RNC Night 4: There were 19.7 million viewers 2+ across the six major television news networks for last night’s RNC coverage after 10:00 pm ET. That’s 2.1 million viewers below the same night for last week’s DNC and 11.1 million viewers below the final night of RNC 2016. RNC Nights 1-4: For the entire week, […]

  A busy night, but not a particularly well-watched one. 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 […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.6, down 0.6 from last week’s final rating.  Both THE SIMPSONS and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH went up 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE GOOD WIFE. Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THE WALKING DEAD climbed 0.52 from last week […]

>With Christmas coming this Sunday a host of films arrive this important weekend, with three films opening wide Wednesday (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Adventures of Tintin, and the wide expansion of Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol), one major film opening Friday (We Bought a Zoo), and two major films in effect previewing […]

> We promise that starting next week, when the battle’s been joined in earnest, there will be an honest-to-god chart and more goodies to update you all on the progress of our Summer Movie Blockbuster Draft.  This week, though, it’s still totally one-sided: Team Metcalf THOR:  $129,906,155 BRIDESMAIDS:  $38,459,240 TOTAL:  $168,365,395 Team Salem $0 A […]

  Except for Big Brother, the dog days of summer have arrived in a big way. CBS:  BIG BROTHER held last week’s 2.5 rating.  As usual, THE BIG BANG THEORY towered over the night’s other reruns, this week with a 2.1–a number many sitcoms would be happy to get with a first-run episode. ABC:  WIPEOUT got […]

  NETWORK UPDATE:  BACKSTROM lost 0.1 in final numbers yesterday, while AMERICAN IDOL gained that fraction (BACKSTROM may not have started until 9:01PM).  Also down 0.1:  BAD JUDGE, MOM and the 9:30PM BIG BANG THEORY rerun, while THE VAMPIRE DIARIES was on the plus side. Ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable […]

  A moderately good night for some newcomers. 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 […]