BIG BROTHER almost doubled the night’s next-highest show. 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 […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, THE EQUALIZER, and the new ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that Nielsen listed WHEN CALLS THE HEART as a rerun, but it […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  The NFL HALL OF GAME adjusted to 2.0, still half a point below last year’s game.  Elsewhere, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY and SUPERNATURAL lost the same.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  PINK COLLAR CRIMES, DATELINE and the 9PM 48 HOURS lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL owned Saturday cable, with games and related programming on ESPN and ESPN2 holding 8 of the Top 9 slots, […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps in final numbers for GREY’S ANATOMY, THE BIG BANG THEORY, MASTERCHEF JR and the rerun of SUPERSTORE.  RIVERDALE, however, dipped by 0.1.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were inevitably at the top […]

Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts (plus a few other lower-rated but noteworthy programs): ESPN’s coverage of NCAA BASKETBALL continued to dominate Saturday cable, filling up 5 of the day’s Top 10 slots with ratings ranging from 0.75 to 0.36.  Sports also took the #2 slot, with Fox Sports 1’s […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.4, up 0.4 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, the AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rerun and the NCIS: LA rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Yes, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD is […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, up 0.1 from last week’s final.  In addition, after football adjustment, 60 MINUTES fell 0.8 to 2.0, and the season premiere of NCIS: LA dropped 0.2 to 0.8.  Elsewhere, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE and THE SIMPSONS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  […]