NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip for AQUARIUS to an even-worse 0.2. CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We’re informed by fans that the Adult Swim late-night Saturday line-up is full of shows that while not technically “originals” (so they don’t appear on the charts below) had never before been shown in their […]

    NETWORK UPDATE:  CHICAGO MED gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There were some notable numbers a bit past the top of the Tuesday chart.  WGNAmerica’s OUTSIDERS premiered at 0.33, a blockbuster hit compared to the ratings the network was getting for SALEM (mostly in […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  For the next week, text and responses to Comment requests will be delayed, probably until the night after the charts were posted.  In addition, it’s likely that the only box office post this weekend will be the Year To Date/Studio Scorecard piece on Sunday.  Things should return to normal by April […]

UPDATE at 3:40 pm PT: Fast nationals for Monday 12.28.2015 scheduled for release at 5:00 pm PT (8:00 pm ET), an unusually late hour for a data release. But this has been a most unusual day. UPDATE at 2:25 pm PT: Next update at 3:30 pm PT.  Around that time, Nielsen will either announce a data […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS, CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO FIRE and THE MASKED SINGER.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING led Wednesday cable, up 0.09 to 0.42,  MTV’s THE […]

      NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s SUPER TUESDAY coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers, a bump the network probably would have preferred to receive on THE MUPPETS or AGENT CARTER (neither of which  budged from morning numbers).  NEW GIRL rose 0.1, and the WORLD DOG AWARDS lost the same.         Broadcast Official […]

  May sweeps didn’t arrive with fireworks. 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:  THIS IS US and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers.           Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up 0.02 to 0.65, with lead-out KINGS OF PAIN at 0.27.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY […]