and a new low.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.1, down 2 points from last week’s final rating.  On FOX, NFL adjustment pushed THE ORVILLE down half a point to 2.2, and the rerun of THE […]